European football teams. The most famous football clubs in the world. Domestic – foreign
Football is now not just a sport, but it is also a great way to achieve fame or make money. Football stars can easily compete with pop stars, and the owners of popular football clubs earn colossal money. This is exactly what we are talking about in this top. Here are the ten best football clubs in the world.
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Football club Milan was founded in 1899 in the Italian city of Milan. It is one of the most titled clubs in Italy and the most successful in terms of the number of international cups won. Also, the Milan club is the record holder for the number of UEFA Super Cups won. Milan have won this cup five times.
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This football club was founded in 1897 in Turin by high school students. Juventus is the most titled club in Italy, as well as the most popular football club in Italy. Juventus is also the winner of the award for winning all tournaments held by UEFA.
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This football club was founded in 1905 in London. Chelsea have been champions of England five times and won the Champions League twice.
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Liverpool Football Club was founded in the city of the same name in 1892. This club became the champion of England 18 times and won the Champions League 5 times.
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Arsenal is an English football club founded in 1886 in London by workers from an ordnance factory. Initially, the club had a different name - Dial Square. Since its founding, Arsenal have won the FA Cup 12 times. The Arsenal club also has a women's team, which works very closely with the main team - the men's.
5 Manchester City
Football club from the city of Manchester, founded in 1880. Originally it had the names St Mark's and Ardwick. And since 1894 it has been called Manchester City.
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Football club Bayern was founded in 1900 in Munich. It is the most titled club in Germany, as well as the first German club to win the FIFA Cup.
3 Manchester United
This club was founded in 1878 in Stretford. Until 1902 it was called Newton Heath, and then was renamed Manchester United. Manchester is the best club in England. He is also one of the founders of the English Premier League. In 1968, he became the first English club to win the European Cup.
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This football club was founded in 1899 in Barcelona. This football club is famous for the fact that it has never left the top football division of Spain. In 2009, the club won all the most significant tournaments during the year. The club included famous players such as Leonel Messi and Ronaldinho.
1 Real Madrid
Real Madrid was founded in 1902. Since its foundation, the club has distinguished itself by winning the Spanish Cup for four years in a row. The strongest players played in this club, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinetdine Zidane, Ronaldo, Javid Beckham and many others. It is one of the most titled football clubs. This club also won the Champions League 11 times, which is an absolute record. Real Madrid is the best football club according to FIFA.
The most titled football club in the world in history can be determined by counting all the team's trophies won in all tournaments. However, there is one nuance here, namely the level of competition in which this or that trophy was won. This article will present a list of the 10 football teams with the most titles won. Only trophies won in the following competitions will be taken into account:
- National League;
- Country Cups;
- National Super Cup;
- International tournaments (Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup).
- Rangers (Scotland) – 115 trophies;
- Celtic (Scotland) – 108;
- Real Madrid (Spain) - 84;
- Barcelona (Spain) – 83;
- Benfica (Portugal) – 82;
- Porto (Portugal) – 75;
- Ajax (Netherlands) – 72;
- Manchester United (England) – 65;
- Bavaria (Germany) – 65;
- Liverpool (England) – 60.
Detailed information for each command. Let's start from the bottom up.
10. Liverpool
The Merseysiders have collected 60 official trophies and continue to be a super club in Europe. In recent years, Liverpool have become less likely to win major competitions, but history has allowed the club to break into our top 10.
- English Championship – 18;
- FA Cup – 7;
- Football League Cup – 8;
- English Super Cup – 15;
- Champions League – 6;
- Europa League – 3;
- UEFA Super Cup – 3;
- Total – 60.
9. Bavaria
The most successful German team took 9th place in this list. Bayern was a mega popular club with enormous talent at its disposal. The Bavarians have dominated the Bundesliga for many years and show no signs of slowing down.
- German Championship – 28;
- German Cup – 18;
- German Super Cup – 5;
- German League Cup – 6;
- Champions League – 5;
- Cup Winners' Cup – 1;
- UEFA Cup – 1;
- UEFA Super Cup – 1;
- Total – 64.
8. Manchester United
One of the most expensive clubs on the planet reached its greatest heights under Alex Ferguson. More recently, the Red Devils were a fearsome force in Europe, but after the departure of the legendary Scottish coach, their power has faded significantly. And yet, Manchester United remains the most titled football club in England, several awards ahead of Liverpool.
