Diego Maradona vs. Pelé: Titles Won Comparison

Who won the most tournaments, Pelé 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 their national teams, Diego Maradona and Pelé are tied on titles won with 3 each. But in FIFA World Cups won Pelé has the advantage over Diego Maradona 3 to 1.

At club international level, Pelé won 4 titles more than Diego Maradona, 5 against 1.

When you consider domestic leagues, tournaments and cups, Diego Maradona surpasses Pelé in titles won 8 to 7.

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
 Pelé logo
Pelé
3
national team
titles
3
national team
titles
Argentina Flag
Brazil Flag

FIFA World Cup

Argentina Flag
Brazil Flag

Others Titles

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

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International Tournaments Won:

Diego Maradona logo
Diego Maradona
 Pelé logo
Pelé
1
international
title
5
international
titles

Intercontinental

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Continental

Domestic Tournaments Won:

Diego Maradona logo
Diego Maradona
 Pelé logo
Pelé
8
domestic
titles
7
domestic
titles

First Division Leagues

Copas

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Super Cups

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League Cups

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Other Cups

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