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European Cup/Champions League trophy
Founded1955
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teams32 (group stage)
2 (finalists)
Current championsSpain Real Madrid (11th title)
Most successful club(s)Spain Real Madrid (11 titles)
2015–16 UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal association football competition established in 1955.[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] Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup.[1] Originally, only the champions of their respective national league and the defending champion 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.[3] The defending champion 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 times in a row, or five times overall, receive a multiple-winner badge.[5] Six teams have earned this privilege: Real Madrid, Ajax, Bayern Munich, 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 22 clubs have won the Champions League/European Cup. Real Madrid hold the record for the most victories, having won the competition 11 times, including the inaugural competition. They have also won the competition the most times in a row, winning it five times from 1956 to 1960. Juventus have been runners-up the most times, losing six finals. Atlético Madrid is the only team to reach three finals without having won the trophy while Stade de Reims and Valencia have finished as runners-up twice without winning. Spain has provided the most champions, with 15 wins from two clubs.[9] Italy have produced 12 winners from three clubs and England have produced 12 winners from five 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 Atlético Madrid on penalties in the 2016 final.

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
Season Nation Winners Score Runners-up Nation Venue Attendance[11] Losing semi-finalists
1955–56   Spain Real Madrid 4–3 Stade de Reims   France Parc des Princes, Paris 38,239   Hibernian and   Milan
1956–57   Spain Real Madrid 2–0 Fiorentina   Italy Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 124,000   Manchester United and   Red Star Belgrade
1957–58   Spain Real Madrid 3–2 Milan   Italy Heysel Stadium, Brussels 67,000   Manchester United and   Vasas
1958–59   Spain Real Madrid 2–0 Stade de Reims   France Neckarstadion, Stuttgart 72,000   Young Boys and   Atlético Madrid
1959–60   Spain Real Madrid 7–3 Eintracht Frankfurt   West Germany Hampden Park, Glasgow 127,621   Rangers and   Barcelona
1960–61   Portugal Benfica 3–2 Barcelona   Spain Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 26,732   Hamburg and   Rapid Wien
1961–62   Portugal Benfica 5–3 Real Madrid   Spain Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam 61,257   Tottenham Hotspur and   Standard Liège
1962–63   Italy Milan 2–1 Benfica   Portugal Wembley Stadium, London 45,715   Feyenoord and   Dundee
1963–64   Italy Internazionale 3–1 Real Madrid   Spain Prater Stadium, Vienna 71,333   Zürich and   Borussia Dortmund
1964–65   Italy Internazionale 1–0 Benfica   Portugal San Siro, Milan 89,000   Vasas and   Liverpool
1965–66   Spain Real Madrid 2–1 Partizan   Yugoslavia Heysel Stadium, Brussels 46,745   Inter Milan and   Manchester United
1966–67   Scotland Celtic 2–1 Internazionale   Italy Estádio Nacional, Lisbon 45,000   CSKA Red Flag and   Dukla Prague
1967–68   England Manchester United 4–1 Benfica   Portugal Wembley Stadium, London 92,225   Juventus and   Real Madrid
1968–69   Italy Milan 4–1 Ajax   Netherlands Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 31,782   Spartak Trnava and   Manchester United
1969–70   Netherlands Feyenoord 2–1 Celtic   Scotland San Siro, Milan 53,187   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1970–71   Netherlands Ajax 2–0 Panathinaikos   Greece Wembley Stadium, London 83,179   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1971–72   Netherlands Ajax 2–0 Internazionale   Italy De Kuip, Rotterdam 61,354   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1972–73   Netherlands Ajax 1–0 Juventus   Italy Red Star Stadium, Belgrade 89,484   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1973–74   West Germany Bayern Munich 4–0&[A] Atlético Madrid   Spain Heysel Stadium, Brussels 72,047   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1974–75   West Germany Bayern Munich 2–0 Leeds United   England Parc des Princes, Paris 48,374   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1975–76   West Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 Saint-Étienne   France Hampden Park, Glasgow 54,864   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1976–77   England Liverpool 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach   West Germany Stadio Olimpico, Rome 52,078   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1977–78   England Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge   Belgium Wembley Stadium, London 92,500   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1978–79   England Nottingham Forest 1–0 Malmö FF   Sweden Olympiastadion, Munich 57,500   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1979–80   England Nottingham Forest 1–0 Hamburg   West Germany Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 51,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1980–81   England Liverpool 1–0 Real Madrid   Spain Parc des Princes, Paris 48,360   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1981–82   England Aston Villa 1–0 Bayern Munich   West Germany De Kuip, Rotterdam 46,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1982–83   West Germany Hamburg 1–0 Juventus   Italy Olympic Stadium, Athens 73,500   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1983–84   England Liverpool 1–1*[B] Roma   Italy Stadio Olimpico, Rome 69,693   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1984–85   Italy Juventus 1–0 Liverpool   England Heysel Stadium, Brussels 58,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1985–86   Romania