Real Madrid, this season's finalist, have the most Champions League titles with 13
By Igor Mello
& Sandra Herrera
• 6 min read
This season in the UEFA Champions League, Liverpool and Real Madrid, two of the most winningest teams in the competition, squared off for the right to be crowned champions of Europe. Real ultimately walked away with a 1-0 victory for their record 14th title. For the third consecutive season, the final, UEFA's showcase event, was forced to move venues. The final was moved from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Stade France just outside of Paris as a result of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
The UEFA Champions League, originally named the European Cup before it was changed to its current name prior to the 1992-93 season, has been around since 1955, with 22 different champions from 13 different countries. Real Madrid is by far the team with the most titles, with 14, followed by AC Milan with seven.
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As we build up to the 2021-22 final, let's take a look at the previous champions league winners:
European Cup/Champions League final winners
| SEASON | WINNERS | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1955-56 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 4-3 | Stade de Reims (FRA) | Paris |
1956-57 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 2-0 | Fiorentina (ITA) | Madrid |
1957-58 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 3-2 (a.e.t) | AC Milan (ITA) | Brussels |
1958-59 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 2-0 | Stade de Reims (FRA) | Stuttgart |
1959-60 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 7-3 | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | Glasgow |
1960-61 | Benfica (POR) | 3-2 | Barcelona (ESP) | Bern |
1961-62 | Benfica (POR) | 5-3 | Real Madrid (ESP) | Amsterdam |
1962-63 | AC Milan (ITA) | 2-1 | Benfica (POR) | London |
1963-64 | Inter Milan (ITA) | 3-1 | Real Madrid (ESP) | Vienna |
1964-65 | Inter Milan (ITA) | 1-0 | Benfica (POR) | Milan |
1965-66 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 2-1 | Partizan (SRB) | Brussels |
1966-67 | Celtic (SCO) | 2-1 | Inter Milan (ITA) | Lisbon |
1967-68 | Manchester United (ENG) | 4-1 (a.e.t.) | Benfica (POR) | London |
1968-69 | AC Milan (ITA) | 4-1 | Ajax (NED) | Madrid |
1969-70 | Feyenoord (NED) | 2-1 (a.e.t.) | Celtic (SCO) | Milan |
1970-71 | Ajax (NED) | 2-0 | Panathinaikos (GRE) | London |
1971-72 | Ajax (NED) | 2-0 | Inter Milan (ITA) | Rotterdam |
1972-73 | Ajax (NED) | 1-0 | Juventus (ITA) | Belgrade |
1973-74 | Bayern Munich (GER) | 4-0 (replay) | Ateltico Madrid (ESP) | Brussels |
1974-75 | Bayern Munich (GER) | 2-0 | Leeds United (ENG) | Paris |
1975-76 | Bayern Munich (GER) | 1-0 | Saint-Etiene (FRA) | Glasgow |
1976-77 | Liverpool (ENG) | 3-1 | Borussia Monchengladbach (GER) | Rome |
1977-78 | Liverpool (ENG) | 1-0 | Club Brugge (BEL) | London |
1978-79 | Nottingham Forest (ENG) | 1-0 | Malmo FF (SWE) | Munich |
1979-80 | Nottingham Forest (ENG) | 1-0 | Hamburg (GER) | Madrid |
1980-81 | Liverpool (ENG) | 1-0 | Real Madrid (ESP) | Paris |
1981-82 | Aston Villa (ENG) | 1-0 | Bayern Munich (GER) | Rotterdam |
1982-83 | Hamburg (GER) | 1-0 | Juventus (ITA) | Athens |
1983-84 | Liverpool (ENG) | 1-1 (4-2 PKs) | Roma (ITA) | Rome |
1984-85 | Juventus (ITA) | 1-0 | Liverpool (ENG) | Brussels |
1985-86 | Steaua Bucuresti (ROU) | 0-0 (2-0 PKs) | Barcelona (ESP) | Seville |
1986-87 | Porto (POR) | 2-1 | Bayern Munich (GER) | Vienna |
1987-88 | PSV Eindhoven (NED) | 0-0 (2-0 PKs) | Benfica (POR) | Stuttgart |
1988-89 | AC Milan (ITA) | 4-0 | Steaua Bucuresti (ROU) | Barcelona |
