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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 position 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]

List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals
European Cup / Champions League trophy
Founded1955
RegionUEFA (Europe)
Number of teams36 (league stage)
2 (finalists)
Current championsSpain Real Madrid
(15th title)
Most successful club(s)Spain Real Madrid
(15 titles)
2024 UEFA Champions League final

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] Until 2009, clubs that had earned that badge were allowed to keep the European Champion Clubs' Cup and a new one was commissioned;[7] since 2009, the winning team each year has received a full-size replica of the trophy, while the original is retained by UEFA.[8]

A total of 23 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.[9] 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.[10] The current champions are Real Madrid, who beat Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the 2024 final.[11]

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

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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[12][13][14]
Season Country Winners Score Runners-up Country Venue Attend­ance[15]
1955–56   Spain Real Madrid 4–3 Reims   France Parc des Princes, Paris, France 38,239
1956–57   Spain Real Madrid 2–0 Fiorentina   Italy Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 124,000
1957–58   Spain Real Madrid 3–2† Milan   Italy Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 67,000
1958–59   Spain Real Madrid 2–0 Reims   France Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany 72,000
1959–60   Spain Real Madrid 7–3 Eintracht Frankfurt   West Germany Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 127,621
1960–61   Portugal Benfica 3–2 Barcelona   Spain Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland 26,732
1961–62   Portugal Benfica 5–3 Real Madrid   Spain Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands 61,257
1962–63   Italy Milan 2–1 Benfica   Portugal Wembley Stadium, London, England 45,715
1963–64   Italy Inter Milan 3–1 Real Madrid   Spain Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria 71,333
1964–65   Italy Inter Milan 1–0 Benfica   Portugal San Siro, Milan, Italy 89,000
1965–66   Spain Real Madrid 2–1 Partizan   Yugoslavia Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 46,745
1966–67   Scotland Celtic 2–1 Inter Milan   Italy Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 45,000
1967–68   England Manchester United 4–1† Benfica   Portugal Wembley Stadium, London, England 92,225
1968–69   Italy Milan 4–1 Ajax   Netherlands Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 31,782
1969–70   Netherlands Feyenoord 2–1† Celtic   Scotland San Siro, Milan, Italy 53,187
1970–71   Netherlands Ajax 2–0 Panathinaikos   Greece Wembley Stadium, London, England 83,179
1971–72   Netherlands Ajax 2–0 Inter Milan   Italy De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 61,354
1972–73   Netherlands Ajax 1–0 Juventus   Italy Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia 89,484
1973–74   West Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 Atlético Madrid   Spain Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 48,722
4–0& 23,325
1974–75   West Germany Bayern Munich 2–0 Leeds United   England Parc des Princes, Paris, France 48,374
1975–76   West Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 Saint-Étienne   France Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 54,864
1976–77   England Liverpool 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach   West Germany Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy 57,000
1977–78   England Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge   Belgium Wembley Stadium, London, England 92,500
1978–79   England Nottingham Forest 1–0 Malmö FF   Sweden Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany 57,500
1979–80   England Nottingham Forest 1–0 Hamburger SV   West Germany Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 51,000
1980–81   England Liverpool 1–0 Real Madrid   Spain Parc des Princes, Paris, France 48,360
1981–82   England Aston Villa 1–0 Bayern Munich   West Germany De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 46,000
1982–83   West Germany Hamburger SV 1–0 Juventus   Italy Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece 73,500
1983–84   England Liverpool 1–1*[a] Roma   Italy Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy 69,693
1984–85   Italy Juventus 1–0 Liverpool   England Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 58,000
1985–86   Romania Steaua București 0–0*[b] Barcelona   Spain Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain 70,000
1986–87   Portugal Porto 2–1 Bayern Munich   West Germany Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria 57,500
1987–88   Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–0*[c] Benfica   Portugal Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany 68,000
1988–89   Italy Milan 4–0 Steaua București   Romania Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain 97,000
1989–90   Italy Milan 1–0 Benfica   Portugal Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria 57,558
1990–91   Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 0–0*[d] Marseille   France Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy 56,000
1991–92   Spain Barcelona 1–0† Sampdoria   Italy Wembley Stadium, London, England 70,827
1992–93   France Marseille 1–0 AC Milan   Italy Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany 64,400
1993–94   Italy Milan 4–0 Barcelona   Spain Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece 70,000
1994–95   Netherlands Ajax 1–0 AC Milan   Italy Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 49,730
1995–96   Italy Juventus 1–1*[e] Ajax   Netherlands Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy 70,000
1996–97   Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Juventus   Italy Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany 59,000
1997–98   Spain Real Madrid 1–0 Juventus   Italy Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 48,500
1998–99   England Manchester United 2–1 Bayern Munich   Germany Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain 90,245
1999–2000   Spain Real Madrid 3–0 Valencia   Spain Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 80,000
2000–01   Germany Bayern Munich 1–1*[f] Valencia   Spain San Siro, Milan, Italy 71,500
2001–02   Spain Real Madrid 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen   Germany Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 50,499
2002–03   Italy Milan 0–0*[g] Juventus   Italy Old Trafford, Manchester, England 62,315
2003–04   Portugal Porto 3–0 Monaco   France Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 53,053
2004–05   England Liverpool 3–3*[h] AC Milan   Italy Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 69,000
2005–06   Spain Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal   England Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 79,610
2006–07   Italy Milan 2–1 Liverpool   England Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece 63,000
2007–08   England Manchester United 1–1*[i] Chelsea   England Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia 67,310
2008–09   Spain Barcelona 2–0 Manchester United   England Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy 62,467
2009–10   Italy Inter Milan 2–0 Bayern Munich   Germany Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 73,490
2010–11   Spain Barcelona 3–1 Manchester United   England Wembley Stadium, London, England 87,695
2011–12   England Chelsea 1–1*[j] Bayern Munich   Germany Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany 62,500
2012–13   Germany Bayern Munich 2–1 Borussia Dortmund   Germany Wembley Stadium, London, England 86,298
2013–14   Spain Real Madrid 4–1† Atlético Madrid   Spain Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal 60,976
2014–15   Spain Barcelona 3–1 Juventus   Italy Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 70,442
2015–16   Spain Real Madrid 1–1*[k] Atlético Madrid   Spain San Siro, Milan, Italy 71,942
2016–17   Spain Real Madrid 4–1 Juventus   Italy Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 65,842
2017–18   Spain Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool   England NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine 61,561
2018–19   England Liverpool 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur   England Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain 63,272
2019–20   Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain   France Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal 0[l]
2020–21   England Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City   England Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal 14,110[m]
2021–22   Spain Real Madrid 1–0 Liverpool   England Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 75,000
2022–23   England Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan   Italy Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 71,412
2023–24   Spain Real Madrid 2–0 Borussia Dortmund   Germany Wembley Stadium, London, England 86,212
Upcoming finals
Season Country Finalist Match Finalist Country Venue
2024–25 v Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
2025–26 v Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary

Performances

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See also: European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics § General performances

By club

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Performances in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League by club
Club 		Title(s) Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runner-up
  Real Madrid 15 3 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024 1962, 1964, 1981
  Milan 7 4 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007 1958, 1993, 1995, 2005
  Bayern Munich 6 5 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 2020 1982, 1987, 1999, 2010, 2012
  Liverpool 6 4 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019 1985, 2007, 2018, 2022
  Barcelona 5 3 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015 1961, 1986, 1994
  Ajax 4 2 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995 1969, 1996
  Inter Milan 3 3 1964, 1965, 2010 1967, 1972, 2023
  Manchester United 3 2 1968, 1999, 2008 2009, 2011
  Juventus 2 7 1985, 1996 1973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2017
  Benfica 2 5 1961, 1962 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990
  Chelsea 2 1 2012, 2021 2008
  Nottingham Forest 2 0 1979, 1980 —
  Porto 2 0 1987, 2004 —
  Borussia Dortmund 1 2 1997 2013, 2024
  Celtic 1 1 1967 1970
  Hamburger SV 1 1 1983 1980
  Steaua București 1 1 1986 1989
  Marseille 1 1 1993 1991
  Manchester City 1 1 2023 2021
  Feyenoord 1 0 1970 —
  Aston Villa 1 0 1982 —
  PSV Eindhoven 1 0 1988 —
  Red Star Belgrade 1 0 1991 —
  Atlético Madrid 0 3 — 1974, 2014, 2016
  Reims 0 2 — 1956, 1959
  Valencia 0 2 — 2000, 2001
  Fiorentina 0 1 — 1957
  Eintracht Frankfurt 0 1 — 1960
  Partizan 0 1 — 1966
  Panathinaikos 0 1 — 1971
  Leeds United 0 1 — 1975
  Saint-Étienne 0 1 — 1976
  Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 1 — 1977
  Club Brugge 0 1 — 1978
  Malmö FF 0 1 — 1979
  Roma 0 1 — 1984
  Sampdoria 0 1 — 1992
  Bayer Leverkusen 0 1 — 2002
  Monaco 0 1 — 2004
  Arsenal 0 1 — 2006
  Tottenham Hotspur 0 1 — 2019
  Paris Saint-Germain 0 1 — 2020

By nation

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Teams from thirteen nations have appeared in a Champions League final, and teams from ten of those have won the competition. Since the 1995–96 season, other than Porto's win in 2003–04, the winners have come from one of only four nations – Spain (13), England (7), Germany (4) and Italy (4) – and other than Monaco in 2003–04 and Paris Saint-Germain in 2019–20, the runners-up have all come from the same four nations.

England has produced the most winning teams, with six clubs having won the trophy. Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands have produced three winners, while Spain and Portugal have produced two winning clubs. Scotland, Romania, Yugoslavia, and France have produced one winner each.

Performances in finals by nation
Nation Titles Runners-up Total
  Spain 20 11 31
  England 15 11 26
  Italy 12 17 29
  Germany[n] 8 11 19
  Netherlands 6 2 8
  Portugal 4 5 9
  France 1 6 7
  Romania 1 1 2
  Scotland 1 1 2
  Yugoslavia[o] 1 1 2
  Belgium 0 1 1
  Greece 0 1 1
  Sweden 0 1 1

See also

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Notes

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  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.
  14. ^ Includes clubs representing West Germany. No clubs representing East Germany appeared in a final.
  15. ^ Both Yugoslav final appearances were by clubs from SR Serbia

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