List of world association football records

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article features a list with world association football records including professionals, semi-professionals, amateurs, juniors, women football, in any football league, cup, or other competition around the world.

As of 23 August 2021

Players[]

Players in bold are still active.

Goals and goalscoring records[]

Record Player Nationality Year(s) Details Ref Image
'Highest goal-scoring goalkeeper of all time ' Rogério Ceni  Brazil 1990-2015 132 goals in 1,237 games [1] Rogerio ceni.jpg
'Player who has scored the most official goals for a single club' Lionel Messi  Argentina 2005–2021 672 goals for Barcelona [2]

[3]

alt =
'The world's all-time goalscorer according to Guinness Book and FIFA ' Pelé  Brazil 1953-1977 1284 goals in 1,315 games [4]

[5]

Pele200802FabioRodriguesPozzebomAgenciaBrasil.jpg
'The world's all-time undocumented goalscorer according to Guinness Book ' Arthur Friedenreich  Brazil 1909-1935 1,329 undocumented goals. His feat is not recognised by FIFA. Arthur friedenreich.jpg
'The world's all-time goalscorer according to RSSSF (official matches) ' Erwin Helmchen  Germany 1926 - 1952 981+ goals in 595 games [6]
'The world's all-time goalscorer according to RSSSF (all matches) ' Lajos Tichy  Hungary 1953 - 1971 1912 goals in 1,301 games [7] Tichy Lajos fortepan 101248.jpg
'All-time league goalscorer according to RSSSF (all leagues including regional/reserve leagues, final tournaments) ' Erwin Helmchen  Germany 1926 - 1952 720+ goals [8]
'All-time first division goalscorer according to RSSSF ' Josef Bican  Austria
 Czechoslovakia 		1931 - 1955 526 goals [8] Josef Bican 1940.jpg
'All-time best club goalscorer according to IFFHS ' Romário  Brazil 1985 - 2009 689 goals [9] Senador Romário (Retrato oficial).jpg
'Player to score most goals in international club competitions' Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 2004–present 144 goals: Cristiano scored 135 goals in UEFA Champions League, 7 in FIFA Club World Cup and 2 in UEFA Super Cup. 2019-20 Serie A - Torino v Juventus - Cristiano Ronaldo.jpg
'Player to win top-scorer awards in third, second and first division ' Dario Hubner  Italy 1987 - 2011 1992 Italian third division, 1996 second division and 2002 first division.
'Only player to win top-scorer awards in third, second, first division and international competitions ' Robert Lewandowski  Poland 2005–present 2007 Polish third division, 2008 second division and 2010 first division. Also Bundesliga top-scorer in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2020 UEFA Champions League. alt =
'Player to win most FIFA World's Best player awards' Lionel Messi  Argentina 2009 - 2019 6 awards: Messi won the The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2009, 2010, 2011,2012, 2015 and 2019 alt =
'Highest goal-scoring defender of all time' Ronald Koeman  Netherlands 1980 - 1997 207 goals in 581 games. Average of 1 goal every 2.8 games [10] Ronaldkoeman.jpg
'Player with most domestic top-scorer awards according to IFFHS' Josef Bican  Austria
 Czechoslovakia 		1931 - 1955 12 wins: Czechoslovakian league 1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1950 - Austrian league 1934 - Bohemian/Moravian league 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944 - Czechoslovakian second division 1949 Josef Bican 1940.jpg
'All-time international goalscorer (national team)' Ali Daei  Iran 1993 - 2006 109 goals in 149 games. Ali-Daei.JPG
'Youngest international goalscorer (national team)' Aung Kyaw Tun  Myanmar 2000 On 6 November 2000, Aung Kyaw Tun scored for Myanmar in the 2000 AFF Championship match against Thailand (3-1 defeat) at the age of 14 years and 93 days.
'All-time national team goalscorer in all football-related sports (association football, futsal, beach soccer and indoor soccer) ' Falcão (Futsal)  Brazil 1998 - 2018 401 goals for Brazil (futsal) [11] alt =
'Player scored most goals in a calendar year' Pelé  Brazil 1959 127 goals in all competitions [12] Pele200802FabioRodriguesPozzebomAgenciaBrasil.jpg
'Only player to have scored more than 50 goals in 6 consecutive seasons' Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 2010 - 2016 [13] 2019-20 Serie A - Torino v Juventus - Cristiano Ronaldo.jpg
'Only player to have scored more than 40 goals in 10 consecutive seasons' Lionel Messi  Argentina 2009 - 2019 [14] alt =
'Only goalkeeper to score a hat-trick' 
(Ilija Pantelic, Trešnjevka - VOJVODINA 0:3, season Yugoslavia First League 1962/63)
José Luis Chilavert  Paraguay 1999 On 28 November 1999, Paraguayan goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert scored a hat-trick of penalties for Vélez Sársfield in a 6–1 victory against Ferro Carril Oeste. [15][16] Chilavert 2014.jpg
'Player with most goals scored in an international match' Archie Thompson  Australia 2001 On 11 April 2001, Archie Thompson scored 13 goals, in the Australia 31–0 American Samoa match as a part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification. [17] Archie Thompson.jpg
'Player with most goals scored in a league match' Panagiotis Pontikos  Cyprus 2007 On 7 May 2007, Panagiotis Pontikos scored 16 goals in the match Olympos Xylofagou - SEK Agiou Athanasiou 24–3, in the Cyprus third division. [18]
'Player with most goals scored in a domestic cup match' Stefan Dembicki  France 1942 In the preliminary round of the 1942-43 French Cup, Stefan Dembicki scored 16 goals in the RC Lens - Auby Asturies match (32-0). He broke the previous record of 12 September 1885, when Jocky Petrie scored 13 goals in the Arbroath - Bon Accord match (36-0), in the Scottish Cup. [19]
