Name of football clubs. The best football club in the world
34th place - Everton/ Everton is an English football club from Liverpool, 9-time champion of England. Club stadium Goodison Park on average 36 thousand 892 fans attend (92% of the stadium capacity).
33rd place - Benfica/ Benfica is a Portuguese football club from Lisbon, 32-time national champion. Club stadium Estádio da Luz On average, 36 thousand 975 fans attend (56% of the stadium capacity).
32nd place - Celtic/ Celtic is a Scottish football club from Glasgow, 43-time champion of Scotland. Club stadium Celtic Park an average of 38 thousand 228 fans (63% of the stadium capacity).
31st place - Juventus/ Juventus is an Italian football club from Turin, 30-time national champion. The club stadium is attended by an average of 38 thousand 989 fans (95% of the stadium capacity).
30th place - Milan/ Milan is an Italian football club from the city of the same name, 18-time national champion. Stadium San Siro At home games in Milan, an average of 39 thousand 340 people attend (49% of the stadium capacity).
29th place - Roma/ Roma is an Italian football club from Rome, three-time national champion. Olympic Stadium Roma's home games are attended by an average of 39,747 fans (54% of the stadium's capacity).
28th place - Lille/ Lille is a French football club from the city of the same name, three-time national champion. Club stadium Grand Stade Lille Metropole Lille's home games are attended by an average of 40,052 fans (80% of the stadium's capacity).
27th place - Werder/ Werder is a German football club from Bremen, four-time national champion. Weserstadion Werder's home games are attended by an average of 41,117 people (98% of the stadium's capacity).
26th place - Chelsea/ Chelsea is an English football club from London, four-time champion of England. Club stadium Stamford Bridge Chelsea's home games are attended by an average of 41,603 people (99% of the stadium's capacity).
25th place - Fortune/ Fortuna is a German football club from Düsseldorf, national champion in 1933. Club stadium Esprit Arena At Fortuna's home games, an average of 42 thousand 156 people attend (77% of the stadium's capacity).
24th place - Sunderland/ Sunderland is an English football club from the city of the same name, 6-time champion of England. Stadium of Light Sunderland's home games have an average attendance of 42,178 people (86% of the stadium's capacity).
23rd place - Paris Saint-Germain/ Paris Saint-Germain is a French football club from Paris, two-time national champion. Club stadium Parc des Princes At PSG home games, an average of 42 thousand 832 people attend (94% of the stadium's capacity).
22nd place - Miner/ Shakhtar is a Ukrainian football club from Donetsk, 7-time champion of Ukraine. Club stadium Donbass-Arena Shakhtar's home games are attended by an average of 42,937 people (83% of the stadium's capacity).
21st place - Valencia/ Valencia is a Spanish football club from the city of the same name, 6-time national champion. Club stadium Mestalla Valencia's home games have an average attendance of 43 thousand people (82% of the stadium's capacity).
20th place - Internationale/ Internazionale (often shortened to Inter) is an Italian football club based in Milan. Club stadium Giuseppe Meazza At Inter's home games, an average of 43 thousand 4 people attend (54% of the stadium's capacity).
19th place - Nuremberg/ Nürnberg is a German football club from the city of the same name, 9-time national champion. Max Morlock Stadium on average 43 thousand 162 fans attend (86% of the stadium capacity).
18th place - Liverpool/ Liverpool is an English football club from the city of the same name, 18-time champion of England. Club stadium Enfield on average 44 thousand 724 fans attend (99% of the stadium capacity).
17th place - Atlético/ Atlético is a Spanish football club from Madrid, 9-time national champion. Club stadium Vicente Calderon On average, 44 thousand 833 fans attend (82% of the stadium capacity).
16th place - Feyenoord/ Feyenoord is a Dutch football club from Rotterdam, 14-time national champion. Club stadium De Cuyp on average 45 thousand 200 fans attend (88% of the stadium capacity).
15th place - Hannover 96/ Hannover 96 is a German football club from Hannover, two-time national champion. Club stadium AVD-Arena an average of 49.5 thousand fans attend (93% of the stadium's capacity).
