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 North Korea (since c. 2020) [lower-greek 1] and Pakistan (since c. 2021). [lower-greek 2]
Réunion and Zanzibar are associate members of CAF and do not have FIFA membership.
There is no indication of current activity of the championship of Eritrea since c. 2020. [lower-greek 48]
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, [lower-greek 104] and of the N1 League of Saint Kitts and Nevis since c. 2021. [lower-greek 105]
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.
In Vanuatu two top-level leagues coexist (the Port Vila Football League and the VFF Champions League), and thus the country has two champions.
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. [lower-greek 168]
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 | Bulgaria | 2011–12 to 2023–24 | [lower-greek 177] |
10 | Istiklol | Tajikistan | 2014 to 2023 | [lower-greek 41] |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | Malaysia | 2014 to 2023 | [lower-greek 26] | |
7 | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [lower-greek 178] |
Mamelodi Sundowns | South Africa | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [lower-greek 94] | |
Nouadhibou | Mauritania | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [lower-greek 80] | |
Red Star Belgrade | Serbia | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [lower-greek 214] | |
6 | Ferencváros | Hungary | 2018–19 to 2023–24 | [lower-greek 191] |
Lincoln Red Imps | Gibraltar | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [lower-greek 189] | |
Slovan Bratislava | Slovakia | 2018–19 to 2023–24 | [lower-greek 215] | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russia | 2018–19 to 2023–24 | [lower-greek 211] | |
5 | APR | Rwanda | 2019–20 to 2023–24 | [lower-greek 88] |
Bashundhara Kings | Bangladesh | 2019 to 2023–24 | [lower-greek 6] | |
Nyasa Big Bullets | Malawi | 2018 to 2023 | [lower-greek 78] | |
Pakhtakor | Uzbekistan | 2019 to 2023 | [lower-greek 45] | |
Real Rincon | Bonaire | 2016–17 to 2022 | [A 1] [lower-greek 113] |
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]
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