Europe crowned football champions 2025/26: Full breakdown of league winners
“Arsenal” at the championship parade in London (photo: x.com/Arsenal)
The 2025/26 European football club season has come to an end after a rich campaign full of surprises. In most countries, either new or reigning champions have been crowned, who will represent their associations in European competitions next year.
Triumphs and surprises
In the Ukrainian Premier League, Shakhtar Donetsk defended its status as the strongest team in the country, winning its 16th championship title in history. Ukraine’s association currently ranks 23rd in the UEFA coefficient table.
Outside Ukraine, the main event in the top leagues was the long-awaited triumph of Arsenal London, who claimed their 14th English championship title for the first time in 22 years. In Italy, Inter Milan secured their 21st Scudetto, while Bayern Munich won its record 35th title in Germany. In Spain, Barcelona emerged as champions for the 29th time.
Alongside established giants, this season also brought Europe entirely new debut champions who reached the top of their domestic leagues for the first time in history. These include Swiss club Thun, Swedish side Mjällby, Azerbaijani Sabah, Lithuanian Kauno Žalgiris, and Luxembourg’s Atert.
Full list of champions
Below is the complete list of national league winners, structured according to the UEFA coefficient ranking of countries, with the total number of titles in club history shown in brackets
Top 10 European leagues
- England - Arsenal London 14 titles
- Italy Inter - Milan 21
- Spain - Barcelona 29
- Germany - Bayern Munich 35
- France - PSG Paris 14
- Portugal - Porto 31
- Netherlands - PSV Eindhoven 27
- Belgium - Club Brugge 20
- Turkey - Galatasaray Istanbul 26
- Czech Republic - Slavia Prague 9
“Mjällby,” a team from a fishing village sensationally won the title in Sweden (photo x.com/MjallbyAIF)
Second-tier countries (positions 11 to 25)
- Greece - AEK Athens (14)
- Poland - Lech Poznań (10)
- Denmark - Aarhus (6)
- Norway - Viking Stavanger (9)
- Cyprus - Omonia Nicosia (22)
- Switzerland -Thun (1)
- Austria - LASK Linz (2)
- Scotland - Celtic Glasgow (56)
- Sweden - Mjällby (1)
- Croatia - Dinamo Zagreb (26)
- Israel - Hapoel Be’er Sheva (6)
- Hungary - Győr (5)
- Ukraine - Shakhtar Donetsk (16)
- Serbia - Red Star Belgrade (12)
- Romania - Universitatea Craiova (5)
“Shakhtar” – 16 time champions of Ukraine (photo FC Shakhtar)
Third-tier countries (positions 26–55)
- Slovenia – Celje (3)
- Azerbaijan – Sabah (Baku) (1)
- Slovakia – Slovan (Bratislava) (24)
- Bulgaria – Levski (Sofia) (27)
- Ireland – Shamrock Rovers (Dublin) (22)
- Iceland – Víkingur (Reykjavík) (8)
- Armenia – Ararat-Armenia (Yerevan) (3)
- Moldova – Petrocub (Hîncești) (2)
- Finland – KuPS (Kuopio) (8)
- Kosovo – Drita (Gjilan) (5)
- Kazakhstan – Kairat (Almaty) (5)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – Borac (Banja Luka) (4)
- Latvia – Riga (4)
- Faroe Islands – KÍ Klaksvík (22)
- Malta – Floriana (27)
- Liechtenstein – Vaduz (54)
- Estonia – Flora (Tallinn) (16)
- Albania – Egnatia (Rrogozhinë) (3)
- North Macedonia – Vardar (Skopje) (12)
- Lithuania – Kauno Žalgiris (Kaunas) (1)
- Northern Ireland – Larne (3)
- Gibraltar – Lincoln Red Imps (30)
- Andorra – Inter Escaldes (5)
- Luxembourg – Atert Bissen (1)
- Montenegro – Sutjeska (Nikšić) (6)
- Georgia – Iberia 1999 (Tbilisi) (3)
- Wales – The New Saints (Llansantffraid) (18)
- San Marino – Tre Fiori (Fiorentino) (9)
Note:
* – countries where the domestic championship is played in a spring–autumn system.
** – Vaduz represents Liechtenstein in European competitions as the national cup winner, since the country does not have its own football league (clubs compete in the Swiss championship).