Steaua București 0–0*[C] Barcelona   Spain Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville 70,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1986–87   Portugal Porto 2–1 Bayern Munich   West Germany Prater Stadium, Vienna 57,500   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1987–88   Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–0*[D] Benfica   Portugal Neckarstadion, Stuttgart 68,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1988–89   Italy Milan 4–0 Steaua București   Romania Camp Nou, Barcelona 97,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1989–90   Italy Milan 1–0 Benfica   Portugal Prater Stadium, Vienna 57,558   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1990–91   Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 0–0*[E] Marseille   France Stadio San Nicola, Bari 56,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1991–92   Spain Barcelona 1–0 Sampdoria   Italy Wembley Stadium, London 70,827   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1992–93   France Marseille 1–0 Milan   Italy Olympiastadion, Munich 64,400   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1993–94   Italy Milan 4–0 Barcelona   Spain Olympic Stadium, Athens 70,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1994–95   Netherlands Ajax 1–0 Milan   Italy Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 49,730   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1995–96   Italy Juventus 1–1*[F] Ajax   Netherlands Stadio Olimpico, Rome 70,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1996–97   Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Juventus   Italy Olympiastadion, Munich 59,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1997–98   Spain Real Madrid 1–0 Juventus   Italy Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam 48,500   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1998–99   England Manchester United 2–1 Bayern Munich   Germany Camp Nou, Barcelona 90,245   [[|]] and   [[|]]
1999–2000   Spain Real Madrid 3–0 Valencia   Spain Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2000–01   Germany Bayern Munich 1–1*[G] Valencia   Spain San Siro, Milan 71,500   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2001–02   Spain Real Madrid 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen   Germany Hampden Park, Glasgow 50,499   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2002–03   Italy Milan 0–0*[H] Juventus   Italy Old Trafford, Manchester 62,315   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2003–04   Portugal Porto 3–0 AS Monaco   France Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen 53,053   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2004–05   England Liverpool 3–3*[I] Milan   Italy Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul 69,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2005–06   Spain Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal   England Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,610   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2006–07   Italy Milan 2–1 Liverpool   England Olympic Stadium, Athens 63,000   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2007–08   England Manchester United 1–1*[J] Chelsea   England Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 67,310   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2008–09   Spain Barcelona 2–0 Manchester United   England Stadio Olimpico, Rome 62,467   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2009–10   Italy Internazionale 2–0 Bayern Munich   Germany Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 73,490   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2010–11   Spain Barcelona 3–1 Manchester United   England Wembley Stadium, London 87,695   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2011–12   England Chelsea 1–1*[K] Bayern Munich   Germany Allianz Arena, Munich 62,500   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2012–13   Germany Bayern Munich 2–1 Borussia Dortmund   Germany Wembley Stadium, London 86,298   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2013–14   Spain Real Madrid 4–1 Atlético Madrid   Spain Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 60,976   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2014–15   Spain Barcelona 3–1 Juventus   Italy Olympiastadion, Berlin 70,442   [[|]] and   [[|]]
2015–16   Spain Real Madrid 1–1*[L] Atlético Madrid   Spain San Siro, Milan 71,942   [[|]] and   [[|]]

Performances

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By club

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Performance in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League by club
Club
Winners Runners-up Semi-finalists Years won Years runner-up Years Semi-finalists
  Real Madrid 11 3 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016 1962, 1964, 1981
  Milan 7 4 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007 1958, 1993, 1995, 2005
  Bayern Munich 5 5 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013 1982, 1987, 1999, 2010, 2012
  Barcelona 5 3 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015 1961, 1986, 1994
  Liverpool 5 2 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005 1985, 2007
  Ajax 4 2 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995 1969, 1996
  Internazionale 3 2 1964, 1965, 2010 1967, 1972
  Manchester United 3 2 1968, 1999, 2008 2009, 2011
  Juventus 2 6 1985, 1996 1973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2015
  Benfica 2 5 1961, 1962 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990
  Nottingham Forest 2 0 1979, 1980
  Porto 2 0 1987, 2004
  Celtic 1 1 1967 1970
  Hamburg 1 1 1983 1980
  Steaua București 1 1 1986 1989
  Marseille 1 1 1993 1991
  Chelsea 1 1 2012 2008
  Borussia Dortmund 1 1 1997 2013
  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
  Stade de 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
Total(61th) 61 61 122 61 61 122


