Kings of Silverware: The World’s Most Decorated Clubs Ranked (24–15)
Football ebbs and flows, but the truly great clubs find a way to keep the cabinet full. Titles arrive in bursts, managers come and go, rules tweak the margins, and yet the serial winners remain just that: serial. As the 2025/26 campaign whirs along, the storylines are box office — Liverpool pushing to keep their noses in front of Manchester United in England’s all-time honours chase, while giants across Europe and beyond continue to flex their pedigree.
Before we dive in, a quick word for the punters among you: our guide to the best betting sites is a handy pit stop — but don’t let the odds distract from football’s ultimate truth: greatness is measured in trophies. Now, to the heavyweights.
The roll call: 24 to 15
24) CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) — 57 trophies
Established in 1948, CSKA have made Bulgarian football their playground, their supremacy forged in the white heat of Sofia’s ferocious derby against Levski. You might not name them first in a global quiz, but in Eastern Europe they’re aristocracy.
23) Zamalek (Egypt) — 58 trophies
A pillar of Egyptian and African football since 1911, Zamalek’s haul is built on consistency and backbone. The Cairo derby with Al Ahly is as fevered as they come — a clash that has shaped generations and silverware counts alike.
22) Paris Saint-Germain (France) — 59 trophies
Founded only in 1970, PSG have rocketed up the honours list. Back-to-back domestic clean sweeps capped by a first-ever Champions League in 2024/25 — and another trophy pile the season after — tell you Luis Enrique’s project has teeth. With a young core featuring Joao Neves, Désiré Doué and Vitinha, and 13 of the last 15 Ligue 1 titles, their dominance looks baked in.
21) Boca Juniors (Argentina) — 61 trophies
One of football’s true behemoths. The blue-and-gold are etched into the global game, from the Maradona mystique to La Bombonera’s quaking stands. Their 61 major honours — latest in 2022 — reflect an institution that never drifts far from the big nights.
20) FCSB/Steaua Bucharest (Romania) — 62 trophies
Not yet at their centenary and already Romania’s standard-bearers. That European Cup triumph in 1986 — the Miracle of ’86 to locals — came via Juventus on the way and a final mastered against Don Revie’s Leeds. An absurdly long unbeaten run followed. Forever the underdog in continental company, forever armed with a European crown.
19) Galatasaray (Turkey) — 64 trophies
The Istanbul cauldron has melted many a visiting heavyweight. Gala’s home nights are the stuff of folklore, and the trophies keep arriving — most recently another league-and-cup double. In Turkey’s grand tale, they’re front and centre.
18) Anderlecht (Belgium) — 64 trophies
Purple and white, perennially in the mix. Since 1908, Anderlecht have treated the Belgian top flight like their personal stage, parlaying domestic authority into regular European nights. A model of staying power.
17) Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) — 68 trophies
Croatia’s conveyor belt of talent starts here. Dinamo have lorded it over the domestic scene and carry real history in Europe: the 1966/67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, dispatching Juventus en route and Leeds United in the final. The winning habit is generational.
16) Manchester United (England) — 68 trophies
The Theatre of Dreams has staged glory and grief in equal measure — from the Busby Babes and Munich to the Class of ’92 and the modern era. Legends like Sir Bobby Charlton, Eric Cantona and Wayne Rooney frame the story. Recent years haven’t matched the Ferguson peaks, but the ledger still swells: an FA Cup snatched 2-1 off Manchester City and a date with Tottenham in the 2025 Europa League final. For all City’s modern muscle, they don’t crack this particular top-24 tally.
15) Liverpool (England) — 68 trophies
Anfield’s hymn, You’ll Never Walk Alone, has soundtracked one epic after another — Shankly and Dalglish to modern icons Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk. The 30-year league wait ended in 2020; five years later, Arne Slot’s debut season put the Reds back atop the Premier League. Joint on total gongs with United here, but by major honours Liverpool shade it as England’s most decorated club.
The pundit’s verdict
Numbers matter — you can’t argue with the honours board — but the stories behind them are what lift these clubs from successful to sacred. From Sofia’s street-fight derbies to Paris’s new order, from Buenos Aires mystique to the Premier League’s era-defining duel, these are institutions shaped by culture, supporters and a refusal to settle.
So who rules England for now? On major honours, Liverpool hold the edge, with Manchester United breathing down their necks — and in a season like 2025/26, that gap can shift on a single night under the lights. That’s football’s beauty: the next chapter is always one win away.
