The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) member associations (except Liechtenstein, which has no league competition), as well as to the clubs finishing from second to fourth position in the strongest leagues. Originally, only the champions of their respective national league and the defending champions of the competition were allowed to participate. However, this was changed in 1997 to allow the runners-up of the stronger leagues to compete as well, and again in 1999 when third and fourth-placed teams of the said leagues also became eligible. In the Champions League era, the defending champions of the competition did not automatically qualify until the rules were changed in 2005 to allow title holders Liverpool to enter the competition.

Teams that have won the UEFA Champions League three consecutive times, or five times overall, receive a multiple-winner badge. Six teams have earned this privilege: Real Madrid, Ajax, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Liverpool, and Barcelona. Until 2009, clubs that had earned that badge were allowed to keep the European Champion Clubs' Cup and a new one was commissioned; since 2009, the winning team each year has received a full-size replica of the trophy, while the original is retained by UEFA.

A total of 24 clubs have won the Champions League/European Cup. Real Madrid holds the record for the most victories, having won the competition 15 times, including the inaugural edition. They have also won the competition the most consecutive times, with five straight titles from 1956 to 1960. Juventus have been runners-up the most times, losing seven finals. Atlético Madrid is the only team to reach three finals without having won the trophy while Reims and Valencia have finished as runners-up twice without winning. Spain has provided the most champions, with twenty wins from two clubs. England have produced fifteen winners from a record six clubs and Italy have produced twelve winners from three clubs. English teams were banned from the competition for five years following the Heysel disaster in 1985. The current champions are Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Inter Milan 5–0 in the 2025 final.

While the venue for the final is chosen well in advance, on four occasions clubs have reached a final scheduled to be played in their own stadium; Real Madrid won their second European Cup in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in 1957, while in 1965 Inter Milan also won their second title in the final at the San Siro. In 1984, the Stadio Olimpico in Rome was the venue and saw Roma defeated on penalties by Liverpool, while 2012 saw the Allianz Arena host the final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea, which the English club also won on penalties.

