Star (football badge)

In football, some national and club teams include one or more stars as part of (or beside) the team badge (often referred to as a "crest") appearing on their shirt, to represent important trophies the team has previously won. Often this is a unilateral decision by a team itself, rather than a specific privilege earned or sanctioned by any governing body (e.g. as with the FIFA Champions Badge), and as such, the relevance of these stars on a club's shirt is somewhat tenuous.

Juventus first popularised the star in 1958.[1]

Standardised significance

Club

The scudetto (Italian for "little shield") was the source of inspiration for the adding of stars.

The first team in association football history to adopt a star was Juventus,[2] who added one above their badge in 1958 to represent their tenth Italian Football Championship and Serie A title, at the time, the new national record.[1] This was an extension of the existing convention by which the reigning champions are entitled to display the scudetto on their shirts for the following season. The star was later formally adopted by some organisations as a symbol for ten titles, and the ratio of one star for ten titles has become the "most common" arrangement.[3]

Juventus unofficially won their 30th league title in 2011–12, but a dispute with the Italian Football Federation, who stripped Juventus of their 2004–05 and 2005–06 titles due to their involvement in a 2006 Italian football scandal, left their official total at 28. However, they elected to wear no stars at all the following season.[4] Juventus won their 30th title in 2013–14 and thus earned the right to wear their third star, however, club president Andrea Agnelli stated that the club suspended the use of the stars until another team wins their 20th championship, thus having the right to wear two stars, "to emphasise Juventus' superiority".[5] However, for the 2015–16 season, Juventus reintroduced the stars and added the third star to their jersey as well with new kit manufacturers Adidas.[6]

In Scotland, Rangers displayed five stars above the badge on their shirts in 2003 to symbolise their 50 league titles. Celtic have one star above their badge to represent their triumph in the 1967 European Cup. Aberdeen displayed two stars to commemorate their 1980s wins in the European Cup Winners' Cup and European Super Cup.[7]

Rangers wear 5 stars to represent the 50 league championships they have amassed.

Football in Germany has two official star systems operating in parallel. In 2004, the DFL, which governs the Bundesliga (the top two divisions), introduced Verdiente Meistervereine (roughly "distinguished champion clubs"). This has a sliding scale of 1, 2, 3, and 4 stars for 3, 5, 10, and 20 titles.[8] It includes only Bundesliga titles, excluding titles from before the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963, and from the former East German League. Dynamo Berlin (playing in the fourth level) unilaterally began wearing three unapproved stars for its East German titles.[9] In November 2005, the DFB, which governs non-Bundesliga football, allowed former champions playing outside the Bundesliga to display a single star inscribed with the number of titles.[10] In 2007, Dynamo Berlin switched to a single approved star inscribed with the number 10. Greuther Fürth retains three silver stars on its club badge, but not on its shirts.

Major League Soccer's previously informal system, one star per MLS Cup title, was standardised in 2006, with the defending champions wearing the MLS Scudetto, like the Serie A system, for one season before adding a new star. Starting in 2012, the Scudetto was replaced with a single gold star worn by reigning champions above any other silver championship stars. In 2016, this system changed again in recognition of the LA Galaxy's fifth championship title: champion clubs during their title defence will wear a large gold star (featuring the year of the league win) above other smaller stars set in silver; clubs with five championships (presently only the Galaxy) will wear one gold star; and teams with one-to-four MLS Cup wins will wear one silver star for each victory.[11] In Australia, they also use a system based around different coloured stars for different trophy wins: Australian winners of the AFC Champions League will wear a gold star inscribed with the number of wins, while A-League and W-League victory is recognised with a silver star similarly embossed; reigning league or FFA Cup champions will also wear a gold competition emblem in the season following the championship.[12]

In Norway a team will display a star for every 10 titles in Tippeligaen. Rosenborg is the only team with more than 10 titles. Since 2006, all Swedish football clubs that have won ten or more Swedish championships have added a star above their badge. Malmö FF added a second star following its 20th championship title win in 2017. The same system has applied in the Dutch Eredivisie from the 2007–08 season onwards.[13] This innovation was suggested by PSV, after the club won its twentieth title in 2007.[14] Ajax currently have the right to wear three stars since they have won the league more than 30 times. PSV have the right to wear two stars with their 21 league titles, while Feyenoord and HVV Den Haag can add one for their 15 and 10 titles, respectively. HVV won all titles before 1915 and is currently playing in the fourth level of the Dutch league system. In Malta, Floriana, Valletta and Sliema Wanderers boast 2 Golden Stars on their badges having won 25, 20 and 26 titles, respectively, while Hibernians have one star thanks to their 10 titles. No other team in the Maltese League has the golden star on their badge.

The Tampa Bay Rowdies added a star in recognition of a title won by a former club with the same name. They have since added another star after the new club won a league championship of its own.

Occasionally, stars are added to badges of successor or phoenix clubs for the achievements of defunct predecessors. An example of this is the Tampa Bay Rowdies. They added a star to represent the Soccer Bowl, the championship of the original NASL, won by the original Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1975. The club has since added a second star, after the new club won the 2012 edition of the resurrected Soccer Bowl in the new NASL.[15] This approach is atypical: neither the Montreal Impact nor the Seattle Sounders FC franchises retained the stars worn by the old clubs when they joined the MLS.[nb 1] In the case of the Impact, the new team paid tribute to the former team's first title through the stripes on their badge.[16]

As well as predecessor clubs, victories in the national leagues of defunct countries have also been represented by stars. FC Dynamo Kyiv have two stars, commemorating championships won in the Soviet and Ukrainian football league systems. The same is true of Belgrade clubs Partizan and Red Star who have won titles in Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and present-day Serbia, while Spartak Moscow's four stars for every five league titles refer to their 22 Soviet Top League and Russian Football Premier League titles.

The star has given rise to a byword to winning trophies. Examples of this include when Fawaz Al-Hasawi, owner of Nottingham Forest, was quoted as saying "maybe [Nottingham Forest] will have a third star",[17] and France international Paul Pogba's comments in the days before the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final: "Croatia do not have stars – they want one. They have done very well and they want the victory, like us. But I do not have a star. It’s on the shirt, but I did not win it. We want to go looking for it like all players."[18]

International

The first international team to add stars was Brazil. Their badge now features five stars.

Brazil had two stars above their badge in 1968. It was used briefly (friendly matches only) and then removed. After winning their third World Cup in 1970, three stars were officially added and Italy did likewise in 1982. Germany added three in 1996, one in each of the German flag's colours. All world champions have since followed suit. Brazil, Italy, and Germany have since added more stars, after they won later tournaments (cf. 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014), while France are the most recent nation to add a star, commemorating their 2018 triumph less than an hour after victory in the Final.[19]

Uruguay display four stars, including their triumphs in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics, which are regarded as FIFA world championships by the governing body. The 1924 FIFA Congress ruled, “on condition that the Olympic Football Tournament takes place in accordance with the Regulations of FIFA, the latter shall recognize this as a world football championship”,[20][21] and the 1924 and 1928 championships are regarded as equivalent to World Cups in the 1984 Official History of FIFA.[20][21]

In the equipment regulations for FIFA competitions, section 16.1 states, "Those Member Associations that have won one or more of the previous editions of the FIFA World Cup or the FIFA Women's World Cup may display on the Playing Equipment used by their first men's or women's representative teams a five-pointed star, or other symbol as instructed by FIFA, per edition of the FIFA World Cup (men's shirt) or FIFA Women's World Cup (women's shirt) won by the Member Association."[22] The form of symbol is now specified, the accompanying illustrative example depicts a gold star.[22]

Ad hoc adoptions

More recently, club teams have added stars either upon winning a landmark trophy, or in response to a rival team's having added stars. In the Romanian first league, Steaua uses 2 stars above their badge since they won their 20th title. Since then Dinamo added a star for the 18 championships they won. Manchester United sported a star in their UEFA Champions League matches on their special European home kit between 1997 and 1999.[23] To celebrate their second victory that year, they added an extra star to that kit for the 1999–00 season.[23] Liverpool likewise wore four stars in 2001–02, their first campaign in the competition since the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.[23] They wore five stars in the competition in 2005–06 after their fifth victory. Instead of stars, UEFA introduced a multiple winner badge in 2000–01 season, currently worn by five teams who have won the Champions League either five times or more in total, or three times in a row.

Using stars to represent trophy wins has spread to other sports: rugby union club Toulon are an example of this.

