Top 10 Teams to Won the Treble in European football: In football, the term “treble” refers to a remarkable achievement by a team that manages to win three major trophies in a single season. These trophies typically include a domestic league championship, a domestic cup competition, and a continental or international tournament.
The exact combination of trophies required to achieve a treble may vary depending on the context and the team’s accomplishments. However, the most common treble consists of winning the domestic league title, the domestic cup (such as the FA Cup or Copa del Rey), and a prestigious continental competition (such as the UEFA Champions League or the Copa Libertadores).
Achieving a treble is considered an extraordinary feat in football, as it requires exceptional consistency, skill, and determination throughout the season. It showcases the team’s dominance and ability to perform at the highest level in multiple competitions simultaneously.
Notable examples of treble-winning teams include Manchester United in the 1998-1999 season, when they won the English Premier League, the FA Cup, and the UEFA Champions League, as well as Barcelona in the 2008-2009 season, when they won La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League.
Top 10 Teams to Won the Treble in European football
Here is a list of teams that have won the treble in football:
- 1966/67: Celtic*
- 1971/72: Ajax
- 1987/88: PSV Eindhoven
- 1998/99: Manchester United
- 2008/09: Barcelona
- 2009/10: Inter Milan
- 2012/13: Bayern Munich
- 2014/15: Barcelona
- 2019/20: Bayern Munich
- 2022/23: Manchester City
Team Won a Quadruple
The only team to date that has achieved a quadruple by winning the European Cup, domestic league, domestic cup, and domestic league cup in the same season is Celtic’s Lisbon Lions in 1966/67. No other team has managed to accomplish this feat.
Manchester City had the opportunity to match this achievement in the 2022/23 season. However, they were eliminated by Southampton in the quarter-finals of the English League Cup in January. It is worth noting that league cups are played in a minority of countries, including England, Portugal, and France. However, the French league cup has not taken place since the 2019/20 season.
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