14th place - Eintracht/ Eintracht is a German football club from Frankfurt am Main, German champion in 1959. Club stadium Commerzbank Arena on average 46 thousand 275 fans attend (90% of the stadium capacity).
13th place - Manchester city/ Manchester City is an English football club from Manchester, 3-time champion of England. Club stadium Etihad on average 46 thousand 689 fans attend (98% of the stadium capacity).
12th place - Borussia/ Borussia is a German football club from Mönchengladbach, 5-time national champion. Club stadium Borussia Park on average 49 thousand 353 fans attend (91% of the stadium capacity).
11th place - Stuttgart/ Stuttgart is a German football club from the city of the same name, 5-time German champion. Club stadium Mercedes-Benz Arena on average 49 thousand 647 fans attend (82% of the stadium capacity).
10th place - Ajax/ Ajax is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam, 31-time national champion. Club stadium Amsterdam Arena on average 49 thousand 806 fans attend (94% of the stadium capacity).
9th place - Newcastle United/ Newcastle United is an English football club from the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 4-time champion of England. Club stadium St James's Park on average 50 thousand 637 fans attend (97% of the stadium capacity).
8th place - Hamburg Sports Association / Hamburger Sport-Verein or simply Hamburg- German football club from the city of the same name, 6-time national champion. Club stadium Imtech Arena an average of 54 thousand 849 fans (96% of the stadium capacity).
7th place - Arsenal/ Arsenal is an English football club from London, 13-time national champion. Club stadium Emirates on average 60 thousand 94 fans attend (100% of the stadium capacity).
6th place - Schalke 04/ Schalke 04 is a German football club from Gelsenkirchen, 7-time German champion. Club stadium Veltins Arena on average 60 thousand 898 fans attend (99% of the stadium capacity).
5th place - Bavaria/ Bayern is a German football club from Munich, 22-time national champion. Club stadium Allianz Arena an average of 71 thousand fans attend (99% of the stadium's capacity).
4th place - Real/ Real is a Spanish football club from Madrid, 32-time national champion. Club stadium Santiago Bernabeu an average of 72 thousand fans attend (90% of the stadium's capacity).
3rd place - Manchester United/ Manchester United is an English football club from Manchester, 19-time champion of England. Club stadium Old Trafford on average 75 thousand 427 fans attend (100% of the stadium capacity).
2nd place - Barcelona/ Barcelona is a Spanish football club from the city of the same name, 21-time national champion. Club stadium camp Nou on average 76 thousand 582 fans attend (77% of the stadium capacity).
1 place - Borussia/ Borussia is a German football club from Dortmund, 8-time national champion. Club stadium Signal Iduna Park on average 80 thousand 645 fans attend (100% of the stadium capacity). It is noteworthy that the population of Dortmund within the city limits is only 581 thousand people and one might think that every seventh resident of the city goes to Borussia matches. However, it is not. Borussia also has many fans in neighboring cities, which have a direct border with Dortmund and together form an agglomeration of 1.65 million people.
In preparing the article, materials from the blog “European Cups and UEFA odds” on sports.ru were partially used
In key international competitions The most important role is played by the UEFA football club rankings, which directly influence the distribution of teams. This list includes the most current calculations for each football club. It allows you to draw up the team grid as objectively as possible for the European Cup draw. Also, thanks to this rating, we can form a visual top of the best football clubs at the moment!
World Best Clubs List 2018
| # | Club | A country | Overall coefficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Real" | Spain | 162 |
| 2 | "Atlético" | Spain | 140 |
| 3 | "Bavaria" | Germany | 135 |
| 4 | Barcelona | Spain | 132 |
| 5 | Juventus | Italy | 126 |
| 6 | "Seville" | Spain | 113 |
| 7 | "PSG" | France | 109 |
| 8 | "Man City" | England | 100 |
| 9 | "Arsenal L" | England | 93 |
| 10 | Borussia D | Germany | 89 |
As you can see, the best football club in the world as of the summer of 2018 is Real Madrid, which has confidently held its position for several seasons in a row. This significant achievement was made possible thanks to the super-successful performances of Los Blancos in the Champions League. In the main tournament of Europe "Galacticos" for last years won three big-eared trophies in a row, and previously consistently reached the late stages of the playoffs. That is why Real Madrid is deservedly the best football club in the world!
