After a lively Round of 16, we finally have the UEFA Champions League clubs that will play the quarterfinals in the 2020-21 season. 458.00 FC Barcelona. Kumasi Asante Kotoko of Ghana is Africa’s club of the century, according to the International Football Federation of History and Statistics. Barcelona’s best season in quite possibly the history of the team was 2008-09. The most impressive part of F.C. Boca was selected as the greatest South American team of the first decade of the century. has been, without a doubt, the dominant team in English football throughout the 21st century. Bayern Munich’s greatest year of the 21st century thus far, however, has was the 2000-01 season. It started in the 1992/93 season as follower of the UEFA Champion Cup. The league started in 1999 when the UEFA Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup merged. PROPOSALS TO REFORM UEFA CLUB COMPETITIONS PUT EUROPEAN GAME AT RISK. The team’s best year was without a doubt 2007-08, capturing a total of four titles:  the Premier League, the Community Shield, the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup. FIFA Club of the Century was an award presented by FIFA to decide the greatest football club of the 20th century. UEFA membership coincides for the most part with recognition as a sovereign country in Europe, although there are some exceptions. UEFA was founded on 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland after consultation between the Italian, French, and Belgian associations.Initially, the European football union consisted of 25 members whose number doubled by the early 1990s. The Catalan club has been named as the most outstanding club of the decade (2011-2020) as a result of their scintillating performance in the number of years. A decision initially expected on March 31 was delayed due to the fact that some clubs in the Association of European Clubs (ECA) sought to have more say on commercial matters for the new competition. UEFA Cup. The squad went six-for-six in tournaments played, taking home the La Liga title, the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. With the arrival of manager Pep Guardiola at the beginning of the 2008-09 season, the team began its rise to legendary levels. Madrid was the most successful club in international football at the time, having amassed eight European Cups and two Intercontinental Cups. It is often said that one of the staples of a great rivalry is when one team finds itself a direct benefactor of its rival’s misfortune. This was cemented by the threepeat of La Liga titles from 2008 to 2011. The latest is the revolution caused by F.C. Manchester United F.C. Barcelona won several titles in the last ten years including six La Liga Santander titles, two UEFA Champions League titles as well as two Club World Cups. The title was then awarded to Inter, who had not raised the league trophy in 17 years. Manchester's first trophy of the decade came in 2000 and its last in 2011. Throughout the next few years, Real went without a title, until it finally broke through again to win its 30th overall La Liga title in 2006-07, a win they repeated the following year in 2007-08. They went on to repeat as Argentine champions in the second half of 2008. In the first 8 years of the century, Real Madrid C.F. The first few years of the 21st century have brought about exciting things in association football, the world’s most popular sport. The club won a record 7 UEFA Champions league titles and 27 national League titles in the 20th century. One of Inter’s fiercest rivals is Juventus F.C. In Europa (top 10) Il 10 settembre 2009 l'IFFHS pubblicò la classifica dei migliori club europei (in inglese: Europe's Club of the Century) del XX secolo (1901-2000). Last modified on Fri 16 Apr 2021 16.23 EDT The Champions League’s controversial new 36-team format from 2024 is set for final approval by Uefa’s executive committee on Monday. Yoan Valat / EPA. The club’s blistering form earned them the award of the best club of the Century. Out of the 12 seasons from 1999-00 to 2010-11, there were only two seasons, 2001-02 and 2004-05, in which the Red Devils did not hoist a cup. F.C. That’s Galatasaray S.K. During this time period, Bayern captured a total of 11 titles: nine domestic and two international. Its 11 international titles represent four Copa Libertadores, South America’s equivalent of the Champions League; two Copa Sudamericana; three Recopa Sudamericana, which is South America’s Super Cup; and two Intercontinental Cups. In what could arguably qualify as the 21st-century equivalent as the shot heard around the world, 12 of the largest soccer clubs in Europe, with … European glory has normally been split between clubs of different nationalities across the UEFA Territory. The most impressive part about Manchester United’s start to the century has been its consistency and longevity. This season saw Spanish clubs return to the top of the European table with the first all-country European Cup/Champions League final between Real Madrid and Valencia. The adjudicatory Chamber of UEFA’s CFCB said that MCFC had broken the rules by “overstating its sponsorship revenue in its accounts and in the “break-even” information submitted to UEFA between 2012-16” and added that the club failed to cooperate in the investigation (Reuters, 2020). Click through the gallery above to see the UEFA Team of the 21st Century. 