TheUEFA competitions areannual tournaments organized by the European organization UEFA. They arecontested by the best clubs in Europe and they areone of the world’s most-watched tournaments. Each year, some of the world’s most famoussoccerclubs compete in either one of thw three UEFA major competitions.
At the present time, the Spanish La Liga is sitting on top of theUEFA rankings ahead of the EnglishPremier League, the German Bundesliga, the and Italian SerieA. Theresults are basedon the performances of the Spanish clubs over afive-year span in European contests.
Based ontotal European trophies, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia were among the 10 most successful European soccer clubs. These three clubs, and Sevilla and Atletico Madrid makefive of the most famous teams in the history of Europe.
Who are the top 10 most successful clubs in total European trophies?
The UEFA logo is seen on the UEFA Champions League trophy. (Getty)
Real Madrid has won 22 titles so far, followed by Milan’s 17 titles, and they are the two clubs with the most European titles. Spanish teams lead all three major tournaments:Real Madrid have 13 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles; Sevilla have sixUEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League titles, and Barcelona have fourCup Winners’ Cup trophies.
Barca and Milan both share the greatest number ofSuper Cups won (five), while the Italian side andReal Madrid are tied with three Intercontinental Cups. Meanwhile, theUEFA Intertoto Cup have four clubs tied in first place by titles won, German clubs Hamburg, Schalke 04 and Stuttgart, and the Spanish sideVillarrealhave each managed to lift the trophy twice.
The only teams to have grabbedallof UEFA’s three majorcompetitions (European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, and Cup Winners’ Cup)are Juventus, Ajax, Bayern, Chelsea, and Manchester United. Interestingly, the Serie A side are the only onewho have lifted a trophy in every UEFA club competition, including theSuper Cup, the Intertoto Cup, and the Intercontinental Cup.
Take a look at the table which shows thetop ten most successful clubs in terms of total European trophies, as of May 9, 2021.
| Club | Champions League | Europa League | Cup Winners’ Cup | Super Cup | Intertoto Cup |
Intercontinental Cup |
Total |
| Real Madrid | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| Milan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Barcelona | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Bayern | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Juventus | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Ajax | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Inter | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Atletico Madrid | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
