In men's association football, national associations organise annual championships for their member clubs. The winners of those are declared champions of the country. Normally, as per tradition, the club is presented a title and the players and staff receive winners' medals.
Domestic champions usually gain access to continental leagues for the next season.
Current champions Below are lists of the current or last known champions of the nations that are members, full or associate, of one of FIFA's six continental confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe). The great majority of those nations are also members of FIFA itself; where this is not the case, this is noted.
Former and defunct championships are not included, and neither are those where there has been no evidence for activity for at least a couple of years.
AFC Northern Mariana Islands currently uses the split-season format: "Spring" and "Fall", and thus championship is awarded twice within a calendar year.
Northern Mariana Islands also does not have FIFA membership.
There is no indication of current activity of the championships of Pakistan (since c. 2021) and Sri Lanka (since c. 2022). Both leagues of Palestine (the West Bank Premier League and the Gaza Strip Premier League) have been suspended since 2023 due to the Gaza war.
CAF Réunion and Zanzibar are associate members of CAF and do not have FIFA membership.
The championship of Sudan has been suspended since 2023 due to the civil war in the country.
CONCACAF In Saint Kitts and Nevis two top-level leagues coexist (the SKNFA Premier League and the N1 League), and thus the country has two champions.
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Puerto Rico currently use the split-season format: "Apertura" and "Clausura" ("Opening" and "Closing" in Belize), and thus championship is awarded twice within a calendar year.
Bonaire, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin and Sint Maarten do not have FIFA membership.
There is no indication of current activity of the championship of Montserrat since c. 2017, and of the N1 League of Saint Kitts and Nevis since c. 2021.
CONMEBOL Colombia ("Apertura" and "Finalización") and Paraguay ("Apertura" and "Clausura") currently use the split-season format, and thus championship is awarded twice within a calendar year.
OFC Kiribati and Tuvalu are associate members of OFC and do not have FIFA membership.
UEFA One UEFA member, Liechtenstein, does not currently organise a domestic championship.
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Historical records Longest streaks The below tables list the teams with the longest streaks of consecutive titles, current or historical.Trivia on Winning Domestic Championships: Consecutive National Championships. RSSSF.
Active Titles Team Country Streak Notes 12 Istiklol Tajikistan 2014 to 2025 Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 2014 to 2025–26 9 Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2017–18 to 2025–26 8 Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 2017–18 to 2024–25 Nouadhibou Mauritania 2017–18 to 2024–25 Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 2017–18 to 2025–26 Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 2018–19 to 2025–26 6 Real Rincon Bonaire 2016–17 to 2023–24 APR Rwanda 2019–20 to 2024–25 5 Tainan City Chinese Taipei 2020 to 2024 The New Saints Wales 2021–22 to 2025–26
Overall Titles Team Country Streak Notes 15 Tafea Vanuatu 1994 to 2008–09 14 Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 2002–03 to 2015–16 Skonto Latvia 1991 to 2004 Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 2011–12 to 2024–25 13 Al-Faisaly Jordan 1959 to 1974 BATE Borisov Belarus 2006 to 2018 Rosenborg Norway 1992 to 2004 12 Istiklol Tajikistan 2014 to 2025 Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 2014 to 2025–26 11 Al-Ansar Lebanon 1987–88 to 1998–99 Bayern Munich Germany 2012–13 to 2022–23 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 2005–06 to 2015–16 Lotohaapai Tonga 1998 to 2008 Nauti Tuvalu 1980 to 1990 10 Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia 1990 to 1998–99 Dynamo Berlin East Germany 1978–79 to 1987–88 MTK Budapest Hungary 1913–14 to 1924–25 Nauti Tuvalu 2007 to 2016 Pyunik Armenia 2001 to 2010 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2013–14 to 2022–23 Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 2000–01 to 2009–10 Taiwan Power Company Chinese Taipei 1994 to 2004
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Most championships
The below table lists the teams with the most championship titles overall.Trivia on Winning Domestic Championships: Total Number of Championships. RSSSF. For some clubs sources may disagree about the numbers of titles won, due to differing views on the legitimacy of some championships or on the historical continuities of clubs that folded and were revived, merged with or split from other clubs, or were rebranded.Trivia on Winning Domestic Championships. RSSSF.
Titles Team Country First Latest Notes 57 Linfield Northern Ireland (45); Ireland (12) 1890–91 2024–25 56 Celtic Scotland 1892–93 2025–26 55 Rangers Scotland 1890–91 2020–21 52 Peñarol Uruguay 1900 2024 50 Nacional Uruguay 1902 2025 48 Olympiacos Greece 1930–31 2024–25 Olimpia Asunción Paraguay 1912 2026 Ap 47 Olimpia Tegucigalpa Honduras 1957–58 2025–26 Ap 45 Al-Ahly Egypt 1948–49 2024–25 41 South China Hong Kong 1923–24 2012–13 40 Saprissa Costa Rica 1952 2023–24 Cl 38 Benfica Portugal 1935–36 2022–23 River Plate Argentina 1920 2023 37 Red Star Belgrade Serbia (12); Serbia&Montenegro/FR Yugoslavia (5); Yugoslavia (20) 1945–46 2025–26 36 Ajax Netherlands 1917–18 2021–22 Al-Muharraq Bahrain 1956–57 2025–26 Juventus Italy 1905 2019–20 Ferencváros Hungary 1903 2024–25 Real Madrid Spain 1931–32 2023–24 35 Al-Faisaly Jordan 1944 2022 Boca Juniors Argentina 1919 2022 Cerro Porteño Paraguay 1913 2025 Cl Sparta Prague Czech Republic (14); Czechoslovakia (21) 1925–26 2023–24 Bayern Munich Germany 1932 2025–26 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia (26); Yugoslavia (9) 1923 2025–26 34 Anderlecht Belgium 1946–47 2016–17 Colo-Colo Chile 1937 2024 Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 1941–42 2024–25 33 Diriangén Nicaragua 1940 2024–25 Ap HJK Helsinki Finland 1911 2023 Rapid Wien Austria (32); Germany (1) 1911–12 2007–08 RCA Aruba 1938 2022–23
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See also List of association football competitions
References
RSSSF lists of champions