Biggest Number of Goals Scored in a Football Match

Biggest  Number of Goals Scored in a Football Match

36 The Arbroath Team v Bon Accord Team

In the special days of football the high score games were much more common as the game was not yet professional and well organized teams often faced amateur teams. This was particularly true of the newly created cup competitions, many of which allowed inexperienced teams to enter often resulting in weak teams playing against much better opponents. Such was the case at the 1885 to 86 Scottish Cup, the 13th edition of the annual tournament.

149 AS Ademas win over Stade Olympique

Massive Arbroath held the record for most goals scored in a game for a total of 117 years, until the record was finally surpassed by rivals Antananarivo AS Adema and SO l Emirne was in 2002. These two teams played in Madagascars top division the THB Champions League and broke the record completely. SO this team won the the game in the year of 2001 THB Champions League. When this game was played AS Adema had already won the title, having drawn in the penultimate game against SO Emyrne where they lost in the title race. The club was awarded a late penalty in that game which was undoubtedly a questionable decision by the referee.

31-0: Australia v American Samoa

Although AS Adema were just short of a win by 149 goals, the game sparked much debate which still rages on about the class differences between many teams in international tournaments. While one would expect teams like Germany and Brazil, which have dominated international football for years, to have the highest international wins, the record is actually held by Australia, which ranks itself as a stumbling block against the top teams in the world. . One thing is certain, however, no matter how they play Germany, they are a much better side than American Samoa, as they proved in their 31-0 victory over the small country in Oceania World Cup 2002 qualifiers.

79 Plateau United Founders Opposed over Akurba FC

If you thought SO Emyrne vs AS Adema game was bad then Nigerian National League 2013 events would blow your mind. Eventually, in a case of egregious match fixing, four clubs were banned from the competition for 10 years, while all players and officials involved in the two cheating matches were banned from the sport for life. The games included Plateau United Founders verses Akurba FC and Police Machine FC vs. Bubayaro FC to decide who would be promoted to the lower tier of Nigerian professional football league.

7-5: Austria vs Switzerland

While Australia holds the record for most goals in an international match, Austria and Switzerland hold the record for most goals in a single game in a World Cup final. The 1954 tournament saw a historic feat when hosts Switzerland looked to reach the semi-finals on home soil for the first time in their history. At first it looked like they could do just that, taking a three goal lead and scoring in the 16th, 17th and 19th minutes. The 1934 Austrian semi-finalist, however, refused to go down without a fight. Goals in the 25th, 26th and 27th minutes equalized before two more goals scored to make it 5-3.

7-4: Portsmouth - Reading

Overall, the Premier League era is relatively young, so there hasn't been much time to set many absurd records like the ones above. The Premier League had some amazing results in the past history. However, with the overall quality of teams in the division being quite similar, British fans are rarely faced with one-sided games played elsewhere. The occasion of the happening in every few seasons or a thrilling draw of same score. However, such results are extremely rare. The best of these were held by Portsmouth and Reading at the start of the 2007/08 season, who set a record by scoring 11 goals in their Premier League debut.

8-4: Borussia Dortmund 4-Legia Warszawa

The record for most goals in a single European game is held by KR Reykjavik and Feyenoord, who scored 14 goals in the first round of the 1969 to 1970 continental tournament. Unsurprisingly, it was Feyenoord who won 12 goals to 2, scoring four more goals in the second leg before lifting the trophy with victories over AC Milan and Celtic. While undeniably impressive, high scores were common back then in the tournament due to class differences between many teams. For example, Leeds United beat Norwegian club Lyn 10-0 in the same round and Real Madrid defeated Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia 14-1 on aggregate.