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The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season. It can also mean beating a team both home and away in the same league season, a feat often noted as doing the double over a particular side.

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[edit] The Double

[edit] England

In football, particularly in England, The Double is generally used to refer to the winning of the top tier domestic league title (currently the Premier League) and the primary domestic cup competition, the FA Cup.

List of teams who won¹ The Double in England:

The Aston Villa team of 1897 that won The Double.

[edit] League and League Cup Double

A rarer, and less coveted, double in English domestic football is that of winning the League championship and the League Cup. This feat was first achieved in 1978 by Nottingham Forest. Liverpool achieved this double three times in succession (1982, 1983 and 1984 in the latter case with the European Cup, a unique Treble). The latest team to achieve it were Chelsea in 2005 when they won the English Premier League and League Cup.

[edit] FA Cup and League Cup Double

Again rarer and less coveted, this 'Cup Double' has been achieved three times. In 1993 Arsenal won both major English domestic cup finals (defeating Sheffield Wednesday in each. In 2001 Liverpool won both and also won the UEFA Cup. Most recently, in 2007 Chelsea won the League Cup with Didier Drogba scoring two goals to see off Arsenal in the final. Drogba also found the back of the net in the FA Cup final as his finish beat Edwin van der Sar to make Chelsea the first FA Cup winners at the new Wembley.

[edit] Double Double

The Double Double is a term describing the defence of The Double (winning back to back Doubles) in the subsequent season. It is yet to be achieved, but there have been a few near instances. Most notably in 2003 by Arsenal F.C., who successfully defended their FA Cup crown, but finished as runners-up in the Premier League.

Manchester United chose to enter the FIFA Club World Championship in the 1999-00 season rather than defend the FA Cup, hence could not complete the Double Double (or another Treble) - despite winning the Premier League in 2000.

[edit] Other countries

One notable double-winning team in 2006 was Bayern Munich in Germany, which became the first team in the country's history to successfully defend a double. Inter Milan in Italy earned the double in an unusual manner in the same season, being awarded the Serie A title to go along with their on-field win in the Coppa Italia after initial league champions Juventus were stripped of the title in the aftermath of the 2006 Serie A scandal.

In Japan, Urawa Red Diamonds won the J. League and the Emperor's Cup in 2006, and Kashima Antlers won in 2007.

In the United States, the double consists of winning the MLS Cup and the U.S. Open Cup. D.C. United accomplished this in 1996, followed by the Chicago Fire in 1998 and the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2005.

In 1999, Icelandic club KR Reykjavik men's and women's teams won both league and cup, and the club celebrated its centenary year with a double-double.

The all-time leader for domestic doubles is Linfield, from Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — with 20 as of May 2008, after completing an unprecedented Treble Double.

[edit] France

Several clubs have realised the French Double : FC Sète (1934), RC Paris (1936), LOSC (1946), OGC Nice (1952), Stade de Reims (1958), AS Monaco (1963), AS Saint-Étienne (1968, 1970, 1974, 1975), Olympique de Marseille (1972, 1989), Girondins de Bordeaux (1987), AJ Auxerre (1996) and Olympique Lyonnais (2008).

[edit] Denmark

Only four teams have won the Danish Double. Aarhus GF in 1955, 1957 and 1960, Vejle Boldklub in 1958 and 1972, FC Copenhagen in 2004 and latest Brondby IF in 1998 and 2005.

[edit] Greece

In Greece, only the big three of Athens have managed to win The Double, meaning Super League Greece and the Greek Cup.

Club Number Years
Olympiacos
13
 1947, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008
Panathinaikos
7
 1969, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1995, 2004
AEK Athens
2
 1939, 1978

[edit] Netherlands

Club Number Years
Ajax 7 1966/1967, 1969/1970, 1971/1972, 1978/1979, 1982/1983, 1997/1998, 2001/2002
PSV 4 1975/1976, 1987/1988, 1988/1989, 2004/2005
Feyenoord 3 1964/1965, 1968/1969, 1983/1984
AZ '67 1 1980/1981
HVV 1 1902/1903
RAP 1 1898/1899

[edit] Luxembourg

In Luxembourgian football, the Double is a single club's victory in both the National Division and the Luxembourg Cup in the same season. As there are no other senior football competitions in Luxembourg, and Luxembourgian clubs have never come close to winning any European tournament, the Double is the ultimate achievement for a Luxembourgian club in one season.

It has been accomplished twenty-two times in the eighty-two years in which the Luxembourg Cup has been contested (and, therefore, the Double has been possible). By far the most successful club in terms of winning Doubles has been Jeunesse Esch, who have completed eight of the twenty-two Doubles.

