International club competition records

Below is a list of clubs with the most international titles won in the world, and in each continent (since a top 3 to top 10) recognized by one of the six "continental" confederations of international football and the International Federation of Association Football.

Official international club competitions

International Federation of Association Football

These are the club competitions organized by FIFA. These are recognized as “world-wide titles” (e.g. FIFA World Cup for Nations).

Official competitions

• FIFA Club World Championship (2000 and since 2005).
• Intercontinental Champions Clubs' Cup (1961-2004).
• Rio Cup (1951 edition ).

Unofficial competitions

• Afro-Asian Club Championship (1986-1998).
• Arab Champions Clubs' Cup -Arab Champions League (since 1982).
• Arab Cup Winners' Cup (1989-2002)
• Arab Super Cup (1992-2002)

Union of European Football Association

These are the European club competitions recognized by UEFA according to UEFA regulations .

Official competitions

• European Champions Clubs' Cup-UEFA Champions League (since 1955).
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1961-1999).
• UEFA Cup (since 1971 ).
• UEFA Intertoto Cup (since 1995 ).
• UEFA Super Cup (since 1973 ).

Unofficial competitions

• European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1958-1971).
• Inter-Cities Fairs Champions Clubs' Cup (1971).

South American Football Confederation

These are the South American club competitions recognized by CONMEBOL according the South American football clubs ranking published by the same confederation in 2005 .

Official competitions

Standing official competitions

• Libertators Cup (since 1960).
• South American Cup (since 2002).
• South American Re-Cup (since 1989).

Defunct official competitions

• CONMEBOL Cup (1992-1999).
• Mercosur Cup (since 1998 to 2001).
• Merconorte Cup (since 1998 to 2001).
• "João Havelange" South American Super Cup (1998-1997).
• Interamerican Cup (1969-1998).
• "Nicolás Leoz" Golden Cup (editions of 1993; 1995 and 1996).
• South American Master Super Cup (editions of 1992 and 1995).
• Master CONMEBOL Cup (played only in 1996).

Another competitions

• Super Cup of the Intercontinental Champions (editions of 1968 and 1969).
• "Cup Winners" South American Championship (played only in 1970).

Unofficial competitions

• South American Champions Cup (played only in 1948).
• Ibero-American Super Cup (played only in 1994).

Confederation of African Football

These are the continental club competitions recognized by CAF according to the African football clubs ranking published by the same confederation on 31 December 2000 .

Official competitions

• African Cup of Champions Clubs-CAF Champions League (since 1964).
• CAF Confederation Cup (since 2004).
• African Cup Winners' Cup (1975-2004).
• CAF Cup (1992-2004).
• CAF Super Cup (since 1992).

Unofficial competitions

• CECAFA Cup (since 1974).
• UNIFFAC Cup (since 2004).

Confederation of North, Central American and the Caribbean Association Football

These are the continental club competitions recognized by CONCACAF.

Official competitions

• CONCACAF Champions Clubs' Cup (since 1962).
• CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup-Giants Cup (1991-1998).
• Interamerican Cup (1969-1998).

Unofficial competitions

• UNCAF Club Tournament (since 1971).
• CFU Club Championship (since 1997).
• North American SuperLiga (since 2007).

Asian Football Confederation

These are the continental club competitions recognized by AFC according to the Vision Asia resolution published by the same confederation in 2004 .

Official competitions

• Asian Champions Club Cup-AFC Champions League (since 1967).
• Asian Cup Winners' Cup (1975-2003).
• AFC Cup (since 2004).
• Asian Super Cup (1995-2002).
• AFC President's Cup (since 2005).

Unofficial competitions

• East Asian Champions Cup-A3 Champions Cup (since 2003).
• ASEAN Club Championship (since 2003).
• Gulf Club Champions Cup (since 1982).

Oceania Football Confederation

These are the continental club competitions recognized by OFC.

• Oceania Club Championship-OFC Champions League (since 1987).
• OFC Cup Winners' Cup (played only in 1987).

World-wide Ranking for international official titles won by squad (top 20)

As of 16 December 2007 in chronological order respect to the latest trophy won by any club (e.g. the latest international title won by CA Independiente -15- was in 1996. The latest international title of Real Madrid CF -15- happened in 2002).

Clubs with the most international official titles by regional confederation

As of 16 December 2007 in chronological order respect to the latest trophy won by any club (e.g. the latest international title won by CA Independiente -15- was in 1996. The latest international title of Real Madrid CF -15- happened in 2002).

Union of European Football Association (top clubs)

• 18: AC Milan.
• 15: Real Madrid CF.
• 11: Juventus FC.
• 11: Liverpool FC.
• 10: AFC Ajax.
• 8: FC Bayern Munich.
• 8: FC Barcelona.
• 7: FC Internazionale Milano.
• 6: FC Porto.
• 5: RSC Anderlecht.
• 5: Manchester United FC.
• 5: Valencia CF.

South American Football Confederation (top clubs)

• 17: CA Boca Juniors.
• 15: CA Independiente.
• 11: São Paulo FC .
• 9: CA Peñarol .
• 9: CD Nacional.
• 8: Club Olimpia Asunción.
• 7: Cruzeiro EC.
• 6: Santos FC .
• 5: Club Estudiantes de La Plata.
• 5: CA Vélez Sarsfield.
• 5: CA River Plate.

Confederation of African Football (top 5 clubs)

• 12: Al-Ahly SC.
• 9: El-Zamalek SC.
• 7: Étoile du Sahel.
• 6: JS Kabylie.
• 5: Raja Casablanca.

The Confederation of North, Central American and the Caribbean Association Football (top 5 clubs)

• 8: CF América.
• 5: CDSC Cruz Azul.
• 4: Pumas UNAM.
• 3: Deportivo Saprissa.
• 3: Pachuca CF.

Asian football Confederation (top 3 clubs)

• 6: Al-Hilal Club.
• 4: Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC.
• 3: Al-Ittihad Club.

Notes

• Until 2007 only nine football teams in the world (5 from UEFA, 3 from CONMEBOL and 1 from CAF) have won 10 or more international titles for clubs recognized by one of the 6 regional confederations and FIFA.
• Until 31 December 2000, Independiente (Argentina) was the team with the most official international titles won in the world (15) .
• Juventus FC (Italy) was the first team in the world -and only at present- to have won all official international championships and cups for clubs recognized by one of the six regional confederations (UEFA in this case) and by FIFA .
• CD Nacional (Uruguay) is the club with the most international titles in the world (including official and unofficial trophies) with 24 trophies .
• In 2006 Pachuca CF became the first CONCACAF club to have won a CONMEBOL competition (the Mexican side has won the Sudamerican Cup in that year).

See also

• List of football (soccer) competitions
• Football (soccer) around the world
• Timeline of football

External links

• International Federation of Association Football (Official website)
• Union of European Football Association (Official website)
• South American Football Confederation (Official website)
• Confederation of African Football (Official website)
• The Confederation of North, Central American and the Caribbean Association Football (Official website)
• Asian Football Confederation (Official website)
• Oceania Football Confederation (Official website)

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