'Fastest goal in history'  Serbia 2012 On 25 September 2012, Vuk Bakić scored after two seconds for the Serbian junior championship between GSP Polet and Dorcol [20]
'Youngest player to score a hat trick' Ntinos Pontikas  Greece 1996 On 21 September 1996, Ntinos Pontikas in his debut, aged 14 and 198 days, scored his team's all 3 goals in the Ampelokipoi-Haravgi match (4-3), in the fifth division of the Greek championship. [21][22]
'Most consecutive hat-tricks in history' Stjepan Lucijanic  Croatia 2016 On 9 November 2016, Stjepan Lucijanic scored his fifth consecutive hat-trick during the NK Dracice Dakovo - NK Zrinski Drenje match (10-0) in the Croatian seventh division. He tallied 20 goals in those five games, breaking an 18-year-old record held by Japanese forward Masashi Nakayama, set between 15 and 29 April in 1998. [23]
'Player scored most official hat-tricks' Pelé  Brazil 1957-1977 96 in total
[24][25]
'Player who scored at least one hat-trick in most competitions' Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 2002–present 10 competitions: Cristiano Ronaldo scored at least one hat-trick in the Spanish League, Copa del Rey, Serie A, Premier League, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Champions League, World Cup Qualification, European Qualification, Nations League and FIFA World Cup.
[26] Cristiano-ronaldo-juventus-2019 (cropped).jpg
'Fastest hat-trick in history (men)'  England 2013 On 4 May 2013, 20-year old Alex Torr scored a hat-trick in 70 seconds during the match between Rawson Springs and Meadowhall (7-1), in the English Sunday league of Sheffield. He broke Tommy Ross' record which was set in 1964 when he scored a hat-trick in 90 seconds for Ross County against Nairn in the Scottish fifth division. [27]
'Fastest hat-trick in history (women)' Fabienne Humm   Switzerland 2015 On 12 May 2015, Swiss player Fabienne Humm scored the fastest hat-trick in women's football, scoring three goals in five minutes in Switzerland's 10–1 drubbing of Ecuador, during the FIFA Women's World Cup [28] C16 Fabienne Humm 111023 Sverige-Schweiz 3-0 8364.jpg
'Fastest international hat-trick (national team)' Willie Hall  England 1938 On 16 November 1938, during the friendly between England and Northern Ireland in Manchester (7-0), Willie Hall of Tottenham Hotspur, scored 3 goals in three and a half minutes. In that game Hall scored five goals during a 30-minute period either side of half-time. [29]
'Player to score 2 goals within less than a minute' Ignacio Scocco  Argentina 2013 On 15 August 2013, during the game Botafogo-Internacional in the Brazilian Championship, Ignacio Scocco scored two goals in the 33rd minute, with a difference of 49 seconds between goals. [30] alt =
'Most goals scored by a substitute in a single game' Robert Lewandowski  Poland 2015 On 24 September 2015, during the Bundesliga game between Bayern Munchen and Wolfsburg (5-1, ht:0-1) Robert Lewandowski came on as a sub on the second half and scored five goals in nine minutes. 4 of them were scored within five minutes and 42 seconds. [31] alt =
'Fastest 4 goals in a single game'
'Goalkeeper scored most goals from non set-pieces' Jorge Campos  Mexico 1988 - 2004 35 goals: Jorge Campos would often switch to forward during the games alt =
'Player who scored the most bicycle kicks in history' Hugo Sánchez  Mexico 1972 - 1997 10+ bicycle kick goals [32] alt =
'Player who scored the most Olympic goals (direct corner kick goals) of all time' Şükrü Gülesin  Turkey 1940 - 1955 32 goals [33][34] alt =
'Player scored most free-kick goals' Zico  Brazil 1971 - 1994 101 free-kick goals: Zico scored 62 for Flamengo, 17 for Udinese, 15 for Caxima, and 7 for Brazil. [35] Zico 2012 3.jpg
'Player scored most penalty kicks' Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 2002–present 140 penalties: Cristiano Ronaldo converted 140 out of 168 penalties. [36]
'Player with the best scoring penalty kick ratio' Ledio Pano  Albania
 Greece 		1986 - 2002 100%: Ledio Pano scored 50 penalties in 50 attempts during his career in Albania and Greece. [37]
'Longest headed goal scored' Jone Samuelsen  Norway 2011 On 25 September 2011, Jone Samuelsen scored a header from a 58.13 m (190 ft 8.58 in) distance during the ODD Grenland-Tromsø Idrettslag match (3-1), in the Norwegian first division.
'Longest distance goal scored' Ubirajara Alcântara  Brazil 1970 On 19 September 1970, Flamengo goalkeeper Ubirajara Alcântara scored against Madureira Esporte Clube in the Campeonato Carioca from his goal area to the other end, a distance of 91.9 meters. The field at the time was 120 meters, the longest distance accepted by FIFA. [38]
'Longest distance goal scored according to Guinness Records ' Tom King  Wales 2021 On 21 January 2021, goalkeeper Tom King scored from own six-yard box, a distance of 96.01 meters (105 yds) for Newport County in the 1–1 draw with Cheltenham Town, in the League Two. [39]
'Players who scored in all possible minutes of a game' Cristiano Ronaldo /
Zlatan Ibrahimović 		 Portugal /
 Sweden 		2002–present
1999 - present 		Ronaldo and Ibrahimović are the only two players to score in every minute of a match [40]
'Player who scored in most competitions in one season' Fernando Torres  Spain 2012-2013 7 competitions: Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Euros. [41] alt =

