List of world association football records

This article features a list of men's professional FIFA records in association football, in any football league, cup, or other competition around the world, including professionals, semi-professionals, and amateurs unless otherwise stated. Friendly club matches are generally not eligible for the records. The article includes comprehensive statistics on official football leagues worldwide in general, without taking league rankings or coefficients into account. The statistics apply only to first teams, figures for reserve teams and youth teams are not included unless otherwise stated.

These records are divided based on whether they relate to players, coaches, clubs, or stadiums.

Players

Goals records

Most goals

• Most top-level goals: 965 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Most official goals: at least 989 – Erwin Helmchen, 1924–1951
• Most overall goals: 1,917 – Lajos Tichy, 1953–1971
• Most club goals: 822 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Most international goals: 143 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2004–
• Most domestic goals: 659 – Pelé, 1956–1977
• Most domestic league goals: 643 – Josef Bican, 1931–1957
• Most domestic national league goals: 604 – Pelé, 1956–1977
• Most domestic national cup goals: 97 – Eusébio, 1961–1974
• Most international club goals: 172 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Most goals scored for one club: 672 – Lionel Messi for Barcelona, 2004–2021
• Most goals scored in one league: 474 – Lionel Messi in La Liga, 2004–2021
• Best goal ratio ever: 1.52 – Josef Bican, 1931–1957

Most goals in a year / season

• In a calendar year: 91 – Lionel Messi, 2012
• In a football season: 107 – Ernst Wilimowski, 1940–41 for PSV Chemnitz
• In a club football season: 96 – Fred Roberts, 1930–31 for Glentoran
• Most goals scored by a defender in a calendar year: 27 – Daniel Passarella, 1976
• Most goals scored by a goalkeeper in a calendar year: 21 – Rogério Ceni, 2005
• Most domestic league goals scored in a football season: 76 – Johnica Collins, 2024 for Pago Youth
• Most international club goals scored in a football season: 19
• Trésor Mputu, 2007 for TP Mazembe
• Rico, 2008 for Al-Muharraq
• Most international goals in a calendar year: 23 – Sándor Kocsis, 1954
• Most international club goals in a calendar year: 21 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2017
• Most top club competitions scored in one season with the same team: 7
• Fernando Torres, 2012–13 for Chelsea
• Kylian Mbappé, 2024–25 for Real Madrid

Most goals in a match

• Official match: 22 – Jacek Magdziński, Wybrzeże Rewalskie Rewal 53–0 LKS Pomorzanin Nowogard, 2021–22 Polish Sixth Division, 14 November 2021
• Top-tier league match: 17 – Passang Tshering, RIHS 0–20 Transport United, 2007 Bhutan A-Division, 4 August 2007
• Domestic cup match: 16 – Stefan Dembicki, Lens 32–0 Auby Asturies, 1942–43 French Cup, 11 December 1942
• International match: 13 – Archie Thompson, Australia 31–0 American Samoa, 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), 11 April 2001
• International club match: 7
• Godfrey Chitalu, Kabwe Warriors 9–0 Majantja, 1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs, 6 February 1972
• Sasho Petrovski, Wollongong Wolves 16–0 LotohaÊ»apai, 2001 OFC Club Championship, 9 January 2001
• Lee Harmon Jr., Tupapa Maraerenga 14–0 Vaiala Tonga, 2024 OFC Men's Champions League, 20 February 2024

Youngest and oldest goalscorers

• Oldest goalscorer in a match: 74 years and 125 days – Ezzeldin Bahader, 6th of October v Genius, 2019–20 Egyptian Third Division, 9 March 2020
• Oldest goalscorer in a professional match: 50 years and 14 days – Kazuyoshi Miura, Yokohama v Thespa Gunma, 2017 J2 League, 12 March 2017
• Oldest goalscorer in a domestic cup match: 49 years and 208 days – Billy Meredith, Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion, 1923–24 FA Cup, 23 February 1924
• Oldest goalscorer in a top-tier league match: 47 years and 259 days – Billy Meredith, Manchester City v Burnley, 1921–22 First Division, 15 April 1922
• Oldest goalscorer in an international match: 45 years and 73 days – Billy Meredith, Wales v England, 1919–20 British Home Championship, 11 October 1919
• Oldest goalscorer in an international club competition match: 45 years and 15 days – Sabri Ramadhan Mzee, Mlandege v Sfaxien, 2020–21 CAF Champions League, 5 December 2020
• Youngest goalscorer in an international club competition match: 15 years and 279 days – Darixon Vuelto, Victoria v Luis Ángel Firpo, 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, 23 October 2013
• Youngest goalscorer in a top-tier match: 14 years and 215 days – Armen Ghazaryan, Shirak v Lori, 2002 Armenian Premier League, 2 September 2002
• Youngest goalscorer in a club match: 14 years and 164 days – Radamel Falcao, Lanceros Boyacá v Club El Cóndor, 2000 Categoría Primera B season, 23 July 2000
• Youngest international goalscorer: 14 years and 93 days – Aung Kyaw Tun, Myanmar v Thailand, 2000 AFF Championship, 6 November 2000

