Champions Cup/Champions League Topscorers


By Season

1955-56 Milos Milutinovic (Partizan Beograd)                          8
1956-57 Dennis Viollet (Manchester United)                            9
1957-58 Alfredo Di Stéfano Lauthé (Real Madrid)                      10
1958-59 Just Fontaine (Stade Reims)                                  10
1959-60 Ferenc Puskás Biró (Real Madrid)                             12
1960-61 José Pinto Carvalho dos Santos Aguas (Benfica)               11
1961-62 Heinz Strehl (1.FC Nürnberg)                                  8
1962-63 José João Altafini (Milan)                                   14
1963-64 Vladimir Kovacevic (Partizan Beograd)                         7
        Alessandro Mazzola (Inter)                                    7
        Ferenc Puskás Biró (Real Madrid)                              7
1964-65 Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (Benfica)                           9
        José Augusto Costa Sénica Torres (Benfica)                    9
1965-66 Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (Benfica)                           7
        Flórián Albert (Ferencváros)                                  7
1966-67 Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht)                                   6
        Jürgen Piepenburg (Vorwärts Frankfurt)                        6
1967-68 Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (Benfica)                           6
1968-69 Denis Law (Manchester United)                                 9
1969-70 Michael Jones (Leeds United)                                  7  [*1]
        Ove Bengt Kindvall (Feijenoord)                               7
1970-71 Antonis Antoniadis (Panathinaikos)                           10
1971-72 Hendrik Johannes "Johan" Cruijff (Ajax)                       5
        Antal Dunai (Újpesti Dózsa)                                   5
        Luigi "Lou" Macari (Celtic)                                   5
        Sylvester Takac (Standard Ličge)                              5
1972-73 Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (Bayern München)                       12
1973-74 Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (Bayern München)                        8
1974-75 Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (Bayern München)                        5
        Eduard Makarov (Ararat Erevan)                                5      
1975-76 Josef "Jupp" Heynckes (Borussia Mönchengladbach)              6
1976-77 Franco Cucinotta (FC Zürich)                                  5
        Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (Bayern München)                        5
1977-78 Allan Simonsen (Borussia Mönchengladbach)                     5
1978-79 Claudio Sulser (Grasshopper)                                 11
1979-80 Sřren Lerby (Ajax)                                           10
1980-81 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern München)                        6
        Terrence McDermott (Liverpool)                                6
        Graeme James Souness (Liverpool)                              6
1981-82 Dieter Hoeness (Bayern München)                               7
1982-83 Paolo Rossi (Juventus)                                        6
1983-84 Victor Sokol (Dinamo Minsk)                                   6
1984-85 Michel Platini (Juventus)                                     7
        Torbjörn Nilsson (IFK Göteborg)                               7
1985-86 Torbjörn Nilsson (IFK Göteborg)                               6
1986-87 Borislav Cvetkovic (Crvena Zvezda)                            7
1987-88 José Rui Lopes Águas  (Benfica)                               4
        Jean-Marc Ferreri (Bordeaux)                                  4
        Alistair Murdoch "Ally" McCoist (Rangers)                     4
        José Miguel González Martín del Campo "Michel" (Real Madrid)  4
        Gheorghe Hagi (Steaua Bucuresti)                              4
        Rabah Mustapha Madjer (FC Porto)                              4
1988-89 Marcel "Marco" van Basten (Milan)                             9  [*2]
1989-90 Jean-Pierre Papin (Olympique Marseille)                       6
        Romário de Sousa Farias (PSV)                                 6
1990-91 Jean-Pierre Papin (Olympique Marseille)                       6
        Peter Pacult (Tirol Innsbruck)                                6
1991-92 Jean-Pierre Papin (Olympique Marseille)                       7
        Sergei Juran (Benfica)                                        7 
1992-93 Romário de Sousa Farias (Barcelona)                           7
1993-94 Ronald Koeman (Barcelona)                                     8
        Wynton Rufer (Werder Bremen)                                  8
1994-95 George Weah (Paris Saint Germain)                             8
1995-96 Jari Litmanen (Ajax)                                          9
1996-97 Alistair Murdoch "Ally" McCoist (Rangers)                     6
1997-98 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)                              10
1998-99 Andriy Shevchenko (Dinamo Kyiv)                              10
1999-00 Rivaldo Vito Borba Ferreira (Barcelona)                      10
        Mário Jardel Almeido Ribeiro (FC Porto)                      10 
        Serhiy Rebrov (Dinamo Kyiv)                                  10  
        Raúl González Blanco (Real Madrid)                           10 
2000-01 Mário Jardel Almeido Ribeiro (Galatasaray)                    9                      
        Andriy Shevchenko (Milan)                                     9 
2001-02 Ruud van Nistelrooij (Manchester United)                     10
2002-03 Ruud van Nistelrooij (Manchester United)                     14 
2003-04 Fernando Morientes (AS Monaco)                                9 
2004-05 Adriano Leite Ribeiro (Inter)                                10
2005-06 Andriy Shevchenko (Milan)                                     9
2006-07 Kaká (Milan)                                                 10
2007-08 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)                         8
2008-09 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)                                      9
2009-10 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)                                      8
2010-11 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)                                     12
2011-12 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)                                     14
2012-13 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)                              12
2013-14 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)                              17
2014-15 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)                              10
        Lionel Messi (Barcelona)                                     10
        Neymar (Barcelona)                                           10
2015-16 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)                              16 
2016-17 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)                              12
2017-18 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)                              15
2018-19 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)                                     12
2019-20 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München)                          15 
2020-21 Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)                           10 
2021-22 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)                                  15 
2022-23 Erling Haaland (Manchester City)                             12
2023-24 Harry Kane (Bayern München)                                   8
        Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)                           8
        Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven)                                  8

