UEFA club competition records and statistics explained

Clubs

UEFA club competition winners

See main article: List of UEFA club competition winners. Real Madrid hold the record for the most overall titles (26), and have the most UEFA Super Cup wins (6) as well.[1] The Madrid club also have a record 15 titles achieved in the UEFA Champions League and its predecessor.[2] Barcelona have a record four titles in the Cup Winners' Cup, while Sevilla have a record of seven UEFA Cup and Europa League titles.[3] Roma, West Ham United, and Olympiacos have each won one UEFA Conference League title. Finally, German clubs Hamburger SV, Schalke 04, and VfB Stuttgart, as well as Spanish club Villarreal, are the record holders by titles won in the UEFA Intertoto Cup (two each).

Ranking main European club competitions' winning club sides by winning percentage

This is a ranking of all club sides which have won one of the three main European competitions, past or present.[4]

Bayern Munich are the only team to finish a continental competition with a 100% winning record, achieving that milestone in 2020 as part of a modified tournament structure with a final eight in a neutral venue held in a single elimination match due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Top 15 club sides

Qualifying and preliminary round matches are not included, neither are play-off matches; results of penalty shoot-outs are considered the score which preceded them (including extra time).

Table key
Rank width=20% Club !Tournament Season Win %
1. Bayern Munich Champions League11 11 43 8 +35 100%
2. West Ham United 13 12 29 8 +21 92.31%
3. Dynamo Kyiv 9 8 17 5 +12 88.88%
4. 9 8 16 4 +12 88.88%
5. Atlético Madrid 15 13 33 10 +23 86.67%
6. 7 6 31 10 +21 85.71%
7. 7 6 24 9 +15 85.71%
8. 7 6 15 4 +11 85.71%
9. 7 6 15 5 +10 85.71%
10. 13 11 41 10 +31 84.61%
11. 13 11 31 11 +20 84.61%
12. 12 10 31 6 +25 83.33%
13. 12 10 32 9 +23 83.33%
14. 12 10 32 10 +22 83.33%
15. 6 5 17 5 +12 83.33%

List of teams to have won the three main European club competitions

To date, five clubs have won all three main pre-1999 UEFA club competitions, the "European Treble" of European Cup/UEFA Champions League, European/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.[5] [6] [7]

Although the Cup Winners' Cup no longer exists, 27 of its former winners could still add wins in the other two competitions to achieve this UEFA treble. Ten of those teams are just one trophy away from the feat, including Barcelona and Milan who have both won the Champions League and the Cup Winners' Cup titles and are one Europa League trophy away from achieving the UEFA treble.[8] [9] Other clubs needing the Europa League title to achieve the treble are Hamburg, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City, having previously won the European Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup once each. The remaining five clubs need to win the Champions League; Atlético Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur, Anderlecht, Valencia and Parma.

Upon the commencement of the UEFA Europa Conference League in the 2021–22 season, there is a chance for the 32 former winners of the Cup Winners' Cup to win that competition. Any other existing clubs can also win a modern UEFA treble (counting only the Champions, Europa and Europa Conference League titles) in the future.

Club First titleSecond titleTreble title
Juventus1976–77 UEFA Cup1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup1984–85 European Cup
Ajax1970–71 European Cup1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup1991–92 UEFA Cup
Bayern Munich1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup1973–74 European Cup1995–96 UEFA Cup
Chelsea1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup2011–12 UEFA Champions League2012–13 UEFA Europa League
Manchester United1967–68 European Cup1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup2016–17 UEFA Europa League
Only the first win is shown for any club with multiple wins of the same competition.