Occasionally, stars are temporarily added for one season, usually to commemorative kits to celebrate the anniversary of a particular event in the club's history. Burnley sported two stars on their 2006–07 shirt, for the club's 125th anniversary, to celebrate their two league titles in 1921 and 1960.[23] Likewise Bury in 2009–10, also for their 125th anniversary, commemorating their 1900 and 1903 FA Cup triumphs; Bury have since revived the stars, from 2011–12, after a season's absence.[24] Commemorating anniversaries in this way is not confined to English clubs: Peruvian side Universitario celebrated their 90th anniversary by adding 26 stars to their kits worn home[25] and away.[26] This is not a practice limited to clubs, as in 2004, Denmark wore a star on their shirts specially for Euro 2004, to commemorate their victory in the competition in 1992.

In women's football, the emerging ad hoc standard is to wear stars on the sleeve instead of above the badge. Two of the four teams that have won the FIFA Women's World Cup to date — Norway and Germany — use this practice, as did three-time Women's World Cup winners, the USA, until moving the stars to the back collar in 2007. The United States has returned its two stars to above the badge on their new uniforms for the 2011 Women's World Cup,[27] and have added a third since their 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup championship.[28]

The practice of using stars to signify major titles has spread to other football codes, and to unrelated sports. For example, in 2009, Meath senior Gaelic football team began wearing seven stars on their jerseys, signifying their seven All-Ireland Senior Football Championships.[29] In rugby union, Toulon added a star above its badge after winning the Heineken Cup in 2013, added a second star immediately after winning the same competition in 2014[30] and a third after winning the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup in 2015; English rugby union side Sale Sharks wear a gold star in tribute to their sole Premiership title.[31] In basketball, the men's team of Indiana University Bloomington added five stars to its shorts, representing its five NCAA championships, for the 2015 NCAA tournament, and made the stars at that location a permanent fixture for the 2015–16 season.[32]

List

Excluding the temporary stars, the following teams have chosen to add stars to their shirts:

National teams

Men

Intercontinental

National Team	Title(s) represented	First worn	Number of stars	Notes
Brazil	World Cup	1958	5	Third win was in 1970; fourth and fifth stars added after 1994 and 2002 wins. Briefly wore 2 stars on a tour of Europe in 1968.[33][34]
Italy	World Cup	1934	4	Added after third win; fourth star added after the 2006 win. Incorporated into the badge from 2005 to 2017.[35]
Germany	World Cup	1954	4	Stars first added during Euro 1996 qualification, representing wins in 1954, 1974 and 1990 (as "West Germany"). Worn above the badge. Fourth win was in 2014.
Uruguay	World Cup and Olympics	1930	4 (2+2)	Represent 2 Olympic football titles (1924 & 1928)[20][21] and 2 World Cups (1930 & 1950)
Argentina	World Cup	1978	2	Titles won in 1978 and 1986. The stars were added in 2004.[36]
France	World Cup	1998	2	Titles won in 1998 and 2018. The stars that were added above their badge were unveiled at their opening qualifying game for Euro 2000.
England	World Cup	1966	1	Title won in 1966. Star added in 2003 after a campaign on Sky Sports' Soccer AM programme, first worn on the sleeve.
Spain	World Cup	2010	1	Title won in 2010. Spain played in their away kit for the final, but upon winning the World Cup they changed into their home kit, complete with a star above the badge, for the presentation ceremony.

Continental

National Team	Title(s) represented	First worn	Number of stars	Notes
Egypt	Africa Cup of Nations	1986	7	Fifth star added after the 2006 African Cup victory. A sixth is due for the 2008 African Cup victory. A seventh is due for the 2010 African Cup victory
Cameroon	Africa Cup of Nations	2008	5	1984, 1988, 2000, 2002 A fifth is due for the 2017 tournament victory.
Ghana	Africa Cup of Nations	2008	4	1963, 1965, 1978, Fourth win was in 1982.
Japan	Asian Cup	2011	4	1992, 2000, 2004, Fourth win was in 2011. For commemorative jerseys only.
Nigeria	African cup of nations	2013	3	1980, 1994, Third win was in 2013.
Algeria	Africa Cup of Nations	1990	2	Title won in 1990. Second title in 2019.
DR Congo	Africa Cup of Nations	2002	2	1968, Second win was in 1974
Ivory Coast	Africa Cup of Nations	1992	2	Title won in 1992. Second title in 2015.
Peru	Copa América	1939	2	Title won in 1939. Second title in 1975.
Morocco	Africa Cup of Nations	1976	1	Title won in 1976.
Tunisia	Africa Cup of Nations	2004	1	Title won in 2004.
Zambia	Africa Cup of Nations	2012	1	Title won in 2012. To be worn from 2012 onwards.
Qatar	AFC Asian Cup	2019	1	Title won in 2019.

Women

National Team	Title(s) represented	First worn	Number of stars	Notes
United States	Women's World Cup	1991	4	Worn on the chest, worn on the back collar between 2007 and 2011 and until early 2007 worn on the sleeve. Second star added 1999. Third star added 2015. Fourth star added 2019
Germany	Women's World Cup	2003	2	Until 2003 the three stars of the men's team had been worn. Second star added for their 2007 victory.
Norway	Women's World Cup	1995	1	Worn on the chest, Worn on the sleeve until 2015.
Japan	Women's World Cup	2011	1

Note: Some women teams, like Uruguay or Brazil, wear the men's stars on their jersey.

