142 000 balls were laid out on the field of the stadium in the city of Mönchengladbach. Legends took part in a photo shoot for the Guinness Book of Records German football Franz Beckenbauer and Oliver Bierhoff. The record attendance for a European Cup match was recorded at Hampden Park in Glasgow. 136 505 people attended the European Cup semi-final game between Celtic (Glasgow) and Leeds United on April 15, 1970. 13 684 tweets per second. This record was set during last season's Champions League semi-final match between Barcelona and Chelsea. The record-breaking moment was after the goal by Fernando Torres, which turned out to be decisive in that match.

1377 Human. Schoolchildren, students and just football fans broke the record for simultaneous “minting” in the Chinese province of Shandong. The achievement was recorded as soon as all participants juggled the ball for 10 seconds. Paraguayan referee William Weiler in one of the matches of the second division of the Paraguayan championship sent off 20 players. It all started with two harmless red cards, after which the game escalated into a fight between players from both teams. Weiler remained calm and sent off 18 more players.

131,76 decibel. Record level of noise support in sports competitions, which was installed by Galatasaray fans in the match against Fenerbahce on March 18, 2011. For comparison: the noise level emitted by a Boeing is 112 decibels. Fans tried to break this record hockey club"Traktor", but the Chelyabinsk residents managed to achieve only 113 decibels. 201 km/h. The speed of Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski's shot in one of the World Cup matches in South Africa. The record was set in the game between the teams of Germany and Australia. Podolski was left on the corner of the penalty area, from where the striker fired a devastating shot into the top corner of the goal. The ball flew only 16 meters at such a crazy speed that it did not stand the previous record held by Roberto Carlos (198 km/h). 4 seconds. The time since the start of the match during which the striker English club Bradford City Jim Friats opened the scoring in April 1964 with his first strike from the center circle. The opposing goalkeeper was just putting on his gloves at that time. 150 kilogram. Weight Limit the famous British goalkeeper Henry Fulk, who played for Sheffield United, Chelsea, Bradford City and even the England national team in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The goalkeeper's height was no less impressive - 193 cm. Once, because of Fulk, the match had to be interrupted when he hung on the crossbar and broke it. 350 once. Tossed it soccer ball head Cuban Eric Hernandez for one minute, without allowing the projectile to fall to the ground. In addition, the Cuban virtuoso holds a record for “chasing” the ball with his knees (more than 8,000 times over 1 hour and 28 minutes) and holding the ball while continuously juggling (111,000 strikes over 19 hours and 10 minutes). 42 hours and 5 minutes. We played football at the Sports Academy in Qatar. For the record, 36 young people were selected and divided into two teams. The game was played according to all FIFA rules (11 players on the field plus 7 substitutes) with a 5-minute break at the end of each hour. The final score is 293:236. 53 years 236 days. At this age, British referee George Reeder worked the decisive World Cup match between Uruguay and Brazil in 1950.

The game of millions is unthinkable without spectacular goals and the most important balls that delight countless fans around the world. Who is he, the best scorer at club level in the history of football? Which players are breathing down his neck, forming the top 5? Which of the currently playing football players has a chance to be included in the honorary list? You will learn about all this from the “Best Football Scorers” rating right now!

To answer the rather difficult question of who scored the most goals in the history of football, we have developed a special evaluation formula. To create the most correct and fair rating possible, we counted all the goals of football players scored at the club level throughout their careers. In this case, only goals scored in the leading leagues of each country where the player played were taken into account. Goals scored in friendly tournaments and amateur competitions were not taken into account.

And immediately - another one the most important remark: in this rating we specifically ignored the main current goalscorers of our time. Why? The reason is simple: firstly, the main emphasis in the ranking was on history. And secondly - the same Messi And Ronaldo They will be busy improving their scoring performance for at least another couple of seasons, which will significantly affect the distribution of places in the top 5. For now, we note that as of the beginning of June 2019, Argentinean Leo Messi has 695 goals (614 at the club level and 81 for national teams of various ages; all calculations are preliminary and require additional double-checking, since there are disputes among experts regarding the method of counting goals in varies from tournament to tournament). Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who replaced Real Madrid with Juventus, boasts 686 goals (601+85). And as soon as one of them decides to hang up his boots and retire, having recorded goals at the final mark, the story about this player will certainly take its place of honor in our ranking top scorers in the history of football!