[*1] Leeds' 1st goal away at Ferencváros in round 2 (own goal by Novák) is
     sometimes credited to Jones, which would make him lone topscorer with 8
[*2] Milan's goal away at Real Madrid in the semifinals (own goal by Buyo) 
     is sometimes credited to Van Basten, lifting his total to 10

NB: totals since introduction of Champions League include goals scored in
    qualifying rounds.

Overall

141 - Cristiano Ronaldo                 2002-2022*  Real Madrid (105), Manchester United (22), Juventus (14)
129 - Lionel Messi                      2004-2023*  Barcelona (120), Paris Saint Germain (9)                                                        
 94 - Robert Lewandowski                2011-2024*  Bayern München (69), Borussia Dortmund (17), Barcelona (8)                            
 90 - Karim Benzema                     2005-2023*  Real Madrid (78), Olympique Lyon (12)                                  
 71 - Raúl González Blanco              1995-2011   Real Madrid (66), Schalke 04 (5)                                       
 60 - Ruud van Nistelrooij              1998-2010   Manchester United (38), Real Madrid (13), PSV Eindhoven (9)            
 59 - Andrij Shevchenko                 1994-2012   Milan (33), Dynamo Kyiv (22), Chelsea (4)                              
 54 - Thomas Müller                     2008-2024*  Bayern München (54)                       
 51 - Thierry Henry                     1997-2012   Arsenal (35), Barcelona (9), Monaco (7)                                
 50 - Filippo Inzaghi                   1997-2011   Milan (33), Juventus (17)                                              
 49 - Alfredo di Stéfano                1955-1964   Real Madrid (49)                                                       
 49 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic                2001-2022   PSG (20), Milan (9), Ajax (7), Inter (6), Barcelona (4), Juventus (3)  
 48 - Mohamed Salah                     2012-2023*  Liverpool (42), Basel (5), Roma (1)                
 48 – Kylian Mbappé                     2016-2023*  Paris Saint Germain (42), Monaco (6)         
 47 - Sergio Agüero                     2008-2022   Manchester City (39), Atlético Madrid (8)      
 46 - Eusébio da Silva Ferreira         1961-1974   Benfica (46)                      
 44 - Alessandro Del Piero              1995-2010   Juventus (44)                              
 44 - Didier Drogba                     2003-2015   Chelsea (36), Olympique Marseille (5), Galatasaray (3)    
 43 – Neymar Santos Junior da Silva     2013-2023*  Paris Saint Germain (22), Barcelona (21)          
 41 – Erling Haaland                    2019-2024*  Manchester City (18), Borussia Dortmund (15), Salzburg (8)     
 39 - Fernando Morientes                1997-2010   Real Madrid (19), Monaco (9), Valencia (8), Liverpool (3) 
 37 - Antoine Griezmann                 2013-2024*  Atlético Madrid (32), Barcelona (4), Real Sociedad (1) 
 36 - Ferenc Puskás                     1956-1966   Real Madrid (35), Honvéd Budapest (1)          
 35 - Gerhard Müller                    1969-1977   Bayern München (35)                        
