List of world association football records

This article features a list of men's professional FIFA records in association football, in any football league, cup, or other competition around the world, including professionals, semi-professionals, and amateurs. Friendly club matches are generally not eligible for the records. The article includes comprehensive statistics on official football leagues worldwide in general, without taking league rankings or coefficients into account.

These records are divided based on whether they relate to players, coaches, clubs, or stadiums.

Players

Players in bold are still active.

As of 14 March 2025

Goals records

Most goals

Cristiano Ronaldo the all-time top scorer in official football history, with over 900 goals.

• Most official goals: 928 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2002– ^{[1] [2] [note 1]}
• Most overall goals: 1,917 – Lajos Tichy, 1953–1971 ^{[4] [note 2]}
• Most club goals: 793 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2002– ^{[5] [note 3]}
• Most international goals: 135 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2004– ^{[6] [7]}
• Most domestic goals: 653 – Pelé, 1956–1977 ^{[8] [note 4]}
• Most domestic league goals: ^{[note 5]} 643 – Josef Bican, 1931–1957 ^{[9] [note 6]}
• Most domestic national league goals: 604 – Pelé, 1956–1977 ^{[11] [12] [note 7]}
• Most domestic cup goals: 97 – Eusébio, 1961–1974 ^[14]
• Most international club goals: 171 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2002– ^[15]
• Most goals scored for one club: 672 – Lionel Messi for Barcelona, 2004–2021 ^{[16] [17] [18] [note 8]}
• Most goals scored in one league: 474 – Lionel Messi in La Liga, 2004–2021 ^{[22] [23]}
• Best goal ratio ever: 1.52 ^{[note 9]} – Josef Bican, 1931–1957 ^{[note 10]}

In a year / season

Sándor Kocsis, the player with the most international goals in a single year, scoring 23 goals in 1954 with Hungary.

Lionel Messi, the player with the most official goals in a single year, scoring 91 goals in 2012.

• Most goals scored in a calendar year: 91 – Lionel Messi , 2012 ^{[24] [25] [26] [note 11]}
• Most goals scored in a football season: 107 – Ernst Wilimowski, 1940–41 ^[32]
• Most club goals scored in a football season: 96 ^{[note 12]} – Fred Roberts, 1930–31 ^{[33] [34] [note 13]}
• Most goals scored by a defender in a calendar year: 27 – Daniel Passarella, 1976 ^[37]
• Most goals scored by a goalkeeper in a calendar year: 21 – Rogério Ceni, 2005 ^[38]
• Most domestic league goals scored in a football season: 67 – Archie Stark, 1924–25 ^{[39] [40] [note 14]}
• Most international club goals scored in a football season: 19 ^[42]
  • Trésor Mputu, 2007 ^{[note 15]}
  • Rico, 2008
• Most international goals in a calendar year: 23 – Sándor Kocsis, 1954 ^{[43] [note 16]}
• Most international club goals in a calendar year: 21 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2017 ^[43]
• Most top club competitions scored in one season with the same team: 7 – Fernando Torres, 2012–13 for Chelsea ^{[44] [45] [note 17]}

In a match

• Most goals scored in official match: 21 – Yanick Manzizila, Kongo United 30–0 Balrog Botkyrka, Swedish seventh division, 11 August 2014 ^[46]
• Most goals scored in a top-tier league match: 17 – Passang Tshering, RIHS 0–20 Transport United, 2007 Bhutan A-Division, 4 August 2007
• Most goals scored in a domestic cup match: 16 – Stefan Dembicki, Lens 32–0 Auby Asturies, 1942–43 French Cup, 11 December 1942 ^{[47] [48]}
• Most goals scored in an international match: 13 – Archie Thompson, Australia 31–0 American Samoa, 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), 11 April 2001 ^[49]
• Most goals scored in an international club match: 7 ^[50]
  • Godfrey Chitalu, Kabwe Warriors 9–0 Majantja, 1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs, 6 February 1972
  • Sasho Petrovski, Wollongong Wolves 16–0 Lotohaʻapai, 2001 OFC Club Championship, 9 January 2001
  • Lee Harmon, Tupapa Maraerenga 14–0 Vaiala Tonga, 2024 OFC Men's Champions League, 20 February 2024

