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Prior to the break up of the Soviet Union, Armenian clubs were part of Soviet competition.
Prior to the break up of the Soviet Union, Armenian clubs were part of Soviet competition.
[[Ararat Yerevan]] was one of just two non-Russian clubs to win the Soviet double, in 1973, with [[Nikita Simonian]] at the helm. They also won the post-independence Armenian Double in 1993.
[[Ararat Yerevan]] was one of just two non-Russian clubs to win the Soviet double, in 1973, with [[Nikita Simonyan]] at the helm. They also won the post-independence Armenian Double in 1993.


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Revision as of 01:34, 23 June 2013

This article is about "The Double" in football. For other uses, see Double.

The Double, in association football, is the achievement of winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season. It can also mean beating a team both home and away in the same league season, a feat often noted as doing the double over a particular side.

The first club to achieve a double was Preston North End in 1889, winning the FA Cup and the Football League in the inaugural season of the league.

History of The Double

Algeria Algeria

CR Belouizdad holds the record for number of doubles.[1]

Club # Wins Seasons
CR Belouizdad 3 1966, 1969, 1970
ES Setif 2 1967, 2012
JS Kabylie 2 1977, 1986
MO Constantine 1 1974
MC Alger 1 1976
WA Tlemcen 1 1998
USM Alger 1 2003

Argentina Argentina

Boca Juniors are the only club to simultaneously win the Argentine Primera División and the Copa Argentina, doing so only once in 1969.

Armenian Soviet Socialist RepublicArmenia Armenia

Prior to the break up of the Soviet Union, Armenian clubs were part of Soviet competition. Ararat Yerevan was one of just two non-Russian clubs to win the Soviet double, in 1973, with Nikita Simonyan at the helm. They also won the post-independence Armenian Double in 1993.

Australia Australia

Club # Wins Seasons
Melbourne Victory 2 2006-07, 2008-09
Sydney FC 1 2009-10
Adelaide City 1 1991-92
Melbourne Knights FC 1 1994-95
South Melbourne FC 1 1997-98
Perth Glory 1 2003-04

Belgium Belgium

Club Number Years
Anderlecht
3
1965, 1972, 1994
Club Brugge
2
1977, 1996
Cercle Brugge
1
1927
Union Saint-Gilloise
1
1913

Bolivia Bolivia

Club Bolívar are the only club to complete the double having won both the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano and Copa Aerosur in 2009.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Only one team has managed to obtain the double in Bosnia and Herzegovina by winning the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup:

Brazil Brazil

Due to the large size of the country and the late development of the transportion and communication infrastructure needed to support it, a nationwide first division football competition did not emerge until 1971 with the founding of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The Copa do Brasil is even more recent, beginning in 1989. Since then, there has been only one domestic double at national level. Cruzeiro won the honours in 2003 (as part of The Treble), after also taking the title in their state league, the Campeonato Mineiro and the Brazilian Cup, the Copa do Brasil

Prior to this, there were several instances of clubs winning their state league and either a local cup competition, or the now defunct nationwide Taça Brasil.

Chile Chile

Two teams have won the Chilean double of the Chilean Primera División and Copa Chile.

Club Number Years
Colo-Colo
4
1981, 1989, 1990, 1996
Universidad de Chile
1
2000

Croatia Croatia

Two teams have won the Croatian double of the Prva HNL title and the Croatian Cup.

Club Number Years
Dinamo Zagreb
8
1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
Hajduk Split
1
1995

Prior to the break up of the country, Hajduk also won the Yugoslav double, winning both the Yugoslav First League and Yugoslav Cup in 1974.

Colombia Colombia

Millonarios are the only Colombian club to win the double, taking both the Categoría Primera A and Copa Colombia in 1953 and 1963.

Denmark Denmark

Four teams have won the Danish double of the Danish Superliga and the Danish Cup.

Club Number Years
Aarhus GF
3
1955, 1957, 1960
Vejle
2
1958, 1972
Brøndby IF
4
1998, 2005
FC Copenhagen
2
2004, 2009

England England

In England, winning the Double involves finishing first in the League – Division One prior to 1992, and since then, the Premier League – and winning the FA Cup.

The Aston Villa team of 1897 that won The Double.
  • Arsenal in 1971, 1998 and 2002 (the only club to win the double both before and subsequent to the start of the Premier League era, and the only club to do so in more than once decade).

Faroe Islands Faroe Islands

Several teams have won the Faroese double (Faroese: Greipan) of the Faroe Islands Premier League and the Faroe Islands Cup.

