Double (association football)

The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season. It can also mean beating a team both home and away in the same league season, a feat often noted as doing the double over a particular side.

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List of Doubles in Europe

The list includes clubs from England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France. These are the top five in UEFA coefficient as of 24 May 2010

Country Football Club Year League Cup Notes
 ENG Preston North End 1889 Football League FA Cup
 ENG Aston Villa 1897 Football League FA Cup
 ENG Tottenham Hotspur 1961 Football League FA Cup
 ENG Arsenal (1) 1971 Football League FA Cup
 ENG Liverpool 1986 Football League FA Cup
 ENG Manchester United (1) 1994 Premier League FA Cup
 ENG Manchester United (2) 1996 Premier League FA Cup
 ENG Arsenal (2) 1998 Premier League FA Cup
 ENG Manchester United (3) 1999 Premier League FA Cup Won UEFA Champions League in the same season
 ENG Arsenal (3) 2002 Premier League FA Cup
 ENG Chelsea 2010 Premier League FA Cup
 ESP Athletic Bilbao (1) 1930 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Athletic Bilbao (2) 1931 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Athletic Bilbao (3) 1943 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Barcelona (1) 1952 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Barcelona (2) 1953 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Athletic Bilbao (4) 1956 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Barcelona (3) 1959 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Real Madrid (1) 1962 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Real Madrid (2) 1975 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Real Madrid (3) 1980 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Athletic Bilbao (5) 1984 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Real Madrid (4) 1989 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Atlético Madrid 1996 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Barcelona (4) 1998 Primera División Copa del Rey
 ESP Barcelona (5) 2009 Primera División Copa del Rey Won UEFA Champions League in the same season
 ITA Torino 1943 Serie A Coppa Italia
 ITA Juventus (1) 1960 Serie A Coppa Italia
 ITA Napoli 1987 Serie A Coppa Italia
 ITA Juventus (2) 1995 Serie A Coppa Italia
 ITA Lazio 2000 Serie A Coppa Italia
 ITA Internazionale (1) 2006 Serie A Coppa Italia Finished third in Serie A but awarded title after 2006 match fixing scandal
 ITA Internazionale (2) 2010 Serie A Coppa Italia Won UEFA Champions League in the same season
 GER Schalke 04 1937 Championship Tschammerpokal
 GER Bayern Munich (1) 1969 Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
 GER FC Cologne 1978 Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
 GER Bayern Munich (2) 1986 Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
 GER Bayern Munich (3) 2000 Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
 GER Bayern Munich (4) 2003 Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
 GER Werder Bremen 2004 Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
 GER Bayern Munich (5) 2005 Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
 GER Bayern Munich (6) 2006 Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
 GER Bayern Munich (7) 2008 Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
 GER Bayern Munich (8) 2010 Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
 FRA Sète 1934 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA RCF Paris 1936 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Lille 1946 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Nice 1952 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Stade de Reims 1958 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Monaco 1963 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Saint-Étienne (1) 1968 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Saint-Étienne (2) 1970 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Marseille (1) 1972 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Saint-Étienne (3) 1974 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Saint-Étienne (4) 1975 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Bordeaux 1987 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Marseille (2) 1989 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Auxerre 1996 Division 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Lyon 2008 Ligue 1 Coupe de France
 FRA Lille (2) 2011 Ligue 1 Coupe de France

List of Doubles in South America

The list includes clubs from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela as of 30 May 2010. The other countries in South America do not have a cup competition and cannot complete a domestic double.

Country Club Year League Cup Notes
 COL Millonarios 1953 Primera A Copa Colombia
 COL Millonarios (2) 1963 Primera A Copa Colombia
 VEN Deportivo Galicia 1969 Primera División Copa Venezuela
 ARG Boca Juniors 1969 Campeonato Metropolitan 1969 Copa Argentina
 CHI Colo-Colo 1981 Primera División Copa Chile
 VEN Marítimo 1986–1987 Primera División Copa Venezuela
 CHI Colo-Colo (2) 1989 Primera División Copa Chile
 CHI Colo-Colo (3) 1990 Primera División Copa Chile
 VEN Caracas 1994–1995 Primera División Copa Venezuela
 CHI Colo-Colo (4) 1996 Primera División Copa Chile
 CHI Universidad de Chile 2000 Primera División Copa Chile
 BRA Cruzeiro (2) 2003 Série A 2003 Copa do Brasil Won Campeonato Mineiro in the same season
 BOL Bolivar 2009 La Liga Copa Aerosur
 VEN Caracas (2) 2009–2010 Primera División Copa Venezuela

