Draft:List of most successful association football managers
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The following is a list of association football managers who have won a large amount of 'major' trophies throughout their managerial career.
Criteria for inclusion
= Club teams =
'Major' trophies are defined, for club teams, as:
- The domestic league the club competes in (eg. Manchester United and the Premier League)
- The major domestic cup(s): this includes all cup competitions organised by the country's football association. For the aforementioned Manchester United, this would include:
- the FA Cup
- the EFL Cup (Carabao Cup).
Trophies awarded to clubs lower down within their respective football league systems( such as the FA Trophy, FA Vase, Scottish Challenge Cup, etc) will also be included in this list. This list does not include regional cups such as the Glasgow Cup.
- The FA Community Shield, Trophée des Champions, or similar competition contested between the domestic league champion and the domestic cup winner
- Any continental cups organised by the six regional associations (CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, CAF, AFC, and OFC). For Manchester United, this would be:
- any of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, or UEFA Conference League:
- the UEFA Super Cup
- any historical competitions organised by UEFA, including the European Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, etc.
- The FIFA Club World Cup and its predecessors
= National teams =
For international teams, this would include:
- The FIFA World Cup
- The UEFA European Championship and/or Copa América
- The CONCACAF Gold Cup and/or the Africa Cup of Nations
- The UEFA Nations League and/or the CONCACAF Nations League
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