Footballers who have scored the most goals in the top divisions. Historical excursion

1. Pele

Photo: FIFA

Goals: 541

Matches: 560

Average performance: 97%

Career years: 1957-77

Clubs: Santos (Brazil), New York Cosmos (USA)

“The King of Football”, “The Magician from Minas Gerais”, “The Great Scorer” - during his long career full of challenges and achievements, the legendary Brazilian striker Pele earned many nicknames. Enthusiastic fans were ready not only to caress their idol with words, but also to literally carry them in their arms. This happened dozens of times after Pele produced another scoring extravaganza, which brought the Brazilian torsida into indescribable delight. How could it be otherwise if the three-time world champion hit more than five hundred goals in total at the club level alone. This is the highest number of goals scored recorded in official matches all world championships!

Many historians also add goals in exhibition, friendly and amateur matches to his credit - which, of course, is not entirely correct. But with this calculation, a phenomenal figure is obtained. In total, the best scorer in the history of football scored more than a thousand goals throughout his career. Fantastic!

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Goals: 537

Matches: 358

Average performance: 150%

Career years: 1931-55

Clubs:"Rapid", "Admira" (both - Austria), "Slavia", "Vitkovice", "Spartak", "Dynamo" (all - Czechoslovakia)

If you ask any fan, “Who scored the most goals in the history of football before the Pele era?”, you most likely will not hear the correct answer. And all because the name of Josef Bican (he is in second place in our ranking) is less known to the general public. The reason is simple: the heyday of his career occurred in the mid-20th century, when there were no broadcasts yet. And the matches were not covered as thoroughly as they are now.

But we have no right to forget about the great native of Austria-Hungary. Bitsan had a memorable career in best clubs of its time. It's no joke, he was recognized as the best forward in Europe five times, scoring the most goals in a season! Josef did not get lost at the national team level either. The striker shone for Austria, with whom he took part in the 1934 World Cup. He also played for the Czechoslovakia team, playing in 14 friendlies and scoring 12 goals.

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Goals: 529

Matches: 683

Average performance: 77%

Career years: 1985-2007

Clubs:"Vasco da Gama", "Flamengo", "Fluminense", "America" ​​(all - Brazil), "PSV" (Holland), "Barcelona", "Valencia" (both - Spain), "Al-Sadd" (Qatar ), Miami (USA), Adelaide United (Australia)

The '94 world champion can boast of a very eventful career - he managed to play on four continents at once! IN this moment Romario is the last Brazilian to score the most goals in football. Alas, his compatriots will not be able to repeat such an achievement in the near future. Where such confidence? For the simple reason that the current generation of Brazilian strikers is far from being as talented, and they are not very productive.

It's the same with Romario! “Shorty”, as he was affectionately nicknamed by fans for his short stature (169 centimeters), has more than 500 goals at the club level. A very solid indicator!

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Goals: 512

Matches: 533

Average performance: 96%

Career years: 1943-66

Clubs: Honved (Hungary), Real Madrid (Madrid, Spain)

Ferenc Puskás is one of the representatives of the great galaxy of Hungarian football players who scored the most goals in history. The “Galloping Major,” as Ferenc was called in the press for his unique dribbling style, managed to become a legend in two clubs at once.

As part of Honved, Puskás scored 357 goals, making a huge contribution to winning 5 Hungarian championships. And while wearing a Real Madrid shirt, the great Hungarian scorer scored 155 goals in 180 matches. This was a great way to scold numerous critics who had considerable doubts about the need to sign an “old striker.” At the time of his transition, Puskás was already over 30. But he is not afraid of years! Ferenc easily proved this, simultaneously adding 5 Primera gold medals, 3 KEC, MK-60 and the Spanish Cup-62.

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Goals: 476

Matches: 758

Average performance: 63%

Career years: 1971-92

Clubs: Vasco da Gama, Portuguesa, Campo Grande (all Brazil), Barcelona (Spain)

The top 5 in the “Who scored the most goals in history” ranking is completed by the prolific Brazilian Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, nicknamed “Dynamite.” The forward spent almost his entire career in his home club Vasco da Gama from Rio de Janeiro. It was there that Dynamite scored most of his goals, which totaled 476 at the time of his retirement!

