UEFA club competition records and statistics
UEFA club competition winners
Barcelona, Milan and Real Madrid hold the record for the most overall titles (17 each one) and most UEFA Super Cup wins (5) for the Barcelona and Milanese side.[1] The Madridian club have record ten were achieved in the UEFA Champions League and its predecessor.[2] Barcelona have a record four titles in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Finally, Sevilla have a record of four UEFA Cup and Europa League titles.[3]
List of teams to have won the three main European club competitions
To date, only four clubs have won all three main UEFA club competitions at different points in their history, the "European Treble" of European Cup/UEFA Champions League, European/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.
While the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup no longer exists, there are 28 teams that have won it in the past who could still add wins in the other two competitions to achieve this UEFA treble.[4][5]
Note: per criteria for achieving European Treble, shows first win only for any club with multiple wins of same competition.
Juventus has received, in recognition of being the first side in European football history to win all three major UEFA club competitions, The UEFA Plaque from the Confederation in 1988.[6]
Only once have three different clubs from the same country, Italy in 1989–90, won all three main UEFA club competitions in the same season, a feat that cannot be repeated since the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup no longer exists:[7]
- 1990: Milan won the European Champions' Cup; Sampdoria won the European Cup Winners' Cup; Juventus won the UEFA Cup.
List of teams to have won all UEFA club competitions
Juventus was the first club—and remains the only one at present—in association football history to have won all possible official confederation tournaments.[8][9][10]
List of players to have won the three main European club competitions
The table below show the only nine players who have won all three major UEFA club competitions.[11][12] (chronological order).
List of players to have won all international club competitions
The table below show the only five players who have won all international tournaments recognised by UEFA[12] and FIFA (chronological order).
List of managers to have won the three main European club competitions
The table below show the only two managers who have won all three major UEFA club competitions[12] (chronological order).
Notably, French manager Arsène Wenger is the only manager who has been runner-up in all three major UEFA club competitions.[12] He finished runner-up in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1991–92 with AS Monaco and in the UEFA Cup 1999–2000 and UEFA Champions League 2005–06 with Arsenal.
List of managers to have won all international club competitions
The table below shows the only manager to have won all international tournaments recognised by UEFA[12] and FIFA.
Highest attendance for a UEFA club competition
| Rank | Match | Date | Competition | Stadium and City | Attendance | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Celtic 2-1  Leeds United |
15 April 1970 | European Cup Semi-Final | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 136,505 | [13] |
Top appearances in UEFA club competitions
- As of 29 September 2015[14]
Includes UEFA Champions League (UCL), Cup Winners Cup (CWC), Europa League / UEFA Cup (UEL), UEFA Intertoto Cup (UIC), UEFA Super Cup (USC), Intercontinental Cup (IC)
| Rank | Nation | Player | Games | Goals | Goal Ratio | Debut in Europe | Retirement | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Paolo Maldini | 174 | 3 | 0.02 | 1985 | 2009 | Milan |
| 2 |  |
Xavi Hernández | 173 | 13 | 0.08 | 1999 | 2015 | Barcelona |
| 3 |  |
Clarence Seedorf | 163 | 15 | 0.09 | 1992 | 2012 | Ajax, Sampdoria, Real Madrid, Internazionale, Milan |
| 4 | |
Raúl González | 161 | 77 | 0.48 | 1995 | 2012 | Real Madrid, Schalke 04 |
| 5 |  |
Javier Zanetti | 160 | 5 | 0.03 | 1995 | 2014 | Internazionale |
| 6 | |
Iker Casillas | 159 | 0 | 0.00 | 1999 | — | Real Madrid, FC Porto |
| 7 |  |
Ryan Giggs | 159 | 29 | 0.18 | 1991 | 2014 | Manchester United |
| 8 | |
Jamie Carragher | 150 | 1 | 0.01 | 1997 | 2013 | Liverpool |
| 9 |  |
Roberto Carlos | 144 | 20 | 0.13 | 1995 | 2012 | Internazionale, Real Madrid, Fenerbahçe |