Club teams

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AFC

Club Team	Country	Title(s) represented	Number of stars	Notes
Western Sydney Wanderers	Australia	AFC Champions League	1	Gold star for winning the 2014 AFC Champions League, introduced in 2015.[12]
Melbourne Victory	Australia	A-League	1	Silver star for winning the A-League
Brisbane Roar	Australia	A-League	1	Silver star (inscribed with the number 3) for winning the A-League thrice, star added in 2015.[12]
Sydney FC	Australia	A-League	1	Silver star (inscribed with the number 4) for winning the A-League four times, star added in 2015 and updated in 2019.[37]
Central Coast Mariners	Australia	A-League	1	Silver star for winning the A-League
Newcastle Jets	Australia	A-League	1	Silver star for winning the A-League
Adelaide United	Australia	A-League	1	Silver star for winning the A-League
Wollongong Wolves	Australia	National Soccer League, New South Wales state champions	4	Two gold stars for NSL victories in 2000 and 2001 and two silver stars for state-level titles in 1987 and 2008.[38]
Shandong Luneng	China PR	Chinese Jia-A League, Chinese Super League	4	One title per star.
Guangzhou Evergrande	China PR	Chinese Super League, AFC Champions League	2	One star each for AFC Champions League and Chinese Super League. Stars for the respective number of wins (2 for ACL, 7 for CSL) on sleeves.
Shenzhen Ruby	China PR	Chinese Super League	1	One title per star.
Changchun Yatai	China PR	Chinese Super League	1	One title per star.
Beijing Guoan	China PR	Chinese Super League	1	One title per star.
Shanghai Shenhua	China PR	Chinese Jia-A League	1	One title per star.
Shanghai SIPG F.C.	China PR	Chinese Super League	1	One title per star.
Mohun Bagan	India	National Football League and I-League	4	Three National Football League titles and one I-League title.
Arema Malang	Indonesia	Liga 1	2	One league title per star. Arema Malang had won Premier Division in 2004 and 2010.
Bali United F.C.	Indonesia	Liga 1	1	One league title per star. Bali had won Premier Division in 2019.
Persib Bandung	Indonesia	Liga 1	2	One league title per star. Persib had won Premier Division in 1995 and 2014.
Persija Jakarta	Indonesia	Perserikatan and Liga 1	1	Nine Perserikatan titles and one Premier Division title in 2001.
Persik Kediri	Indonesia	Liga 1	2	One league title per star. Persik had won Premier Division in 2003 and 2006.
Persipura Jayapura	Indonesia	Liga 1	4	One league title per star. Persipura had won 4 title Premier Division in 2005, 2009, 2011 and2013.
Semen Padang F.C.	Indonesia	Liga 1	1	One league title per star. Semen Padang had won Premier Division in 2012.
Sriwijaya F.C.	Indonesia	Liga 1	2	One league title per star. Sriwijaya FC had won Premir Division in 2008 and 2012 but in 2011-2012 Indonesia Super League as Premier Division not organized by PSSI cause internal conflict, so the real champions of 2011-2012 Indonesia Premier Divison is Semen Padang.
Persepolis F.C.	Iran	Iranian Football League	1	For their record 10 championship titles in Iranian Football League.
Esteghlal F.C.	Iran	Asian Club Championship	2	For their Asian Club Championship triumph.
PAS F.C.	Iran	Asian Club Championship	1	A star for Asian Club Championship triumph.
Damash Tehran F.C.	Iran	Tehran Province League	1	For their Tehran Province League triumph.
Al-Shorta	Iraq	Asian Club Championship, Arab Club Champions Cup	2	One star for the 1971 Asian Club Championship where the club reached the final and refused to play against an Israeli team in protest at the Israeli occupation of Palestine, and one star for the 1981–82 Arab Club Champions Cup victory.[39][40]
Gamba Osaka	Japan	AFC Champions League, J1 League, Emperor's Cup, J. League Cup	9	A star for each major title. The star for their sole AFC Champions League title is larger than the others.
Kashima Antlers	Japan	J1 League, J. League Cup, Emperor's Cup, AFC Champions League	2	A star per 10 major titles.
Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	J1 League, AFC Champions League	3	A large star per ACL titles, a small star per J1 League title.
Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	J1 League	3	A star per major title.
Nagoya Grampus	Japan	J1 League, Emperor's Cup	3	A star per major title.
Shonan Bellmare	Japan	J. League Cup, Asian Cup Winners' Cup, Emperor's Cup	3	A star per title.
Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	J1 League, J. League Cup, Emperor's Cup	4	A star per major title.
Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	J1 League	4	A star per J1 League title.
Tokyo Verdy	Japan	J1 League	2	A star per J1 League title.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	J1 League	3	A star per J1 League title.
Júbilo Iwata	Japan	J1 League	3	A star per J1 League title.
Cerezo Osaka	Japan	J. League Cup, Emperor's Cup	2	A star per major title.
Oita Trinita	Japan	J. League Cup	1	A star per J. League Cup title.
JEF United Chiba	Japan	J. League Cup	2	A star per J. League Cup title.
Kyoto Sanga FC	Japan	Emperor's Cup	1	A star per Emperor's Cup title.
Vissel Kobe	Japan	Emperor's Cup	1	A star per Emperor's Cup title.
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Korea Republic	K League Classic	7	One title per star. Six stars introduced in 2003; seventh star worn since 2007.[41]
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Korea Republic	K League Classic	6	One title per star.
Pohang Steelers	Korea Republic	K League Classic	5	One title per star.
Busan IPark	Korea Republic	K League Classic	4	One title per star. Four stars worn since 2010.[41]
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Korea Republic	K League Classic	4	One title per star. Three stars introduced initially in 2005; fourth star added in 2009.[41]
Ulsan Hyundai	Korea Republic	K League Classic	2	One title per star. Stars added in 1998.[41]
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin	Korea Republic	Korea National League	3	One title per star.
Goyang KB	Korea Republic	Korea National League	3	One title per star.
Gangneung City	Korea Republic	Korea National League	1	One title per star.
Suwon City	Korea Republic	Korea National League	1	One title per star. Began wearing star in 2011.[41]
Incheon Korail	Korea Republic	Korea National League	1	One title per star. Star worn since 2011.[41]
Gyeongju Citizen	Korea Republic	K3 League	2	One title per star.
Seoul United	Korea Republic	K3 League	1	One title per star.
Yangju Citizen	Korea Republic	K3 League	1	One title per star.
FC Pocheon	Korea Republic	K3 League	1	One title per star.
Al Ansar FC	Lebanon	Lebanese Premier League	1	Represents 10 titles.
Al Shabiba Mazraa Beirut	Lebanon	Lebanese Premier League	1	Represents 1 title, won in 1967.
Kelantan FA	Malaysia	Malaysian Super League	2	One title per star. Kelantan FA had won the MSL in 2011 & 2012.
Al-Sadd SC	Qatar	AFC Champions League	2	A star for each AFC Champions League triumph.
Al Hilal SFC	Saudi Arabia	AFC Champions League, Asian Cup Winners Cup, Asian Super Cup	7	A star for each AFC Champions League, Asian Cup Winners Cup and Asian Super Cup triumph.
Al-Ain FC	UAE	UAE Pro-League	1	For their 10 championship titles in UAE League. Star worn since 2012.
Sharjah FC	UAE	UAE Pro-League	1	For their 5 championship titles in UAE League.
Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC	UAE	UAE Pro-League	2	Two stars for their 10 championship titles in UAE League. 7 with Al-Ahli Dubai FC and 3 with Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai.
FC Pakhtakor	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan League	2	Two stars for 10 championship in Uzbekistan League
FC Bunyodkor	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan League	1	One star for 5 championship in Uzbekistan League
FC Neftchi Fergana	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan League	1	One star for 5 championship in Uzbekistan League

CAF

Club Team	Country	Title(s) represented	Number of stars	Notes
JS Kabylie	Algeria	various African titles	7	2 CAF Champions League (1981, 1990),[Af 1] 3 CAF Cups (2000, 2001, 2002), one African Cup Winners' Cup (1995),one African super cup (1982).
ES Sétif	Algeria	CAF Champions League	4	2 CAF Champions League (1988, 2014),1 African super cup (2015) , 1 Afro-asian cup,[Af 1]
MC Alger	Algeria	CAF Champions League	1	Title won in 1976.[Af 1]
Canon Yaoundé	Cameroon	CAF Champions League	3	3 CAF Champions League (1971, 1978, 1980).[Af 1]
Union Douala	Cameroon	CAF Champions League	2 (1 + 1)	1 CAF Champions League (1979),[Af 1] and 1 African Cup Winners' Cup (1981)
TP Mazembe	Democratic Republic of the Congo	CAF Champions League, Linafoot	5 (4 + 1)	Represents 10 titles and 4 CAF Champions League (1967, 1968, 2009, 2010)[Af 1]
AS Vita Club	Democratic Republic of the Congo	CAF Champions League	1	Title won in 1973.[Af 1]
Al-Ahly SC	Egypt	Egyptian League, CAF Champions League	4 + 8	4 stars above club's badge, represents 40 Egyptian Premier League titles. 8 stars under club's badge, represents 8 CAF Champions League titles (1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013).
Zamalek	Egypt	Egyptian League	1	Star for every 10th championship win in Egyptian Premier League.
Hafia FC	Guinea	CAF Champions League	3	3 CAF Champions League (1972, 1975, 1977).[Af 1]
ASEC Mimosas	Ivory Coast	CAF Champions League	1	Title won in 1998.
Stade d'Abidjan	Ivory Coast	CAF Champions League	1	Title won in 1966.[Af 1]
Gor Mahia F.C.	Kenya	African Cup Winners' Cup	1	Title won in 1987.
Al-Ittihad	Libya	Libyan Premier League	1	Awarded star after winning 10th Libyan Premier League title in 2002–03.
Raja Casablanca	Morocco	CAF Champions League, Botola	4 (1 + 3)	Represents 10 titles, and 3 CAF Champions League (1989, 1997, 1999).[Af 1]
FAR Rabat	Morocco	Botola	1	Represents 10 titles.
Wydad Casablanca	Morocco	Botola, CAF Champions League	4	Represents 20 titles, and 2 CAF Champions League (1992, 2017).
Enyimba	Nigeria	CAF Champions League	2	2 CAF Champions League (2003, 2004).
CARA Brazzaville	Republic of the Congo	CAF Champions League	1	Title won in 1974.[Af 1]
Mamelodi Sundowns	South Africa	CAF Champions League	1	Title won in 2016.[42][Af 1]
Orlando Pirates	South Africa	CAF Champions League	1	Title won in 1995.[43][Af 1]
ES Tunis	Tunisia	Tunisian Ligue	2 + 4	Represents 20 titles, and 4 CAF Champions League (1994,2011,2018, 2019).
Club Africain	Tunisia	Tunisian Ligue	1 + 1	Represents 10 titles.
ES Sahel	Tunisia	CAF Champions League	1 + 1	1 CAF Champions League (2007).[Af 1]