Free kicks

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• Most free kick goals: 78 – Marcelinho Carioca, 1988–2009
• Most free kick goals in a match: 3
• Neuweiler, v VfR Pforzheim, 1949–50 Verbandsliga Nordbaden, 15 January 1950
• Rifaat El-Fanagily, Al Ahly v Ghazl El Mahalla, 1958–59 Egyptian Premier League, 7 November 1958
• Jorge Aravena, Universidad Católica v Cobreloa, 1983 Copa Polla Gol, 7 July 1983
• Roberto Gasparini, Junior de Barranquilla v Millonarios, 1985 Campeonato Profesional, 27 September 1985
• Jorge Aravena, Deportivo Cali v Tolima, 1987 Campeonato Profesional, 27 September 1987
• Ray McKinnon, Dundee United v Kilmarnock, 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division, 22 February 1997
• Kostas Frantzeskos, PAOK v Kastoria, 1996–97 Alpha Ethniki, 25 May 1997
• Marcos Assunção, Santos v Bahia, 1998 Copa do Brasil, 24 March 1998
• SiniÅ¡a Mihajlović, Lazio v Sampdoria, 1998–99 Serie A, 13 December 1998
• Musaed Neda, Qadsia v Kuwait SC, 2003–04 Kuwaiti Premier League, 1 May 2004
• Mohsen Hendawy, Tala'ea El Gaish v Al Mokawloon Al Arab, 2008–09 Egyptian Premier League, 5 February 2009
• Shikabala, Zamalek v Al Ittihad, 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League, 2 December 2010
• Daniel González, Audax Italiano v Deportes La Serena, 2012 Campeonato Nacional Primera División, 14 April 2012
• Cristiano da Silva, Kashiwa Reysol v Vegalta Sendai, 2015 Emperor's Cup, 26 December 2015
• El Hassane M'Barki, Sarreguemines v Soleil Bischheim, 2016–17 Coupe de France, 12 November 2016
• Adrian Justinussen, HB v AB, 2020 Faroe Islands Premier League, 24 May 2020
• Taşkın Çalış, Balıkesirspor v Akhisarspor, 2020–21 TFF 1. Lig, 7 February 2021
• Jackson, v , 2021 Campeonato Catarinense Série B, 11 August 2021
• Andreas Lausen, Esbjerg v KRFK, 2023–24 Danish Cup, 9 August 2023
• Most free kick goals in a calendar year: 19 – Jorge Aravena, 1983

By method

• Most penalty kick goals: 182 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2004–
• Most penalty kick goals in a match: 4
• Zafer Tüzün, Fenerbahçe v Eskişehirspor, 1986–87 1.Lig, 1 February 1987
• Alen Peternac, Real Valladolid v Real Oviedo, 1995–96 La Liga 19 May 1996
• Most goals: 32 – Şükrü Gülesin, 1940–1955
• Most goals in a match: 3 – Mark Pulling, Worthing v Corinthian-Casuals, 2003–04 Division One South, 20 March 2004
• Most bicycle kick goals: 35 – Hugo Sánchez, 1976–1997
• Most bicycle kick goals in a match: 2
• Alfredo Di Stéfano, Millonarios v Deportivo Samarios, 1951 Campeonato Profesional, 2 September 1951
• João Neves, Paris Saint-Germain v Toulouse, 2025–26 Ligue 1, 30 August 2025
• Most headed goals: 156
• Jimmy McGrory, 1921–1937
• Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Most headed goals in a match: 5
• Dondinho, Yuracan v Smart FC, 1939 Itajubense Football Championship
• DuÅ¡an Bajević, Yugoslavia v Venezuela, 1972 Brazil Independence Cup, 14 June 1972
• Most right foot goals: 622 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Most left foot goals: 758 – Lionel Messi, 2004–

