Top 20 Football Clubs With the Most Trophies in History

Success in football gets measured in trophies and honours. You can talk all you want about the beautiful game, about playing the right way, about moral victories.

When everything settles and the years roll by, what matters are the trophies in the cabinet. The real proof that your club was the best when it counted.

Some clubs have built dynasties that span generations. Others have dominated their domestic scene so completely that the competition barely registers.

A few have managed to conquer Europe when everyone expected them to crumble.

This list celebrates the 20 clubs that have stacked up the most silverware in football history, from the household names everyone recognizes to the giants you might not know exist.

20. FCSB (Romania) – 62 Trophies

Call them Steaua Bucharest, and suddenly everything clicks.

FCSB have piled up 62 trophies despite not even reaching their 100th birthday yet. The club stands miles ahead of anyone else in Romania. The gap is so wide you need a telescope to see who comes second.

The crown jewel remains that European Cup win in 1986, forever known as the Miracle of ’86. Against all odds, against all logic, they won the biggest club competition in world football. Then they backed it up with one of the longest unbeaten runs football has ever seen, stretching across three years.

This is a true underdog story.

FCSB rules Romania by a massive margin, yet Europe still treats them like minnows. But ask their supporters about that European Cup sitting in the trophy room and watch their chests swell.

They earned the right to stand alongside the giants, even if the rest of the continent refuses to see it.

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19. Galatasaray (Turkey) – 63 Trophies

The Turk Telekom Arena creates a cauldron of noise that makes visiting teams seriously reconsider their career choices.

European sides have dreaded going to Istanbul since the early 1990s, when Manchester United arrived to find a famous banner declaring “Welcome to Hell.” The warning was spot on.

Galatasaray stands as the symbol of Turkish footballing power, and their 63 trophies prove this goes way beyond just intimidation.

The supporters create that hellish atmosphere, sure, but the players wearing those famous red and yellow colors have delivered on the pitch year after year. Their latest league and cup double adds another chapter to a story that keeps getting written.

The club keeps manufacturing unforgettable memories.

Each trophy adds weight to their legacy. Manchester United felt their wrath decades ago, but plenty of other clubs have learned the same painful lesson since. When you walk into that stadium, you’d better bring more than talent. You need guts.

18. Anderlecht (Belgium) – 64 Trophies

Belgian giants Anderlecht have stayed competitive for as long as most of us can remember. They seemed to face Manchester United in the Champions League every single year.

That makes perfect sense when you look at their domestic dominance.

Those 64 trophies, accumulated since 1908, showcase remarkable consistency in the Belgian Pro League and various cup competitions. You see purple and white colors on a pitch somewhere in Europe, and Anderlecht immediately springs to mind.

That kind of brand recognition comes from decades of showing up and winning when it matters.

The club built its reputation on reliability and excellence. Sounds boring until you try maintaining that standard for over a century. Plenty of clubs have enjoyed brief moments in the sun. Anderlecht made the sun follow them around.

17. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) – 68 Trophies

Eastern European football has few names bigger than Dinamo Zagreb.

The Croatian giants have dominated their domestic scene so completely that continental football became routine, even if European success has proven harder to capture recently.

Their 68 trophies match Manchester United’s haul.

Think about that for a second. They sit level with arguably the biggest club in world football. They also hold the honor of being the only Croatian club to win a continental trophy, even if it came during the Yugoslavia era.

That 1966-67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup win over Don Revie’s Leeds United, with Juventus beaten along the way, remains a source of enormous pride.

Dinamo keeps churning out talent and winning titles, staying at the summit of Croatian football. The rest of Europe might not always take notice, but the trophy cabinet speaks louder than any marketing campaign ever could.

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16. Manchester United (England) – 68 Trophies

The Theatre of Dreams. Old Trafford. The Busby Babes.

Say any of these, and only one club comes to mind. Manchester United’s 68 trophies paint a portrait of legends spanning generations, from the tragedy of the Munich air disaster in 1958 to the brilliance of the Class of ’92.

The late Sir Bobby Charlton, who passed in 2023, Eric Cantona, Wayne Rooney, and countless others wore that famous red jersey with distinction.

Three Champions League crowns confirm their status as one of Europe’s elite, regardless of what the current Premier League table might suggest.

Recent years have been rough. The heights of the 1990s and 2000s feel like ancient history some days. They stay level with Liverpool as the most successful club in England, and that 2-1 FA Cup win over Manchester City last season reminded everyone that this sleeping giant still has teeth.

Speaking of City, funny how they fail to make this list despite all that oil money. Must sting a bit.