Youngest and oldest

• Oldest goalscorer in a match: 74 years and 125 days – Ezzeldin Bahader, 6th of October v Genius, Egyptian Third Division, 9 March 2020 ^[51]
• Oldest goalscorer in a professional match: 50 years and 14 days – Kazuyoshi Miura , Yokohama v Thespa Gunma, 2017 J2 League, 12 March 2017 ^{[52] [53] [54] [note 18]}
• Oldest goalscorer in a domestic cup match: 49 years and 208 days – Billy Meredith, Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion, 1923–24 FA Cup, 23 February 1924 ^{[55] [note 19]}
• Oldest goalscorer in a top-tier league match: 47 years and 257 days – Billy Meredith, Manchester City v Burnley, 1921–22 First Division, 15 April 1922
• Oldest international goalscorer: 45 years and 73 days – Billy Meredith, Wales v England, 1919–20 British Home Championship, 11 October 1919 ^{[57] [note 20]}
• Oldest goalscorer in an international club competition match: 45 years and 15 days – Sabri Ramadhan Mzee, Mlandege v Sfaxien, 2020–21 CAF Champions League, 5 December 2020 ^[59]
• Youngest goalscorer in first division: 14 years and 215 days – Armen Ghazaryan, Shirak v Lori, 2002 Armenian Premier League, 2 September 2002 ^{[60] [61]}
• Youngest international goalscorer: 14 years and 93 days – Aung Kyaw Tun, Myanmar v Thailand, 2000 AFF Championship, 6 November 2000 ^[62]

By method

• Most penalty kick goals (excluding shoot-outs): 173 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2004– ^[63]
• Most free kick goals: 77 – Juninho, 1993–2013 ^{[64] [note 21]}
• Most direct corner-kick goals: 32 – Şükrü Gülesin, 1940–1955 ^{[67] [68]}
• Most headed goals: 154 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2002–
• Most right foot goals: 594 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2002–
• Most left foot goals: 713 – Lionel Messi , 2004–
• Most bicycle kick goals: 35 – Hugo Sánchez, 1976–1997 ^[69]

Others

• Most hat-tricks: 141 – Erwin Helmchen, 1924–1951 ^{[70] [note 22]}
• Most goals scored by a substitute in a single game: 5 – Robert Lewandowski , Bayern Munich v Wolfsburg, 2015–16 Bundesliga, 22 September 2015 ^[71]
• Most matches scoring: 617 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2002– ^[72]
• Most top-level club games scoring: 529 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2002– ^[73]
• Most international matches scoring: 88 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2004– ^[74]
• Most consecutive top-level club games scoring: 21 – Josef Bican, 1939–1940 ^[75]
• Most consecutive international club games scoring: 12 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2017–2018 ^[75]
• Most consecutive international matches scoring: 11 – Abdul Ghani Minhat, 1961–1962 ^[75]
• Most goals scored by a goalkeeper: 129 – Rogério Ceni, 1997–2015 ^{[76] [77] [78]}
• Most goals scored by a defender: 253 – Ronald Koeman, 1980–1997 ^[79]
• Professional footballer to score in more different years: 28 – Roque Santa Cruz , 1998–2025 ^[80]
• Professional footballer to score in more different decades: 5 – Kazuyoshi Miura , (1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s) ^[81]

Appearances records

Most appearances

Peter Shilton the player with most appearances in official football history, with 1,396 matches.

• Most official matches: 1,396 – Peter Shilton, 1966–1997 ^[82]
• Most club matches: 1,267 – Fábio , 1997– ^[83]
• Most international caps: 219 – Soh Chin Ann, 1969–1984
• Most official matches for one club: 1,197 – Rogério Ceni for São Paulo, 1992–2015 ^[84]
• Most domestic club competition matches: 1,098 – Fábio , 1997– ^{[85] [note 23]}
• Most matches in a single league: 848 – Peter Shilton in Football League First Division, 1966–1991 ^[87]
• Most matches contested in top-tier national league: 982 – Fábio , 1997– ^{[88] [89] [note 24]}
• Most international club competition matches: 226 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2002–