  • HB (12) 1955, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1998, 2004
  • KÍ (3) 1966, 1967, 1999
  • TB (1) 1977
  • GÍ (2) 1983, 1996

Finland Finland

Doubles in Finland have been possible since 1955, when the Finnish Cup was inaugurated.

Multiple doubles, consisting of Veikkausliiga championship and the Finnish Cup, have been achieved by two clubs, FC Haka of Valkeakoski (1960, 1977), and HJK Helsinki (1981, 2003, 2011). Tampere United has won one double, in 2007.

France France

Several clubs have realised the French Double : FC Sète (1934), RC Paris (1936), Lille (1946, 2011), OGC Nice (1952), Stade de Reims (1958), AS Monaco (1963), Saint-Étienne (1968, 1970, 1974, 1975), Marseille (1972, 1989), Girondins de Bordeaux (1987), Auxerre (1996) and Lyon (2008).

Germany Germany

Germany Inter-war period

A national cup competition was introduced in Germany in 1935, and was known as the Tschammer-Pokal for the country's then minister of sport. Between 1935 and the suspension of cup play in 1944 because of World War II, the Double was won only once.

Germany Bundesliga era

Play for what had become the DFB-Pokal was resumed following the war in 1953 and up until well after the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963, no club was able to complete the double. A new cup trophy was introduced as it was felt the previous one was associated with the Nazi period.

In the modern-day Bundesliga era, the double has been won by several clubs.

  • Bayern Munich (9) 1969, 1986, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013 ( As part of treble)

East Germany East Germany (defunct)

Following World War II, a separate football competition emerged in the Russian-occupied eastern area of Germany. The first division DDR-Oberliga was active from 1947-48 to 1990-91 (not held 1960-61) and saw the introduction of the FDGB-Pokal in 1949. The cup competition was not staged in 1950-51, 1952–53 and 1960–61. Five doubles were won in East German competition:

Since the reunification of Germany no former East German club has won either the Bundesliga title or the DFB Pokal, and as of 2012, none of these former double winners are competing in the top tier.

Greece Greece

In Greece, only the big three of Athens have managed to win the double of the Super League Greece and the Greek Cup.

Club Number Years
Olympiacos
16
1947, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
Panathinaikos
8
1969, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1995, 2004, 2010
AEK Athens
2
1939, 1978

Olympiacos' 1959 season included the double, as well as four other unofficial cups, for a total of six trophies.

Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland

In Ireland, The Double is achieved by winning the League of Ireland and FAI Cup. A clean sweep can be achieved by also winning the League of Ireland Cup and the Setanta Cup. Although no team as yet has done this, Bohemians managed a similar feat in 1928 season by winning the League, FAI Cup, the League of Ireland Shield, Leinster Senior Cup. Derry City FC completed 'The Treble' in 1988/'89 by also winning the League of Ireland Cup.

Club Number Years
Shamrock Rovers
6
1925, 1932, 1964, 1985, 1986, 1987
Bohemians
3
1928, 2001, 2008
Dundalk
2
1979, 1988
St James's Gate
1
1922
Cork United
1
1942
Cork Athletic
1
1951
Derry City
1
1989
Shelbourne
1
2000

Iran Iran

Iranian clubs have made two doubles of Iran's Premier Football league and Hazfi Cup.

Israel Israel

In Israel, the Double can be achieved by winning the Top division championship and the Israel State Cup. The team that has won the most doubles to date is Maccabi Tel Aviv, with six wins, followed by their city rivals, Hapoel Tel Aviv with four wins. A total of 14 doubles has been won.

Club Doubles Double-winning seasons
Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 1946–47, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1969–70, 1976–77, 1995–96
Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 1933–34, 1937–38, 1999–2000, 2009–10
Maccabi Haifa 1 1990–91
Beitar Jerusalem 1 2007–08
Maccabi Netanya 1 1977–78
British Police 1 1931–32

Italy Italy

Five Italians club share seven doubles of the Serie A championship and the Coppa Italia.

In 2006, Inter finished third in Serie A but were awarded the title as the highest placed club not to be involved in the 2006 Italian football scandal. The club's 2010 double was made the Treble with their UEFA Champions League victory.

Japan Japan

The Japanese Double is generally considered to be winning the league championship (the Japan Soccer League Division 1 until 1991-92 and the J. League Division 1 since then) and the Emperor's Cup. Winning the league and the Japan Soccer League Cup or its successor the J. League Cup is rare, and rarer still is winning the Emperor's Cup and the second division title.

