European association football club records and statistics
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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
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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 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 |
| GM | Player won the Gerd Müller Trophy |
| 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 (including all UEFA preliminary and qualifying rounds)[3][4] and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as the predecessor in 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 regional competitions, in pre-season friendly / invitational tournaments and international goals in the national team
- Notes
- Roberts also scored 35 goals in regional and local cups, which included, would make the tally 96 goals that season.
- Josef Bican also scored 16 goals in the 1943–44 Středočeský Pohár, a regional cup competition in the Central Bohemian Region. Including the regional cup competition, Bican scored 76 goals in the 1943–44 season.
- McGrory also scored 2 goals in Glasgow Cup, which included, would make the tally 60 goals that season.
- Bambrick also scored 26 goals in regional and local cups, which included, would make the tally 83 goals that season.
- Zsengellér also scored 9 goals in 1939 Mitropa Cup, which included, would make the tally 65 goals that season.
- Josef Bican also scored one goal in the 1939–40 Středočeský Pohár, a regional cup competition in the Central Bohemian Region. Including the regional cup competition, Bican scored 56 goals in the 1939–40 season.
- Josef Bican also scored 8 goals in the 1941–42 Středočeský Pohár, a regional cup competition in the Central Bohemian Region. Including the regional cup competition, Bican scored 63 goals in the 1941–42 season.
- McGrory also scored 9 goals in Glasgow Cup, which included, would make the tally 62 goals that season.
- Includes Henrik Larsson's one goal in the first qualifying round of the 2000–01 UEFA Cup.
- McGrory also scored 1 goal in Glasgow Charity Cup, which included, would make the tally 51 goals that season.
List of top scorers in European football
- Does not include goals scored in the lower divisions.[94]
- As of 22 November 2025
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals | Itemized Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | 704 | 496 NL, 56 NC, 15 SC, 129 UCL, 3 USC, 5 FCWC | 2004–2023 | |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 701 | 498 NL, 41 NC, 4 LC, 6 SC, 141 UCL, 2 UEL, 2 USC, 7 FCWC | 2002–2022 | |
| 3 | Josef Bican | 690 | 515 NL, 75 NC, 59 OC, 41 OIC | 1931–1955 | |
| 4 | Ferenc Puskás | 640 | 515 NL, 69 NC, 36 UCL, 2 IC, 18 OIC | 1943–1966 | |
| 5 | Jimmy Jones | 636 | 332 NL, 43 NC, 247 OC, 14 OIC | 1947–1964 | |
| 6 | Joe Bambrick | 608 | 348 NL, 40 NC, 220 OC | 1926–1943 | |
| 7 | Robert Lewandowski | 602 | 422 NL, 52 NC, 13 SC, 105 UCL, 8 UEL, 2 FCWC | 2008– | |
| 8 | Abe Lenstra | 591 | 289 NL, 284 OL, 18 NC | 1936–1963 | |
| 9 | Glenn Ferguson | 561 | 313 NL, 56 NC, 185 OC, 2 UCL, 3 UEL, 2 UCWC | 1987–2011 | |
| 10 | Jimmy McGrory | 540 | 409 NL, 77 NC, 54 OC | 1922–1937 | |
| 11 | Gerd Müller | 526 | 365 NL, 78 NC, 12 LC, 2 OC, 34 UCL, 4 UEL, 20 UCWC, 7 FC, 3 USC, 1 IC | 1964–1979 | |
| 12 | Uwe Seeler | 509 | 180 NL, 267 OL, 24 NC, 17 OC, 5 UCL, 3 UEL, 13 UCWC | 1954–1978 |
List of top scorers in European national leagues
- Does not include goals scored in the lower divisions.[95]
- As of 8 February 2026
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals | Itemized Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josef Bican | 515 | Austria 71, Czechoslovakia & Bohemia-Moravia 444 | 1931–1955 | |
| = | Ferenc Puskás | 515 | Hungary 358, Spain 157 | 1943–1966 | |
| 3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 498 | Portugal 3, England 103, Spain 311, Italy 81 | 2002–2022 | |
| 4 | Lionel Messi | 496 | Spain 474, France 22 | 2004–2023 | |
| 5 | Uwe Seeler | 447 | Oberliga Nord (Germany) 308, Germany 137, Ireland 2 | 1954–1978 | |
| 6 | Robert Lewandowski | 423 | Poland 32, Germany 312, Spain 79 | 2008– | |
| 7 | Jimmy McGrory | 409 | Scotland 409 | 1922–1937 |
Club records
Most national league titles
Source:[96]
| Titles | Club | Period (first and last title) |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1891–2025 WR | |
| 55 | 1891–2021 | |
| 55 | 1893–2025 | |
| 48 | 1931–2025 | |
| 38 | 1936–2023 | |
| 37 | 1946–2026[a] | |
| 36 | 1905–2020 | |
| 36 | 1918–2022 | |
| 36 | 1932–2024 | |
| 36 | 1903–2025 | |
| 36 | 1923–2026[b] | |
| 35 | 1926–2024[c] | |
| 35 | 1932–2026 | |
| 34 | 1947–2017 | |
| 33 | 1911–2023 | |
| 33 | 1912–2008[d] |
- Notes
- Includes Red Star Belgrade's 18 championships of former Yugoslavia until 1991, their 18 league titles in Serbia (and Montenegro) won since the 1991/92 season, and the 1945/46 title of Serbia won in a regional qualification tournament for the Yugoslav championship[97] and recognised by the FA of Serbia in May 2019.[98]
- Includes Dinamo Zagreb's 4 Yugoslav and 26 Croatian championships since 1947–48 and the championships of HŠK Građanski Zagreb (5 in Yugoslavia before World War II and 1 in the Independent State of Croatia in 1943 during the war;[99][100] not counting the Croatian First League season of 1941 as it was not finished).[101]
- Includes Czechoslovak and Czech titles since 1925. Sparta won 21 Czechoslovak and 14 Czech titles.
