Many football fans wonder which football club has won the most trophies in the world. Manchester United, Barcelona, Chelsea, and Real Madrid often come to mind, but none of them is the most decorated club in world football. Keep reading to see the football club with the most trophies in the world.
You’ll also learn who has won the most trophies between Manchester United and Liverpool, which English football club has the most titles and more!
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Which Club in England Has the Highest Trophy Count?
Manchester United recently won their 67th trophy, beating Newcastle United to lift the Carabao Cup, also known as the League Cup. The Premier League giants have the most number of English trophies and owe a lot of their success to Sir Matt Busy and Sir Alex Ferguson.
So, seven years of Jurgen Klopp. He’s quite simply the best thing that’s happened to Liverpool in my lifetime.
Magnificent football, many trophies, one of the greatest managers of his generation, and most importantly, a humble, classy human being.
Stay forever… pic.twitter.com/VFqxf7gJJH
— Henry Jackson (@HenryJackson87) October 8, 2022
Still, the Red Devils are not the most successful English club. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool holds the honour with 19 league titles, 8 FA Cups, and 9 EFL cups. Liverpool have won the most trophies in English football.
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Who Has More Trophies Between Barcelona and Real Madrid?
Barcelona and Real Madrid are among the best football clubs in Spain, Europe, and the world. Great players like Zidane, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi played for either club, helping win domestic and continental cups.
Messi in 2019 when asked who is the best player in the world:
“Today, there are very good players, Neymar, Mbappe, Suárez, Hazard. But I take Cristiano of that group and put him with me.”
🐐x🐐 pic.twitter.com/2PTE20POp8
— TCR. (@TeamCRonaldo) May 22, 2023
Real Madrid, managed by Carlo Ancelotti, has won 35 La Liga titles, while Barcelona, led by club legend Xavi, have 27 titles.
Los Blancos also have 14 UEFA Champions League titles against Barcelona’s five. While the Catalan club has 31 Copa del Rey against Madrid’s 19, their major trophy count is 63. Madrid has 68. Therefore, Madrid has won more major trophies between Barcelona and Real Madrid.
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How Many Trophies Has Barcelona Won in Total?
Barcelona have in total now won 94 major titles, namely: 27 La Liga, 31 Copa del Rey, 14 Supercopa de Espana, 5 Champions Leagues, 5 UEFA Super Cups, 4 UEFA Cup Winner’s Cups, 3 FIFA Club World Cups, 3 Copa Eva Duarte and 2 Copa de la Liga.
Barcelona are La Liga Champions 🏆🔵🔴
It’s their first league title under Xavi 🤩
pic.twitter.com/bfkZ2P87mN— SPORTbible (@sportbible) May 14, 2023
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Which Club Has Won the Most Trophies in England?
Liverpool is the best club per total titles won in English football. The Merseyside giants have secured 68 trophies so far, including five UEFA Champions Leagues, the most in England.
Coming to European football, Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid side is the undisputed king. They have won the most major trophies in European football with 68 trophies.
Real Madrid inevitable UCL win this season 🏆🤍
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— Noodle Vini (@vini_ball) May 17, 2023
Below are a few interesting stats regarding trophies won in Europe:
- Real Madrid lead the most trophies won in European competitions with 21 titles.
- Liverpool are next with 13 titles (6 UCL, 4 UEFA Super Cup, 3 UEFA Europa League)
- AC Milan comes next with 12 titles (7 UCL, 5 UEFA Europa League)
- Barcelona are 4th on the list with 10 titles (5 UCL, 5 UEFA Super Cup)
- Country-wise, Spanish teams hold the record for the most victories in each of the three main UEFA club competitions. Real Madrid, European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles – 14; Sevilla, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League titles – 6; Barcelona, Cup Winners’ Cup titles – 4
- Milan shares the most UEFA Super Cup wins (5) with Barcelona and the most Intercontinental Cup wins (3) with Real Madrid.
- German clubs Stuttgart, Schalke 04 and Hamburg, including Spanish club Villarreal are the record holders by titles won in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, winning it twice each.
- Manchester United, Ajax, Juventus, Chelsea and Bayern Munich are the only teams to have won all of UEFA’s three main club competitions – European Cup/UEFA Champions League, Cup Winners’ Cup, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.
- Juventus is the only side to have won all UEFA club competitions, which additionally comprises the Intercontinental Cup, the Intertoto Cup, and the Super Cup.
The below table lists every club that has won at least one UEFA club competition.
30. Club Atletico Independiente – Argentina – 43 trophies
29. Fenerbahce – Turkey – 43 trophies
28. Deportivo Saprissa – Costa Rica – 46 trophies
27. River Plate – Argentina – 48 trophies
26. CSKA Sofia – Bulgaria – 48 trophies
25. AC Milan – Italy – 48 trophies
24. Grasshopper Club Zurich – Switzerland – 49 trophies
23. Zamalek – Egypt – 52 trophies
22. Deportivo Colo-Colo – Chile – 53 trophies
21. Club Olimpia – Paraguay – 54 trophies
20. Boca Juniors – Argentina – 56 trophies
19. FCSB – Romania – 58 trophies
18. Anderlecht – Belgium – 60 trophies
16. Galatasaray – Turkey – 61 trophies
15. Juventus – Italy – 66 trophies
14. Manchester United – England – 67 trophies
14. Liverpool – England – 68 trophies
13. Ajax – Netherlands – 70 trophies
12. Porto – Portugal – 76 trophies
11. Olympiacos – Greece – 77 trophies
10. Bayern Munich – Germany – 78 trophies
9. Al-Faisaly – Jordan – 79 trophies
8. Benfica – Portugal – 83 trophies
7. Barcelona – Spain – 94 trophies
6. Real Madrid – Spain – 96 trophies
5. Atletico Penarol – Uruguay – 108 trophies
4. Celtic – Scotland – 111 trophies
3. Club Nacional de Football – Uruguay – 115 trophies
2. Rangers – Scotland – 116 trophies
1. Al Ahly – Egypt – 118 trophies
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