United face Tottenham in the 2025 Europa League final, hungry to add more silverware. The drought might be over, or it might continue. Either way, their legacy stays secure.

15. Liverpool (England) – 68 Trophies

Liverpool Football Club needs no introduction. Anfield roars “You’ll Never Walk Alone” before every match, that anthem adopted from Gerry and the Pacemakers back in the 1960s, now reaching across boundaries and bringing football lovers together everywhere.

Those 68 trophies tell stories of European nights under the lights, of impossible comebacks that defied logic, of legendary figures like Bill Shankly and Kenny Dalglish who shaped the club.

The 30-year wait for a league title ended in 2020, and Arne Slot needed just five years to bring it back to Merseyside. His debut campaign sent the Reds back to the top of the Premier League, with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk leading the charge.

When you add up the major honors, Liverpool edges Manchester United overall as England’s most successful club. That fact alone justifies the swagger you see from their supporters.

They earned every bit of it through decades of excellence.

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14. Juventus (Italy) – 71 Trophies

La Vecchia Signora, The Old Lady, stands as Italy’s most successful football club by a comfortable margin. From Dino Zoff to Alessandro Del Piero, this Turin giant has housed some of the biggest stars ever produced by the sport.

Those 71 trophies represent moments of brilliance built up over more than a century.

The origin story stays fascinating. A group of grammar school students founded what would become one of the biggest clubs in world football. Those teenagers probably never imagined their creation would grow this massive, would mean this much to this many people.

The Old Lady’s powers have faded somewhat in recent years.

The dominance feels less absolute, the aura less intimidating. But the history remains, preserved in that impressive trophy collection that tells the story of Italian football’s greatest dynasty.

13. Ajax (Netherlands) – 73 Trophies

Innovation defines Ajax more than any other word could. The birthplace of Total Football, their academy De Toekomst has worked as a conveyor belt of talent for decades.

Johan Cruyff to Frenkie de Jong represents just one thread in a tapestry woven from skill and vision.

Those 73 trophies, including their European exploits, reflect a philosophy that puts technical excellence above everything else. Four Champions League crowns, three of them consecutive, plus 36 Eredivisie titles paint the picture of sustained excellence.

Only Real Madrid has matched their European record from that era, which shows you the size of what Ajax accomplished.

The 2023-24 campaign brought struggles and supporter unrest.

They bottled the league title in jaw-dropping fashion recently. Ajax has weathered storms before and come out stronger. Their 123-year history suggests plenty more success lies ahead, even if the path forward looks rocky right now.

12. Olympiacos (Greece) – 80 Trophies

Similar to Galatasaray, Olympiacos creates a hugely intimidating home atmosphere at the Karaiskakis Stadium. Despite holding only 33,334 fans, the ground works as a fortress where visiting teams go to have their confidence shattered.

Greek football has belonged to Olympiacos since their 1925 start, and those 80 trophies prove the dominance goes beyond mere intimidation.

The red and white stripes represent more than just colors. They pulse as the heartbeat of countless supporters who live and die with every result.

Their rivalry with Panathinaikos ranks among Europe’s most intense, known as the Mother of all Battles for excellent reasons. The hatred spreads beyond football into basketball, where the animosity burns just as hot.

Olympiacos holds one thing over their rivals that matters most, though. A spot on this list.

They became the first Greek club ever to win a continental competition in 2024, beating Fiorentina to claim the Europa Conference League.

That trophy silenced a lot of doubters and added international credibility to their domestic dominance.

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11. Bayern Munich (Germany) – 84 Trophies

The Bavarian giants have held control of German football for decades.

Their Allianz Arena works as a modern-day colosseum where they showcase football that manages to be both ruthlessly efficient and genuinely elegant. The Bundesliga titles keep piling up alongside impressive European conquests.

That wild streak of 11 consecutive titles finally ended in 2023-24 when Bayer Leverkusen’s invincible season knocked Bayern down to third.

The fact that finishing third gets treated as a catastrophic failure tells you everything about the expectations around this club.

Vincent Kompany restored order this term, winning their 34th title and finally helping Harry Kane escape the curse of being mentioned among the best players never to win a major trophy.

Bayern’s success feels almost inevitable at this point. Other German clubs might challenge occasionally, might snatch a title here or there. But Bayern always comes back, always takes control again. The machine keeps running.

10. Al-Faisaly (Jordan) – 84 Trophies

The name might draw blank stares from many football fans, but Al-Faisaly stands far and away as Jordan’s most successful club. Their dominance puts them in a completely different universe compared to their regional counterparts.