Others

• Most hat-tricks: 142 – Erwin Helmchen, 1924–1951
• Most braces: 180 – Lionel Messi, 2004–
• Most goals scored in finals: 35 – Lionel Messi, 2004–
• Most matches scoring: 646 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Most top-level club games scoring: 552 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Most international matches scoring: 94 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2004–
• Most consecutive top-level club games scoring: 21 – Josef Bican, 1939–1940
• Most consecutive international club games scoring: 12 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2017–2018
• Most consecutive international matches scoring: 11
• Abdul Ghani Minhat, 1961–1962
• Erling Haaland, 2024–2025
• Most goals scored by a goalkeeper: 129 – Rogério Ceni, 1997–2015
• Most goals scored by a defender: 253 – Ronald Koeman, 1980–1997
• Most goals scored by a midfielder: 501 – Zico, 1971–1994
• Most goals scored by a substitute in a single game: 10 – Johnica Collins, Pago Youth v Utulei Youth, 2024 FFAS Senior League, 2 September 2024
• Most different years scored in: 28 – Roque Santa Cruz, 1998–2025
• Most different years with national team scored in: 22 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2004–2025
• Most different decades scored in: 5 – Kazuyoshi Miura, (1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s)

Appearances records

Most appearances

• Most official matches: 1,433 – Fábio, 1997–
• Most club matches: 1,433 – Fábio, 1997–
• Most international caps: 226 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2003–
• Most official matches for one club: 1,197 – Rogério Ceni for São Paulo, 1992–2015
• Most domestic club competition matches: 1,164 – Fábio, 1997–
• Most international club competition matches: 229 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Most matches contested in top-tier national league: 1,042 – Fábio, 2000–
• Most matches contested in national league: 1,125 – Fábio, 1997–
• Most matches in a single league: 848 – Peter Shilton in Football League First Division, 1966–1991

Most appearances in a year / season

• Most matches in a season: 89 – Oscar, 2012–13
• Most club matches in a season: 75 – Rogério Ceni, 2005 for São Paulo
• Most international matches in a calendar year: 30 – Cobi Jones, 1993

Youngest and oldest

• Longest-lived football player: – Sam Latter, 1904–2010
• Oldest-living football player: – Kevin O'Neill, born 14 November 1925
• Oldest football player: 91 years – Tércio Mariano de Rezende, 2013
• Oldest professional football player: – Robert Carmona, born 30 April 1962, Liffa Club, Uruguayan fourth tier
• Oldest player to start a professional career: 45 years, 185 days – Mykola Lykhovydov, Real Pharma Odesa, 2011–12 Ukrainian Second League, 30 June 2011
• Oldest player in a domestic cup match: 61 years and 187 days – Aurelian Ghișa, Sănătatea Cluj v Universitatea Craiova, 2025–26 Cupa României, 29 October 2025
• Oldest footballer in a top-tier league match: 54 years and 12 days – Kazuyoshi Miura, Yokohama v Urawa Red Diamonds, 2021 J1 League, 10 March 2021
• Oldest footballer in an international match: 51 years and 345 days – George Weah, Liberia v Nigeria, friendly match, 11 September 2018
• Oldest player in an international club competition match: 45 years and 15 days – Sabri Ramadhan Mzee, Mlandege v Sfaxien, 2020–21 CAF Champions League, 5 December 2020
• Youngest player in an international club competition match: 15 years – Maliu Tua, Vaiala Tonga v Veitongo, 2024 OFC Men's Champions League, 17 February 2024
• Youngest footballer in an international match: 14 years and 2 days – Lucas Knecht, Northern Mariana Islands v Guam, 2008 East Asian Football Championship, 1 April 2007
• Youngest footballer in top-tier: 12 years and 362 days – Mauricio Baldivieso, Aurora v La Paz, 2009 Bolivian Primera División, 19 July 2009
• Youngest footballer at senior level: 10 years and 330 days – Eric Godpower Marshall, Gar'ou v Haifa, 2020–21 Liberian Fourth Division, 7 April 2021