As a player, Roberto only left his native Brazil once. In 1979, Barcelona signed him as the reigning World Cup bronze medalist. But Dynamite couldn’t stand more than one season in distant and unknown Europe. After scoring just two goals in 8 games, the Brazilian forward returned home. After which the top scorer of Copa America 83 began scoring goals with even greater regularity!

Alternative ranking of the best goalscorers according to RSSSF

This top list includes the best scorers in the history of football (taking into account all tournaments in which a particular player took part, regardless of the strength of the division), who scored more than 500 goals in their career:

1. Josef Bican (Austria/Czechoslovakia) - 805 goals in 530 matches (1931-1955)

2. Romario (Brazil) - 772 goals in 993 matches (1985-2007)

3. Pele (Brazil) - 761 goals in 821 matches (1957-1977)

4. Ferenc Puskás (Hungary) - 746 goals in 754 matches (1943-1966)

5. Gerd Müller (Germany) - 735 goals in 793 matches (1962-1981)

6. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - 707 goals in 998 matches (2001 - present)

7. Lionel Messi (Argentina) - 697 goals in 872 matches (2003 - present)

8. Ferenc Deak (Hungary) - 576 goals (1940-1957, exact number of matches unknown)

9-10. Uwe Seeler (Germany) - 575 goals (1953-1978, exact number of matches unknown)

9-10. Tulio da Costa "Maravilla" (Brazil) - 575 goals (1988-2012, exact number of matches unknown)

11. Arthur Friedenreich (Brazil) - 557 goals (1909-1935, exact number of matches unknown)

12. Ernst Willimowski (Poland/Germany) - 554 goals (1934-1955, exact number of matches unknown)

13. Eusebio (Portugal) - 552 goals (1957-1979, exact number of matches unknown)

14. Jimmy McGrory (Scotland) - 550 goals (1922-1937, exact number of matches unknown)

15. Franz Binder (Austria) - 546 goals (1930-1949, exact number of matches unknown)

16. Fernando Peyroteu (Portugal) - 544 goals in 334 matches (1937-1949)

17. Hugo Sanchez (Mexico) - 541 goals (1976-1997, exact number of matches unknown)

18. Fritz Walter (Germany) - 539 goals (1937-1959, exact number of matches unknown)

19. Zico (Brazil) - 524 goals in 770 matches (1971-1994)

20-21. Josef Takás (Hungary) - 523 goals (1917-1934, exact number of matches unknown)

20-21. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) - 523 goals in 896 matches (1999 - present)

22. Gyula Zhengeller (Hungary) - 522 goals (1935-1953, exact number of matches unknown)

23. Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina/Spain) - 516 goals in 706 matches (1945-1966)

24. Hans Krankl (Austria) - 514 goals (1970-1989, exact number of matches unknown)

25. Gunnar Nordahl (Sweden) - 513 goals (1937-1958, exact number of matches unknown)

26. Roberto Dynamite (Brazil) - 512 goals (1971-1993, exact number of matches unknown)

27. Jimmy Greaves (England) - 511 goals (1957-1980, exact number of matches unknown)

28. Ferenc Bene (Hungary) - 508 goals (1961-1979, exact number of matches unknown)

The goalscoring duel between Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi inspired new life into history best results in Europe by number of goals per season. Thanks to them, for the third year in a row there has been some activity at the top. The results of the current (not yet over) season are simply phenomenal. the site introduces you to the twenty best goalscoring achievements in the history of European club football.

21. Sam English("Rangers") - 1931-1932

53 goals(44 – championship, 9 – cup)

An Irishman with the surname English, to top it all off, began his career in Scotland. He was not considered a top-class player, and then his career was overshadowed by a tragic incident - the Celtic goalkeeper died after a collision with a forward. However, this season was the best in English's career: a scoring extravaganza helped him get rid of the attacks of the fans and get from Rangers to Liverpool. At 28, Sam hung up his boots at humble Hartpool United.