History of The Double

Belgium

Club Number Years
Anderlecht
3
1965, 1972, 1994
Club Brugge
2
1977, 1996
Cercle Brugge
1
1927
Union Saint-Gilloise
1
1913

Croatia

Two teams have won the Croatian Double (The Prva HNL and the Croatian Cup):

Denmark

Only four teams have won the Danish Double (The Danish Superliga and the Danish Cup):

East Germany (defunct)

The DDR-Oberliga ran from seasons 1947-48 to 1990-91 (not held 1960-61), and the FDGB-Pokal from seasons 1948-49 to 1990-91 (not held 1950-51, 1952-53 and 1960-61). There were four occassions when a club won both in the same season:

Since reunification no club formerly of the DDR-Oberliga has won either the Bundesliga or DFB Pokal, indeed, as of 2011, none of the above mentioned clubs are competing in the top tier.

England

In England winning the Double involves finishing first in the League – Division One prior to 1992, and since then, the Premier League – and winning the FA Cup.

List of teams who have won the Double in England:

Finland

Doubles in Finland have been possible since 1955, when the Finnish Cup was inaugurated.

Multiple doubles in Finland, consisting of the Finnish Championship and the Finnish Cup, have been achieved by two clubs, FC Haka of Valkeakoski (1960 and 1977), and HJK Helsinki (1981, 2003, and 2011). Tampere United from Tampere has won one double, in 2007.

France

Several clubs have realised the French Double : FC Sète (1934), RC Paris (1936), Lille (1946, 2011), OGC Nice (1952), Stade de Reims (1958), AS Monaco (1963), Saint-Étienne (1968, 1970, 1974, 1975), Marseille (1972, 1989), Girondins de Bordeaux (1987), Auxerre (1996) and Lyon (2008).

Greece

In Greece, only the big three of Athens have managed to win The Double, meaning Super League Greece and the Greek Cup.

Club Number Years
Olympiacos
14
1947, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959*, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Panathinaikos
8
1969, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1995, 2004, 2010
AEK Athens
2
1939, 1978

Italy

Seven times an Italian club won both Serie A and Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) in the same season.

Luxembourg

In Luxembourgian football, the Double is a single club's victory in both the National Division and the Luxembourg Cup in the same season. As there are no other senior football competitions in Luxembourg, and Luxembourgian clubs have never come close to winning any European tournament, the Double is the ultimate achievement for a Luxembourgian club in one season.

It has been accomplished twenty-three times in the eighty-four years in which the Luxembourg Cup has been contested (and, therefore, the Double has been possible). By far the most successful club in terms of winning Doubles has been Jeunesse Esch, who have completed eight of the twenty-two Doubles.

Club Doubles Years
Jeunesse Esch 8 1937, 1954, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1997, 1999
FA Red Boys Differdange 3 1926, 1931, 1979
FC Avenir Beggen 3 1984, 1993, 1994
F91 Dudelange 3 2006, 2007, 2009
CS Fola Esch 1 1923
CA Spora Luxembourg 1 1928
Stade Dudelange 1 1948
FC Progrès Niedercorn 1 1978
Union Luxembourg 1 1991
CS Grevenmacher 1 2003

Moldova

Sheriff Tiraspol were only founded in 1997, but have come to dominate the Moldovan game, winning every title from 2001 to 2010 inclusive. Five of these were double wins: 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009 and 2010. However Sheriff have never won the Moldovan Super Cup in any of their Double-winning years, though one reason for this was the Super Cup was not played in 2009 and 2010. One other club has won the double, Zimbru Chişinău in 1998.

Netherlands

Club Number Years
Ajax
7
1966/1967, 1969/1970, 1971/1972, 1978/1979, 1982/1983, 1997/1998, 2001/2002
PSV
4
1975/1976, 1987/1988, 1988/1989, 2004/2005
Feyenoord
3
1964/1965, 1968/1969, 1983/1984
AZ (then AZ '67)
1
1980/1981
HVV
1
1902/1903
RAP Amsterdam
1
1898/1899

Norway

Six teams have won the Norwegian Double (Norwegian Football Cup and Norwegian Premier League)

Club Doubles Years
Rosenborg BK
7
1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003
Fredrikstad FK
2
1938, 1950
Lyn Football
1
1968
Strømsgodset IF
1
1970
Lillestrøm SK
1
1977
Viking FK
1
1979

Portugal

In Portugal, the Double is called "Dobradinha" and is achieved by winning the top tier league and the Portuguese Cup. Without surprise, only the Big Three have done it since the nationwide round-robin league competition was introduced in 1934.

