Barcelona, Juventus & Co – which top-5 league teams have won their main cup competition most?

Four LaLiga teams in top 10 

With the business end of the season in the top leagues and the Champions League almost upon us, the main domestic cups in Europe’s top-five leagues are also beginning to heat up. Barcelona became the first team through to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey after beating minnows Albacete. The Coppa Italia quarter-finals get underway today, as do the. Bayer Leverkusen are the first side to book their place in the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal. Round of 16 fixtures in the Coupe De France take place this week, whilst we are still at the slightly earlier fourth-round stage of the FA Cup . But when we look down the archives, which teams are the kings of their main domestic cup?

The FA Cup (football’s oldest competition) began in 1871, the Copa del Rey began in 1903, the Coupe De France in 1917, the Coppa Italia in 1922, and the DFB-Pokal 1935. When we nostalgically reflect back across the decades, some teams have dominated their country’s domestic cup. Other competitions have seen trophies more shared out. Here at Transfermarkt, we have calculated which top-five league teams have won their nation’s main domestic cup competition the most times, and put them all head-to-head. We have only included each country’s main cup, so for example, the EFL Cup won’t count in England only the FA Cup etc.

Which top-five league teams have won their domestic cup the most?

Leading the way are Barcelona, who have incredibly won as many as 32 Copa del Rey trophies. The Catalan club have won over a quarter of all the titles ever won in the competition. Their last victory came last season, where they beat El Clásico rivals Real Madrid in the final. They will be looking to extend their lead at the top of this list this season. In second place, perhaps surprisingly, are another LaLiga side in Athletic Club. The Bilbao-based club have won the Copa del Rey 24 times, including winning last season’s trophy. A truly remarkable feat for a club that only play players from the Basque region in northern Spain and southern France.

In joint-third place are Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, whom have won the Copa del Rey and the DFB-Pokal respectively on 20 different occasions. In fifth are Paris Saint-Germain – the Parisians have won the Coupe De France 16 times, including in eight of the last 11 seasons. Juventus take sixth, with the ‘Old Lady’ winning 15 Coppa Italia trophies down the years. Arsenal are the first Premier League side on the list, having won the FA Cup 14 times in their history – the last of which was in 2020.

Next come Manchester United, who have won the FA Cup on 13 different occasions, including the triumph in the 2023/24 season. Atlético Madrid and Marseille are the only other two top-five league sides to have won their main domestic cup 10 times; Atlético have tasted glory on 10 occasions in the Copa Del Rey, whilst Marseille have won 10 Coupe de Frances. The most successful team in each of the five main domestic cups in the top-five leagues are illustrated and compared below.