1989-90 | AC Milan (ITA) | 1-0 | Benfica (POR) | Vienna |
1990-91 | Red Star Belgrade (SRB) | 0-0 (5-3 PKs) | Marseille (FRA) | Bari |
1991-92 | Barcelona (ESP) | 1-0 (a.e.t.) | Sampdoria (ITA) | London |
1992-93 | Marseille (FRA) | 1-0 | AC Milan (ITA) | Munich |
1993-94 | AC Milan (ITA) | 4-0 | Barcelona (ESP) | Athens |
1994-95 | Ajax (NED) | 1-0 | AC Milan (ITA) | Vienna |
1995-96 | Juventus (ITA) | 1-1 (4-2 Pks) | Ajax (NED) | Rome |
1996-97 | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 3-1 | Juventus (ITA) | Munich |
1997-98 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 1-0 | Juventus (ITA) | Amsterdam |
1998-99 | Manchester United (ENG) | 2-1 | Bayern Munich (GER) | Barcelona |
1999-00 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 3-0 | Valencia (ESP) | Saint-Denis |
2000-01 | Bayern Munich (GER) | 1-1 (5-4 PKs) | Valencia (ESP) | Milan |
2001-02 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 2-1 | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) | Glasgow |
2002-03 | AC Milan (ITA) | 0-0 (3-2 PKs) | Juventus (ITA) | Manchester |
2003-04 | Porto (POR) | 3-0 | AS Monaco (FRA) | Gelsenkirchen |
2004-05 | Liverpool (ENG) | 3-3 (3-2 PKs) | AC Milan (ITA) | Istanbul |
2005-06 | Barcelona (ESP) | 2-1 | Arsenal (ENG) | Saint-Denis |
2006-07 | AC Milan (ITA) | 2-1 | Liverpool (ENG) | Athens |
2007-08 | Manchester United (ENG) | 1-1 (6-5 PKs) | Chelsea (ENG) | Moscow |
2008-09 | Barcelona (ESP) | 2-0 | Manchester United (ENG) | Rome |
2009-10 | Inter Milan (ITA) | 2-0 | Bayern Munich (GER) | Madrid |
2010-11 | Barcelona (ESP) | 3-1 | Manchester United (ENG) | London |
2011-12 | Chelsea (ENG) | 1-1 (4-3 PKs) | Bayern Munich (GER) | Munich |
2012-13 | Bayern Munich (GER) | 2-1 | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | London |
2013-14 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 4-1 (a.e.t) | Atletico Madrid (ESP) | Lisbon |
2014-15 | Barcelona (ESP) | 3-1 | Juventus (ITA) | Berlin |
2015-16 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 1-1 (5-3 PKs) | Atletico Madrid (ESP) | Milan |
| 2016-17 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 4-1 | Juventus (ITA) | Cardiff |
| 2017-18 | Real Madrid (ESP) | 3-1 | Liverpool (ENG) | Kyiv |
| 2018-19 | Liverpool (ENG) | 2-0 | Tottenham (ENG) | Madrid |
| 2019-20 | Bayern Munich (GER) | 1-0 | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) | Lisbon |
| 2020-21 | Chelsea (ENG) | 1-0 | Manchester City (ENG) | Porto |
| 2021-22 | Liverpool (ENG) | 0-2 | Real Madrid (ESP) | Paris |
European Cup/Champions League title winners by clubs
| CLUB | TITLES | YEAR WON |
|---|---|---|
Real Madrid (ESP) | 14 | 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 |
AC Milan (ITA) | 7 | 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007 |
Bayern Munich (GER) | 6 | 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 2020 |
Liverpool (ENG) | 6 | 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019 |
| Barcelona (ESP) | 5 | 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015 |
Ajax (NED) | 4 | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995 |
Inter Milan (ITA) | 3 | 1964, 1965, 2010 |
Manchester United (ENG) | 3 | 1968, 1999, 2008 |
Juventus (ITA) | 2 | 1985, 1996 |
Benfica (POR) | 2 | 1961, 1962 |
Nottingham Forest (ENG) | 2 | 1979, 1980 |
Porto (POR) | 2 | 1987, 2004 |
| Chelsea (ENG) | 2 | 2012, 2021 |
Celtic (SCO) | 1 | 1967 |
Hamburg (GER) | 1 | 1983 |
Steaua Bucuresti (ROU) | 1 | 1986 |
Marseille (FRA) | 1 | 1993 |
Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 1 | 1997 |
Feyenoord (NED) | 1 | 1970 |
Aston Villa (ENG) | 1 | 1982 |
PSV Eindhoven (NED) | 1 | 1988 |
Red Star Belgrade (SRB) | 1 | 1991 |
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