Tuples in association football
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The quadruple is a term sometimes used in football
that refers to a club winning four tournaments in a single season, usually their country's top-tier league and the two most highly-regarded domestic cup competitions, as well as the top-level continental cup competition - in European football, the UEFA Champions League
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Until 2000 the quadruple was practically impossible in some countries, such as Spain, the Netherlands and Italy, where there is only one major domestic cup competition. In 2000 FIFA introduced the FIFA Club World Cup
making a quadruple possible in most countries. The tournament also made it possible to win a quintuple in some countries. Trophies which consist of a single match or two-leg competition (e.g. the FA Community Shield
and UEFA Super Cup) are generally not seen as part of a quadruple.
Celtic
were the first club to accomplish this feat doing so in the 1966–67 season, winning the:
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that refers to a club winning four tournaments in a single season, usually their country's top-tier league and the two most highly-regarded domestic cup competitions, as well as the top-level continental cup competition - in European football, the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
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Until 2000 the quadruple was practically impossible in some countries, such as Spain, the Netherlands and Italy, where there is only one major domestic cup competition. In 2000 FIFA introduced the FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
making a quadruple possible in most countries. The tournament also made it possible to win a quintuple in some countries. Trophies which consist of a single match or two-leg competition (e.g. the FA Community Shield
FA Community Shield
The Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition...
and UEFA Super Cup) are generally not seen as part of a quadruple.
Quadruple
Quadruple is a term in football that refers to a club winning four tournaments all within a single season.The Quintuple
Quintuple refers to a club winning five tournaments all within a single season. It is formed by analogy with similar terms such as Triple and Quadruple.Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
were the first club to accomplish this feat doing so in the 1966–67 season, winning the:
- 1966–67 Scottish First Division1966–67 Scottish First DivisionThe Scottish First Division season 1966-67 was won by Celtic by three points over city rivals Rangers. St. Mirren and Ayr United finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1967-68 Second Division.-League table:...
- 1966–67 Scottish Cup
- 1966–67 Scottish League Cup
- 1966–67 European Cup
- 1966–67 Glasgow Cup