First Division and Emperor's Cup

Club Doubles Years
Urawa Red Diamonds 3 1973, 1978, 2006
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1965, 1967
Shonan Bellmare 2 1977, 1979
Tokyo Verdy 2 1984, 1986–87
Yokohama F. Marinos 2 1988-89, 1989–90
Kashima Antlers 2 2000, 2007
Kashiwa Reysol 1 1972
Cerezo Osaka 1 1974
JEF United Ichihara Chiba 1 1976

First Division and League Cup

Club Doubles Years
Tokyo Verdy 3 1991-92, 1993, 1994
Yokohama F. Marinos 2 1988-89, 1989–90
Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1978
Kashima Antlers 1 2000

(NOTE: Except for Verdy, every other club won the achievement as part of a Treble. No First Division was held in 1992 and no League Cup was held in 1974, 1975, and 1995.)

Emperor's Cup and Second Division

Club Doubles Years
NKK 1 1981
Júbilo Iwata 1 1982
F.C. Tokyo 1 2011

Luxembourg Luxembourg

In Luxembourgian football, the Double is made up of the National Division title and the Luxembourg Cup. As there are no other senior football competitions in the country, and no club have never come close to winning any European tournament, the Double is the ultimate achievement for a Luxembourgian club in one season.

It has been accomplished twenty-three times in the eighty-four years in which the Luxembourg Cup has been contested. By far the most successful club has been Jeunesse Esch, who have completed eight Doubles.

Club Doubles Years
Jeunesse Esch 8 1937, 1954, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1997, 1999
FA Red Boys Differdange 3 1926, 1931, 1979
FC Avenir Beggen 3 1984, 1993, 1994
F91 Dudelange 3 2006, 2007, 2009
CS Fola Esch 1 1923
CA Spora Luxembourg 1 1928
Stade Dudelange 1 1948
FC Progrès Niedercorn 1 1978
Union Luxembourg 1 1991
CS Grevenmacher 1 2003

Moldova Moldova

Sheriff Tiraspol were only founded in 1997, but have come to dominate the Moldovan game, winning every title from 2001 to 2010 inclusive. Six of these were double wins: 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. However Sheriff have never won the Moldovan Super Cup in any of their Double-winning years, though one reason for this was the Super Cup was not played in 2009 and 2010. One other club has won the double, Zimbru Chişinău in 1998.

Netherlands Netherlands

Club Number Years
Ajax
7
1967, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1983, 1998, 2002
PSV
4
1976, 1988, 1989, 2005
Feyenoord
3
1965, 1969, 1984
AZ
1
1981
HVV
1
1903
RAP Amsterdam
1
1899

New Zealand New Zealand

Club Number Years
Auckland City
2
2004-05, 2005-06
Waitakere United
2
2007-08, 2010-11

Norway Norway

Six teams have won the Norwegian Double (Norwegian Football Cup and Norwegian Premier League)

Club Doubles Years
Rosenborg
7
1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003
Fredrikstad
3
1938, 1957, 1961
Lyn Football
1
1968
Strømsgodset
1
1970
Lillestrøm
1
1977
Viking
1
1979

Philippines Philippines

Due to the sporadic nature of football competitions in the country, with a league not in place until the 21st century, and only the United Football League (UFL) to last more than a season, and a national cup competition not being consistently held annually, achieving a double has been mostly impossible until recently. The establishment of the UFL in 2009 led to annual league and cup tournaments. The institution of the PFF National Men's Club Championship (the national cup) in 2011 (next held in 2013) after years of dormancy meant that a domestic treble could now be contested. In 2013, a super cup is expected to be played, paving the way for a UFL treble.

Since the establishment of the UFL in 2009, a league double has been achieved twice. A domestic double (a title each from the UFL and the PFF) or a domestic treble (a UFL double and a PFF title) has yet to be won.

Club Doubles Years
Philippine Air Force
1
2011 (United Football League and UFL Cup)
Stallion Sta. Lucia 2013 (United Football League and UFL Cup)

Poland Poland

In Poland, the Double is called "dublet" and is achieved by winning the top tier league Ekstraklasa and the Puchar Polski. Till now, Legia Warsaw is the only team to achieve Domestic Treble by winning the two trophies and the SuperCup title.

