European association football club records and statistics

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This article details men's professional association football club records and statistics (individual and collective) in Europe.

Individual records[]

Most goals in a season[]

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Rank	Player	Nationality	Goals	Club	Season	Golden Boot
1	Lionel Messi	Argentina	73[1]	Barcelona	2011–12	Yes
2	Gerd Müller	Germany	67[2]	Bayern Munich	1972–73	No
3	Ferenc Deák	Hungary	66[3]	Szentlőrinci	1945–46	^
4	Josef Bican	Czech Republic	63[4]	Slavia Prague	1941–42	^
5	Dixie Dean	England	63	Everton FC	1927–28	^
6	Josef Bican	Czech Republic	56[4]	Slavia Prague	1939–40	^

• All records happened while the players' clubs in top-flight domestic league
• *: No European football competition before 1955
• **: No domestic cup competition held
• ^: No Golden Shoe Award before 1967

Club records[]

Most consecutive national league titles[]

Source:^[5]

• 14 – Skonto Riga (1991–2004)
• 14 – Lincoln Red Imps (2003–2016)
• 13 – Rosenborg (1992–2004)
• 13 – BATE Borisov (2006–2018)
• 11 – Dinamo Zagreb (2006–2016)
• 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 – Ludogorets Razgrad (2012–2021)

Longest unbeaten run across all competitions[]

Source:^[6]

• 62 – Celtic (1915–1917)
• 60 – Union SG (1933–1935)

After the introduction of UEFA club competitions (1955–56)[]

• 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)
• 40 – Fiorentina (1955–1956)
• 40 – Nottingham Forest (1978)
• 40 – Real Madrid (2016–2017)
• 40 – Red Star Belgrade (2020–2021)

Most consecutive wins across all competitions[]

Italic denotes record that was not achieved in country's top tier (unofficial record for non professional leagues).

• 36 – Jersey Bulls in 2019–20 and 2020–21^[7]
• 32 – South Shields in 2016–17^[8]
• 27 – Hereford FC in 2015–16^[9]
• 27 – East Kilbride in 2016–17^[10]
• 27 – The New Saints in 2016–17^[11]
• 26 – Dresdner SC in 1942–43^[12]
• 26 – Ajax in 1971–72^[12]
• 26 – Salisbury City reserves in 2007–08^[13]
• 23 – Red Star Belgrade in 1999–2000 and 2000–01^[14]
• 23 – Bayern Munich in 2019–20 and 2020–21^[15]
• 22 – Real Madrid in 2014–15^[16]
• 21 – Manchester City in 2020–21^[17]
• 18 – Barcelona in 2005–06^[18]
• 18 – Benfica in 2010–11^[19]
• 18 – Porto in 2018–19^[19]
• 16 – Bordeaux in 2008–09 and 2009–10
• 16 – Paris Saint-Germain in 2015–16^[20]
• 15 – Real Madrid in 2011–12^[21]

Longest unbeaten league run[]

Source:^[22]

• 104 – Steaua București (1986–1989)
• 88 – Lincoln Red Imps (2009–2014)
• 63 – Sheriff Tiraspol (2006–2008)
• 62 – Celtic (1915–1917)
• 61 – Levadia (2008–2009)
• 60 – Union SG (1933–1935)
• 59 – Shirak (1993–1995)
• 59 – Pyunik (2002–2004)
• 58 – Milan (1991–1993)
• 58 – Olympiacos (1972–1974)
• 58 – Skonto (1993–1996)
• 57 – Red Star Belgrade (2017–2019)^[23]
• 56 – Celtic (2016–2017)
• 56 – Benfica (1976–1978)
• 55 – Porto (2010–2012)
• 55 – Shakhtar Donetsk (2000–2002)

Longest unbeaten league home run[]

Source:^[24]

• 121 – Real Madrid (1957–1965)
• 96 – Red Star Belgrade (1998–2004)
• 93 – PSV Eindhoven (1983–1989)
• 92 – Nantes (1976–1981)
• 91 – Torino (1943–1949) Source:^[25]
• 90 – Trabzonspor (1975–1981)
• 89 – Spartak Trnava (1968–1974)
• 86 – Chelsea (2004–2008)
• 85 – Panathinaikos (1973–1978)
• 81 – Porto (2008–2014)

Most consecutive wins in domestic league[]

Source:^[26]

Italic denotes record that was not achieved in country's top tier (unofficial record for non-professional leagues).

• 30 – Tiverton Town, between 1995–96^[27] and 1996–97^[28]
• 29 – Benfica, between 1971–72 and 1972–73^[12]
• 28 – Ferencváros in 1931–32^[29][30] and 1932–33
• 28 – Dinamo Zagreb, between 2006–07 and 2007–08
• 25 – Dinamo Tirana, between 1951 and 1952
• 25 – Celtic in 2003–04^[26]
• 24 – Red Star Belgrade in 2015–16^[31]
• 23 – Dresdner SC in 1942–43^[29]
• 23 – Malmö FF, between 1948–49 and 1949–50
• 22 – PSV Eindhoven in 1987–88
• 22 – Kapaz in 1997–98
• 22 – The New Saints in 2016–17
• 19 – Ajax in 1971–72, between 1994–95 and 1995–96^[32][33]
• 19 – Bayern Munich in 2013–14
• 19 – Hereford in 2015–16^[9]
• 18 – Manchester City in 2017–18
• 18 – Liverpool in 2019–20

Longest run of games scored in[]

• Bayern Munich – 85 (16 February 2020 – 23 October 2021)^[34]
• Real Madrid – 73 (30 April 2016 – 17 September 2017)^[35]
• Bayern Munich – 61 (16 March 2013 – 5 April 2014)^[36]

Highest attendance at a European domestic match[]

147,365 – Celtic vs Aberdeen, 1936-37 Scottish Cup^{[citation needed]}

Highest goal margin (aggregate) in European Cup[]

• 18 – Benfica against Stade Dudelange in 1965–66 European Cup^[37]
  • First leg score: Stade Dudelange 0–8 Benfica^[38]
  • Second leg score: Benfica 10–0 Stade Dudelange^[39]
  • Aggregate score: Benfica 18–0 Stade Dudelange^[40]

Biggest title-winning points margins[]

Source:^[41]

• 31 – Paris Saint-Germain in 2015–16
• 31 – Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2018–19
• 31 – Young Boys in 2020–21
• 30 – Celtic in 2016–17
• 29 – Celtic in 2013–14
• 28 – Dinamo Zagreb in 2007–08
• 28 – Olympiacos in 2015–16
• 27 – Skonto in 1997
• 27 – The New Saints in 2016–17
• 26 – Barry Town in 1997–98
• 26 – Copenhagen in 2010–11

See also[]

• European Golden Shoe
• List of world association football records

References[]

Further reading[]

• Robertson, Forrest; Ross, David. The First 100 Years of Hampden. First Press Publishing. ISBN 1-901603-18-0.

External links[]

• England All-Time Topscorers - Top Level Only (archived)