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
editBelow are lists of the current or last known champions of the nations that are members,Celtic have won the most titles in history 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
editIn Palestine two top-level leagues coexist (the West Bank Premier League and the Gaza Strip Premier League), and thus the country has two champions.
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 championship of Pakistan since c. 2021.[α]
CAF
editRéunion and Zanzibar are associate members of CAF and do not have FIFA membership.
CONCACAF
editIn 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,[δθ] and of the N1 League of Saint Kitts and Nevis since c. 2021.[δι]
CONMEBOL
editColombia ("Apertura" and "Finalización") and Paraguay ("Apertura" and "Clausura") currently use the split-season format, and thus championship is awarded twice within a calendar year.
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OFC
editKiribati and Tuvalu are associate members of OFC and do not have FIFA membership.
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UEFA
editOne UEFA member Celtic FC are the current champions who will brake Sevco’s record of 55 league titles, Liechtenstein, does not currently organise a domestic championship.[ζω]
Notes
edit- ^ a b The 2023–24 season was abandoned with no championship awarded due to the Israel–Hamas war.
- ^ No information on later championships is available.
- ^ The 2024 season was cancelled due to internal issues in the national association.
- ^ The 2022–23 season was abandoned with no championship awarded due to financial reasons.
- ^ The 2022–23 season was abandoned with no championship awarded, and the league has been suspended ever since, due to the civil war in the country.
- ^ The 2023–24 season was suspended due to conflicts between the federation and several clubs.
- ^ No 2023–24 season was held.
- ^ The 2024 season was abandoned with no championship awarded due to civil unrest in the territory.
Historical records
editLongest streaks
editThe below tables list the teams with the longest streaks of consecutive titles, current or historical.[1]
- Active
Titles | Team | Country | Streak | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Bulgaria | 2011–12 to 2023–24 | [ηι] |
11 | Istiklol | Tajikistan | 2014 to 2024 | [αρ] |
10 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Malaysia | 2014 to 2023 | [αα] |
7 | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [ηκ] |
Mamelodi Sundowns | South Africa | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [γχ] | |
Nouadhibou | Mauritania | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [γθ] | |
Red Star Belgrade | Serbia | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [θχ] | |
6 | Ferencváros | Hungary | 2018–19 to 2023–24 | [ηψ] |
Lincoln Red Imps | Gibraltar | 2017–18 to 2023–24 | [ηφ] | |
Real Rincon | Bonaire | 2016–17 to 2023–24 | [A 1][δρ] | |
Slovan Bratislava | Slovakia | 2018–19 to 2023–24 | [θψ] | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russia | 2018–19 to 2023–24 | [θτ] | |
5 | APR | Rwanda | 2019–20 to 2023–24 | [γπ] |
ASKO Kara | Togo | 2019–20 to 2023–24 | [δβ] | |
Bashundhara Kings | Bangladesh | 2019 to 2023–24 | [ε] | |
Nyasa Big Bullets | Malawi | 2018 to 2023 | [γζ] |
- Overall
Titles | Team | Country | Streak | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Tafea | Vanuatu | 1994 to 2008–09 | [ζψ] |
14 | Lincoln Red Imps | Gibraltar | 2002–03 to 2015–16 | [A 2][ηφ] |
Skonto | Latvia | 1991 to 2004 | [A 3][θε] | |
13 | Al-Faisaly | Jordan | 1959 to 1974 | [A 4][τ] |
BATE Borisov | Belarus | 2006 to 2018 | [ηζ] | |
Ludogorets Razgrad | Bulgaria | 2011–12 to 2023–24 | [ηι] | |
Rosenborg | Norway | 1992 to 2004 | [θξ] | |
11 | Al-Ansar | Lebanon | 1987–88 to 1998–99 | [ψ] |
Bayern Munich | Germany | 2012–13 to 2022–23 | [ηυ] | |
Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 2005–06 to 2015–16 | [ηκ] | |
Istiklol | Tajikistan | 2014 to 2024 | [αρ] | |
Lotohaʻapai | Tonga | 1998 to 2008 | [ζφ] | |
Nauti | Tuvalu | 1980 to 1990 | [A 5][ζχ] | |
10 | Dinamo Tbilisi | Georgia | 1990 to 1998–99 | [A 6][ητ] |
Dynamo Berlin | East Germany | 1978–79 to 1987–88 | [ιη] | |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | Malaysia | 2014 to 2023 | [αα] | |
MTK Budapest | Hungary | 1913–14 to 1924–25 | [ηψ] | |
Nauti | Tuvalu | 2007 to 2016 | [A 7][ζχ] | |
Pyunik | Armenia | 2001 to 2010 | [ηγ] | |
Red Bull Salzburg | Austria | 2013–14 to 2022–23 | [ηδ] | |
Sheriff Tiraspol | Moldova | 2000–01 to 2009–10 | [θι] | |
Taiwan Power Company | Chinese Taipei | 1994 to 2004 | [κ] |
- Notes
- ^ Bonaire is not a FIFA member.
