European clubs with the most league championship wins
European football has long been dominated by a select group of clubs with impressive records of domestic success. Teams like Real Madrid, Juventus, Manchester United, and Rangers FC have built legacies through decades of consistent title wins. The competition for the most league titles remains fierce, with some clubs sharing records and others aiming to close the gap. Legendary periods, managerial changes, and financial investments have all played roles in shaping these historic tallies.
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- Real Madrid and Juventus each have 36 league titles, leading the top five European leagues.
- Rangers FC and Celtic FC are joint record holders in Scotland, both with 55 league titles; Rangers FC's first title was in 1890–91 and their most recent in 2020–21.
- S.L. Benfica is Portugal’s most successful club with 38 titles, starting from 1935–36 and most recently in 2022–23.
- Bayern Munich has 35 Bundesliga titles, more than every other German club combined.
- PSG has dominated French football since the Qatari takeover in 2011, winning 11 of the last 13 Ligue 1 titles, after only two previous wins in 1985–86 and 1993–94.
