European association football club records and statistics
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This page details football club records in Europe.
Individual records
Most goals in a season
- All records happened while the players' clubs in top-flight domestic league
- *: No European football competition before 1955
- **: No domestic cup competition held
- ^: No Golden Shoe Award before 1967
Most league goals scored for one club (first tier)
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Bold indicates ongoing.
- 404 — Uwe Seeler for Hamburger SV[6]
- 395 — Jimmy McGrory for Celtic
- 365 — Gerd Müller for Bayern Munich
- 331 — Fernando Peyroteo for Sporting CP
- 311 — Metin Oktay for Galatasaray SK
- 310 — Dixie Dean for Everton
- 308 — Willy van der Kuijlen for PSV Eindhoven
- 290 — José Águas for Benfica
- 288 — Fernando Gomes for FC Porto[7]
- 255 — Joe Smith for Bolton Wanderers
- 255 — Nat Lofthouse for Bolton Wanderers
- 251 — Telmo Zarra for Athletic Bilbao
- 251 — Ally McCoist for Rangers
- 250 — Lionel Messi for FC Barcelona
- 248 — Joe Bradford for Birmingham City
- 237 — Francesco Totti for A.S. Roma
- 233 — Gordon Hodgson for Liverpool
- 228 — Raul Gonzalez for Real Madrid
- 228 — Hakan Şükür for Galatasaray SK
- 221 — Steve Bloomer for Derby County[8]
- 220 — Jimmy Greaves for Tottenham Hotspur
- 216 — Alfredo Di Stéfano for Real Madrid
- 210 — Gunnar Nordahl for A.C. Milan
- 209 — Matateu for Belenenses
- 209 — Charlie Buchan for Sunderland
- 204 — Johan Cruyff for Ajax
Most Ballon d'Or (1956–2009) + FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–)
Players still active marked in bold.
Rank | Player | Club | Awards | Years |
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FC Barcelona | 4 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
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AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona[9] | 3 | 1971, 1973, 1974 |
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Juventus | 3 | 1983, 1984, 1985 | |
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AC Milan | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1992 | |
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Real Madrid | 2 | 1957, 1959 |
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Bayern Munich | 2 | 1972, 1976 | |
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Hamburger SV | 2 | 1978, 1979 | |
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Bayern Munich | 2 | 1980, 1981 | |
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Inter Milan,[10]Real Madrid[11] | 2 | 1997, 2002 | |
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Manchester United, Real Madrid | 2 | 2008, 2013 |
Most Goals in one year
Club and National Team [citation needed]
Players still active marked in bold.
No | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals | Year |
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1. | Lionel Messi | ![]() |
Barcelona | 91 | 2012 |
2. | Gerd Müller | ![]() |
Bayern Munich | 85 | 1972 |
3. | Cristiano Ronaldo | ![]() |
Real Madrid | 69 | 2013 |
4. | Cristiano Ronaldo | ![]() |
Real Madrid | 66 | 2012 |
5. | Ferenc Deak | ![]() |
Szentlorinci | 66 | 1946 |
6. | Henk Groot | ![]() |
Ajax | 64 | 1961 |
7. | Dixie Dean | ![]() |
Everton | 63 | 1927 |
8. | Cristiano Ronaldo | ![]() |
Real Madrid | 60 | 2011 |
Youngest players
UEFA Champions League
- 16 years and 87 days — Celestine Babayaro with Anderlecht against Steaua Bucureşti in 1994
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
- 16 years and 51 days — Stefano Okaka Chuka with Roma against Aris in 2005
Team records
Most trophies ever
Only national league, national cup, league cup, national super cup and other certain domestic competitions, UEFA Champions League (European Champion Clubs' Cup), UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (European Cup Winners' Cup), UEFA Europa League (UEFA Cup), UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Super Cup (European Super Cup), Toyota Cup (Intercontinental Cup) and FIFA Club World Cup were taken into account.