You can find a detailed list of the top 100 best clubs of 2018 at the end of this text. The ranking of football clubs is updated regularly. A recount takes place automatically at the end of each tournament round.
What influences the UEFA football club rankings? Based on the top list, the basket into which one or another club falls during the draw is determined group stage European Cup competitions.
It is in this way that it is decided who will go to sowing. It is worth recognizing that this is a great incentive. The higher the personal rating, the better the chances of getting a weaker team as opponents, avoiding getting into best clubs world football. As a result, the chances of qualifying for the playoffs are significantly increased. This is not only the main goal of each tournament participant, but also brings additional income to the club treasury. And, what is also important, it increases the current European coefficient, allowing you to be placed as high as possible in the 2018 ranking of football clubs.
Counting Rules
How do UEFA analysts calculate the ranking, which includes the best football clubs peace? The coefficient of each club is calculated according to the success of its performances on the international stage - in the Champions League and Europa League. All data for the last 5 seasons is taken into account, the total calculation of which gives the final coefficient. To the results obtained, add 1/5th of the coffee earned by that national association, to which a particular team belongs. Accordingly, the higher the overall score, the closer to the top of the top football clubs this or that team is located.
The ranking of football clubs is compiled as follows. UEFA uses a specially designed gradation when awarding points. It differs for the Champions League and League of Legends. And all because the strongest play in the Champions League, including the best football club of our time - Real Madrid.
Champions League
Points in this tournament are awarded as follows:
0.5 points - if the team is eliminated in the 1st qualifying round;
1 point - if the team is eliminated in the 2nd qualifying round;
4 points - automatic accrual to all participants in the group round;
4 points - automatic accrual for reaching the playoffs;
1 point - for passing to each subsequent stage of the playoffs (1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and final).
Europa League
LE is considered the second strongest tournament held under the auspices of UEFA (however, the best football clubs also meet there). Accordingly, the “cost” of achievements in it is estimated to be slightly lower than in the Champions League:
0.25 points - if the team is eliminated in the 1st qualifying round;
0.5 points - if the team is eliminated in the 2nd qualifying round;
1 point - if the team is eliminated in the 3rd qualifying round;
1.5 points - if the team is eliminated in the qualifying playoffs;
2 points - automatic accrual to all participants in the group round;
2 points - for winning a group match;
1 point - for a draw in a group match;
1 point - for passing to each subsequent stage of the playoffs, starting from the 1/4 finals.
The calculation methodology has recently undergone some changes. Until 2008, 33 percent of the total club association points were added to the club coefficient, and until 2004 - as much as 50%. Through analysis and discussions in the press, this percentage was smoothly reduced to its current value. This is how we can determine the top football clubs in the world.
The most titled football club in the world in history can be determined by counting all the team's trophies won in all tournaments. However, there is one nuance here, namely the level of competition in which this or that trophy was won. This article will present a list of 10 football teams with the most titles won. Only trophies won in the following competitions will be taken into account:
- National League;
- Country Cups;
- National Super Cup;
- International tournaments (Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup).
- Rangers (Scotland) – 115 trophies;
- Celtic (Scotland) – 108;
- Real Madrid (Spain) - 84;
- Barcelona (Spain) – 83;
- Benfica (Portugal) – 82;
- Porto (Portugal) – 75;
- Ajax (Netherlands) – 72;
- Manchester United (England) – 65;
- Bavaria (Germany) – 65;
- Liverpool (England) – 60.
Detailed information for each command. Let's start from the bottom up.