Across 91 years of existence, formerly as Al-Ashbal Club, they have stacked up 35 league titles and 21 Jordan FA Cups.

Domestic success has been harder to come by recently, and AFC stage glory keeps eluding them. But they edge painfully close to breaking that continental duck. The breakthrough might come any day now.

Al-Faisaly proves that massive success exists outside Europe’s spotlight. While the Champions League grabs all the attention, clubs around the world build dynasties and create legacies that matter just as much to their supporters.

9. FC Porto (Portugal) – 86 Trophies

From the banks of the Douro River, Porto has risen as a Portuguese footballing beacon.

The Estadio do Dragao has seen domestic dominance and iconic European nights that made the rest of the continent sit up and take notice.

Those 86 trophies speak of a club merging tradition with modern ambition.

Porto gave us Deco, Ricardo Carvalho, and cult hero Benni McCarthy. Their 2004 Champions League triumph launched Jose Mourinho into the stratosphere, the Portuguese manager quickly jumping to Chelsea, where he called himself the Special One.

While European success has dried up since then, Porto keeps churning out 30 Primeira Liga titles, 19 Taças de Portugal, two European Cups, and two Europa Leagues across their 130-year history.

The club works as a talent factory, developing players who go on to conquer Europe. Porto might not always keep the stars they create, but they keep winning regardless. The system works.

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8. Benfica (Portugal) – 86 Trophies

Benfica sits level with Porto at 86 trophies, creating a fascinating dynamic where Portugal’s two powerhouses share identical trophy hauls.

The Estadio da Luz shakes with passion and euphoria, one of the most impressive and beautiful stadiums in world football.

The club has produced absolute icons. Eusebio won the 1965 Ballon d’Or while representing Benfica, achieving that phenomenal feat in their colors.

Modern stars like Angel Di Maria, Darwin Nunez, David Luiz, and Nemanja Matic have all passed through, proof that Benfica not only spots talent but pushes players to stardom.

Their eye for talent stays as sharp as ever. While Porto gets credit as a selling club, Benfica runs the same model with equal success.

The difference is Benfica does it with more style, more flair, more of everything that makes Portuguese football beautiful to watch.

7. Barcelona (Spain) – 103 Trophies

Barcelona goes beyond being just a club. It represents a philosophy, an identity, a way of life.

Camp Nou has served as the center of tiki-taka football, that mesmerizing style that belongs uniquely to Barca. Those trophies tell not just of victories but moments that fundamentally changed how football gets played.

FC Barcelona, with its recent Super Cup victory on January 11th, 2025, has a total of 103 trophies.

The late 2000s and 2010s marked their most successful period, led by Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest player to ever kick a football.

Cristiano Ronaldo fans might argue with that claim, but even they have to admit Messi belongs in the conversation. Barcelona created an identity that left fans and rivals swooning for years, working as the best team in the world throughout the mid-2010s.

They moved through multiple transitional periods while still churning out world-class squads, a feat that seems impossible until you remember this is Barcelona.

That period stays as a shining example for players, fans, and managers everywhere. The blueprint for how football should look when played at its highest level.

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6. Real Madrid (Spain) – 105 Trophies

The Galacticos narrowly beat Barcelona to claim top spot in Spain, and what a collection they have built. The Santiago Bernabeu works as a theatre of dreams for supporters and a place of absolute nightmares for opponents.

Madrid boasts a staggering 15 European Cups, seven more than any other team in the competition’s history. AC Milan sits in second with eight, which shows you the gap separating Madrid from everyone else.

Thirty-six La Liga titles and 20 Copas del Rey go alongside that European dominance.

They stand as arguably the biggest club in world football with the widest global reach, and the trophy cabinet backs up that claim completely. Carlo Ancelotti’s men wrapped up the 2023-24 La Liga title before a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final pushed their tally to 101.

Recent Intercontinental Cup success pulled them further clear of Barcelona, though missing out on all three domestic trophies this season kept El Clásico competitive.

Real Madrid represents everything glamorous and successful about football.

The all-white kit, the star-studded lineups, the ability to win when it matters most. Other clubs might hate them, but nobody can deny what they have done.

5. Atletico Penarol (Uruguay) – 116 Trophies

One of South American football’s ancient guardians just misses the top four. What makes Penarol truly special is that they have never been relegated from Uruguay’s top division since their 1891 founding.

That fact alone shows longevity and consistent excellence that few clubs anywhere can match.