No | Club | Domestic | European | Intercontinental | Worldwide | Total |
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1. | Rangers | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
2. | Linfield | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
3. | Celtic | 95 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
4. | Real Madrid | 62 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 79 |
5. | Barcelona | 61 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 78 |
6. | Porto | 67 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 74 |
7. | Benfica | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
8. | Olympiacos | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
9. | Ajax | 59 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 69 |
10. | Bayern Munich | 52 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 63 |
Most trophies in a calendar year
- 6 — Barcelona 2009
- 5 — Barcelona 2011
- 5 — Internazionale 2010
- 5 — Celtic 1967
Most consecutive wins in domestic league
Bold indicates ongoing streak.
- 29 — Benfica between 1971–72 and 1972–73
- 28 — Dinamo Zagreb between 2006–07 and 2007–08
- 25 — Celtic in 2003–04
- 24 — Shakhtar Donetsk between 2011–2012 and 2012–2013
- 22 — Rangers between 1898–99 and 1899–00
- PSV between 1986–87 and 1987–88
- Bangor City between 2010–11
Longest unbeaten run in domestic league
Bold indicates ongoing streak.
- 104 — FC Steaua Bucharest from August 17, 1986 to September 9, 1989
- 63 — FC Sheriff Tiraspol from April 1, 2006 to March 12, 2008
- 62 — Celtic from November 20, 1915 to April 21, 1917
- 61 — Levadia Tallinn from May 10, 2008 to November 7, 2009
- 60 — Union Saint-Gilloise from January 8, 1933 to February 10, 1935
- 59 — Pyunik from October 20, 2002 to November 11, 2004
- 58 — Olympiacos from March 8, 1972 to April 21, 1974
- Milan from May 26, 1991 to March 21, 1993
- Skonto Riga from October 17, 1993 to May 25, 1996
- 56 — Benfica from October 24, 1976 to September 1, 1978
- 55 — Shakhtar Donetsk from July 22, 2000 to August 3, 2002
- Porto from February 28, 2010 to January 29, 2012
- 53 — Porto from October 22, 1994 to March 23, 1996
- Porto from January 29, 2012 to November 30, 2013
- Bayern Munich from October 28, 2012 to April 5, 2014
- 52 — Ajax from August 28, 1994 to January 14, 1996
- 51 — Barry Town from March 22, 1997 to September 7, 1998
- Red Star Belgrade from November 3, 1999 to March 31, 2001
Longest unbeaten run (at home) in domestic league
- 121 — Real Madrid from February 17, 1957 to March 7, 1965
- 112 — Steaua București from November 21, 1989 to August 18, 1996
- 96 — Red Star Belgrade from August 29, 1998 to August 7, 2004
- 93 — PSV from September 17, 1983 to March 19, 1989
- 92 — Nantes from May 15, 1976 to April 7, 1981
- 90 — Trabzonspor from November 30, 1975 to November 1, 1981
Longest unbeaten run (away) in domestic league
- 51 — Dynamo Kyiv between 2005–2006 and 2008–2009
- 40 — Galatasaray between 1998 and 2000
- 38 — Milan between 1991 and 1993
- 36 — Celtic between 1915 and 1917
- 33 — Bayern Munich from 2012 to 2014
Most points in a domestic league season
- 103 (38 games) — Celtic in 2001–02, record for Scottish Premier & All-time record
- 102 (38 games) — Juventus in 2013–14, record for Italian Serie A
- 100 (38 games) — Real Madrid in 2011–12, record for Spanish La Liga
- 100 (38 games) — Barcelona in 2012–13, record for Spanish La Liga
- 99 (38 games) — Barcelona in 2009–10
- 99 (38 games) — Celtic in 2013–14
- 98 (38 games) — Celtic in 2003–04
- 97 (38 games) — Celtic in 2000–01
- 97 (38 games) — Rangers in 2002–03
- 97 (38 games) — Celtic in 2002–03
- 97 (38 games) — Internazionale in 2006–07
- 96 (38 games) — Real Madrid in 2009–10
- 96 (38 games) — Barcelona in 2010–11
- 95 (38 games) — Chelsea in 2004–05, record for English Premier League
- 93 (36 games) — Fenerbahçe in 1988–89, record for Turkey Süper Lig
- 92 (33 games) — Dinamo Zagreb in 2006–07, record for Croatian Prva HNL
Highest attendance at a major European domestic match
- 149,433 — Scottish Cup final Celtic and Aberdeen in 1937 at Hampden Park in Glasgow
Highest goal margin in a UEFA Champions League match
- 8 — Liverpool (8) against Beşiktaş (0) in 2007–08
- 7 — Arsenal (7) against Slavia Prague (0) in 2007–08
- 7 — Marseille (7) against MŠK Žilina (0) in 2010–11
- 7 — Bayern Munich (7) against Basel (0) in 2011–12
- 7 — Juventus (7) against Olympiakos (0) in 2003–04
Highest goal margin (aggregate) in European football
- 21 — Chelsea against Jeunesse Hautcharage in 1971–72
- 1st leg score: Jeunesse Hautcharage 0–8 Chelsea
- 2nd leg score: Chelsea 13–0 Jeunesse Hautcharage
- Aggregate score: Chelsea 21–0 Jeunesse Hautcharage
- 21 — Feyenoord Rotterdam against US Rumelange in 1972–73
- 1st leg score: Feyenoord Rotterdam 9–0 US Rumelange
- 2nd leg score: US Rumelange 0–12 Feyenoord Rotterdam
- Aggregate score: Feyenoord Rotterdam 21–0 US Rumelange
- 18 — Benfica against Stade Dudelange in European Cup 1965–66
- 1st leg score: Stade Dudelange 0–8 Benfica
- 2nd leg score: Benfica 10–0 Stade Dudelange
- Aggregate score: Benfica 18–0 Stade Dudelange
- 18 — Rangers against Valletta in 1983–84
- 1st leg score: Valletta 0–8 Rangers
- 2nd leg score: Rangers 10–0 Valletta
- Aggregate score: Rangers 18–0 Valletta
- 17–Sporting CP against Apoel Nicosia in 1963–64
- 1st leg score Sporting CP 16–1 Apoel Nicosia
- 2nd leg score Apoel Nicosia 0–2 Sporting CP
- Aggregate score: Sporting CP 18–1 Apoel Nicosia
See also
- List of top association football goal scorers by country
- FIFA Ballon d'Or
- Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)
- European Golden Shoe
- La Liga Pichichi Trophy: Top Scorer by year
- Premier League Golden Boot
- List of Bundesliga top scorers by year
- Capocannoniere: Serie A Golden Boot
- Gol Kralı
References
- ^ UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup etc
- ^ League Cup etc
- ^ Most goals in a La Liga season (at least 30 goals)
- ^ Marca, who awards the Pichichi Trophy, accredits Cristiano Ronaldo his goal scored on 18 September 2010 away to Real Sociedad - "Marca".
- ^ La Liga does not accredit him the goal - "La Liga".
- ^ 267 goals scored at regional Oberliga Nord. 137 goals Bundesliga. 40 goals Championship facing rest Oberligas teams. Prior to the Bundesliga, the national champion was determined in a series of knock-out games between 5 regional Oberligas classified teams, after the domestic league ended.
- ^ Two stages. (1974–1980: 125 goals, 1982–1989: 163 goals)
- ^ Two spells. (1892–1906: 206 goals, 1912–1914: 15 goals)
- ^ Johan Cruyff was signed by Barcelona from Ajax mid-way through 1973.
- ^ Ronaldo was signed by Internazionale from Barcelona mid-way through 1997.
- ^ Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Internazionale mid-way through 2002.
- ^ No Super Cup