On account of the League Cup having been introduced in 2007 only, a Treble has been considered since the Super Cup was introduced in 1979. Winning it after achieving the Double (contested between the League champion and the Cup runner-up when Doubles happen) was attained only by Sporting (1982 and 2002) and F.C. Porto (1998, 2003, 2006 and 2009).

Two Quadruples are considered for F.C. Porto in 2003 when José Mourinho lead them to win the domestic Treble and the UEFA Cup and in 2004 when they won the domestic League, the Champions League, the domestic Supercup and the Intercontinental Cup.

Sporting was the first side to achieve the Double (1941) as well as the first domestic Treble (1982). Benfica never achieved any type of Treble, but holds the record for Doubles (9). Benfica also became the first (and so far the only) side to complete the double of League and League Cup in 2009-10.

Club Number Years
Benfica1
9
1943, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1969, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1987
F.C. Porto
7
1956, 1988, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011
Sporting2
6
1941, 1948, 1954, 1974, 1982, 2002

1Benfica also Doubled F.C. Porto in 1981 and 1983, and could have made it Treble, since the Supercup was already existent (since 1979): Porto not only saved a triple horror by winning the 1981 and 1983 Supercups, but filling the slot for European Cup Winners' Cup 1983–84 as 1983 Portuguese Cup runners-up, they even managed to reach the final, failing their first Quadruple in 1984 by a close margin.

2In 1974, Sporting was the first team to win the Double over the same team, making Benfica running up in both League and Cup. Almost winning a European Treble, Sporting saw 1. FC Magdeburg win 1974 Cup Winners' Cup after being eliminated by them in the semi-finals by one goal and after a series of misfortunes (two injuries, an own-goal at home, a missed penalty and a shot on the post). That year, Hector Yazalde established a record of goals scored in one Portuguese football season which still lasts to this day.

Republic of Ireland

In Ireland, The Double is achieved by winning the League of Ireland and FAI Cup. A clean sweep can be achieved by also winning the League of Ireland Cup and the Setanta Cup. Although no team as yet has done this, Bohemians managed a similar feat in 1928 season by winning the League, FAI Cup, the League of Ireland Shield, Leinster Senior Cup Derry City FC completed 'The Treble' in 1988/'89 by also winning the League of Ireland Cup.

Club Number Years
Shamrock Rovers
6
1925 , 1932 , 1964 , 1985 , 1986 , 1987
Bohemians
3
1928 , 2001 , 2008
Dundalk
2
1979 , 1988
St James's Gate
1
1922
Cork United
1
1942
Cork Athletic
1
1951
Derry City
1
1989
Shelbourne
1
2000

Romania

In Romania, The Double is named "Event" and can be achieved by winning the Liga I and the Cupa României. The team that won most doubles until now is Steaua Bucureşti, with nine wins, followed by their city rivals, Dinamo Bucureşti with six wins. In the recent times, CFR Cluj won The Double twice, being the fourth non-Bucharest team to do so, after Universitatea Craiova, UT Arad and, the now defunct team, Ripensia Timişoara.

Club Number Years
Steaua Bucureşti
9
1951, 1952, 1976, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997
Dinamo Bucureşti
6
1964, 1982, 1984, 1990, 2000, 2004
CFR Cluj
2
2008, 2010
Universitatea Craiova
2
1981, 1991
UT Arad
1
1948
Ripensia Timişoara
1
1936

Soviet Union, Russia and Ukraine

Six teams achieved the Double in the Soviet Top League and the USSR Cup in the same season. Most double winners came from either Soviet Russia (RSFSR) or the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. From 1992, each Soviet Republic organised its own league, though UEFA considers the Russian Premier League the main successor to the Soviet League. Most, though not all, of the former Soviet double winners have since won the double in their post-independent leagues. In addition other clubs who never won the Soviet Double, have won their current domestic double.

