Tuesday, June 2, 2009

FC Barcelona treble

On Wednesday, FC Barcelona won the Champions League after beating Manchester United in the final. FC Barcelona is the ninth club to win a European treble, having already won the Domestic League and Domestic Cup this season.

Barcelona now have won the most coveted European trophy three times, equalling Manchester United for sixth most in the history of the Champions Cup/Champions League.

Accrding to Infostrada, the treble, with Champions Cup/Champions League, is now won in every decade since the 1960s. Celtic (1967), Ajax (1972), PSV (1988) and Manchester United (1999) are the clubs to do so before Barcelona.

Most Champions Cup/Champions League winners

# Club Nation Years

9 Real Madrid ESP 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002
7 AC Milan ITA 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
5 Liverpool ENG 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005
4 Ajax NED 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995
4 Bayern München FRG, GER 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001
3 Manchester United ENG 1968, 1999, 2008
3 FC Barcelona ESP 1992, 2006, 2009