Club Number Years
Legia Warsaw
5
1955, 1956, 1993, 1994, 2013
Górnik Zabrze
3
1965, 1971, 1972
Ruch Chorzów
1
1974
Lech Poznań
1
1984
Wisła Kraków
1
2003

Portugal Portugal

In Portugal, the Double is called "Dobradinha" and is achieved by winning the top tier league and the Portuguese Cup. Without surprise, only the Big Three have done it since the nationwide round-robin league competition was introduced in 1934.

On account of the League Cup having been introduced in 2007 only, a Treble has been considered since the Super Cup was introduced in 1979. Winning it after achieving the Double (contested between the League champion and the Cup runner-up when Doubles happen) was attained only by Sporting (1982 and 2002) and F.C. Porto (1998, 2003, 2006 and 2009).

Sporting was the first side to achieve the Double (1941) as well as the first domestic Treble (1982). Benfica never achieved any type of Treble, but holds the record for Doubles (9). Benfica also became the only side to complete the double of League and League Cup in 2009-10.

Three Quadruples are considered for F.C. Porto in 2003 when José Mourinho lead them to win the domestic Treble and the UEFA Cup, in 2004 when they won the domestic League, the Champions League, the domestic Supercup and the Intercontinental Cup and 2011 when André Villas-Boas lead Porto to the domestic Treble and UEFA Europa League.

Club Number Years
Benfica1
9
1943, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1969, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1987
Porto
7
1956, 1988, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011
Sporting CP2
6
1941, 1948, 1954, 1974, 1982, 2002

1Benfica also Doubled F.C. Porto in 1981 and 1983, and could have made it Treble, since the Supercup was already existent (since 1979): Porto not only saved a triple horror by winning the 1981 and 1983 Supercups, but filling the slot for European Cup Winners' Cup 1983–84 as 1983 Portuguese Cup runners-up, they even managed to reach the final, failing their first Quadruple in 1984 by a close margin.

2In 1974, Sporting was the first team to win the Double over the same team, making Benfica running up in both League and Cup. Almost winning a European Treble, Sporting saw 1. FC Magdeburg win 1974 Cup Winners' Cup after being eliminated by them in the semi-finals by one goal and after a series of misfortunes (two injuries, an own-goal at home, a missed penalty and a shot on the post). That year, Hector Yazalde established a record of goals scored in one Portuguese football season which still lasts to this day.

Romania Romania

In Romania, the Double is called the Event and can be achieved by winning the Liga I and the Cupa României. The team that has won the most doubles to date is Steaua Bucureşti, with nine wins, followed by their city rivals, Dinamo Bucureşti with six wins. In recent times, CFR Cluj has won the Double twice, being the fourth non-Bucharest team to do so, after Universitatea Craiova, UT Arad and, the now defunct team, Ripensia Timişoara.

Club Number Years
Steaua Bucureşti
9
1951, 1952, 1976, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997
Dinamo Bucureşti
6
1964, 1982, 1984, 1990, 2000, 2004
CFR Cluj
2
2008, 2010
Universitatea Craiova
2
1981, 1991
UT Arad
1
1948
Ripensia Timişoara
1
1936

Scotland Scotland

Three teams have accomplished the double of the Scottish league championship and the Scottish Cup. Only Aberdeen have managed to break the Old Firm trend, following their stint of success in the 1980s.

Club Number Seasons
Rangers
18
1927–28, 1929–30, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1948–49, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1963–64, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2008–09
Celtic
15
1906–07, 1907–08, 1913–14, 1953–54, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1987–88, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2012–13
Aberdeen
1
1983–84

Serbia Serbia

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia included clubs which are today part of competitions in Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia. Serbian side FK Partizan won the Yugoslav Double in 1947. Red Star Belgrade made the Double on five occasions (1959, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1990).

By the mid-1990s, as the Yugoslav state broke up, the league was reduced to clubs from only Serbia and Montenegro. During this period, Partizan won the Double in 1994 and Red Star in 1995, 2001, 2004 and 2006.

In 2006, Montenegro seceded, and ran its own league from 2006–07 onwards. This ushered in the era of the Serbian Superliga where to date only Partizan has won the Double (2008, 2009, 2011).

Slovenia Slovenia

Two teams have won the Slovenian double of the Slovenian PrvaLiga title and the Slovenian Cup.

Soviet Union Soviet Union and Russia Russia

Six teams achieved the Double of the Soviet Top League and the USSR Cup in the former in the Soviet Union. The final Soviet championship was contested in 1991 and, following the breakup of the USSR, newly independent states organised their own national competitions, with UEFA holding the Russian Premier League as successor to the old Soviet league.