Juventus received The UEFA Plaque from the confederation in 1988, in recognition of being the first side in European football history to win all three major UEFA club competitions,[10] [11] and the only one to reach it with in a single coach spell (i.e. Giovanni Trapattoni). They completed the European treble in the shortest amount of time (8 years), while Manchester United reached it in the longest (49 years).[12]

Chelsea is the first and only club to win all three pre-1999 main UEFA club competitions more than once each, having won the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, and 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. They won the 2012–13 Europa League, the club's first title in the tournament, after being transferred as a third-placed team in the season's Champions League group stage, the first Champions League holders to be eliminated that early.[13] [14]

Hamburg, Fiorentina, Ajax, Arsenal, and Liverpool are the only clubs to have been runners-up in all three of these competitions.[15] In the 2022–23 season, Fiorentina became the first club in European football to finish as runners-up in all four seasonal competitions, achieved after losing the Europa Conference League final.

List of teams to have won all UEFA club competitions

Until the first Europa Conference League final in 2022, Juventus was the only club in association football history to have won every men's official confederation tournaments.[16]

Shows first win only in the case of club's multiple wins of same competition.

German side Hamburg was the only club to have been runners-up in all six UEFA club competitions played until 2021.[15] The club lost in the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1968, the European Super Cup in 1977 and 1983, the final of the European Cup in 1980, the final of the UEFA Cup in 1982, the Intercontinental Cup in 1983, and the finals of the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1999.

All finalists from one country

The 2018–19 season was the first time that all European finals featured representatives from only one country (England). In the Champions League final, Liverpool defeated Tottenham Hotspur, while Chelsea defeated Arsenal in the Europa League final.[17] [18] [19] [20]

SeasonCompetitionWinnersRunners-up
2018–19UEFA Champions League Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA Europa League Chelsea Arsenal

All winners from one country

Before the abolition of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1999 and after the commencement of the Europa Conference League in 2021, only once have three clubs from the same country – Italy in 1989–90 – won all three main UEFA club competitions in the same season:[21] In between, clubs from the same country have won both remaining main UEFA club competitions (Champions League and Europa League) in the same season six times: two Spanish teams in 2005–06, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, and 2017–18, and two English teams in 2018–19.

SeasonCompetitionWinners
1989–90European Cup Milan
European Cup Winners' Cup Sampdoria
UEFA Cup Juventus
2005–06UEFA Champions League Barcelona
UEFA Cup Sevilla
2013–14UEFA Champions League Real Madrid
UEFA Europa League Sevilla
2014–15UEFA Champions League Barcelona
UEFA Europa League Sevilla
2015–16UEFA Champions League Real Madrid
UEFA Europa League Sevilla
2017–18UEFA Champions League Real Madrid
UEFA Europa League Atlético Madrid
2018–19UEFA Champions League Liverpool
UEFA Europa League Chelsea

All runners-up from one country

In 2022–23 season, for the first time in European football history, three different member teams from the same association (Italian FIGC) lost in all three UEFA competitions: Inter Milan lost the Champions League final, Roma lost the Europa League final and Fiorentina lost the Europa Conference League final, respectively.[22] [23]

SeasonCompetitionWinnersRunners-up
2001–02UEFA Champions League Real Madrid Bayer Leverkusen
UEFA Cup Feyenoord Borussia Dortmund
2003–04UEFA Champions League Porto Monaco
UEFA Cup Valencia Marseille
2005–06UEFA Champions League Barcelona Arsenal
UEFA Cup Sevilla Middlesbrough
2018–19UEFA Champions League Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA Europa League Chelsea Arsenal
2020–21UEFA Champions League Chelsea Manchester City
UEFA Europa League Villarreal Manchester United
2022–23UEFA Champions League Manchester City Inter Milan
UEFA Europa League Sevilla Roma
UEFA Europa Conference League West Ham United Fiorentina

Finalists from the same city

Clubs from the same city played with each other on four occasions. Only Madrid and London clubs have achieved this rare feat.