10. Liverpool
The Merseysiders have collected 60 official trophies and continue to be a super club in Europe. In recent years, Liverpool have become less likely to win major competitions, but history has allowed the club to break into our top 10.
- English Championship – 18;
- FA Cup – 7;
- Cup football league – 8;
- English Super Cup – 15;
- Champions League – 6;
- Europa League – 3;
- UEFA Super Cup – 3;
- Total – 60.
9. Bavaria
The most successful German team took 9th place in this list. Bayern was a mega popular club with enormous talent at its disposal. The Bavarians have dominated the Bundesliga for many years and show no signs of slowing down.
- German Championship – 28;
- German Cup – 18;
- German Super Cup – 5;
- German League Cup – 6;
- Champions League – 5;
- Cup Winners' Cup – 1;
- UEFA Cup – 1;
- UEFA Super Cup – 1;
- Total – 64.
8. Manchester United
One of the most expensive clubs planets highest altitudes achieved under Alex Ferguson. Not long ago, the Red Devils were a fearsome force in Europe, but after the departure of the legendary Scottish coach, their power faded significantly. And yet, Manchester United remains the most titled football club in England, several awards ahead of Liverpool.
- English Championship – 20;
- FA Cup – 12;
- Football League Cup – 5;
- English Super Cup - 21;
- Champions League – 3;
- Europa League – 1;
- Cup Winners' Cup – 1;
- UEFA Super Cup – 1;
- Intercontinental Cup – 1;
- Total – 65.
7. Ajax
Ajax is famous throughout the world for its football academy. They groom young talents who later become superstars. The team achieved its greatest heights with the legendary Johan Cruyff, when between 1971 and 1973 the Amsterdam team won the UEFA Champions League 3 times.
- Championship Netherlands – 34;
- Cup Netherlands – 19;
- Dutch Super Cup – 8;
- Champions League – 4;
- Europa League – 2;
- UEFA Super Cup – 3;
- Cup Winners' Cup – 1;
- Intercontinental Cup – 2;
- Total - 72.
6. Porto
Since its founding, Porto has had virtually no equal in its home country. This club is the author of many records in Portugal, including the number of titles won.
- Portuguese Championship – 28;
- Portuguese Cup – 20;
- Portuguese Super Cup – 20;
- Champions League – 2;
- Europa League – 2;
- UEFA Super Cup – 1;
- Intercontinental Cup – 2;
- Total – 74.
5. Benfica
In recent years, Benfica has taken away the title of “the most successful club in Portugal” from Porto. In 2014, the Eagles managed to win all 4 trophies in the country, which allowed them to jump above their eternal competitors.
- Portuguese Championship – 37;
- Portuguese Cup – 29;
- Portuguese Super Cup -7;
- Portuguese League Cup – 7;
- Champions League – 2;
- Total – 82.
4. Barcelona
The Catalan club has achieved success on the European and world stage, both thanks to its students raised at the La Masia academy, and by signing stars from other clubs. If there were no Real Madrid in the Spanish Championship, then Barca would completely dominate and win all tournaments in the country.
- Spanish Championship – 26;
- Spanish Cup – 30;
- Spanish Super Cup – 13;
- Champions League – 5;
- Cup Winners' Cup – 4;
- UEFA Super Cup – 5;
- Total – 83.
3. Real Madrid
Real Madrid's exploits are known throughout the world. This legendary team has won the largest number of international titles. As many as 13 UEFA Champions League Cups have been won by the club over its long history, which still remains an unsurpassed record. The Royal Club is the most titled football club in terms of the number of international cups won.
- Spanish Championship – 33;
- Spanish Cup – 19;
- Spanish Super Cup – 10;
- Champions League – 13;
- UEFA Super Cup – 4;
- Europa League – 2;
- Intercontinental Cup – 3;
- Total – 84.
2. Celtic
It may have been strange for many readers to see Celtic in 2nd place in our rankings, but this is true. Celts have managed to collect many trophies domestically and are also the only Scottish club to have won the European Cup.
