Droughts & Records

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Longest Ongoing Droughts

Clubs and nations from our top-50 lists that have won a competition before, ranked by how long they have gone without winning it again.

• 76years

  Uruguay — 76 years without World Cup

  Uruguay have won the World Cup twice, but not since 1950 — 76 years and counting as of 2026.

  Uruguay·World Cup

• 64years

  Benfica — 64 years without UEFA Champions League

  Benfica have won the UEFA Champions League twice, but not since 1962 — 64 years and counting as of 2026.

  Benfica·UEFA Champions League

• 69years

  Aston Villa — 69 years without England's FA Cup

  Aston Villa have won England's FA Cup 7 times, but not since 1957 — 69 years and counting as of 2026.

  Aston Villa·England FA Cup

• 63years

  South Korea — 63 years without AFC Championship

  South Korea have won the AFC Championship twice, but not since 1960 — 63 years and counting as of 2023.

  South Korea·AFC Championship

• 65years

  Tottenham — 65 years without England's league title

  Tottenham have won England's league title twice, but not since 1961 — 65 years and counting as of 2026.

  Tottenham·England League

• 58years

  Nürnberg — 58 years without Germany's league title

  Nürnberg have won Germany's league title 9 times, but not since 1968 — 58 years and counting as of 2026.

  Nürnberg·Germany League

• 68years

  Schalke 04 — 68 years without Germany's league title

  Schalke 04 have won Germany's league title 7 times, but not since 1958 — 68 years and counting as of 2026.

  Schalke 04·Germany League

• 102years

  Genoa — 102 years without Italy's league title

  Genoa have won Italy's league title 9 times, but not since 1924 — 102 years and counting as of 2026.

  Genoa·Italy League

• 42years

  Athletic Club — 42 years without Spain's league title

  Athletic Club have won Spain's league title 8 times, but not since 1984 — 42 years and counting as of 2026.

  Athletic Club·Spain League

• 45years

  Aston Villa — 45 years without England's league title

  Aston Villa have won England's league title 7 times, but not since 1981 — 45 years and counting as of 2026.

  Aston Villa·England League

• 49years

  Peru — 49 years without Copa America

  Peru have won the Copa America twice, but not since 1975 — 49 years and counting as of 2024.

  Peru·Copa America

• 45years

  Paraguay — 45 years without Copa America

  Paraguay have won the Copa America twice, but not since 1979 — 45 years and counting as of 2024.

  Paraguay·Copa America

• 71years

  Newcastle — 71 years without England's FA Cup

  Newcastle have won England's FA Cup 6 times, but not since 1955 — 71 years and counting as of 2026.

  Newcastle·England FA Cup

• 45years

  Saint-Etienne — 45 years without France's league title

  Saint-Etienne have won France's league title 10 times, but not since 1981 — 45 years and counting as of 2026.

  Saint-Etienne·France League

• 39years

  Everton — 39 years without England's league title

  Everton have won England's league title 9 times, but not since 1987 — 39 years and counting as of 2026.

  Everton·England League

• 9years

  Benfica — 9 years without Portugal's national cup

  Benfica have won Portugal's national cup 26 times, but not since 2017 — 9 years and counting as of 2026.

  Benfica·Portugal Cup

• 49years

  Saint-Etienne — 49 years without France's national cup

  Saint-Etienne have won France's national cup 6 times, but not since 1977 — 49 years and counting as of 2026.

  Saint-Etienne·France Cup

• 43years

  Ghana — 43 years without Cup of Nations

  Ghana have won the Cup of Nations 4 times, but not since 1982 — 43 years and counting as of 2025.

  Ghana·Cup of Nations

• 13years

  Manchester United — 13 years without England's league title

  Manchester United have won England's league title 20 times, but not since 2013 — 13 years and counting as of 2026.

  Manchester United·England League

• 99years

  Newcastle — 99 years without England's league title

  Newcastle have won England's league title 4 times, but not since 1927 — 99 years and counting as of 2026.

  Newcastle·England League

• 31years

  Ajax — 31 years without UEFA Champions League

  Ajax have won the UEFA Champions League 4 times, but not since 1995 — 31 years and counting as of 2026.

  Ajax·UEFA Champions League

• 62years

  Bologna — 62 years without Italy's league title

  Bologna have won Italy's league title 7 times, but not since 1964 — 62 years and counting as of 2026.

  Bologna·Italy League

• 50years

  Torino — 50 years without Italy's league title

  Torino have won Italy's league title 7 times, but not since 1976 — 50 years and counting as of 2026.

  Torino·Italy League

• 37years

  Marseille — 37 years without France's national cup

  Marseille have won France's national cup 10 times, but not since 1989 — 37 years and counting as of 2026.

  Marseille·France Cup

Record Watch

Who holds each record, who is one or two trophies from taking it, and who is a single win from a round number. Restricted to sides that have won the competition in the last twenty seasons — an abandoned chase is not a chase.

• Record holderrecord 15

  Real Madrid hold the UEFA Champions League record — 15

  No one has won the UEFA Champions League more often than Real Madrid: 15 titles, 8 clear of Milan on 7.

