Domestic football champions
In men's association football, national associations organise annual championships for their member clubs. The winners of those are declared champions of the country. Normally, as per tradition, the club is presented a title and the players and staff receive winners' medals.
Domestic champions usually gain access to continental leagues for the next season.
Current champions
Below are lists of the current or last known champions of the nations that are members, full or associate, of one of FIFA's six continental confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe). The great majority of those nations are also members of FIFA itself; where this is not the case, this is noted.
Former and defunct championships are not included.
AFC
In Palestine two top-level leagues coexist (the West Bank Premier League and the Gaza Strip Premier League), and thus the country has two champions.
Northern Mariana Islands currently uses the split-season format: "Spring" and "Fall", and thus championship is awarded twice within a calendar year.
Northern Mariana Islands also does not have FIFA membership.
CAF
Réunion and Zanzibar are associate members of CAF and do not have FIFA membership.
CONCACAF
In Saint Kitts and Nevis two top-level leagues coexist (the SKNFA Premier League and the N1 League), and thus the country has two champions.
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Puerto Rico currently use the split-season format: "Apertura" and "Clausura" ("Opening" and "Closing" in Belize, "Ouverture" and "Clôture" in Haiti), and thus championship is awarded twice within a calendar year.
Bonaire, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin and Sint Maarten do not have FIFA membership.
CONMEBOL
Colombia ("Apertura" and "Finalización") and Paraguay ("Apertura" and "Clausura") currently use the split-season format, and thus championship is awarded twice within a calendar year.
OFC
In Vanuatu two top-level leagues coexist (the Port Vila Football League and the VFF Champions League), and thus the country has two champions.
Kiribati and Tuvalu are associate members of OFC and do not have FIFA membership.
UEFA
One UEFA member, Liechtenstein, does not currently organise a domestic championship.[lower-greek 168]
Notes
- The 2020 and 2021 seasons were abandoned with no championships awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no 2022 season was held, and the 2023 season was abandoned with no championships awarded due to lack of funds.
- The 2019–20 season was abandoned with no championship awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no information on later championships is available.
- The competition was not held between 2019 and 2021, the 2021–22 season was abandoned with no championship awarded, and no information on later championships is available.
- No information on later championships is available.
- No 2022–23 season was held.
- The 2022–23 season was abandoned with no championship awarded.
- The 2022–23 season was abandoned with no championship awarded.
- The 2022–23 Clausura season was abandoned with no championship awarded after a fatal crowd crush during a match.
- No 2022–23 season was held.
- The 2022 Clausura season was abandoned with no championship awarded due to civil unrest in the country.
- The 2022 championship eventually went unawarded after a match fixing scandal.
Historical records
Longest streaks
The below tables list the teams with the longest streaks of consecutive titles, current or historical.[1]
- Active
- Overall
- Notes
- Gibraltar did not join UEFA until 2013 and FIFA until 2016.
- Latvia did not join UEFA and did not have its membership in FIFA restored until 1992.
- Jordan did not join the AFC until 1975.
- Tuvalu is not a FIFA member, and at the time was not affiliated with the OFC either.
- Georgia did not join UEFA and FIFA until 1992.
- Tuvalu is not a FIFA member, and is only an associate member of the OFC.
Most championships
The below table lists the teams with the most championship titles overall.[2] For some clubs sources may disagree about the numbers of titles won, due to differing views on the legitimacy of some championships or on the historical continuities of clubs that folded and were revived, merged with or split from other clubs, or were rebranded.[3]
- Notes
- Including one shared title of 1890–91.
- Including seven titles of the Honduran Amateur League between 1957–58 and 1964,[4] which some sources do not count.
- The club claims 38 titles,[5] including two of 2004–05 and 2005–06 which were stripped after a match fixing scandal.
- Jordan did not join FIFA until 1956 and the AFC until 1975.
- The club claims 37 titles,[6] including three between 1912 and 1922.[7]
References
- Trivia on Winning Domestic Championships: Consecutive National Championships. RSSSF.com.
- Trivia on Winning Domestic Championships: Total Number of Championships. RSSSF.com.
- Trivia on Winning Domestic Championships. RSSSF.com.
