The Double

The Double is a term in football, meaning to win a country's top division and its cup competition in the same season.

Other Doubles

The term is used outside England as well. Some double-winning teams of note in 2005 were Bayern Munich in Germany, Olympiakos in Greece and PSV in the Netherlands.

Related Topics:
2005 - Bayern Munich - Germany - Olympiakos - Greece - PSV - Netherlands

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The all-time leaders for domestic doubles are two other teams from the United Kingdom (rather than England)—Rangers in Scotland and Linfield in Northern Ireland, with 17 each as of June 2005.

Related Topics:
United Kingdom - Rangers - Scotland - Linfield - Northern Ireland - 2005

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All-time leader table

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Club

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Nation

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Number of doubles

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LinfieldNorthern Ireland 17

Related Topics:
Linfield - Northern Ireland

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RangersScotland 17

Related Topics:
Rangers - Scotland

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CelticScotland 13

Related Topics:
Celtic - Scotland

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HBFaroe Islands 12

Related Topics:
HB - Faroe Islands

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MuharraqBahrain 12

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Al-AhlyEgypt 11

Related Topics:
Al-Ahly - Egypt

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OlympiakosGreece 11

Related Topics:
Olympiakos - Greece

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CSKA SofiaBulgaria 10

Related Topics:
CSKA Sofia - Bulgaria

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Dinamo KyivUkraine 10

Related Topics:
Dinamo Kyiv - Ukraine

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Levski SofiaBulgaria 10

Related Topics:
Levski Sofia - Bulgaria

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The term is also used in football to denote a team beating the same team twice in a season, home and away.

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See Also

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• The Treble

In Turbokick, a workout similar to Tae Bo, "doing the double" means going to two one hour classes in a single day.

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