In men's association football, national associations organise annual championships for their member clubs. The winners of those are declared champions of the country. Normally, as per tradition, the club is presented a title and the players and staff receive winners' medals.
Domestic champions usually gain access to continental leagues for the next season.
Below are lists of the current or last known champions of the nations that are members, full or associate, of one of FIFA's six continental confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe). The great majority of those nations are also members of FIFA itself; where this is not the case, this is noted.
Former and defunct championships are not included, and neither are those where there has been no evidence for activity for at least a couple of years.
In Palestine two top-level leagues coexist (the West Bank Premier League and the Gaza Strip Premier League), and thus the country has two champions.
Northern Mariana Islands currently uses the split-season format: "Spring" and "Fall", and thus championship is awarded twice within a calendar year.
Northern Mariana Islands also does not have FIFA membership.
There is no indication of current activity of the championships of Pakistan (since c. 2021) [α] and Sri Lanka (since c. 2022). [β] Both leagues of Palestine have been suspended since 2023 due to the Israel–Hamas war. [γ]
Réunion and Zanzibar are associate members of CAF and do not have FIFA membership.
The championship of Sudan has been suspended since 2023 due to the civil war in the country. [αω]
In Saint Kitts and Nevis two top-level leagues coexist (the SKNFA Premier League and the N1 League), and thus the country has two champions.
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Puerto Rico currently use the split-season format: "Apertura" and "Clausura" ("Opening" and "Closing" in Belize), and thus championship is awarded twice within a calendar year.
Bonaire, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin and Sint Maarten do not have FIFA membership.
There is no indication of current activity of the championship of Montserrat since c. 2017, [δθ] and of the N1 League of Saint Kitts and Nevis since c. 2021. [δι]
Colombia ("Apertura" and "Finalización") and Paraguay ("Apertura" and "Clausura") currently use the split-season format, and thus championship is awarded twice within a calendar year.
Kiribati and Tuvalu are associate members of OFC and do not have FIFA membership.
One UEFA member, Liechtenstein, does not currently organise a domestic championship. [ζω]
The below tables list the teams with the longest streaks of consecutive titles, current or historical. [1]
Titles | Team | Country | Streak | Notes |
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13 | Ludogorets Razgrad | ![]() | 2011–12 to 2023–24 | [ηι] |
11 | Istiklol | ![]() | 2014 to 2024 | [αρ] |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | ![]() | 2014 to 2024–25 | [αγ] | |
7 | Dinamo Zagreb | ![]() | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [ηκ] |
Mamelodi Sundowns | ![]() | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [γψ] | |
Nouadhibou | ![]() | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [γι] | |
Red Star Belgrade | ![]() | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [θχ] | |
6 | Ferencváros | ![]() | 2018–19 to 2023–24 | [ηψ] |
Lincoln Red Imps | ![]() | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [ηφ] | |
Real Rincon | ![]() | 2016–17 to 2023–24 | [A 1] [δρ] | |
Slovan Bratislava | ![]() | 2018–19 to 2023–24 | [θψ] | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | ![]() | 2018–19 to 2023–24 | [θτ] | |
