Diego Maradona vs. Lionel Messi: Titles Won Comparison

Who won the most tournaments, Lionel Messi or Diego Maradona? Here you have the details, head to head, of the titles won by each of these players with their national teams and the international and domestic titles won with their clubs.

With his national team, Lionel Messi won 2 titles more than Diego Maradona, 5 against 3. They are tied on FIFA World Cups won with 1 title each.

At club international level, Lionel Messi won 10 titles more than Diego Maradona, 11 against 1.

When you consider domestic leagues, tournaments and cups, Lionel Messi surpasses Diego Maradona in titles won 28 to 8.

Of course, these stats only tell a part of the story since they don't take into consideration the value of each tournament or how relevant the players were for their teams.

Tournaments with the National Team:

Diego Maradona logo
Diego Maradona
Lionel Messi logo
Lionel Messi
3
national team
titles
5
national team
titles
Argentina Flag
Argentina Flag

FIFA World Cup

Argentina Flag
Argentina Flag

Others Titles

  • CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions
    (1) 1993
  • FIFA U-20 World Cup
    (1) 1979

International Tournaments Won:

Diego Maradona logo
Diego Maradona
Lionel Messi logo
Lionel Messi
1
international
title
11
international
titles

Intercontinental

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Continental

Domestic Tournaments Won:

Diego Maradona logo
Diego Maradona
Lionel Messi logo
Lionel Messi
8
domestic
titles
28
domestic
titles

First Division Leagues

Copas

Super Cups

League Cups

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Other Cups

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