# European association football club records and statistics

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; 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

| National club competitions | National club competitions | National club competitions | National club competitions | Intercontinental / worldwide club competitions | Intercontinental / worldwide club competitions | Intercontinental / worldwide club competitions |
| League | National Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004) | FIFA Club World Cup (2000–) | FIFA Intercontinental Cup (2024–) |
| | | | | UEFA club competition | FIFA club competition | FIFA club competition |
European club competitions :
| European Cup / Champions League (1955–1992 / 1992–) | Fairs Cup (1955–1971) | UEFA Cup / Europa League (1971–2009 / 2009–) | Cup Winners' Cup (1960–1999) | Europa Conference League (2021–) | UEFA Super Cup (1973–) | UEFA Intertoto Cup (1995–2008) |
| UEFA club competition | | UEFA club competition | UEFA club competition | UEFA club competition | UEFA club competition | UEFA club competition |

## 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.
Abbreviations :
| NL | ≙ | National League |
| NC | ≙ | National Cup |
| LC | ≙ | League Cup |
| SC | ≙ | Super Cup |
| UCL | ≙ | European Cup / UEFA Champions League |
| UEL | ≙ | UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League |
| UCWC | ≙ | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
| UECL | ≙ | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| USC | ≙ | UEFA Super Cup |
| FC | ≙ | Fairs Cup |
| IC | ≙ | Intercontinental Cup |
| FCWC | ≙ | FIFA Club World Cup |
Key :
| | 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) and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as the predecessor in the UEFA Cup and all intercontinental / worldwide club competitions (excluding the International Champions Cup)
* Does not include goals scored in the Intertoto Cup (1961–1994), in regional competitions, in pre-season friendly / invitational tournaments and international goals in the national team
List of most goals in a season in all club competitions (50 or more goals) :
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals | Itemized Goals | Club | Season | Reference |
| 1 | Lionel Messi$^‡$ (2) | Argentina | 73 | (50) NL, (3) NC, (3) SC (14) UCL, (1) USC (2) FCWC | Barcelona | 2011–12 | |
| 2 | Ferenc Deák | Hungary | 66 | (66) NL | Szentlőrinci | 1945–46 | |
| 2 | Gerd Müller (2) | Germany | 66 | (36) NL, (7) NC, (12) LC (11) UCL | Bayern Munich | 1972–73 | |
| 4 | Dixie Dean | England | 63 | (60) NL, (3) NC | Everton | 1927–28 | |
| 5 | Fred Roberts | Northern Ireland | 61 | (55) NL, (6) NC | Glentoran | 1930–31 | |
| 5 | Cristiano Ronaldo$^‡$ (5) | Portugal | 61 | (48) NL, (1) NC (10) UCL, (2) USC | Real Madrid | 2014–15 | |
| 7 | Willie MacFadyen (2) | Scotland | 60 | (45) NL, (15) NC | Motherwell | 1932–33 | |
| 7 | Josef Bican (3) | Czech Republic | 60 | (57) NL, (3) NC | Slavia Prague | 1943–44 | |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo (2) | Portugal | 60 | (46) NL, (3) NC, (1) SC (10) UCL | Real Madrid | 2011–12 | |
| 7 | Lionel Messi$^‡$ (3) | Argentina | 60 | (46) NL, (4) NC, (2) SC (8) UCL | Barcelona | 2012–13 | |