399.00 Bayern Munich. No team has dominated the UEFA Champions League as Real Madrid have in the 21st century. Jesper Møller, Danish FA chairman and UEFA ExCo member says clubs involved in the Super League will be expelled by Friday. 563.50 Real Madrid. This statement certainly holds true for Internazionale de Milano among the great teams of the current century. At the club level, however, we have also witnessed exciting moments. Top 200 European clubs of the 20th century ; Pos. UEFA.com is the official site of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, and the governing … Team Points 1: Real Madrid: 563.5 2: … Exactly three years later they repeated by taking the "Apertura" 2003 championship. Football Supporters Europe (FSE) believes that proposals to reform UEFA club competitions by expanding the UEFA Champions League are deeply flawed. Right before the start of the 2008-09 season, Real Madrid won its eighth Supercopa de España to cap off a strong period. The powerful European Club Association (ECA) and UEFA’s club competitions committee were reportedly in agreement Friday about the reform. The club's 100 games include 96 in UEFA competition; 63 in the European Champion Clubs' Cup and UEFA … However, since the 21 st Century, Spain has been the dominating force in European Competitions and their trophy haul proves it. The controversial new 36-team Champions League format from 2024 is due to be approved by the UEFA executive committee on Monday. Throughout that period, Manchester United obtained a total of 18 titles: 16 local and two international ones. 399.75 AC Milan. Madrid’s domination simply looks like a tradition or birthright and the club have never failed to go beyond the quarter final stages of competition. The rankings determine the number of places allocated to an association (country) in forthcoming UEFA club competition. However, since the 21 st Century, Spain has been the dominating force in European Competitions and their trophy haul proves it. The following year Inter proved any critics who thought they may have been undeserving champions wrong by winning the title outright. Whereas the European Cup included teams that had won their domestic leagues the UEFA Cup included the closest runners-up (how many teams that qualified from each league differed depending on rankings and … Titles & Achievements: 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2008 & 2012 UEFA European Championships, four UEFA Champions Leagues, nine La Liga titles, six Copa del Rey, 3 FIFA Club World Cup, 2012 UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award, 2009 La Liga Best Spanish Player, FIFA Ballon d'Or 2nd place in 2010 and also 3rd Place in 2012 and 4th place in 2011, and Golden Foot winner in 2014, the … UEFA Europa League - Performance of the century for Linfield - News. UEFA's proposal for a revamped Champions League is based on a system first used in a Zurich chess tournament over a century ago, but the 'Swiss system' has rarely featured in elite sport. Juventus had originally won the league title that year, but after being the most penalized team in the scandal, it was stripped of its championship and relegated to Serie B. European glory has normally been split between clubs of different nationalities across the UEFA Territory. Later that year, Bayern defeated Boca Juniors in the Intercontinental Cup final to capture that trophy for the second time in its history. Gremio Porto Alegrense are the first non-UEFA club to appear in the ranking, coming in 14th place. In those years, Bayern was unmatched in German football. In the 2005-06 season, they took both titles. Below are the top ten clubs of the 20th century: Points Club. A … Barcelona of the past few years. Barcelona won several titles in the last ten years including six La Liga Santander titles, two UEFA Champions League titles as well as two Club World Cups. They followed that by capturing the La Liga title for the 2000-01 season and then repeating as European champions for a record ninth time in the 2001-02 season. UEFA Cup. Real Madrid's 20th-century honours list boasts 8 European Cups, 2 UEFA Cups, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 2 Latin Cups, 27 La Liga titles, 17 Copa del Reys, 5 … That's five league titles in a seven-year span, an impressive amount. The 21st century has given us Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Gabriel Obertan. The Argentine squad’s most memorable matches of the current century, however, came in the Intercontinental Cups it captured in 2000 and 2003. Real Madrid was the winner of the award with 42.35% of the vote, announced at the annual FIFA World gala, held in Rome on 11 December 2000. 