List of UEFA club competition winners
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the governing body for association football in Europe. It organizes three club competitions: the UEFA Champions League (formerly European Cup), the UEFA Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup) and the UEFA Super Cup. UEFA was also responsible for the Cup Winners' Cup and the Intertoto Cup, until their discontinuation in 1999 and 2008, respectively. Together with the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), it also organized the Intercontinental Cup, which was last held in 2004, before its replacement by FIFA's Club World Cup.
Spanish side Real Madrid have won a record total of 19 titles in UEFA competitions, two more than Milan (Italy) and five more than Barcelona (Spain). The only team to have won every UEFA club competition is Juventus (Italy). They received The UEFA Plaque on 12 July 1988, in recognition of winning the three seasonal confederation trophies – UEFA Cup in 1977, Cup Winners' Cup in 1984, and European Cup in 1985.[1] Juventus then won their first Super Cup in 1984, their first Intercontinental Cup in 1985, and the Intertoto Cup in 1999.[2]
Spanish clubs have won the most titles (55), ahead of clubs from Italy (48) and England (39). Italy is the only country in European football history whose clubs won the three main competitions in the same season: in 1989–90, Milan retained the European Cup, Sampdoria won the Cup Winners' Cup, and Juventus secured the UEFA Cup.[3]
While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is considered to be the predecessor of the UEFA Cup, it is not officially recognized by UEFA and therefore successes in this competition are not included in this list.[4] Also excluded are the unofficial 1972 European Super Cup and the Club World Cup, a FIFA competition.[5]
Winners
By club
Real Madrid hold the record for the most overall titles, with 19, followed by Milan's 17 titles.[6][7] Spanish teams hold the record for the most wins in each of the three main UEFA club competitions: Real Madrid, with eleven European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles; Barcelona, with four Cup Winners' Cup titles; and Sevilla, with five UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League titles. Milan share the most Super Cup wins (five) with Barcelona, and the most Intercontinental Cup wins (three) with Real Madrid.
Juventus, Ajax, Bayern Munich and Chelsea are the only teams to have won all of UEFA's three main club competitions (European Cup/UEFA Champions League, Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League). However, Juventus is the only to have won every UEFA club competition, which additionally includes the Super Cup, the Intertoto Cup, and the Intercontinental Cup.[8]
The following table lists all the clubs that have won at least one UEFA club competition, and is updated as of 9 August 2016 (in chronological order).
- Key
| UCL | European Cup or UEFA Champions League |
| CWC | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) |
| UEL | UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League |
| UIC | UEFA Intertoto Cup (defunct) |
| USC | UEFA Super Cup |
| IC | Intercontinental Cup (defunct) |
By country
Spanish clubs are the most successful in UEFA competitions, with a total of 55 titles, and hold a record number of wins in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (16), UEFA Super Cup (12), and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa league (10).[7] Italian clubs have the most victories in the Intercontinental Cup (7). In third place, English clubs have secured 39 titles, including a record eight wins in the Cup Winners' Cup. French clubs, ranked sixth in UEFA competition titles, have won the Intertoto Cup the most times (12). Italian clubs are the only in European football history to have won the three main UEFA competitions in the same season (1989–90).[3]
The following table lists all the countries whose clubs have won at least one UEFA competition, and is updated as of 9 August 2016 (in chronological order).
| UCL | European Cup or UEFA Champions League |
| CWC | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) |
| UEL | UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League |
| UIC | UEFA Intertoto Cup (defunct) |
| USC | UEFA Super Cup |
| IC | Intercontinental Cup (defunct) |
| Nationality | UCL | CWC | UEL | UIC | USC | IC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
16 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 55 |
 Italy |
12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 48 |
 England |
12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 39 |
 Germany* |
7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
 Netherlands |
6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
 France |
1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
 Portugal |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
 Scotland |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Soviet Union+ |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Russia |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Romania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Turkey |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia+ |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Sweden |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 East Germany+ |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia+ |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
+ = National federation no longer exists.
* = Germany's record includes West Germany.
See also
Notes
- ↑ The records of clubs from currently non-existing associations such as Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, East Germany and Yugoslavia are attributed to those federations, since the corresponding titles were won when the clubs were affiliated to those associations.
References
General
- "UEFA Cup – History". UEFA. 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- "UEFA Cup Winners' Cup – History". UEFA. 2005-07-13. Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- "UEFA Champions league – History". UEFA. 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- "UEFA Intertoto Cup – History". UEFA. 2005-07-13. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- "UEFA Super Cup – History". UEFA. 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
Specific
- ↑ "Sorteo de las competiciones europeas de fútbol: el Fram de Reykjavic, primer adversario del F.C. Barcelona en la Recopa" [Draw for the European football competitions: Reykjavic's Fram, first opponent of F.C. Barcelona in the Cup Winners' Cup.] (PDF). La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 13 July 1988. p. 53. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ↑ "All start 'with a little' poetry". Gazzetta dello Sport's Historical Archive (in Italian). 24 May 1997. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- 1 2 "1989/90: Rijkaard seals Milan triumph". UEFA. 23 May 1990. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ "UEFA Cup: All-time finals". UEFA. 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
- ↑ "UEFA Super Cup – History". UEFA. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ "Competition format". UEFA. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
- 1 2 "Final facts and figures". UEFA. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
- ↑ "Competition format". UEFA. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
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