Club Soviet Union modern Russia modern Ukraine Total
Dinamo Moscow 1937 N/A
1
Spartak Moscow 1938, 1939, 1958 1992[s], 1994, 1998 N/A
6
CSKA Moscow 1948, 1951, 1991[u] 2006 N/A
4
Torpedo Moscow 1960 N/A
1
Dynamo Kyiv 1966, 1974, 1985, 1990 N/A 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007
11
Shakhtar Donetsk N/A 2002, 2008, 2011
3
Zenit St. Petersburg 2010 N/A
1

The only other club to win the Soviet Double was Ararat Yerevan in 1973, with Nikita Simonian at the helm. They also won the post-independence Armenian Double once in 1993.

Serbia

In the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia period (i.e. clubs from today's Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Montenegro and FYR of Macedonia. See above for Croatian clubs winning the double in this period) FK Partizan won the Yugoslav Double, doing so in 1947. Red Star Belgrade achieved this double on five occasions 1958-59, 1963-64, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1989-90.

By the mid 1990s the league only consisted of clubs from Serbia and Montenegro, due to the independence of the other states, and setting up of separate leagues in those states. During this period, Partizan won the Double in 1993-94 and Red Star in 1994-95, 2000-01, 2003-04 & 2005-06.

In 2006 Montenegro seceded, and ran its own league from the season 2006-07 onwards, thus ushering in the current era of the Serbian Superliga. So far only Partizan have won the Double in this period 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2010-11.

Turkey

In Turkey, only four teams have managed to win The Double, meaning Süper Lig and the Turkish Cup.

Club Number Years
Galatasaray
5
1963, 1973, 1993, 1999, 2000
Fenerbahçe
3
1968, 1974, 1983
Beşiktaş
2
1990, 2009
Trabzonspor
2
1977, 1984

United States

Currently, in the United States, "The Double" may either mean the MLS Double, which is achieved by winning both the league premiership, the MLS Supporters Shield; as well as the league championship, the MLS Cup; in the same season.[1] The double may also be any variation of winning the MLS Cup, MLS Supporters' Shield, the U.S. Open Cup, the Canadian Championship or the CONCACAF Champions League.

The following is a list of doubles in the United States in the MLS era:

Club Number Years
D.C. United
3
1996 (MLS Cup, US Open Cup), 1997 (Supporters Shield, MLS Cup), 1999 (Supporters Shield, MLS Cup)
Los Angeles Galaxy
3
2002 (Supporters Shield, MLS Cup), 2005 (MLS Cup, US Open Cup), 2011 ( Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup)
Chicago Fire
2
1998 (MLS Cup, US Open Cup), 2003 (Supporters Shield, US Open Cup)
Sporting Kansas City
1
2000 (Supporters Shield, MLS Cup)
Columbus Crew
1
2008 (Supporters Shield, MLS Cup)

Wales

In Wales, The Double is achieved by winning the Welsh Premier League and Welsh Cup. Achieveing this and also winning the Welsh League Cup would achieve 'The Treble'. To date only two teams have achieved The Treble and only three have achieved The Double.

Club Number Years
Barry Town
4
1997 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003
Rhyl
1
2004
The New Saints
1
2005

Other countries

One notable double-winning team in 2006 was Bayern Munich in Germany, which became the first team in the country's history to successfully defend a double. Inter Milan in Italy earned the double in an unusual manner in the same season, being awarded the Serie A title to go along with their on-field win in the Coppa Italia after initial league champions Juventus were stripped of the title in the aftermath of the 2006 Serie A scandal.

In Japan, Urawa Red Diamonds won the J. League and the Emperor's Cup in 2006, and Kashima Antlers won in 2007. Of the 12 clubs that have been league champions (including the Japan Soccer League days), 9 have achieved doubles (the exceptions are Júbilo Iwata, Gamba Osaka, and Nagoya Grampus).

In the United States and Canada, the double consists of winning two of either the Supporters' Shield (league premiership), the MLS Cup (league championship), and the U.S. Open Cup or Canadian Championship (national championship). In league/cup doubles, five times has the Supporters' Shield winner gone on to win the MLS Cup that same year: D.C. United in 1997 and 1999, Kansas City Wizards in 2000, Los Angeles Galaxy in 2002, and Columbus Crew in 2008. In 2003, Chicago Fire became the first, and thus far only, Supporters' Shield winner to win the US Open Cup the same season. Three times has the domestic cup double been accomplished, with both the MLS Cup and US Open Cup being won by DC United in the inaugural 1996 season, by then-expansion Chicago Fire in 1998, and by Los Angeles Galaxy in 2005. No treble (or, Americanized, 'triple crown') has been accomplished in the modern era. However, five teams have come close, finishing no worse than runner-up in three domestic competitions or two domestic competitions and a continental competition in one season: DC United in 1997 and 1998, Chicago Fire in 2000 and 2003, and Los Angeles Galaxy in 2002. This paragraph does not include regular season premiership/postseason championship doubles won by North American Soccer League teams.