Notes

1. The CAF Champions League was known as the African Cup of Champions Clubs prior to 1997.

CONCACAF

Club Team	Country	Title(s) represented	Number of stars	Notes
Montreal Impact	Canada	USL First Division, A-League, American Professional Soccer League	3	Each star represents a league championship from 1994, 2004 and 2009. 2 stars were worn after the second league title in 2004 and a third star was added after their third title in 2009. The stars were removed when they joined Major League Soccer for the 2012 season; the four stars on the 2012 Impact logo do not represent championships, but instead the four founding communities of Montreal represented on the city's coat of arms.[16]
Toronto FC	Canada	MLS Cup	1	Title won in 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps	Canada	USL First Division, North American Soccer League	3	2 stars are worn for their 2 championships in the USL First Division (2006, 2008) and one for the Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL) win in the Soccer Bowl of 1979. The stars were removed when they joined Major League Soccer for the 2011 season.
Herediano	Costa Rica	Costa Rican league	27	One star per national league title.
Saprissa	Costa Rica	Costa Rican league	2	Costa Rican most recent champions wear one star for every consecutive national league championship.
Jong Colombia	Curaçao	CONCACAF Champions' Cup (Caribbean Zone) and Sekshon Pagá.	3 (2+1)	Two CONCACAF Champions League (Caribbean Zone) titles (1967 and 1979) and one for at least ten league titles.
Atlético Pantoja	Dominican Republic	Liga Mayor	3	Each national title won.
Firpo	El Salvador	La Primera	9	Each national title won.
Racing CH	Haiti	CONCACAF Champions League	1	One CONCACAF Champions League title (in 1963)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Mexican First Division	12	One star per title.
Pachuca	Mexico	Mexican First Division, CONCACAF Champions League, Copa Sudamericana	12 (6+6)	One star per league title. 6 gold stars for continental trophies: 5 for CONCACAF Champions League titles, and a star for its Copa Sudamericana title.
Toluca	Mexico	Mexican First Division	10	One star per title.
Cruz Azul	Mexico	Mexican First Division	8	One star per league title, incorporated into the crest.
León	Mexico	Mexican First Division	7	One star per title.
Monterrey	Mexico	Mexican First Division + CONCACAF Champions League	8 (4+4)	4 silver stars above for league titles. 4 gold stars below for CONCACAF Champions League titles.
Tigres UANL	Mexico	Mexican First Division	7	One star per league title.
Santos Laguna	Mexico	Mexican First Division	6	One star per title.
Atlante	Mexico	Mexican First Division	3	One star per title.
Necaxa	Mexico	Mexican First Division	3	One star per title.
Puebla	Mexico	Mexican First Division and Mexican Cup	7 (2+5)	2 gold stars incorporated into crest for league titles. 5 blue stars outside for cup titles.
Veracruz	Mexico	Mexican First Division	2	Titles won in 1946 and 1950.
Atlas	Mexico	Mexican First Division	1	Title won in 1951.
Morelia	Mexico	Mexican First Division	1	Title won in Invierno 2000.
Tecos	Mexico	Mexican First Division	1	Title won in 1994.
Tijuana	Mexico	Mexican First Division	1	Title won in 2012.
Murciélagos	Mexico	Mexican Third Division	1	Title won in 2012.
Celaya	Mexico	Mexican Division Promotion	2	One star per division promotion.
Real Estelí	Nicaragua	Nicaraguan Primera División	2	First two national championships won by the club (in 1991 and 1999).
Tauro F.C.	Panama	Liga Panameña de Fútbol	1	Represents 10 titles.
Puerto Rico Islanders	Puerto Rico	CFU Club Championship	2	One title per star.
S.V. Transvaal	Suriname	CONCACAF Champions League and SVB Topklasse.	3 (2+1)	Two CONCACAF Champions League titles and one for at least ten league titles.
Defence Force F.C.	Trinidad and Tobago	CONCACAF Champions League, CFU Club Championship and TT Pro League.	4 (2+1+1)	Two CONCACAF Champions League titles, One CFU Club Championship and one for at least ten league titles.
LA Galaxy	United States	MLS Cup	1	One single gold star to symbolize their five MLS Cup titles.
D.C. United	United States	MLS Cup	4	Titles won in 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2004.
Seattle Sounders FC	United States	MLS Cup	2	Titles won in 2016 and 2019.
Houston Dynamo	United States	MLS Cup	2	Titles won in 2006 and 2007.
San Jose Earthquakes	United States	MLS Cup	2	Titles won in 2001 and 2003. [nb 2]
Sporting Kansas City	United States	MLS Cup	2	Titles won in 2000 (as Kansas City Wizards) and 2013 (as Sporting Kansas City).
Chicago Fire	United States	MLS Cup	1	Title won in 1998.
Columbus Crew	United States	MLS Cup	1	Title won in 2008.
Real Salt Lake	United States	MLS Cup	1	Title won in 2009.
Colorado Rapids	United States	MLS Cup	1	Title won in 2010.
Portland Timbers	United States	MLS Cup	1	Title won in 2015, star to feature on 2016 change jersey.[44]
Atlanta United FC	United States	MLS Cup	1	Title won in 2018.
Louisville City FC	United States	USL Cup	2	Representing the back-to-back USL Cup Championships won in 2017 and 2018.
Seattle Sounders	United States	A-League, USL First Division	4	Two of each title achieved: A-League titles in 1995 and 1996, USL-1 champions in 2005 and 2007.
Tampa Bay Rowdies	United States	North American Soccer League championships	2	The team, which began play in 2010 as FC Tampa Bay in the D2 Pro League and now plays in the current North American Soccer League (NASL), added the first star to represent the Soccer Bowl, the championship of the original NASL, won by the original Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1975. A second star was added after the new club won Soccer Bowl 2012.[15]
Minnesota United FC	United States	North American Soccer League championship	1	Title won in 2011.[45]
Rochester Rhinos	United States	A-League, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup	4	Four titles won in four seasons: their first championship was the A-League in 1998; victory in the 1999 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup followed before the Rhinos picked up successive A-League titles in 2000 and 2001. Four stars were added in 2013.[46]
San Antonio Scorpions FC	United States	North American Soccer League championship	1	Title won in 2014,[47] star added shortly afterwards.[48]
Cleveland City Stars	United States	USL Second Division championship	1	Cleveland won the 2008 USL Second Division championship and moved into the USL First Division for 2009, along with the Austin Aztex, to replace the departed Seattle Sounders and Atlanta Silverbacks. The team folded after the 2009 season.
Tulsa Roughnecks FC	United States	North American Soccer League championship	1	The team, which began play in 2015 in the rebranded United Soccer League, added a star to the back of their inaugural kit to represent the original Tulsa Roughnecks' sole Soccer Bowl success, when victory in Soccer Bowl '83 resulted in them being crowned NASL champions.[49]
Akron Zips	United States	NCAA Division I	1	Represents 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
Northern Kentucky Norse	United States	NCAA Division II	1	Represents club's 2010 NCAA Division II national championship. The team retained its star even after moving to Division I in 2012.
AFC Cleveland	United States	National Premier Soccer League championship	1	Title won in 2016.

