It is always a legendary sports team that manages to leave its mark on history. It’s no surprise that becoming champions by beating their rivals is the best way to measure a team’s success. Real Madrid, for example, is the most successful soccer club in history. One of the main reasons for this is that they are the best team in the UEFA Champions League. In this article we will look at the best teams in soccer, basketball and volleyball and their achievements in different leagues. We have compiled a list with the teams that have won the most trophies in their respective leagues from the FIFA World Cup and the FIVB Women’s Club World Championship.
FIFA World Cup
The World Cup is at the top of our list of countries that have won the most football championships. Brazil, which also won the World Cup in 2002, will be remembered by Turkish football fans as the country that has won the World Cup the most times. Brazil has two World Cup runner-up and third place finishes. The country won the World Cup for the first time in 1958 and finished runner-up twice. Brazil, the country of Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Alex de Souza and Roberto Carlos, finished fourth in 2014.
UEFA Champions League
Let’s discuss the team with the most success in the UEFA Champions League. Real Madrid is the obvious answer. Real Madrid is considered one of the greatest teams in the history of soccer. To date, they have won 13 UEFA Championships. Real Madrid has won the UEFA Cup 4 times in the last 6 years. In the decade of 2010, Real Madrid was the team that won the most trophies.
Super League
The Super League is the biggest football league in Turkey. Galatasaray is the most champion team in Turkey with 22 titles. After winning the fourth star in the Super League in the 2014-2015 season, Galatasaray continued its success in the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons. In addition to its domestic successes, Galatasaray has also achieved many international successes. Galatasaray is the only Turkish team to win the UEFA Cup without losing.
NBA
The next sport on our list is basketball. The NBA is the most prestigious basketball league in the whole world. The Boston Celtics have won 17 championship rings. The Celtics have had a bad run in recent years and won their last NBA championship in 2008. The Boston Celtics are considered one of the greatest teams in NBA history. They defeated the Los Angeles Lakers by 39 points in the NBA finals.
EuroLeague
Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahçe and other men’s basketball clubs regularly participate in the EuroLeague, a European basketball league closely followed by basketball fans in Turkey. Real Madrid is the team with the most titles in the EuroLeague with 10. Real Madrid won its last title in the final of the 2017-2018 season. They defeated the previous season’s champion Fenerbahçe Doğuş with a score of 85-80. The following year they finished third. Anadolu Efes, the first team to win the 2019-2020 season in the EuroLeague, which was canceled due to the pandemic, was the champion of the 2017-2018 season.
Basketball Super League
It’s time to discover the most successful Turkish basketball team after the EuroLeague. Anadolu Efes has won the ING Basketball Super League 14 times. After not winning the Basketball Super League for 10 years from 2009, the team finally tasted victory in 2019 after failing to win the league title in the previous decade. Anadolu Efes finished second in the league 12 times and finished first in the league for ten years starting in 2009.
FIVB Women’s Club World Championship
Vakıfbank and Eczacıbaşı are the two most successful teams of the championship. The first one was organized in Brazil in 1991. Turkey has been the most successful country in the championship thanks to the success of Turkish Teams. Our country was in the top 3 12 times; Turkish teams won 6 gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze medals. Vakıfbank, Istanbul was the team that won the most first places in the championship. They defeated Brazilian teams back to back in 2013, 2017 and 2018.
CEV Women’s Champions League
Dinamo Moscow won the CEV Cup eleven times between 1960 and 1977, when the league was founded. Dynamo Moscow was the most successful team in the league. However, they went through some turbulent times after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Vakifbank Istanbul is the Turkish team with the most trophies. It made history in 2010 when it won it. Vakıfbank won four championships in the 2010s.
Turkish Women’s Volleyball League
Eczacıbaşı has been the best team in the Sultans League since 2016. Since 2012, Eczacıbaşı has won 16 championships, although it has not finished first. The fact that Eczacıbaşı has not won a championship does not mean that it has failed. It has won numerous titles in national tournaments such as the AXA Insurance Champions Cup and international tournaments such as the FIVB Women’s Club World Championship. Vakıfbank Istanbul is the second most successful team in the Sultans League with 11 titles.