20. Henrik Larsson(Celtic) – 2000-01

53 goals(35 – championship, 9 – cup, 4 – European cups, 5 – other tournaments)

6 out of 7 seasons at Celtic were full of goals for the great Swedish striker. In general, it should not be surprising that Larsson once managed to score enough to receive not only the Golden Boot, but also a high place in this ranking.

19. Cristiano Ronaldo(Real Madrid) – 2010-11

53 goals(40 – championship, 7 – cup, 6 – European cups)

With each season at Real Madrid, the Portuguese scores more and more. Last year he was in our top twenty, scoring 53 goals. Although the Marca newspaper is sure that 54.

18. Lionel Messi(Barcelona) – 2010-11

53 goals(31 – championship, 7 – cup, 12 – European cups, 3 – other tournaments)

Although laurels best sniper Spanish examples last season went to Ronaldo, Messi scored enough in other tournaments and equaled the Portuguese in the number of goals.

17. Mario Jardel(Porto) – 1999-00

54 goals(38 – championship, 6 – cup, 10 – European cups)

16. Mario Jardel(Sporting) – 2001-02

55 goals(42 – championship, 7 – cup, 6 – European cups)

Two great seasons for Mario Jardela for different Portuguese clubs, and the Golden Boot in the second case. It’s even surprising that the player’s career in the Brazilian national team did not work out - he scored there only once. Last season, 38-year-old Mario Jardel retired from football.

15. Gyula Jengeler(“Ujpest”) – 1938-39

56 goals(56 – championship)

"Professor" Gyula Jengeller is one of best forwards pre-war times in Europe. He shone in the powerful Hungarian national team and Ujpest, in whose ranks he hit the opponents' goal 368 times in just 303 matches.

14. Joe Bambrick(Linfield) – 1929-30

57 goals(50 – championship, 7 – cup)

In the 1920s and 1930s, scoring in the weak Irish Championship was not difficult if you were a good player. Joe Bambrick took advantage of this and subsequently even earned himself a ticket to Chelsea in London.

13. Jim Forrest(Rangers) – 1964-65

57 goals(57 – championship)

57 goals! Only Dixie Dean (Everton) scored more goals in the British Championships, and Jim Forrest managed this at the age of 20. The early pick did the player a disservice - nothing worked for him outside of Scotland. Even in South Africa, Hong Kong and the USA.

12. Jimmy McGrory(Celtic) – 1926-27

59 goals(48 – championship, 9 – cup, 2 – other tournaments)

During a 15-year career at Celtic, one of Britain's top goalscorers scored 522 goals in 501 matches. He was especially successful in the 1926-27 season.

11. Fred Roberts("Glentoran") - 1930-31

59 goals(55 – championship, 4 – cup)

Another British scorer who reached the 59-goal mark for the season.

10. Ferenc Deak(“Ferencváros”) – 1948-49

59 goals(59 – championship)

Ferenc Deak, like Gyula Jengeler, glorified Hungarian football in the 30s and 40s. And this scoring achievement of 59 goals was not the most memorable for him.

9. Refik Resmya(“Partizani”) – 1950-51

59+ goals(59 – championship, ? – cup)

A certain Albanian Refik Resmya also made it into the list of top scorers. In the 1950-51 season, he scored 59 goals in only 23 championship matches, which, however, did not help his team win the championship. He also scored a number of goals in the Albanian Cup matches, but not even all the results reached us, let alone the authors goals scored.

8. Cristiano Ronaldo(Real Madrid) – 2011-12

60 goals(46 – championship, 3 – cup, 10 – European cups, 1 – other tournaments)

Cristiano Ronaldo no longer has a chance to rise higher in this ranking. But even now 60 goals in a season is an incredible result for modern football.

7. Jimmy McGlory(Celtic) – 1927-28

62 goals(47 – championship, 6 – cup, 9 – other tournaments)

And then Jimmy McGlory updated his record of 59 goals, scoring 3 more. Stability is a sign of success and mastery.

6. Alexander Chekulaev(“Trans” and “Valletta”) – 2011-12

62 goals(46+4 – championship, 10+2 – cup)

Everyone is talking about the incredible numbers of Messi and Ronaldo this season, but they forget about the humble Latvian Alexander Chekulaev. His 56 goals in 2011 for Trans Narva in the Estonian Championship and Cup can easily be added to the six goals scored in Malta for Valletta. Although the championship system is different, the season is the same by European standards.