Appearances records[]

Record Player Nationality Year(s) Details Ref Image
'Player with the most seasons as captain for one club ' Francesco Totti  Italy 1998 - 2017 19 seasons: Totti captained Roma from 1998 until his retirement in 2017 KL-2018 (4).jpg
'Player with the most matches as captain for one club ' Rogério Ceni  Brazil 2001 - 2015 982 games: Rogério Ceni captained São Paulo from 2001 until 2015 Rogerio ceni.jpg
'Player who played the most games for one club ' 2015 1237 games Rogerio ceni.jpg
'Footballer played most official games in history' Peter Shilton England 1966-1997 1,390 games over 31 seasons. Peter Shilton.png
'Player with most international club competition appearances in history' Iker Casillas  Spain 1999 - 2019 192 appearances: 188 UEFA club competitions, 2 in Intercontinental Cup, 2 in FIFA World Club Cup. [42] alt =
'Player with most international caps in history' Ahmed Hassan  Egypt 1995 - 2012 184 caps: Ahmed Hassan broke Saudi goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea's record (178 caps) in 2011. [43] alt =
'Player spent most years on top of the international caps record list' Billy Wright  England 1957 - 1970 13 years: Billy Wright broke Ferenc Puskas' record in 1957 but his 105 cap record was surpassed in 1970 by Bobby Charlton. alt =
'Player with most international caps for an amateur national team' Billy Neil  Scotland 1957 - 1969 45 caps for the Scotland national amateur football team.
'Youngest footballer to play in a professional league' Mauricio Baldivieso  Bolivia 2009 On 19 July 2009, Bolivian Mauricio Baldivieso aged 12, debuted as a substitute in the Bolivian first division for Club Aurora in their away match against La Paz F.C. (Aurora lost 1–0). [44]
'Oldest professional football player (longest career span)' Kazuyoshi Miura  Japan 1986–present Japanese striker Kazu Miura continues playing football for Yokohama FC having almost reached the age of 54. [45] Kazu Miura at Matsuda tribute match 20120122.jpg
'Oldest footballer according to Guinness Book' Ezzeldin Bahader  Egypt 2020 On 6 October 2020, 74-year old Ezzeldin Bahader became the oldest footballer in history featuring in his team's match against El Ayat Sports (defeat by 3–2) in the Egyptian third division. He broke Israeli goalkeeper Isaak Hayik's record who had become the oldest on 5 April 2019 at the age of 73, when he played for Ironi Or Yehuda in the south group of the Israeli third division. [46]
'Oldest (veteran football) player'  England 1957 - 2019 85-year old Dickie Borthwick made 1,600 appearances over the course of a 72-year career, scoring over 400 goals, and previously played for Ross County and Invergordon Town in the Scottish highlands before moving to Dorset, where he played for 11 non-league clubs. [47]

