Europe in the past 5️⃣ years: These 10 teams featured most often | OneFootball

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·7 November 2025

Europe in the past 5️⃣ years: These 10 teams featured most often

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Is this ranking the dream or the nightmare of all-rounders? The 'CIES Football Observatory' took the trouble to calculate which ten teams in Europe have played the most games on average over the past five years.

Especially on the island, some physiotherapists and doctors must have definitely worked overtime to get the professionals’ bodies, battered from constant use, fit again for the next match, which is already just around the corner.


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Unsurprisingly, Manchester City is at the top. The Skyblues are involved in all cup competitions year after year, and a league with 38 matches per season adds up as well.

Likewise, the dominance of Rangers, Real, and Benfica is reflected in their (inter)national competitions.

Perhaps a bit surprising at first glance, smaller clubs like Sutton United or Wycombe Wanderers also appear on this list. Lower divisions in Britain are made up of up to 24 teams per league, and in addition to the FA Cup and EFL Cup, there is the EFL Trophy as another cup competition. And as if that weren’t enough, a few more matches can be added through the promotion playoffs.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.


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