Youngest and oldest

• Oldest football player: 79 years and 89 days – David Mudge, April 2022 ^{[90] [note 25]}
• Oldest professional football player: 58 years – Kazuyoshi Miura , 1986–ongoing, currently playing with Atletico Suzuka Club in Japanese fourth tier ^{[92] [93] [note 26]}
• Oldest footballer in a top-tier league match: 54 years and 12 days – Kazuyoshi Miura , Yokohama v Urawa Red Diamonds, 2021 J1 League, 10 March 2021 ^{[96] [note 27]}
• Oldest player in a domestic cup match: 52 years and 169 days – Kazuyoshi Miura , Yokohama v Yokohama F. Marinos, 2019 Emperor's Cup, 14 August 2019 ^{[note 28]}
• Oldest footballer in an international match: 51 years and 345 days – George Weah, Liberia v Nigeria, friendly match, 11 September 2018 ^{[97] [98] [99] [note 29]}
• Youngest footballer in an international match: 14 years and 2 days – Lucas Knecht, Northern Mariana Islands v Guam, 2008 East Asian Football Championship, 1 April 2007 ^{[100] [101] [note 30]}
• Youngest footballer in first division: 12 years and 362 days – Mauricio Baldivieso, Aurora v La Paz, 2009 Bolivian Primera División, 19 July 2009 ^{[106] [note 31]}
• Youngest footballer at senior level: 10 years and 330 days – Eric Godpower Marshall, Gar'ou v Haifa, Liberia's fourth division, 7 April 2021 ^{[107] [108] [109] [110]}

Others

• Most matches as captain for one club: 982 – Rogério Ceni for São Paulo, 2001–2015
• Most seasons as captain for one club: 19 – Francesco Totti for Roma, 1998–2017
• Most years at the same club: 27 ^{[note 32]}
  • Said Altınordu with Altınordu, 1929–1956
  • Lee Casciaro with Lincoln Red Imps, 1998–ongoing
• Professional footballer to play in five different decades: 5 – Kazuyoshi Miura , (1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s) ^[111]
• Longest career span: 39 years – Kazuyoshi Miura , 1986– ^{[112] [note 33]}
• Longest international career span: 26 years – Ildefons Lima, 1997–2023 ^{[114] [115] [note 34]}

Other players records

Titles

• Most decorated player: 59 – Lee Casciaro , 2000– ^{[116] [note 35]}
• Most international club titles: 17 – Luka Modrić , 2014–
• Most national team titles: 7
  • Ángel Romano, 1916–1926
  • Héctor Scarone, 1917–1930
  • José Nasazzi, 1923–1935 ^{[note 36]}

Goalkeeping

Ray Clemence holds the record for the most clean sheets in football history with 537.

• Most clean sheets: 537 – Ray Clemence, 1965–1988 ^[118]
• Most clean sheets in international games: 102 – Iker Casillas, 2000–2016 ^{[119] [120]}
• Most clean sheets in international club competitions: 79 – Pepe Reina , 2000– ^[121]
• Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: 1,816 minutes – Mazarópi, 1977–1978 ^[122]
• Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal in national leagues: 1,390 minutes – Dany Verlinden, 1990 ^[123]
• Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal in international games: 1,142 minutes – Dino Zoff, 1972–1974 ^[124]
• Most penalties saved: +150 – Lev Yashin, 1949–1971 ^[125]

Matches Results

• Most matches won: 838 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2002– ^[126]
• Most club matches won: 706 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2002– ^{[127] [128]}
• Most international matches won: 132 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2003– ^[129]
• Most unbeaten matches: 1,076 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2002– ^[130]

Trivia

• Most sent-off: 46 – Gerardo Bedoya, 1995–2015 ^[131]
• Fastest goal scored: 2.8 seconds – Ricardo Oliveira, 26 December 1998 ^[132]
• Fastest hat-trick: 89 seconds – Magnus Arvidsson, 22 October 1995 ^{[133] [134] [note 37]}
• Longest distance goal scored: 96.01 meters – Tom King , 21 January 2021 ^[136]
• Longest distance headed goal scored: 58.13 meters – Jone Samuelsen, 25 September 2011 ^[137]
• Most played with different clubs: 37 – Carlos Frontini, 2001–2020 ^{[138] [note 38]}
• Most played in different divisions: 7 – Nathan Pond , 2002– ^[141]
• Most played in different continental associations: 6
  • Lutz Pfannenstiel, 1991–2011 ^[142]
  • André Krul , 2007– ^[143]
• Player to win top scorer awards in most continents: 3 – Isidro Lángara, 1930–1948 ^{[note 39]}
• Player to win top scorer awards in most first tier national leagues: 4 – Cristiano Ronaldo , 2002– ^{[144] [note 40]}
• Most domestic top scorer awards: 15 – Romário, 1985–2009 ^{[145] [note 41] [note 42]}
• Most consecutive domestic top scorer awards: 9 – Pelé, Campeonato Paulista, 1957–1965 ^{[note 43]}
• Player with biggest gap between spells at a club: 29 – Paulo da Silva for Atlántida, 1995–2024 ^{[146] [note 44]}

Managers

Alex Ferguson is most decorated manager, with 49 titles.