List of finals

Key
†Match was won during extra time
*Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
&Match was won after a replay
  • The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
  • The wikilinks in the "Score" column point to the article about that season's final game.
List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals
SeasonCountryWinnersScoreRunners-upCountryVenueAttend­ance
1955–56SpainReal Madrid4–3ReimsFranceParc des Princes, Paris, France38,239
1956–57SpainReal Madrid2–0FiorentinaItalySantiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain124,000
1957–58SpainReal Madrid3–2†MilanItalyHeysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium67,000
1958–59SpainReal Madrid2–0ReimsFranceNeckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany72,000
1959–60SpainReal Madrid7–3Eintracht FrankfurtWest GermanyHampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland127,621
1960–61PortugalBenfica3–2BarcelonaSpainWankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland26,732
1961–62PortugalBenfica5–3Real MadridSpainOlympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands61,257
1962–63ItalyMilan2–1BenficaPortugalWembley Stadium, London, England45,715
1963–64ItalyInter Milan3–1Real MadridSpainPraterstadion, Vienna, Austria71,333
1964–65ItalyInter Milan1–0BenficaPortugalSan Siro, Milan, Italy89,000
1965–66SpainReal Madrid2–1PartizanYugoslaviaHeysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium46,745
1966–67ScotlandCeltic2–1Inter MilanItalyEstádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal45,000
1967–68EnglandManchester United4–1†BenficaPortugalWembley Stadium, London, England92,225
1968–69ItalyMilan4–1AjaxNetherlandsSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain31,782
1969–70NetherlandsFeyenoord2–1†CelticScotlandSan Siro, Milan, Italy53,187
1970–71NetherlandsAjax2–0PanathinaikosGreeceWembley Stadium, London, England83,179
1971–72NetherlandsAjax2–0Inter MilanItalyDe Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands61,354
1972–73NetherlandsAjax1–0JuventusItalyRed Star Stadium, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia89,484
1973–74West GermanyBayern Munich1–1Atlético MadridSpainHeysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium48,722
4–0&23,325
1974–75West GermanyBayern Munich2–0Leeds UnitedEnglandParc des Princes, Paris, France48,374
1975–76West GermanyBayern Munich1–0Saint-ÉtienneFranceHampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland54,864
1976–77EnglandLiverpool3–1Borussia MönchengladbachWest GermanyStadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy57,000
1977–78EnglandLiverpool1–0Club BruggeBelgiumWembley Stadium, London, England92,500
1978–79EnglandNottingham Forest1–0Malmö FFSwedenOlympiastadion, Munich, West Germany57,500
1979–80EnglandNottingham Forest1–0Hamburger SVWest GermanySantiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain51,000
1980–81EnglandLiverpool1–0Real MadridSpainParc des Princes, Paris, France48,360
1981–82EnglandAston Villa1–0Bayern MunichWest GermanyDe Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands46,000
1982–83West GermanyHamburger SV1–0JuventusItalyOlympic Stadium, Athens, Greece73,500
1983–84EnglandLiverpool1–1*RomaItalyStadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy69,693
1984–85ItalyJuventus1–0LiverpoolEnglandHeysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium58,000
1985–86RomaniaSteaua București0–0*BarcelonaSpainRamón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain70,000
1986–87PortugalPorto2–1Bayern MunichWest GermanyPraterstadion, Vienna, Austria57,500
1987–88NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven0–0*BenficaPortugalNeckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany68,000
1988–89ItalyMilan4–0Steaua BucureștiRomaniaCamp Nou, Barcelona, Spain97,000
1989–90ItalyMilan1–0BenficaPortugalPraterstadion, Vienna, Austria57,558
1990–91YugoslaviaRed Star Belgrade0–0*MarseilleFranceStadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy56,000
1991–92SpainBarcelona1–0†SampdoriaItalyWembley Stadium, London, England70,827
1992–93FranceMarseille1–0MilanItalyOlympiastadion, Munich, Germany64,400
1993–94ItalyMilan4–0BarcelonaSpainOlympic Stadium, Athens, Greece70,000
1994–95NetherlandsAjax1–0MilanItalyErnst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria49,730
1995–96ItalyJuventus1–1*AjaxNetherlandsStadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy70,000
1996–97GermanyBorussia Dortmund3–1JuventusItalyOlympiastadion, Munich, Germany59,000
1997–98SpainReal Madrid1–0JuventusItalyAmsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands48,500
1998–99EnglandManchester United2–1Bayern MunichGermanyCamp Nou, Barcelona, Spain90,245
1999–2000SpainReal Madrid3–0ValenciaSpainStade de France, Saint-Denis, France80,000
2000–01GermanyBayern Munich1–1*ValenciaSpainSan Siro, Milan, Italy79,000
2001–02SpainReal Madrid2–1Bayer LeverkusenGermanyHampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland50,499
2002–03ItalyMilan0–0*JuventusItalyOld Trafford, Manchester, England62,315
2003–04PortugalPorto3–0MonacoFranceArena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany53,053
2004–05EnglandLiverpool3–3*MilanItalyAtatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey69,000
2005–06SpainBarcelona2–1ArsenalEnglandStade de France, Saint-Denis, France79,610
2006–07ItalyMilan2–1LiverpoolEnglandOlympic Stadium, Athens, Greece63,000
2007–08EnglandManchester United1–1*ChelseaEnglandLuzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia67,310
2008–09SpainBarcelona2–0Manchester UnitedEnglandStadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy62,467
2009–10ItalyInter Milan2–0Bayern MunichGermanySantiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain73,490
2010–11SpainBarcelona3–1Manchester UnitedEnglandWembley Stadium, London, England87,695
2011–12EnglandChelsea1–1*Bayern MunichGermanyAllianz Arena, Munich, Germany62,500
2012–13GermanyBayern Munich2–1Borussia DortmundGermanyWembley Stadium, London, England86,298
2013–14SpainReal Madrid4–1†Atlético MadridSpainEstádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal60,976
2014–15SpainBarcelona3–1JuventusItalyOlympiastadion, Berlin, Germany70,442
2015–16SpainReal Madrid1–1*Atlético MadridSpainSan Siro, Milan, Italy71,942
2016–17SpainReal Madrid4–1JuventusItalyMillennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales65,842
2017–18SpainReal Madrid3–1LiverpoolEnglandNSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine61,561
2018–19EnglandLiverpool2–0Tottenham HotspurEnglandMetropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain63,272
2019–20GermanyBayern Munich1–0Paris Saint-GermainFranceEstádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal0
2020–21EnglandChelsea1–0Manchester CityEnglandEstádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal14,110
2021–22SpainReal Madrid1–0LiverpoolEnglandStade de France, Saint-Denis, France75,000
2022–23EnglandManchester City1–0Inter MilanItalyAtatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey71,412
2023–24SpainReal Madrid2–0Borussia DortmundGermanyWembley Stadium, London, England86,212
2024–25FranceParis Saint-Germain5–0Inter MilanItalyAllianz Arena, Munich, Germany64,327
Upcoming finals
SeasonCountryFinalistMatchFinalistCountryVenue
2025–26vPuskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
2026–27vMetropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain

Performances

By club

Performances in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League by club
vte ClubTitle(s)Runners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up
Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid1531956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 20241962, 1964, 1981
Italian Football Federation Milan741963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 20071958, 1993, 1995, 2005
German Football Association Bayern Munich651974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 20201982, 1987, 1999, 2010, 2012
The Football Association Liverpool641977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 20191985, 2007, 2018, 2022
Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona531992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 20151961, 1986, 1994
Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax421971, 1972, 1973, 19951969, 1996
Italian Football Federation Inter Milan341964, 1965, 20101967, 1972, 2023, 2025
The Football Association Manchester United321968, 1999, 20082009, 2011
Italian Football Federation Juventus271985, 19961973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2017
Portuguese Football Federation Benfica251961, 19621963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990
The Football Association Chelsea212012, 20212008
The Football Association Nottingham Forest201979, 1980—
Portuguese Football Federation Porto201987, 2004—
German Football Association Borussia Dortmund1219972013, 2024
Scottish Football Association Celtic1119671970
German Football Association Hamburger SV1119831980
Romanian Football Federation Steaua București1119861989
French Football Federation Marseille1119931991
The Football Association Manchester City1120232021
French Football Federation Paris Saint-Germain1120252020
Royal Dutch Football Association Feyenoord101970—
The Football Association Aston Villa101982—
Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven101988—
Football Association of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade101991—
Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid03—1974, 2014, 2016
French Football Federation Reims02—1956, 1959
Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia02—2000, 2001
Italian Football Federation Fiorentina01—1957
German Football Association Eintracht Frankfurt01—1960
Football Association of Yugoslavia Partizan01—1966
Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos01—1971
The Football Association Leeds United01—1975
French Football Federation Saint-Étienne01—1976
German Football Association Borussia Mönchengladbach01—1977
Royal Belgian Football Association Club Brugge01—1978
Swedish Football Association Malmö FF01—1979
Italian Football Federation Roma01—1984
Italian Football Federation Sampdoria01—1992
German Football Association Bayer Leverkusen01—2002
French Football Federation Monaco01—2004
The Football Association Arsenal01—2006
The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur01—2019

By nation

Clubs from thirteen nations have reached the final, and clubs from ten of those have won the competition. England has produced the most winning teams, with six clubs having won the trophy. Italy, Germany and the Netherlands have each had three clubs lift the title, while Spain, Portugal and France have had two winners apiece. Scotland, Romania and Yugoslavia have each had one club win the competition.

Performances in finals by nation
NationTitle(s)Runners-upTotal
Spain201131
England151126
Italy121830
Germany81119
Netherlands628
Portugal459
France268
Romania112
Scotland112
Yugoslavia112
Belgium011
Greece011
Sweden011
European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning clubs by nation
NationWinning clubs (in order of first win)Number of winners
EnglandManchester United, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Manchester City6
ItalyMilan, Inter Milan, Juventus3
GermanyBayern Munich, Hamburger SV, Borussia Dortmund3
NetherlandsFeyenoord, Ajax, PSV Eindhoven3
SpainReal Madrid, Barcelona2
PortugalBenfica, Porto2
FranceMarseille, Paris Saint-Germain2
ScotlandCeltic1
RomaniaSteaua București1
YugoslaviaRed Star Belgrade1

See also

Notes