The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered It can also mean beating a team both home and away in the same league season, a feat often noted as doing the double over a particular side.
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The Double
England
In football, particularly in England, The Double is generally used to refer to the winning of the top tier domestic league title (currently the Premier League) and the primary domestic cup competition, the FA Cup. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after
List of teams who won¹ The Double in England:
- Preston North End in 1889
- Aston Villa in 1897
- Tottenham Hotspur in 1961
- Arsenal in 1971
- Liverpool in 1986
- Manchester United in 1994
- Manchester United in 1996
- Arsenal in 1998
- Manchester United in 1999 as part of The Treble
- Arsenal in 2002
League and League Cup Double
A rarer, and less coveted, double in English domestic football is that of winning the League championship and the League Cup. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The Treble is a term in Association football that refers to a club winning their country's top tier league primary domestic cup and continental level cup competition in the The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition This feat was first achieved in 1978 by Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Liverpool achieved this double three times in succession (1982, 1983 and 1984). Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The latest team to achieve it were Chelsea in 2005 when they won the English Premier League and League Cup. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition
Double Double
The Double Double is a term describing he defence of The Double (winning back to back Doubles) in the subsequent season. It is yet to be achieved, but there have been several near instances, notably Arsenal F.C. in 2003 who came runners-up in the Premier League and won the FA Cup and Manchester United in 1995 who came runners-up on the last day of the league season to Blackburn Rovers and subsequently lost the FA Cup final to Everton FC. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool.
Manchester United chose to enter the FIFA Club World Championship in the 1999-00 season rather than defend the FA Cup, hence could not complete the Double Double (or another Treble) - despite winning the Premier League in 2000. The FIFA Club World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Club World Championship, is a football competition contested between the champion clubs from all six continental The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs
Other countries
One notable double-winning team in 2006 was Bayern Munich in Germany, which became the first team in the country's history to successfully defend a double. FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Inter Milan in Italy earned the double in an unusual manner in the same season, being awarded the Serie A title to go along with their on-field win in the Coppa Italia after initial league champions Juventus were stripped of the title in the aftermath of the 2006 Serie A scandal. Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup The 2006 Italian football scandal (Italian more common names Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos) involved Italy 's
CSKA Moscow in Russia won the Russian Cup and Premier League in 2005. See also CSKA Moscow PFC CSKA Moskva (Профессиональный футбольный клуб ЦСКА Москва or Professional Football Club — Central Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
In Japan, Urawa Red Diamonds won the J. League and the Emperor's Cup in 2006, and Kashima Antlers won in 2007. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a professional football club playing in Japan 's football league J The, or, is the top professional Football (soccer league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football commonly known as, is a Japanese football Competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan dating back to 1921 before the formation is a professional football team playing in the Japanese J League.
In the United States, the double consists of winning the MLS Cup and the U.S. Open Cup. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer. The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation (USSF affiliated teams from amateur adult club teams all the D.C. United accomplished this in 1996, followed by the Chicago Fire in 1998. DC United is a professional soccer club located in Washington D
The all-time leader for domestic doubles is Linfield, from Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — with 20 as of May 2008. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
Denmark
Only four teams have won the Danish Double. Aarhus GF in 1955, 1957 and 1960, Vejle Boldklub in 1958 and 1972, FC Copenhagen in 2004 and latest Brondby IF in 1998 and 2005. Aarhus Gymnastikforening ( AGF or AGF Aarhus) is one of the most successful and one of the oldest Sport clubs in Denmark. Vejle Boldklub (founded in 1891 is a Danish football club with proud traditions from the town of Vejle. FC Copenhagen ( Danish: FC København, or FCK in short is a Danish football team located in Copenhagen. Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen.
Greece
| Club | Number | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Olympiakos | 13 | 1947 , 1951 , 1954 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1973 , 1975 , 1981 , 1999 , 2005 , 2006 , 2008 |
| Panathinaikos | 7 | 1969 , 1977 , 1984 , 1986 , 1991 , 1995 , 2004 |
| AEK Athens | 2 | 1939 , 1978 |
Netherlands
| Club | Number | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 7 | 1966/1967, 1969/1970, 1971/1972, 1978/1979, 1982/1983, 1997/1998, 2001/2002 |
| PSV | 4 | 1975/1976, 1987/1988, 1988/1989, 2004/2005 |
| Feyenoord | 3 | 1964/1965, 1968/1969, 1983/1984 |
| AZ '67 | 1 | 1980/1981 |
| HVV | 1 | 1902/1903 |
| RAP | 1 | 1898/1899 |
Domestic Cup Double
A Domestic Cup Double consists of winning both domestic cup competitions in a single season or calendar year. See also Olympiacos CFP Olympiacos FC (ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός also known as simply Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC (ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός also known as P See also Athletic Union of Constantinople AEK FC (AEK - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως – Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Examples include:
- Arsenal in 1993, when they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in both games.
- Liverpool in 2001, winning three trophies along with the UEFA Cup. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.