- Scottish Championship – 50;
- Scottish Cup – 39;
- Scottish League Cup – 18;
- European Champions Cup – 1;
- Total - 108.
1.Rangers
Surprisingly, the most titled club in the world is Rangers from Glasgow. The Rangers collected all their trophies and awards in Scotland, and the only international trophy is the Cup Winners' Cup, won in 1972. Thus, 114 titles allowed Rangers to climb to the top of our list.
- Scottish Championship – 54;
- Scottish Cup – 33;
- Scottish League Cup – 27;
- Cup Winners' Cup – 1;
- Total – 115.
Last data update 06/01/2019
Conclusion
From today's article you learned that Rangers are the most titled football club in the world, with 115 titles. Also in the top 10 are the giants of world football, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Manchester United.
In general, during 2011, the national championships of UEFA member countries were watched by 168 million of their residents, making up the segments of active (43%) and moderate (57%) fans.
These football fans relatively regularly follow the progress of one or more championships and periodically, but with varying frequency, watch matches of the corresponding tournaments or their reviews, video reports, etc. in stadiums, on TV (the dominant share of the audience) or via the Internet.
The following countries made the greatest contribution to the real fan audience of national European championships: Germany (21 million people), Great Britain (18.5 million people), Turkey (16 million people), Italy (15 million people), France (12 million people), Spain (11.5 million people), Russia (9.5 million people), Ukraine and Poland (7.5 million people each), Holland (6 million people), Romania (5. 5 million people), Belgium, Greece and Portugal (3 million people each).
Of the 168 million fans of the national championships of the Old World, about 7% constantly do not sympathize with any of the clubs, and 13% are fans of two (less often more) clubs in different championships. The remaining 80% truly support only one team, usually from their own country (some of them also worry about local clubs playing in the lower divisions).
Rating list of the popularity of football clubs in the UEFA national championships as of 10/01/2011
(top 70 by number of real fans as the sum of fans from their own country and fans from other UEFA countries, excluding the audience of European cups)
1. Barcelona (Spain) – 6,665,000 people
2. Real Madrid (Spain) – 6,330,000
3. Manchester United (England) – 5,435,000
4. Juventus (Italy) – 5,425,000
5. Bayern M (Germany) – 4,445,000
6. Galatasaray (Türkiye) – 4,270,000
7. Milan (Italy) – 3,815,000
8. Liverpool (England) – 3,730,000
9. Inter (Italy) – 3,710,000
10. Marseille (France) – 3,350,000
11. Fenerbahce (Türkiye) – 3,265,000 people
12. Arsenal (England) – 3,005,000
13. Borussia D (Germany) – 2,850,000
14. Chelsea (England) – 2,520,000
15. Lyon (France) – 2,415,000
16. Besiktas (Türkiye) – 1,930,000
17. “Spartak” M (Russia) – 1,830,000
18. Paris Saint-Germain (France) – 1,685,000
19. Dynamo K (Ukraine) – 1,685,000
20. Ajax (Holland) – 1,665,000
21. Zenit (Russia) – 1,660,000 people
22. Stuttgart (Germany) – 1,535,000
23. Tottenham (England) – 1,475,000
24. Schalke 04 (Germany) – 1,470,000
25. Hamburg (Germany) – 1,450,000
26. Werder Bremen (Germany) – 1,385,000
27. Steaua (Romania) – 1,380,000
28. Legia (Poland) 1,375,000
29. Roma (Italy) – 1,295,000
30. Wisla (Poland) – 1,260,000
31. Napoli (Italy) – 1,255,000 people
32. CSKA (Russia) – 1,190,000
33. Shakhtar (Ukraine) – 1,175,000
34. Aston Villa (England) – 1,000,000
35. Manchester City (England) – 975,000
36. Borussia M (Germany) – 970,000
37. Hertha (Germany) – 865,000
38. PSV (Holland) – 855,000
39. Cologne (Germany) – 820,000
40. Valencia (Spain) – 815,000
41. Feyenoord (Holland) – 770,000 people
42. Newcastle (England) – 760,000
43. Lille (France) – 730,000
44. Bordeaux (France) – 710,000
45. “Hannover 96” (Germany) – 710,000
46. Lazio (Italy) – 675,000