By nation

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Performance by nation
Nation Winners Runners-up Semi-finalists
  Spain 16 11
  Italy 12 15
  England 12 7
  Germany 7 10
  Netherlands 6 2
  Portugal 4 5
  France 1 5
  Scotland 1 1
  Romania 1 1
  Yugoslavia 1 1
  Greece 0 1
  Belgium 0 1
  Sweden 0 1
Total(61th) 61 61 122

By city

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Performance by city
City Winners Runners-up Semi-finalists
  Madrid 11 6
  Milan 10 6
  Munich 5 5
  Barcelona 5 3
  Liverpool 5 2
  Amsterdam 4 2
  Manchester 3 2
  Turin 2 6
  Lisbon 2 5
  Nottingham 2 0
  Porto 2 0
  London 1 2
  Glasgow 1 1
  Hamburg 1 1
  Bucharest 1 1
  Belgrade 1 1
  Marseille 1 1
  Dortmund 1 1
  Rotterdam 1 0
  Birmingham 1 0
  Eindhoven 1 0
  Reims 0 2
  Valencia 0 2
  Florence 0 1
  Frankfurt 0 1
  Athens 0 1
  Leeds 0 1
  Saint-Étienne 0 1
  Mönchengladbach 0 1
  Bruges 0 1
  Malmö 0 1
  Rome 0 1
  Genoa 0 1
  Leverkusen 0 1
  Monaco 0 1
Total(61th) 61 61 122

Notes

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A. ^ The first final, played two days earlier, ended 1–1 after extra time.[12]

B. ^ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Liverpool won the penalty-shootout 4–2.[13]

C. ^ Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Steaua București won the penalty-shootout 2–0.[14]

D. ^ Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. PSV Eindhoven won the penalty-shootout 6–5.[15]

E. ^ Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Red Star Belgrade won the penalty-shootout 5–3.[16]

F. ^ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Juventus won the penalty-shootout 4–2.[17]

G. ^ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Bayern Munich won the penalty-shootout 5–4.[18]

H. ^ Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Milan won the penalty-shootout 3–2.[19]

I. ^ Score was 3–3 after 90 minutes and extra time. Liverpool won the penalty-shootout 3–2.[20]

J. ^ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Manchester United won the penalty-shootout 6–5.[21]

K. ^ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Chelsea won the penalty-shootout 4–3.[22]

L. ^ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Real Madrid won the penalty-shootout 5–3.

References

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General

  • "European Champions' Cup". Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). 31 May 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  • "European Champion Clubs' Cup – History" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 64. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

Specific

  1. ^ a b "Football's top club competition". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Competition format". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  3. ^ "1997/98: Seventh heaven for Madrid". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Liverpool get in Champions League". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  5. ^ "UEFA Champions League Museum" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 10. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  6. ^ Vieli, André, ed. (October 2005). "A brand-new trophy" (PDF). UEFA Direct (42). Union of European Football Associations: 8. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  7. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2007/08" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions' League 2009/10" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  9. ^ Haslam, Andrew (27 May 2009). "Spain savour European pre-eminence". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  10. ^ "1985: English teams banned after Heysel". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 May 1985. Retrieved 8 August 2006.
  11. ^ "UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 141. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  12. ^ "1973/74: Muller ends Bayern wait". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 1974. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  13. ^ "1983/84: Kennedy spot on for Liverpool". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 May 1984. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  14. ^ "1985/86: Steaua stun Barcelona". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 May 1986. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  15. ^ "1987/88: PSV prosper from Oranje boom". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 May 1988. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  16. ^ "1990/91: Crvena Zvezda spot on". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 May 1991. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  17. ^ "1995/96: Juve hold their nerve". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 1996. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  18. ^ "2000/01: Kahn saves day for Bayern". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 May 2001. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  19. ^ "2002/03: Shevchenko spot on for Milan". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  20. ^ "2004/05: Liverpool belief defies Milan". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  21. ^ "2007/08: Fate favours triumphant United". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  22. ^ "Shoot-out win ends Chelsea's long wait for glory". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.

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