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List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals

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FieldValue
imageTrofeo UEFA Champions League.jpg
imagesize150
captionEuropean Cup / Champions League trophy
founded1955
regionUEFA (Europe)
number of teams36 (league stage)
2 (finalists)
current championsParis Saint-Germain
(1st title)
most successful clubReal Madrid
(15 titles)
current2025 UEFA Champions League final

2 (finalists) (1st title) (15 titles)

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

  • 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.
SeasonCountryWinnersScoreRunners-upCountryVenueAttendance1955–561956–571957–581958–591959–601960–611961–621962–631963–641964–651965–661966–671967–681968–691969–701970–711971–721972–731973–741974–751975–761976–771977–781978–791979–801980–811981–821982–831983–841984–851985–861986–871987–881988–891989–901990–911991–921992–931993–941994–951995–961996–971997–981998–991999–20002000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25
Real Madrid4–3ReimsParc des Princes, Paris, France38,239
Real Madrid2–0FiorentinaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain124,000
Real Madrid3–2MilanHeysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium67,000
Real Madrid2–0ReimsNeckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany72,000
Real Madrid7–3Eintracht FrankfurtHampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland127,621
Benfica3–2BarcelonaWankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland26,732
Benfica5–3Real MadridOlympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands61,257
Milan2–1BenficaWembley Stadium, London, England45,715
Inter Milan3–1Real MadridPraterstadion, Vienna, Austria71,333
Inter Milan1–0BenficaSan Siro, Milan, Italy89,000
Real Madrid2–1PartizanHeysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium46,745
Celtic2–1Inter MilanEstádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal45,000
Manchester United4–1BenficaWembley Stadium, London, England92,225
Milan4–1AjaxSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain31,782
Feyenoord2–1CelticSan Siro, Milan, Italy53,187
Ajax2–0PanathinaikosWembley Stadium, London, England83,179
Ajax2–0Inter MilanDe Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands61,354
Ajax1–0JuventusRed Star Stadium, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia89,484
Bayern Munich1–1Atlético MadridHeysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium48,722
4–0&23,325
Bayern Munich2–0Leeds UnitedParc des Princes, Paris, France48,374
Bayern Munich1–0Saint-ÉtienneHampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland54,864
Liverpool3–1Borussia MönchengladbachStadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy57,000
Liverpool1–0Club BruggeWembley Stadium, London, England92,500
Nottingham Forest1–0Malmö FFOlympiastadion, Munich, West Germany57,500
Nottingham Forest1–0Hamburger SVSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain51,000
Liverpool1–0Real MadridParc des Princes, Paris, France48,360
Aston Villa1–0Bayern MunichDe Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands46,000
Hamburger SV1–0JuventusOlympic Stadium, Athens, Greece73,500
Liverpool1–1*RomaStadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy69,693
Juventus1–0LiverpoolHeysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium58,000
Steaua București0–0*BarcelonaRamón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain70,000
Porto2–1Bayern MunichPraterstadion, Vienna, Austria57,500
PSV Eindhoven0–0*BenficaNeckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany68,000
Milan4–0Steaua BucureștiCamp Nou, Barcelona, Spain97,000
Milan1–0BenficaPraterstadion, Vienna, Austria57,558
Red Star Belgrade0–0*MarseilleStadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy56,000
Barcelona1–0SampdoriaWembley Stadium, London, England70,827
Marseille1–0MilanOlympiastadion, Munich, Germany64,400
Milan4–0BarcelonaOlympic Stadium, Athens, Greece70,000
Ajax1–0MilanErnst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria49,730
Juventus1–1*AjaxStadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy70,000
Borussia Dortmund3–1JuventusOlympiastadion, Munich, Germany59,000
Real Madrid1–0JuventusAmsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands48,500
Manchester United2–1Bayern MunichCamp Nou, Barcelona, Spain90,245
Real Madrid3–0ValenciaStade de France, Saint-Denis, France80,000
Bayern Munich1–1*ValenciaSan Siro, Milan, Italy79,000
Real Madrid2–1Bayer LeverkusenHampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland50,499
Milan0–0*JuventusOld Trafford, Manchester, England62,315
Porto3–0MonacoArena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany53,053
Liverpool3–3*MilanAtatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey69,000
Barcelona2–1ArsenalStade de France, Saint-Denis, France79,610
Milan2–1LiverpoolOlympic Stadium, Athens, Greece63,000
Manchester United1–1*ChelseaLuzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia67,310
Barcelona2–0Manchester UnitedStadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy62,467
Inter Milan2–0Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain73,490
Barcelona3–1Manchester UnitedWembley Stadium, London, England87,695
Chelsea1–1*Bayern MunichAllianz Arena, Munich, Germany62,500
Bayern Munich2–1Borussia DortmundWembley Stadium, London, England86,298
Real Madrid4–1Atlético MadridEstádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal60,976
Barcelona3–1JuventusOlympiastadion, Berlin, Germany70,442
Real Madrid1–1*Atlético MadridSan Siro, Milan, Italy71,942
Real Madrid4–1JuventusMillennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales65,842
Real Madrid3–1LiverpoolNSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine61,561
Liverpool2–0Tottenham HotspurMetropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain63,272
Bayern Munich1–0Paris Saint-GermainEstádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal0
Chelsea1–0Manchester CityEstádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal14,110
Real Madrid1–0LiverpoolStade de France, Saint-Denis, France75,000
Manchester City1–0Inter MilanAtatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey71,412
Real Madrid2–0Borussia DortmundWembley Stadium, London, England86,212
Paris Saint-Germain5–0Inter MilanAllianz Arena, Munich, Germany64,327
SeasonCountryFinalistMatchFinalistCountryVenue2025–262026–27
vPuskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
vMetropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain

Performances

By club

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.

NationTitle(s)Runners-upTotal
201131
151126
121830
81119
628
459
268
112
112
112
011
011
011
NationWinning clubs (in order of first win)Number of winners
Manchester United, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Manchester City6
Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus3
Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, Borussia Dortmund3
Feyenoord, Ajax, PSV Eindhoven3
Real Madrid, Barcelona2
Benfica, Porto2
Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain2
Celtic1
Steaua București1
Red Star Belgrade1

Notes

References

References

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  2. (30 July 2020). "Access list". UEFA.
  3. (30 April 2010). "1997/98: Seventh heaven for Madrid". UEFA.
  4. (10 June 2005). "Liverpool get in Champions League".
  5. "UEFA Champions League Museum". UEFA.
  6. (26 August 2015). "Badge of honour bestowed on Barcelona". UEFA.
  7. (21 May 2018). "How UEFA honours multiple European Cup winners". UEFA.
  8. "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2007/08". UEFA.
  9. "Regulations of the UEFA Champions' League 2009/10". UEFA.
  10. Haslam, Andrew. (27 May 2009). "Spain savour European pre-eminence". UEFA.
  11. (31 May 1985). "1985: English teams banned after Heysel".
  12. (31 May 2025). "Paris complete the 11th domestic league, domestic cup and European Cup/UEFA Champions League treble". UEFA.
  13. "UEFA Champions League Finals 1956–2021".
  14. (31 May 2012). "European Champions' Cup".
  15. "UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook". UEFA.
  16. "UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13". UEFA.
  17. (30 May 1984). "1983/84: Kennedy spot on for Liverpool". UEFA.
  18. "Steaua stun Barcelona with spot-kick masterclass". UEFA.
  19. (25 May 1988). "1987/88: PSV prosper from Oranje boom". UEFA.
  20. (29 May 1991). "1990/91: Crvena Zvezda spot on". UEFA.
  21. (22 May 1996). "1995/96: Juve hold their nerve". UEFA.
  22. (23 May 2001). "2000/01: Kahn saves day for Bayern". UEFA.
  23. (28 May 2003). "2002/03: Shevchenko spot on for Milan". UEFA.
  24. (25 May 2005). "2004/05: Liverpool belief defies Milan". UEFA.
  25. (21 May 2008). "2007/08: Fate favours triumphant United". UEFA.
  26. (19 May 2012). "Shoot-out win ends Chelsea's long wait for glory". UEFA.
  27. (28 May 2016). "Spot-on Real Madrid defeat Atlético in final again". UEFA.
  28. (9 July 2020). "Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed". UEFA.
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