- ^ Gibraltar did not join UEFA until 2013 and FIFA until 2016.
- ^ Latvia did not join UEFA and did not have its membership in FIFA restored until 1992.
- ^ Jordan was not an AFC member at the time.
- ^ Tuvalu is not a FIFA member, and at the time was not affiliated with the OFC either.
- ^ Georgia did not join UEFA and FIFA until 1992.
- ^ Tuvalu is not a FIFA member, and is only an associate member of the OFC.
Most championships
editThe below table lists the teams with the most championship titles overall.[2] 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.[3]
Titles | Team | Country | First | Latest | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Linfield | Northern Ireland (44); Ireland (12) | 1890–91 | 2021–22 | [θν] |
55 | Rangers | Scotland | 1890–91 | 2020–21 | [B 1][θφ] |
54 | Celtic | Scotland | 1892–93 | 2023–24 | [θφ] |
53 | Peñarol | Uruguay | 1900 | 2021 | [ζι] |
49 | Nacional | Uruguay | 1902 | 2022 | [ζι] |
47 | Olympiacos | Greece | 1930–31 | 2021–22 | [ηχ] |
46 | Olimpia Asunción | Paraguay | 1912 | 2022 Cl | [ζη] |
45 | Olimpia Tegucigalpa | Honduras | 1957–58 | 2023–24 Cl | [B 2][ει] |
44 | Al-Ahly | Egypt | 1948–49 | 2023–24 | [βξ] |
41 | South China | Hong Kong | 1923–24 | 2012–13 | [ν] |
40 | Saprissa | Costa Rica | 1952 | 2023–24 Cl | [δφ] |
38 | Benfica | Portugal | 1935–36 | 2022–23 | [θπ] |
River Plate | Argentina | 1920 | 2023 | [ζα] | |
36 | Ajax | Netherlands | 1917–18 | 2021–22 | [θλ] |
Juventus | Italy | 1905 | 2019–20 | [B 3][θβ] | |
Real Madrid | Spain | 1931–32 | 2023–24 | [ια] | |
35 | Al-Faisaly | Jordan | 1944 | 2022 | [B 4][τ] |
Boca Juniors | Argentina | 1919 | 2022 | [ζα] | |
Ferencváros | Hungary | 1903 | 2023–24 | [ηψ] | |
Red Star Belgrade | Serbia (10); Serbia&Montenegro/FR Yugoslavia (5); Yugoslavia (20) | 1945–46 | 2023–24 | [θχ] | |
Sparta Prague | Czech Republic (14); Czechoslovakia (21) | 1925–26 | 2023–24 | [B 5][ημ][ιθ] | |
34 | Al-Muharraq | Bahrain | 1956–57 | 2017–18 | [δ] |
Anderlecht | Belgium | 1946–47 | 2016–17 | [ηη] | |
Cerro Porteño | Paraguay | 1913 | 2021 Cl | [ζη] | |
Colo-Colo | Chile | 1937 | 2024 | [ζδ] | |
33 | Bayern Munich | Germany | 1932 | 2022–23 | [ηυ] |
Espérance de Tunis | Tunisia | 1941–42 | 2023–24 | [B 6][δγ] | |
HJK Helsinki | Finland | 1911 | 2023 | [ηρ] | |
Rapid Wien | Austria (32); Germany (1) | 1911–12 | 2007–08 | [ηδ][ηυ] | |
RCA | Aruba | 1938 | 2022–23 | [B 7][δμ] |
- Notes
- ^ Including one shared title of 1890–91.
- ^ Including seven titles of the Honduran Amateur League between 1957–58 and 1964,[4] which some sources do not count.
- ^ The club claims 38 titles,[5] including two of 2004–05 and 2005–06 which were stripped after a match fixing scandal.
- ^ Jordan did not join FIFA until 1956 and the AFC until 1975.
- ^ The club claims 38 titles,[6] including three between 1912 and 1922.[7]
- ^ Tunisia did not join CAF and FIFA until 1960.
- ^ Aruba did not join CONCACAF until 1986 and FIFA until 1988.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Trivia on Winning Domestic Championships: Consecutive National Championships. RSSSF.
- ^ Trivia on Winning Domestic Championships: Total Number of Championships. RSSSF.
- ^ Trivia on Winning Domestic Championships. RSSSF.
- ^ López Lutz, Elmer (13 May 2022). "Los 41 Títulos de Liga de Olimpia son reconocidos en el mundo". Club's official website. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Palmarès | Coppe e Trofei Juventus Club". Club's official website. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "My jsme Sparta". Club's official website. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Procházka, Pavel (23 June 2020). "Slavii nebylo přiznáno 10 historických titulů, Spartě čtyři. Vzniká iniciativa, která chce, aby to FAČR změnila". efotbal.cz. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
RSSSF lists of champions
edit- ^ Pakistan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Afghanistan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Australia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Bahrain - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Bangladesh - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Bhutan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Brunei - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Cambodia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ China - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Taiwan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ East Timor - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Guam - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Hongkong - List of Champions and Runners-Up. RSSSF.