| 11 | Ferenc Deák (2) | Hungary | 59 | (59) NL | Ferencváros | 1948–49 | |
| 11 | Refik Resmja | Albania | 59 | (59) NL | Partizani Tirana | 1950–51 | |
| 11 | Luis Suárez$^‡$ | Uruguay | 59 | (40) NL, (5) NC (8) UCL, (1) USC (5) FCWC | Barcelona | 2015–16 | |
| 14 | Jimmy McGrory | Scotland | 58 | (49) NL, (9) NC | Celtic | 1926–27 | |
| 14 | Lionel Messi (4) | Argentina | 58 | (43) NL, (5) NC (10) UCL | Barcelona | 2014–15 | |
| 16 | Joe Bambrick | Northern Ireland | 57 | (50) NL, (7) NC | Linfield | 1929–30 | |
| 17 | Gyula Zsengellér | Hungary | 56 | (56) NL | Újpest | 1938–39 | |
| 18 | Josef Bican (1) | Czech Republic | 55 | (50) NL, (5) NC | Slavia Prague | 1939–40 | |
| 18 | Josef Bican (2) | Czech Republic | 55 | (45) NL, (10) NC | Slavia Prague | 1941–42 | |
| 18 | Henk Groot | Netherlands | 55 | (41) NL, (14) NC | Ajax | 1960–61 | |
| 18 | Mário Jardel (1) | Brazil | 55 | (37) NL, (6) NC, (2) SC (10) UCL | Porto | 1999–2000 | |
| 18 | Mário Jardel$^‡$ (2) | Brazil | 55 | (42) NL, (7) NC (6) UEL | Sporting CP | 2001–02 | |
| 18 | Cristiano Ronaldo (3) | Portugal | 55 | (34) NL, (7) NC, (2) SC (12) UCL | Real Madrid | 2012–13 | |
| 18 | Robert Lewandowski | Poland | 55 | (34) NL, (6) NC (15) UCL | Bayern Munich | 2019–20 | |
| 25 | Willie MacFadyen | Scotland | 54 | (52) NL, (2) NC | Motherwell | 1931–32 | |
| 25 | Lionel Messi$^‡$ (5) | Argentina | 54 | (37) NL, (5) NC, (1) SC (11) UCL | Barcelona | 2016–17 | |
| 27 | Jimmy McGrory (2) | Scotland | 53 | (47) NL, (6) NC | Celtic | 1927–28 | |
| 27 | Henrik Larsson$^‡$ | Sweden | 53 | (35) NL, (9) NC, (5) LC (4) UEL | Celtic | 2000–01 | [62][63][64] [65][66][67] |
| 27 | Cristiano Ronaldo$^‡$ | Portugal | 53 | (40) NL, (7) NC (6) UCL | Real Madrid | 2010–11 | |
| 27 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 53 | (31) NL, (7) NC, (3) SC (12) UCL | Barcelona | 2010–11 | |
| 31 | Erling Haaland$^{‡GM}$ | Norway | 52 | (36) NL, (3) NC, (1) LC (12) UCL | Manchester City | 2022–23 | |
| 32 | Gyula Zsengellér (2) | Hungary | 51 | (51) NL | Újpest | 1945–46 | |
| 32 | Cristiano Ronaldo$^‡$ (4) | Portugal | 51 | (31) NL, (3) NC (17) UCL | Real Madrid | 2013–14 | |
| 32 | Cristiano Ronaldo$^‡$ (6) | Portugal | 51 | (35) NL (16) UCL | Real Madrid | 2015–16 | |
| 32 | Lionel Messi$^‡$ (6) | Argentina | 51 | (36) NL, (3) NC (12) UCL | Barcelona | 2018–19 | |
| 36 | Vic Watson | England | 50 | (42) NL, (8) NC | West Ham United | 1929–30 | |
| 36 | Tom Waring | England | 50 | (49) NL, (1) NC | Aston Villa | 1930–31 | |
| 36 | Jimmy McGrory (3) | Scotland | 50 | (50) NL | Celtic | 1935–36 | |
| 36 | Ferenc Puskás | Hungary | 50 | (50) NL | Kispesti | 1947–48 | |
| 36 | Eusébio$^‡$ | Portugal | 50 | (42) NL, (2) NC (6) UCL | Benfica | 1967–68 | |
| 36 | Gerd Müller$^‡$ | Germany | 50 | (40) NL, (5) NC (5) UCWC | Bayern Munich | 1971–72 | |
| 36 | Héctor Yazalde$^‡$ | Argentina | 50 | (46) NL (4) UCWC | Sporting CP | 1973–74 | |
| 36 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | 50 | (38) NL, (7) NC (5) UCL | Paris Saint-Germain | 2015–16 | |
| 36 | Robert Lewandowski$^{‡GM}$ (2) | Poland | 50 | (35) NL, (2) SC (13) UCL | Bayern Munich | 2021–22 | |