5 | APR | ![]() | 2019–20 to 2023–24 | [γρ] |
ASKO Kara | ![]() | 2019–20 to 2023–24 | [δβ] | |
Bashundhara Kings | ![]() | 2019 to 2023–24 | [η] | |
Tainan City | ![]() | 2020 to 2024 | [μ] |
Titles | Team | Country | Streak | Notes |
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15 | Tafea | ![]() | 1994 to 2008–09 | [ζψ] |
14 | Lincoln Red Imps | ![]() | 2002–03 to 2015–16 | [A 2] [ηφ] |
Skonto | ![]() | 1991 to 2004 | [A 3] [θε] | |
13 | Al-Faisaly | ![]() | 1959 to 1974 | [A 4] [φ] |
BATE Borisov | ![]() | 2006 to 2018 | [ηζ] | |
Ludogorets Razgrad | ![]() | 2011–12 to 2023–24 | [ηι] | |
Rosenborg | ![]() | 1992 to 2004 | [θξ] | |
11 | Al-Ansar | ![]() | 1987–88 to 1998–99 | [αα] |
Bayern Munich | ![]() | 2012–13 to 2022–23 | [ηυ] | |
Dinamo Zagreb | ![]() | 2005–06 to 2015–16 | [ηκ] | |
Istiklol | ![]() | 2014 to 2024 | [αρ] | |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | ![]() | 2014 to 2024–25 | [αγ] | |
Lotohaʻapai | ![]() | 1998 to 2008 | [ζφ] | |
Nauti | ![]() | 1980 to 1990 | [A 5] [ζχ] | |
10 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ![]() | 1990 to 1998–99 | [A 6] [ητ] |
Dynamo Berlin | ![]() | 1978–79 to 1987–88 | [ιη] | |
MTK Budapest | ![]() | 1913–14 to 1924–25 | [ηψ] | |
Nauti | ![]() | 2007 to 2016 | [A 7] [ζχ] | |
Pyunik | ![]() | 2001 to 2010 | [ηγ] | |
Red Bull Salzburg | ![]() | 2013–14 to 2022–23 | [ηδ] | |
Sheriff Tiraspol | ![]() | 2000–01 to 2009–10 | [θι] | |
Taiwan Power Company | ![]() | 1994 to 2004 | [μ] |
The below table lists the teams with the most championship titles overall. [2] For some clubs sources may disagree about the numbers of titles won, due to differing views on the legitimacy of some championships or on the historical continuities of clubs that folded and were revived, merged with or split from other clubs, or were rebranded. [3]
Titles | Team | Country | First | Latest | Notes |
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57 | Linfield | ![]() ![]() | 1890–91 | 2024–25 | [θν] |
55 | Rangers | ![]() | 1890–91 | 2020–21 | [B 1] [θφ] |
54 | Celtic | ![]() | 1892–93 | 2023–24 | [θφ] |
52 | Peñarol | ![]() | 1900 | 2024 | [B 2] [ζι] |
49 | Nacional | ![]() | 1902 | 2022 | [ζι] |
47 | Olimpia Asunción | ![]() | 1912 | 2024 Cl | [ζη] |
Olympiacos | ![]() | 1930–31 | 2021–22 | [ηχ] | |
45 | Olimpia Tegucigalpa | ![]() | 1957–58 | 2023–24 Cl | [B 3] [ει] |
44 | Al-Ahly | ![]() | 1948–49 | 2023–24 | [βο] |
41 | South China | ![]() | 1923–24 | 2012–13 | [ο] |
40 | Saprissa | ![]() | 1952 | 2023–24 Cl | [δφ] |
38 | Benfica | ![]() | 1935–36 | 2022–23 | [θπ] |
River Plate | ![]() | 1920 | 2023 | [ζα] | |
36 | Ajax | ![]() | 1917–18 | 2021–22 | [θλ] |
Juventus | ![]() | 1905 | 2019–20 | [B 4] [θβ] | |
Real Madrid | ![]() | 1931–32 | 2023–24 | [ια] | |
35 | Al-Faisaly | ![]() | 1944 | 2022 | [B 5] [φ] |
Boca Juniors | ![]() | 1919 | 2022 | [ζα] | |
Ferencváros | ![]() | 1903 | 2023–24 | [ηψ] | |
Red Star Belgrade | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1945–46 | 2023–24 | [θχ] | |
Sparta Prague | ![]() ![]() | 1925–26 | 2023–24 | [B 6] [ημ] [ιθ] | |
34 | Al-Muharraq | ![]() | 1956–57 | 2017–18 | [ζ] |
Anderlecht | ![]() | 1946–47 | 2016–17 | [ηη] | |
Cerro Porteño | ![]() | 1913 | 2021 Cl | [ζη] | |
Colo-Colo | ![]() | 1937 | 2024 | [ζδ] | |
33 | Bayern Munich | ![]() | 1932 | 2022–23 | [ηυ] |
Diriangén | ![]() | 1940 | 2024–25 Ap | [εν] | |
Espérance de Tunis | ![]() | 1941–42 | 2023–24 | [B 7] [δγ] | |
HJK Helsinki | ![]() | 1911 | 2023 | [ηρ] | |
Rapid Wien | ![]() ![]() | 1911–12 | 2007–08 | [ηδ] [ηυ] | |
RCA | ![]() | 1938 | 2022–23 | [B 8] [δμ] |