Others

• Most matches as captain for one club: 964 – Rogério Ceni for São Paulo, 2001–2015
• Most seasons as captain for one club: 19 – Francesco Totti for Roma, 1998–2017
• Most years at the same club: 28 – Lee Casciaro with Lincoln Red Imps, 1998–
• Longest career span: 40 years – Kazuyoshi Miura, 1986–
• Longest international career span: 26 years – Ildefons Lima, 1997–2023
• Professional footballer to play in most different decades: 5
• Robert Carmona, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s
• Kazuyoshi Miura, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s
• Professional footballer who never played a single game: – Carlos Kaiser, 1979–1992

Other players records

Assists

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• Most assists: 407 – Lionel Messi, 2004–
• Most club assists: 346 – Lionel Messi, 2004–
• Most international assists: 61 – Lionel Messi, 2005–
• Most assists for one club: 303 – Pelé for Santos, 1956–1974
• Most assists in calendar year: 41 – Marcelinho Carioca, 1994
• Most assists in a single league season: 27
• Carlos Peucelle, in 1938 for River Plate
• Ljubinko Drulović, in 1998–99 for Porto
• Most assists in a match: 8 – , Tammeka 24–0 Pokkeriprod, 2011–12 Estonian Cup, 3 August 2011
• Most assists in an international match: 7 – Khodadad Azizi, Iran 17–0 Maldives, 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 2 June 1997

Titles

• Most decorated player: 62 – Lee Casciaro, 2000–
• Most titles for one club: 62 – Lee Casciaro for Lincoln Red Imps, 2000–
• Most decorated player at top-level: 44 – Lionel Messi, 2005–
• Most top-level titles for one club: 39 – Hossam Ashour for Al Ahly, 2003–2020
• Most league titles: 21 – Lee Casciaro, 2001–
• Most international club titles: 17 – Luka Modrić, 2014–
• Most different international club titles won: 6 – Rogério Ceni, 1993–2015
• Most national team titles: 7
• Ángel Romano, 1916–1926
• Héctor Scarone, 1917–1930
• José Nasazzi, 1923–1935
• Guillermo Ochoa, 2005–

Goalkeeping

• Most clean sheets: 568 – Ray Clemence, 1965–1988
• Most goals conceded: 1,419 – Fábio, 1997–
• Most clean sheets in a season: 45 – Essam El Hadary, 2005–06 for Al Ahly
• Most clean sheets in international games: 102 – Iker Casillas, 2000–2016
• Most clean sheets in international club competitions: 79 – Pepe Reina, 2000–2025
• Most clean sheets in domestic national league games: 331 – Charlie Shaw, 1906–1926
• Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: 1,816 minutes – Mazarópi, 1977–1978
• Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal in national leagues: 1,453 minutes – Nawaf Al-Khaldi, 2011–2012
• Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal in international games: 1,142 minutes – Dino Zoff, 1972–1974
• Most penalties saved: 34 – Rogério Ceni, 1990–2015
• Most penalties saved in a match: 3
• Walter Scott, Grimsby Town v Burnley, 1908–09 Football League, 13 February 1909
• Jean-François Gillet, Mechelen v Anderlecht, 2015–16 Belgian Pro League, 4 October 2015
• Cammy Bell, Dundee United v Dunfermline Athletic, 2016–17 Scottish Championship, 10 September 2016

Matches Results

• Most matches won: 866 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Most matches won in national league: 518 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Most club matches won: 729 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Most international matches won: 137 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2003–
• Most unbeaten matches: 1,108 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–

