UNBELIEVABLE! African club beat Man Utd, Barcelona, Real Madrid, others to claim top spot in World’s 30 most successful clubs (List is here)

Reports about 30 most successful clubs in the world reveal that Al Ahly of Egypt is the most decorated club in the history of the game.

The likes of Real Madrid , Juventus , Barcelona , Manchester United , Liverpool and Bayern Munich are known for their lucrative history, as well as recent successes which has come with their dominance on both a domestic and European level.

But if we take into account the whole of the world and assess their total number of trophies won, none of these sides make it into the top five, report the Mirror.

A chart, compiled by Goal, listed the top 30 most successful clubs in the world based on all-time trophies won.

The table features some surprising names… and we bet you could not guess the name of the team sitting in No.1.

The top 30 clubs in world football based on trophies won

30. Club Atletico Independiente – Argentina – 43 trophies

29. Fenerbahce – Turkey – 43 trophies

28. Deportivo Saprissa – Costa Rica – 46 trophies

27. River Plate – Argentina – 48 trophies

26. CSKA Sofia – Bulgaria – 48 trophies

25. AC Milan – Italy – 48 trophies

24. Grasshopper Club Zurich – Switzerland – 49 trophies

23. Zamalek – Egypt – 52 trophies

22. Deportivo Colo-Colo – Chile – 54 trophies

21. Boca Juniors – Argentina – 55 trophies

20. Club Olimpia – Paraguay – 57 trophies

19. FCSB – Romania – 58 trophies

18. Liverpool – England – 59 trophies

17. Anderlecht – Belgium – 60 trophies

16. Galatasaray – Turkey – 61 trophies

15. Juventus – Italy – 63 trophies

14. Bayern Munich – Germany – 70 trophies

13. Ajax – Netherlands – 70 trophies

12. Manchester United – England – 71 trophies

11. Al-Faisaly – Jordan – 74 trophies

10. Porto – Portugal -74 trophies

9. Olympiacos – Greece – 75 trophies

8. Benfica – Portugal – 82 trophies

7. Real Madrid – Spain – 90 trophies

6. Barcelona – Spain – 91 trophies

5. Celtic – Scotland – 105 trophies

4. Atletico Penarol – Uruguay – 108 trophies

3. Club Nacional de Football – Uruguay – 113 trophies

2.Rangers – Scotland – 115 trophies

1. Al Ahly – Egypt – 118 trophies

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