Other records[]

Record Player Nationality Year(s) Details Ref Image
'Most decorated player of all-time' Ángel Romano  Uruguay 1910-1930 50 titles won: 21 domestic and 8 international with Nacional Montevideo, 21 country trophies with Uruguay. [48] Angel Romano.PNG
'Most decorated player (active)' Dani Alves  Brazil 2001–present 43 titles won [49] alt =
'Player who won most league titles in history' Roar Strand  Norway 1989 - 2017 16 Norwegian league titles with Rosenborg BK in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2010. Roar Strand.jpg
'Player with the most world titles in history' Toni Kroos  Germany 2013 - 2018 6 world titles: 1 FIFA World Cup (2014) and 5 FIFA Club World Cups (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) alt =
'Goalkeeper who saved most penalties in history according to FIFA' Lev Yashin  Soviet Union 1950 - 1970 150+ penalties: Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin saved a world-record 150-plus penalties for Dynamo Moscow and Soviet Union. [50] LevYashin.JPG
'Goalkeeper with the most clean sheets in history' Lev Yashin  Soviet Union 1949 - 1971 270 matches without a goal [51] LevYashin.JPG
'Goalkeeper with the most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal' Mazaropi  Brazil 1977 - 1978 1816 minutes without a goal [52]
'First goalkeeper in history to score a goal' Jaguare Bezerra de Vasconcelos  Brazil 1938 On June 22, 1938, in the final of the French Cup scored the winning goal by a penalty in Olympique Marseille's 2-1 victory over Metz. [53]
'Only player who missed a hat-trick of penalties in one game' Martín Palermo  Argentina 1999 On 4 July 1999, Martin Palermo missed 3 penalties during the Copa America match between Argentina and Colombia (0-3). [54] Martin palermo fkm08.jpg
'Player most sent-off by the referee during his career' Gerardo Bedoya  Colombia 1995 - 2015 46 red cards in total [55] GerardoBedoya.jpg
'Heaviest football player in history' William Foulke  England 1908 William Foulke was 2.01 m tall, weighed 141 kg when he started, but at the end of his career he was weighing 165 kg. William Henry Foulke.jpg
'Tallest professional football player in history' Simon Bloch Jørgensen  Denmark 2010–present 2.10 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in) [56]
'Shortest professional football player in history' Bimbinha  Brazil 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in) [57]
'Player who played for most clubs during his professional professional career' Sebastián Abreu  Uruguay 1993–present 31 clubs [58]
[59]
[60]
[61] 		SEBASTIAN ABREU (16821761936) (cropped).jpg
'Player who played in every continent during his professional career' Lutz Pfannenstiel  Germany 1991 - 2011 Goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel is the only player in history to have played for clubs in Africa, Central America, North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. He played for 27 clubs during his career including 2 as a youth player. alt =
'Player who played in most divisions with one club' Nathan Pond  England Played for Fleetwood Town in 7 divisions of English football: North West Counties League, Northern Premier League Division 1 North, Northern Premier League Premier Division, Conference North, Conference Premier, Football League 2 and Football League 1.
'Footballer to play both an international and a domestic game on the same day' Juninho Paulista  Brazil 1994 On 16 November 1994, Juninho Paulista played two games for São Paulo. The first was during the first leg of the Copa Conmebol quarter-finals against Sporting Cristal from Peru (3-1 win) with São Paulo using their the reserve team. In the second, he come on as a second half substitute against Gremio Porto Alegre in the Brazilian Championship (also with a 3–1 win). [29]

Coaches[]

Coaches in bold are still active.