- English Championship – 20;
- FA Cup – 12;
- Football League Cup – 5;
- English Super Cup - 21;
- Champions League – 3;
- Europa League – 1;
- Cup Winners' Cup – 1;
- UEFA Super Cup – 1;
- Intercontinental Cup – 1;
- Total – 65.
7. Ajax
Ajax is famous throughout the world for its football academy. They groom young talents who later become superstars. The team achieved its greatest heights with the legendary Johan Cruyff, when between 1971 and 1973 the Amsterdam team won the UEFA Champions League 3 times.
- Championship Netherlands – 34;
- Cup Netherlands – 19;
- Dutch Super Cup – 8;
- Champions League – 4;
- Europa League – 2;
- UEFA Super Cup – 3;
- Cup Winners' Cup – 1;
- Intercontinental Cup – 2;
- Total - 72.
6. Porto
Since its founding, Porto has had virtually no equal in its home country. This club is the author of many records in Portugal, including the number of titles won.
- Portuguese Championship – 28;
- Portuguese Cup – 20;
- Portuguese Super Cup – 20;
- Champions League – 2;
- Europa League – 2;
- UEFA Super Cup – 1;
- Intercontinental Cup – 2;
- Total – 74.
5. Benfica
In recent years, Benfica has taken away the title of “the most successful club in Portugal” from Porto. In 2014, the Eagles managed to win all 4 trophies in the country, which allowed them to jump above their eternal competitors.
- Portuguese Championship – 37;
- Portuguese Cup – 29;
- Portuguese Super Cup -7;
- Portuguese League Cup – 7;
- Champions League – 2;
- Total – 82.
4. Barcelona
The Catalan club has achieved success on the European and world stage, both thanks to its students raised at the La Masia academy, and by signing stars from other clubs. If there were no Real Madrid in the Spanish Championship, then Barca would completely dominate and win all tournaments in the country.
- Spanish Championship – 26;
- Spanish Cup – 30;
- Spanish Super Cup – 13;
- Champions League – 5;
- Cup Winners' Cup – 4;
- UEFA Super Cup – 5;
- Total - 83.
3. Real Madrid
Real Madrid's exploits are known throughout the world. This legendary team has won the largest number of international titles. As many as 13 UEFA Champions League Cups have been won by the club over its long history, which still remains an unsurpassed record. The Royal Club is the most titled football club in terms of the number of international cups won.
- Spanish Championship – 33;
- Spanish Cup – 19;
- Spanish Super Cup – 10;
- Champions League – 13;
- UEFA Super Cup – 4;
- Europa League – 2;
- Intercontinental Cup – 3;
- Total – 84.
2. Celtic
It may have been strange for many readers to see Celtic in 2nd place in our rankings, but this is true. Celts have managed to collect many trophies domestically and are also the only Scottish club to have won the European Cup.
- Scottish Championship – 50;
- Scottish Cup – 39;
- Scottish League Cup – 18;
- European Champions Cup – 1;
- Total - 108.
1.Rangers
Surprisingly, the most titled club in the world is Rangers from Glasgow. The Rangers collected all their trophies and awards in Scotland, and the only international trophy is the Cup Winners' Cup, won in 1972. Thus, 114 titles allowed Rangers to climb to the first place on our list.
- Scottish Championship – 54;
- Scottish Cup – 33;
- Scottish League Cup – 27;
- Cup Winners' Cup – 1;
- Total – 115.
Last data update 06/01/2019
Conclusion
From today's article you learned that Rangers are the most titled football club in the world, with 115 titles. Also in the top 10 are the giants of world football, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Manchester United.
Football is the number one sport in the world, whose popularity extends to all corners of the planet. Among all the football clubs, identifying the most popular ones is not as easy as it seems at first glance. And all because popularity is not always measured by trophies and cups won. It is influenced by both the history of the club (including the history of the region), as well as the philosophy of the game, management and other important factors.
1. Barcelona– founded in 1899 in the city of the same name in Spain.
A four-time winner of the Champions League, moreover, since 2006, Barcelona has won the most prestigious trophy in Europe three times and regularly participated in the semi-finals. In addition to the four-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi, the incredibly popular Brazilian footballer Neymar now shines in the Blaugranas. But Barça is loved around the world not for its trophies or its players, but for its unique playing style.
2. "Manchester United"– founded in 1878 in the city of the same name in England.