Coaches in bold are still active.

• Most games coached in total: 2,155 – Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013 ^[147]
• Most games coached in a single club: 1,754 – Willie Maley for Celtic, 1897–1940 ^{[148] [149]}
• Most games coached in national league: 1,478
  • Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013
  • Graham Turner, 1978–2014 ^[150]
• Most games coached in top-tier national league: 1,374 – Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013
• Most games coached in international club competitions: 279 – Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013
• Most international games in charge: 286 – Bora Milutinović, 1983–2009 ^{[151] [152]}
• Most international games in charge for a single national team: 228 – Óscar Tabárez for Uruguay, 1988–2021 ^{[153] [note 45]}
• Longest-serving manager in history in a single club: 53 years – Amadeu Teixeira for América de Manaus, 1955–2008 ^[154]
• Most different clubs coached: 26 – Paulo Autuori, 1987–2023
• Most different national teams coached: 12 ^{[note 46]}
  • Otto Pfister, 1972–2018
  • Tom Saintfiet , 2008– ^[157]
• Most decorated manager: 49 – Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013 ^{[158] [note 47]}
• Most major international titles: 9 – Guillermo Stábile, 1939–1958 ^{[note 48]}
• Most first division league titles: 18 – Bill Struth, 1920–1954 ^[159]
• Most international club titles: 15 – Carlo Ancelotti , 1997–
• Most finals won: 31 – Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013
• Coach with biggest gap between spells at a club: 34 years – Ronnie McFall for Glentoran, 1984–2018 ^{[160] [note 49]}
• Coach with biggest gap between spells at a national team: 38 years – Mircea Lucescu for Romania, 1986–2024 ^[161]
• Longest career as national team coach with one national team: 43 years – Mircea Lucescu for Romania, 1981–2024 ^[162]
• Oldest manager: 93 years – Ivor Powell ^[163]
• Oldest manager coaching a national team: 80 years, 35 days – Roque Máspoli, Uruguay v Ecuador, 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, 16 November 1997 ^[164]

Clubs

• Most successful national team: 23 titles –   Argentina , 1921–2024 ^{[165] [note 50]}
• Most international major trophies won: 35 – Real Madrid, 1955–2024 ^[166]
• Most national major trophies won: 118 – Celtic, 1892–2024
• Most trophies won in top level competitions: 125 – Al Ahly, 1923–2024 ^[167]
• Most overall trophies won: 275 – Linfield, 1891–2024 ^[168]
• Most national championships won: 56 – Linfield, 1891–2024 ^[169]
• Most titles in the same competition: 57 – ABC in Campeonato Potiguar, 1920–2022 ^[170]
• Most national championships won in a row: 15 – Tafea, 1994–2009 ^[171]
• Oldest football club that is still active: Since 1857 – Sheffield ^{[172] [173]}
• Most goals in football history: 13,085 – Flamengo, 1912–2024 ^{[174] [175] [176]}
• Most goals in history in top-level competitions: 9,219 – Liverpool, 1896–2023 ^[177]
• Most relevant amateur football club: ^{[note 51]} – Corinthian ^[178]

Streaks

• Longest winning streak: 61 – Arkadag, 2023–2024 ^{[179] [180] [181] [182]}
• Longest unbeaten streak: 62 – Celtic, 1915–1917 ^{[183] [note 52]}
• Longest losing streak: 65 – Woodford United, 2012–2013 ^[186]
• Longest streak scoring at least 1 goal: 96 – River Plate, 1936–1939 ^{[187] [188]}

