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European Countries and Their Most Successful Football Clubs ⚽

Edumaps Wissen

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🇩🇪 Germany – Bundesliga (since 1963)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- FC Bayern Munich: Record champion with 33 league titles and six Champions League victories.
- Borussia Dortmund: Eight German championships, Champions League winner in 1997.
- Hamburger SV: Six championships, European Cup winner in 1983.
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🇫🇷 France – Ligue 1 (since 1932)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Paris Saint-Germain: Multiple French championships and dominant since the 2010s.
- AS Saint-Étienne: Record champion with ten titles, very strong in the 1960s/70s.
- Olympique Marseille: Nine championships, Champions League winner in 1993.
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🇮🇹 Italy – Serie A (since 1898)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Juventus Turin: Record champion with 36 titles, three-time Champions League winner.
- AC Milan: 19 times champion, seven European titles.
- Inter Milan: 19 times champion, three-time Champions League winner.
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🇪🇸 Spain – La Liga (since 1929)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Real Madrid: Record champion, 14-time Champions League winner (record).
- FC Barcelona: Over 25 league titles, multiple Champions League victories.
- Atlético Madrid: Eleven championships, several Europa League wins.
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🇦🇹 Austria – Bundesliga (since 1974)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Rapid Vienna: 32 championships – record in Austria.
- Austria Vienna: 24 championships.
- RB Salzburg: Dominant in the 2010s and 2020s, over a dozen titles.
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🇨🇭 Switzerland – Super League (since 1897)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Grasshopper Club Zurich: 27 league titles – record holder.
- FC Basel: Most successful club of recent times, 20 titles.
- FC Zurich: Multiple Swiss championships, numerous cup wins.
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🇬🇧 England – Premier League (since 1888, as 'Football League')

