Top Clubs by League
Founding clubs of European football's top divisions — La Liga, Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 — listed with country and year established.
| Club | Country | League | Founded | Stadium | Stadium capacity | Major derby |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Real Madrid CF | Spain | La Liga | 1902 | Santiago Bernabéu | 78,297 | El Clásico — vs Barcelona |
 FC Barcelona | Spain | La Liga | 1899 | Camp Nou | 99,354 | El Clásico — vs Real Madrid |
 Manchester United | England | Premier League | 1878 | Old Trafford | 74,310 | Manchester Derby — vs Man City |
 Arsenal FC | England | Premier League | 1886 | Emirates Stadium | 60,704 | North London Derby — vs Tottenham |
 Juventus FC | Italy | Serie A | 1897 | Allianz Stadium | 41,507 | Derby d'Italia — vs Inter Milan |
 AC Milan | Italy | Serie A | 1899 | San Siro | 75,923 | Derby della Madonnina — vs Inter |
 FC Bayern Munich | Germany | Bundesliga | 1900 | Allianz Arena | 75,024 | Der Klassiker — vs Dortmund |
 Borussia Dortmund | Germany | Bundesliga | 1909 | Signal Iduna Park | 81,365 | Der Klassiker — vs Bayern |
 Paris Saint-Germain | France | Ligue 1 | 1970 | Parc des Princes | 47,929 | Le Classique — vs Marseille |
 Olympique de Marseille | France | Ligue 1 | 1899 | Stade Vélodrome | 67,394 | Le Classique — vs PSG |
Featured match: Montpellier vs Olympique de Marseille — Ligue 1, July 2001
National Teams
National team profiles covering tournament appearances, honours, and notable players.
Club Profiles
Team Seasons — MLS 2010
Major League Soccer 2010 season records, conference standings, and squad histories.
| Club | Conference | Notable | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rapids | Eastern | MLS Cup Winners | See more → |
 FC Dallas | Western | MLS Cup Runners-up | See more → |
 LA Galaxy | Western | Supporters' Shield | See more → |
 New York Red Bulls | Eastern | Eastern regular-season champions | See more → |
 Seattle Sounders FC | Western | U.S. Open Cup champions | See more → |
 Real Salt Lake | Eastern | Defending MLS Cup champions | See more → |
 Columbus Crew | Eastern | 2008 MLS Cup, 2009 Supporters' Shield holders | See more → |
 San Jose Earthquakes | Western | Chris Wondolowski Golden Boot | See more → |
The club archive in numbers
220 clubs have a league record on this site, built from every first-division match in the five competitions covered. The busiest of them have played more than a thousand matches apiece; the quietest appear for a single season. Both are listed the same way, because a complete record of a short stay is more useful than a rounded summary of a long one.
Most league matches on record
| Club | Leagues | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | La Liga | 27 | 997 | 670 | 185 | 142 | 2,356 | 916 |
| Real Madrid | La Liga | 27 | 997 | 671 | 170 | 156 | 2,262 | 991 |
| Valencia | La Liga | 27 | 997 | 423 | 266 | 308 | 1,428 | 1,179 |
| Athletic Bilbao | La Liga | 27 | 996 | 372 | 268 | 356 | 1,290 | 1,282 |
| Arsenal | Premier League | 27 | 995 | 576 | 225 | 194 | 1,891 | 1,014 |
| Chelsea | Premier League | 27 | 995 | 559 | 229 | 207 | 1,792 | 975 |
| Everton | Premier League | 27 | 995 | 368 | 278 | 349 | 1,273 | 1,268 |
| Liverpool | Premier League | 27 | 995 | 552 | 240 | 203 | 1,835 | 998 |
| Manchester United | Premier League | 27 | 995 | 580 | 213 | 202 | 1,800 | 997 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 27 | 995 | 453 | 222 | 320 | 1,585 | 1,267 |
Among clubs with at least 200 matches on record, the highest win rate belongs to Bayern München — 612 wins from 890 matches, 68.8%. Win rate is the one figure on this page that rewards reading the played column first: a club with thirty-four matches can sit above a club with a thousand without having done anything comparable.
Frequently asked
How many clubs have a page here?
220 clubs appear in the league archive, spread across Bundesliga (40), Premier League (46), Ligue 1 (42), Serie A (50), La Liga (42). A club is included for the seasons it spent in the first division, so promotion and relegation are why the counts exceed the twenty-odd places each league actually has.
Which club has been present the longest?
Arsenal, with 27 seasons on record from 2000/01 to 2026/27 — 995 league matches. 23 clubs share that maximum.
Why do some clubs have only a handful of matches?
22 of the 220 clubs appear in a single season. They came up, spent one year in the top flight and went back down inside the period covered. Their records are real but small, which is worth remembering before reading a win rate off a thirty-match sample.
Does a club keep one page if it played in more than one league?
Every club in the archive belongs to a single competition, so the question does not arise here; the record is kept per club either way.