CONMEBOL

Club Team	Country	Title(s) represented	Number of stars	Notes
Vélez Sársfield	Argentina	Argentine League, Copa Libertadores, and Intercontinental Cup	11 (1+10)	Gold star for 1994 Intercontinental Cup over 10 blue stars for 6 Argentine and 4 international titles.[50]
Estudiantes de La Plata	Argentina	Argentine League, Copa Libertadores, and Intercontinental Cup	11	5 Argentine league titles; 4 Copa Libertadores; 1968 Intercontinental and 1969 Interamerican Cups.[51] An earlier badge had just four stars, for the Libertadores and Intercontinental titles.[51] Tenth star added after Copa Libertadores 2009 victory.
Rosario Central	Argentina	Argentine league and CONMEBOL Cup	6 (4+1+1)	The middle star, for the CONMEBOL Cup, is larger. The previous badge had 5 blue stars and one larger yellow star; the extra small star was for the unofficial "1974 Argentinian Championship",[52] a qualification playoff for the 1974 Copa Libertadores.[53]
Newell's Old Boys	Argentina	Argentine league	7	One star per title, including one each for the 1990 Apertura and the 1990/91 Apertura/Clausura playoff.[54]
Argentinos Juniors	Argentina	Argentine League, Copa Libertadores, and Interamerican Cup	5	3 Argentine League; 1985 Libertadores and 1986 Interamerican Cup
Club Atlético Lanús	Argentina	Argentine League, National Cup and two international titles.	5	2 Argentine League (2007 and 2016); 2016 Copa Bicentenario, 2013 Copa Sudamericana and 1996 Copa CONMEBOL.
Boca Juniors	Argentina	Various Titles	68	The club has a policy of adding a star to their badge since 1970 for each title worn ever (Except during 2007-2009 when a design with only 3 stars was used for each Intercontinental Cup won). However, the version of the club badge on the shirts provided by kit manufacturer Nike remains on 52 stars as of 2019.
Quilmes AC	Argentina	Argentine league	2	Amateur title of 1912 and 1978 Metropolitano
Ferro Carril Oeste	Argentina	Argentine league	2	1982 Nacional and 1984 Nacional
Club Atlético Banfield	Argentina	Argentine league and Copa de Honor	2	2009 Torneo Apertura and 1920 amateur Copa de Honor.
Racing Club de Avellaneda	Argentina	Intercontinental Cup	1	Trophy won in 1967; star added for the fortieth anniversary.
Chacarita Juniors	Argentina	Argentine league	1	1969 Metropolitano
Joinville	Brazil	Campeonato Catarinense	12	12 titles won[55]
Americano	Brazil	Campeonato da Cidade de Campos	9	For 9-in-a-row 1967–1975[55]
Vasco da Gama	Brazil	Various Brazilian and South American	8	South American Club Championship 1948; Copa Libertadores 1998; Copa Mercosur 2000; 1974, 1989, 1997 and 2000 Brazilian Championships; unbeaten Campeão de Terra e Mar season in 1945[55][56]
Palmeiras	Brazil	Campeonato Paulista, Brazilian Championship, Copa Rio	9 (1+8)	8 titles won under the name "Palestra Itália" between 1920 and 1940. Others say it commemorates the eighth month (August) of 1914, when the club was founded.[55] Previously wore 4 silver stars, one for each Brazilian championship conquered (1972, 1973, 1993, 1994). Stars are placed inside the badge, rather than the usual placement above. A red star above the badge was added in 2017 for their 1951 Copa Rio win.
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Pernambucan Championship	8 (3+5)	Club badge has 5 yellow stars for the 5-in-a-row (1969–73) and 3 stars for 3 "super-championships" (black for 1957, white for 1976, red for 1983).[55]
São Raimundo (AM)	Brazil	Copa Norte, Campeonato Amazonense	7 (3 + 4)	3 red stars for Norte 3-in-a-row 1999–2001; 4 silver stars for Amazonas titles[55]
Internacional (Porto Alegre)	Brazil	FIFA Club World Cup, Copa Libertadores, Brazilian Championship, Copa do Brasil	6 (1+5)	Silver star for 2006 World title, 5 gold stars for others, with the Libertadores star larger than the other 4 (3 Championships, 1 Copa).[55][57]
Goiás EC	Brazil	Brazilian Série B and Goiás State Championship	2	2 silver stars, for the 1999 and 2012 Série B championships.
Náutico	Brazil	Campeonato Pernambucano	6	6-in-a-row won 1963–1968[55]
Corinthians Paulista	Brazil	FIFA Club World Cup, Brazilian Championship	5 (1+4)	Larger star for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, above the other 4 stars for 4 Campeonato Brasileiro titles. The stars were removed for the 2011 season onwards.[55]
América do Natal	Brazil	Copa Nordeste, Campeonato Potiguar	5 (1 + 4)	1 silver star for 1998 Nordeste; 4 yellow stars for Potiguar 4-in-a-row 1979–82[55]
Fortaleza EC	Brazil	Campeonato Cearense and Copa Norte-Nordeste	6 (4+2)	4 blue stars for Cearense Championship 4-in-a-row in 2007-10; 2 yellow stars for wins of North/Northeast Cup in 1946 and 1970.[58]
Vila Nova	Brazil	Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, Campeonato Goiano	5 (1 + 4)	1 yellow star for 1996 Brasileiro title; 4 red stars for Goiano 4-in-a-row between 1977–80.[55]
Goiânia	Brazil	Campeonato Goiano	5	5-in-a-row won between 1950–1954.[55]
Ceará	Brazil	Campeonato Cearense	5	5-in-a-row between 1915–19.[55]
ABC	Brazil	Campeonato Potiguar	4	Sweep of all four categories in 1954: professional, amateur, junior, and youth leagues.[55]
Colo-Colo (Ilhéus)	Brazil	Campeonato de Ilhéus	4	4-in-a-row between 1960–63.[55]
São Paulo FC	Brazil	Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup	3 (red stars; also 2 gold stars)	3 red stars represent 2 Intercontinental Cups (1992 and 1993) and 1 FIFA Club World Championship (2005). Also, 2 gold stars commemorate Adhemar da Silva's triple jump world records at the 1952 Olympics and the 1955 Pan American Games.[59]
Grêmio Porto Alegre	Brazil	Intercontinental Cup, Libertadores Cup, Brazilian Championship, Copa do Brasil	3 (1+1+1)	The gold star on the badge was added in 1970 to honour Everaldo of the 1970 World Cup team, the first Grêmio player to be world champion.[60] It also represents the 1983 Intercontinental Title. The silver star represents Continental titles (3 Libertadores and 2 Recopa); the bronze star represents Brazilian titles (2 Championships, 1 Serie B, and 5 Copas).[55]
Criciuma EC	Brazil	Copa do Brasil; Série B; Série C[55]	3[nb 3]	Copa won in 1991, Série B in 2002, Série C in 2006.
Fluminense	Brazil	Brazilian Championships	3	Titles won in 1970, 1984 and 2010.[55]
Caxias (Santa Catarina)	Brazil	Campeonato Catarinense	3	Titles won in 1929, 1954, and 1955.[55]
Galícia	Brazil	Campeonato Baiano	3	3 in-a-row won between 1941–1943.[55]
União Barbarense	Brazil	Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, 2 others	3	Série C title won in 2004.[55]
Santos FC	Brazil	Intercontinental Cup[55]	2	Titles won in 1962, 1963.
EC Bahia	Brazil	Taça Brasil and Brazilian Championship	2	Taça won 1959, Championship won 1988.[55]
Atlético Paranaense	Brazil	Brazilian Championship and Série B	2 (1 + 1)	Gold star for 2001 title; silver star for 1995 B title.[55]
Sport Club do Recife	Brazil	Brazilian Championship, Série B and Brazilian Cup	3 (1+1+1)	A Gold star for Championship of 1987; a silver star for Série B 1990[55] and another Gold star for Brazilian Cup 2008.
EC Juventude	Brazil	Copa do Brasil and Brazilian Série B	2 (1+1)	Gold star for the 1999 Copa; silver star for 1994 Série B.[55][61]
Paraná Clube	Brazil	Brazilian Série B	2	Official Série B of 1992 and Yellow Module of Copa João Havelange in 2000.[55]
Paysandu SC	Brazil		2	Titles won in 1991 and 2001.
Brasiliense	Brazil	Brazilian Série B and Série C	2 (1+1)	Bronze star for C title won in 2002; silver star for B title won in 2004.[55]
América Mineiro	Brazil	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, Campeonato Mineiro	2 (1 + 1)	Gold star for 1997 Serie B title, red star for Mineiro 10-in-a-row between 1916–25.[55]