See also: List of world champion football club winning managers
Record Manager Nationality Details Ref Image
'Only manager in history to win all six European titles in one calendar year' Pep Guardiola  Spain In his first season in charge, Pep Guardiola completed a historic double treble, winning the Copa del Rey, La Liga, the Champions League, the Spanish Super Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA World Club Cup: six trophies out of six in the 2010 calendar year. alt =
'Longest-serving manager in history' Amadeu Teixeira  Brazil Amadeu Teixeira was in charge of América Futebol Clube-Amazonas for 53 years (1955-2008), and he was also one of the founders of the club in 1939. [62]
'Most successful manager' Alex Ferguson  Scotland He won 49 titles, including 13 from the Premier League, two from the UEFA Champions League Cup and one FIFA World Cup. [63] alt =
'Manager who won the most league titles' Bill Struth  Scotland 18 league titles: he won the Scottish first division with Rangers in 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, and 1953. alt =
'Most short-lived coach in a club' Leroy Rosenior  England Ten minutes in charge of Torquay United [64]

Clubs[]

See also: List of association football teams to have won four or more trophies in one season
Record Club Nationality Year(s) Details Ref Image
'Club that has scored the most goals in history' Santos  Brazil 12,500 (up to 2018), Source: FIFA [65] Santos FC logo.svg
'Club with most international trophies won' Real Madrid  Spain 26 trophies [66]
'Club with the most consecutive continental club titles' Auckland City FC  New Zealand 2011-2017 7 OFC Champions League titles in a row
'Club with most trophies won' Linfield  Northern Ireland 271 trophies [67]
'Club with most titles in the same competition' ABC  Brazil 56 Campeonato Potiguar titles. [68]
'Club with most national league titles' Glasgow Rangers  Scotland 55 Scottish Premier League titles.
'Club with the most national championships won in a row' Tafea  Vanuatu 1994 to 2008-09 15 consecutive titles. [69]
'Club with most domestic titles in history' Linfield  Northern Ireland 95 national titles won. [67]
'Oldest football club that is still active' Bochum  Germany Since 1848
'Longest winning streak for a first division club (Men)' The New Saints  Wales 2016-2017 27 consecutive wins. It broke Ajax's record with 26 consecutive wins which lasted from 3 October 1971 to 29 March 1972. [70]
'Longest winning streak for a first division club (Women)' Corinthians Feminino  Brazil 2019 34 consecutive wins [71]
'Longest streak for a club scoring at least 1 goal' Grêmio  Brazil 1913 - 1919 103 consecutive games

Championships / Cups[]

Record Competition Country Year(s) Details Ref Image
'Competition with most clubs participated in total' French Cup  France 7422 different clubs
'Shortest National Championship' Greenlandic Football Championship  Greenland 7 days [72]
'Oldest national championship' English Football League  England First edition held in 1888
'Oldest football competition' FA Cup  England First edition held in 1871

World Competitions[]

FIFA World Cup[]

Players and coaches in bold are still active.