EditionCompetitionWinnersRunners-up
2013–14UEFA Champions League Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
2015–16UEFA Champions League Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
2018UEFA Super Cup Atlético Madrid Real Madrid
2018–19UEFA Europa League Chelsea Arsenal

Other records

Players

List of players to have won the three main European club competitions

The table below show the ten players who have won all three major former and current UEFA club competitions (chronological order).[25] [26]

FootballerFirst titleSecond titleTreble title
Antonio Cabrini1976–77 UEFA Cup (Juventus)1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup (Juventus)1984–85 European Cup (Juventus)
Gaetano Scirea1976–77 UEFA Cup (Juventus)1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup (Juventus)1984–85 European Cup (Juventus)
Marco Tardelli1976–77 UEFA Cup (Juventus)1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup (Juventus)1984–85 European Cup (Juventus)
Arnold Mühren1972–73 European Cup (Ajax)1980–81 UEFA Cup (Ipswich Town)1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup (Ajax)
Sergio Brio1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup (Juventus)1984–85 European Cup (Juventus)1989–90 UEFA Cup (Juventus)
Stefano Tacconi1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup (Juventus)1984–85 European Cup (Juventus)1989–90 UEFA Cup (Juventus)
Danny Blind1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup (Ajax)1991–92 UEFA Cup (Ajax)1994–95 UEFA Champions League (Ajax)
Gianluca Vialli1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup (Sampdoria)1992–93 UEFA Cup (Juventus)1995–96 UEFA Champions League (Juventus)
Vítor Baía1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (Barcelona)2002–03 UEFA Cup (Porto)2003–04 UEFA Champions League (Porto)
Emerson Palmieri2018–19 UEFA Europa League (Chelsea)2020–21 UEFA Champions League (Chelsea)2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League (West Ham United)
Shows first win only for any player with multiple wins of same competition.

List of players to have won all international club competitions

Although no footballer has ever won all six competitions, the table below show the only seven players who have won five different international competitions organised by UEFA,[26] including the three seasonal tournaments, until the introduction of the Europa Conference League in 2021–22 season (chronological order).

Most appearances in UEFA club competitions

[27]

RankPlayerClub(s)
1 Cristiano Ronaldo197
2 Pepe Reina192
3 Iker Casillas188
4 Paolo Maldini174
5 Xavi173
align=center rowspan=26 Gianluigi Buffon167
Lionel Messi167
8 Toni Kroos164
9 Clarence Seedorf163
10 Raúl161

Bold = Still active in UEFA clubs

Top scorers in UEFA club competitions

[28]

RankPlayerGoalsGoal ratioClub(s)
1 Cristiano Ronaldo145197
2 Lionel Messi132167
3 Robert Lewandowski102147
4 Karim Benzema92157
5 Raúl77161
6 Filippo Inzaghi70114
7 Andriy Shevchenko67143
8 Sergio Agüero63109
9 Gerd Müller6271
Ruud van Nistelrooy6292

Bold = Still active

Other records

Managers

List of managers to have won the three main European club competitions

See also: List of UEFA club competition winning managers. The table below show the only three managers who have won all three major former and current UEFA club competitions.[26]

ManagerFirst titleSecond titleTreble title
Udo Lattek1973–74 European Cup (Bayern Munich)1978–79 UEFA Cup (Borussia Mönchengladbach)1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup (Barcelona)
Giovanni Trapattoni1976–77 UEFA Cup (Juventus)1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup (Juventus)1984–85 European Cup (Juventus)
José Mourinho2002–03 UEFA Cup (Porto)2003–04 UEFA Champions League (Porto)2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League (Roma)

Shows first win only for any manager with multiple wins of same competition.

French manager Arsène Wenger is the only manager who has been runner-up in three major UEFA club competitions.[26] He finished runner-up in the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup with Monaco and in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup and 2005–06 UEFA Champions League with Arsenal.

List of managers to have won all international club competitions

Although no manager has ever won all seven competitions, the table below shows the only one to have won five different international tournaments organised by UEFA,[26] including the three seasonal tournaments, until the introduction of the Europa Conference League in 2021–22 season.

Shows first win only in the case of manager's multiple wins of same competition.

