Continental football championships
This page is a list of the continental championships for clubs and national teams in association football.
The championships are organised by the respective FIFA-affiliated continental confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and 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
Ongoing
Confederation | Championship | Inaugural edition | Teams | Most titles | Current champions | ||
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Team(s) | Titles | Team(s) | Edition | ||||
AFC | AFC Asian Cup | 1956 | 24 | Japan | 4 | Qatar | 2023 |
CAF | Africa Cup of Nations | 1957 | 24 | Egypt | 7 | Ivory Coast | 2023 |
African Nations Championship | 2009 | 16 | DR Congo Morocco | 2 | Senegal | 2022 | |
CONCACAF | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 1963 | 16 | Mexico | 12 | Mexico | 2023 |
CONCACAF Nations League | 2019–20 | 41 | United States | 3 | United States | 2023–24 | |
CONMEBOL | Copa América | 1916 | 10 | Argentina Uruguay | 15 | Argentina | 2021 |
OFC | OFC Nations Cup | 1973 | 8 | New Zealand | 5 | New Zealand | 2016 |
UEFA | UEFA European Championship | 1960 | 24 | Germany Spain | 3 | Italy | 2020 |
UEFA Nations League | 2018–19 | 55 | France Portugal Spain | 1 | Spain | 2022–23 |
Abolished
Confederation | Championship | Inaugural edition | Final edition | Teams | Most titles | |
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Team(s) | Titles | |||||
AFC | AFC Challenge Cup | 2006 | 2014 | 8–16 | North Korea | 2 |
AFC Solidarity Cup | 2016 | 7 | Nepal | 1 | ||
CONCACAF | CONCACAF Cup | 2015 | 2 | Mexico | 1 |
Men's club championships
Ongoing
The champions of the respective first-tier championships qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup.
Abolished
Women's national team championships
Confederation | Championship | Inaugural edition | Teams | Most titles | Current champions | ||
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Team(s) | Titles | Team(s) | 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
Confederation | Club championship | Inaugural edition | Teams | Most titles | Current champions | ||
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Team(s) | Titles | Team(s) | Season | ||||
AFC | AFC Women's Club Championship | 2019 | 12 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza Amman SC College of Asian Scholars Sogdiana Jizzakh Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | 2023 |
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 | 4 | Corinthians | 2023 |
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 |
See also
- Sub-continental football championships in Asia
- Domestic football champions
- Timeline of association football
References
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International association football
- UEFA – Euro
- Nations League
- Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
and the Caribbean
- CONMEBOL – Copa América
- Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
- African Games
- Arab Games
- Asian Games
- Central America Games
- Central America and Caribbean Games
- East Asian Games
- Jeux de la Francophonie
- Goodwill Games
- Indian Ocean Island Games
- Islamic Solidarity Games
- Lusofonia Games
- Mediterranean Games
- Micronesian Games
- Pan American Games
- Pacific Games
- Pacific Mini Games
- South Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games
- West Asian Games