332.75 Ajax. who play in their stadium that has an infamous nickname of “Stadium of Hell”. Back in the 2005-06 season of the Italian Serie A, one of the greatest scandals in league history was revealed. Welcome! Barcelona has amassed a total of 17 titles, of which 12 are local and five are international. It would be unfair not to include at least one South American side in this list, and there is no more deserving team than Boca Juniors. In this eight-year span, Barcelona has captured three UEFA Champions League titles and two FIFA Club World Cup, led by Ronaldinho in the early years of dominance and Lionel Messi more recently. It was during this time period that Manchester United arguably established itself as the greatest team in the history of British football, a notch above even the legendary Liverpool F.C. The team was assembled based on players who were selec… Boca, however, was much more impressive at the international level during that time period. Since 2008, Boca has added another national tournament and a Copa Argentina to its trophy case, but the time period of 2000-2008 remains its most dominant in the current century, when the "Xeneizes" ruled South America. F.C. Add in four DFB-Pokal titles in 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2006, and that is an impressive sequence of successful years. 362.00 Inter. A … ... 7:32 am The love story of the century (2) Last modified on Fri 16 Apr 2021 16.23 EDT The Champions League’s controversial new 36-team format from 2024 is set for final approval by Uefa’s executive committee on Monday. Real Madrid started the 21st century in similar fashion to their 20th century exploits by defeating Valencia 3–0 to lift the European Cup again. This article will look at arguably the six greatest teams of the current century (listed in no particular order). Not only did it win the Bundesliga that year, in a cardiac finish with a last-minute goal in the final match, but it also won UEFA Champions League title for the third time in Bayern's history and first time in 25 years. They then surprised everyone a few months later, beating European Powerhouses, … Barcelona in the semifinals, and the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, their first top-tier international titles in more than 40 years. Europe’s club of the century - Real Madrid (Spain) South America’s club of the century - CA Penanol Montevideo (Uruguay) Asia’s club of the century - AL Hilal FC Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) Without a doubt the most dominant club team of the 21st century has been the F.C. Europe's football website, UEFA.com, is the official site of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, and the governing body of football in Europe. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) compiled a list of the Top 200 European clubs ranked by the results in European matches over the whole 20th century. Barcelona’s recent dominance has been at the international level. By year, Barcelona were voted as the best club … your username This competition was first held in 1956. Each team gets two points for a win and one point for a draw. Three years later, and two years after suffering a heart-breaking overtime defeat to F.C. The local championships included seven Premier League titles, one FA Cup, three League Cups and five Community Shields. This continued a string of five consecutive national titles for the "nerazzurri", as they would win the Scudetto from 2005-06 through 2009-10. ... the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club … Bayern won its league for the seasons of 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2004-05 and 2005-06. We finally have the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals ready to go after a wildly entertaining Round of 16. Gremio Porto Alegrense are the first non-UEFA club to appear in the ranking, coming in 14th place. Early in the 21st century, Bayern Munich dominated German football and also had its fair share of success at the European and international levels. 466.00 Juventus. Overall, Inter won a total of 12 titles in that five-year span, of which the most important were the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League, in which they took out mighty F.C. (Photo by Comfreak / Pixabay) In what could arguably qualify as the 21st-century equivalent as the shot heard around the world, 12 of the largest soccer clubs in Europe, with financial sponsorship from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (), have defected from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to create the Super League, a rival for both the allegiance of the continent’s … UEFA and the footballing world stand united against the disgraceful, self-serving proposal we have seen in the last 24 hours from a select few clubs in Europe that are fuelled purely by greed. The Catalan club has been named as the most outstanding club of the decade (2011-2020) as a result of their scintillating performance