European association football club records and statistics
This article details men's professional football club records and statistics (individual and collective) in Europe.
The records and stats look across all European clubs competing in the highest divisions and levels of European professional football, allowing for cross-competition comparison. Therefore, the coverage only considers for domestic competitions the top-division of the national league and its cups (national cup, league cup, super cup); for continental competitions, all UEFA club competitions including – although recognized but not organized by UEFA – the Fairs Cup as the predecessor to the UEFA Cup;[1][2] and additionally, on an intercontinental scale, both the FIFA Club World Cup and its defunct predecessor, the Intercontinental Cup, which was endorsed by UEFA (Europe) and CONMEBOL (South America).
All competitions for men's european football clubs
| National club competitions | European club competitions | Intercontinental / worldwide club competitions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | European Cup / Champions League [1955–1992 / 1992–] |
Fairs Cup [1955–1971] |
UEFA Cup / Europa League [1971–2009 / 2009–] |
Cup Winners' Cup [1960–1999] |
Europa Conference League [2021–] |
UEFA Super Cup [1973–] |
UEFA Intertoto Cup [1995–2008] |
Intercontinental Cup [1960–2004] |
FIFA Club World Cup [2000–] |
| UEFA club competition | UEFA club competition | FIFA club competition | ||||||||||
Individual records
Most goals in a season in all club competitions
Only the period starting from the implementation of the modern offside rule in 1925 is considered for this list. Under the revised offside rule introduced in 1925, a player would be deemed offside unless there were two opposing players (including the goalkeeper) positioned ahead of them.
| National League | |
| National Cup | |
| League Cup | |
| Super Cup | |
| European Cup / UEFA Champions League | |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | |
| UEFA Super Cup | |
| Fairs Cup | |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
| FIFA Club World Cup |
| Number of goals scored in a national club competition | |
| Number of goals scored in a European club competition | |
| Number of goals scored in an intercontinental / worldwide club competition | |
| ‡ | Player won the European Golden Shoe |
| Red | Number of goals with which the European Golden Shoe was won |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had scored 50 or more goals in a season at that time |
- The list refers to goals in all national club competitions (top division), all European club competitions organized by UEFA (excluding UEFA qualifying rounds)[3][4] and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as the predecessor of the UEFA Cup[2] and all intercontinental / worldwide club competitions (excluding the International Champions Cup)
- Does not include goals scored in the Intertoto Cup (1961–1994),[3][4] in pre-season friendly / invitational tournaments and international goals in the national team
Club records
Most consecutive national league titles
Source:[70]
- 14 – Skonto Riga (1991–2004)
- 14 – Lincoln Red Imps (2003–2016)
- 13 – Rosenborg (1992–2004)
- 13 – BATE Borisov (2006–2018)
- 12 – Ludogorets Razgrad (2012–present)
- 11 – Dinamo Zagreb (2006–2016)
- 11 – Bayern Munich (2013–present)
- 10 – MTK Budapest (1914, 1917–1925)
- 10 – BFC Dynamo (1979–1988)
- 10 – Dinamo Tbilisi (1990–1999)
- 10 – Pyunik (2001–2010)
- 10 – Sheriff Tiraspol (2001–2010)
- 10 – Red Bull Salzburg (2014–present)
Longest unbeaten run across all competitions
Source:[71]
After the introduction of UEFA club competitions (1955–56)
- 48 – Benfica (1963–1965)
- 45 – Dinamo Zagreb (2014–2015)
- 45 – Rijeka (2016–2017)
- 44 – Rangers (1992–1993)
- 43 – Juventus (2011–2012)
- 42 – Milan (1991–1992)
- 42 – Ajax (1995–1996)
- 40 – Fiorentina (1955–1956)
- 40 – Nottingham Forest (1978)
- 40 – Real Madrid (2016–2017)
- 40 – Red Star Belgrade (2020–2021)
Most consecutive wins across all competitions
Italic denotes record that was not achieved in country's top tier (unofficial record for non-professional leagues).
