NB: the overview below refers to the seasons 1997/98 [autumn/fall or winter/fall] and 1998 [spring/fall]
Country Champion CupWinner Modus Member
Afghanistan --------- -------- --- AFC
Albania Vllaznia Shkodër Apolonia Fier s/f UEFA
Algeria USM El Harrach (El Harrach) WA Tlemcen (Tlemcen) s/f CAF
American Samoa not known ------------ s/f OFC
Andorra CE Principat CE Principat a/f UEFA
Angola Primeiro de Agosto (Luanda) Petro Atlético (Luanda) s/f CAF
Anguilla Coca Cola Spartans International (The Valley) ------------- --- CONCACAF
Antigua and Barbuda Empire (Gray's Farm) ------------- a/f CONCACAF
Argentina River Plate (Buenos Aires) (apertura)
Vélez Sarsfield (Buenos Aires) (clausura) ------------- a/f CONMEBOL
Armenia Tsement Ararat Tsement Ararat s/f UEFA
Aruba SV Estrella (Santa Cruz) -------------- s/f CONCACAF
Ascension Island Georgetown United FC not known s/f no member CAF
Australia South Melbourne not held a/f OFC
Austria Sturm Graz SV Ried a/f UEFA
Azerbaijan Kepez Ganca Kepez Ganca a/f UEFA
Bahamas Cavalier FC ------------- a/f CONCACAF
Bahrain West Riffa West Riffa a/f AFC
Bangladesh Muktijoddha SKC --------------- a/f AFC
Barbados Notre Dame (Bayville) Gall Hill 17) s/f CONCACAF
Belarus Dnepr-Transmash (Mogilev) Lakamatyu-96 Vitsebsk s/f UEFA
Belgium Club Brugge Racing Genk a/f UEFA
Belize Juventus (Orange Walk) -------------- a/f CONCACAF
Benin Dragons de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo) Mogas 90 (Porto Novo) s/f CAF
Bermuda Vasco Volcanoes Vasco Volcanoes 18) a/f CONCACAF
Bhutan -------- -------- --- AFC
Bolivia Blooming (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) Unión Central s/f CONMEBOL
Bosnia-Hercegovina 23) Zeljeznicar (Sarajevo) FC Sarajevo a/f UEFA
(Croatian Part) Siroki Brijeg Troglav Livno
(Muslim Part) Bosna (Visoko) Orasje
(Serbian Part) Rudar (Ugljevik) Rudar (Ugljevik)
Botswana Notwane PG (Gaborone) Botswana Defence Force XI (Lobatse) a/f CAF
Brazil SC Corinthians (São Paulo) SE Palmeiras (São Paulo-SP) s/f CONMEBOL
British Virgin Islands BDO Binder Stingers (Road Town) Kickers United 19) a/f CONCACAF
Brunei -------- -------- --- AFC
Bulgaria Litex (Lovetch) Levski Sofia (Sofia) a/f UEFA
Burkina Faso USFA (Ouagadougou) AS Fonctionnaires (Bobo-Dioulasso) s/f CAF
Burundi Vital'O (Bujumbura) InterStar (Bujumbura) 1) s/f CAF
Cambodia Royal Dolphins (Phnom Penh) -------- --- AFC
Cameroon Cotonsport (Garoua) Dynamo (Douala) s/f CAF
Canada Toronto Olympians 20) Toronto Olympians 22) --- CONCACAF
St. Catharines Roma Wolves 21)
Cape Verde Islands CS Mindelense (Mindelo) -------------- s/f CAF
Cayman Islands Scholars International (West Bay) Georgetown SC s/f CONCACAF
Central African Rep. discontinued ASDR Fatima (Bangui) s/f CAF
Channel Islands Sylvans SC St.Peters (Guernsey) -------- --- no member UEFA
Chile Universidad Católica (Santiago) ap 34)
Colo Colo (Santiago) cl 35) Universidad de Chile (Santiago) s/f CONMEBOL