in the number of years. Even though Barcelona’s first title of the century did not come until the 2004-2005 season, the foundations for the current era of success were laid the previous year when the "blaugranas" mounted an incredible comeback that put them just short off the league title. In 2002-03, Real Madrid made it four straight years with at least one trophy by capturing the La Liga championship again as well as the UEFA Super Cup. [1][2], International Federation of Football History & Statistics, "Real Madrid Named Club Of The Century By Stats Foundation", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IFFHS_Top_200_European_clubs_of_the_20th_century&oldid=1009059920, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 February 2021, at 14:26. Bayern Munich, Boca hoisted the trophy for the third time, defeating A.C. Milan in the penalty kicks. In both years that they won the La Liga trophy, they also obtained the "Supercopa de España", a championship disputed between the previous year’s La Liga and Copa del Rey champions. While the 21st century so far has not been as kind to Real Madrid as the 20th century was, Real has still enjoyed its moments of brilliance. That feat will most likely remain unmatched for a long time to come. The following year F.C. In the second half of 2000, Boca won the local tournament for the first time in two years. By year, Barcelona were voted as the best club … That same year they went on to capture their third Intercontinental Cup, which is now known as the FIFA Club World Cup. Boca won the four Libertadores in a seven-year period, raising the trophy in 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2007. Whereas the European Cup included teams that had won their domestic leagues the UEFA Cup included the closest runners-up (how many teams that qualified from each league differed depending on rankings and … A look at the best five club sides of 21st century so far Club football has been around for more than 150 years with all major European clubs being established in the late 19th and early 20th century. The annual UEFA Team of the Year was launched in 2001, and is decided by multiple polls on UEFA's official website. Here are the countries, whose clubs have won the most European Club trophies in football. T he UEFA Cup existed from 1971 to 2009 until it change its name to the Europa League.At the same time the structure changed from a knockout tournament to a group tournament. The highest is the UEFA Champions League. UEFA national teams have won eleven FIFA World Cups (Italy-4, Germany-4, England, France and Spain-one trophy each), and UEFA clubs have won 21 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. Barcelona’s style of play, which led them to win most of the competitions they participated in over the last few years. In the 2000 Intercontinental Cup, Boca took on Real Madrid, arriving as huge underdogs but pulling off a gritty 2-1 win. In the eight-year period from 2000 to 2008, Club Atlético Boca Juniors captured a total of 16 titles, of which five were local and 11 were international. Barcelona of the past few years. They were also given the best award for the best club of the 20th Century by FIFA and UEFA. Rage comments in three, two, one… UEFA have named their definitive Team of the Century and it’s guaranteed to cause a mass debate. Without a doubt the most dominant club team of the 21st century has been the F.C. Points system. The second is the UEFA Europa League. They won the first ever European Trophy of the 21 century when they beat Arsenal in the UEFA Cup (now known as the Europa League) on 17 may. Here are the countries, whose clubs have won the most European Club trophies in football. Log into your account. There is only one team that’s won a European club trophy. The 12 European clubs planning to start a breakaway Super League have told the leaders of FIFA and UEFA that they have begun legal action aimed at fending off threats to block the competition. T he UEFA Cup existed from 1971 to 2009 until it change its name to the Europa League.At the same time the structure changed from a knockout tournament to a group tournament. Real Madrid started off the 2000s by taking its eighth UEFA Champions League title in 2000, representing the 1999-2000 season. Barcelona went on to win their first of two consecutive league championships (2004-05 and 2005-06). Several clubs were discovered to have been involved in match fixing and other illegal activities. won a total of 11 titles: seven local and four international. Often lauded as the best team in the history of the sport, F.C. In women's, UEFA teams have won three FIFA Women's World Cups (Germany 2, Norway 1) and one Olympic gold medal (Norway). With national teams, we've seen examples of continued dominance by the greatest footballing nation in the history of the game with Brazil’s triumph in 2002, a return to glory by a former champion with Italy in 2006 and, last but not least, the establishment of a new power with Spain’s victory in 2010.