Treble (association football)
A treble in association football is achieved when a club team wins three trophies in a single season. A 'continental treble'[1] involves winning the club's national league competition, main national cup competition and a continental trophy. A 'domestic treble' involves winning three national competitions—normally the league title, the primary cup competition and one secondary competition.[2][3]
Competitions which consist of a single match or a two-leg match (e.g. the FA Community Shield, Irish FA Charity Shield, Supercopa de España, Trophée des Champions, the Recopa Sudamericana, the UEFA Super Cup or the Intercontinental Cup) are not normally counted as part of a treble.
Continental trebles
This list includes clubs who have won their country's top tier league and the primary cup competition (the double), in addition to the major continental tournament, all within a single season. This was first achieved in 1967 by Celtic, winning the Scottish Football League, Scottish Cup and European Cup.
In total, 19 clubs across five confederations have achieved the feat on 23 occasions since 1967, including seven African clubs, seven European clubs[4], two Oceanian clubs, two North American clubs and one Asian club. This list does not include secondary continental and domestic competitions.
In Europe, Spanish club Barcelona is the only club to have won this treble twice.[5][6]
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- b Celtic also won the Scottish League Cup and Glasgow Cup that season.
- c Auckland City also won the OFC President's Cup that season.
- d Auckland City also won the Charity Cup that season.
- e Cruz Azul also won the Campeón de Campeones that season.
- g Al-Ahly also won the Egyptian Super Cup that season.
- i Bayern Munich also won the DFL-Supercup that season.
Domestic trebles
A domestic treble consists of a club winning three of their country's competitions (top-tier league, cup, league cup, etc), all during one season. Many countries do not have a third domestic competition (such as a League Cup), besides competitions consisting of a single match or a two-leg match (e.g. Supercups), so achieving a domestic treble is impossible (modern examples include Germany and Italy).
Some leagues, including the A-League, the New Zealand Football Championship, the Premier Soccer League in South Africa, the Q-League in Qatar and Major League Soccer, each award only one championship trophy at the end of postseason knockout playoffs. However, teams in those leagues are able to achieve a domestic treble as those leagues award separate trophies for the team that finishes the regular season atop the league table.
Most Latin American leagues host two league competitions per season with each one lasting half of a year. Also, some cases like Mexico also host two of the same cup competition. Brazil has an unofficial "Triple Crown", a name given to a team that wins the national league, the national cup, and their state league.
Note that trophy competitions which consist of a single match or a two-leg match (e.g. Supercups in general) are generally not counted as part of a treble.
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- a1 a2 – South China's 1988 and 1991 trebles were part of domestic quadruples. Those seasons they also won the Viceroy Cup.
- b1 b2 – The League of Ireland Shield was the forerunner to the League of Ireland Cup.
- c1 – Linfield's 1922 treble was part of a domestic septuple. That season they also won the City Cup, the Gold Cup, the Belfast Charity Cup and the Alhambra Cup.
- c2 – Linfield's 1962 treble was part of a domestic septuple. That season they also won the City Cup, the Gold Cup, the Ulster Cup and the North-South Cup.
- c3 – Linfield's 2006 treble was part of a domestic quadruple. That season they also won the County Antrim Shield.
- d – The matches played in the Danish League Cup were not counted as official games as the matches were only played with one regular half (45 minutes).
- e – Sun Hei's treble was part of a domestic quadruple. That season they also won the Hong Kong League Cup.
- f – Debreceni's treble was part of a domestic quadruple. That season they also won the Szuperkupa.
- g – Buriram's 2013 treble was part of a domestic quadruple. That season they also won the Kor Royal Cup.
- h – Valletta's 1997 treble was part of a domestic quintuple. That season they also won the MFA Super Cup and the Super 5 Lottery Tournament.
- i – Valletta's 2001 treble was part of a domestic sextuple. That season they also won the MFA Super Cup, the Super 5 Lottery Tournament and the Malta Centenary Cup.
- j – Suwon Samsung Bluewings's treble was part of a domestic quadruple. That season they also won the Korean Super Cup.
- k – Kaizer Chiefs's 1984 treble was part of a domestic quadruple. That season they also won the Sales House Cup.
- l – Orlando Pirate's 2011 treble was part of a domestic quintuple. That season they also won the Telkom Knockout and the Carling Black Label Cup.
- m1 – PSG's treble was part of a domestic quadruple. That season they also won the Trophée des Champions.
- m2 – PSG's treble was part of a domestic quadruple. That season they also won the Trophée des Champions.
- m3 – PSG's treble was part of a domestic quadruple. That season they also won the Trophée des Champions.
- n – Rangers's 1976 treble was part of a domestic quadruple. That season they also won the Glasgow Cup.
- o – Buriram's 2015 treble was part of a quintuple. That season they also won the Kor Royal Cup and the Mekong Club Championship.
- p – Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's 1997 treble was part of a domestic quadruple. That season they also won the Iraqi Super Cup.
- q – Al-Zawra'a's 2000 treble was part of a domestic quadruple. That season they also won the Iraqi Super Cup.
- r1 r2 – Albirex Niigata Singapore's 2016 and 2017 treble was part of a domestic quadruple. Those seasons they also won the Singapore Community Shield.
See also
References
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- ↑ Spiers, Graham (2008-01-30). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article3274019.ece Walter Smith demands final push as Rangers target domestic treble. The Times. Retrieved on 2009-03-28.
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