  Real Madrid·UEFA Champions League

• Record holderrecord 35

  Bayern Munich hold the Germany League record — 35

  No one has won Germany's league title more often than Bayern Munich: 35 titles, 26 clear of Nürnberg on 9.

  Bayern Munich·Germany League

• Record holderrecord 36

  Juventus hold the Italy League record — 36

  No one has won Italy's league title more often than Juventus: 36 titles, 15 clear of Inter on 21.

  Juventus·Italy League

• Record holderrecord 32

  Barcelona hold the Spain Cup record — 32

  No one has won Spain's national cup more often than Barcelona: 32 titles, 8 clear of Athletic Club on 24.

  Barcelona·Spain Cup

• Record holderrecord 36

  Real Madrid hold the Spain League record — 36

  No one has won Spain's league title more often than Real Madrid: 36 titles, 7 clear of Barcelona on 29.

  Real Madrid·Spain League

• Record holderrecord 36

  Ajax hold the Netherlands League record — 36

  No one has won Netherlands's league title more often than Ajax: 36 titles, 9 clear of PSV on 27.

  Ajax·Netherlands League

• Record holderrecord 21

  Bayern Munich hold the Germany Cup record — 21

  No one has won Germany's national cup more often than Bayern Munich: 21 titles, 15 clear of Bremen on 6.

  Bayern Munich·Germany Cup

• Record holderrecord 25

  Porto hold the Portugal Super Cup record — 25

  No one has won Portugal's Super Cup more often than Porto: 25 titles, 15 clear of Benfica on 10.

  Porto·Portugal Super Cup

• Record holderrecord 38

  Benfica hold the Portugal League record — 38

  No one has won Portugal's league title more often than Benfica: 38 titles, 7 clear of Porto on 31.

  Benfica·Portugal League

• Record holderrecord 18

  Bayern Munich hold the Germany Super Cup record — 18

  No one has won Germany's Super Cup more often than Bayern Munich: 18 titles, 11 clear of Dortmund on 7.

  Bayern Munich·Germany Super Cup

• Record holderrecord 26

  Benfica hold the Portugal Cup record — 26

  No one has won Portugal's national cup more often than Benfica: 26 titles, 6 clear of Porto on 20.

  Benfica·Portugal Cup

• Record holderrecord 16

  Argentina hold the Copa America record — 16

  No one has won the Copa America more often than Argentina: 16 titles, 1 clear of Uruguay on 15.

  Argentina·Copa America

• Record holderrecord 43

  Celtic hold the Scotland Cup record — 43

  No one has won Scotland's national cup more often than Celtic: 43 titles, 9 clear of Rangers on 34.

  Celtic·Scotland Cup

• Record holderrecord 20

  Ajax hold the Netherlands Cup record — 20

  No one has won Netherlands's national cup more often than Ajax: 20 titles, 6 clear of Feyenoord on 14.

  Ajax·Netherlands Cup

• Record holderrecord 21

  Manchester United hold the England Community Shield record — 21

  No one has won England's Community Shield more often than Manchester United: 21 titles, 3 clear of Arsenal on 18.

  Manchester United·England Community Shield

• Record holderrecord 34

  Anderlecht hold the Belgium League record — 34

  No one has won Belgium's league title more often than Anderlecht: 34 titles, 14 clear of Club Brugge on 20.

  Anderlecht·Belgium League

• Record holderrecord 20

  Liverpool hold the England League record — 20

  No one has won England's league title more often than Liverpool: 20 titles.

  Liverpool·England League

• Record holderrecord 26

  Galatasaray hold the Türkiye League record — 26

  No one has won Türkiye's league title more often than Galatasaray: 26 titles, 7 clear of Fenerbahçe on 19.

  Galatasaray·Türkiye League

• Record holderrecord 15

  Juventus hold the Italy Cup record — 15

  No one has won Italy's national cup more often than Juventus: 15 titles, 5 clear of Inter on 10.

  Juventus·Italy Cup

• Record holderrecord 28

  Rangers hold the Scotland League Cup record — 28

  No one has won Scotland's League Cup more often than Rangers: 28 titles, 6 clear of Celtic on 22.

  Rangers·Scotland League Cup

• Record holderrecord 16

  Barcelona hold the Spain Super Cup record — 16

  No one has won Spain's Super Cup more often than Barcelona: 16 titles, 3 clear of R. Madrid on 13.

  Barcelona·Spain Super Cup

• Chasing the record1 to go

  Uruguay have 1 to go to match the Copa America record

  Uruguay have won the Copa America 15 times. Argentina hold the record on 16 — 1 more would level it.

  Uruguay·Copa America

• Chasing the record1 to go

  Barcelona have 1 to go to match the UEFA Super Cup record

  Barcelona have won the UEFA Super Cup 5 times. R. Madrid hold the record on 6 — 1 more would level it.

  Barcelona·UEFA Super Cup

• Round number in sight29 won

  Barcelona — one Spain League from 30

  Barcelona have 29 Spain League titles, the last in 2026. One more makes 30.

  Barcelona·Spain League