CRAC	Brazil	Campeonato Goiano[55]	2	Won in 1967 and 2004.
Grêmio Barueri	Brazil	Campeonato Paulista	2	2005 Série A3 title; 2006 Série A2 title[55]
CR Flamengo	Brazil	Intercontinental Cup[55]	1	Title won 1981. Stars for lesser titles were removed from badge in 2004.
Atlético Mineiro	Brazil	Brazilian Championship[55]	1	Represents title won in 1971. Previously wore 3 stars (2 red and 1 gold), the 2 red stars for the 1992 and 1997 Copa CONMEBOL titles.
Chapecoense	Brazil	Copa Sudamerica	1	Represents title awarded in 2016, another star incorporated into the badge to commemorate the victims of LaMia Flight 2933.[62] Previously wore 4 stars representing 1977, 1996, 2007 and 2011 Campeonato Catarinense titles.
Coritiba	Brazil	Brazilian Championship[63]	1	Represents title won in 1985.
Guarani FC	Brazil	Brazilian Championship[55]	2	Represents title won in 1978 and Série B of 1981.
Paulista	Brazil	Copa do Brasil[55]	1	Title won in 2005.
Santo André	Brazil	Copa do Brasil[55]	1	Title won in 2004.
Gama	Brazil	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B[55]	1	Title won in 1998.
Londrina	Brazil	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B[55]	1	Title won in 1980.
Avaí	Brazil	Campeonato Brasileiro Série C[55]	1	Title won in 1998.
Atlético Goianiense	Brazil	Campeonato Brasileiro Série C[55]	1	Title won in 1990.
Rio Branco	Brazil	Copa Norte[55]	1	Title won in 1997.
Anápolis	Brazil	Campeonato Goiano[55]	1	Title won in 1965.
Bragantino	Brazil	Campeonato Paulista[55]	1	Title won in 1990.
Brusque	Brazil	Campeonato Catarinense[55]	1	Title won in 1992.
Goiatuba	Brazil	Goiás State Championship[55]	1	Title won in 1992.
Ipatinga	Brazil	Campeonato Mineiro[55]	1	Title won in 2005.[55]
São Caetano	Brazil	Campeonato Paulista[55]	1	Title won in 2004
Colo-Colo	Chile	Copa Libertadores	4(1+3)	Represents trophy won in 1991 and other three stars addered after winning 30th national championship, each star represents 10 title.
Club Universidad de Chile	Chile	Copa Sudamericana	1	Trophy won in 2011.
O'Higgins de Rancagua	Chile	Chilean Primera Division	1	Title won in 2013 Apertura.
Cobresal	Chile	Chilean Primera Division	1	Represents title won in 2014 Clausura.
Santiago Wanderers	Chile	Chilean Primera Division	3	One star per title.
Everton de Viña del Mar	Chile	Chilean Primera Division	4	One star per title.
Huachipato	Chile	Chilean Primera Division	2	One star per title.
Santiago Morning	Chile	Chilean Primera Division	3	Title winning in 1940.
Cobreloa	Chile	Chilean Primera Division	8	One star per title.
América de Cali	Colombia	Colombian league	13	One star per title.
Atlético Junior	Colombia	Colombian league	7	One star per title.
Deportivo Cali	Colombia	Colombian league	9	One star per title.
Once Caldas	Colombia	Colombian league and Copa Libertadores	5 (4+1)	Gold star over badge for Libertadores; 4 stars within badge for one league each.[64]
Barcelona SC	Ecuador	Ecuadorian Serie A	15	Wore black and later red stars under badge for each Serie A title on shirt starting in 1982 until 2015; starting in 2016 stars no longer worn below badge; wore 2 black stars above badge in 2007 for 2 Copa Libertadores runners up performances in 1991 and 1998.
CD El Nacional	Ecuador	Ecuadorian Serie A	20 (13+7)	13 gold stars above badge in two rows, top row consists of three grouped together on both left and right with two together in the middle for 8 total, the sets on left and right represent the three consecutive Serie A titles won in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1982, 1983, 1984, the set of two in middle represent the two consecutive Serie A titles 2005 (Clausura) and 2006, second row consists of five additional gold stars for single league titles won, below badge seven silver stars for seven Serie A 2nd place finishes
CD Cuenca	Ecuador	Ecuadorian Serie A	1	Gold star above badge for 2004 Serie A title
CD Espoli	Ecuador	Ecuadorian Serie A	1	White star below badge for 1995 Serie A 2nd place finish
CD Everest	Ecuador	Ecuadorian Serie A	1	Gold star below badge for 1962 Serie A title
CD Olmedo	Ecuador	Ecuadorian Serie A	2 (1+1)	White star above badge for 2000 Serie A title; white star below badge for 2004 Serie A 2nd place finish
CD Técnico Universitario	Ecuador	Ecuadorian Serie A and Ecuadorian Serie B	3 (2+1)	Wore three black or red stars above badge from 2000 until 2010 for the two Serie A 2nd place finishes in 1978, 1980, and one for the Serie B titles won
CS Emelec	Ecuador	Ecuadorian Serie A	11	Wore stars under badge for each Serie A title on shirt starting in 1997 until 2015; starting in 2016 stars no longer worn below badge
CS Patria	Ecuador	Ecuadorian Serie A, Campeonato de Guayaquil, and Segunda Categoría del Guayas	4	4 green stars below badge for 1961 Serie A 2nd place finish, 2 Campeonato de Guayaquil titles in 1958 and 1959, and the 1968 Segunda Categoría del Guayas title
Delfín SC	Ecuador	Ecuadorian Serie A	1	Gold star above badge for 2019 Serie A title
Independiente del Valle	Ecuador	Copa Sudamericana	1	Gold star above badge for 2019 Copa Sudamericana title
LDU Portoviejo	Ecuador	Segunda Categoría de Manabí	1	From 1985-1987 wore a white star above badge for the 1969 Manabi provincial title
LDU Quito	Ecuador	Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, and Recopa Sudamericana	4	One star for each international title won - 2008 Copa Libertadores, 2009 Copa Sudamericana, 2009 and 2010 Recopa Sudamericana; previously wore red or blue stars above badge for each Serie A title from 1981 until 2003
SD Aucas	Ecuador	Campeonato Amateur del Futbol de Pichincha and Campeonato Professional Interandino	8 (6+2)	From 1998 to 2010 wore eight red or black stars above badge - six for provincial amateur titles from 1945-1951, and two inter-provincial professional titles in 1959 and 1962
SD Quito	Ecuador	Ecuadorian Serie A	5	Gold stars above badge for each Serie A title
Olimpia Asunción	Paraguay	Intercontinental Cup and Copa Libertadores	4	1 Golden Star for 1979 Intercontinental Cup, 3 Silver Stars for the 1979, 1990 and 2002 Copa Libertadores
Cienciano	Peru	Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamericana	2	Won in 2003 and 2004 respectively.
FBC Melgar	Peru	Peruvian Primera División	2	Peruvian championship title in 1981. Second star added after their 2015 championship title.
Juan Aurich	Peru	Peruvian Primera División	1	Peruvian championship titles won in 2011.
CD San Martín	Peru	Peruvian Primera División	3	Peruvian championship titles won in 2007, 2008 and 2010.
Sporting Cristal	Peru	Peruvian Primera División	3	Three consecutive titles in 1994–96.
Sport Boys	Peru	Peruvian Primera División	6	Stars under the badge (one per title).
Comerciantes Unidos	Peru	Copa Perú	3	The three stars represent the three times that Comerciantes reached the National Stage of the Copa Perú.[65]
Sport Rosario	Peru	Copa Perú	1	Copa Perú championship title won in 2016.
Caracas FC	Venezuela	Primera División Venezolana	10	One title per star.
Deportivo Tachira	Venezuela	Primera División Venezolana	6	One title per star.
Deportivo Petare	Venezuela	Primera División Venezolana	5	One title per star, titles won as Deportivo Italchacao.
Portuguesa FC	Venezuela	Primera División Venezolana	5	One title per star.
Estudiantes de Mérida	Venezuela	Primera División Venezolana	2	One title per star.
Minervén FC	Venezuela	Primera División Venezolana	1	One title per star.
Unión Atlético Maracaibo	Venezuela	Primera División Venezolana	1	One title per star.
Deportivo Anzoátegui	Venezuela	Segunda División Venezolana	1	One title per star.