Other world records

• Highest score in a single match: – AS Adema 149–0 SO l'Emyrne, Malagasy Pro League, 31 October 2002 ^[189]
• Highest score in a single competitive match: – Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, 1885–86 Scottish Cup, 12 September 1885 ^{[190] [191]}
• Highest score in an international match: – Australia 31–0 American Samoa, 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), 11 April 2001 ^[192]
• Highest score in an youth international match: – Vanuatu 46–0 Micronesia (u-23), 2015 Pacific Games, 7 July 2015 ^[193]
• Highest score in a penalty shootout in history: 54 – Washington 3–3 Bedlington, (25–24 p), Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup, 9 March 2022 ^[194]
• Longest penalty shootout in history: 56 – Dimona 2–2 Shimshon Tel Aviv (23–22 p), Israeli third division, 20 May 2024 ^{[195] [196]}
• Most red cards given in a match: 36 – Claypole – Victoriano Arenas, 2010–11 Primera D Metropolitana, 3 March 2011 ^{[197] [198]}
• Oldest football association: 1863 – The Football Association ^[199]
• Oldest competition: 1867 – Youdan Cup ^[200]
• Oldest competition that is still active: Since 1871 – FA Cup ^[201]
• Oldest trophy that is still active: Since 1874 – Scottish Cup ^[202]
• Oldest international competition: 1884 – British Home Championship, 1884–1984 ^[203]
• Oldest international club competition: 1897 – Challenge Cup, 1897–1911 ^{[note 53]}
• Competition with most clubs participated in total: +20,000 – Copa Perú ^{[204] [note 54]}
• Football League with less clubs: 2 – Isles of Scilly Football League ^{[206] [207] [note 55]}
• Football League with most clubs: +100 – Cape Verdean Football Championship ^{[note 56]}
• Shortest National Championship: 7 days – Greenlandic Football Championship ^{[208] [209]}
• Longest football match: 3 hours and 23 minutes – Stockport County 3–2 Doncaster Rovers, Football League Third Division North Cup, 30 March 1946 ^{[210] [211] [note 57]}
• Team that played most games on the same day: 3 – Grêmio, 1994 Campeonato Gaúcho, 11 December 1994 ^{[212] [note 58]}

Stadiums

• Oldest stadium: 1804 – Sandygate ^{[213] [note 59]}
• Largest stadium: 150,000 – Rungrado 1st of May Stadium ^{[214] [note 60]}
• Largest attendance at a stadium: 199,854 – Maracanã Stadium, Uruguay v Brazil (FIFA World Cup), 16 July 1950 ^{[215] [note 61]}

See also

• Fastest goals in association football
• List of men's footballers with 1,000 or more official appearances
• List of footballers with 500 or more goals
• List of players with the most goals in an association football game
• List of most expensive association football transfers
• Lists of hat-tricks
• Progression of association football caps record
• European association football club records and statistics
• List of longest managerial reigns in association football
• List of world champion football club winning managers