China Dalian Wanda Shanghai Shenhua s/f AFC
Christmas Island unknown unknown --- no member AFC
Colombia Deportivo Cali -------- s/f CONMEBOL
Comoros US Zlimadjou (Moroni) --- no member CAF
Congo-Brazzaville Vita Club Mokanda (Pointe-Noire) unknown s/f CAF
Congo-Kinshasa DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa) AS Dragons (Kinshasa) s/f CAF
Cook Islands Avatiu FC ?? Teau-o-Tonga --- OFC
Costa Rica CD Saprissa (San José) -------- a/f CONCACAF
Croatia Croatia (Zagreb) Croatia (Zagreb) a/f UEFA
Cuba Ciudad de La Habana -------- s/f CONCACAF
Cyprus Anorthosis (Famagusta) Anorthosis (Famagusta) a/f UEFA
Czech Republic AC Sparta (Praha) FK Jablonec (Jablonec) a/f UEFA
Denmark Brøndby IF Brøndby IF a/f UEFA
Djibouti unknown Force Nationale de Police (Djibouti) --- CAF
Dominica ACS Zebians Madech Pointe Michel --- CONCACAF
Dominican Republic no competition -------- --- CONCACAF
Dutch Antilles Jong Colombia Boca Samí -------- --- CONCACAF
(Curaçao) Union Deportivo Banda'bou -------- s/f CONCACAF
(Sint Maarten) -------- -------- --- CONCACAF
Ecuador Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito) -------- s/f CONMEBOL
Egypt Al Ahly (Cairo) Al Masry (Port Said) a/f CAF
El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo (Usulután) -------- a/f CONCACAF
England Arsenal (London) Arsenal (London) 24) a/f UEFA
Eritrea Red Sea FC (Asmara) Hinsta 2) --- CAF
Estonia FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora Tallinn s/a/f UEFA
FC Flora Tallinn 25)
Ethiopia Mebrat Hail (Addis Abeba) 3) Ethio-Bunna (Addis Abeba) 4) --- CAF
Faroe Islands HB 04 (Tórshavn) HB 04 (Tórshavn) s/f UEFA
Fiji Raymonds (Rewa) 43) Ba 44) s/f OFC
Finland Haka Valkeakoski HJK Helsinki s/f UEFA
France RC Lens Paris S.G. a/f UEFA
French Guyana AS Jahouvey Mana US Sinnamary 36) a/f CONCACAF
FYR Macedonia Sileks (Kratovo) Vardar (Skopje) a/f UEFA
Gabon FC 105 (Libreville) 5) Ndzimba (Libreville) 6) a/f CAF
Gambia Real (Banjul) Wallidan (Banjul) s/f CAF
Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi Dinamo Batumi a/f UEFA
Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern FC Bayern München a/f UEFA
Ghana Hearts of Oak (Accra) Asante Kotoko (Kumasi) a/f CAF
Gibraltar St Theresas FC unknown no member UEFA
Greece Olympiakos (Pireus) Panionios (Athinai) a/f UEFA
Greenland Kissaviarsuk 1933 -------- --- no member CONCACAF
Grenada Fontenoy United Queen's Park Rangers (St. George's) 37) s/f CONCACAF
Guadeloupe L'Etoile Filante (Morne-à-l'Eau) unknown s/f CONCACAF
Guam Anderson Soccer Club (spring)
Island Cargo (fall)
Anderson Soccer Club (overall) -------- s/f no member AFC
Guatemala Comunicaciones (C. de Guatemala) Suchitepéquez (Mazatenango) a/f CONCACAF
Guinea AS Kaloum Stars (Conakry) AS Kaloum Stars (Conakry) a/f CAF
Guinea-Bissau Sporting Clube de Bissau 7) ------------------ s/f CAF
Guyana Topp XX (Linden) Milerock (Linden) a/s CONCACAF
Haiti FICA (Cap-Haïtien) -------- s/f CONCACAF