UEFA

Club Team	Country	Title(s) represented	Number of stars	Notes
KF Tirana	Albania	Albanian Superliga	2	Each represents 10 titles.In total they won 24 titles.
Dinamo Tirana	Albania	Albanian Superliga	1	Represents 10 titles.In total they won 18 titles.
Partizani Tirana	Albania	Albanian Superliga	1	Represents 10 titles.In total they won 15 titles.
Rapid Vienna	Austria	Austrian Bundesliga	3	Each represents 10 titles.
FK Austria Wien	Austria	Austrian Bundesliga	2	Each represents 10 titles.
FC Wacker Innsbruck	Austria	Austrian Bundesliga	1	Represents 10 titles (5 titles FC Wacker Innsbruck, 2 titles FC Swarovski Tirol, 3 titles FC Tirol Innsbruck)
Red Bull Salzburg	Austria	Austrian Bundesliga	1	Each represents 10 titles. but only get FC Red Bull Salzburg
Kapaz PFC	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Premier League	3	One golden star per each league championship.
FC Baku	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Premier League	2	One golden star per each league championship.
FC Inter Baku	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Premier League	2	One golden star per each league championship.
Neftchi Baku	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Premier League	1	Represents 5 league championships.
Qarabağ	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Premier League	1	Represents 5 league championships.
FC BATE Borisov	Belarus	Belarusian Premier League	3	Each star represents 5 titles.
FC Dinamo Minsk	Belarus	Belarusian Premier League	1	Represents 5 titles.
R.S.C. Anderlecht	Belgium	Belgian First Division	3	Each golden star represents 10 titles.
Club Brugge	Belgium	Belgian Pro League	1	Represents 10 titles.
Standard Liège	Belgium	Belgian Pro League	1	Represents 10 titles.
R.U. Saint-Gilloise	Belgium	Belgian Pro League	1	Represents 10 titles. They won 11 titles in total. They currently play in Belgian Third Division B.
PFC CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	Bulgarian A Group	3	Added 3 stars because of their 30th league title in 2005.
GNK Dinamo	Croatia	1. HNL	3	Represent 10 titles. 30th title won in 2019.
SK Slavia Prague	Czech Republic	Gambrinus Liga	2	Represent 20 titles. 19th and 20th titles won respectively in 2019 and 2020.
AC Sparta Prague	Czech Republic	Gambrinus Liga	3	Represent 30 titles. 36th title won in 2014.
FK Dukla Prague	Czech Republic	Gambrinus Liga	1	Represent 10 titles. 11th title won in 1982 as Dukla Prague.
APOEL Nicosia	Cyprus	Cypriot First Division	2	Each represent 10 titles.
Omonoia Nicosia	Cyprus	Cypriot First Division	2	Each represent 10 titles.
Anorthosis Famagusta	Cyprus	Cypriot First Division	1	Represent 10 titles.
KB	Denmark	Danish Premier League	3	Gold star for every fifth championship. Total number of championships 15
F.C. København	Denmark	Danish Premier League	2	Gold star for every fifth championship. Total number of championships 12
Brøndby IF	Denmark	Danish Premier League	2	Gold star for every fifth championship. Total number of championships 10
AB	Denmark	Danish Premier League	1	Gold star for every fifth championship. Total number of championships 9
B93	Denmark	Danish Premier League	1	Gold star for every fifth championship. Total number of championships 9
B1903	Denmark	Danish Premier League	1	Gold star for every fifth championship. Total number of championships 7
BK Frem	Denmark	Danish Premier League	1	Gold star for every fifth championship. Total number of championships 6
AGF	Denmark	Danish Premier League	1	Gold star for every fifth championship. Total number of championships 5
Esbjerg fB	Denmark	Danish Premier League	1	Gold star for every fifth championship. Total number of championships 5
Vejle BK	Denmark	Danish Premier League	1	Gold star for every fifth championship. Total number of championships 5
Aston Villa	England	European Cup	1	Title won in 1982.[43] Star incorporated into the crest.
Bury	England	FA Cup	2	Titles won in 1900 and 1903.[43] Stars added initially for the 2009–10 season only, reintroduced from 2011 onwards.[24]
Huddersfield Town	England	English First Division	3	First team to win English First Division 3 times in a row, between 1924 and 1926.[43]
Ipswich Town	England	English First Division, FA Cup, UEFA Cup	3	Trophies won respectively in 1962, 1978 and 1981.[43] Stars added in 2007.[66]
Nottingham Forest	England	European Cup	2	Two silver stars worn above the club crest to commemorate back to back European Cup victories, in 1979 and 1980.[43]
Notts County	England	FA Cup	1	One gold star was added in 2013 to represent 120 years since Notts' victory in the 1893–94 FA Cup.[67] County have worn this star each season since then.[68]
Flora Tallinn	Estonia	Meistriliiga	2	Each represents 5 titles.
Levadia Tallinn	Estonia	Meistriliiga	1	Each represents 5 titles.
HB	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Premier League	2	Each represents 10 titles.
KÍ	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Premier League	1	Each represents 10 titles.
B36	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Premier League	1	Each represents 10 titles.
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Finland	Veikkausliiga	2	Each represents 10 titles.
Nantes	France	French league	8	One title per star, incorporated into the crest. Removed in 2019 due to a rebrand.
Marseille	France	UEFA Champions League	1	Title won in 1993.
Saint-Étienne	France	French league	1	Represents 10 titles. Last won in 1981.
Bayern Munich	Germany	German Bundesliga	4	Represents 20 Bundesliga titles, the 1932 German championship win is not counted.[3] Fourth star added after 2008 title[69]
Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	German Bundesliga	2	Represents 5 titles.[3]
Borussia Dortmund	Germany	German Bundesliga	2	Represents 5 titles.[3] Second star added in 2012,[70] previously wore only one.[8]
Werder Bremen	Germany	German Bundesliga	1	Represents 3 titles.[3]
Hamburger SV	Germany	German Bundesliga	1	Represents 3 titles.[3]
VfB Stuttgart	Germany	German Bundesliga	1	Represents 3 titles; added after third win.[8]
Olympiacos	Greece	Superleague Greece	4	Each represents 10 titles.
Ferencvárosi TC	Hungary	Hungarian Championship	3	Each represents 10 titles (31).[71]
MTK	Hungary	Hungarian Championship	2	Each represents 10 titles (23).
Újpest FC	Hungary	Hungarian Championship	2	Each represents 10 titles (20).
Budapest Honvéd	Hungary	Hungarian Championship	1	Each represents 10 titles (14).
Valur	Iceland	Icelandic league	4	Each represents 5 titles.
Fram Reykjavík	Iceland	Icelandic league	3	Each represents 5 titles.
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur	Iceland	Icelandic league	5	Each represents 5 titles.
Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur	Iceland	Icelandic league	1	Each represents 5 titles.
Íþróttabandalag Akraness	Iceland	Icelandic league	3	Each represents 5 titles.
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar	Iceland	Icelandic league	1	Each represents 5 titles.
Wexford Youths	Ireland	FAI Youth Inter-League Cup	2	Titles won by Wexford Football League sides coached by Mick Wallace, founder of Wexford Youths F.C.; the junior league is a nursery for the senior club. Titles were won in 2004–5 and 2006–7.[72] A third star is due for the 2007–8 victory.[73][74]
Bohemians	Ireland	League of Ireland	1	Represents 10 titles. Tenth won in 2008.
Dundalk	Ireland	League of Ireland	1	Represents 10 titles. Tenth won in 2014.
Shamrock Rovers	Ireland	League of Ireland	1	Represents 10 titles. Tenth won in 1964; 15 held at time star was added.
Shelbourne	Ireland	League of Ireland	1	Represents 10 titles. Tenth won in 2002; 11 held at time star was added.
Limerick	Ireland	League of Ireland	2	1 title per star. 1959/60 and 1979/80.
Beitar Jerusalem	Israel	Israeli championships	1	Each represents 5 titles.
Hapoel Tel Aviv	Israel	Israeli championships	2	Each represents 5 titles. (5 won Before the state of Israel was Formed)
Ironi Kiryat Shmona	Israel	Israeli championships	1	One title per star.
Maccabi Haifa	Israel	Israeli championships	2	Represents 5 titles. 12th Title won in 2011.
Maccabi Netanya	Israel	Israeli championships	5	One title per star.
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israel	Israeli championships	4	Each represents 5 titles. (5 won Before the state of Israel was formed)
Juventus	Italy	Italian Serie A	3	Each represents 10 Italian Football Championship and Serie A titles. The first, added in 1958 by a Lega Calcio sentence, represents the first case in association football history which a star is used in the kits as a sporting and honorific symbol.[1] Second star added in 1982. Added a third star following their supposed 30th league title in 2011–12 but removed them all following a dispute with the Italian Football Federation, who stripped Juventus of their 2004–05 and 2005–06 titles due to the 2006 Italian football scandal, leaving the official total at 28. Juventus have since won their 30th title in the 2013–14 season and thus earned the right to wear the third star, the club removed all stars until another club earns the right to wear two stars to emphasise their superiority.[5] However, the three stars have been reinstated from 2015–16.[6]
Internazionale	Italy	Italian Serie A	1	Represents 10 titles. Added in 1966.
Milan	Italy	Italian Serie A	1	Represents 10 titles. Added in 1979.
Ventspils	Latvia	Latvian Higher League	1	Each represents 5 titles.
Jeunesse Esch	Luxembourg	National Division	2	Each represents 10 titles.
F91 Dudelange	Luxembourg	National Division	1	Represents 10 titles.
Sliema Wanderers	Malta	Maltese Premier League	2	Each star represents 10 titles.
Floriana	Malta	Maltese Premier League	2	Each star represents 10 titles.
Valletta	Malta	Maltese Premier League	2	Each star represents 10 titles.
Hibernians	Malta	Maltese Premier League	1	Represents 10 titles.
Sheriff Tiraspol	Moldova	Moldovan League	1	Represents 10 titles.
Ajax	Netherlands	Eredivisie and Dutch Championship (pre-1956)	3	Each star represents 10 titles.
PSV	Netherlands	Eredivisie and Dutch Championship (pre-1956)	2	Each star represents 10 titles.
Feyenoord	Netherlands	Eredivisie and Dutch Championship (pre-1956)	1	Represents 10 titles.
HVV Den Haag	Netherlands	Dutch Championship (pre-1956)	1	Represents 10 titles.[75] Star incorporated into the crest.
Vardar	North Macedonia	North Macedonian league	2	Each star represents 5 titles.
Linfield	Northern Ireland	Northern Irish league	5	Each star represents 10 titles. World record 54 in total.
Rosenborg	Norway	Norwegian league	2	Each star represents 10 titles.
Górnik Zabrze	Poland	Polish League	1	Gold star represents 10 or more titles.
Ruch Chorzów	Poland	Polish League	1	Gold star represents 10 or more titles.
Wisla Kraków	Poland	Polish League	1	Gold star represents 10 or more titles.
Legia Warszawa	Poland	Polish League	1	Gold star represents 10 or more titles.
Lech Poznań	Poland	Polish League	1	Silver star represents 5 to 9 titles.
ŁKS Łódź	Poland	Polish League	1	White star represents 1 to 4 titles.
Piast Gliwice	Poland	Polish League	1	White star represents 1 to 4 titles; 1st title won in 2019.
Polonia Bytom	Poland	Polish League	1	White star represents 1 to 4 titles.
Śląsk Wrocław	Poland	Polish League	1	White star represents 1 to 4 titles.
Warta Poznań	Poland	Polish League	1	White star represents 1 to 4 titles.
Widzew Łódź	Poland	Polish League	1	White star represents 1 to 4 titles.
Zagłębie Lubin	Poland	Polish League	1	White star represents 1 to 4 titles.
Benfica	Portugal	Portuguese League	3	Each represents 10 titles. Announced in February 2008 for the following season,[76] by which time a 31st title had been won.
Steaua Bucureşti	Romania	Romanian League	2	Each star represents 10 titles.
Dinamo Bucureşti	Romania	Romanian League	1	Represents 10 titles.
CSKA Moscow	Russia	Russian Premier League, Soviet Top League	2	Each star represents 5 titles.
Dynamo Moscow	Russia	Soviet Top League	2	Each star represents 5 titles.
Spartak Moscow	Russia	Russian Premier League, Soviet Top League	4	Each star represents 5 titles. Wore one star from 2003 to 2012 to commemorate their Russian Premier League wins, added another three in 2013 as Russian clubs are allowed to include their pre-1992 Soviet titles in the tally.
Zenit Saint Petersburg	Russia	Russian Premier League, Soviet Top League	1	Each star represents 5 titles.
Rangers	Scotland	Scottish Premier League	5	Each star represents 10 titles.
Aberdeen	Scotland	European Cup Winners Cup and European Super Cup	2	Both trophies won in 1983. Aberdeen remain the only football club in Europe to incorporate a star for the European Super Cup.[23]
Celtic	Scotland	European Cup	1	One European Cup win in 1967.[23][77][78]
Slovan Bratislava	Slovakia	Fortuna Liga	3	Awarded in 2009, the star represent 5 titles.
MŠK Žilina	Slovakia	Fortuna Liga	1	Awarded in 2010, the star represent 5 titles.
Maribor	Slovenia	Slovenian PrvaLiga	1	The star represent 10 titles.
Partizan Belgrade	Serbia	Serbian SuperLiga, First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslav First League	2	Each star represents 10 titles.
Red Star Belgrade	Serbia	Serbian SuperLiga, First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslav First League	3	Each star represents 10 titles.
AIK	Sweden	Svenska Mästerskapet, Allsvenskan, Mästerskapsserien	1	Each star represents 10 times Swedish Champions.
Djurgårdens IF	Sweden	Svenska Mästerskapet, Allsvenskan	1	Each star represents 10 times Swedish Champions.
IFK Göteborg	Sweden	Svenska Mästerskapet, Allsvenskan, Allsvenskan play-offs, Mästerskapsserien	1	Each star represents 10 times Swedish Champions.
IFK Norrköping	Sweden	Allsvenskan, Allsvenskan play-offs	1	Each star represents 10 times Swedish Champions.
Malmö FF	Sweden	Allsvenskan	2	Each star represents 10 times Swedish Champions.
Örgryte IS	Sweden	Svenska Mästerskapet, Allsvenskan play-offs	1	Each star represents 10 times Swedish Champions.
Grasshoppers	Switzerland	Swiss Super League	2	Each represents 10 titles.[79]
FC Basel	Switzerland	Swiss Super League	2	Each represents 10 titles.
Servette	Switzerland	Swiss Super League	1	Represents 10 titles.
Young Boys Bern	Switzerland	Swiss Super League	1	Represents 10 titles.
FC Zürich	Switzerland	Swiss Super League	1	Represents 10 titles.
Galatasaray	Turkey	Turkish Super League	4	Each represents 5 titles. Have 22 titles.
Fenerbahçe	Turkey	Turkish Super League	3	Each represents 5 titles. Have 19 titles.
Beşiktaş	Turkey	Turkish Super League	3	Each represents 5 titles. Have 15 titles.
Trabzonspor	Turkey	Turkish Super League	1	Represents 5 titles. Have 6 titles.
Dynamo Kyiv	Ukraine	Ukrainian Premier League, Soviet Top League	2	Represents 10 Ukrainian (out of 13) titles and 10 USSR (out of 13) titles. Second star was added on 6 September 2007 for USSR champion titles.