Notes

1. Erwin Helmchen could have scored 989 goals in his career. ^[3]
2. Including friendly matches and competitions.
3. Erwin Helmchen could have scored 870 club goals.
4. According to other sources, Bican could be the leader with 728 goals.
5. Including other categories than top-tier division, except regional and local leagues.
6. Erwin Helmchen scored 713 goals of which 690 in German regional leagues. ^[10]
7. Pelé scored the vast majority of his goals in Campeonato Paulista, but Série A still wasn't the top-tier league in Brazil in those years. If we exclude that goals, Cristiano Ronaldo would be the record holder with 566 goals. ^[13]
8. Erwin Helmchen scored at least 667 goals with PSV Chemnitz in official matches; it's very likely that due to the lack of reliable information he hasn't surpassed officially the amount Messi reached but actually he did it. ^[19] Counting all matches in one club, Gerd Müller scored 1256 goals for Bayern Munich. ^{[20] [21]}
9. 805 goals in 530 games played.
10. According to RSSSF , Erwin Helmchen leads this category with 1.71 goals per game. Other sources mention Fernando Peyroteo with 1.77 goals per match but they only count his goals in Portuguese First Division National Championship.
11. Godfrey Chitalu is claimed to have scored 109 official goals in 1972 for Kabwe Warriors and Zambia. However, the officiality of this tally is disputed. ^{[27] [28] [29] [30]} Other sources, such as FIFA, name Pelé as the best in this category with 127 goals scored in 1959, but this amount includes goals in friendly matches. ^[31]
12. This tally includes 35 goals at regional and local cups, which are in any case official competitions.
13. At top-level football, excluding regional and local competitions, the most widely recognized record is Lionel Messi's 73 goals for Barcelona during the 2011–12 season. ^{[35] [36]} Godfrey Chitalu is also claimed to have scored 97 official goals in the 1972 season for Kabwe Warriors. However, the officiality of this tally is disputed. ^[27]
14. The Guinness World Records also named Dixie Dean with 60 goals in 39 games in 1927–28. ^[41] Other sources mention Jaap Bulder, who also scored 67 goals in 1919–20 Netherlands Football League Championship but this tally includes four regional divisions and a final play-off round.
15. 9 goals scored in 2007 CAF Champions League and 10 goals in 2007 CAF Confederation Cup.
16. Vivian Woodward scored 25 goals in 1909 including 14 goals for England national amateur football team.
17. Torres scored in Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, FA Community Shield, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
18. It is commonly said that Stanley Matthews scored his final goal at the age of 50 years and 5 days but it is not true. He played his last match in English First Division at that age, achieving an assist.
19. Stanley Matthews was 194 days younger when he last played in 1963–64 FA Cup scoring his last ever professional goal. ^[56]
20. This match was not a full international (instead termed a "Victory international"). The U.S. Virgin Islander Keithroy Cornelius could be the record holder with a goal scored against Curaçao national football team with 43 years and 196 days. ^[58]
21. Other sources show Zico as the footballer with more free kicks scored in history with 101. ^[65] Even Marcelinho Carioca could have that honour with 86 free kicks, depending on the source. ^[66]
22. Counting only top matches, Pelé with 92 hat-tricks is the record holder.
23. English goalkeeper Paul Bastock played 1,286 games in domestic club competition but this tally includes more than 149 games in regional tournaments. ^[86]
24. Including 210 games in Campeonato Mineiro and 66 games in Campeonato Carioca. If Brazil state leagues are not included, Peter Shilton would be the leader with the 848 games mentioned above.
25. The Guinness World Records named, in 2023, David Mudge as the oldest competitive football player with 79 years and 89 days. Nevertheless, he took part in a Northern Suburbs Football Association match, which is an Australian non-professional competition. Dickie Borthwick played his last game in December 2019 at the age of 83; he was member of a veterans league. ^[91]
26. Israeli goalkeeper Isaak Hayik had entered the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest football player of all time at the age of 73 in 2019, playing a game in the fourth tier of the Israeli league. ^[94] In 2020, Egyptian Ezzeldin Bahader broke Hayik's record playing a game in Egyptian third tier at the age of 74. ^[95] None of them are professional players because they did not take part of the squad for the whole season.
27. Salvador Reyes played the first 50 seconds of a Primera División de México Clausura 2008 match at the age of 71 but it was a tribute. He had been retired since he was 36. ^[93]
28. Miura played a J.League Cup match later at the age of 54 years and 82 days, but the Emperor's Cup is the main cup competition in Japan.
29. The Sercquiais Barrie Dewsbury played a game with 52 years and 11 days in 2003 but Sark football team is not recognised by FIFA.
30. Mathieu Enguérran Edjekpan is claimed to be the youngest ever international footballer according to some sources, making his debut with Benin national team at the age of 13 years and 213 days, but his date of birth is not clear. Gali Freitas is claimed by the AFF to have debuted with East Timor on 1 September 2018 in a match against Brunei, aged 13 years and 244 days. However, there is controversy whether he was born in 2004 or in 1996. ^{[57] [102]} Souleymane Mamam is claimed by FIFA to have debuted with Togo in 2021 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match, aged 13 years and 310 days. However, there is controversy whether he was born in 1987 or in 1985. ^{[103] [104]} Abel Josiah Samson was also suposed to have played an international match with Tanzania national football team at 14 years old. ^[105]