47. Fiorentina (Italy) – 670,000
48. Dynamo M (Russia) – 665,000
49. Dynamo B (Romania) – 660,000
50. “Nuremberg” (Germany) – 650,000
51. Red Star (Serbia) – 635,000 people
52. Lech (Poland) – 625,000
53. Olympiacos (Greece) – 620,000
54. Saint-Etienne (France) – 600,000
55. Lokomotiv (Russia) – 595,000
56. Dnepr (Ukraine) – 580,000
57. Everton (England) – 575,000
58. “Metalist” X (Ukraine) – 570,000
59. Rapid B (Romania) – 565,000
60. Athletic (Spain) – 550,000
61. Freiburg (Germany) – 550,000 people
62. Palermo (Italy) – 550,000
63. Eintracht F (Germany) – 535,000
64. AEK (Greece) – 525,000
65. " West Ham» (England) – 520,000
66. Sevilla (Spain) – 515,000
67. Porto (Portugal) – 510,000
68. Trabzonspor (Türkiye) – 510,000
69. Anderlecht (Belgium) – 505,000
70. Lens (France) – 500,000
These guys fell a little short of the half a million fan mark famous clubs, like Club Brugge, Glasgow Rangers and Celtic, Benfica and Sporting. Together with them, the Russian “Kuban” and “Rubin”, and the Ukrainian FC “Karpaty” are in the eighth ten. In the top 100 of Russian teams also included Anzhi and Krylia Sovetov.
Dynamics
In May 2009, the top five looked like this:
1. Real Madrid (Spain) – 5,750,000 people
2. Juventus (Italy) – 5,595,000
3. Barcelona (Spain) – 5,200,000
4. Manchester United (England) – 5,005,000
5. Bayern M (Germany) – 4,525,000
Regarding clubs Russian Premier League, then almost all of them have noticeably reduced the number of their real fans over two seasons (by an average of 27%). The audience of clubs in the French championship decreased by 12%, and the Greek championship by 7%.
The championships of England and Holland have the maximum positive indicators - the ranks of fans of their clubs have increased by more than 15%. The third and fourth positions are held by the Spanish (+ 13%) and Belgian (+ 7%) championships. Changes in other championships are within 5%.
Domestic – foreign
In terms of the absolute number of fans in their country, the top five are: Galatasaray, Bayern, Juventus, Real Madrid and Marseille. And in terms of the number of foreign European fans - Barcelona, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Chelsea.
The best representative of Eastern Europe in these categories remains Moscow Spartak. But if in terms of the number of foreign fans it is still confidently ahead of all other clubs in this part of the continent, then in terms of domestic fans its long-term monopoly was interrupted by Dynamo Kyiv (mainly due to the fact that in two years the Spartak audience has thinned by 23%). Now both of these teams, with the same indicators, share 17th place among all clubs in the UEFA zone. Moreover, in 19th place is St. Petersburg’s Zenit, which is actively catching up with Spartak in terms of the number of real Russian fans.
Note
The rating did not take into account passive fans (146 million people) and the public generally sympathetic to football (123 million people). Some of them declaratively consider themselves fans of some club(s), but, in fact, they are not fans. The progress of the respective national championships is either not followed at all, or is done from time to time. At the same time, matches of “their” teams, as a rule, are not watched by any of them. available ways(TV, stadiums, pubs, Internet, etc.). Football fans who support certain clubs exclusively in the Champions League and Europa League were also not taken into account.
Quantitative estimates by the analytical agency SK, 2002-2011. Formed based on the results of a comprehensive analysis of data from multi-aspect pan-European and national studies of the size, activity and preferences of football fans, indicators of relevant media measurements and statistical reports, current parameters of an exclusive information model football fans European countries and other profile information (January-September 2011). The target audience is residents of UEFA countries over 10 years of age.
