European association football club records and statistics

Only the period starting from the implementation of the modern offside rule in 1925 is considered for this list. Under the revised offside rule introduced in 1925, a player would be deemed offside unless there were two opposing players (including the goalkeeper) positioned ahead of them.

List of most goals in a season in all club competitions (50 or more goals)

Rank	Player	Nationality	Goals	itemized Goals	Club	Season	Reference
1	Lionel Messi ‡ (2)	Argentina	73	(50) NL, (3) NC, (3) SC (14) UCL, (1) USC (2) FCWC	Barcelona	2011–12	[5][6][7][8]
2	Ferenc Deák	Hungary	66	(66) NL	Szentlőrinci	1945–46	[9][10]
	Gerd Müller (2)	Germany	66	(36) NL, (7) NC, (12) LC (11) UCL	Bayern Munich	1972–73	[11][12][13] [14][15]
4	Dixie Dean	England	63	(60) NL, (3) NC	Everton	1927–28	[9][16][17]
5	Cristiano Ronaldo ‡ (5)	Portugal	61	(48) NL, (1) NC (10) UCL, (2) USC	Real Madrid	2014–15	[5][18][19][20]
6	Cristiano Ronaldo (2)	Portugal	60	(46) NL, (3) NC, (1) SC (10) UCL	Real Madrid	2011–12	[21][22][23]
	Lionel Messi ‡ (3)	Argentina	60	(46) NL, (4) NC, (2) SC (8) UCL	Barcelona	2012–13	[24][25]
8	Ferenc Deák (2)	Hungary	59	(59) NL	Ferencváros	1948–49	[10][26]
	Luis Suárez ‡	Uruguay	59	(40) NL, (5) NC (8) UCL, (1) USC (5) FCWC	Barcelona	2015–16	[27][28][29][30]
10	Lionel Messi (4)	Argentina	58	(43) NL, (5) NC (10) UCL	Barcelona	2014–15	[31][20]
11	Mário Jardel ‡	Brazil	55	(42) NL, (7) NC (6) UEL	Sporting CP	2001–02	[32][33][34]
	Cristiano Ronaldo (3)	Portugal	55	(34) NL, (7) NC, (2) SC (12) UCL	Real Madrid	2012–13	[21][35]
	Robert Lewandowski	Poland	55	(34) NL, (6) NC (15) UCL	Bayern Munich	2019–20	[36][37][38]
14	Lionel Messi ‡ (5)	Argentina	54	(37) NL, (5) NC, (1) SC (11) UCL	Barcelona	2016–17	[39][40]
15	Cristiano Ronaldo ‡	Portugal	53	(40) NL, (7) NC (6) UCL	Real Madrid	2010–11	[41][42]
	Lionel Messi	Argentina	53	(31) NL, (7) NC, (3) SC (12) UCL	Barcelona	2010–11	[43][42]
17	Henrik Larsson ‡	Sweden	52	(35) NL, (9) NC, (5) LC (3) UEL[lower-alpha 1]	Celtic	2000–01	[44][45][46] [47][48][49]
	Erling Haaland ‡	Norway	52	(36) NL, (3) NC, (1) LC (12) UCL	Manchester City	2022–23	[50][51]
19	Cristiano Ronaldo ‡ (4)	Portugal	51	(31) NL, (3) NC (17) UCL	Real Madrid	2013–14	[52][53]
	Cristiano Ronaldo ‡ (6)	Portugal	51	(35) NL (16) UCL	Real Madrid	2015–16	[54][30]
	Lionel Messi ‡ (6)	Argentina	51	(36) NL, (3) NC (12) UCL	Barcelona	2018–19	[55][56]
22	Vic Watson	England	50	(42) NL, (8) NC	West Ham United	1929–30	[57][51]
	Tom Waring	England	50	(49) NL, (1) NC	Aston Villa	1930–31	[58][51]
	Eusébio ‡	Portugal	50	(42) NL, (2) NC (6) UCL	Benfica	1967–68	[59][60][61]
	Gerd Müller ‡	Germany	50	(40) NL, (5) NC (5) UCWC	Bayern Munich	1971–72	[62][63]
	Héctor Yazalde ‡	Argentina	50	(46) NL (4) UCWC	Sporting CP	1973–74	[64][65]
	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Sweden	50	(38) NL, (7) NC (5) UCL	Paris Saint-Germain	2015–16	[66][67][30]
	Robert Lewandowski ‡ (2)	Poland	50	(35) NL, (2) SC (13) UCL	Bayern Munich	2021–22	[68][69]

Source:[70]

• 14 – Skonto Riga (1991–2004)
• 14 – Lincoln Red Imps (2003–2016)
• 13 – Rosenborg (1992–2004)
• 13 – BATE Borisov (2006–2018)
• 12 – Ludogorets Razgrad (2012–present)
• 11 – Dinamo Zagreb (2006–2016)
• 11 – Bayern Munich (2013–present)
• 10 – MTK Budapest (1914, 1917–1925)
• 10 – BFC Dynamo (1979–1988)
• 10 – Dinamo Tbilisi (1990–1999)
• 10 – Pyunik (2001–2010)
• 10 – Sheriff Tiraspol (2001–2010)
• 10 – Red Bull Salzburg (2014–present)

Source:[71]

• 62 – Celtic (1915–1917)
• 60 – Union SG (1933–1935)

• 48 – Benfica (1963–1965)
• 45 – Dinamo Zagreb (2014–2015)
• 45 – Rijeka (2016–2017)
• 44 – Rangers (1992–1993)
• 43 – Juventus (2011–2012)
• 42 – Milan (1991–1992)
• 42 – Ajax (1995–1996)
• 40 – Fiorentina (1955–1956)
• 40 – Nottingham Forest (1978)
• 40 – Real Madrid (2016–2017)
• 40 – Red Star Belgrade (2020–2021)

Italic denotes record that was not achieved in country's top tier (unofficial record for non-professional leagues).