Manchester United won the Champions League Cup three times and participated in the finals 5 times in total. Although David Moyes's team is now in a game crisis, and the team does not aspire to anything else (except the Champions League), there are still a lot of Red Devils fans around the world who are still alive that glorious era of Sir Alex Ferguson.
3. "Real"– founded in 1902 in the capital of Spain – Madrid.
Real Madrid have won the Champions League 9 times, which is a world record. Madrid world 2017. In addition, the Royal Club is the most popular in Spain (approximately 23.8% of Spaniards support Los Blancos). And the presence of stars of such caliber as Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Sergio Ramos, Iker Casillas and others only increases the popularity of Real Madrid around the world.
4. Bayern– founded in 1900 in the south of Germany in the city of Munich.
The German grandee is often called the “Star of the South”. Bayern has always been and is considered one of the strongest teams in Europe. In the 2012/2013 season, the Bavarians, led by Jupp Heynckes, won every possible trophy in the domestic and international arenas. Thanks to such successes, as well as successful performances already with Pep Guardiola (UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup), the Munich team further increased their popularity in the world.
5. "Arsenal"– founded in 1886 in London.
For more than 8 years, the Gunners have not been able to win a single title, but thanks to financial profitability and popularity in the world, head coach Arsene Wenger is not fired. And the reason for the unique popularity of the club lies in the philosophy of Arsene Wenger, who builds his team’s game on the principle of entertainment and efficiency. Arsenal's game is a pleasure to watch for any football fan. The club often tours Asia, where it is incredibly popular.
6. Chelsea– founded in 1905 in London (like Arsenal).
The popularity of this London club has increased significantly under Roman Abramovich, who spares no expense on Chelsea. And after signing a contract with Jose Mourinho in 2004, the whole world started talking about Chelsea. At the moment, Chelsea is again coached by the “special” Jose, who is building a new team of talented young players (Oscar, Andre Schürrle, Willian and others).
7. Juventus– founded in 1897 in Turin.
The two-time Italian champion of the last two seasons is confidently moving towards the next Scudetto, which further increases the popularity of this club in the country (Juve is considered the most popular in Italy). And in other countries there are still a huge number of fans who remember the glorious history of the great club of the era of Michel Platini, as well as Roberto Baggio, Zinedine Zidane, Pavel Nedved, Alessandro Del Piero and other famous football players.
8. "Liverpool"– founded in 1892 in the city of the same name in Great Britain.
By the way, this is the second team in terms of titles in England (and the best in terms of the number of Champions League cups won among other English teams). Liverpool fans from the whole world has finally waited for the time when their favorite club will again fight for a place in the Champions League (and perhaps an even more long-awaited championship) and delight with its play.
9. "Milan"– founded in 1899, in the city of the same name, the fashion capital of Italy.
The Rossoneri are now going through a very difficult period (they may not even get into the Europa League). The only bright spot this season was the return of Kaka and Clarence Seedorf (the latter became the head coach of the red-blacks). Despite everything, Silvio Berlusconi's club still remains popular in other countries due to its previous achievements.
10. "Sao Paulo"– founded in 1930 in the city of the same name in Brazil.
Three-time winner of the Libertadores Cup (analogous to the Champions League in South America). They may not be the most popular club in Brazil, but Sao Paulo have a huge following around the world.
As you can see, almost the absolute majority of the most popular clubs on the planet are located in Europe. Therefore, players from Brazil and other countries are trying to get into one of the European championships in order to be visible to the best football clubs in the world.
Currently, the most popular football clubs in the world can be determined using social networks, namely by the number of subscribers to the page of a particular club.
Since 2005, Real Madrid and Barcelona have gained enormous popularity on social networks, displacing Premier League giants Chelsea and Manchester United from the top spots. This happened for the reason that the management of the Spanish giants began to invest considerable funds in the team. Many star players came to Barça and Real Madrid, who made the team stronger, which in turn contributed to the clubs winning many trophies. Thus, the popularity of the “cream” and “blue garnets” has grown significantly in recent years, and with the development of the Internet, many fans have subscribed to their pages on social networks.
The site has prepared for you a list of the most popular football teams in the world, which are in great demand on the social networks Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Top three most popular teams: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchecheter United
According to the results of an analysis of social networks, the Catalan “Barcelona” is the most popular on the Internet among all the clubs in the world. The team owes much of its recognition to stars Lionel Messi and Neymar, whose social pages are followed by millions of people around the globe.