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Manchester United: 20 league titles, three times Champions League winner.
- Liverpool FC: 19 championships, six Champions League victories.
- Arsenal FC: 13 league titles, long-lasting consistency at the top.
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🇳🇱 Netherlands – Eredivisie (since 1956)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Ajax Amsterdam: 36 championships, four-time European Cup winner.
- PSV Eindhoven: 24 championships, one Champions League win.
- Feyenoord Rotterdam: 16 championships, one European Cup win.
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🇧🇪 Belgium – Jupiler Pro League (since 1895)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- RSC Anderlecht: 34 championships.
- Club Brugge: 18 titles, regular international competitor.
- Standard Liège: 10 championships.
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🇵🇹 Portugal – Primeira Liga (since 1934)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- SL Benfica: 38 championships, multiple European Cup winners.
- FC Porto: 30 league titles, two times Champions League winner.
- Sporting Lisbon: 19 championships.
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🇷🇸 Serbia – SuperLiga (since 2006, successor of Yugoslav league since 1923)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Red Star Belgrade: Record champion, Champions League winner in 1991.
- Partizan Belgrade: Multiple champion and cup winner.
- Vojvodina Novi Sad: Two championships, traditional club.
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🇹🇷 Turkey – Süper Lig (since 1959)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Galatasaray Istanbul: Holds most championships, UEFA Cup winner in 2000.
- Fenerbahçe Istanbul: 28 league titles.
- Beşiktaş Istanbul: 16 national league titles.
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🇬🇷 Greece – Super League (since 1959)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Olympiakos Piraeus: 47 championships – record in Greece.
- Panathinaikos Athens: 20 league titles, European Cup finalist in 1971.
- AEK Athens: 13 league titles.
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🇳🇴 Norway – Eliteserien (since 1937)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Rosenborg BK: 26 league titles – dominant since the 1990s.
- Fredrikstad FK: 9 league titles, especially successful historically.
- Vålerenga IF: Several championships, especially in recent times.
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🇸🇪 Sweden – Allsvenskan (since 1924)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Malmö FF: 25 league titles – Sweden's record holder.
- IFK Göteborg: 18 championships, UEFA Cup winner.
- AIK Solna: Twelve league titles.
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🇩🇰 Denmark – Superligaen (since 1991, earlier 1. Division since 1913)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- FC Copenhagen: 15 league titles since 1992.
- Brøndby IF: 11 titles, especially dominant in the 1980s/90s.
- Aalborg BK: Multiple league titles, traditional club.
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🇫🇮 Finland – Veikkausliiga (since 1990, predecessor since 1930)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- HJK Helsinki: Record champion with over 30 titles.
- FC Haka: Several championships, especially successful in the 1960s-80s.
- TPS Turku: 8 league titles.
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🇨🇿 Czech Republic – 1. Liga (since 1993, successor of Czechoslovak league from 1925)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Sparta Prague: Record champion in Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia.
- Slavia Prague: Regular champion and cup winner.
- Viktoria Plzen: Successful club in the last 15 years.
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🇵🇱 Poland – Ekstraklasa (since 1927)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Legia Warsaw: Over 15 league titles, dominant since 1990s.
- Wisła Kraków: 13-times champion.
- Ruch Chorzów: 14 league titles, especially historically significant.
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🇭🇺 Hungary – Nemzeti Bajnokság I (since 1901)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Ferencvárosi TC: Record champion with over 30 titles.
- MTK Budapest: 23 league titles.
- Újpest FC: 20 championships.
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🇭🇷 Croatia – Prva HNL (since 1992)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Dinamo Zagreb: Well over 20 championships, dominant for decades.
- Hajduk Split: Multiple league titles, especially historically significant.
- Rijeka: Two-time champion, regular European Cup participant.
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🇷🇴 Romania – Liga I (since 1909)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Steaua Bucharest (FCSB): Over 25 league titles, European Cup winner in 1986.
- Dinamo Bucharest: 18 league titles.
- CFR Cluj: Recently dominant club with over 8 championships.
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🇧🇬 Bulgaria – Parva Liga (since 1924)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- CSKA Sofia: Record champion with 31 titles.
- Levski Sofia: Over 25 league titles.
- Ludogorets Razgrad: Serial champion since 2011.
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🇺🇦 Ukraine – Premjer-Liha (since 1991)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Dynamo Kyiv: 29 Ukrainian league titles, outstanding Soviet era.
- Shakhtar Donetsk: Over 13 league titles since 2000.
- Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Cup winner, Europa League finalist in 2015.
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🇷🇺 Russia – Premjer-Liga (since 1992)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Spartak Moscow: Record champion with 10 Russian titles.
- CSKA Moscow: Multiple league titles and UEFA Cup winner in 2005.
- Zenit St. Petersburg: 9 Russian championships, UEFA Cup winner in 2008.
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🇸🇰 Slovakia – Fortuna Liga (since 1993)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Slovan Bratislava: Over 13 league titles, also successful in Czechoslovakia times.
- MŠK Žilina: 7 league titles.
- Spartak Trnava: 6 league titles.
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🇸🇮 Slovenia – PrvaLiga (since 1991)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- NK Maribor: Over 15 league titles, regular Champions League participant.
- Olimpija Ljubljana: Several league titles, traditional club from the capital.
- ND Gorica: Four-time league champion.
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🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina – Premijer Liga (since 2000)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- FK Sarajevo: Multiple league and cup titles.
- Željezničar Sarajevo: 6 league titles, frequently successful since the 2000s.
- Zrinjski Mostar: Over 7 championships.
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🇲🇪 Montenegro – Prva Crnogorska Liga (since 2006)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- FK Budućnost Podgorica: Multiple league titles since the league's foundation.
- Sutjeska Nikšić: Numerous league titles.
- FK Mogren: Former three-time champion, now lower divisions.
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🇲🇰 North Macedonia – Prva Liga (since 1992)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Vardar Skopje: Record champion with over ten titles.
- Shkëndija Tetovo: Multiple champion and cup winner.
- Rabotnički Skopje: Often in the top three.
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🇦🇱 Albania – Kategoria Superiore (since 1930)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- KF Tirana: Record champion with over 25 titles.
- Partizani Tirana: 16 championships.
- Vllaznia Shkodër: Eight-time league champion.
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🇽🇰 Kosovo – Superliga (since 1945, official FIFA/league since 2016)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- FC Prishtina: Record champion in Kosovo.
- KF Drita: Multiple league titles in recent years.
- KF Feronikeli: Several championships in the young league.
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🇱🇹 Lithuania – A Lyga (since 1991)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- FK Žalgiris Vilnius: Over ten league titles.
- FK Ekranas Panevėžys: Seven league titles.
- Sūduva Marijampolė: Three-time champion.
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🇱🇻 Latvia – Virslīga (since 1991)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Skonto Riga: 14-time champion from the start of the league.
- FK Ventspils: Multiple league titles and cup wins.
- Riga FC: Newer club, multiple recent championships.
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🇪🇪 Estonia – Meistriliiga (since 1992)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- FC Flora Tallinn: Over 15 league titles.
- FC Levadia Tallinn: Ten league titles.
- Nõmme Kalju: Multiple national championships.
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🇬🇪 Georgia – Erovnuli Liga (since 1990)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Dinamo Tbilisi: Over 18 national championships.
- Torpedo Kutaisi: Multiple championships.
- FC Saburtalo: First league title in recent years.
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🇦🇲 Armenia – Premier League (since 1992)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- FC Pyunik: Over 15 national championships.
- FC Shirak: Four-time champion.
- Ararat Yerevan: Historically most important club, especially Soviet era.
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🇦🇿 Azerbaijan – Premyer Liqası (since 1992)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Qarabağ FK: Several consecutive league titles in recent years.
- Neftchi Baku: Seven-time national champion.
- FK Baku: Two league titles in the 2000s.
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🇧🇾 Belarus – Wyschejschaja Liha (since 1992)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- BATE Borisov: Over 15 league titles, serial champion since 2000.
- Dinamo Minsk: Record champion from the capital, especially in the 1990s.
- Shakhtyor Soligorsk: Three league titles.
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🇲🇩 Moldova – Divizia Națională (since 1992)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Sheriff Tiraspol: Dominant serial champion since 2000.
- Zimbru Chișinău: Multiple championships, traditional club.
- Milsami Orhei: Single league title (2015).
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🇮🇪 Ireland – Premier Division (since 1985, predecessor as League of Ireland since 1921)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Shamrock Rovers: Record champion with over 20 titles.
- Dundalk FC: 15 league championships.
- Bohemians Dublin: Over ten national championships.
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🇮🇸 Iceland – Úrvalsdeild karla (since 1912)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- KR Reykjavík: Record champion with over 20 titles.
- Valur Reykjavík: 23 league championships.
- FH Hafnarfjörður: Ten-time champion.
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🇲🇹 Malta – Premier League (since 1909)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Valletta FC: Over 25 league titles.
- Floriana FC: 26 championships.
- Sliema Wanderers: 26-time champion, particularly early era success.
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🇨🇾 Cyprus – First Division (since 1934)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- APOEL Nicosia: 28 league titles – record in Cyprus.
- Omonia Nicosia: 21-time champion.
- Anorthosis Famagusta: 13 league titles.
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🇱🇮 Liechtenstein – No national league