All but two of the Soviet-era winners were clubs were from Soviet Russia (RSFSR), with the exceptions being from the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Both of these clubs have since won the Double in their new leagues, while other ex-Soviet clubs that never won the Soviet Double, have gone on to win their current domestic Double.

Club Soviet Union Russia Total
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicDinamo Moscow 1937
1
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicRussiaSpartak Moscow 1938, 1939, 1958 1992, 1994, 1998
6
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicRussiaCSKA Moscow 1948, 1951, 1991 2005, 2006, 2013
6
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicTorpedo Moscow 1960
1
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist RepublicDynamo Kyiv 1966, 1974, 1985, 1990 n/a
11
RussiaZenit St. Petersburg 2010
1
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Ararat Yerevan 1973 n/a
1

Spain Spain

In Spain, winning the Primera División in conjunction with the Copa del Rey has been achieved on fifteen occasions between four different clubs:

Barcelona's 2009 Double was part of the club's Treble which also included their UEFA Champions League victory.

Sweden Sweden

In Sweden there are a total of six teams who have managed the double, for a total of fifteen times. In 1982, IFK Göteborg also managed to combine it with winning the UEFA Cup.

Club Number Years
Malmö FF
7
1944, 1951, 1953, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1986
IFK Göteborg
3
1982, 1983, 1991
Djurgårdens IF
2
2002, 2005
Helsingborgs IF
2
1941, 2011
AIK
1
2009

Turkey Turkey

In Turkey, four teams have won the Double of the Süper Lig and the Turkish Cup.

Club Number Years
Galatasaray
5
1963, 1973, 1993, 1999, 2000
Fenerbahçe
3
1968, 1974, 1983
Beşiktaş
2
1990, 2009
Trabzonspor
2
1977, 1984

Ukraine Ukraine

Prior to the break up of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian clubs were part of Soviet competition. Since 1992, the country has had its own domestic competition. Dynamo Kyiv has 4 Soviet and 7 Ukrainian Doubles among its honours.

Club Soviet Union Ukraine Total
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist RepublicUkraineDynamo Kyiv 1966, 1974, 1985, 1990 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007
11
UkraineShakhtar Donetsk 2002, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
5

United States United States

Currently in the United States, the Double may mean either the MLS Double, which is achieved by winning both the MLS Supporters Shield and the MLS Cup,[2] or a league/cup Double of either the MLS Cup or Supporters Shield, as well as the U.S. Open Cup or Canadian Championship for United States and Canadian clubs, respectively. The Double may also be a combination of any of the domestic cups mentioned above and the CONCACAF Champions League.

The following is a list of doubles in the United States in the MLS era:

Club Number Years
D.C. United
3
1996 (MLS Cup, US Open Cup), 1997 (Supporters Shield, MLS Cup), 1999 (Supporters Shield, MLS Cup)
Los Angeles Galaxy
3
2002 (Supporters Shield, MLS Cup), 2005 (MLS Cup, US Open Cup), 2011 ( Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup)
Chicago Fire
2
1998 (MLS Cup, US Open Cup), 2003 (Supporters Shield, US Open Cup)
Sporting Kansas City
1
2000 (Supporters Shield, MLS Cup)
Columbus Crew
1
2008 (Supporters Shield, MLS Cup)

Venezuela Venezuela

To complete the double, a club must win the Venezuelan Primera División and the Copa Venezuela.

Wales Wales

In Wales, The Double is achieved by winning the Welsh Premier League and Welsh Cup. Achieving this and also winning the Welsh League Cup would make a domestic Treble'. To date, three teams have achieved the Double and two have achieved the Treble.

Club Number Years
Barry Town
4
1997, 2001, 2002, 2003
The New Saints
2
2004, 2012
Rhyl
1
2005

League & League Cup Double

A rarer, and less coveted, domestic double is that of winning the league championship and the League Cup. In many leagues this can not be done as there is no second domestic cup competition (as in Italy and the Netherlands) or it has been disbanded (such as in Spain and Denmark). The format of league cups and the number of participating teams can vary enormously from one country to another. In the case of Germany, it should be noted that the DFB-Ligapokal was played in the summer months prior to the Bundesliga and therefore was won in the preceding calendar year to the title win.

