Continental football championships

This page is a list of the continental championships for clubs and national teams in association football.

The six continental confederations

The championships are organised by the respective FIFA-affiliated continental confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North America – comprising Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe).

The numbers of participating teams presented in this article only account for teams appearing in the competitions proper, and do not include those entering preliminary or qualifying rounds.

Men's national team championships

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Confederation Championship Editions Inaugural
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Teams Most titles Current champions
Team(s) Title(s) Team Edition
AFC AFC Asian Cup 18 1956 24   Japan 4   Qatar 2023
CAF Africa Cup of Nations 34 1957 24   Egypt 7   Ivory Coast 2023
African Nations Championship 7 2009 16   DR Congo
  Morocco
2   Senegal 2022
CONCACAF CONCACAF Gold Cup 17 1991 16   Mexico 9   Mexico 2023
CONCACAF Nations League 3 2019–20 41   United States 3   United States 2023–24
CONMEBOL Copa América 48 1916 10   Argentina 16   Argentina 2024
OFC OFC Men's Nations Cup 10 1973 8   New Zealand 6   New Zealand 2024
UEFA UEFA European Championship 17 1960 24   Spain 4   Spain 2024
UEFA Nations League 3 2018–19 55   France
  Portugal
  Spain
1   Spain 2022–23

Former

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Team Title(s)
AFC AFC Challenge Cup 5 2006 2014 8–16   North Korea 2
AFC Solidarity Cup 1 2016 7     Nepal 1
CONCACAF CONCACAF Championship 10 1963 1989 5–9   Costa Rica
  Mexico
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CONCACAF Cup 1 2015 2   Mexico 1

Men's club championships

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The champions of the respective first-tier championships qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup.

Confederation Tier Championship Inaugural
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Teams Most titles Current champions
Team(s) Title(s) Team Season
AFC First tier AFC Champions League Elite 1967 24   Al-Hilal 4   Al Ain 2023–24
Second tier AFC Champions League Two 2004 32   Al-Kuwait
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
3   Central Coast Mariners 2023–24
Third tier AFC Challenge League 2005 20   Regar-TadAZ 3   HTTU Asgabat 2014
CAF First tier CAF Champions League 1964–65 16   Al-Ahly 12   Al-Ahly 2023–24
Second tier CAF Confederation Cup 2004 16   Sfaxien 3   Zamalek 2023–24
Super Cup CAF Super Cup 1993 2   Al-Ahly 8   Zamalek 2024
League African Football League 2023 8   Mamelodi Sundowns 1   Mamelodi Sundowns 2023
CONCACAF CONCACAF Champions Cup 1962 27   América 7   Pachuca 2024
CONMEBOL First tier Copa Libertadores 1960 32   Independiente 7   Fluminense 2023
Second tier Copa Sudamericana 2002 32   Athletico Paranaense
  Boca Juniors
  Independiente
  Independiente del Valle
  LDU Quito
2   LDU Quito 2023
Super Cup Recopa Sudamericana 1989 2   Boca Juniors 4   Fluminense 2024
OFC OFC Champions League 1987 18   Auckland City 12   Auckland City 2024
UEFA First tier UEFA Champions League 1955–56 32   Real Madrid 15   Real Madrid 2023–24
Second tier UEFA Europa League 1971–72 32   Sevilla 7   Atalanta 2023–24
Third tier UEFA Europa Conference League 2021–22 32   Olympiacos
  Roma
  West Ham United
1   Olympiacos 2023–24
Super Cup UEFA Super Cup 1973 2   Real Madrid 6   Real Madrid 2024

Former

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Teams Most titles
Team(s) Title(s)
AFC Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1990–91 2001–02 17–29   Al-Hilal
  Yokohama Marinos
2
Asian Super Cup 1995 2002 2   Al-Hilal
  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2
CAF African Cup Winners' Cup 1975 2003 15–41   Al-Ahly 4
CAF Cup 1992 2003 31–37   JS Kabylie 3
CONCACAF CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup 1991 1998 4–11   América
  Atlético Marte
  Monterrey
  Necaxa
  Tecos
1
CONCACAF Giants Cup 2001 12   América 1
CONCACAF League 2017 2022 22   Olimpia 2
CONMEBOL Copa Ganadores de Copa 1970 8   Mariscal Santa Cruz 1
Supercopa Libertadores 1988 1997 13–17   Cruzeiro
  Independiente
2
Copa Master de Supercopa 1992 1995 2–4   Boca Juniors
  Cruzeiro
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Copa CONMEBOL 1992 1999 16   Atlético Mineiro 2
Copa de Oro 1993 1996 4   Boca Juniors
  Cruzeiro
  Flamengo
1
Copa Master de CONMEBOL 1996 4   São Paulo 1
OFC Oceania Cup Winners' Cup 1987 2   Sydney City 1
OFC President's Cup 2014 6   Auckland City 1
UEFA UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1960–61 1998–99 32   Barcelona 4
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1995 2008 50   VfB Stuttgart 3

Women's national team championships

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Confederation Championship Inaugural
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Teams Most titles Current champions
Team Title(s) Team Year
AFC AFC Women's Asian Cup 1975 12   China 9   China 2022
CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations 1991 12   Nigeria 11   South Africa 2022
CONCACAF CONCACAF W Gold Cup 2024 12   United States 1   United States 2024
CONCACAF W Championship 1991 8   United States 9   United States 2022
CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina 1991 10   Brazil 8   Brazil 2022
OFC OFC Women's Nations Cup 1983 9   New Zealand 6   Papua New Guinea 2022
UEFA UEFA Women's Championship 1984 16   Germany 8   England 2022
UEFA Women's Nations League 2023–24 51   Spain 1   Spain 2023–24

Women's club championships

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Confederation Championship Inaugural
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Team Most titles Current champions
Team(s) Title(s) Team Season
AFC AFC Women's Champions League 2024–25 21
CAF CAF Women's Champions League 2021 8   Mamelodi Sundowns 2   Mamelodi Sundowns 2023
CONCACAF CONCACAF W Champions Cup 2024–25 10
CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores Femenina 2009 16   Corinthians 5   Corinthians 2024
OFC OFC Women's Champions League 2023 8   AS Academy
  Auckland United
1   Auckland United 2024
UEFA UEFA Women's Champions League 2001–02 16   Lyon 8   Barcelona 2023–24

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Teams Most titles
Team(s) Title(s)
AFC AFC Women's Club Championship 2019 2023 4–8   Amman SC
  College of Asian Scholars
  Sogdiana Jizzakh
  Tokyo Verdy Beleza
  Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
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See also

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