#### 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.
* As of 16 March 2025
List of top scorers in European football (500 or more goals) :
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals | Itemized Goals | Period |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 704 | 496 NL, 56 NC, 15 SC, 129 UCL, 3 USC, 5 FCWC | 2004–2023 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 701 | 498 NL, 41 NC, 4 LC, 6 SC, 141 UCL, 2 UEL, 2 USC, 7 FCWC | 2002–2022 |
| 3 | Josef Bican | Czech Republic | 690 | 515 NL, 75 NC, 59 OC, 41 OIC | 1931–1955 |
| 4 | Ferenc Puskás | Hungary | 640 | 515 NL, 69 NC, 36 UCL, 2 IC, 18 OIC | 1943–1966 |
| 5 | Jimmy Jones | Northern Ireland | 636 | 332 NL, 43 NC, 247 OC, 14 OIC | 1947–1964 |
| 6 | Joe Bambrick | Northern Ireland | 608 | 348 NL, 40 NC, 220 OC | 1926–1943 |
| 7 | Abe Lenstra | Netherlands | 591 | 289 NL, 284 OL, 18 NC | 1936–1963 |
| 8 | Robert Lewandowski | Poland | 586 | 408 NL, 52 NC, 13 SC, 103 UCL, 8 UEL, 2 FCWC | 2008– |
| 9 | Glenn Ferguson | Northern Ireland | 561 | 313 NL, 56 NC, 185 OC, 2 UCL, 3 UEL, 2 UCWC | 1987–2011 |
| 10 | Jimmy McGrory | Scotland | 540 | 409 NL, 77 NC, 54 OC | 1922–1937 |
| 11 | Gerd Müller | West Germany | 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 | West Germany | 509 | 180 NL, 267 OL, 24 NC, 17 OC, 5 UCL, 3 UEL, 13 UCWC | 1954–1978 |

## Club records
### Most national league titles

Source:
| Titles | Club | Period (first and last title) |
| 56 | Linfield | 1891–2022 |
| 55 | Rangers | 1891–2021 |
| 54 | Celtic | 1893–2024 |
| 47 | Olympiacos | 1931–2022 |
| 38 | Benfica | 1936–2023 |
| 36 | Juventus | 1905–2020 |
| 36 | Ajax | 1918–2022 |
| 36 | Real Madrid | 1932–2024 |
| 35 | Ferencváros | 1903–2024 |
| 35 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1923–2024 |
| 35 | Sparta Prague | 1926–2024 |
| 35 | Red Star Belgrade | 1946–2024 |
| 34 | Anderlecht | 1947–2017 |
| 33 | HJK | 1911–2023 |
| 33 | Rapid Wien | 1912–2008 |
| 33 | Bayern Munich | 1932–2023 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Includes Dinamo Zagreb's 4 Yugoslav and 25 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; not counting the Croatian First League season of 1941 as it was not finished).
* ↑ Includes Czechoslovak and Czech titles since 1925. Sparta won 21 Czechoslovak and 14 Czech titles.
* ↑ Includes Red Star Belgrade's 18 championships of former Yugoslavia until 1991, their 16 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 and recognised by the FA of Serbia in May 2019.
* ↑ Includes Rapid's German title of 1941, along with their 32 Austrian titles.

