Continental football championships
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This page is a list of the continental championships for clubs and national teams in association football.
The championships are organised by the respective FIFA-affiliated continental confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe).
The numbers of participating teams presented in this article only account for teams appearing in the competitions proper, and do not include those entering preliminary or qualifying rounds.
Men's national team championships[]
Ongoing[]
Confederation | Championship | Inaugural edition |
Teams | Most titles | Current champions | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team(s) | Titles | |||||
AFC | AFC Asian Cup | 1956 | 24 | Japan | 4 | Qatar |
CAF | Africa Cup of Nations | 1957 | 24 | Egypt | 7 | Senegal |
African Nations Championship | 2009 | 16 | DR Congo Morocco |
2 | Morocco | |
CONCACAF | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 1963 | 16 | Mexico | 11 | United States |
CONCACAF Nations League | 2019–20 | 41 | United States | 1 | United States | |
CONMEBOL | Copa América | 1916 | 12 | Argentina Uruguay |
15 | Argentina |
OFC | OFC Nations Cup | 1973 | 8 | New Zealand | 5 | New Zealand |
UEFA | UEFA European Championship | 1960 | 24 | Germany Spain |
3 | Italy |
UEFA Nations League | 2018–19 | 55 | France Portugal |
1 | France |
Men's club championships[]
Ongoing[]
The champions of the respective first-tier championships qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.
Confederation | Tier | Championship | Inaugural edition |
Teams | Most titles | Current champion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | # | ||||||
AFC | First-tier | AFC Champions League | 1967 | 40 | Al-Hilal | 4 | Al-Hilal |
Second-tier | AFC Cup | 2004 | 40 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Kuwait |
3 | Al-Muharraq | |
CAF | First-tier | CAF Champions League | 1964–65 | 16 | Al-Ahly | 10 | Al-Ahly |
Second-tier | CAF Confederation Cup | 2004 | 16 | Sfaxien | 3 | Raja Casablanca | |
Super Cup | CAF Super Cup | 1993 | 2 | Al-Ahly | 8 | Al-Ahly | |
CONCACAF | First-tier | CONCACAF Champions League | 1962 | 16 | América | 7 | Monterrey |
Second-tier | CONCACAF League | 2017 | 22 | Alajuelense Comunicaciones Herediano Olimpia Saprissa |
1 | Comunicaciones | |
CONMEBOL | First-tier | Copa Libertadores | 1960 | 32 | Independiente | 7 | Palmeiras |
Second-tier | Copa Sudamericana | 2002 | 32 | Athletico Paranaense Boca Juniors Independiente |
2 | Athletico Paranaense | |
Super Cup | Recopa Sudamericana | 1989 | 2 | Boca Juniors | 4 | Defensa y Justicia | |
OFC | First-tier | OFC Champions League | 1987 | 16 | Auckland City | 7 | Hienghène Sport |
UEFA | First-tier | UEFA Champions League | 1955–56 | 32 | Real Madrid | 13 | Chelsea |
Second-tier | UEFA Europa League | 1971–72 | 32 | Sevilla | 6 | Villarreal | |
Third-tier | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2021–22 | 32 | N/A | N/A | ||
Super Cup | UEFA Super Cup | 1973 | 2 | Barcelona Milan |
5 | Chelsea |
Abolished[]
Confederation | Championship | Inaugural edition |
Final edition |
Teams | Most titles | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | # | |||||
AFC | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 1990–91 | 2001–02 | 17–29 | Al-Hilal Yokohama Marinos |
2 |
AFC President's Cup | 2005 | 2014 | 12 | Regar TadAZ | 3 | |
Asian Super Cup | 1995 | 2002 | 2 | Al-Hilal Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
2 | |
CAF | African Cup Winners' Cup | 1975 | 2003 | 15–41 | Al-Ahly | 4 |
CAF Cup | 1992 | 2003 | 31–37 | JS Kabylie | 3 | |
CONCACAF | CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup | 1991 | 1998 | 4–11 | América Atlético Marte Monterrey Necaxa Tecos |
1 |
CONCACAF Giants Cup | 2001 | 12 | América | 1 | ||
CONMEBOL | Supercopa Libertadores | 1988 | 1997 | 13–17 | Cruzeiro Independiente |
2 |
Copa Master de Supercopa | 1992 | 1995 | 2–4 | Boca Juniors Cruzeiro |
1 | |
Copa CONMEBOL | 1992 | 1999 | 16 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | |
Copa de Oro | 1993 | 1996 | 4 | Boca Juniors Cruzeiro Flamengo |
1 | |
Copa Master de CONMEBOL | 1996 | 4 | São Paulo | 1 | ||
Copa Merconorte | 1998 | 2001 | 16 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | |
Copa Mercosur | 1998 | 2001 | 20 | Flamengo Palmeiras San Lorenzo Vasco da Gama |
1 | |
OFC | Oceania Cup Winners' Cup | 1987 | 2 | Sydney City | 1 | |
OFC President's Cup | 2014 | 6 | Auckland City | 1 | ||
UEFA | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1960–61 | 1998–99 | 32 | Barcelona | 4 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1995 | 2008 | 50 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 |
Women's national team championships[]
Confederation | Championship | Inaugural edition |
Teams | Most titles | Current champion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | # | |||||
AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup | 1975 | 12 | China PR | 9 | China PR |
CAF | Africa Women Cup of Nations | 1991 | 8 | Nigeria | 11 | Nigeria |
CONCACAF | CONCACAF W Championship | 1991 | 8 | United States | 8 | United States |
CONMEBOL | Copa América Femenina | 1991 | 10 | Brazil | 7 | Brazil |
OFC | OFC Women's Nations Cup | 1983 | 8 | New Zealand | 6 | New Zealand |
UEFA | UEFA Women's Championship | 1984 | 16 | Germany | 8 | Netherlands |
Women's club championships[]
Confederation | Club championship | Inaugural edition |
Teams | Most titles | Current champion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | # | |||||
AFC | AFC Women's Club Championship | 2019 | 4 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza Amman SC |
1 | Amman SC |
CAF | CAF Women's Champions League | 2021 | 8 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
CONMEBOL | Copa Libertadores Femenina | 2009 | 16 | Corinthians São José |
3 | Corinthians |
UEFA | UEFA Women's Champions League | 2001–02 | 16 | Lyon | 7 | Barcelona |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- International association football competitions by continent