What is a treble?

In football, a "treble" refers to a team winning three major titles in a single season. It is considered one of the greatest achievements a professional club can attain.

cu an ba treble.png — Clubs that have achieved the European treble up to the 2024-2025 season.

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Continental Treble

This is the most prestigious form of the "treble," requiring a team to win all three of the following championships simultaneously in a single season:

National championship (the highest-level domestic league).
National Cup (the main knockout cup tournament of the nation).
The highest continental trophy (e.g., UEFA Champions League in Europe, Copa Libertadores in South America, CAF Champions League in Africa).

Winning a domestic double combined with a second-tier continental trophy (such as the UEFA Europa League) is sometimes described as a continental treble, but this is not widely accepted.

Domestic Treble

This achievement is accomplished when a club wins all three major domestic titles in a single season, including:

National championship.
The main national cup.
A secondary trophy (usually a league cup, for example, the English League Cup - EFL Cup).

A domestic treble is only achievable in countries that have all three domestic leagues.

Which titles are not included in the Treble count?

Titles decided in just one or two matches are generally not counted as part of a treble. These tournaments include:

National Super Cups (e.g., English Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup).
Continental Super Cup (e.g., UEFA Super Cup).
FIFA Club World Cup.
Intercontinental Cup (formerly known as the Intercontinental Cup).

Special cases

The Sextuple

This is an achievement even greater than the treble, when a team wins six titles in a single calendar year or a single season.

- Barcelona (2009): Under coach Pep Guardiola, Barcelona made history by winning all six titles, including La Liga, Copa del Rey, UEFA Champions League, Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup. This achievement was hailed by international media as "unprecedented" and solidified their position as the world's number one team.

- Bayern Munich (2019-2020): Under the guidance of coach Hansi Flick, Bayern also completed a sextuple with titles including the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Champions League, German Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

The treble with the UEFA Cup/Europa League

Season	Club	Nation	Titles
1981–1982	IFK Göteborg	Sweden	Fotboll Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen, UEFA Cup
1999–2000	Galatasaray	Türkiye	Turkcell Süper Lig, Türkiye Kupası, UEFA Cup
2002–2003	FC Porto	Portugal	Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, UEFA Cup
2004–2005	CSKA Moscow	Russia	Russian Premier League, Russian Football Cup, UEFA Cup
2010–11	FC Porto	Portugal	Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, UEFA Europa League

The case of Liverpool

Liverpool Football Club had two seasons where they won three notable titles:

- In the 1983–84 season, the team won three titles: the national championship (formerly First Division), the League Cup, and the European Cup (the predecessor of the Champions League).

- In the 2000–01 season, Liverpool won the English League Cup, the FA Cup, and the UEFA Cup. This achievement was mocked and ridiculed by many as "Mickey Mouse's treble".

Men's football

To date, 23 men's clubs have achieved this feat. European teams have won the most continental trebles. Notably, no South American (CONMEBOL) team has achieved this feat according to the standard definition; Barcelona and Bayern Munich are the only two clubs to have won the treble twice; Al Ahly and Auckland City are the only teams to have won the continental treble four times.

Season	Club	Nation	Coach	Titles
1966/67	Celtic	Scotland	Joc Stein	European Cup, Scottish League, Scottish Cup
1971/72	Ajax	Netherlands	Stefan Kovacs	European Cup, Eredivisie, KNVB Cup
1987/88	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	Guus Hiddink	European Cup, Eredivisie, KNVB Cup
1998/99	Man United	Older brother	Alex Ferguson	Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup
2008/09	Portuguese	Spain	Pep Guardiola	Champions League, La Liga, Copa del Rey
2009/10	Inter Milan	IDEA	Jose Mourinho	Champions League, Serie A, Coppa Italia
2012/13	Bayern Munich	Virtue	Jupp Heynckes	Champions League, Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal
2014/15	Portuguese	Spain	Luis Enrique	Champions League, La Liga, Copa del Rey
2019/20	Bayern Munich	Virtue	Hansi Flick	Champions League, Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal
2022/23	Man City	Older brother	Pep Guardiola	Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup
2024/25	PSG	France		Champions League, Ligue 1, Coupe de France

League	Club	Nation	Number of times	Season
AFC (Asia)	Yomiuri (Tokyo Verdy)	Japan	1	1987
	Al Hilal	Saudi Arabia	1	2019–20
CAF (Africa)	Al Ahly	Egypt	4	2005–06, 2006–07, 2019–20, 2022–23
	Englebert (Mazembe City)	Democratic Republic of Congo	1	1967
	Vita Club	Zaire	1	1973
	MC Alger	Algeria	1	1976
	Hearts of Oak	Ghana	1	2000
	Espérance de Tunis	Tunisia	1	2011
CONCACAF	Cruz Azul	Mexico	2	1969, 1997
	Defence Force	Trinidad & Tobago	1	1985
	Monterrey	Mexico	1	2019–20
OFC (Oceania)	Auckland City	New Zealand	4	2005–06, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2022
	Waitakere United	New Zealand	1	2007–08
	Hienghène Sport	New Caledonia	1	2019

Women's Football

The later development of continental tournaments for women is the reason for fewer treble wins compared to men. Notably, Lyon is the most successful women's club with 5 treble wins, a record for both men's and women's football.

League	Club	Nation	Number of times	Season
AFC	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	Japan	1	2019
CAF	AS FAR	Moroccan	1	2022–23
CONMEBOL	Corinthians	Brazil	2	2023, 2024
OFC	AS Academy	New Caledonia	1	2023
	Auckland United	New Zealand	1	2024
UEFA	Lyon	France	5	2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20
	FFC Frankfurt	Virtue	2	2001–02, 2007–08
	Portuguese	Spain	2	2020–21, 2023–24
	Arsenal	Older brother	1	2006–07
	VfL Wolfsburg	Virtue	1	2012–13