In 1999, Icelandic club KR Reykjavik men's and women's teams won both league and cup, and the club celebrated its centenary year with a double-double.

In 2007 and 2008, Singapore club Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC) won a double-double through winning the S-league and Singapore Cup consecutively. Tampines Rovers and Home United have also won doubles.

The all-time leader for domestic doubles is Linfield, from Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — with 20 as of May 2008, after completing an unprecedented Treble Double.

League & League Cup Double

A rarer, and less coveted, domestic double is that of winning the league championship and the League Cup. In many leagues this can not be done as there is no second domestic cup competition (as in Italy and the Netherlands) or it has been disbanded (such as in Spain and Denmark). The format of league cups and the number of participating teams can vary enormously from one country to another. In the case of Germany, it should be noted that the DFB-Ligapokal was played in the summer months prior to the Bundesliga and therefore was won in the preceding calendar year to the title win.

Club Country Number
won
Year(s) won Notes
Rangers Scotland 17 1947, 1948, 1961, 1964, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011
Celtic Scotland 8 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1998, 2001, 2006 As part of the Quadrouple with the European Cup and Scottish Cup in 1966-67
Hearts Scotland 1 1960
Nottingham Forest England 1 1978
Liverpool England 3 1982, 1983, 1984 As part of the Treble with the European Cup in 1983-84
Chelsea England 1 2005
Manchester United England 1 2009
Bayern Munich Germany 5 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008 As part of the Treble with the UEFA Champions League in 2000-01
Anderlecht Belgium 1 2001
Brøndby IF Denmark 1 2005 part of a domestic treble
Bordeaux France 1 2009
Marseille France 1 2010
Benfica Portugal 1 2010

European Doubles

The European Double (Double champions)

In the same spirit as the European Treble, the European Double consists of winning the top tier European tournament (currently the UEFA Champions League) and domestic league title in a single season or calendar year. This has been achieved on 23 occasions by 15 clubs from 54 European competitions. FC Barcelona has achieved this on the most number of occasions (4). Ajax Amsterdam and Real Madrid are the only teams that have successfully defended a European Double. Jose Mourinho has the unique distinction of being the only manager to achieve this double with two different clubs, having done so with Porto (2004) and Internazionale (2010).

Club Country Number
won
Year(s) won
Barcelona  Spain
4
1992, 2006, 2009 (as part of The Treble), 2011
Ajax  Netherlands
3
1972 (as part of The Treble), 1973, 1995
Real Madrid  Spain
2
1957, 1958
Internazionale  Italy
2
1965, 2010 (as part of The Treble)
Liverpool  England
2
1977, 1984 (as part of The Treble)
Bayern Munich  Germany
2
1974, 2001
Manchester United  England
2
1999 (as part of The Treble), 2008
Benfica  Portugal
1
1961
Celtic  Scotland
1
1967 (as part of The Quadruple)
Hamburger SV  Germany
1
1983
Steaua Bucharest  Romania
1
1986
PSV Eindhoven  Netherlands
1
1988 (as part of The Treble)
Red Star Belgrade  Serbia
1
1991
Milan  Italy
1
1994
Porto  Portugal
1
2004

The Unbeaten Double

In 1994–95, Louis Van Gaal's Ajax succeeded an unbeaten double, winning the Dutch Eredivisie with a 27–7–0 record, and the UEFA Champions League with a 7–4–0 record. Van Gaal's dream team was the only club to achieve a European Double with no defeat.

League & Europa League Double

The UEFA Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup), with a domestc league title win, offers the chance for a club to win a lesser European double; but arguably a more prestigious achievement than a domestic double. This has been completed on fourteen occasions.