Honduras CD Motagua (Tegucigalpa) 38) -------- a/s CONCACAF
Hongkong Instant-Dict Instant-Dict 30) s/f AFC
Hungary Újpesti TE (Budapest) MTK Hungária FC (Budapest) a/f UEFA
Iceland ÍBV (Vestmannæyjar) ÍBV (Vestmannæyjar) s/f UEFA
India Mohun Bagan AC (Calcutta) Mohun Bagan AC (Calcutta) 31) s/f AFC
Indonesia season not finished no competition s/f AFC
Iran Piroozi (Tehran) not held a/f AFC
Iraq Al-Shurta (Baghdad) Al-Quwa Al-Jawia (Baghdad) s/f AFC
Ireland St. Patrick's Athletic Cork City a/f UEFA
Isle of Man St. Mary's AFC St. Mary's AFC 26) --- no member UEFA
Israel Beitar Jerusalem Maccabi Haifa a/f UEFA
Italy Juventus FC (Torino) Lazio (Roma) a/f UEFA
Ivory Coast ASEC (Abidjan) Africa Sports (Abidjan) s/f CAF
Jamaica Waterhouse (Kingston) Harbour View (Kingston) s/f CONCACAF
Japan Kashima Antlers Yokohama Flugels 29) s/f AFC
Jordan apparently abandoned not held a/f AFC
Kazakhstan Yelimay Semipalatinsk Irtysh Pavlodar s/f AFC
Kenya AFC Leopards (Nairobi) Mathare United s/f CAF
Kiribati unknown -------- --- no member OFC
Kuwait Al Salmiya (Kuwait) Kazma (Kuwait) s/f AFC
Kyrgyzstan CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek SKA-PVO Bishkek --- AFC
Latvia Skonto (Riga) Skonto (Riga) s/f UEFA
Lebanon Al Ansar (Beyrut) Al Nejmeh a/f AFC
Lesotho RLDF (Maseru) Arsenal (Maseru) s/f CAF
Liberia Invincible Eleven (Monrovia) Invincible Eleven (Monrovia) --- CAF
Libya Al Mahalah (Tripoli) Al Shaat (Tripoli) s/f CAF
Liechtenstein no championship FC Vaduz a/f UEFA
Lithuania Kareda (Siauliai) Ekranas (Panevezys) a/f UEFA
Luxembourg Jeunesse d'Esch CS Grevenmacher a/f UEFA
Macao GD Lam Pak -------- --- AFC
Madagascar DSA (Antanarivo) FC Djivan (Farafangana) s/f CAF
Malawi Telecom Wanderers (Blantyre) Bata Bullets (Blantyre) 8) s/f CAF
Malaysia Penang Johor s/f AFC
Maldives Club Valencia New Radiant s/f AFC
Mali Djoliba AC (Bamako) Djoliba AC (Bamako) w/f CAF
Malta FC La Valletta Hibernians (La Valletta) a/f UEFA
Marshall Islands Star Motion (unclear) -------- --- AFC
Martinique Aiglons (Le Lamentin) Club Franciscain (Le François) w/f CONCACAF
Mauritania ASC Garde Nationale (Nouakchott) ASC Sonalec (Nouakchott) s/f CAF
Mauritius Scouts Club (Port Louis) Fire Brigade SC (Beau Bassin-Rose Hill a/f CAF
Mayotte AS Sada (Sada) ------------- s/f CAF
Mexico Cruz Azul/Toluca 39) not held w/f CONCACAF
Micronesia unknown -------- --- no member OFC
Moldova Zimbru Chisinau Zimbru Chisinau a/f UEFA
Mongolia Erchim Derger (Ulan Bator) --- AFC
Montserrat unknown -------- --- CONCACAF
Morocco Raja Casablanca WAC Casablanca a/f CAF
Mozambique Costa do Sol (Maputo) 9) Costa do Sol (Maputo) a/f CAF
Myanmar Yangon City Development -------- --- AFC
Namibia Black Africans Nashua (Windhoek) Chief Santos (Tsumeb) s/f CAF
Nepal Three Star Club (Patan) Mahendra Police (Kathmandu) --- AFC
Netherlands Ajax (Amsterdam) Ajax (Amsterdam) a/f UEFA
New Caledonia AS Poum JS Traput [Lifou] --- AFC
New Zealand Napier City Rovers Central United (Auckland) 45) s/f OFC