Real Madrid, which won its 12th UEFA Champions League title in 2017, took second place in this ranking, despite the fact that the page of the club's main star is the most popular on social networks among all athletes. By the way, more than 250 million people follow him on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Manchester United is considered one of the. Millions of football fans support the Red Devils, and with the arrival of Paul Pogba last year, the number of readers on Manchester United's social pages has increased significantly.
Top 20 most popular football clubs on social networks
- Zenit (Russia) - 2.1 million subscribers
- West Ham (England) - 3.3 million subscribers
- Schalke (Germany) - 3.7 million subscribers
- Inter Milan (Italy) - 8.6 million subscribers
- Leicester City (England) - 9 million subscribers
- Roma (Italy) - 10.7 million subscribers
- Tottenham (England) - 11.1 million subscribers
- Atlético Madrid (Spain) - 19.1 million subscribers
- Borussia Dortmund (Germany) - 21 million subscribers
- Manchester City (England) - 30.9 million subscribers
Twitter: 4
- AC Milan (Italy) - 33.1 million subscribers
- Juventus (Italy) - 35 million subscribers
- Paris Saint-Germain (France) - 38.1 million subscribers
- Liverpool (England) - 40.2 million subscribers
- Bayern Munich (Germany) - 52.8 million subscribers
- Arsenal (England) - 55.3 million subscribers
Twitter: 9
- Chelsea (England) - 63.5 million subscribers
- Manchester United (England) - 97.9 million subscribers
- Real Madrid (Spain) - 159.5 million subscribers
- Barcelona (Spain) - 159.9 million subscribers
34th place - Everton/ Everton is an English football club from Liverpool, 9-time champion of England. Club stadium Goodison Park on average 36 thousand 892 fans attend (92% of the stadium capacity).
33rd place - Benfica/ Benfica is a Portuguese football club from Lisbon, 32-time national champion. Club stadium Estádio da Luz on average 36 thousand 975 fans attend (56% of the stadium capacity).
32nd place - Celtic/ Celtic is a Scottish football club from Glasgow, 43-time champion of Scotland. Club stadium Celtic Park an average of 38 thousand 228 fans (63% of the stadium capacity).
31st place - Juventus/ Juventus is an Italian football club from Turin, 30-time national champion. The club stadium is attended by an average of 38 thousand 989 fans (95% of the stadium capacity).
30th place - Milan/ Milan is an Italian football club from the city of the same name, 18-time national champion. Stadium San Siro At home games in Milan, an average of 39 thousand 340 people attend (49% of the stadium capacity).
29th place - Roma/ Roma is an Italian football club from Rome, three-time national champion. Olympic Stadium Roma's home games are attended by an average of 39,747 fans (54% of the stadium's capacity).
28th place - Lille/ Lille is a French football club from the city of the same name, three-time national champion. Club stadium Grand Stade Lille Metropole Lille's home games are attended by an average of 40,052 fans (80% of the stadium's capacity).
27th place - Werder/ Werder is a German football club from Bremen, four-time national champion. Weserstadion Werder's home games are attended by an average of 41,117 people (98% of the stadium's capacity).
26th place - Chelsea/ Chelsea is an English football club from London, four-time champion of England. Club stadium Stamford Bridge Chelsea's home games are attended by an average of 41,603 people (99% of the stadium's capacity).
25th place - Fortune/ Fortuna is a German football club from Düsseldorf, national champion in 1933. Club stadium Esprit Arena At Fortuna's home games, an average of 42 thousand 156 people attend (77% of the stadium's capacity).
24th place - Sunderland/ Sunderland is an English football club from the city of the same name, 6-time champion of England. Stadium of Light Sunderland's home games are attended by an average of 42,178 people (86% of the stadium's capacity).
23rd place - Paris Saint-Germain/ Paris Saint-Germain is a French football club from Paris, two-time national champion. Club stadium Parc des Princes At PSG home games, an average of 42 thousand 832 people attend (94% of the stadium's capacity).
22nd place - Miner/ Shakhtar is a Ukrainian football club from Donetsk, 7-time champion of Ukraine. Club stadium Donbass-Arena Shakhtar's home games are attended by an average of 42,937 people (83% of the stadium's capacity).
21st place - Valencia/ Valencia is a Spanish football club from the city of the same name, 6-time national champion. Club stadium Mestalla Valencia's home games have an average attendance of 43 thousand people (82% of the stadium's capacity).
