Most Successful Italian Football Clubs of All Time (Top 10, Ranked)
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Ranking runs on Serie A titles first, then Coppa Italia wins, with European trophies as the tiebreaker between clubs level in domestic honours. A club that dominated the league outranks one that lived off cup runs; continental silverware separates the heavyweights among clubs otherwise close.
Italy's most successful football clubs at a glance
| Rank | Club | League titles | European peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 36 | Two European Cups |
| 2 | AC Milan | 19 | Seven European Cups |
| 3 | Inter Milan | 21 | Three European Cups |
| 4 | AS Roma | 3 | 2022 Conference League |
| 5 | Lazio | 2 | 1999 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | Napoli | 4 | 1989 UEFA Cup |
| 7 | Torino | 7 | Five-title 1940s run |
| 8 | Bologna | 7 | Three Mitropa Cups |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 2 | 1961 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 10 | Genoa | 9 | Historic domestic pioneer |
- Record holder
Juventus
Juventus holds the outright records in both major domestic competitions: 36 Serie A titles and 15 Coppa Italia wins, each more than any rival by a clear margin. The nine consecutive Scudetti from 2011-12 to 2019-20 is a Serie A record no other Italian club has approached, and it is the single run that puts Juventus above Inter's 21 titles rather than merely ahead of them.
Two league titles (2004-05, 2005-06) were revoked after the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, one reassigned and one left unassigned, which is why some tallies read differently. In Europe, Juventus won the European Cup in 1985 and 1996 but lost seven finals, the most of any club in the competition, the gap that keeps them behind Milan on the continent.
Serie A: 36 · Coppa Italia: 15 · European Cups: 2 · Record: 9 straight Scudetti (2011-20)
- Europe's best
AC Milan
Milan trails Juventus at home but leads every Italian club in Europe, with seven European Cup/Champions League titles (1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007), second only to Real Madrid on the all-time list. That continental record is why Milan sits above Inter here despite two fewer Scudetti.
The Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello sides of 1987-1996, built on Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, and the Dutch trio of Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, and Frank Rijkaard, went 58 league games unbeaten and won back-to-back European Cups in 1989 and 1990. Domestically Milan holds 19 league titles and five Coppa Italia wins, the last cup in 2003.
European Cups: 7 · Serie A: 19 · Coppa Italia: 5 · Peak: Sacchi–Capello 1987–96
- Never relegated
Inter Milan
Inter is the only club never relegated from Serie A, an ever-present run since the league adopted its round-robin format in 1929. The 2025-26 title was their 21st, second on the all-time list, keeping them clear of Milan's 19 in the head-to-head that decides third place here.
The defining season remains 2009-10 under José Mourinho: Serie A, Coppa Italia, and Champions League in one campaign, the only treble by an Italian club. Inter also won the European Cup in 1964 and 1965 under Helenio Herrera, the first Italian side to retain it, and hold nine Coppa Italia titles.
Serie A: 21 · European Cups: 3 · Coppa Italia: 9 · Only club never relegated
- Cup specialists
AS Roma
Roma have won Serie A only three times (1942, 1983, 2001), but their nine Coppa Italia titles are tied for second-most in Italy, the cup pedigree that lifts them clear of Lazio for fourth. They also delivered Italy's first European trophy of the modern era, winning the 1960-61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup over Birmingham City that October.
The capital club ended a long wait for major continental silverware in 2022, beating Feyenoord to win the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League under José Mourinho. It came 38 years after the 1984 European Cup final Roma lost on penalties at their own Stadio Olimpico.
Coppa Italia: 9 · Serie A: 3 · Europe: 2022 Conference League, 1961 Fairs Cup
- Rome's other giant
SS Lazio
Lazio's case rests on cup runs rather than league dominance: two Serie A titles (1974, 2000) and seven Coppa Italia wins, one behind Roma in the derby-decided battle for Rome's honours. The seventh Coppa came in 2019, keeping them active on the trophy board into the modern era.
The peak arrived under Sven-Göran Eriksson around 2000, when a squad featuring Alessandro Nesta, Pavel Nedvěd, and Hernán Crespo won the 1998-99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, then a Scudetto and Coppa Italia double the next season. The Cup Winners' Cup is still Lazio's only European trophy.