Nicaragua Deportivo Walter Ferreti (Managua) -------- --- CONCACAF
Niger Olympique FC (Niamey) JS Ténéré (Niamey) s/f CAF
Nigeria 3SC Shooting Stars (Ibadan) Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) a/f CAF
Niue Lakepa unknown --- no member OFC
North Korea unknown unknown --- AFC
Northern Ireland Cliftonville FC (Belfast) Glentoran (Belfast) a/f UEFA
Norway Rosenborg BK (Trondheim) Stabæk IL s/f UEFA
Oman Al Nasr (Salala) Seeb a/f AFC
Pakistan Pakistan International Airlines -------- --- AFC
Palestine unknown -------- --- AFC
Panama Tauro FC (Panama City) -------- s/f CONCACAF
Papua New Guinea ICF University (Port Moresby) -------- s/f OFC
Paraguay Olimpia (Asuncion) -------- s/f CONMEBOL
Peru Universitario de Deportes (Lima)-------- s/f CONMEBOL
Philippines NCR South -------- s/f AFC
Poland LKS-Ptak Lódz Amica (Wronki) a/f UEFA
Portugal FC Porto FC Porto a/f UEFA
Puerto Rico Académicos de Quintana (Hato Rey 40) )-------- s/f CONCACAF
Qatar Al Ittihad Al Ittihad a/f AFC
Réunion SS Saint-Louisienne (Saint Louis) SS Saint-Louisienne (Saint Louis) s/f CAF
Romania Steaua (Bucuresti) Rapid (Bucuresti) a/f UEFA
Russia Spartak Moskva Spartak Moskva s/f UEFA
Rwanda Rayon Sports (Butare) unknown --- CAF
Saint Helena Rovers unknown s/f CAF
Saint Kitts and Nevis Newtown United FC (Basseterre) -------- --- CONCACAF
Saint Lucia Mabouya Valley Rovers ??? Mabouya Valley Rovers 41) --- CONCACAF
Saint Martin unknown -------- --- CONCACAF
Saint Vincent/Gren. Chelsea (Lowmans) 42) -------- --- CONCACAF
Samoa Vaivase-tai Togafuafua --- OFC
San Marino SS Folgore Falciano (Falciano) S.Calcio Faetano (Faetano) a/f UEFA
São Tomé e Príncipe GD Os Operários (Príncipe) Sporting Praia Cruz (São Tomé) s/f CAF
Saudi Arabia Al Hilal (Riyadh) Al Ahli (Jiddah) a/f AFC
Scotland Celtic Glasgow Heart Of Midlothian a/f UEFA
Senegal ASEC Ndiambour (Louga) ASC Yeggo (Dakar) a/f CAF
Seychelles Red Star (Anse aux Pins) St. Michel United (Anse aux Pins) s/f CAF
Sierra Leone unknown/no competition unknown/no competition s/f CAF
Singapore Singapore Armed Forces Woodlands Wellington s/f AFC
Slovakia 1.FC Kosice FC Spartak Trnava a/f UEFA
Slovenia Maribor Branik (Maribor) Rudar Velenje a/f UEFA
Solomon Islands Malaita Eagles SC -------- --- OFC
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns (Pretoria) Mamelodi Sundowns (Pretoria) 11) a/f CAF
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings Anyang LG Cheetahs 32) s/f AFC
Spain FC Barcelona FC Barcelona a/f UEFA
Sri Lanka Ratnams SC (Colombo) not known a/f AFC
Sudan Al Hilal (Omdurman) Al Merreikh (Omdurman) 12) a/f CAF
Surinam Transvaal (Paramaribo) ???? -------- a/f CONCACAF
Swaziland Manzini Wanderers (Manzini) 13) Denver Sundowns (Mbabane) a/f CAF
Sweden AIK Solna (Stockholm) Helsingborg IF s/f UEFA
Switzerland Grasshopper Club (Zürich) Lausanne-Sports a/f UEFA
Syria Jaish (Damascus) Jaish (Damascus) a/f AFC