The official UEFA website periodically publishes rankings of European football clubs based on their performances in the Champions League and Europa League over the past five seasons. The ranking determines the club's seeding when drawing lots in competitions under the auspices of UEFA. When calculating the rating, 20% of the coefficient of the national championship in which the club plays for the same period are added to the points scored by the club in European competitions.
25th place: Dynamo- Ukrainian football club from Kyiv.
24th place: Tottenham Hotspur/ Tottenham Hotspur is an English football club from London, two-time winner of the UEFA Cup (1972, 1984).
23rd place: Sporting/ Sporting is a Portuguese football club from Lisbon, finalist of the 2005 UEFA Cup.
22nd place: Manchester city/ Manchester City is an English football club from Manchester.
21st place: Zenith- Russian football club from St. Petersburg, winner of the 2008 UEFA Cup.
20th place: Juventus/ Juventus is an Italian football club from Turin, two-time winner European Cup/Champions League (1985, 1996), three-time UEFA Cup winner (1977, 1990, 1993).
19th place: Paris Saint-Germain/ Paris Saint-Germain is a French football club from Paris.
18th place: CSKA- Russian football club from Moscow, winner of the 2005 UEFA Cup.
17th place: Liverpool/ Liverpool is an English football club from the city of the same name, 5-time winner of the European Cup / Champions League (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005), three-time winner of the UEFA Cup (1973, 1976, 2001).
16th place: Olympic/ Olympique is a French football club from Marseille, winner of the 1993 Champions League.
15th place: Schalke 04/ Schalke 04 - German football club from Gelsenkirchen, winner of the 1997 UEFA Cup.
14th place: Milan/ Milan is an Italian football club from the city of the same name, 7-time winner of the European Cup / Champions League (1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007).
13th place: Miner/ Shakhtar is a Ukrainian football club from Donetsk, winner of the 2009 UEFA Cup.
12th place: Olympic/ Olympique is a French football club from Lyon.
11th place: Atlético/ Atlético is a Spanish football club from Madrid, two-time winner of the Europa League (2010, 2012).
10th place: Valencia/ Valencia is a Spanish football club from the city of the same name, winner of the 2004 UEFA Cup.
9th place: Benfica/ Benfica is a Portuguese football club from Lisbon, two-time winner of the European Cup / Champions League (1961, 1962). In 2013, Benfica were finalists in the Europa League.
8th place: Porto/ Porto is a Portuguese football club from the city of the same name, two-time winner of the European Cup / Champions League (1987, 2004), two-time winner of the UEFA Cup / Europa League (2003, 2011).
7th place: Internationale/ Internazionale (the shortened name Inter is often used) is an Italian football club from Milan, three-time winner of the European Cup / Champions League (1964, 1965, 2010), three-time winner of the UEFA Cup (1991, 1994, 1998).
6th place: Arsenal/ Arsenal is an English football club from London.
5th place: Manchester United/ Manchester United is an English football club from Manchester, three-time winner of the European Cup / Champions League (1968, 1999, 2008). Over the past five seasons, Manchester United have reached the Champions League final twice (2009, 2011) and lost both times to the same opponents, Barcelona.
4th place: Real/ Real is a Spanish football club from Madrid, 9-time winner of the European Cup / Champions League (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002), two-time winner of the UEFA Cup (1985, 1986).
3rd place: Chelsea/ Chelsea is an English football club from London, winner of the 2012 Champions League, winner of the 2013 Europa League.
2nd place: Bavaria/ Bayern is a German football club from Munich, 5-time winner of the European Cup / Champions League (1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013), winner of the 1996 UEFA Cup. Over the past 5 seasons, Bayern have reached the Champions League final three times, once won (2013) and lost twice (2010, 2012).
1 place: Barcelona/ Barcelona is a Spanish football club from the city of the same name, 4-time winner of the European Cup / Champions League (1992, 2006, 2009, 2011). Having won the Champions League twice in the last 5 seasons, Barcelona is rightfully considered the strongest football club in Europe.