 35 - Edinson Cavani                    2011-2022*  Paris Saint Germain (30), Napoli (5)             
 34 - Wayne Rooney                      2004-2016   Manchester United (34)                     
 33 - Samuel Eto'o                      1999-2014   Barcelona (18), Inter (10), Chelsea (3), Real Mallorca (2)   
 32 - David Trezeguet                   1997-2010   Juventus (28), Monaco (4)                   
 32 - Arjen Robben                      2002-2019   Bayern München (26), PSV Eindhoven (3), Chelsea (2), Real Madrid (1)  
 31 – Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira      1997-2008   Barcelona (25), Olympiakos (3), Milan (2), AEK Athinai (1)  
 31 - Sergij Rebrov                     1993-2008   Dinamo Kyiv (31)                           
 31 - Luis Suarez                       2007-2022*  Barcelona (25), Ajax (5), Atlético Madrid (1)                    
 30 - Francisco Gento                   1955-1970   Real Madrid (30)                            
 30 - Patrick Kluivert                  1994-2007   Barcelona (21), Ajax (9)          
 30 - Kaká R. Izecson Dos Santos Leite  2003-2014   Milan (25), Real Madrid (5)                 
 30 - Steven Gerrard                    2001-2015   Liverpool (30)                             
 29 - Ryan Giggs                        1993-2014   Manchester United (29)                     
 29 - Roy Makaay                        2000-2007   Bayern München (17), Deportivo La Coruńa (12)             
 29 - Edin Džeko                        2009-2023*  Roma (15), Inter (7), Wolfsburg (4), Manchester City (3)
 29 - Harry Kane                        2016-2024*  Tottenham Hotspur (21), Bayern München (8)
 28 - Jean Pierre Papin                 1989-1995   Olympique Marseille (19), Milan (7), Bayern München (2)   
 28 - Mário Jardel                      1996-2001   Porto (19), Galatasaray (9)                 
 28 - Hernán Crespo                     1997-2008   Inter (11), Milan (6), Lazio (5), Chelsea (4), Parma (2)   
 28 - Mario Mandzukic                   2007-2019   Juventus (10), Dinamo Zagreb (7), Bayern München (6), Atlético M. (5) 
 28 – Alvaro Morata                     2012-2024*  Juventus (15), Atlético Madrid (8), Real Madrid (4), Chelsea (1)                          
 27 - Mario Gomez                       2003-2013   Bayern München (24), VfB Stuttgart (3)         
 27 - Robin van Persie                  2002-2016   Arsenal (20), Manchester United (7)   
 27 - Raheem Sterling                   2014-2023*  Manchester City (24), Chelsea (3) 
 27 – Sadio Mané                        2017-2023*  Liverpool (24), Bayern München (3) 
 26 – Giovane Élber                     1997-2004   Bayern München (23), Olympique Lyon (3)        
 25 - Marco Simone                      1989-2001   Milan (15), Monaco (6), Paris Saint Germain (4) 
 25 - Paul Scholes                      1994-2013   Manchester United (25)                     
 25 - Gonzalo Higuain                   2006-2020   Juventus (12), Real Madrid (8), Napoli (5)         
 25 – Olivier Giroud                    2012-2024*  Arsenal (13), Chelsea (6), Milan (6)          
 24 - Luis Figo                         1997-2009   Real Madrid (16), Barcelona (7), Inter (1)  