Stars not signifying particular titles

American club Philadelphia Union has 13 stars that represent the 13 original colonies of the United States.[80] Fellow Major League Soccer franchise Montreal Impact have four stars on their badge, which are symbolic of the nationalities of the peoples who founded the city of Montreal.[16] The four nations are regularly used in Montreal imagery, as the city flag and coat of arms both reference them.

The badge of Peñarol of Uruguay has 11 stars for the 11 players.[81]

The badge introduced by Manchester City in 1997 had three stars to give it a "more continental feel".[82] The 3 stars do not represent titles or trophies. City brought in a new club badge in 2016 with no stars on it.[83] Sivasspor of Turkey also has three stars on their badge. They do not represent any championships either.

Portsmouth F.C. has featured a star (of various designs) in its badge since 1913. The star does not represent trophies or titles won, instead, the Portsmouth badge was based upon symbols found in the official coat of arms owned by Portsmouth City Council.

For the 2002–03 season, the badge of Greek club Panathinaikos F.C. had 3 stars. One gold representing the team's partaking in the 1971 European Cup Final, and 2 white stars representing the team's participation at the 1985 European Cup semi-finals and the 1996 UEFA Champions League semi-finals respectively. Because none of these stars represent titles or trophies, opposition fans in Greece mocked this.

Johor Darul Takzim F.C. has 3 stars above its badge, for each time the club changed its name; from PKENJ to Johor and finally Johor Darul Takzim.

Following the crash of LaMia Flight 2933, Brazilian club Chapecoense incorporated a star into its badge as a tribute to those who perished in the incident.[62]

Yeovil Town F.C. added three stars above its crest for 2017–18, for every five seasons they have remained in the English Football League.[84]

Forest Green Rovers F.C. added three stars to the back of the neck area for 2018–19, to denote progression in the EFL. One star is coloured for promotion to League Two and the other two are faded until they reach the Championship.[85]

Notes

1. The Seattle Sounders that played from 1994 to 2008 wore four stars, while the former Montreal Impact team wore three stars at the time of their move.
2. Although the Earthquakes moved and became the Houston Dynamo, that team forfeited the history of the Earthquakes and became an effective expansion team, with the new Earthquakes rejoining in 2008 with the original team's identity and permission to use two sanctioned stars. This is similar to the relationship between the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens in American football.
3. Criciúma EC has a total of four national titles, more than any other in Santa Catarina state. But the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B of 1986 is not recognized by Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, leaving them with just three stars.

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