Their 116 trophies make them Uruguayan legends and South American folklore. The wild part is that loyalties in Uruguay split roughly down the middle between Penarol and Nacional, creating a fiercely intense rivalry known as the Uruguayan Clasico.

Despite sharing their country with an equally successful rival, Penarol keeps finding ways to add silverware.

The club represents old-school South American football, the kind built on passion and pride rather than massive budgets and global marketing.

Their success comes from never accepting mediocrity, never putting up with failure. That mentality kept them at the top for over a century.

4. Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay) – 117 Trophies

Nacional boasts a proud and remarkable history overflowing with glory and success.

Those 117 trophies make them South American royalty, having lifted way more silverware than any other club on the continent. The tales of their dominance read like South American epics.

They edge Penarol by a single trophy in their quest for bragging rights, which must make the Clásico even more intense. Across 125 years, Nacional has won 49 Primera Division crowns in Uruguay, a ridiculous achievement that shows sustained excellence across multiple generations.

Both Uruguayan clubs on this list prove that success and greatness exist outside Europe’s spotlight.

While the Champions League dominates headlines, these South American giants have built legacies just as impressive and meaningful to their communities.

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3. Rangers (Scotland) – 118 Trophies

The blue half of Glasgow claims third place with 118 trophies, including 55 Scottish first-tier League Championships since 1890.

Ibrox ranks among the most famous stadiums in the British Isles, that atmosphere helping create the glory Rangers have piled up over the decades.

They trail Celtic by just two trophies now, a gap that nearly closed in recent seasons. Had things gone differently the last couple of years, the Rangers would rule Scotland. The Old Firm rivalry defines Scottish football: two giants locked in eternal combat for supremacy.

Rangers represent more than just football in Glasgow. The club carries cultural weight, religious significance, and historical importance. Blue is more than a color. It marks an identity passed down through generations.

2. Celtic (Scotland) – 120 Trophies

Celtic pulled further ahead with their 120th trophy, keeping their edge over Rangers in football’s most intense rivalry. This club goes beyond the sport itself, representing emotion and tradition that runs deeper than mere results.

Celtic Park, known as Parkhead and famous for its raucous atmosphere, has witnessed countless memories across 137 years.

The dominance Celtic and Rangers share in the Scottish Premiership has helped both clubs build massive trophy hauls throughout the 20th century.

For Celtic supporters, those green and white hoops stand for pride and deep-rooted club culture in a city divided by color.

Celtic became the first British club to win the European Cup in 1967, the Lisbon Lions beating Inter Milan thanks to Stevie Chalmers’ famous strike. That triumph kicked off an era of success that saw them pile up 55 league titles, matching Rangers’ record with their 2024-25 win. More titles will surely follow.

Despite Celtic winning 13 of the last 14 Scottish league titles, they only just matched Rangers’ total of 55.

That stat shows the incredible history between these two clubs. Together, the Glasgow giants make up 85.2% of all championships won in Scotland. Complete and utter dominance.

1. Al Ahly (Egypt) – 123 Trophies

The Pharaohs of club football sit supreme at the top of our list, and what a remarkable story they tell. Al Ahly’s legacy stretches back to 1907, those 123 trophies making them more than Egyptian legends. They stand as global titans.

To truly understand their dominance, look at the numbers. 43 Egyptian Premier League titles. 39 Egypt Cups. 12 CAF Champions Leagues. Fourteen Egyptian Super Cups. Eight CAF Super Cups. 4 African Cup Winners’ Cups. The list keeps going.

Al Ahly works as the African version of Real Madrid, dominating its continent with ruthless efficiency. They keep crushing Egyptian domestic football to this day, adding trophies at a pace that makes everyone else look ordinary.

Some of you might not have expected an Egyptian club at number one. The numbers speak clearly. Al Ahly has won more trophies than any other club in football history. Their story overflows with iconic matches, legendary players, and moments that have shaped the sport.

While European clubs grab headlines and pull in massive revenues, Al Ahly quietly built the most successful club in world football. That deserves recognition and respect. They reached the summit through decades of excellence, through refusing to accept anything less than victory.

Talking Point

Real Madrid might have more glamour. Barcelona might play prettier football. Manchester United and Liverpool might have bigger global followings. But when you count the trophies, when you measure pure success, Al Ahly stands alone at number one.

Meanwhile, Chelsea sits at home wondering why they failed to make a list of the 20 most successful clubs despite spending enough money to fund a small nation. All those new signings and billion-pound transfer windows, yet history stays unimpressed. Maybe they should focus less on buying the flavor of the month and more on building something that lasts. Just a thought.