- Includes Rapid's German title of 1941, along with their 32 Austrian titles.
Most consecutive national league titles
Source:[102]
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1991–2004 | |
| 14 | 2003–2016 | |
| 14 | 2012–2025; ongoing | |
| 13 | 1992–2004 | |
| 13 | 2006–2018 | |
| 11 | 2006–2016 | |
| 11 | 2013–2023 | |
| 10 | 1914, 1917–1925 | |
| 10 | 1979–1988 | |
| 10 | 1990–1999 | |
| 10 | 2001–2010 | |
| 10 | 2001–2010 | |
| 10 | 2014–2023 |
Most consecutive wins across all competitions
Source:[103]
- Notes
- Celtic also won in their winning streak, from 30 April 1966 to 2 November 1966, two matches in the 1966–67 Glasgow Cup, between August and October 1966. Including this regional cup, Celtic's winning streak increases to 25 consecutive matches.[115]
- Celtic also won in their winning streak, from 3 February 1968 to 11 September 1968, one match in the 1967–68 Glasgow Cup, on 17 April 1968. Including this regional cup, Celtic's winning streak increases to 24 consecutive matches.[115]
Most consecutive wins in domestic league
| Matches | Club | Seasons | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | between 1930–31 and 1932–33 | [110][111][142][143] | |
| 30 | between 1945 and 1945–46 | [104][105][106] | |
| 30 | between 2023–24 and 2024–25 | [144][145] | |
| 29 | between 1971–72 and 1972–73 | [140][108] | |
| 28 | between 1942–43 and 1943–44 | [146][147][148][149] | |
| 28 | between 2006–07 and 2007–08 | [140] | |
| 25 | between 1951 and 1952 | [140] | |
| 25 | 2003–04 | [140] | |
| 24 | between 2011–12 and 2012–13 | [150] | |
| 24 | 2015–16 | [140][151] | |
| 23 | between 1948–49 and 1949–50 | [140] | |
| 23 | between 2022 and 2023 | [152] | |
| 22 | between 1898–99 and 1899–1900 | [153][154] | |
| 22 | 1987–88 | [140] | |
| 22 | 1997–98 | [140] | |
| 22 | 2016–17 | [155] | |
| 22 | 2016–17 | [140] | |
| 22 | 2020–21 | [156] | |
| 21 | between 2023 and 2024 | [157][158] |
Longest unbeaten run across all competitions
| Matches | Club | Years | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 1915–1917[a] | [160][162] | ||||||
| 60 | 1933–1935 | [160][163] | ||||||
| After the introduction of UEFA club competitions (1955–56) | ||||||||
| 51 | 2023–2024 | [164][165] | ||||||
| 48 | 1963–1965 | [166][167] | ||||||
| 48 | 2010–2012[b] | |||||||
| 45 | 2007–2009[c] | |||||||
| 45 | 2014–2015 | [168][169] | ||||||
| 45 | 2016–2017 | [170][171] | ||||||
| 44 | 1992–1993 | [172] | ||||||
| 43 | 2011–2012[d] | [173][174] | ||||||
| 42 | 1991–1992 | [175][176] | ||||||
| 42 | 1995–1996 | [177][178] | ||||||
| 42 | 2016–2017 | [179][180][181] | ||||||
| 41 | 2023–2024[e] | [182][183] | ||||||
| 40 | 1955–1956[f] | [184] | ||||||
| 40 | 1978 | [185][186] | ||||||
| 40 | 2004–2005 | [187] | ||||||
| 40 | 2016–2017 | [188][189] | ||||||
| 40 | 2020–2021 | [156][190] | ||||||
- Notes
- Celtic also played in their unbeaten run, from 20 November 1915 to 14 April 1917, in two regional cups, the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup and Glasgow Cup. Including two matches each in the 1915–16 Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, in May 1916,[161] and in the 1916–17 Glasgow Cup, in October 1916,[115] Celtic was unbeaten for 66 games.[160]
- Lincoln Red Imps did not take part in any European competition during this unbeaten run.