Note: Liechtenstein does not have its own league; the seven clubs play in the Swiss league system. The most successful club is FC Vaduz, multiple winner of the Liechtenstein Cup and occasionally in the Swiss Super League.
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🇱🇺 Luxembourg – National Division (since 1910)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- Jeunesse Esch: Record champion with over 20 titles.
- F91 Dudelange: Serial champion in recent years.
- CS Grevenmacher: Three league titles.
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🇸🇲 San Marino – Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio (since 1985)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- SP Tre Fiori: Nine championships, record holder.
- SP La Fiorita: Multiple league titles.
- SS Folgore/Falciano: Five-time champion.
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🇦🇩 Andorra – Primera Divisió (since 1995)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- FC Santa Coloma: Over ten league titles.
- UE Sant Julià: Two-time champion.
- FC Lusitans: Two-time champion.
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🇲🇨 Monaco – No national league

Note: Monaco features AS Monaco, a traditional club that plays in the French Ligue 1 and has won eight French championships.
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🇻🇦 Vatican City – Campionato della Città del Vaticano (since 1972)

Three of the most successful football clubs:
- SS Hermes: Multiple national titles.
- FC Guardia: Frequent champion in the amateur league.
- Società Sportiva Lazio (Vatican): Traditional club, not to be confused with Lazio Rome.
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