- ^ India - List of National Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Indonesia - List of (Semi-)Professional Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Iran - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Iraq - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Japan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Jordan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Kuwait - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Kyrgyzstan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Laos - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Lebanon - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Macao - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Malaysia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Maldives - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Mongolia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Myanmar (Burma) - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Nepal - List of Champions and Cup Winners. RSSSF.
- ^ North Korea - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Northern Marianas - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Oman - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Palestine - List of Champions and Cup Winners. RSSSF.
- ^ Philippines - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Qatar - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Saudi Arabia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Singapore - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ South Korea - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Sri Lanka - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Syria - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Tajikistan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Thailand - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Turkmenistan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ United Arab Emirates - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Uzbekistan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Vietnam - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Yemen - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Algeria - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Angola - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Benin - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Botswana - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Burkina Faso - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Burundi - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Cameroon - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Cape Verde Islands - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Central African Republic - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Chad - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Comoros - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Congo (Brazzaville) - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo; formerly Zaire) Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Djibouti Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Egypt - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Equatorial Guinea - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Eritrea - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Swaziland (eSwatini) - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Ethiopia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Gabon - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Gambia Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Ghana - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Guinea - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Guinea Bissau - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Ivory Coast - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Kenya - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Lesotho - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Liberia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Libya - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Madagascar - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Malawi - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Mali - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Mauritania - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Mauritius - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Morocco - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Mozambique - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Namibia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Niger - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Nigeria Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Réunion - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Rwanda - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ São Tomé e Príncipe - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Senegal - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Seychelles - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Sierra Leone - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Somalia Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b South Africa Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ South Sudan - List of Champions and Cup Winners. RSSSF.
- ^ Sudan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Tanzania - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Togo - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Tunisia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Uganda - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Zambia Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Zanzibar Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Zimbabwe (and Rhodesia) Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Montserrat - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Saint Kitts and Nevis - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Anguilla - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Antigua and Barbuda - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Aruba - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Bahamas - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Barbados - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Belize - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Bermuda - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Bonaire - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ British Virgin Islands - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Canada - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Cayman Islands - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Costa Rica - List of Champions and Runners-Up. RSSSF.
- ^ Cuba - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Curaçao - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Dominica - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Dominican Republic - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ El Salvador - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ France - D.O.M. - French Guyana - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Grenada - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ France - D.O.M. - Guadeloupe - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Guatemala - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Guyana - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Haiti - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Honduras - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Jamaica - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ France - D.O.M. - Martinique - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Mexico - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Nicaragua - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Panama - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Puerto Rico - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Saint Lucia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Saint-Martin - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Championships Overview. RSSSF.
- ^ Sint Maarten - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Surinam - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Turks and Caicos Islands - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ USA - List of Champions of US Pro Soccer League, Division I. RSSSF.
- ^ US Virgin Islands - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Argentina - List of Champions and Runners-Up. RSSSF.
- ^ Bolivia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Brazil - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Chile - List of Champions and Runners Up. RSSSF.
- ^ Colombia - List of Champions and Runners-Up. RSSSF.
- ^ Ecuador - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Paraguay - List of Champions and Runners Up. RSSSF.
- ^ Peru - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Uruguay - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Venezuela - List of Champions and Runners Up. RSSSF.
- ^ American Samoa - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Cook Islands - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Fiji - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Kiribati - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ New Caledonia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ New Zealand - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Papua New Guinea - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Samoa - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Solomon Islands - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Tahiti - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Tonga - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Tuvalu - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Vanuatu - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Liechtenstein - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Albania - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Andorra - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Armenia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Austria - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Azerbaijan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Belarus - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Belgium - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Bosnia-Herzegovina - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Bulgaria - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Croatia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Cyprus - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Czech Republic - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Denmark - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ England - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Estonia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Faroe Islands - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Finland - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ France - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Georgia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c d (West) Germany - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Gibraltar - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Greece - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c d Hungary - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Iceland - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Israel - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Italy - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Kazakhstan - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Kosovo - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Latvia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Lithuania - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Luxembourg - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Malta - List of Champions and Runners-Up. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Moldova - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Montenegro - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Netherlands - Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ (North) Macedonia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Northern Ireland - Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Norway - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Poland - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Portugal - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Republic of Ireland - Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Romania - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Russia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ San Marino - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Scotland - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b c Yugoslavia/Serbia (and Montenegro) - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Slovakia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Slovenia - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ a b Spain - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Sweden - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Switzerland - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Turkey - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Ukraine - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Wales - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ East Germany - List of Champions. RSSSF.
- ^ Czechoslovakia - List of Champions. RSSSF.