Club Country Number
won 		Year(s) won Notes
Rangers Scotland Scotland 17 1947, 1948, 1961, 1964, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011
Celtic Scotland Scotland 9 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2013 As part of the quintuple with the European Cup, Scottish Cup and the Glasgow Cup in 1966-67
Bayern Munich Germany Germany 5 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008
Liverpool England England 3 1982, 1983, 1984 As part of the Treble with the European Cup in 1983-84
Maccabi Haifa Israel Israel 2 1994, 2006
The New Saints Wales Wales 2 2006, 2010
Beitar Jerusalem Israel Israel 1 1998
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Israel Israel 1 2012
Melbourne Victory Australia Australia 1 2009 As part of a domestic Treble
Hearts Scotland Scotland 1 1960
Nottingham Forest England England 1 1978
Chelsea England England 1 2005
Manchester United England England 1 2009
Anderlecht Belgium Belgium 1 2001
Wisła Kraków Poland Poland 1 2001
Legia Warsaw Poland Poland 1 2002
Brøndby IF Denmark Denmark 1 2005 Part of a domestic treble
Bordeaux France France 1 2009
Marseille France France 1 2010
Benfica Portugal Portugal 1 2010

Doubles in lower divisions

In many countries, knock-out competitions exclusive to clubs outside the top division(s) also exist. This gives lower ranked clubs a chance to win a double. Examples include:

Trans-State Double

A very rare event. A Trans-State double occurs when a club wins a league and a cup which technically belong to two different countries and different associations. This happens as a result of a change in the political situation in the club’s home country. There are two useful examples:

Club League Won Cup Won Year Circumstance
Rapid Vienna Austria Austrian Football Bundesliga Germany Tschammerpokal 1938 Anschluss
Spartak Moscow Russia Russian Top League Soviet Union Soviet Cup 1992 Dissolution of the Soviet Union

European Doubles

The European Double (Double champions)

In the same spirit as the European Treble, the European Double consists of winning the top tier European tournament (currently the UEFA Champions League) and domestic league title in a single season or calendar year. This has been achieved on 23 occasions by 15 clubs from 56 European competitions. FC Barcelona has achieved this on the most number of occasions (4). Ajax Amsterdam and Real Madrid are the only teams that have successfully defended a European Double. Jose Mourinho has the unique distinction of being the only manager to achieve this double with two different clubs, having done so with Porto (2004) and Internazionale (2010).

Club Country Number
won 		Year(s) won
Barcelona  Spain
4
1992, 2006, 2009*, 2011
Ajax  Netherlands
3
1972*, 1973, 1995
Bayern Munich  Germany
3
1974, 2001, 2013*
Real Madrid  Spain
2
1957, 1958
Inter Milan  Italy
2
1965, 2010*
Liverpool  England
2
1977, 1984*
Manchester United  England
2
1999*, 2008
Benfica  Portugal
1
1961
Celtic  Scotland
1
1967*
Hamburg  Germany
1
1983
Steaua Bucureşti  Romania
1
1986
PSV Eindhoven  Netherlands
1
1988*
Red Star Belgrade  Serbia
1
1991
Milan  Italy
1
1994
Porto  Portugal
1
2004

The Unbeaten Double

In 1994–95, Louis Van Gaal's Ajax with players such as Jari Litmanen, Patrick Kluivert, Marc Overmars, Frank and Ronald de Boer, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Winston Bogarde, Michael Reiziger, and Edwin van der Sar succeeded an unbeaten double, winning the Dutch Eredivisie with a 27–7–0 record, and the UEFA Champions League with a 7–4–0 record. Van Gaal's dream team was the only club to achieve a European Double with no defeat.

League & Europa League Double

The UEFA Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup), with a domestic league title win, offers the chance for a club to win a lesser European double; but arguably a more prestigious achievement than a domestic double. This has been completed on fourteen occasions.

Club Country Number
won 		Year(s) won
Liverpool  England
2
1973, 1976
Gōteborg  Sweden
2
1982 (part of The Treble), 1987[g]
Porto  Portugal
2
2003, 2011, (both part of The Treble)
Feyenoord  Netherlands
1
1974
Borussia Mönchengladbach  Germany
1
1975
Juventus  Italy
1
1977
PSV Eindhoven  Netherlands
1
1978
Real Madrid  Spain
1
1986
Galatasaray  Turkey
1
2000 (part of The Treble)
Valencia  Spain
1
2004
Zenit St. Petersburg  Russia
1
2008

g In 1987, Gothenburg finished third in the Allsvenskan. At this time, the title was decided by a play-off between the top four teams. They defeated first placed Malmo FF in the play-off final.