Club Doubles Years
Jeunesse Esch 8 1937, 1954, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1997, 1999
FA Red Boys Differdange 3 1926, 1931, 1979
FC Avenir Beggen 3 1984, 1993, 1994
F91 Dudelange 2 2006, 2007
CS Fola Esch 1 1923
CA Spora Luxembourg 1 1928
Stade Dudelange 1 1948
FC Progrès Niedercorn 1 1978
Union Luxembourg 1 1991
CS Grevenmacher 1 2003

[edit] Republic of Ireland

In Ireland, The Double is achieved by winning the FAI League of Ireland Premier Division and FAI Cup. As with most smaller footballing nations, the clubs have no chance of winning any European competitions, although a clean sweep can be achieved by also winning the FAI League Cup and the Setanta Cup. Although no team yet to do this, Bohemian F.C. managed a similar feat in 1927/28 season by winning the League, FAI Cup, the League of Ireland Shield and Leinster Senior Cup (both now defunct). Derry City FC completed 'The Treble' in 1988/'89 by also winning the FAI League Cup.

Club Number Years
Shamrock Rovers 6 1925 , 1932 , 1964 , 1985 , 1986 , 1987
Bohemians 3 1928 , 2001 , 2008
Dundalk 2 1979 , 1988
St James's Gate 1 1922
Cork United 1 1942
Cork Athletic 1 1951
Derry City 1 1989
Shelbourne 1 2000

[edit] USSR/Russia

Six teams achieved the Double in USSR and Russia championships.

Dinamo Moscow was the first ever Double winner, in 1937.

Spartak Moscow won the Double six times (1938, 1939, 1958, 1992, 1994, 1998), a number unrivaled by any other Soviet/Russian club. The Double Double feat of late 30s was only recently repeated by CSKA Moscow. The 1992 Double was unique because Spartak Moscow won 1992 Russian Championship and 1991/1992 USSR Cup, competitions technically belonging to different countries.

CSKA Moscow won the Double five times: as CDKA Moscow in 1948, as CDSA Moscow in 1951 and as CSKA Moscow in 1991 (winning the last ever USSR Championship) and in 2005-2006.

Torpedo Moscow won the Double in 1960.

Dynamo Kyiv won the Soviet Double four times: in 1966, 1974, 1985 and 1990.

Ararat Yerevan won the Double in 1973, with Nikita Simonian at the helm.

[edit] Domestic Cup Double

A Domestic Cup Double consists of winning both domestic cup competitions in a single season or calendar year. Examples include:

[edit] European Double

In the same spirit as The Treble, the European Double consists of winning the top tier European tournament (currently the UEFA Champions League) and domestic league title in a single season or calendar year. This has been achieved on 22 occasions by 15 clubs from 53 European competitions. Ajax Amsterdam have achieved this on the most number of occasions (3).

[edit] Continental Double

A Continental Double is identical to the European Double, but for sides outside the UEFA confederation winning the primary continental cup competition and the domestic league title. For example, the Copa Libertadores and top tier domestic league title in the CONMEBOL confederation would form a Continental Double. The Continental Double may be won in a calendar year, rather than a single season.

[edit] Other

A combination of domestic league or cup and a lesser domestic or continental trophy, usually the UEFA Cup or former UEFA Cup Winners' Cup may be won in the same season or calendar year. Examples include:

  • Liverpool won a League and UEFA Cup double in 1976, one year before winning the European Double in 1977.
  • Manchester City (1970) and Chelsea (1998) also did a domestic and European double involving a European trophy, winning the Cup Winners' Cup and the League Cup,
  • Everton F.C. have completed a European double in 1985, with the club winning the League title and UEFA Cup Winner's Cup, but losing the FA Cup final just three days later.
  • CSKA Moscow won the Uefa Cup in May 2005 and the won the Russian Premier League in Dec 2005 , this can be considered as a double even though it was not in the same season , it was in the same calendar year
  • FC Barcelona won the Copa Del Rey and the Uefa Cup Winners Cup in 1997

[edit] International Double

A country from outside Africa cannot win a World Cup and continental championship in the same year because they are not annual events, but one which holds both titles simultaneously could be said to have "done the double". These include:

[edit] Near Domestic Doubles

[edit] England

Many sides have come close to winning the English league and FA Cup double but have either finished 2nd in the league, lost the FA Cup final or both (an occurrence sometimes referred to as Double Horror) .

[edit] League Runners-up

[edit] FA Cup losing finalists

[edit] Both

[edit] USSR/Russia

[edit] League runners-up

[edit] USSR/Russian Cup losing finalists

[edit] Both

[edit] France

[edit] League runners-up

[edit] French Cup losing finalists

[edit] Both

[edit] Total Number of Doubles

Club Nation Number of
doubles
Linfield  Northern Ireland 20
Rangers  Scotland 17
Celtic  Scotland 13
Al-Ahly  Egypt 13
Levski Sofia  Bulgaria 13
Olympiacos  Greece 13
HB  Faroe Islands 12
Muharraq Club  Bahrain 12
FK Austria Wien  Austria 10
CSKA Sofia  Bulgaria 10
Dinamo Kyiv  Ukraine 10
Red Star Belgrade  Serbia  9
Jeunesse Esch  Luxembourg  8
AFC Ajax  Netherlands  7
Rosenborg BK  Norway  7

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chelsea also won the League Cup and the FA cup in 2007. "Football : Season Details: 1968" krysstal.com (accessed 17 October 2006)
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