Serie A: 2 · Coppa Italia: 7 · Europe: 1999 Cup Winners' Cup
- Southern champions
Napoli
Napoli's history splits cleanly at Diego Maradona, who arrived in 1984 and delivered the club's first two Serie A titles (1986-87, 1989-90) and its only UEFA Cup, in 1988-89, the first major trophies won by a club from southern Italy.
A 33-year league drought ended in 2022-23 under Luciano Spalletti, then Napoli won again in 2024-25 under Antonio Conte, a second Scudetto in three years. That takes them to four Serie A titles and six Coppa Italia wins, ranking them above Torino on the strength of the recent double and the UEFA Cup.
Serie A: 4 · Coppa Italia: 6 · Europe: 1989 UEFA Cup · Latest title: 2024-25
- Il Grande Torino
Torino
Torino's seven Serie A titles are weighted heavily toward one side: Il Grande Torino, which won five consecutive championships in the 1940s before the entire first team died in the 1949 Superga air disaster. That squad supplied most of the Italy national team of the era.
Torino edge Bologna for seventh on head count of league titles (both have seven) because their Scudetti are more concentrated and recent, running to 1976. They added five Coppa Italia wins across later decades, the last in 1993, and have not won a major trophy since.
Serie A: 7 · Coppa Italia: 5 · Defining era: 5 straight titles, 1940s · Last major: 1993
- Old-money power
Bologna
Bologna's seven Serie A titles, won largely between 1925 and 1964, make them one of Italy's forgotten early powers. Nicknamed "lo squadrone che tremare il mondo" after a 1937 exhibition win over Chelsea, they were also a continental force in the interwar era, winning the Mitropa Cup, then Europe's top club competition, three times (1932, 1934, 1961).
They rank behind Torino despite a matching seven Scudetti because their titles are older, but Bologna are no longer dormant: they won the 2024-25 Coppa Italia over Milan, a first major trophy in 51 years and their third Coppa overall, alongside a recent Champions League return under Thiago Motta.
Serie A: 7 · Coppa Italia: 3 · Mitropa Cup: 3 · Latest major: 2024-25 Coppa Italia
- European pioneer
Fiorentina
Fiorentina hold a genuine first: their 1960-61 Cup Winners' Cup, sealed in May 1961, was the earliest European trophy won by any Italian club, months before Roma's Fairs Cup and four years before Milan's first European Cup.
La Viola have won Serie A twice (1955-56, 1968-69) and six Coppa Italia titles, matching Napoli's cup count. They reached the Cup Winners' Cup final again in 1990 and the UEFA Conference League final in both 2023 and 2024, losing all three, so the 1961 win remains their only European trophy, but it is enough to seal their pioneer status.
Serie A: 2 · Coppa Italia: 6 · Europe: 1961 Cup Winners' Cup (first for any Italian club)
- The original power
Genoa
Genoa is Italy's oldest club, founded in 1893, and the sport's first domestic giant. All nine of its Italian championships came before 1925, when Genoa dominated the earliest editions of the national title before Juventus, Milan, and Inter had grown into powers.
Those nine titles predate the unified Serie A of 1929-30, which is why some modern lists set them apart, but they still outrank every club here outside the Big Three on raw title count. Genoa's lone Coppa Italia arrived in 1936-37, and the club has not added a major honour since, making it the most historical entry on this list.
Championships: 9 (all pre-1925) · Coppa Italia: 1 · Founded: 1893 (Italy's oldest club)
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Add up every Scudetto, Coppa Italia, and European Cup won by an Italian club and one pattern dominates: three teams account for most of it. Juventus, AC Milan, and Inter Milan have combined for 76 Serie A titles, 29 Coppa Italia wins, and 12 European Cups. But Italian football runs deeper than the Big Three, from Fiorentina’s pioneering 1961 European win to Genoa’s nine championships from the sport’s earliest decades.
How We Ranked Italy’s Clubs
The order weighs three honours in a fixed hierarchy:
- Serie A titles decide placement first, as the truest measure of sustained domestic strength.
- Coppa Italia wins break ties and lift cup specialists like Roma and Lazio above clubs with similar league records.
- European trophies separate clubs otherwise level, which is how AC Milan edges ahead of Inter and how Napoli’s UEFA Cup helps clear Torino.
Where clubs match on league titles, the tiebreak favors the more recent and more concentrated run: Torino and Bologna both hold seven Scudetti, but Torino’s are later and packed into one dynasty, so Torino ranks higher.