- 36 – Jersey Bulls in 2019–20 and 2020–21[72]
- 32 – South Shields in 2016–17[73]
- 27 – Hereford in 2015–16[74]
- 27 – East Kilbride in 2016–17[75]
- 27 – The New Saints in 2016–17[76]
- 26 – Dresdner SC in 1942–43[77]
- 26 – Ajax in 1971–72[77]
- 26 – Salisbury City reserves in 2007–08[78]
- 23 – Red Star Belgrade in 1999–2000 and 2000–01[79]
- 23 – Bayern Munich in 2019–20 and 2020–21[80]
- 22 – Real Madrid in 2014–15[81]
- 21 – Manchester City in 2020–21[82]
- 19 – Fenerbahçe in 2022–23 and 2023–24 (ongoing)[83]
- 18 – Barcelona in 2005–06[84]
- 18 – Benfica in 2010–11[85]
- 18 – Porto in 2018–19[85]
- 17 – Galatasaray in 2022–23[86][87]
- 17 – Celtic in 2016–17[88]
- 17 – Celtic in 2022–23[89]
- 16 – Bordeaux in 2008–09 and 2009–10[citation needed]
- 16 – Paris Saint-Germain in 2015–16[90]
- 15 – Milan in 1991–92 and 1992–93[citation needed]
- 15 – Real Madrid in 2011–12[91]
Longest unbeaten league run
Source:[92]
- 104 – Steaua București (1986–1989)
- 88 – Lincoln Red Imps (2009–2014)
- 65 – Red Star Belgrade (2021–2023)
- 63 – Sheriff Tiraspol (2006–2008)
- 62 – Celtic (1915–1917)
- 61 – Levadia (2008–2009)
- 60 – Union SG (1933–1935)
- 59 – Shirak (1993–1995)
- 59 – Pyunik (2002–2004)
- 58 – Milan (1991–1993)
- 58 – Olympiacos (1972–1974)
- 58 – Porto (2020–2022)
- 58 – Skonto (1993–1996)
- 57 – Red Star Belgrade (2017–2019)[93]
- 56 – Celtic (2016–2017)
- 56 – Benfica (1976–1978)
- 55 – Porto (2010–2012)
- 55 – Shakhtar Donetsk (2000–2002)
Longest unbeaten league home run
Source:[94]
- 121 – Real Madrid (1957–1965)
- 119 – Red Star Belgrade (2017–present)[95][better source needed]
- 96 – Red Star Belgrade (1998–2004)
- 93 – PSV Eindhoven (1983–1989)
- 92 – Nantes (1976–1981)
- 91 – Torino (1943–1949)[96][better source needed]
- 90 – Trabzonspor (1975–1981)
- 89 – Spartak Trnava (1968–1974)
- 86 – Chelsea (2004–2008)
- 85 – Panathinaikos (1973–1978)
- 81 – Porto (2008–2014)
Most consecutive wins in domestic league
Source:[97]
Italic denotes record that was not achieved in country's top tier (unofficial record for non-professional leagues).
- 30 – Tiverton Town, between 1995–96[98] and 1996–97[99]
- 29 – Benfica, between 1971–72 and 1972–73[77]
- 28 – Ferencváros in 1931–32[100][101] and 1932–33
- 28 – Dinamo Zagreb, between 2006–07 and 2007–08
- 25 – Dinamo Tirana, between 1951 and 1952
- 25 – Celtic in 2003–04[97]
- 24 – Red Star Belgrade in 2015–16[102]
- 23 – Dresdner SC in 1942–43[100]
- 23 – Malmö FF, between 1948–49 and 1949–50
- 22 – PSV Eindhoven in 1987–88
- 22 – Kapaz in 1997–98
- 22 – The New Saints in 2016–17
- 19 – Ajax in 1971–72, between 1994–95 and 1995–96[103][104]
- 19 – Bayern Munich in 2013–14
- 19 – Hereford in 2015–16[74]
- 18 – Manchester City in 2017–18
- 18 – Liverpool in 2019–20
Longest run of games scored in
- Bayern Munich – 85 (16 February 2020 – 23 October 2021)[105]
- Real Madrid – 73 (30 April 2016 – 17 September 2017)[106]
- Bayern Munich – 61 (16 March 2013 – 5 April 2014)[107]
Highest attendance at a European domestic match
147,365 – Celtic vs Aberdeen, 1936–37 Scottish Cup[citation needed]
Highest goal margin (aggregate) in European Cup
- 18 – Benfica against Stade Dudelange in 1965–66 European Cup[108]
Biggest title-winning points margins
Source:[112]
- 31 – Paris Saint-Germain in 2015–16
- 31 – Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2018–19
- 31 – Young Boys in 2020–21
- 30 – Celtic in 2016–17
- 29 – Celtic in 2013–14
- 28 – Dinamo Zagreb in 2007–08
- 28 – Olympiacos in 2015–16
- 27 – Skonto in 1997
- 27 – The New Saints in 2016–17
- 26 – Barry Town in 1997–98
- 26 – Copenhagen in 2010–11
See also
- European Golden Shoe
- List of world association football records
- UEFA club competition records and statistics
Notes
- ^ Henrik Larsson also scored a goal in the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Cup in 2000–01. Including the UEFA club competition qualifying rounds, Larsson scored 53 goals in the 2000–01 season.
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Further reading
- Robertson, Forrest; Ross, David. The First 100 Years of Hampden. First Press Publishing. ISBN 1-901603-18-0.
External links
- England All-Time Topscorers - Top Level Only (archived)