Most league titles by clubs in Europe's top 5 leagues

Europe has produced some of the most dominating teams in the football world. Apart from dominating the entire world, some of the teams dominate their domestic league too. The likes of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are prime examples. This article looks into the clubs with the most league titles in their respective leagues.

Most league titles by clubs in their respective leagues:

English Premier League (England)- Manchester United (20)

Manchester United have been the most successful club in England by far. They have 20 Premier League titles to their name which is the most in England. The English giants have dominated the better part of the last decade but recently failed to coup with the latest success of Manchester City, Liverpool or Chelsea. They won their first-ever league title in the 1907-08 season, however, the 2012-13 season was the last time Manchester United won the Premier League.

Manchester United's league title-winning years: 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1992–93, 1993–94; 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13

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Serie A (Italy) - Juventus (36)

Juventus FC are certainly ranked as one of the most dangerous teams in Europe in the past few years. The Italian giants fell numb after the 2002-03 season and failed to win the domestic title for the rest of the decade. However, things turned on their head when they won 9 league titles in a stretch from 2011-12 to 2019-20.

Juventus' league title-winning years: 1905, 1925–26, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1959–60; 1960–61, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86; 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20

Bundesliga (Germany) - Bayern Munich (32)

FC Bayern Munich are the most dominant team in Germany. They are also the strongest competitor in Europe from Germany. The Bavarians have bagged 32 domestic titles so far and are miles ahead of their direct rivals Borussia Dortmund which sits on just 8 titles.

Bayern Munich's league title-winning years: 1932, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87; 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08; 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022-23

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Laliga (Spain) - Real Madrid (36)

Real Madrid is the most decorated football team in the world. They dominate the charts of domestic league titles as well as the UCL title. The Los Blancos have won 34 league titles and 13 European titles. However, FC Barcelona kind of ended their long-lasting dominance over the past few decades, but Los Blancos remains the most successful team in Spain in terms of titles won.

Real Madrid's league title-winning years: 1931–32, 1932–33, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64; 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86; 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021-22, 2023-24

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Ligue 1 (France) - PSG (12)

Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Administrated by the Ligue de Football Professionnel, Ligue 1 is contested by 20 clubs and operates on a system of promotion and relegation from and to Ligue 2. Paris St. Germain or PSG are the most successful team in Ligue 1's history with 12 titles. 

PSG's title-winning years:  1985–86, 1993–94, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

N.B. The stats are accurate as of 14 May 2024.