Trivia

• Most sent-off: 46 – Gerardo Bedoya, 1995–2015
• Most yellow cards: 274 – Sergio Ramos, 2003–
• Most played with different clubs: 37 – Carlos Frontini, 2001–2020
• Most penalties missed: 36 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2006–
• Most penalties missed in one match: 3 – Martin Palermo, Argentina v Colombia, 1999 Copa América, 4 July 1999
• Most goals scored in different divisions: 10 – Jamie Cureton, 1994–2025
• Most played in different continental associations: 6
• Lutz Pfannenstiel, 1991–2011
• André Krul, 2007–
• Fastest goal scored: 1.1 seconds – Mike Smith, Windsor United v Meadowbrook Athletic, 1992–93 South Devon Football League, 28 April 1993
• Latest goal scored: 149 minutes – , Real Betis 2–2 Real Madrid, 1965–66 Copa del Rey, 15 May 1966
• Fastest hat-trick: 89 seconds – Magnus Arvidsson, Hässleholms IF 5–3 Landskrona BoIS, 1995–96 Swedish Second Division, 22 October 1995
• Longest distance goal scored: 96.01 meters – Tom King, Newport County 1–1 Cheltenham Town, 2020–21 EFL League Two, 21 January 2021
• Longest distance headed goal scored: 58.13 meters – Jone Samuelsen, Odd Grenland 3–1 Tromsø, 2011 Tippeligaen, 25 September 2011
• Player to score 100+ goals for more different clubs: 4 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Player to win top scorer awards in most continents: 3 – Isidro Lángara, 1930–1948
• Player to win top scorer awards in most top-tier national leagues: 4 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002–
• Most domestic top scorer awards: 15 – Romário, 1985–2009
• Most consecutive domestic top scorer awards: 9 – Pelé in Campeonato Paulista, 1957–1965
• Player with biggest gap between spells at a club: 29 – Paulo da Silva for Atlántida, 1995–2024

Managers

• Most games coached in total: 2,155 – Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013
• Most games coached in a single club: 1,754 – Willie Maley for Celtic, 1897–1940
• Most games coached in national league: 1,478
• Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013
• Graham Turner, 1978–2014
• Most games coached in top-tier national league: 1,374 – Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013
• Most games coached in international club competitions: 279 – Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013
• Most international games in charge: 287 – Bora Milutinović, 1983–2009
• Most international games in charge for a single national team: 228 – Óscar Tabárez for Uruguay, 1988–2021
• Longest-serving manager in history in a single club: 53 years – Amadeu Teixeira for América de Manaus, 1955–2008
• Most different clubs coached: 41 – Vjeran Simunić, 1993–
• Most different national teams coached: 12
• Otto Pfister, 1972–2018
• Tom Saintfiet, 2008–
• Most decorated manager: 49 – Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013
• Most major international titles: 9 – Guillermo Stábile, 1939–1958
• Most top-tier league titles: 18 – Bill Struth, 1920–1954
• Most domestic club titles: 41 – Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013
• Most international club titles: 14 – Carlo Ancelotti, 1997–
• Most finals won: 31 – Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013
• Coach with biggest gap between spells at a club: 44 years – Roy Hodgson for Bristol City, 1982–2026
• Coach with biggest gap between spells at a national team: 38 years – Mircea Lucescu for Romania, 1986–2024
• Longest career as national team coach with one national team: 44 years – Mircea Lucescu for Romania, 1981–2025
• Oldest manager: 93 years – Ivor Powell
• Oldest manager in international club competitions: – Roger Lemerre, Étoile du Sahel v ES Tunis, 2021–22 CAF Champions League, 26 February 2022
• Oldest manager coaching a national team: – Mircea Lucescu, Romania v Turkey, 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, 26 March 2026

Clubs and competitions

Honours

• Most successful national team: 23 titles – , 1921–2024
• Most international major trophies won: 35 – Real Madrid, 1955–2024
• Most national major trophies won: 119 – Celtic, 1892–2025
• Most trophies won in top-level competitions: 127 – Al Ahly, 1923–2025
• Most overall trophies won: 275 – Linfield, 1891–2024
• Most national championships won: 57 – Linfield, 1891–2025
• Most titles in the same competition: 57
• ABC in Campeonato Potiguar, 1920–2022
• Linfield in Northern Ireland Football League, 1891–2025
• Most national championships won in a row: 15 – Tafea in Port Vila Football League, 1994–2009

Longest streaks

• Winning streak: 61 – Arkadag, 2023–2024
• Winning streak by a national team: 19 – , 2024–2025
• Unbeaten streak: 79 – Chao Pak Kei, 2019–2023
• Unbeaten streak by a national team: 37 – , 2018–2021
• Losing streak: 65 – Woodford United, 2012–2013
• Losing streak by a national team: 61 – , 2004–2014
• Winless streak: 62 – Atlético Mogi, 2017–2023
• Winless streak by a national team: 140 – , 2004–2024
• Longest streak scoring at least 1 goal: 96 – River Plate, 1936–1939
• Longest streak scoring at least 1 goal by a national team: 66 – , 1949–1957
• Longest goalless streak: 1,166 minutes – Tom Tomsk, 2011
• Longest goalless streak by a national team: 1,852 minutes – , 2008–2011