 24 - José Altafini                     1959-1976   Milan (20), Juventus (4)                    
 24 - Claudio Pizarro                   2001-2015   Bayern München (19), Werder Bremen (5)         
 24 – Francesc Fŕbregas                 2004-2022   Arsenal (17), Chelsea (4), Barcelona (3) 
 24 – Marco Reus                        2012-2024*  Borussia Dortmund (24)
 24 – Gabriel Jesus Fernando            2017-2024*  Manchester City (20), Arsenal (4)
 23 - José Augusto Pinto de Almeida     1960-1970   Benfica (23)                      
 23 - Jari Litmanen                     1991-2012   Ajax (20), Liverpool (3)         
 23 - Maxim Shatskikh                   1999-2009   Dinamo Kyiv (23)                           
 23 - Lisandro López                    2005-2014   Porto (13), Olympique Lyon (10)                           
 23 - Frank Lampard                     2003-2015   Chelsea (23)                               
 23 – Firmino Roberto Barbosa Oliveira  2017-2023*  Liverpool (23)
 23 - Angel Di Maria                    2007-2024*  Paris Saint Germain (14), Real Madrid (8), Benfica (1)      
 22 - Harald Brattbakk                  1991-2005   Rosenborg (21), Celtic Glasgow (1)          
 22 - Hakan Sükür                       1993-2007   Galatasaray (22)                           
 22 - Luiz Adriano de Souza             2007-2019   Shakhtar Donetsk (21), Spartak Moskva (1)                      
 22 – Leroy Sané                        2014-2024*  Bayern München (15), Manchester City (6), Schalke 04 (1)
 21 - Amancio Varela                    1962-1976   Real Madrid (21)                           
 21 - Carlos Santillana                 1972-1988   Real Madrid (21)  
 21 - Klaas Huntelaar                   2005-2021   Schalke 04 (13), Ajax (8)                      
 21 – Romelu Lukaku                     2009-2023*  Inter (9), Manchester Utd (7), Anderlecht (3), Chelsea (2)
 21 - Heung-Min Son                     2013-2023*  Tottenham Hotspur (16), Bayer Leverkusen (5)
 21 – Vinicius Junior José Paixao       2018-2024*  Real Madrid (21)
 20 - Paul van Himst                    1962-1976   Anderlecht (20)                            
 20 - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer              1996-2007   Manchester United (20)                     
 20 - Romario de Souza Farias           1988-1995   PSV Eindhoven (15), Barcelona (5)         
 20 - Luis Enrique                      1995-2003   Barcelona (20)             
 20 - Nicolas Anelka                    1998-2013   Chelsea (12), Paris Saint Germain (5), Real Madrid (2), Arsenal (1)    
 20 - Hulk Givanildo Vieira de Sousa    2008-2016*  Zenit Sankt Peterburg (13), Porto (7)          
 20 - Fernando Torres                   2007-2018   Chelsea (10), Liverpool (8), Atlético Madrid (2)  
 20 - Gareth Bale                       2010-2022   Real Madrid (16), Tottenham Hotspur (4)              
 20 – Riyad Mahrez                      2016-2023*  Manchester City (16), Leicester City (4)
 20 – Rodrygo Silva de Goes             2019-2024*  Real Madrid (20)
 20 – Luuk de Jong                      2010-2024*  PSV Eindhoven (18), Twente Enschede (2)

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