Main article: FIFA World Cup records
Record Name Nationality Year(s) Details Ref Image
'Sportsman who won most World Cups as player or manager (men)' Mário Zagallo Brazil Brazil 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 As a Player in 1958 and 1962; as a coach in 1970; as an Assistant coach in 1994. Zagallo and Lula and Parreira (cropped).jpg
'World Cup's all-time goalscorer (men)' Miroslav Klose  Germany 2002 - 2014 16 goals in 4 editions: 5 goals at the 2002 World Cup, 5 goals in 2006, 4 goals in 2010, 2 goals in 2014. Miroslav Klose Portrait.JPG
'World Cup's all-time goalscorer (women)' Marta Brazil Brazil 2003 -2019 17 goals in 5 editions: 3 goals at the 2003 World Cup, 7 goals at the 2007 World Cup, 4 goals in 2011, 1 goal in the 2015, 2 goals in 2019. alt =
'Player scored most goals in a single edition' Just Fontaine  France 1958 13 goals. alt =
'Player who played the most World Cup finals in a row' Cafu  Brazil 1994, 1998, 2002 3 finals: he won 1994 and 2002 alt =
'Player who played most World Cup matches' Lothar Matthäus  Germany 1982 - 1998 25 matches (2,052 min.) 2019-03-30 Fußball, Männer, 1. Bundesliga, RB Leipzig - Hertha BSC StP 3674 LR10 by Stepro.jpg
'Oldest player to score in a World Cup' Roger Milla  Cameroon 1994 42 years and 39 days Milla2008cropped.jpg
'Youngest player to score in a World Cup' Pele  Brazil 1958 17 years and 239 days. Pelé 1960.jpg
'Youngest player to play in a World Cup' Norman Whiteside  Northern Ireland 1982 17 years and 41 days. Norman whiteside head crop.jpg
'Youngest player to score hat-trick in a World Cup' Pele  Brazil 1958 On 24 June 1958, Pele scored a hat-trick in the 1958 semifinal against France (5-2) at 17 years and 244 days. Pelé 1960.jpg
'Manager with most games in charge of the same national team in the World Cup' Óscar Tabárez  Uruguay 1990 - 2018 20 matches in 4 World Cups for Uruguay: 1990, 2010, 2014 and 2018. [73] 20171114 AUT URU 4562 (cropped).jpg
'Player who won most World Cup matches' Miroslav Klose  Germany 2002 - 2014 17 matches in 4 world cups Miroslav Klose Portrait.JPG
'National team that scored the most goals in a single World Cup' Hungary national football team  Hungary 1954 27 goals

Olympic Games[]

Players in bold are still active.

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics
Record Name Nationality Year(s) Details Ref Image
'Most goals in an Olympic tournament (Men)' Ferenc Bene  Hungary 1964 12 goals [74]
'Most goals in an Olympic tournament (Women)' Cristiane  Brazil 2012 12 goals Cristiane.jpg
'Fastest goal in Olympic Games (Men)' Neymar  Brazil 2016 In the semi-final of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro 2016 against the Honduras National Team, Neymar opened the scoring a14 seconds into the game 20180610 FIFA Friendly Match Austria vs. Brazil Neymar 850 1705.jpg
'Oldest scorer/ Oldest player in Olympic Games' Ryan Giggs  United Kingdom 2012 On July 29, Welsh Ryan Giggs, aged 39, a member of the British National Team, set two records: the oldest player to compete in the Olympic football tournament and the oldest to score a goal in that competition, in the match against the United Arab Emirates. Cskamu 17.jpg
'National team with most Olympic achievements (Men's Football)' Brazil  Brazil 2016, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2008, 2012 6 Olympic Medals: 1 Gold (2016), 3 Silver (1984, 1988 and 2012) and 2 Bronzes (1996 and 2008)
'National team that scored the most goals in a single edition of the Olympic Games (Men's)' Denmark / Yugoslavia  Denmark/ Yugoslavia 1908 / 1952 26 goals
'Only team to win the gold medal with a 100% record and without conceding a goal (Men's)' Argentina  Argentina 2004 Gold medal: 6 wins in 6 games, 17 goals scored and no goals conceded

FIFA Club World Cup[]

Main article: FIFA Club World Cup records and statistics
See also: List of world champion football clubs

Other world records[]

Record Name Nationality Year(s) Details Ref Image
'Most own goals scored in a single match (in protest)' AS Adema - SOE Antananarivo 149-0  Madagascar 2012 On 31 October 2012, in the Malagasy Pro League, AS Adema beat SOE Antananarivo 149-0. All goals scored were deliberate own goals in protest against a doubtful penalty against SOE in the previous game.
'Highest score in a single match' Pelileo Sporting Club - Indi Native 44-1  Ecuador 2016 On 23 May 2016, Pelileo Sporting Club beat Indi Native by 44–1, a margin of 43 goals in the Ecuadorian third division. SC Pelileo scored 24 goals in the first half and 20 in the second half. [75]
'Highest score in a penalty shootout in history' Argentinos Juniors - Racing Avellaneda 2-2, pens. 20-19  Argentina 1988 On 20 November 1988, in the Argentine first division match between Argentinos Juniors and Racing Club which had finished 2-2, 44 penalties were taken in around 50 minutes and Argentinos won 20–19. [76]
'Longest penalty shootout in history' KK Palace - Civics 2-2, 48 penalties taken  Namibia 2005 On January 23, 2005, in the first round of the Namibian Cup 2004/05, KK Palace played Civics in Tsumeb and the match finished in a 2–2 draw. No extra time was played, and both teams took 24 penalties, (48 grand total) with KK Palace winning 17–16. [77]
'Most red cards given in a match' Claypole - Victoriano Arenas abandoned  Argentina 2011 On 3 March 2011, 36 players were shown a red card by referee Damian Rubino in a match between Victoriano Arenas and Claypole, in the Argentine fifth division. All 22 players on the pitch and a combination of 14 subs and coaches received red cards. [78]
'Team that played most games on the same day' Grêmio  Brazil 1994 On December 11, 1994, Grêmio played three matches on a single day during the 1994 Campeonato Gaúcho, with kick-off times of 2PM, 4PM, and 6PM, due to their extensive schedule. They won two and drew the third match, using a total of 34 different players.
'Highest attendance in a football match' 1950 World Cup Final - Maracanã  Brazil 1950 199,854 spectators. Unofficially it is estimated that a crowd of 210,000 was in the stadium. Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.jpg

