List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals

The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955.[1] Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup.[1] 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 positions in the strongest leagues.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Teams that have won the UEFA Champions League three consecutive times, or five times overall, receive a multiple-winner badge.[5] Six teams have earned this privilege: Real Madrid, Ajax, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Liverpool, and Barcelona.[6][7] Until 2009, clubs that had earned that badge were allowed to keep the European Champion Clubs' Cup and a new one was commissioned;[8] since 2009, the winning team each year has received a full-size replica of the trophy, while the original is retained by UEFA.[9]

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, Valencia, and Arsenal have finished as runners-up twice without winning. Spain has provided the most champions, with twenty wins from two clubs.[10] 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.[11] The current champions are Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Arsenal 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in the 2026 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 went to extra time
*Match won on a penalty shoot-out
&Match won after a replay
European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals[12][13][14]
SeasonCountryWinnersScoreRunners-upCountryVenueAttend­ance[15]
1955–56 SpainReal Madrid4–3Reims FranceParc des Princes, Paris, France38,239
1956–57 SpainReal Madrid2–0Fiorentina ItalySantiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain124,000
1957–58 SpainReal Madrid3–2Milan ItalyHeysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium67,000
1958–59 SpainReal Madrid2–0Reims FranceNeckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany72,000
1959–60 SpainReal Madrid7–3Eintracht Frankfurt West GermanyHampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland127,621
1960–61 PortugalBenfica3–2Barcelona SpainWankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland26,732
1961–62 PortugalBenfica5–3Real Madrid SpainOlympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands61,257
1962–63 ItalyMilan2–1Benfica PortugalWembley Stadium, London, England45,715
1963–64 ItalyInter Milan3–1Real Madrid SpainPraterstadion, Vienna, Austria71,333
1964–65 ItalyInter Milan1–0Benfica PortugalSan Siro, Milan, Italy89,000
1965–66 SpainReal Madrid2–1Partizan YugoslaviaHeysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium46,745
1966–67 ScotlandCeltic2–1Inter Milan ItalyEstádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal45,000
1967–68 EnglandManchester United4–1Benfica PortugalWembley Stadium, London, England92,225
1968–69 ItalyMilan4–1Ajax NetherlandsSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain31,782
1969–70 NetherlandsFeyenoord2–1Celtic ScotlandSan Siro, Milan, Italy53,187
1970–71 NetherlandsAjax2–0Panathinaikos GreeceWembley Stadium, London, England83,179
1971–72 NetherlandsAjax2–0Inter Milan ItalyDe Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands61,354
1972–73 NetherlandsAjax1–0Juventus ItalyRed Star Stadium, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia89,484
1973–74 West GermanyBayern Munich1–1Atlético Madrid SpainHeysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium48,722
4–0&23,325
1974–75 West GermanyBayern Munich2–0Leeds United EnglandParc des Princes, Paris, France48,374
1975–76 West GermanyBayern Munich1–0Saint-Étienne FranceHampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland54,864
1976–77 EnglandLiverpool3–1Borussia Mönchengladbach West GermanyStadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy57,000
1977–78 EnglandLiverpool1–0Club Brugge BelgiumWembley Stadium, London, England92,500
1978–79 EnglandNottingham Forest1–0Malmö FF SwedenOlympiastadion, Munich, West Germany57,500
1979–80 EnglandNottingham Forest1–0Hamburger SV West GermanySantiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain51,000
1980–81 EnglandLiverpool1–0Real Madrid SpainParc des Princes, Paris, France48,360
1981–82 EnglandAston Villa1–0Bayern Munich West GermanyDe Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands46,000
1982–83 West GermanyHamburger SV1–0Juventus ItalyOlympic Stadium, Athens, Greece73,500
1983–84 EnglandLiverpool1–1*[a]Roma ItalyStadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy69,693
1984–85 ItalyJuventus1–0Liverpool EnglandHeysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium58,000
1985–86 RomaniaSteaua București0–0*[b]Barcelona SpainRamón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain70,000
1986–87 PortugalPorto2–1Bayern Munich West GermanyPraterstadion, Vienna, Austria57,500
1987–88 NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven0–0*[c]Benfica PortugalNeckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany68,000
1988–89 ItalyMilan4–0Steaua București RomaniaCamp Nou, Barcelona, Spain97,000
1989–90 ItalyMilan1–0Benfica PortugalPraterstadion, Vienna, Austria57,558
1990–91 YugoslaviaRed Star Belgrade0–0*[d]Marseille FranceStadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy56,000
1991–92 SpainBarcelona1–0Sampdoria ItalyWembley Stadium, London, England70,827
1992–93 FranceMarseille1–0Milan ItalyOlympiastadion, Munich, Germany64,400
1993–94 ItalyMilan4–0Barcelona SpainOlympic Stadium, Athens, Greece70,000
1994–95 NetherlandsAjax1–0Milan ItalyErnst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria49,730
1995–96 ItalyJuventus1–1*[e]Ajax NetherlandsStadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy70,000
1996–97 GermanyBorussia Dortmund3–1Juventus ItalyOlympiastadion, Munich, Germany59,000
1997–98 SpainReal Madrid1–0Juventus ItalyAmsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands48,500
1998–99 EnglandManchester United2–1Bayern Munich GermanyCamp Nou, Barcelona, Spain90,245
1999–2000 SpainReal Madrid3–0Valencia SpainStade de France, Saint-Denis, France80,000
2000–01 GermanyBayern Munich1–1*[f]Valencia SpainSan Siro, Milan, Italy79,000
2001–02 SpainReal Madrid2–1Bayer Leverkusen GermanyHampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland50,499
2002–03 ItalyMilan0–0*[g]Juventus ItalyOld Trafford, Manchester, England62,315
2003–04 PortugalPorto3–0Monaco FranceArena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany53,053
2004–05 EnglandLiverpool3–3*[h]Milan ItalyAtatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey69,000
2005–06 SpainBarcelona2–1Arsenal EnglandStade de France, Saint-Denis, France79,610
2006–07 ItalyMilan2–1Liverpool EnglandOlympic Stadium, Athens, Greece63,000
2007–08 EnglandManchester United1–1*[i]Chelsea EnglandLuzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia67,310
2008–09 SpainBarcelona2–0Manchester United EnglandStadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy62,467
2009–10 ItalyInter Milan2–0Bayern Munich GermanySantiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain73,490
2010–11 SpainBarcelona3–1Manchester United EnglandWembley Stadium, London, England87,695
2011–12 EnglandChelsea1–1*[j]Bayern Munich GermanyAllianz Arena, Munich, Germany62,500
2012–13 GermanyBayern Munich2–1Borussia Dortmund GermanyWembley Stadium, London, England86,298
2013–14 SpainReal Madrid4–1Atlético Madrid SpainEstádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal60,976
2014–15 SpainBarcelona3–1Juventus ItalyOlympiastadion, Berlin, Germany70,442
2015–16 SpainReal Madrid1–1*[k]Atlético Madrid SpainSan Siro, Milan, Italy71,942
2016–17 SpainReal Madrid4–1Juventus ItalyMillennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales65,842
2017–18 SpainReal Madrid3–1Liverpool EnglandNSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine61,561
2018–19 EnglandLiverpool2–0Tottenham Hotspur EnglandMetropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain63,272
2019–20 GermanyBayern Munich1–0Paris Saint-Germain FranceEstádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal0[l]
2020–21 EnglandChelsea1–0Manchester City EnglandEstádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal14,110[m]
2021–22 SpainReal Madrid1–0Liverpool EnglandStade de France, Saint-Denis, France75,000
2022–23 EnglandManchester City1–0Inter Milan ItalyAtatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey71,412
2023–24 SpainReal Madrid2–0Borussia Dortmund GermanyWembley Stadium, London, England86,212
2024–25 FranceParis Saint-Germain5–0Inter Milan ItalyAllianz Arena, Munich, Germany64,327
2025–26 FranceParis Saint-Germain1–1*[n]Arsenal EnglandPuskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary61,035
Upcoming final(s)
SeasonCountryFinalistMatchFinalistCountryVenue
2026–27vMetropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain

Performances

By club

Performances in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League by club
Club
Title(s)Runners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up
SpainReal Madrid1531956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 20241962, 1964, 1981
ItalyMilan741963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 20071958, 1993, 1995, 2005
GermanyBayern Munich651974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 20201982, 1987, 1999, 2010, 2012
EnglandLiverpool641977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 20191985, 2007, 2018, 2022
SpainBarcelona531992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 20151961, 1986, 1994
NetherlandsAjax421971, 1972, 1973, 19951969, 1996
ItalyInter Milan341964, 1965, 20101967, 1972, 2023, 2025
EnglandManchester United321968, 1999, 20082009, 2011
ItalyJuventus271985, 19961973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2017
PortugalBenfica251961, 19621963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990
EnglandChelsea212012, 20212008
FranceParis Saint-Germain212025, 20262020
EnglandNottingham Forest201979, 1980
PortugalPorto201987, 2004
GermanyBorussia Dortmund1219972013, 2024
ScotlandCeltic1119671970
GermanyHamburger SV1119831980
RomaniaSteaua București1119861989
FranceMarseille1119931991
EnglandManchester City1120232021
NetherlandsFeyenoord101970
EnglandAston Villa101982
NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven101988
Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaRed Star Belgrade101991
SpainAtlético Madrid031974, 2014, 2016
FranceReims021956, 1959
SpainValencia022000, 2001
EnglandArsenal022006, 2026
ItalyFiorentina011957
GermanyEintracht Frankfurt011960
Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaPartizan011966
GreecePanathinaikos011971
EnglandLeeds United011975
FranceSaint-Étienne011976
GermanyBorussia Mönchengladbach011977
BelgiumClub Brugge011978
SwedenMalmö FF011979
ItalyRoma011984
ItalySampdoria011992
GermanyBayer Leverkusen012002
FranceMonaco012004
EnglandTottenham Hotspur012019

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
 England151227
 Italy121830
 Germany[o]81119
 Netherlands628
 Portugal459
 France369
 Romania112
 Scotland112
 Yugoslavia[p]112
 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

  1. Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Liverpool won the penalty shoot-out 4–2.[16]
  2. Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Steaua București won the penalty shoot-out 2–0.[17]
  3. Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. PSV Eindhoven won the penalty shoot-out 6–5.[18]
  4. Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Red Star Belgrade won the penalty shoot-out 5–3.[19]
  5. Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Juventus won the penalty shoot-out 4–2.[20]
  6. Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Bayern Munich won the penalty shoot-out 5–4.[21]
  7. Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Milan won the penalty shoot-out 3–2.[22]
  8. Score was 3–3 after 90 minutes and extra time. Liverpool won the penalty shoot-out 3–2.[23]
  9. Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Manchester United won the penalty shoot-out 6–5.[24]
  10. Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Chelsea won the penalty shoot-out 4–3.[25]
  11. Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Real Madrid won the penalty shoot-out 5–3.[26]
  12. The 2020 final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[27]
  13. The 2021 final was played with limited capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[28]
  14. Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Paris Saint-Germain won the penalty shoot-out 4–3.
  15. Includes clubs representing West Germany. No clubs representing East Germany appeared in a final.
  16. Both Yugoslav final appearances were by clubs from SR Serbia.

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