Which club has won the most trebles? Decoding the ultimate elite list

The term "treble" in football refers to a team winning a national championship, a national cup, and a continental cup. It is usually associated with teams that have achieved this in Europe. In this article, goaloomobi.com answers the question: Which club has won the most trebles?

Which club has won the most trebles?

As of the end of the 2024/25 season, two teams hold the record for the most continental trebles in history: FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Barcelona has won the treble twice: in the 2008/09 season under Pep Guardiola, and again in the 2014/15 season under Luis Enrique. In the 2008/09 season, Barcelona also won three additional titles: the Spanish Super Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup, completing the first-ever “sextuple” in football history.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich also achieved the treble twice, in the 2012/13 and 2019/20 seasons. In 2020, they went on to complete a sextuple in February 2021 after defeating Tigres UANL in the FIFA Club World Cup (the 2020 edition was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19). Recently, Paris Saint-Germain joined the list of sextuple winners after their victory in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup.

Additionally, the “treble” can also refer to a “domestic treble,” when a team wins the national league, national cup, and league cup (or an equivalent competition). Historically, Celtic FC holds the record for the most domestic trebles with 8, followed by Rangers FC with 7, and Paris Saint-Germain with 4.

Outside Europe, several clubs have also achieved continental trebles. Among them, Al Ahly has won the continental treble (league + cup + CAF Champions League) 3 times, while Auckland City has done so 4 times (2006, 2014, 2015, and 2022), making them the men’s club with the most continental treble wins outside Europe.

Not only in men’s football, women’s football has also seen multiple treble-winning teams. Olympique Lyonnais Féminin holds the record with 5 trebles, followed by FC Barcelona Femení with two. Notably, in the 2023/24 season, Barcelona also won a quadruple after adding the Spanish Super Cup. has also achieved this feat twice.

In other continents, Corinthians Women won the treble twice (2023, 2024), Auckland United achieved back-to-back Oceania trebles (2024, 2025), and Tokyo Verdy Beleza became the first Asian team to win a treble in 2019.

Several prominent teams have achieved the treble in Europe:

1. Celtic

In 1967, Celtic became the first club in Europe to win the continental treble. Even more impressively, they also won the Scottish League Cup and the Glasgow Cup in the same year, completing a historic quintuple. That legendary squad was known as the “Lisbon Lions,” as all players were born within a 30-mile radius of Celtic Park.

2. Ajax

AFC Ajax is one of the few clubs to achieve a perfect continental treble. That season, they lost only one match across all competitions. The achievement is closely linked to coach Stefan Kovács and the legendary Johan Cruyff. It was also part of Ajax’s run of three consecutive European Cup titles (1971, 1972, 1973).

3. Man United

Manchester United became the first English club to win the continental treble, highlighted by their dramatic comeback against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final. This success was built on a golden generation including David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, and Nicky Butt. In the 1998/99 season, they went on a 33-match unbeaten run from December to the end of the campaign.

4. Inter Milan

Inter Milan’s 2010 treble was built on discipline and counter-attacking football. They defeated a highly rated Barcelona side in the Champions League semi-finals. Notably, Samuel Eto'o became the first player to win two consecutive trebles with two different clubs (Barcelona 2009 and Inter 2010).

5. Man City

In the 2022/23 season, Manchester City dominated European football and became the second English club to win the continental treble. Their success was driven by Erling Haaland, who broke the Premier League scoring record in his debut season. At the same time, Pep Guardiola became the first coach to win two continental trebles with two different clubs (Barcelona 2009 and Manchester City 2023).

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