### Most consecutive national league titles

Source:
| Titles | Club | Years |
| 14 | Skonto | 1991–2004 |
| 14 | Lincoln Red Imps | 2003–2016 |
| 13 | Rosenborg | 1992–2004 |
| 13 | BATE Borisov | 2006–2018 |
| 13 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2012–2024; ongoing |
| 11 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2006–2016 |
| 11 | Bayern Munich | 2013–2023 |
| 10 | MTK Budapest | 1914, 1917–1925 |
| 10 | BFC Dynamo | 1979–1988 |
| 10 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1990–1999 |
| 10 | Pyunik | 2001–2010 |
| 10 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2001–2010 |
| 10 | Red Bull Salzburg | 2014–2023 |

### Most consecutive wins across all competitions

Source:
| Matches | Club | Season(s) |
| 31 | Belfast Celtic | 1947–48 |
| 30 | Újpest | between 1945 and 1945–46 |
| 27 | The New Saints | 2016–17 |
| 26 | Dresdner SC | 1942–43 |
| 26 | Ajax | 1971–72 |
| 26 | The New Saints | 2023–24 |
| 25 | Ferencváros | between 1930–31 and 1931–32 |
| 25 | Ajax | between 1994–95 and 1995–96 |
| 25 | Shakhtar Donetsk | between 2011–12 and 2012–13 |
| 23 | Celtic | between 1965–66 and 1966–67 |
| 23 | Celtic | between 1967–68 and 1968–69 |
| 23 | Red Star Belgrade | between 1999–2000 and 2000–01 |
| 23 | Bayern Munich | between 2019–20 and 2020–21 |
| 22 | Real Madrid | 2014–15 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 2020–21 |
| 21 | Fenerbahçe | between 2022–23 and 2023–24 |
| 21 | Víkingur | between 2023 and 2024 |
| 20 | Rangers | 2013–14 |
| 18 | Barcelona | 2005–06 |
| 18 | Benfica | 2010–11 |
| 18 | Porto | 2018–19 |
| 17 | Galatasaray | 2022–23 |
| 17 | Celtic | 2016–17, 2022–23 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | between 2008–09 and 2009–10 |
| 16 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2015–16 |
| 15 | Real Madrid | 1960–61 |
| 15 | Milan | between 1991–92 and 1992–93 |
| 15 | Real Madrid | 2011–12 |
| 15 | Celtic | between 2023–24 and 2024–25 |
| 15 | Atlético Madrid | 2024–25 |

#### 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.
* ↑ 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.

### Most consecutive wins in domestic league

Source:
| Matches | Club | Seasons |
| 32 | Ferencváros | between 1930–31 and 1932–33 |
| 30 | Újpest | between 1945 and 1945–46 |
| 30 | The New Saints | between 2023–24 and 2024–25 |
| 29 | Benfica | between 1971–72 and 1972–73 |
| 28 | Dresdner SC | between 1942–43 and 1943–44 |
| 28 | Dinamo Zagreb | between 2006–07 and 2007–08 |
| 25 | Dinamo Tirana | between 1951 and 1952 |
| 25 | Celtic | 2003–04 |
| 24 | Shakhtar Donetsk | between 2011–12 and 2012–13 |
| 24 | Red Star Belgrade | 2015–16 |
| 23 | Malmö FF | between 1948–49 and 1949–50 |
| 23 | KÍ Klaksvík | between 2022 and 2023 |
| 22 | Rangers | between 1898–99 and 1899–1900 |
| 22 | PSV Eindhoven | 1987–88 |
| 22 | Kapaz | 1997–98 |
| 22 | Celtic | 2016–17 |
| 22 | The New Saints | 2016–17 |
| 22 | Red Star Belgrade | 2020–21 |
| 21 | Víkingur | between 2023 and 2024 |