Highest scores

• In a single match: – AS Adema 149–0 SO l'Emyrne, 2002 Malagasy Pro League, 31 October 2002
• In a single competitive match:
• Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, 1885–86 Scottish Cup, 12 September 1885
• Infonet Tallinn 36–0 Virtsu, 2015–16 Estonian Cup, 13 June 2015
• In an international match: – Australia 31–0 American Samoa, 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), 11 April 2001
• Most penalties taken before a miss in a penalty shootout: 33 – Al-Rayyan 3–3 Umm Salal, , 2025–26 QSL Cup, 28 March 2026
• Highest score in a penalty shootout in history: 49 – Washington 3–3 Bedlington, , Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup, 9 March 2022
• Longest penalty shootout in history: 56 – Dimona 2–2 Shimshon Tel Aviv , 2023–24 Israeli Third Division, 20 May 2024
• Highest score in a draw match: 20 goals
• Mchenga Coal Mine 10–10 Karonga Medicals, 2007Malawi FAM Cup, 22 April 2007
• Lauenburger SV 10–10 Rahlstedter SC, 2022–23 Kreisklasse B, 20 August 2022

Season records

• Highest domestic points in total: 111 – Birmingham City, 2024–25 EFL League One
• Highest top-tier league points in total: 108
• Verdy Kawasaki, 1995 J.League
• Red Star Belgrade, 2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga
• Biggest title-winning points margin: 35 – Shkëndija, 2017–18 Macedonian First Football League

Oldest

• Oldest football club that is still active: Since 1857 – Sheffield
• Oldest football match: 1860 – Hallam 0–2 Sheffield, friendly, 26 December 1860
• Oldest football association: 1863 – The Football Association
• Oldest competition: 1867 – Youdan Cup
• Oldest competition that is still active: Since 1871 – FA Cup
• Oldest international match: 1872 – Scotland 0–0 England, International friendly, 30 November 1872
• Oldest trophy that is still active: Since 1874 – Scottish Cup
• Oldest international competition: 1884 – British Home Championship, 1884–1984
• Oldest international club competition: 1897 – Challenge Cup, 1897–1911

Others

• Competition with most clubs participated in total: +20,000 – Copa Perú
• Football League with fewest clubs: 2 – Isles of Scilly Football League
• Football League with most clubs: +100 – Cape Verdean Football Championship
• Shortest National Championship: 7 days – Greenlandic Football Championship
• Longest football match: 3 hours and 23 minutes – Stockport County 2–2 Doncaster Rovers, 1945–46 Football League Third Division North Cup, 30 March 1946
• Most red cards given in a match: 36 – Claypole – Victoriano Arenas, 2010–11 Primera D Metropolitana, 3 March 2011
• Most games played on the same day: 3 – Grêmio, 1994 Campeonato Gaúcho, 11 December 1994
• Most goals in football history: 13,085 – Flamengo, 1912–
• Most goals in history in top-level competitions: 9,219 – Liverpool, 1896–
• Clubs who faced opponents from all six FIFA continental confederations in competitive matches:
• Bayern Munich
• Auckland City
• Clubs who played competitive matches in five different continents:
• Bayern Munich
• Real Madrid
• Winless national teams: – Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue & Vatican City
• Most relevant amateur football club: – Corinthian

Stadiums

• Oldest stadium: 1804 – Sandygate
• Largest stadium: 150,000 – Rungrado 1st of May Stadium
• Largest defunct stadium: 250,000 – Great Strahov Stadium
• Highest stadium: 4,338 meters AMSL – Estadio Daniel Alcides Carrión
• Largest attendance at a stadium: 199,854 – Maracanã Stadium, Uruguay v Brazil (FIFA World Cup), 16 July 1950

See also

• Major achievements in association football by nation
• List of most expensive association football transfers
• Progression of association football caps record
• European association football club records and statistics
• List of unbeaten football club seasons
• List of association football teams to have won four or more trophies in one season

Notes

References