- Chelsea F.C., in 2007
European Double
In the same spirit as The Treble, the European Double consists of winning the top tier European tournament (currently the UEFA Champions League) and domestic league title in a single season or calendar year. The Treble is a term in Association football that refers to a club winning their country's top tier league primary domestic cup and continental level cup competition in the See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club This has been achieved on 22 occasions by 15 clubs from 53 European competions. Ajax Amsterdam have achieved this on the most number of occasions (3). Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam
- Real Madrid 1957, 1958
- Benfica 1961
- Celtic F.C. 1967 (as part of The Quadruple)
- Inter Milan 1965
- Liverpool F.C. 1977, 1984
- Ajax Amsterdam in 1972 (as part of The Treble), 1973, 1995
- Hamburger SV 1983
- FC Steaua Bucureşti 1986
- PSV Eindhoven 1988 (as part of The Treble)
- Red Star Belgrade 1991
- FC Barcelona 1992, 2006
- AC Milan 1994
- Manchester United 1999 (as part of The Treble), 2008
- Bayern Munich 1974, 2001
- F.C. Porto 2004
Continental Double
A Continental Double is identical to the European Double, but for sides outside the UEFA confederation winning the primary continental cup competition and the domestic league title. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The Quadruple is a term used unofficially in football that refers to a club winning their country's top-tier league and the two most highly regarded domestic cup competitions Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam The Treble is a term in Association football that refers to a club winning their country's top tier league primary domestic cup and continental level cup competition in the Hamburger SV is a German multi Sport club ("Traditionsverein" based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the football department. FC Steaua Bucureşti is a Romanian professional football club from Ghenceasouth-west Bucharest. Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from The Treble is a term in Association football that refers to a club winning their country's top tier league primary domestic cup and continental level cup competition in the Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy The Treble is a term in Association football that refers to a club winning their country's top tier league primary domestic cup and continental level cup competition in the FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known For example, the Copa Libertadores and top tier domestic league title in the CONMEBOL confederation would form a Continental Double. The Copa Santander Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América, ( Taça Libertadores da América) is a football cup competition played CONMEBOL or CSF ( Con federación Suda' me' ricana de Fút' bol', South American Football Confederation is the governing body of Football (soccer The Continental Double may be won in a calendar year, rather than a single season.
Other
A a combination of domestic league or cup and a lesser European trophy, usually the UEFA Cup or former UEFA Cup Winners' Cup may be won in the same season or calendar year. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Examples include:
- Leeds United were the first English team to win a double involving European and domestic trophies. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football It was in 1968 when Leeds won the Football League Cup and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[1]. The 1968 Football League Cup Final took place on 2 March 1968 at Wembley Stadium.
- Chelsea also did a double involving a European trophy in 1998, winning the Cup Winners' Cup and the League Cup,
- Everton F.C. have also completed a European double in 1985, with the club winning the League title and UEFA Cup Winner's Cup, but losing the FA Cup final just three days later. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after
- Aberdeen won a European double in season 1982-83 when first off they captured the European Cup Winners Cup by beating Real Madrid 2-1 in Gothenburg, and 10 days later they captured the Scottish Cup with a last gasp 1-0 win over Rangers in the final. Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Aberdeen also went on to capture the European Super Cup at the end of 1983 to cap an unofficial treble winning year, but not in the same season. The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions
- Galatasaray won the Turkish League, the Turkish Cup, and the UEFA Cup in the 1999-2000 season. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. They also won the UEFA Super Cup in August 2000 by beating Real Madrid. The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions
International Double
A country cannot win a World Cup and continental championship in the same year because they are not annual events, but one which holds both titles simultaneously could be said to have "done the double". The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football These include:
- West Germany won the 1972 European Championship and the 1974 World Cup
- Brazil won the 1994 World Cup and the 1997 Copa América
- France won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship
- Brazil won the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Copa América
Near Domestic Doubles
England
Many sides have come close to winning the English league and FA Cup double but have either finished 2nd in the league, lost the FA Cup final or both (an occurrence sometimes referred to as Double Horror) . The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The Copa América 2004 was a football tournament held in Peru, from July 6 to July 25, 2004.
League Runners-up
- Manchester City in 1904
- Aston Villa in 1913
- Huddersfield Town in 1928
- Arsenal in 1932
- West Bromwich Albion in 1954
- Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1960
- Leeds United in 1972
- Liverpool F.C. in 1974
- Liverpool F.C. in 1989
- Arsenal F.C. in 2003
- Arsenal F.C. in 2005
- Chelsea F.C. in 2007
FA Cup losing finalists
- Newcastle United in 1905
- Sunderland in 1913
- Manchester United in 1957
- Liverpool F.C. in 1977
- Everton in 1985
- Liverpool in 1988
- Manchester United in 2007
Both
- Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1939
- Burnley in 1962
- Leeds United in 1965
- Leeds United in 1970
- Everton F.C. in 1986
- Manchester United in 1995
- Arsenal F.C. in 2001
Total Number of Doubles
| Club | Nation | Number of doubles |
|---|---|---|
| Linfield |  Northern Ireland |
20 |
| Rangers |  Scotland |
17 |
| Celtic | Scotland |
13 |
| Al-Ahly |  Egypt |
13 |
| Levski Sofia |  Bulgaria |
13 |
| Olympiacos |  Greece |
13 |
| HB |  Faroe Islands |
12 |
| Muharraq Club |  Bahrain |
12 |
| FK Austria Wien |  Austria |
10 |
| CSKA Sofia | Bulgaria |
10 |
| Dinamo Kyiv |  Ukraine |
10 |
| Red Star Belgrade |  Serbia |
9 |
| Jeunesse Esch |  Luxembourg |
8 |
| Ajax |  Netherlands |
7 |
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See also
The Treble is a term in Association football that refers to a club winning their country's top tier league primary domestic cup and continental level cup competition in the The Quadruple is a term used unofficially in football that refers to a club winning their country's top-tier league and the two most highly regarded domestic cup competitions The Double is a term in Gaelic games, which refers to winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic