Liverpool have the best chance of winning a coveted quadruple this year, as they are still in the running for success across four major competitions
Winning one major trophy in any given season is a notable achievement, not to mention two or three.
Certain teams are, however, capable of sustaining challenges for silverware on multiple fronts, with several additions being made to well-stocked cabinets.
Has a club ever managed to sweep the board by completing a quadruple in a single campaign? GOAL takes a look...
What is a quadruple?
For a club to win a quadruple it means that they have won four trophies in a single season.
For example, if a team has won the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League, they have won the quadruple.
In official terms, a 'true' quadruple is when a club wins all four of the major trophies in a single campaign, not across a calendar year.
A team can win four trophies and call it winning a quadruple, but true pedants and football purists will say that trophies like the FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup do not count towards 'quadruple' tallies as they are not considered to be major trophies by the majority of people.
Similarly, a 'treble' is when a single team wins three major trophies in a single season, and the 'double' is when a team collects two pieces of major silverware.
Bayern won the unofficial quadruple when they lifted the Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and Champions League in 2019-20. They went on to win the Club World Cup a few months later, which means that they won four titles but not the true quadruple.
Similarly, Pep Guardiola won six trophies in the 2009 calendar year as manager of Barcelona - the Champions League, La Liga, Spanish Cup, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup and the Copa del Rey.
But he was unable to win the proper quadruple in 2009-10, falling short in the Champions League semi-finals while picking up the Spanish Cup and La Liga trophies.
Has a Premier League team ever won the quadruple?
No Premier League side has managed to win the quadruple.
The closest any side has got was in 1998-99 when Manchester United completed a historic treble - with a League Cup triumph eluding the Red Devils as they tumbled out of that competition at the quarter-final stage against Tottenham.
Manchester City, meanwhile, collected all three domestic trophies in 2018-19 but slipped out of continental competition in the quarter-finals - they also won the Community Shield that year.
Liverpool have the potential to claim the true quadruple - the Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Champions League - in the 2021-22 season.
The Reds have already savoured League Cup glory, are through to the final of the FA Cup, semi-finals in Europe and are battling with City in the domestic title race.
Clubs to win four titles
No team in the top five major European leagues has won the true quadruple, though many clubs have won four titles in a season.
Celtic won the true quadruple in 1966-67, as they had won the European Cup, Scottish First Division, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in a single season.
| Club | Season | Trophies won |
|---|
| Bayern Munich | 2019-20 | Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Champions League, Club World Cup |
| Real Madrid | 2017-18 | Supercopa de Espana, Super Cup, Club World Cup, Champions League |
| Paris St-Germain | 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18 | Trophee des Champions, Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue |
| Real Madrid | 2016-17 | Super Cup, Club World Cup, La Liga, Champions League |
| Barcelona | 2015-16 | Super Cup, Club World Cup, La Liga, Copa del Rey |
| Bayern Munich | 2012-13 | DFL Supercup, Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Champions League |
| Celtic | 1966-67 | European Cup, Scottish First Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup |
FAQs
No English team has ever won the quadruple before. The Lisbon Lions are the only team to ever claim all 4 trophies in 1967.
Has any English team won the treble? ›
Manchester United are the only other English side to win the treble. During the 1998/99 season, Sir Alex Ferguson led the Red Devils to the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup titles. That incredible achievement with the European trophy has now only been matched by rivals Manchester City's latest triumph.
Could Liverpool do the quadruple? ›
Liverpool have the chance of winning a quadruple this season and their next six matches could define whether they end up winning all four competitions that they are in.
Has Ronaldo won a quadruple? ›
Manchester United have a quadruple in the bag - but Cristiano Ronaldo misses out.
Has any team won 5 trophies in a season? ›
This list is limited to clubs that play in the top division of their league system. Barcelona and Bayern Munich are at present the only two teams to have achieved the sextuple, accomplishing this feat in 2009 and 2020, respectively.
How many British teams have won the treble? ›
The only countries to have more than one team win a continental treble are Mexico, New Zealand, England and the Netherlands, with two teams winning trebles each. No South American team has achieved the feat with the above stipulations, making it the only continent to never have a continental treble winner.
Has Manchester United ever won the treble? ›
Only one English team has ever completed the feat before - cross-city rivals Manchester United in the 1998-99 season. With City boss Pep Guardiola hoping to emulate United manager Sir Alex Ferguson 24 years on, BBC Sport looks at five matches that helped United earn English football's first Treble triumph.
Has Real Madrid ever won a quadruple? ›
So that explains why European giants like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus have all never previously won the Quadruple. Paris Saint-Germain did, though, recently come within a whisker of pulling it off under Thomas Tuchel, only to fall agonisingly at the final hurdle.
Has any European team won the quadruple? ›
However, the quadruple has been done before. Scottish club Celtic did managed it in the 1966/67 season. Jock Stein's side won the European Cup, Scottish First Division, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup, to complete a foursome of major trophies.
Has any team won a quadruple? ›
Who has won a quadruple? Celtic's Lisbon Lions – in 1966/67 – are the only team to date to have lifted a quadruple of European Cup, domestic league, domestic cup and domestic league cup in the same season.
Somehow, Real Madrid have never managed a continental treble. Real have completed the double six times but have never come as close to managing the full set as in 1958, when they picked up the European Cup and LaLiga trophies but were beaten in the final of the Copa del Rey by Athletic Bilbao.
Who has more yellow cards Messi or Ronaldo? ›
Messi's highest yellow cards in a season were 3, back in 2013-2014. Ronaldo's highest number of yellow cards in a season were 16 in that same year! Apart from that Ronaldo also was sent off once in that season. Messi is yet to face a red card while Ronaldo was sent off for 8 times since his career started in 2003.
Can Ronaldo score 800 goals? ›
Ronaldo breaks 800-goal barrier
Our brilliant no. 7 made history with his double against the Gunners. "Very happy to become the first football player to score more than 800 official goals," Cristiano said on his official social media channels. "What an amazing and unforgettable run this is becoming.
Who is the best Premier League team in history? ›
Which team has gone the longest without winning a trophy? ›
Ranking Premier League clubs based on longest trophy droughts...
- Manchester City (35 years) ...
- Leicester (33 years) ...
- Leeds (31 years and counting) ...
- Tottenham (30 years) ...
- Everton (28 years and counting) ...
- Chelsea (26 years) ...
- Liverpool (24 years) ...
- Arsenal (17 years)
The FIFA World Cup is the biggest prize in world football. It is an international tournament that is held in a different country every four years.
Which Premier League club has won the treble? ›
Crowned Premier League champions for the third season running, Manchester City beat arch-rivals (and 1998/99 European treble-winners) Man United 2-1 in the FA Cup final on Saturday 3 June, and completed the treble with a 1-0 defeat of Inter in the UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul.
Did David Beckham win the treble? ›
The final whistle blew moments later to confirm United as European champions and winners of the Treble. “That season was the most incredible season any of us, maybe any footballer playing in England, will ever experience,” Beckham has said.
Has Liverpool won a treble? ›
A treble that, for now, remains unique – League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup – was won during the zenith of the Gerard Houllier era. Jürgen Klopp's 2023-24 squad could, of course, emulate Houllier's team by securing all three of those trophies this season.
Has Liverpool won the English treble? ›
In 2001, Houllier's second full season in charge, Liverpool won a "treble": the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup.