League & Cup Winners' Cup

Simlarly, there were six occasions of clubs winning their League and the now defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (CWC). No club ever won the CWC as part of a recognised treble. In the case of FC Mageburg and Dynamo Kiev, it is also worth noting that the domestic Championships they won are also now disbanded, due to German reunification and the disintegration of the Soviet Union respectively.

Club Country League Number
won 		Year(s) won
Dynamo Kyiv  Soviet Union Soviet Top League
2
1975, 1986
Milan  Italy Serie A
1
1968
Magdeburg  East Germany DDR-Oberliga
1
1974
Juventus  Italy Serie A
1
1984
Everton  England Division One
1
1985

Continental Double

A Continental Double is identical to the European Double, but for sides outside the UEFA confederation winning the primary continental cup competition and the domestic league title. For example, the Copa Libertadores and top tier domestic league title in the CONMEBOL confederation would form a Continental Double. The Continental Double may be won in a calendar year, rather than a single season.

Club Country League Number
won 		Year(s) won
South Melbourne FC  Australia National Soccer League
1
1999

Cup Double

There are various possible combinations of winning two knock-out competitions.

Domestic Cup Double

A Domestic Cup Double consists of winning both domestic cup competitions in a single season or calendar year (for seasons when this double was won in conjunction with the league title see Domestic Treble). Examples include:

Club Country Association Cup Secondary Cup Year(s) won Notes
Paris Saint-Germain France France Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue 1995 & 1998
Barcelona Spain Spain Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga 1983 Beat Real Madrid in both finals
Arsenal England England FA Cup Football League Cup 1993 Beat Sheffield Wednesday in both finals
Bayern Munich Germany Germany DFB-Pokal DFB-Ligapokal 1997/98
Melbourne Victory Australia Australia A-league Championship A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup 2008-09 Won as part of a domestic Treble
Liverpool England England FA Cup League Cup 2001 Also won the UEFA Cup
Chelsea England England FA Cup League Cup 2007

European Cup Double

There have been several occasions when a club has won its Association's cup or League Cup and a UEFA trophy but not its League title. For European cup doubles won in conjunction with the League title, see The Treble.

Club Country Domestic Cup Won UEFA Trophy Year of Win
Fiorentina Italy Italy Coppa Italia Cup Winners' Cup 1961
Benfica Portugal Portugal Taça de Portugal European Cup 1962
Bayern Munich Germany Germany DFB Pokal Cup Winners' Cup 1967
Manchester City England England Football League Cup Cup Winners' Cup 1970
Ajax Netherlands Netherlands KNVB Cup European Cup 1971
Milan Italy Italy Coppa Italia Cup Winners' Cup 1973
Anderlecht Belgium Belgium Belgian Cup Cup Winners' Cup 1978
Liverpool England England Football League Cup European Cup 1981
Aberdeen Scotland Scotland Scottish Cup Cup Winners' Cup 1983
Real Madrid Spain Spain Copa de la Liga UEFA Cup 1985
Ajax Netherlands Netherlands KNVB Cup Cup Winners' Cup 1987
Juventus Italy Italy Coppa Italia UEFA Cup 1990
Barcelona Spain Spain Copa del Rey Cup Winners' Cup 1997
Chelsea England England Football League Cup Cup Winners' Cup 1998
Parma Italy Italy Coppa Italia UEFA Cup 1999
Liverpool England England FA Cup &
League Cup 		UEFA Cup 2001[L]
Milan Italy Italy Coppa Italia Champions League 2003
Sevilla Spain Spain Copa del Rey UEFA Cup 2007
Chelsea England England FA Cup Champions League 2012

L A unique Cup Treble.

Other

A combination of domestic league or cup and a lesser domestic or continental trophy may be won in the same season. Examples include (this list does not include doubles achieved as part of a treble):

  • Espanyol won the Copa del Rey and Copa Catalunya in 2006. This would not normally be counted as a domestic cup double comparable to those mentioned above, as the latter competition is not nationwide or league-wide.

International Double

A national team cannot usually win a FIFA World Cup and their continental championship in the same year because they are usually not held in the same year (except for the Africa Cup of Nations), but one which wins both titles consecutively could be said to have "done the double".

