Treble (association football)

The term triple (from the English for " triple ", but there Treble ) denotes a triple success in the sport within a specified period. In team sports, it refers generally to win the national championship, the national cup competition and a European Cup. The winning two titles within a certain period is known as Double.

Triples in football

As Triple applies in football winning the national championship and two Cup championships in one season. One can differentiate between national and international Triples. As a national Triple refers to three national title wins in the same season ( for instance Cup, the domestic cup, league cup ). In an international triple a European team is usually for one of the titles to a European cup competition. " Triple" is not an official title of the UEFA.

Winning two national and a European title

At the European level can be seen in senior football between the "big " triple - winning the national championship, the National Cup and the UEFA Champions League ( formerly European Cup Champion) - and the "little " triple - winning the national championship, the National Cup and the UEFA Europa League ( formerly UEFA Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup ) - differ. Winning the "big " triples succeeded so far seven teams, the "small" Triple reached four teams. As far the only team able to FC Porto win the "small" Triple twice. As in women's football just a competition exists at the European level (since 2009 UEFA Women's Champions League, before UEFA Women 's Cup ), does not distinguish between large and small triple. So far managed four teams winning the triples, of which only the first FFC Frankfurt twice.

The 1st FFC Frankfurt was also the first German team, who scored a triple by winning the championship, the trophy and the UEFA Women's Cup in the 2001/ 02 season. 2007/ 08 could this success be repeated and 2012/13 VfL Wolfsburg picked by winning the championship of the Cup and the Champion's League, the third triple for the German women's football. As the first German Men football team Bayern Munich reached in the 2012/13 season by winning the German Cup, the Cup and the Champions League a triple. For men also scored two German teams a " Vice - triple": 2002, Bayer 04 Leverkusen was second in the Bundesliga behind Borussia Dortmund, and lost the final of the DFB Cup against FC Schalke 04 and the final of the Champions League against Real Madrid. In the season 2011/12 FC Bayern Munich was in League and DFB Cup each second behind Dortmund and lost in the Champions League final against Chelsea.

" Large " triple in senior football

To date (June 2013) succeeded seven clubs to win the national championship and the Cup and the European Champions Cup / Champions League in a single season:

1983/84 was won by Liverpool in addition to the English Championship (then in the Football League ) and the European Champions Cup and the English League Cup, but resigned in the English Cup (FA Cup) prematurely, thereby winning the triples failed. Because of the high status of the League Cup in England, there is discharged through a season-long, but this triple success is almost as prestigious Triple.

" Small " Triple in senior football

So far, five times (as of June 2013) won a team a domestic double in conjunction with the UEFA Cup / Europa League:

Triple in women's football

In women's football has only existed since the 2001 witnessed the introduction of the UEFA Women 's Cup, which is to say since 2009 UEFA Women's Champions League, the possibility of a triple profits in connection with the domestic double. The Triple has already been achieved five times:

Win three national titles

In states that pit three national titles, the profit of these three titles is often referred to as a triple. So true, for example in England winning the championship, the Cup and the League Cup as a domestic treble ( domestic triple ).

While in Germany exists alongside the championship and the cup with the Supercup - at times there was instead a League Cup - a third title, but since this is only a short competition early in the season and does not find the other two tracks comparable attention in the media, is the Triple term not used very often for the profit of these three titles. The gain of the three German national title in a season so far succeeded only in FC Bayern Munich 1999/2000, 2004/ 05, 2007/ 08 (with the DFL League Cup) and 2012/13 ( with the DFL - Supercup ).

In the German women's football winning the championship in the Bundesliga, DFB Cup and the DFB Cup Hall is referred to as a triple. They succeeded so far the first FFC Frankfurt three times (1998/99, 2001/ 02 and 2006/ 07 ) and 1 FFC Turbine Potsdam (2003/ 04 ) and the FSV Frankfurt (1994 /95) once each.

A triple in Austria ( Masters Cup and Super Cup), where you can still count the Super Cup the previous season, SK Rapid Wien and SK Sturm Graz managed only FK Austria Vienna twice, once. In women's football, the SV Neulengbach managed 2004 Triple. Since 2005, the Supercup is no longer played in Austria.

Profit of more than three titles in one season

Celtic won in season 1966/67, in addition to the Scottish Cup, the Scottish Cup and the European Champions Cup and the Scottish League Cup. Such a four-time title is sometimes referred to as " quadruple ".

The 1st FFC Frankfurt won the 2001 /02 except for the German Championship, the German Cup and the UEFA Women 's Cup and DFB - Pokal hall, what can also be called " Quadruple ". Similar succeeded in 2006/ 07 Arsenal LFC by winning the English Championship, the English Cup, the UEFA Women 's Cup and the English League Cup.

Unless you count the national Supercup, also managed to Bayern Munich in the 2012/13 season by winning the big Triples and the Super Cup (at the beginning of the season ) a " quadruple ". In the second half of the calendar FC Bayern thus won with the European Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup two more titles in 2013 a total of five titles.

But not in one season - - FC Barcelona became the first team within a calendar year six titles, especially in the season 2008/2009 the big triple and in late 2009, the domestic and European Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. With the latter three titles and the Spanish Championship 2009/10 Barcelona has also won four titles in one season. This was achieved even Ajax Amsterdam, but with the unofficial World Cup 1972, the UEFA Supercup and the Championship and the European Cup champion in the 1972 season / 73rd

Triples in basketball

As Triple applies in basketball winning the national championship, the cup competition and an additional international competition.

BC Lietuvos Rytas 1 won that season a Quadruple Double from national, ULEB Eurocup and Baltic Basketball League.

Triples in Hockey

For Triple Gold Club includes players who have won in their careers, both the IIHF World Championship and the Stanley Cup (NHL) and the ice hockey tournament of the Olympic Winter Games.

Triples in other sports involving German teams

2006/2007 and 2011/2012 abolished the division handball team THW Kiel from Triple Championship, DHB Cup and winning the EHF Champions League. In addition, in 1997/98 from the triple championship, DHB Cup and EHF Cup succeeded.

2006/2007 succeeded the volleyball team VfB Friedrichshafen winning the triples from Championship, Cup and Champions League. The same sporty Triumph managed the hockey gentlemen of the Club an der Alster (2000 ) and the water polo team of Spandau 04 (1982, 1984, 1985).

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