Attendance

Highest attendance for a UEFA club competition

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Competition format. 1 June 2007. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 March 2008.
  2. Web site: Final facts and figures . 4 March 2008. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  3. Web site: Competition format . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 13 July 2005 . 9 July 2008.
  4. [UEFA Champions League|Champions League]
  5. Web site: Stats: Mourinho takes place among coaching greats. 25 May 2017. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Chelsea join illustrious trio. 15 May 2013. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 December 2018.
  7. Web site: Tottenham eye rare European clean sweep. 30 May 2019. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 September 2023.
  8. Web site: Un dilema histórico . El Mundo Deportivo . 23 September 2003 . es.
  9. Web site: El Barça, gran atracción del sorteo . El Mundo Deportivo . 16 July 1992. es.
  10. News: Giovanni Trapattoni. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 31 May 2010. 27 December 2010.
  11. News: Giorgio Viglino. it. Boniperti e Futre, è la volta buona. La Stampa. 22. 13 July 1988. 11 November 2010.
  12. News: 30 May 2019 . Tottenham eye rare European clean sweep . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . [...] 49 years separated United's first European title and the UEFA Europa League trophy that completed the set..
  13. Web site: Westhenry . Rowanne . Chelsea Eliminated from Champions League: Why the Future Is Bright . 2024-05-01 . Bleacher Report . en.
  14. Web site: Chelsea wins Europa League with last-gasp goal . 2024-05-01 . Arab News . en.
  15. Web site: Roberto Di Maggio. International Finalists. Record Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 February 2021.
  16. In addition, Juventus were the first club in association football history to have won all possible continental competitions (e.g., the international tournaments organised by UEFA and held exclusively in Eurasia) and the world title and remain the only at international level to achieve this, cf. News: Legend: UEFA club competitions . UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations . 21 August 2006 . 26 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100131103346/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/supercup/news/kind%3D32/newsid%3D447085.html . 31 January 2010 .
    News: 1985: Juventus end European drought . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 8 December 1985 . 26 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131208125358/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/eusa/history/season%3D1985/intro.html . 8 December 2013 .
  17. News: Has one country ever had all European finalists before? . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 9 May 2019 . 10 May 2019.
  18. News: Champions League & Europa League: English clubs make history by taking four final places . . 9 May 2019 . 10 May 2019.
  19. Web site: Meaney . Jonathan . 2019-05-09 . England makes history with four clubs in both European finals . 2024-03-15 . Diario AS . en-us.
  20. Web site: 2019-03-13 . Four English clubs are through to the Champions League quarter-finals . 2024-03-15 . OneFootball . en.
  21. News: 23 May 1990. 1989/90: Rijkaard seals Milan triumph. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 May 2015.
  22. News: it. Antonio. Prisco . Zero vittorie su tre finali europee: il flop "record" delle italiane in coppa. Il Giornale. 11 June 2023.
  23. Web site: Arellano . Bryan . 2023-06-12 . Italy lose four finals Champions League, Europa League, Conference League and U-20 World Cup . 2024-03-15 . Diario AS . en-us.
  24. News: Which teams have played the most UEFA games?. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 July 2020.
  25. News: Treble chance for Vítor Baía. Union of European Football Associations. UEFA.com. 21 May 2004. 2 January 2012.
  26. The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1958–1971) is not included in this list because is not recognised as official European competition by UEFA. The Intertoto Cup, competition per clubs recognised by the main football organisation in Europe since 1995, is not included in this list. See Legend: UEFA club competitions. 23. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20080408190125/http://www.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/supercup/2006/e/e_84343_pk.pdf. 8 April 2008. live.
  27. Web site: Who has made the most UEFA club competition appearances?. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 August 2024. 19 September 2023.
  28. Web site: UEFA club competition all-time top scorers: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi clear. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 August 2024. 19 September 2023.
  29. Web site: Tottenham 5–1 NS Mura: Harry Kane comes off bench to score hat-trick. BBC Sport. 30 September 2021.
  30. News: Orban scores fastest ever UEFA club competition hat-trick . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 14 April 2023 . 16 March 2023.
  31. Web site: Celtic's Battles of Britain . British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC News . 7 August 2009 . 7 August 2013.