### Longest unbeaten run across all competitions

Source:
| Matches | Club | Years |
| 62 | Celtic | 1915–1917 |
| 60 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1933–1935 |
| After the introduction of UEFA club competitions (1955–56) ||||
| 51 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2023–2024 |
| 48 | Benfica | 1963–1965 |
| 45 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2014–2015 |
| 45 | Rijeka | 2016–2017 |
| 44 | Rangers | 1992–1993 |
| 43 | Juventus | 2011–2012 |
| 42 | Milan | 1991–1992 |
| 42 | Ajax | 1995–1996 |
| 42 | Celtic | 2016–2017 |
| 41 | The New Saints | 2023–2024 |
| 40 | Fiorentina | 1955–1956 |
| 40 | Nottingham Forest | 1978 |
| 40 | Inter Milan | 2004–2005 |
| 40 | Real Madrid | 2016–2017 |
| 40 | Red Star Belgrade | 2020–2021 |

#### 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, and in the 1916–17 Glasgow Cup, in October 1916, Celtic was unbeaten for 66 games.
* ↑ 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

Source:
| Matches | Club | Years |
| 104 | Steaua București | 1986–1989 |
| 88 | Lincoln Red Imps | 2009–2014 |
| 65 | Red Star Belgrade | 2021–2023 |
| 63 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2006–2008 |
| 62 | Celtic | 1915–1917 |
| 61 | Levadia | 2008–2009 |
| 60 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1933–1935 |
| 59 | Shirak | 1993–1995 |
| 59 | Pyunik | 2002–2004 |
| 58 | Olympiacos | 1972–1974 |
| 58 | Milan | 1991–1993 |
| 58 | Skonto | 1993–1996 |
| 58 | Porto | 2020–2022 |
| 57 | Red Star Belgrade | 2017–2019 |
| 56 | Benfica | 1976–1978 |
| 56 | Celtic | 2016–2017 |
| 55 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2000–2002 |
| 55 | Porto | 2010–2012 |

### Longest unbeaten league home run

Source:
| Matches | Club | Years |
| 146 | Red Star Belgrade | 2017–2025; ongoing |
| 121 | Real Madrid | 1957–1965 |
| 96 | Red Star Belgrade | 1998–2004 |
| 93 | PSV Eindhoven | 1983–1989 |
| 92 | Nantes | 1976–1981 |
| 91 | Torino | 1943–1949 |
| 90 | Trabzonspor | 1975–1981 |
| 89 | Spartak Trnava | 1968–1974 |
| 86 | Chelsea | 2004–2008 |
| 85 | Panathinaikos | 1973–1978 |
| 81 | Porto | 2008–2014 |

### Longest run of games scored in

| Matches | Club | Period |
| 85 | Bayern Munich | (16 February 2020 – 23 October 2021) |
| 73 | Real Madrid | (30 April 2016 – 17 September 2017) |
| 63 | Paris Saint-Germain | (4 August 2018 – 22 September 2019) |
| 61 | Bayern Munich | (16 March 2013 – 5 April 2014) |

### Biggest title-winning points margins

Source:
| Points | Club | Season |
| 35 | Shkëndija | 2017–18 |
| 33 | The New Saints | 2023–24 |
| 31 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2015–16 |
| 31 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2018–19 |
| 31 | Young Boys | 2020–21 |
| 30 | Celtic | 2016–17 |
| 29 | Celtic | 2013–14 |
| 28 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2007–08 |
| 28 | Olympiacos | 2015–16 |
| 27 | Skonto | 1995 |
| 27 | The New Saints | 2016–17 |
| 26 | Barry Town | 1997–98 |
| 26 | Copenhagen | 2010–11 |
| 26 | Olympiacos | 2020–21 |

### Highest attendance at a European domestic match

147,365 – Celtic vs Aberdeen, 1936–37 Scottish Cup

### Highest goal margin (aggregate) in European Cup

* 18 – Benfica against Stade Dudelange in 1965–66 European Cup
** First leg score: Stade Dudelange 0–8 Benfica
** Second leg score: Benfica 10–0 Stade Dudelange
** Aggregate score: Benfica 18–0 Stade Dudelange