- Lincoln Red Imps did not take part in any European competition during this unbeaten run.
- Juventus did not take part in any European competition during this unbeaten run.
- The New Saints did not take part in any European competition during this unbeaten run.
- Fiorentina did not take part in any European competition during this unbeaten run.
Longest unbeaten league run
| Matches | Club | Years | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 1986–1989 | [191][192] | |
| 88 | 2009–2014 | [191][192] | |
| 65 | 2021–2023 | [192] | |
| 63 | 2006–2008 | [191][192] | |
| 62 | 1915–1917 | [191][192] | |
| 61 | 2008–2009 | [191][192] | |
| 60 | 1933–1935 | [191][192] | |
| 59 | 1993–1995 | [191][192] | |
| 59 | 2002–2004 | [191][192] | |
| 58 | 1972–1974 | [191][192] | |
| 58 | 1991–1993 | [191][192] | |
| 58 | 1993–1996 | [191][192] | |
| 58 | 2020–2022 | [192][194] | |
| 57 | 2017–2019 | [192] | |
| 56 | 1976–1978 | [191][192] | |
| 56 | 2016–2017 | [191][192] | |
| 55 | 2000–2002 | [192] | |
| 55 | 2010–2012 | [191][192] | |
| 55 | 2020–2022 | [195] |
Longest unbeaten league home run
| Matches | Club | Years | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | 2017–2025 | [198][199] | |
| 121 | 1957–1965 | [197][200] | |
| 103 | 2010–2016 | [201] | |
| 96 | 1998–2004 | [202] | |
| 93 | 1983–1989 | [197] | |
| 92 | 1976–1981 | [197] | |
| 91 | 1943–1949 | [203][204] | |
| 90 | 1975–1981 | [197] | |
| 89 | 1968–1974 | [197] | |
| 86 | 2004–2008 | [205] | |
| 85 | 1973–1978 | [197] | |
| 81 | 2008–2014 | [197][206] |
Longest unbeaten league away run
Source:[207]
| Matches | Club | Years | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 1986–1990 | ||
| 62 | 2009–2016 | ||
| 47 | 2017–2020 | ||
| 44 | 2006–2008 | ||
| 40 | 1998–2000 | [208] | |
| 39 | 2002–2005 | ||
| 39 | 2023–2025 | [209] | |
| 38 | 1991–1993 | ||
| 37 | 2023–2025 | [210] | |
| 35 | 1915–1917 | ||
| 33 | 1991–1993 | ||
| 33 | 2012–2014 |
Longest run of games scored in across all competitions
| Matches | Club | Period | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | (16 February 2020 – 23 October 2021) | [211][212] | |
| 73 | (30 April 2016 – 17 September 2017) | [213] | |
| 63 | (4 August 2018 – 22 September 2019) | [214][215] | |
| 61 | (16 March 2013 – 5 April 2014) | [216] | |
| 57 | (6 October 2024 – 19 October 2025) | ||
| 53 | (21 December 2024 – 22 November 2025) | [217] |
Longest run of games scored in domestic league
| Matches | Club | Period | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | (matchday 22 of 2019–20 to matchday 6 of 2022–23) | [218] | |
| 69 | (matchday 10 of 2016–17 – matchday 8 of 2019–20) | ||
| 65 | (matchday 32 of 2011–12 to matchday 28 of 2013–14) | [219] | |
| 65 | (matchday 19 of 2022–23 – matchday 15 of 2024–25) | ||
| 64 | (matchday 22 of 2011–12 to matchday 8 of 2013–14) | [220] | |
| 61 | (matchday 33 of 2015–16 – matchday 18 of 2017–18) |
Biggest title-winning points margins
Source:[221]
Highest attendance at a European domestic match
147,365 – Celtic vs Aberdeen, 1936–37 Scottish Cup[228]
Highest attendance at a European club competition match
135,805 – Celtic vs Leeds United, 1969–70 European Cup[229]
Highest goal margin (aggregate) in European club competition
- 21 – Chelsea against Jeunesse Hautcharage in 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup[230]
- First leg score: Jeunesse Hautcharage 0–8 Chelsea
- Second leg score: Chelsea 13–0 Jeunesse Hautcharage
- Aggregate score: Chelsea 21–0 Jeunesse Hautcharage
- 21 – Feyenoord against Rumelange in 1972–73 UEFA Cup[230]
- First leg score: Feyenoord 9–0 Rumelange
- Second leg score: Rumelange 0–12 Feyenoord
- Aggregate score: Feyenoord 21–0 Rumelange
Most goals scored in a tie in European club competition
- 22 – Levski Spartak against Reipas Lahti in 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup[230]
- First leg score: Levski Spartak 12–2 Reipas Lahti
- Second leg score: Reipas Lahti 1–7 Levski Spartak
- Aggregate score: Levski Spartak 19–3 Reipas Lahti