The Big Three vs Everyone Else
The gap between Italy’s top tier and the rest is stark. Juventus, Inter, and Milan hold 76 of the roughly 120 Serie A titles ever awarded, and all 12 Italian European Cups. Every club from Roma down has a single-digit European-Cup count of zero and a league tally in low single digits.
That concentration is why placements four through ten hinge on cup pedigree, secondary European trophies, and historical weight rather than league dominance. Roma and Lazio built their cases in the Coppa Italia; Fiorentina and Bologna on continental firsts; Genoa purely on pre-1930 history.
Honours at a Glance
| Rank | Club | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Top European Honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 36 | 15 | 2 European Cups |
| 2 | AC Milan | 19 | 5 | 7 European Cups |
| 3 | Inter Milan | 21 | 9 | 3 European Cups |
| 4 | AS Roma | 3 | 9 | 2022 Conference League |
| 5 | SS Lazio | 2 | 7 | 1999 Cup Winners’ Cup |
| 6 | Napoli | 4 | 6 | 1989 UEFA Cup |
| 7 | Torino | 7 | 5 | — |
| 8 | Bologna | 7 | 3 | Mitropa Cup (×3) |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 2 | 6 | 1961 Cup Winners’ Cup |
| 10 | Genoa | 9 | 1 | — |
Why Old Titles Count Differently
Genoa’s nine championships and several of Bologna’s and Torino’s predate the unified national league that became Serie A in 1929-30. Those early titles were decided by regional rounds and playoffs, not a single 18- or 20-team table, so some record-keepers list them separately from post-1929 Scudetti. This ranking counts them, because they were the recognized national championship of their day, but it is why an old-era club like Genoa sits at number ten despite a title count that would otherwise place it far higher.
The same caveat cuts the other way for European silverware. The Mitropa Cup that Bologna won three times and the Fairs Cup that Roma won in 1961 were the leading continental competitions before UEFA’s modern structure existed, which is why they carry real weight in placing clubs whose peaks came decades ago.
For how Italy’s clubs stack up against their neighbours, see our breakdown of the most successful Spanish football clubs, the full ranking of most Champions League titles by club, and Italy’s wider football coverage.
Frequently asked questions
Which Italian club has won the most Serie A titles?+
Juventus, with 36 Scudetti, far more than any other Italian club. Inter Milan is second with 21 after winning the 2025-26 title, and AC Milan third with 19. Juventus also holds the Serie A record for consecutive championships, winning nine in a row from 2011-12 to 2019-20. No other Italian club has ever managed more than five straight.
Which Italian club has won the most Champions League titles?+
AC Milan, with seven European Cup/Champions League titles won in 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, and 2007. That is the second-most of any club in the competition's history, behind only Real Madrid. Inter Milan are next among Italian clubs with three, most recently in 2010, and Juventus have two, from 1985 and 1996.
Which Italian clubs have won the European Cup or Champions League?+
Only three. AC Milan lead with seven titles, Inter Milan have won three (1964, 1965, and 2010), and Juventus have won twice (1985 and 1996). No other Italian club has lifted Europe's top club trophy, though Fiorentina, Roma, Lazio, and Napoli have all won secondary European competitions such as the Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup, or Conference League.
Is Inter Milan the only Italian club never relegated from Serie A?+
Yes. Inter is the sole ever-present club in Serie A since the league adopted its single-division round-robin format in 1929, a streak now stretching beyond 95 seasons. Juventus, AC Milan, Roma, and even Genoa have all spent at least one season outside the top flight at some point. That unbroken presence is a distinction Inter alone holds in Italian football.
Which Italian club won a European trophy first?+
Fiorentina, who won the 1960-61 European Cup Winners' Cup, sealed in May 1961. It was the first European trophy won by any Italian club, coming months before Roma's Inter-Cities Fairs Cup win that October and four years before AC Milan lifted Italy's first European Cup in 1963. Fiorentina beat Rangers over two legs to claim the honour.
Which Italian club has won the most Coppa Italia titles?+
Juventus, with 15 Coppa Italia wins, the record for the competition. Inter Milan and Roma are tied for second with nine each, followed by Lazio and Fiorentina and Napoli. The Big Three of Juventus, Inter, and Milan hold 29 Coppa Italia titles between them. Bologna's 2024-25 win over Milan ended their own 51-year wait for the trophy.
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