• 36 – Jersey Bulls in 2019–20 and 2020–21[72]
• 32 – South Shields in 2016–17[73]
• 27 – Hereford in 2015–16[74]
• 27 – East Kilbride in 2016–17[75]
• 27 – The New Saints in 2016–17[76]
• 26 – Dresdner SC in 1942–43[77]
• 26 – Ajax in 1971–72[77]
• 26 – Salisbury City reserves in 2007–08[78]
• 23 – Red Star Belgrade in 1999–2000 and 2000–01[79]
• 23 – Bayern Munich in 2019–20 and 2020–21[80]
• 22 – Real Madrid in 2014–15[81]
• 21 – Manchester City in 2020–21[82]
• 19 – Fenerbahçe in 2022–23 and 2023–24 (ongoing)[83]
• 18 – Barcelona in 2005–06[84]
• 18 – Benfica in 2010–11[85]
• 18 – Porto in 2018–19[85]
• 17 – Galatasaray in 2022–23[86][87]
• 17 – Celtic in 2016–17[88]
• 17 – Celtic in 2022–23[89]
• 16 – Bordeaux in 2008–09 and 2009–10
• 16 – Paris Saint-Germain in 2015–16[90]
• 15 – Milan in 1991–92 and 1992–93
• 15 – Real Madrid in 2011–12[91]

Source:[92]

• 104 – Steaua București (1986–1989)
• 88 – Lincoln Red Imps (2009–2014)
• 65 – Red Star Belgrade (2021–2023)
• 63 – Sheriff Tiraspol (2006–2008)
• 62 – Celtic (1915–1917)
• 61 – Levadia (2008–2009)
• 60 – Union SG (1933–1935)
• 59 – Shirak (1993–1995)
• 59 – Pyunik (2002–2004)
• 58 – Milan (1991–1993)
• 58 – Olympiacos (1972–1974)
• 58 – Porto (2020–2022)
• 58 – Skonto (1993–1996)
• 57 – Red Star Belgrade (2017–2019)[93]
• 56 – Celtic (2016–2017)
• 56 – Benfica (1976–1978)
• 55 – Porto (2010–2012)
• 55 – Shakhtar Donetsk (2000–2002)

Source:[94]

• 121 – Real Madrid (1957–1965)
• 119 – Red Star Belgrade (2017–present)[95]
• 96 – Red Star Belgrade (1998–2004)
• 93 – PSV Eindhoven (1983–1989)
• 92 – Nantes (1976–1981)
• 91 – Torino (1943–1949)[96]
• 90 – Trabzonspor (1975–1981)
• 89 – Spartak Trnava (1968–1974)
• 86 – Chelsea (2004–2008)
• 85 – Panathinaikos (1973–1978)
• 81 – Porto (2008–2014)

Source:[97]

Italic denotes record that was not achieved in country's top tier (unofficial record for non-professional leagues).

• 30 – Tiverton Town, between 1995–96[98] and 1996–97[99]
• 29 – Benfica, between 1971–72 and 1972–73[77]
• 28 – Ferencváros in 1931–32[100][101] and 1932–33
• 28 – Dinamo Zagreb, between 2006–07 and 2007–08
• 25 – Dinamo Tirana, between 1951 and 1952
• 25 – Celtic in 2003–04[97]
• 24 – Red Star Belgrade in 2015–16[102]
• 23 – Dresdner SC in 1942–43[100]
• 23 – Malmö FF, between 1948–49 and 1949–50
• 22 – PSV Eindhoven in 1987–88
• 22 – Kapaz in 1997–98
• 22 – The New Saints in 2016–17
• 19 – Ajax in 1971–72, between 1994–95 and 1995–96[103][104]
• 19 – Bayern Munich in 2013–14
• 19 – Hereford in 2015–16[74]
• 18 – Manchester City in 2017–18
• 18 – Liverpool in 2019–20

• Bayern Munich – 85 (16 February 2020 – 23 October 2021)[105]
• Real Madrid – 73 (30 April 2016 – 17 September 2017)[106]
• Bayern Munich – 61 (16 March 2013 – 5 April 2014)[107]

147,365 – Celtic vs Aberdeen, 1936–37 Scottish Cup

• 18 – Benfica against Stade Dudelange in 1965–66 European Cup[108]
  • First leg score: Stade Dudelange 0–8 Benfica[109]
  • Second leg score: Benfica 10–0 Stade Dudelange[110]
  • Aggregate score: Benfica 18–0 Stade Dudelange[111]

Source:[112]

• 31 – Paris Saint-Germain in 2015–16
• 31 – Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2018–19
• 31 – Young Boys in 2020–21
• 30 – Celtic in 2016–17
• 29 – Celtic in 2013–14
• 28 – Dinamo Zagreb in 2007–08
• 28 – Olympiacos in 2015–16
• 27 – Skonto in 1997
• 27 – The New Saints in 2016–17
• 26 – Barry Town in 1997–98
• 26 – Copenhagen in 2010–11