31. He is also the youngest footballer to ever take part in a professional football match.
32. Paolo Maldini spent 31 years at Milan, including 6 years in Milan youth academy.
33. Robert Carmona holds the Guinness World Record for the longest football career but his career includes lower leagues and amateur teams. ^[113]
34. George Weah, James Debbah and Giorgos Koudas had an international career span of 32, 31 and 27 years long respectively but they all were given a farewell cameo appearance several years after their regular career had already ended. Billy Bohan, who played for the non-FIFA nor UEFA Alderney official football team, had an international career of 27 years and 339 days.
35. At top-level football, the most widely recognized record is Lionel Messi's 45 trophies. ^[117]
36. Ángel Romano won six South American Championships and one Olympic Gold medal. Both Scarone and Nasazzi won four South American Championships, two Olympic Gold medals and one FIFA World Cup title.
37. Tommy Ross holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest hat-trick scored on the 28th November 1964 within 90 seconds. ^[135]
38. Sebastián Abreu has the Guinness World Record with 32 different teams, because the majority of the teams recognised to Frontini are in any case top-level clubs. ^{[139] [140]}
39. Lángara won top scorer award with Real Club España in Mexico (CONCACAF) in 1944, 1946, Real Oviedo in Spain (UEFA) in 1934, 1935, 1936 and San Lorenzo in Argentina (CONMEBOL) in 1940.
40. With Manchester United (Premier League) in 2008; with Real Madrid (La Liga) in 2011, 2014 and 2015; with Juventus (Serie A) in 2021 and with Al Nassr (Saudi Pro League) in 2024.
41. Campeonato Carioca in 1986, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000; Eredivisie in 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91; La Liga in 1993–94; Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2000, 2001 and 2005; USL First Division in 2006.
42. If we don't count Brazil state leagues, Josef Bican would be the record holder with 14 top scorer awards. He won Austrian Championship in 1934; Czechoslovak First League in 1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1950; Bohemian/Moravian league in 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 and 1944; Czechoslovak Second League in 1949 and 1952.
43. Imre Schlosser won 10 consecutive top scorer award in Hungarian National Championship between 1908 and 1917 but 1914 and 1915 Championships are considered unofficial due to the World War.
44. Paulo da Silva left Paraguayan club Atlántida in 1995 and returned in 2024, after 29 years.
45. In two different periods, 1988–1990 and 2006–2021.
46. Rudi Gutendorf holds the Guinness World Record for being in charge of 55 teams in 32 countries spanning six continental associations. Among them, he coached 18 different national teams but he only contested in official matches with 9 of them. ^{[155] [156]}
47. Willie Maley won 63 titles including fourteen Glasgow Cups and nineteen Glasgow Charity Cups, which are regional tournaments.
48. Stábile won the Copa America with Argentina (1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957), the Pan American Games (1951, 1955) and the Panamerican Championship (1960).
49. Otto Rehhagel played for Hertha BSC until 1965 and coached the club in 2012, making a 47 years span between both calls.
50. 2 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, 3 FIFA World Cups, 1 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1 Panamerican Championship, 16 Copa América.
51. Honorary mention.
52. Celtic also played in their unbeaten run, from 20 November 1915 to 14 April 1917, in two regional cups, the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup and Glasgow Cup. Including two matches each in the 1915–16 Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, in May 1916, ^[184] and in the 1916–17 Glasgow Cup, in October 1916, ^[185] Celtic was unbeaten for 66 games. ^[183]
53. Football World Championship, a competition between English and Scottish club champions, was created in 1886 but it was considered an exhibition association football match and it wasn't held annually.
54. More than 20,000 at the District stage; only 50 of them are part of the National stage. On the other hand, more than 5,000 teams participate in the French Cup every year, which is the largest competition worldwide. ^[205]
55. Only two clubs contests the league: Woolpack Wanderers and the Garrison Gunners, playing each other eighteen times every season.
56. The championship is played out in a tournament between the champions of the nine islands.
57. On, 30 March 1946. It was a Division Three North Cup replay, after the first game ended 2–2 and as it would turn out, 203 more minutes could not yield a victor. Tied once more at 2–2 after 90 minutes, the game between Stockport and Doncaster then went into extra time, but 30 more minutes were insufficient, with the two teams unable to score in that time period. The 'play to win' rule was commonplace in English football during the wartime period of the 1940s and it was a form of 'golden goal' – in essence, 'next goal wins'. Stockport thought they had clinched the winner on the 173rd minute.
58. On 11 December 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.
59. The stadium opened in 1804 but it was not until 26 December 1860, that the world's first inter-club football match was played at the ground.
60. Since it was remodelled in 2014 the official capacity is 114,000 spectators, which is also a record for a football pitch, but the stadium is still expandable up to 150,000.
61. Despite holding the Guinness World Record, it is uncertain to ensure there were such amount of spectators that day. The same institution contradicts itself. ^[216] According to other sources, there are other matches which are the record holders.

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