20th place - Internationale/ Internazionale (often abbreviated as Inter) is an Italian football club from Milan. Club stadium Giuseppe Meazza At Inter's home games, an average of 43 thousand 4 people attend (54% of the stadium's capacity).
19th place - Nuremberg/ Nürnberg is a German football club from the city of the same name, 9-time national champion. Max Morlock Stadium on average 43 thousand 162 fans attend (86% of the stadium capacity).
18th place - Liverpool/ Liverpool is an English football club from the city of the same name, 18-time champion of England. Club stadium Enfield on average 44 thousand 724 fans attend (99% of the stadium capacity).
17th place - Atlético/ Atlético is a Spanish football club from Madrid, 9-time national champion. Club stadium Vicente Calderon on average 44 thousand 833 fans attend (82% of the stadium capacity).
16th place - Feyenoord/ Feyenoord is a Dutch football club from Rotterdam, 14-time national champion. Club stadium De Cuyp on average 45 thousand 200 fans attend (88% of the stadium capacity).
15th place - Hannover 96/ Hannover 96 is a German football club from Hannover, two-time national champion. Club stadium AVD-Arena an average of 49.5 thousand fans attend (93% of the stadium's capacity).
14th place - Eintracht/ Eintracht is a German football club from Frankfurt am Main, German champion in 1959. Club stadium Commerzbank Arena on average 46 thousand 275 fans attend (90% of the stadium capacity).
13th place - Manchester city/ Manchester City is an English football club from Manchester, 3-time champion of England. Club stadium Etihad on average 46 thousand 689 fans attend (98% of the stadium capacity).
12th place - Borussia/ Borussia is a German football club from Mönchengladbach, 5-time national champion. Club stadium Borussia Park on average 49 thousand 353 fans attend (91% of the stadium capacity).
11th place - Stuttgart/ Stuttgart is a German football club from the city of the same name, 5-time German champion. Club stadium Mercedes-Benz Arena on average 49 thousand 647 fans attend (82% of the stadium capacity).
10th place - Ajax/ Ajax is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam, 31-time national champion. Club stadium Amsterdam Arena on average 49 thousand 806 fans attend (94% of the stadium capacity).
9th place - Newcastle United/ Newcastle United is an English football club from the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 4-time champion of England. Club stadium St James's Park on average 50 thousand 637 fans attend (97% of the stadium capacity).
8th place - Hamburg Sports Association / Hamburger Sport-Verein or simply Hamburg- German football club from the city of the same name, 6-time national champion. Club stadium Imtech Arena an average of 54 thousand 849 fans (96% of the stadium capacity).
7th place - Arsenal/ Arsenal is an English football club from London, 13-time national champion. Club stadium Emirates on average 60 thousand 94 fans attend (100% of the stadium capacity).
6th place - Schalke 04/ Schalke 04 is a German football club from Gelsenkirchen, 7-time German champion. Club stadium Veltins Arena on average 60 thousand 898 fans attend (99% of the stadium capacity).
5th place - Bavaria/ Bayern is a German football club from Munich, 22-time national champion. Club stadium Allianz Arena an average of 71 thousand fans attend (99% of the stadium's capacity).
4th place - Real/ Real is a Spanish football club from Madrid, 32-time national champion. Club stadium Santiago Bernabeu On average, 72 thousand fans attend (90% of the stadium's capacity).
3rd place - Manchester United/ Manchester United is an English football club from Manchester, 19-time champion of England. Club stadium Old Trafford on average 75 thousand 427 fans attend (100% of the stadium capacity).
2nd place - Barcelona/ Barcelona is a Spanish football club from the city of the same name, 21-time national champion. Club stadium camp Nou on average 76 thousand 582 fans attend (77% of the stadium capacity).
1 place - Borussia/ Borussia is a German football club from Dortmund, 8-time national champion. Club stadium Signal Iduna Park on average 80 thousand 645 fans attend (100% of the stadium capacity). It is noteworthy that the population of Dortmund within the city limits is only 581 thousand people and one might think that every seventh resident of the city goes to Borussia matches. However, it is not. Borussia also has many fans in neighboring cities, which have a direct border with Dortmund and together form an agglomeration of 1.65 million people.
In preparing the article, materials from the blog “European Cups and UEFA odds” on sports.ru were partially used