Total Number of Doubles

Club Nation Number of
doubles
Linfield  Northern Ireland 23
Rangers  Scotland 18
Olympiacos  Greece 16
Muharraq Club  Bahrain 16
Celtic  Scotland 15
Al-Ahly  Egypt 13
Levski Sofia  Bulgaria 13
HB  Faroe Islands 12
AS Central Sport  Tahiti 11
CSKA Sofia  Bulgaria 11
Dinamo Kyiv  Ukraine 11
Djoliba  Mali 11
Austria Wien  Austria 10
Al-Ansar  Lebanon 10
Red Star Belgrade  Serbia 10
Benfica  Portugal  9
Steaua Bucureşti  Romania  9
Al-Faisaly  Jordan  9
Bayern Munich  Germany  9
Grasshopper   Switzerland  8
Jeunesse Esch  Luxembourg  8
Mimosas  Ivory Coast  8
Étoile Filante  Burkina Faso  8
Panathinaikos  Greece  8
Dinamo Zagreb  Croatia  8
Dinamo Tbilisi  Georgia  8
Malmö  Sweden  7
Partizani Tirana  Albania  7
Maccabi Tel Aviv  Israel  7
Ajax  Netherlands  7
Skonto  Latvia  7
Rosenborg  Norway  7
Porto  Portugal  7
Dynamos  Zimbabwe  7
Weymouth Wales  Barbados  6
Rapid Vienna  Austria  6
Shamrock Rovers  Ireland  6
Africa Sports  Ivory Coast  6
Dinamo Tirana  Albania  6
Kaizer Chiefs  South Africa  6
Spartak Moscow  Russia  6
Sporting  Portugal  6
Saint-Louisienne  Réunion  6
Villa  Uganda  6
Dinamo Bucureşti  Romania  6
Ferencvárosi  Hungary  6
Elman  Somalia  6
Sahel  Niger  6
Stade Malien  Mali  6
Club Franciscain  Martinique  6
Pakhtakor  Uzbekistan  6
Al-Merrikh  Sudan  6
Sheriff Tiraspol  Moldova  6
CSKA Moscow  Russia  6
Nacional  Uruguay  5
Admira Wacker  Austria  5
Al-Arabi  Kuwait  5
Vita Club  DR Congo  5
Mechal [includes Army] (Addis Abeba)  Ethiopia  5
Omonia  Cyprus  5
Athletic Bilbao  Spain  5
Diaraf  Senegal  5
Vital'O  Burundi  5
Galatasaray  Turkey  5
Hearts of Oak  Ghana  5
Atlético Petróleos  Angola  5
Saunders  Sri Lanka  5
Valletta  Malta  5
Saint-Georges  French Guiana  5
Sliema Wanderers  Malta  5
South China  Hong Kong  5
Wallidan  The Gambia  5
Barcelona  Spain  5
Partizan Belgrade  Serbia  5
Coton Sport  Cameroon  5
Espérance  Tunisia  5
Basel   Switzerland  5
A.P.R.  Rwanda  5
Qadsia  Kuwait  5
Legia Warsaw  Poland  5
Shakhtar Donetsk  Ukraine  5
Maribor  Slovenia  4
Floriana  Malta  4
Saint-Étienne  France  4
Real Madrid  Spain  4
Nkana  Zambia  4
Saint-Pierroise  Réunion  4
APOEL  Cyprus  4
Akraness  Iceland  4
Colo-Colo  Chile  4
MTK  Hungary  4
Invincible Eleven  Liberia  4
Vénus  Tahiti  4
Mighty Barrolle  Liberia  4
Mazembe  DR Congo  4
Barry Town  Wales  4
PSV  Netherlands  4
North Village Rams  Bermuda  4
Sparta Prague  Czech  4
Costa do Sol  Mozambique  4
Levadia Tallinn  Estonia  4
Dordoi Bishkek  Kyrgyzstan  4
Al-Karamah  Syria  4
Ferroviário  Mozambique  4
Hapoel Tel Aviv  Israel  4
Al-Wehdat  Jordan  4
St Michel United  Seychelles  4
Reykjavíkur  Iceland  4

Notable Double Winning Managers

  • Sven-Göran Eriksson is the only manager to win a domestic double in three different countries, having done so in Sweden, Portugal and Italy with Göteborg (1981–82), Benfica (1982–83) and Lazio (1999–00) respectively. Note that this included back-to-back double wins in separate countries.

See also

References

  1. ^ Data collected from rsssf.com
  2. ^ Doyle, Matt. "Armchair Analyst: Cup, Shield a perfect combo". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. ^ B Division Supplementary Cup (1945-1952)
  4. ^ Chelsea also won the League Cup and the FA cup in 2007. "Football : Season Details: 1968" krysstal.com (accessed 17 October 2006)

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