| 10 | |
Pepe Reina | 143 | 0 | 0.00 | 2000 | — | Barcelona, Villarreal, Liverpool, Napoli |
| 10 |  |
Andriy Shevchenko | 143 | 67 | 0.47 | 1994 | 2012 | Dynamo Kyiv, Milan, Chelsea, Milan, Dynamo Kyiv |
| 10 | |
Edwin Van Der Sar | 143 | 0 | 0.00 | 1993 | 2011 | Ajax, Juventus, Fulham, Manchester United |
Bold = Still active
Top scorers in UEFA club competitions
Includes UEFA Champions League (UCL), UEFA Cup Winners Cup (UCWC), Europa League / UEFA Cup (UEL), UEFA Intertoto Cup (Int), UEFA Super Cup (SC), Intercontinental Cup (IC)
| Rank | Nation | Player | Goals | Games | Goal Ratio | Debut in Europe | Retirement | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 91 | 127 | 0.69 | 2002 | — | Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid |
| 2 | |
Lionel Messi | 83 | 104 | 0.79 | 2004 | — | Barcelona |
| 3 | |
Raúl González | 77 | 161 | 0.48 | 1995 | 2012 | Real Madrid, Schalke 04 |
| 4 | |
Filippo Inzaghi | 70 | 114 | 0.61 | 1995 | 2012 | Parma, Juventus, Milan |
| 5 | |
Andriy Shevchenko | 67 | 143 | 0.47 | 1994 | 2012 | Dynamo Kyiv, Milan, Chelsea, Milan, Dynamo Kyiv |
| 6 |  |
Gerd Müller | 62 | 71 | 0.87 | 1967 | 1981 (1979 in Europe) | Bayern Munich |
| 6 | |
Ruud van Nistelrooy | 62 | 92 | 0.67 | 1998 | 2012 | PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Hamburg |
| 8 |  |
Henrik Larsson | 59 | 108 | 0.55 | 1996 | 2009 | Feyenoord, Celtic, Barcelona, Manchester United, Helsingborg |
| 8 |  |
Thierry Henry | 59 | 140 | 0.42 | 1996 | 2014 | AS Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal, Barcelona |
| 10 | |
Eusébio[17] | 57 | 75 | 0.76 | 1961 | 1979 (1975 in Europe, played again in 1976 and 1977–78) | Benfica |
| 11 | |
Alessandro Del Piero | 53 | 127 | 0.42 | 1993 | 2015 | Juventus |
Bold = Still active
Footnotes and references
- ↑ "Competition format". UEFA. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
- ↑ "Final facts and figures". UEFA. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
- ↑ "Competition format". UEFA. 2005-07-13. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ↑ "Un dilema histórico". El Mundo Deportivo's Historical Archive (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2003.
- ↑ "El Barça, gran atracción del sorteo". El Mundo Deportivo's Historical Archive (in Spanish). 16 July 1992.
- ↑ "All start 'with a little' poetry". Gazzetta dello Sport's Historical Archive (in Italian). 24 May 1997.
- ↑ "1989/90: Rijkaard seals Milan triumph". Union des Associations Européennes de Football. 23 May 1990. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ In addition, Juventus F.C. 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 remain the only in the Europe to achieve this, cf. "Legend: UEFA club competitions". Union des Associations Européennes de Football. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
"1985: Juventus end European drought". Union des Associations Européennes de Football. 8 December 1985. Retrieved 26 February 2013. - ↑ "FIFA Club World Championship Cup: Solidarity – the name of the game" (PDF). FIFA Activity Report 2005 (Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association): 62. April 2004 – May 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "We are the champions". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2005-12-01. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ↑ "Treble chance for Vítor Baía". Union des Associations Européennes de Football. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1958–1971) is not included in this list because is not recognised as official European competition by UEFA. See: "History of the UEFA Cup". uefa.com.. The Intertoto Cup, competition per clubs recognised by the main football organisation in Europe since 1995, is not included in this list.
- ↑ "Celtic's Battles of Britain". BBC. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "Players with the most UEFA club appearances". UEFA. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Ronaldo sets new all-time UEFA scoring record". UEFA. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ http://www.trn.infra.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2286207.html
- ↑ "Eusébio Ferreira da Silva - Goals in European Cups". Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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