Tahiti AS Vénus (Mahina) AS Vénus (Mahina) --- OFC
Taiwan Taipower (Taipei) ------- --- AFC
Tajikistan Varzob Dushanbe FK Khujand 33) s/f AFC
Tanzania Maji Maji (Songea) Tanzania Stars 14) s/f CAF
Thailand Sinthana -------- s/f AFC
Togo no competition no competition a/f CAF
Tonga SC Lotoha'apai (Nuku'alofa) -------- --- OFC
Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public FC (Arouca) CLF San Juan Jabloteh a/f CONCACAF
Tunisia Espérance Sportive (Tunis) Club Africain (Tunis) a/f CAF
Turkey Galatasaray SK (Istanbul) Besiktas JK (Istanbul) a/f UEFA
Turkmenistan Kopetdag (Ashgabat) Nisa Ashgabat) a/f AFC
Turks and Caicos Isl. -------- -------- --- CONCACAF
Uganda Villa SC (Kampala) Villa SC (Kampala) 15) a/f CAF
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Dynamo Kyiv a/f UEFA
United Arab Emirates Al Ain Sharjah 28) a/f AFC
United St. of America Chicago Fire -------- s/f CONCACAF
Uruguay Nacional (Montevideo) -------- s/f CONMEBOL
US Virgin Islands no overall championship --- CONCACAF
(Saint Croix) Helenites (Groveplace) --------
(St Thomas and St John) MI Rock Masters ?? --------
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor (Tashkent) Nawbahor (Namangan) s/f AFC
Vanuatu Tafea FC -------- --- OFC
Venezuela Atlético Zulia no competition a/f CONMEBOL
Vietnam The Cong (Hanoi) -------- a/f AFC
Wales Barry Town AFC Bangor City FC a/f UEFA
Wallis and Futuna AS Aka-Aka (Aka-Aka) -------- --- no member OFC
Yemen Al Wahda (Sana) Al-Wehda (Sana) 27) s/f AFC
Yugoslavia FK Obilic (Beograd) Partizan Beograd a/f UEFA
Zambia Nchanga Rangers (Chingola) Konkola Blades (Chililabombwe) s/f CAF
Zimbabwe no championship 16) CAPS United (Harare) s/f CAF
1) play Cup Winner’s Cup
2) play Cup Winner’s Cup
3) aka EELPA
4) aka Coffee FC
5) play Champion’s Cup
6) play Cup Winner`s Cup
7) the competition was abandoned due to civil war; the FA awarded the championship to Sporting
8) play Cup Winner’s Cup
9) not an official championship!
10) Taça Nacional
11) Bob Save Superbowl
12) play Cup Winner’s Cup
13) half of season champion; http://www.rsssf.com/tables/swaz99.html
14) play Cup Winner’s Cup (selection?)
15) Kakungulu Cup
16) Dynamos (Harare) play Champion’s Cup
17) FA Cup
18) FA Cup
19) FA Cup
20) League Champion/CPSL
21) Playoff Champion/CPSL
22) CPSL Cup Champion
23) Overall (Muslim/Croat)
24) FA Cup
25) transitional championship
26) FA Cup
27) Unity Cup
28) Emir’s Cup
29) Emperor’s Cup
30) FA Cup
31) FA Cup
32) FA Cup
33) play Cup Winner’s Cup
34) Apertura championship
35) Clausura championship
36) Coupe de Guyane
37) FA Cup
38) Apertura+Clausura Champion
39) winter/summer
40) Torneo Nacional Superior
41) FA Cup
42) Hairoun Club Championship
43) Club Championship
44) FACT
45) Chatham-Cup
Prepared and maintained by Josef Bobrowsky for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Josef Bobrowsky
(jrjb@chello.at)
Last updated: 15 Sep 2002
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