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rogerio Ceni: the goalkeeper who scored 132 goals". 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Messi breaks Pele's record with 644 goals for Barcelona". www.aljazeera.com.
  3. ^ "Messi's profile in the site of Barcelona FC". www.fcbarcelona.com.
  4. ^ "Pelé - The King of Football, fifa.com".
  5. ^ "Video: Pelé honoured with two Guinness World Records achievements in London". Guinness World Records. 30 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Prolific Scorers Data". www.rsssf.com.
  7. ^ "Prolific Scorers Data". www.rsssf.com.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Prolific Scorers Data". www.rsssf.com.
  9. ^ "IFFHS WORLD'S ALL-TIME BEST CLUB GOAL SCORERS".
  10. ^ "Ronald Koeman: The World's Top Scoring Defender". 90min.com.
  11. ^ "Falcão, a marca histórica". AreaH.
  12. ^ "Polêmica de recorde de gols entre Pelé e Messi tem erro histórico". ESPN.
  13. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo surpasses 50 goals for the SIXTH year in a row for Real Madrid | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  14. ^ "Messi is the first player to score 40 goals in 10 consecutive seasons".
  15. ^ "A 20 años de un hecho histórico: los tres goles de Chilavert | Fútbol". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish).
  16. ^ "The goal keeper who scored a hat-trick". show sport.
  17. ^ "2002 FIFA World Cup™ - News - Behind the World Cup record: Archie Thompson - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  18. ^ "Soccer-Roundup-Cypriot striker bags 16 goals in one game" – via cn.reuters.com.
  19. ^ Post, Guest (23 January 2018). "Tales from the Coupe de France". frenchfootballweekly.com.
  20. ^ "Fastest goal ever scored? Serbia's Vuk Bakic hits net direct from kick-off". 25 September 2012.
  21. ^ Salmon, Ken (21 February 2021). "The most remarkable world soccer records –".
  22. ^ "Ntinos Pontikas, the Greek Freddy Adu". sportsnewsinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  23. ^ "A Croatian 7th Division Player Just Broke The Record For Consecutive Hat Tricks". The18.
  24. ^ "70 facts about Brazil legend Pele | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  25. ^ "The magical feeling of a hat-trick". ashflowers.com. 21 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo's best hat tricks in 10 different competitions". ESPN.com. 7 January 2020.
  27. ^ White-do-not-use, Steve (3 May 2013). "Sunday league footballer scores hat-trick in record-breaking 70 seconds". mirror.
  28. ^ "Humm scores fastest World Cup hat-trick" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  29. ^ Jump up to: a b [1]
  30. ^ Janeiro, Por Fred Gomes Rio de. "Camisa 32, Scocco 'estreia' aos 32 minutos e pede espaço no Inter". globoesporte.com.
  31. ^ "Lewandowski's 5 goals in 9 minutes" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  32. ^ "Hugo Sánchez, Hugol [Best Goals]" – via www.youtube.com.
  33. ^ "Football: Knowledge - who is the most prolific corner goalscorer of all time?". the Guardian. 17 January 2007.
  34. ^ "The most remarkable world soccer records –website=90soccer.com". 21 February 2021.
  35. ^ "Zico 101 free kicks, all-time record".
  36. ^ "CR7 vs Messi penalty comparison".
  37. ^ uefa.com/ Masters from the penalty spot
  38. ^ "Ubirajara e o histórico gol de goleiro no Luso Brasileiro".
  39. ^ "British goalkeeper Tom King breaks record for longest football goal". Guinness World Records. 21 January 2021.
  40. ^ # image = 15 msn.com/ Goal!!! Meet the most incredible football records (CR7 and Ibra)
  41. ^ # image = 14 msn.com/ Goal!!! Meet the most incredible football records (Fernando Torres)
  42. ^ "Who has made the most UEFA club competition appearances?". UEFA.com. 17 March 2021.
  43. ^ "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". www.rsssf.com.