5. Dixie Dean(Everton) – 1927-28

63 goals(60 – championship, 3 – cup)

The legendary Liverpool Everton striker loved hard knocks and, as a result of one of them, even lost a testicle. He loved scoring goals even more and scored 383 times in 433 games for Everton, scoring 37 hat-tricks. In March 1980, Dixie Dean attended the Liverpool derby as a guest and died right at Goodison Park from a heart attack. Everton lost that match. On the plinth of the player's monument there is a plaque that reads: "Footballer, Gentleman, Evertonian."

4. Gyula Jengeler(“Ujpest”) – 1945-46

65 goals(65 – championship)

3. Ferenc Deak(“Sentlerinc”) – 1945-46

66 goals(66 – championship)

A unique situation arose in the Hungarian championship of 1945-46 (regular season of 26 rounds plus playoffs of 18 rounds), when two recognized scorers Zhengeller and Deak staged a sniper race. As a result, the laurels of the top scorer went to Deak, and the Ujpest team and its best player Zhengeller became the champion.

2. Gerd Müller("Bavaria") - 1972-73

67 goals(36 – championship, 7 – cup, 12 – European cups, 12 – other tournaments)

Seemed eternal record Gerd Müller couldn't resist this year. The German retired from the national team at the age of 28 for the sake of his daughter, won all kinds of titles with Bayern, and broke a bunch of scoring records.

1. Lionel Messi(Barcelona) – 2011-12

73 goals(50 – championship, 3 – cup, 17 – European cups, 3 – other tournaments)

He scored 5 goals in one Champions League match, became Barcelona's top scorer, already scored 50 goals in the 2011-12 Spanish Championship and broke Gerd Müller's record. Leo scored just once in the Copa del Rey final, taking his tally to an incredible 73 goals for the season. What will be next?

Most matches:
-The record for the maximum number of matches played for the national team is 147 and is held by Majed Abdullah Mohamed of Saudi Arabia, who played from 1978 to 1994.
-British goalkeeper Peter Shilton entered the field 1390 times, of which 1005 times is a record for participation in National League matches.

Individual goals:
-The largest number of goals scored by one player in a match between first-class teams is 16. This is how many goals were scored by Stefan Stanis, who played for Racing Club de Lens, in the match for the French Cup on December 13, 1942. against the Aubrey-Astury team in Lens (France).
-The largest number of goals scored by one player in international matches - 10 - is on the account of Sophus Nielsen, who played for the Danish team against France (17:1) Olympic Games 1908. Gottfried Fuchs scored the same number in Germany's game against Russia (16:0) at the 1912 Olympic Games in Sweden.
Per season
-In the 1927/28 season, the league record holders were William Ralph "Dixie" Dean, who scored 60 goals in 39 matches for Everton (First Division) and James Smith, who scored 66 goals in 38 games for Ayr United ( Scottish League second division). If we add 3 more goals in cup matches and 19 in exhibition matches, Smith had 82 goals in the 1927/28 season.

Record-breaking football players:
-Arthur Friedenreich from Brazil, according to unconfirmed reports, for his 26-year-old football career from 1909 to 1935 he scored 1,329 goals.
-Franz "Bimbo" Binder scored 1,006 goals in 756 matches in Austria and Germany between 1930 and 1950.

Most goals scored in a given period:
-The largest number of goals for a certain period is 1281. They were scored by the legendary Brazilian player Pele in 1363 matches from September 7, 1956 to October 1, 1977. The most successful year for Pele was 1959, when he scored 126 goals. Pele scored his thousandth goal (penalty) in his 909th game for the Santos club at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on November 19, 1969. Pele won his 111th and final international match for Brazil in 1971 and announced his retirement from big sport at the end of the 1974 season, but his departure was short-lived: the next year he signed a contract for $4.5 million with the Cosmos club from New York. He finally retired from big-time sports in 1977.

