🌍 Which are the 10 most successful clubs in the world?

10 most successful clubs in the world :trophy::earth_africa:

  1. Al Ahly ( Egypt :egypt:) - 122 trophies

  2. Glasgow Rangers ( Scotland :black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) - 115 trophies

  3. Club Nacional de football( Uruguay :uruguay:) -113 trophies

  4. Atletico Penarol ( Uruguay :uruguay:) - 108 trophies

  5. Celtics ( Scotland :black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) - 105 trophies

  6. Kaizer Chiefs ( South Africa :south_africa:) - 94 trophies

  7. Real Madrid ( Spain :es:) - 91 trophies

  8. Barcelona ( Spain :es:) - 91 trophies

  9. Benfica ( Portugal :portugal:) - 82 trophies

  10. Olympiacos ( Greece :greece:) - 75 trophies.

In this thread, let’s share a little bit more information about these top 10 clubs.

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:egypt: Al Ahly Sporting Club (Al Ahly) is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo. It was founded on 24 April 1907, as a gathering place for Cairo’s Student Unions.

Al Ahly is the most successful club in the world in terms of number of trophies won and, second in terms of international titles won with 25, behind only Real Madrid with 26.

Al Ahly plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier in the Egyptian football league system. Al Ahly has a record of 42 national league titles, 37 national cup titles, and 11 national super cup titles, making them the most decorated club in Egypt.

In international competitions, the club has won a record 9 CAF Champions League titles, a CAF Confederation Cup, a record 6 CAF Super Cups, a record 4 African Cup Winners’ Cups, an Afro-Asian Club Championship, an Arab Club Champions Cup, an Arab Cup Winners’ Cup, a record two Arab Super Cups, and won a bronze medal in the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.

The Cairo Derby is a rival football match between Egyptian clubs Al Ahly SC and Zamalek SC, which are arguably the two most successful clubs in Egypt and Africa.

Al Ahly has a large fan base of ultras named Ultras Ahlawy (UA07) which are known for their pyro displays. Their motto is "Together Forever". Other slogans are “WE ARE EGYPT” , “The best club in the universe” or "The best club in existence"

Mahmoud El Khatib, Al Ahly top scorer (109 goals) is the current President of the Club since 2017. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in African football history.

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Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.

Founded on 6 March 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since inception. The word real is Spanish for “royal” and was bestowed to the club by King Alfonso XIII in 1920 together with the royal crown in the emblem. The team has played its home matches in the 81,044-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in downtown Madrid since 1947. Unlike most European sporting entities, Real Madrid’s members (socios) have owned and operated the club throughout its history.

The club was estimated to be worth €3.8 billion ($4.2 billion) in 2019, and it was the second highest-earning football club in the world, with an annual revenue of €757.3 million in 2019. The club is one of the most widely supported teams in the world. Real Madrid is one of three founding members of La Liga that have never been relegated from the top division since its inception in 1929, along with Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona. The club holds many long-standing rivalries, most notably El Clásico with Barcelona and El Derbi with Atlético Madrid.

Real Madrid established itself as a major force in both Spanish and European football during the 1950s, winning five consecutive European Cups and reaching the final seven times. This success was replicated in the league, which the club won five times in the space of seven years. This team, which included Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás, Francisco Gento, and Raymond Kopa, is considered by some in the sport to be the greatest team of all time.

In domestic football, the club has won 66 trophies; a record 34 La Liga titles, 19 Copa del Rey, 11 Supercopa de España, a Copa Eva Duarte, and a Copa de la Liga. In European and worldwide competitions, Real Madrid have won a record 26 trophies; a record 13 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Cups and four UEFA Super Cups. In international football, they have achieved a record seven club world championships.

Real Madrid was recognised as the FIFA Club of the 20th Century on 11 December 2000 with 42.35% of the vote,and received the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit on 20 May 2004.[16] The club was also awarded Best European Club of the 20th Century by the IFFHS on 11 May 2010. In June 2017, the team succeeded in becoming the first club to win consecutive Champions League titles, then made it three in a row and four in five seasons in May 2018, extending their lead atop the UEFA club rankings. As of 2020, Real Madrid are ranked third behind Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

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The most successful team in Portugal. Benfica have won the Primeira Liga a record 38 times, as well as holding the record for the most Taco de Portugal titles, with 26.

The days of Eusebio-inspired European success are long gone, but Benfica continue to accumulate trophies.

So often the best team in Portugal, the Lisbon-based side have done 11 doubles and completed a treble back in 2013/14.

On the European stage, Benfica won the European Cup two years in a row in 1960/61 and 1961/62.

Benfica has seen a large amount of European talent pass through its squad. Players such as Jan Oblak, David Luiz, Bernardo Silva and Angel Di Maria all made appearances for Benfica before breaking out into the bigger clubs of Europe.

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Futbol club Barcelona (catalonia pronunciation),commonly referred to as Barcelona, is a Spanish professional football club based in Barcelona,that competes in La liga,the top flight of Spanish football.
Barcelona was founded in 1899 by a group of swiss,Spanish,English and Catalan footballers.

Barcelona is the fourth most valuable sports team in the world,worth $4.06 billion,and world’s richest football club in terms of revenue,with an annual turn over of over €840million.

Domestically,Barcelona has won a record 74 trophies:26 LA liga,30 copa del ray,13 supercopa de espana,3 copa Eva duarte and 2 copa de LA liga trophies.
Internationally, The club has won 17 European titles:5 UEFA champions league titles,4 UEFA cup winners,a joint record 5 UEFA super cup and 3 FIFA world cup.
Barcelona also currently occupies the second position on the UEFA club rankings.

In 2009, They became the first Spanish club to win the continental treble which consist of laliga,copa del ray,and the UEFA champions league,and also became the first Spanish football club to win six out of six competition in a single year.
On 6th June 2015, Barcelona won their 5th champions league trophy and became the first European football club in history to achieve the continental treble twice.

Barcelona have also produced some very talented players who bagged a record number of 12 ballon ‘d’ or awards between them with Lionel Andres Messi having a record 6 of the award.

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