  44. ^ "Baldivieso debut at 12 years old (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  45. ^ "Kazuyoshi Miura signs contract to play past 54th birthday in Japan". the Guardian. 11 January 2021.
  46. ^ "El abuelo egipcio se convierte en el jugador de futbol más viejo del mundo a los 74 años". ESPNdeportes.com. 19 October 2020.
  47. ^ "Britain's oldest footballer is 83 years old and is looking for a new club". GiveMeSport. 23 October 2019.
  48. ^ "Ángel Romano, the most decorated player". 90soccer.com. 8 February 2021.
  49. ^ "Dani Alves wins incredible 43rd trophy of career following Copa America triumph". 8 July 2019.
  50. ^ "Welcome to FIFA.com News - Lev Yashin, the impregnable Spider - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  51. ^ "5 world records". onefootball.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  52. ^ "Mazaropi: 1816 minutes without a goal for Vasco da Game". torcedores.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  53. ^ "Remember historical football moments". terra.com (in Portuguese). 26 April 2009.
  54. ^ Argentina 0 x 3 Colombia - Copa America 1999, retrieved 24 November 2019
  55. ^ "Football Stories - Gerardo Bedoya - The most red cards in history". The Sporting Blog.
  56. ^ "Who are the tallest and smallest footballers playing right now and of all-time?". Goal.
  57. ^ globoesporte.globo .com / Brazil Outside: Sampaio Corrêa collects glories, idols and nicknames
  58. ^ "Guinness World Record Holder Sebastian 'El Loco' Abreu Has Signed For His 30th Club Aged 44". www.sportbible.com.
  59. ^ "Otro más! Abreu fue presentado en su nuevo equipo" [One more! Abreu was presented in his new team]. www.ole.com.ar (in Spanish). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  60. ^ "'Loco' Abreu firma con el Sud América de Uruguay, el club número 31 en su carrera" ["Crazy" Abreu signs with Sud América from Uruguay, the number 31 club in his career]. www.milenio.com (in Spanish). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  61. ^ "El Loco Abreu cuelga las botas con 44 años y tras haber jugado en 31 clubes diferentes" [The "Crazy" Abreu hangs his boots with 44 years and having played in 31 different clubs]. www.lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  62. ^ https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/lance/tecnico-que-comandou-america-am-por-53-anos-sera-eternizado-na-arena-da-amazonia,5c12ac29ca344754cf318a8c8e13bd0ew0cch2qh.html Coach who commanded América-AM for 53 years will be immortalized at Arena da Amazônia
  63. ^ # image = 4 msn.com/ Goal!!! Meet the most incredible football records (Alex Ferguson)
  64. ^ dn.pt/ A world record? He was a coach for only 45 minutes ...
  65. ^ "Santos now has scored 12.001 goals, being the team with most goals in soccer history". 2 February 2014.
  66. ^ "The 'top 10' of teams with the most international titles". www.besoccer.com.
  67. ^ Jump up to: a b "XXI Copa do Mundo da FIFA - 2018". f1alex.tripod.com.
  68. ^ "ABC is champion for the 56th time of the Potiguar Championship". Tribuna do Norte. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  69. ^ Schöggl, Hans (13 May 2015). ""Vanuatu - List of Champions"". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  70. ^ "TNS' world-record win streak ends in draw". ESPN.com. 15 January 2017.
  71. ^ [] Brazilian team wins 34th in a row and breaks world record!
  72. ^ [2] Championship 7 days: discover the shortest national football league in the world
  73. ^ [3] Uruguayan national team coach enters the Guinness Book twice
  74. ^ [4]
  75. ^ "In Ecuador , the greatest defeat in history: 44 to 1".
  76. ^ "alexandrecabreira.com". The dispute longest penalty shootout in history. Accessed on 30/01/2012.
  77. ^ "Longest Penalty Shootouts in Football | FOOTY FAIR". www.footyfair.com.
  78. ^ "Referee brandishes 36 red cards in one match". The Independent. 23 September 2015.
Retrieved from ""