Best Goalkeepers:
-Atlético (Madrid) goalkeeper Able Resino is considered the luckiest goalkeeper in the world: until March 17, 1991, he did not miss a single goal in international matches for 1,275 minutes.
-The longest period during which a goalkeeper has not conceded a goal in international matches is 1,275 minutes. For so long, Dino Zoff (Italy) was a “dry” goalkeeper - from September 1972 to June 1974.
The most "representative" goalkeeper
-England goalkeeper Willie Henry Fulk, 1.90 meters tall, weighed 141 kilograms. Their last matches He played for Bradford, by which time his weight had reached 165 kilograms. Fulk once forced a match to be abandoned when he broke the top bar.

Maximum score:
-The maximum score in international matches is 17:0. It was achieved in the England game against Australia in Sydney (Australia) on June 30, 1951 (not recognized by England because the team was fully international), and also by the Iranian team in the game against the Maldives in Damascus, Syria (17:0) in June 1997 .
-The highest score recorded in a first class game was 36 in the Scottish Cup match between Arbroath and Bon Accord on 5 September 1885. Arbroath won 36-0 at home.

Most quick goal:
-The fastest goal scored in a first class game was for 6 with Albert Mundy in Aldershot v Hartlepool in October 1958 and Barry Jones in Notts County v Torquay United in the match British Third Division in March 1962 and Keith Smith in Crystal Palace's game against Derby County in the British Second Division match on 12 December 1964.

Fastest hat-trick:
-The international record is 3 goals in 3.5 minutes. It belongs to George Hall of Tottenham Hotspur, who scored the goals in England's game against Ireland at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester (UK) on 16 November 1938.
-Maglioni is considered to have scored a hat-trick in a record time of 1 minute 50 seconds in the Independent game against Gimnasia y Eskrima de la Plata in Argentina on March 18, 1973.
-The fastest officially recorded hat-rick (three goals scored by one player in one game) in 2.5 minutes was scored by Ephraim Jock Dodds, who played for Blackpool in a match against Tranmere Rovers on February 28, 1942, and Jim Scarth, playing for Gillingham in a Third Division (Southern) match against Leyton Orient on 1 November 1952.
-Tommy Bryce, who played for Queen of South against Arbroath on 18 December 1993, scored in the 9th, 10th and 11th minutes.
-John McIntyre (Blackburn Rovers) scored 4 goals in 5 minutes against Everton at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancshire, UK, 16 September 1922.
-William Richardson (West Bromwich Albion) in the match against " West Ham United at Union Park on November 7, 1931, scored 4 goals in the first 5 minutes of the game.

Most Winning Score in an NFL Finals:
-In 1935, Lausanne-Sports defeated Nordstern Basel 10:0 in the Swiss Cup final, but was defeated by the same score by Grasshopper Club (Zurich) in the Swiss Cup final in 1937.

Record fastest own goal:
-Pat Cruise, who played for Torquay United on January 3, 1977, repeated the fastest-fire record by heading the ball into his own net 6 seconds after the start of the game.

Record throw-in:
-In November 1996, Andy Legg (Birmingham City), taking a throw-in, sent the ball 44.54 meters.

"Oldest" participant:
-Patriarch international competitions There was William Meredith (Manchester United and Manchester City). He set a kind of record by playing in international matches for 26 years in a row (from 1895 to 1920).

Longest sports career:
-Peter Shilton made 1,390 senior appearances for British teams, including a record 1,006 English League appearances, including 286 with Leicester City, 110 with Stoke City, 202 with Nottingham Forest, 188 - Southampton, 175 - Derby, 34 - Plymouth, 1 - Bolton and 10 - Leyton Orient, in addition he has 1 play-off match in the English League Championship, 86 in the FA Cup, 102 for the League Cup, 125 games for the first team, 13 for the youth team, 4 for the league team, 53 in Eurocups and other competitions.

Attendance records:
A record 199,854 fans gathered at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the World Cup match between Brazil and Uruguay.
-A record number of spectators for European club games - 136,505 - was recorded on April 15, 1970 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, at the semi-final match between Celtic (Glasgow) and Leeds United.
-A UK record 149,547 tickets were sold for the Scotland v England match on 17 April 1937 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. However, there is every reason to believe that the FA Cup final between Bolton and West Ham United on April 28, 1923 at Wembley Stadium was much larger. Then the crowd broke onto the field, delaying the start of the match for 40 minutes. Although only 126,047 tickets were sold, the actual number of fans was estimated to be as high as 160,000.
-The largest number of spectators who came to a match of amateur teams was 120 thousand people at the final meeting of the teams of North Korea and Indonesia in the second qualifying group for the Olympics. The game was played at Senayan Stadium in Jakarta on February 26, 1976.

