Football teams who wear white jerseys are some of the most outstanding in the sport’s history worldwide. Almost every football club in the world would consider the combination of white either on its sleeves, arms or shoulders.

The white colour stands for peace and is one of the most attractive colours today. It might interest you to know some of the most successful football teams in the world wears an all-white.

From Spanish giants Real Madrid to traditional household names like Olympique Marseille in France, stretching to Italy where Juventus leads its white and black stripes.

Interesting Football, we’ve brought together some of the most famous football teams who wear white.

1. Real Madrid

Real Madrid is the most famous football team globally that wears white shirts. The Los Blancos is one of the most widely supported teams globally.

Real Madrid and Barcelona, and Athletic Club Bilbao are the three founding members of La Liga that have never been relegated from the top division since its inception in 1929.

Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League or European Cup for five consecutive seasons, establishing itself as a significant force in Europe.

Domestically, the Los Blancos are record winners of Spanish La Liga ahead of Barcelona.

Notable footballers in the world, including Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás, Cristiano Ronaldo, Francisco Gento, and Raymond Kopa, have all played for the club.

Real Madrid has won 26 trophies on the European continent, including a record 13 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Europa League and four UEFA Super Cups. The Los Blancos are record winners of the FIFA Club World Cup with four titles.

Tradition

The Royal Madrid football club has worn a white shirt and shorts throughout the club’s history.

2. Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais is another traditional side in the world that wears an all-white. The French football club became a significant force in the domestic scene in 2002, starting a national record-setting streak of seven successive titles.

Lyon is currently one of the most supported clubs in France, with solid rivalry with Olympique Marseille, Saint-Étienne and Paris Saint-Germain.

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Tradition

Olympique Lyonnais’s primary colours have been white. The club’s home kits are white shirts and shorts with two horizontal red and blue stripes.

Lyon is one of the traditional sides in the French Ligue 1 with an all-white jersey.

3. Olympique Marseille

Olympique de Marseille is one of the most outstanding teams in France and the only team to have won the UEFA Champions League.

Marseille and PSG dominated the domestic scene before the emergence of Lyon in the early 2000s.

Founded in 1899, Marseille is one of few teams that have spent most of their history in the top tier.

One of the most successful teams in France, the club has won the Ligue 1 ten times. The club has also won ten Coupe de France, three Coupe de la Ligue, and three Trophée des Champions.

Marseille is one of the traditional sides who play in an all-white kit with sky blue. The club competes in the Le Classique rivalry with Paris Saint-Germain.

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4. LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy, or Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club that competes in Major League Soccer. It is one of the most successful teams in the competition’s history, having won the MLS Cup five times.

As a member of the Western Conference in the MLS, LA Galaxy dominated proceedings in the early years of the league’s formation. The club gained international recognition following the signing of European superstar David Beckham who played for significant teams like Man United, Real Madrid, etc.

Los Angeles Galaxy is one of few teams from the United States to have won the CONCACAF Champions League dominated by teams from Mexico.

The Galaxy have also won other domestic trophies, including the Supporters Shield, US Open Cup, Western Conference (Playoff) and Western Conference (Regular Season).

Tradition

The club’s primary colours are white shirts and white shorts.

Galaxy is one of the most supported soccer teams in the United States, with global recognition attributed to the signing of top European players like David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Steven Gerrard, Landon Donovan, etc.

5. Juventus

Juventus is a professional football club that competes in the Italian Serie A and is are record winner of the league.

Nicknamed “the Old Lady”, Juventus is one of the most outstanding football teams on the European continent. Domestically, Juventus have won over 36 league titles, 14 Coppa Italia titles, nine Supercoppa Italiana and one Série B.

The club has won two UEFA Champions League, three UEFA Europa League, and two UEFA Super Cups on the international scene.

Tradition

Juventus wears black and white striped shirts, with white shorts, sometimes black shorts.

6. English national team

The English football national team known as ‘The Three Lions’ represents England in international football competitions.

The ‘Three Lions’ are standout teams globally who wear white jerseys and are most notably known for their unique colour worn during home games and sometimes away fixtures.

The team is also one of the most successful national teams globally, having won the FIFA World Cup once in 1966, hosted on home soil. It might also interest you that England is the original home for football.

As they are popularly known, the Three Lions have won two bronze and silver in the UEFA European Football Championship.

The English National Team is also one of the most followed national teams worldwide.

The team wears white shirts, navy blue shorts and white or black socks.

7. Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur is a traditional English football team that wears a white jersey.

Spurs is a traditional football club in England with white shirts and navy blue shorts home kits. The most successful period was in the 20th century and achieving the league and FA Cup.

Spurs are also a successful side in English football, having won the two league titles, eight FA Cup titles, seven Community Shield, and two UEFA Europa League.

8. Club Universidad Nacional (Pumas UNAM)

Club Universidad Nacional, Asociación Civil, commonly known as U.N.A.M., is one of the most successful teams in Mexico soccer.

The club currently competes in the Mexican Liga MX, which is regarded as the best domestic league in North America, closely followed by the Major League Soccer.

The club has won 11 trophies, including 7 Liga MX, 1 Copa MX, and the Campeón de Campeones twice.

Pumas is another successful Mexican side in the CONCACAF Champions League with three titles.

9. Leeds United

Leeds United is a traditional English football team with an all-white jersey. The club currently competes in the Premier League and is one of the sides that have spent most seasons in the English top flight.

Nicknamed ‘The Whites’, Leeds United have won major trophies in English football, including three league titles, one FA Cup, one League Cup and two Community Shields.

Leeds United play in all-white kits at home matches.

10. Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV is a German professional football club that competes in the Bundesliga 2 and is one of the largest in the country.

Hamburger was the only team in the Bundesliga era that had never faced relegation until 2018.

Historically, Hamburger SV is one of the most successful teams in the country, having won the German Championship six times and then DFB-Pokal three times.

Nicknamed “die Rothosen” (the Red Shorts), Hamburger SV is one of the oldest football clubs in Germany. The club wears white and blue stripes, usually on the shoulders. Its home kits are white shirts and blue shorts.