- López Lutz, Elmer (13 May 2022). "Los 41 Títulos de Liga de Olimpia son reconocidos en el mundo". Club's official website. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- "Palmarès | Coppe e Trofei Juventus Club". Club's official website. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- "My jsme Sparta". Club's official website. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- Procházka, Pavel (23 June 2020). "Slavii nebylo přiznáno 10 historických titulů, Spartě čtyři. Vzniká iniciativa, která chce, aby to FAČR změnila". efotbal.cz. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
RSSSF lists of champions
- Afghanistan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Australia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Bahrain - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Bangladesh - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Bhutan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Brunei - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Cambodia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- China - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Taiwan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Guam - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Hongkong - List of Champions and Runners-Up, RSSSF.com
- India - List of National Champions, RSSSF.com
- Indonesia - List of (Semi-)Professional Champions, RSSSF.com
- Iran - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Iraq - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Japan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Jordan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Kuwait - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Kyrgyzstan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Laos - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Lebanon - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Macao - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Malaysia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Maldives - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Mongolia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Myanmar (Burma) - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Nepal - List of Champions and Cup Winners, RSSSF.com
- North Korea - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Northern Marianas - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Oman - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Pakistan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Palestine - List of Champions and Cup Winners, RSSSF.com
- Philippines - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Qatar - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Saudi Arabia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Singapore - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- South Korea - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Sri Lanka - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Syria - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Tajikistan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Thailand - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- East Timor - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Turkmenistan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- United Arab Emirates - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Uzbekistan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Vietnam - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Yemen - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Algeria - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Angola - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Benin - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Botswana - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Burkina Faso - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Burundi - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Cameroon - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Cape Verde Islands - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Central African Republic - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Chad - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Comoros - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Congo (Brazzaville) - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo; formerly Zaire) Champions, RSSSF.com
- Djibouti Champions, RSSSF.com
- Egypt - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Equatorial Guinea - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Eritrea - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Swaziland (eSWatini) - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Ethiopia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Gabon - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Gambia Champions, RSSSF.com
- Ghana - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Guinea - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Guinea Bissau - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Ivory Coast - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Kenya - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Lesotho - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Liberia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Libya - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Madagascar - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Malawi - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Mali - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Mauritania - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Mauritius - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Morocco - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Mozambique - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Namibia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Niger - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Nigeria Champions, RSSSF.com
- Réunion - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Rwanda - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- São Tomé e Príncipe - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Senegal - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Seychelles - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Sierra Leone - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Somalia Champions, RSSSF.com
- South Africa Champions, RSSSF.com
- South Sudan - List of Champions and Cup Winners, RSSSF.com
- Sudan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Tanzania - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Togo - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Tunisia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Uganda - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Zambia Champions, RSSSF.com
- Zanzibar Champions, RSSSF.com
- Zimbabwe (and Rhodesia) Champions, RSSSF.com
- Anguilla - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Antigua and Barbuda - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Aruba - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Bahamas - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Barbados - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Belize - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Bermuda - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Bonaire - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- British Virgin Islands - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Canada - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Cayman Islands - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Costa Rica - List of Champions and Runners-Up, RSSSF.com
- Cuba - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Curaçao - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Dominica - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Dominican Republic - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- El Salvador - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- France - D.O.M. - French Guyana - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Grenada - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- France - D.O.M. - Guadeloupe - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Guatemala - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Guyana - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Haiti - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Honduras - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Jamaica - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- France - D.O.M. - Martinique - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Mexico - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Montserrat - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Nicaragua - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Panama - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Puerto Rico - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Saint Lucia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Saint-Martin - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Championships Overview, RSSSF.com
- Sint Maarten - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Surinam - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Trinidad and Tobago - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Turks and Caicos Islands - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- USA - List of Champions of US Pro Soccer League, Division I, RSSSF.com
- US Virgin Islands - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Argentina - List of Champions and Runners-Up, RSSSF.com
- Bolivia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Brazil - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Chile - List of Champions and Runners Up, RSSSF.com
- Colombia - List of Champions and Runners-Up, RSSSF.com
- Ecuador - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Paraguay - List of Champions and Runners Up, RSSSF.com
- Peru - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Uruguay - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Venezuela - List of Champions and Runners Up, RSSSF.com
- American Samoa - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Cook Islands - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Fiji - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Kiribati - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- New Caledonia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- New Zealand - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Papua New Guinea - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Samoa - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Solomon Islands - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Tahiti - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Tonga - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Tuvalu - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Vanuatu - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Liechtenstein - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Albania - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Andorra - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Armenia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Austria - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Azerbaijan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Belarus - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Belgium - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Bosnia-Herzegovina - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Bulgaria - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Croatia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Cyprus - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Czech Republic - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Denmark - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- England - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Estonia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Faroe Islands - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Finland - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- France - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Georgia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- (West) Germany - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Gibraltar - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Greece - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Hungary - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Iceland - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Israel - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Italy - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Kazakhstan - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Kosovo - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Latvia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Lithuania - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Luxembourg - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Malta - List of Champions and Runners-Up, RSSSF.com
- Moldova - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Montenegro - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Netherlands - Champions, RSSSF.com
- (North) Macedonia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Northern Ireland - Champions, RSSSF.com
- Norway - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Poland - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Portugal - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Republic of Ireland - Champions, RSSSF.com
- Romania - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Russia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- San Marino - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Scotland - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Yugoslavia/Serbia (and Montenegro) - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Slovakia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Slovenia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Spain - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Sweden - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Switzerland - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Turkey - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Ukraine - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Wales - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- East Germany - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Czechoslovakia - List of Champions, RSSSF.com