The largest football stadium:
-The Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) seats 205,000 people (155 thousand of them are seated).

Most undisciplined match:
-Referee William Weiler sent off 20 players during a match between Sportivo Ameliano and General Caballero in Paraguay on June 1, 1993.

Biggest football tournament

Oldest player to take part in the World Championship
The oldest player to take part in the World Championship is Albert Roger Mila. At the age of 42 years 39 days, he played in the match between Cameroon and Russia on June 28, 1994.

Most goals scored by one player in a match.

Most Expensive Player
The largest transfer for a football player is 94 million euros; it was paid by the Real Madrid club (Spain) to the Manchester United club for Cristiano Ronaldo
The biggest football tournament
The Second Bangkok League, which ran from January 9 to April 25, 1999, broke the record for the number of teams (5,098) and players (35,686).

The most expensive football jersey
British footballer Geof Hurst's red football jersey (worn in England's 1966 World Cup final against Germany) sold for £91,750 ($134,393) at Christie's in London on September 28, 2000.

Manchester United is the richest club in the world
Manchester United is the richest football club in the world. As of March 8, 2000, their revenues amounted to $1 billion 59 million.

Most victories in the Women's World Cup
The women's national football team won the World Cup twice in 1991 and 1999.

A record number of federations entered into qualifying matches for participation in the World Championship
198 federations applied for qualifying matches for participation in the 2002 World Championship (Japan, South Korea). The exceptions were countries such as North Korea, Burundi, Nigeria, Afghanistan and New Guinea.

Oldest player to take part in the World Championship
The oldest player to take part in the World Championship is Albert Roger Mila. At the age of 42 years 39 days, he played in the match between Cameroon and Russia on June 28, 1994.

Most goals scored by one player in a match.
Frenchman Stephane Stanis, December 13, 1942, scored the most goals in the match = 16.
The largest number of goals scored at the Olympics = 10. They were scored by Sophus Nelsen in the Denmark-France game in 1908 in London.

Most participation in games
British goalkeeper Peter Shilton appeared on the field 1,390 times, with 1,005 appearances being the National League record.
268 for Leicester City, 1966-74;
110 for Stoke City, 1974-77;
202 for Nottingham Forest, 1977-82;
188 for Southampton, 1982-87;
175 for Derby County, 1987-92;
34 - for Plymouth Argyle, 1992-94;
one for Bolton Wanderers in 1995;
9 - for Leyton Orient, 1996-97;
one in the final League game;
86 - in matches for the League Cup;
125 - in international matches;
13 - in Under-23 matches;
4 - in XI matches Football League
53 - in European and other club competitions.

Most goals during sports career
Most goals in a given period: 1,281, scored against an opponent by Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) while playing for Santos, New York Cosmos and Brazil between September 7, 1956 and October 1, 1977

Most Champions Cup wins
In the European Cup matches, held since 1956 among the champions of various national clubs in Europe, a record number of victories (8) were won by Real Madrid (Spain).
Maximum score
The record score recorded in a first class game is 36. In the Scottish Cup match between Arbroath and Bon Accord on 5 September 1885, Arbroath won 36-0 at home.

Attendance record
The largest number of spectators ever gathered at Soccer game, - 199,854 people. So many ballers came to decisive meeting between Brazil and Uruguay at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro (Basilia) on July 16, 1950.

Best goalkeeper
The longest period during which a goalkeeper has not conceded a goal in international matches is 1,142 minutes. For so long, Dino Zoff (Italy) was a “dry” goalkeeper - from September 1972 to June 1974.

Most personal victories in World Cup matches
Pele (Brazil) - the only player who was part of three teams -
winners of the World Cup competitions in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

Most goals scored in a World Cup match

Gerd Müller (West Germany) holds the record number of goals in World Cup matches: 10 in 1970 and 4 in 1974.

Most wins at European Championships
Germany won the European Championship a record number of times (3) in 1972, 1980 (as West Germany) and 1996. The German team defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 in the first final games of each major championship.