Club Country Number
won
Year(s) won
Liverpool  England
2
1973, 1976
Feyenoord  Netherlands
1
1974
Borussia Monchengladbach  Germany
1
1975
Juventus  Italy
1
1977
PSV Eindhoven  Netherlands
1
1978
Goteborg  Sweden
2
1982 (part of the Treble), 1987[g]
Real Madrid  Spain
1
1986
Galatasaray  Turkey
1
2000 (part of the Treble)
Porto  Portugal
2
2003, 2011, (both part of the Treble)
Valencia  Spain
1
2004
Zenit St. Petersburg  Russia
1
2008

g In 1987, Gothenberg finished third in the Allsvenskan. At this time, the title was decided by a play-off between the top four teams. They defeated first placed Malmo FF in the play-off final.

League & Cup Winners' Cup

Simlarly, there were six occasions of clubs winning their League and the now defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (CWC). No club ever won the CWC as part of a recognised treble, though Everton came close in 1985, but lost the FA Cup final to Manchester United. In the case of FC Mageburg and Dynamo Kiev, it is also worth noting that the domestic Championships they won are also now disbanded, due to German reunification and the disintegration of the Soviet Union respectively.

Continental Double

A Continental Double is identical to the European Double, but for sides outside the UEFA confederation winning the primary continental cup competition and the domestic league title. For example, the Copa Libertadores and top tier domestic league title in the CONMEBOL confederation would form a Continental Double. The Continental Double may be won in a calendar year, rather than a single season.

Cup Doubles

There are various possible combinations of winning two knock-out competitions.

Domestic Cup Dounble

A Domestic Cup Double consists of winning both domestic cup competitions in a single season or calendar year. Examples include:

European Cup Doubles

There have been several occasions when a club has won its Association's cup and a UEFA trophy but not its League title. For European cup doubles won in conjunction with the League title, see The Treble.

Club Country Domestic Cup Name UEFA Trophy Year of Win
Fiorentina Italy Coppa Italia Cup Winners' Cup 1961
Benfica Portugal Taca de Portugal European Cup 1962
Bayern Munich Germany DFB Pokal Cup Winners' Cup 1967
Ajax Netherlands KNVB Cup European Cup 1971
AC Milan Italy Coppa Italia Cup Winners' Cup 1973
Anderlecht Belgium Belgian Cup Cup Winners' Cup 1978
Aberdeen Scotland SFA Cup Cup Winners' Cup 1983
Ajax Netherlands KNVB Cup Cup Winners' Cup 1987
Juventus Italy Coppa Italia UEFA Cup 1990
Barcelona Spain Copa del Rey Cup Winners' Cup 1997
Parma Italy Coppa Italia UEFA Cup 1999
Liverpool England FA Cup UEFA Cup 2001[l]
AC Milan Italy Coppa Italia Champions League 2003
Sevilla Spain Copa del Rey UEFA Cup 2007

l Liverpool also won their League Cup that year; a unique Cup Treble.

Other

A combination of domestic league or cup and a lesser domestic or continental trophy, usually the UEFA Cup or former UEFA Cup Winners' Cup may be won in the same season or calendar year. Examples include (this list does not include doubles achieved as part of a treble):

International Double

A national team cannot usually win a FIFA World Cup and their continental championship in the same year because they are usually not held in the same year (except for the Africa Cup of Nations), but one which wins both titles consecutively could be said to have "done the double".

Total Number of Doubles

Club Nation Number of
doubles
Linfield  Northern Ireland 22
Rangers  Scotland 18
Olympiacos  Greece 14
Al-Ahly  Egypt 13
Levski Sofia  Bulgaria 13
Celtic  Scotland 13
HB  Faroe Islands 12
Muharraq Club  Bahrain 12
FK Austria Wien  Austria 10
CSKA Sofia  Bulgaria 10
Dinamo Kyiv  Ukraine 10
Benfica  Portugal  9
Red Star Belgrade  Serbia  9
Steaua Bucureşti  Romania  9
Bayern Munich  Germany  8
Jeunesse Esch  Luxembourg  8
Maccabi Tel Aviv  Israel  7
AFC Ajax  Netherlands  7
Rosenborg BK  Norway  7
Partizani Tirana  Albania  7
Malmö FF  Sweden  7
Dinamo Bucureşti  Romania  6
Dinamo Zagreb  Croatia  6
Ferencváros  Hungary  6
Shamrock Rovers  Ireland  6
Rapid Vienna  Austria  6
Partizan Belgrade  Serbia  4
Hapoel Tel Aviv  Israel  4

Notable Double Winning Managers

See also

References

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  2. ^ Chelsea also won the League Cup and the FA cup in 2007. "Football : Season Details: 1968" krysstal.com (accessed 17 October 2006)