World Cup record number of goals in one game
The record for goals scored in the final games of the World Cup is 11. The result was achieved three times: when on June 5, 1938, in Italy, Brazil defeated the Polish team with a score of 6:5; when, on June 20, 1954, in Switzerland, Hungary defeated Germany with a score of 8:3, and when Hungary, on June 15, 1982, defeated El Salvador in Spain with a score of 10:1.

Fastest goal
Brian Robson (England) opened the scoring in the 27th second of the meeting with the French team in Bilbao (Spain) on June 16, 1982.

The youngest participant in World Cup matches
Norman Whiteside was 17 years and 41 days old when he took part in the match, playing for Northern Ireland against Yugoslavia in June 1994

Most victories in World Cup matches
Brazil has won the World Cup a record five times (; Brazil holds the record as the team that has appeared in 16 finals games and won the most finals matches - 53 and 80.

The most successful football players in the world in the history of the founding of football, who are they? Since absolutely all goals cannot be counted, since the players played a lot in unofficial matches, the rating below takes into account only official matches.

A Swedish player who played for local FC Hörnefors, FC Degerforms, FC Norrköping, then moved to the Italian Milan and then to Roma, and at the end of his career went to the Swedish Karlstad. His career lasted from 1937 to 1961. For so much a short time he managed to score 661 goals. With so many goals, he ranks tenth in our rankings.

9th place Carlos Roberto de Oliveiro better known as Roberto Dynamite.

He played for the Spanish Barcelona and many Brazilian clubs. From 1970 to 1993, he managed to score 670 goals on his opponents.

8th place. And this place of honor goes to Imre Schlosser-Lakatos, a little-known Hungarian player.

During his glorious career he played many matches, he beat goalkeepers with ease and managed to upset them 679 times during his career. Thus, he ranks eighth.

7th place. How strange, but only seventh place is occupied by the well-known Ferenc Puskás.

Most people know him by the prize best goal according to FIFA, but few people know that even during his playing career he was recognized best player Hungary of all times. During his astonishing career, Ferentz scored 729 goals against his opponents.

6th place. Once again we are pleased with Brazilian football and the player Arthur Antunes Coimbra or simply ZIKO.

A player given by God himself, a wonderful vision of the field for his teammates. He is considered one of the greatest footballers in history with excellent dribbling ability and the ability to take set pieces - everything you need in a midfielder. Playing in midfield, he scored 857 goals.

5th place. And the top five is opened by a Portuguese player Eusebio da Silva Ferreira.

The first great footballer to come out of Africa. Great career he was promoted to Benfica, he has all the qualities of a striker - speed, accuracy, during his career he enjoyed the realized chances many times, namely 886, this is the number he scored.

4th place. An honorable fourth place Romario de Souza Faria.

During his career, he changed many clubs, but this did not stop him from scoring. There are many versions of how many he scored against opponents, and they give different figures. And since the player himself counted his goals, we’ll take his word for it – 1045.

3rd place. Our top bronze medal goes to Gerhard (Gerd) Müller

A striker with a capital “F” is simply an ideal player for Bayern Munich and Germany, one of the best scorers in world football. A dedicated player for his club. As a player he was merciless to other teams, he went out and fought for his place. He succeeded and scored in almost every match. As a result, 1218 goals were recorded on his account.

2nd place. Silver of our top.

Everyone thought he was in first place, but he is in second place. True, for Brazil he will always remain number one, and you probably guessed it - he is the king Brazilian football and the whole world Endos Arantis do Nascimento simply PELE. Everyone remembers his tears when he was finally given this golden ball. Even without this, everyone understands who is the best in football of all time. Those who are older remember his game, how he easily ran across the field and scored another goal. His goal is one more beautiful than the other. Over the entire playing career, there are 1289 goals. Just a scary number for any goalkeeper.

1st place and gold in our top.

Arthur Friedenreich- the fans nicknamed him Tiger for the way he fought on the field and how he “gnawed out” moments. A great player and striker. His career took off rapidly and he achieved significant success. Tiger speed and accuracy. He instilled fear in goalkeepers with his mere presence, and when he had the ball, it meant only one thing - there was going to be a goal. Atur's golden legs brought him first place in our top and 1329 career goals.

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