European Champions' Cup/Champions League


Traditionally the Cup contested by the champions of all UEFA countries (though there were a few exceptions in the first year or two, e.g. the Dutch representatives in 1955/56 were not champions Willem II but PSV). Since 1991/92 the traditional knock-out-format has been replaced by a league structure during some stage of the competition, in order to guarantee the "big teams" more matches and the UEFA more (TV) money. In 1994/95 only the supposedly "best" 24 champions of the member countries were allowed to enter; the other champions were relegated to the UEFA Cup. In 1997/98 all champions were allowed to enter again, but invitations were also made to the runners-up of the 8 "best" countries, with 8 teams being seeded for the league stage and the others entering various qualifying rounds; in 1999/00, the "best" countries could enter up to 4 teams and the first group stage was extended to 32 teams and followed by a second group stage of 16 teams; in 2003/04 that second group stage was abolished again. The losers of the last qualifying round enter the UEFA Cup since 1997/98, and the third-placed teams of the first group stage enter the later rounds of the UEFA Cup since 1999/00. In 2009/10, the UEFA Cup was renamed Europa League and the losers of the penultimate qualifying round of the Champions League enter the final qualifying round before the Europa League group stage.

For an explanation about how UEFA's seeding system works, check out Martin Protzen's FAQ.


Palmares

European Champions Clubs' Cup
1955/56 Real Madrid
1956/57 Real Madrid
1957/58 Real Madrid
1958/59 Real Madrid
1959/60 Real Madrid
1960/61 Benfica
1961/62 Benfica
1962/63 Milan
1963/64 Internazionale
1964/65 Internazionale
1965/66 Real Madrid
1966/67 Celtic
1967/68 Manchester United
1968/69 Milan
1969/70 Feyenoord
1970/71 Ajax
1971/72 Ajax
1972/73 Ajax
1973/74 Bayern München
1974/75 Bayern München
1975/76 Bayern München
1976/77 Liverpool
1977/78 Liverpool
1978/79 Nottingham Forest
1979/80 Nottingham Forest
1980/81 Liverpool
1981/82 Aston Villa
1982/83 Hamburger SV
1983/84 Liverpool
1984/85 Juventus
1985/86 Steaua Bucuresti
1986/87 Porto
1987/88 PSV
1988/89 Milan
1989/90 Milan
1990/91 Crvena zvezda 
Champions League
1991/92 Barcelona
1992/93 Olympique Marseille
1993/94 Milan
1994/95 Ajax
1995/96 Juventus
1996/97 Borussia Dortmund
1997/98 Real Madrid
1998/99 Manchester United
1999/00 Real Madrid
2000/01 Bayern München
2001/02 Real Madrid
2002/03 Milan
2003/04 Porto
2004/05 Liverpool
2005/06 Barcelona
2006/07 Milan
2007/08 Manchester United
2008/09 Barcelona
2009/10 Internazionale
2010/11 Barcelona
2011/12 Chelsea
2012/13 Bayern München
2013/14 Real Madrid
2014/15 Barcelona
2015/16 Real Madrid
2016/17 Real Madrid
2017/18 Real Madrid
2018/19 Liverpool
2019/20 Bayern München
2020/21 Chelsea
2021/22 Real Madrid
2022/23 Manchester City
2023/24 Real Madrid

Clubwise list of winners

Real Madrid              15

Milan                     7

Bayern München            6
Liverpool                 6

Barcelona                 5

Ajax                      4

Internazionale            3
Manchester United         3

Benfica                   2
Chelsea                   2
Juventus                  2
Nottingham Forest         2
Porto                     2

Aston Villa               1
Borussia Dortmund         1
Celtic                    1
Crvena zvezda             1
Feyenoord                 1
Hamburger SV              1
Manchester City           1
Olympique Marseille       1
PSV                       1
Steaua Bucuresti          1

Countrywise list of winners

Spain                    20

England                  15

Italy                    12

(West) Germany            8

Netherlands               6

Portugal                  4

France                    1
Romania                   1
Scotland                  1
Yugoslavia                1

Finals

55/56   Real Madrid         4-3 Stade Reims
56/57   Real Madrid         2-0 Fiorentina
57/58   Real Madrid         3-2 Milan                      [aet]
58/59   Real Madrid         2-0 Stade Reims
59/60   Real Madrid         7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt
60/61   Benfica             3-2 Barcelona
61/62   Benfica             5-3 Real Madrid
62/63   Milan               2-1 Benfica
63/64   Internazionale      3-1 Real Madrid
64/65   Internazionale      1-0 Benfica
65/66   Real Madrid         2-1 Partizan Beograd
66/67   Celtic              2-1 Internazionale
67/68   Manchester United   4-1 Benfica                    [aet]
68/69   Milan               4-1 Ajax
69/70   Feyenoord           2-1 Celtic                     [aet]
70/71   Ajax                2-0 Panathinaikos
71/72   Ajax                2-0 Internazionale
72/73   Ajax                1-0 Juventus
73/74   Bayern München      1-1 Atlético Madrid            [aet]
        Bayern München      4-0 Atlético Madrid
74/75   Bayern München      2-0 Leeds United
75/76   Bayern München      1-0 Saint Etienne
76/77   Liverpool           3-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
77/78   Liverpool           1-0 FC Brugge
78/79   Nottingham Forest   1-0 Malmö FF
79/80   Nottingham Forest   1-0 Hamburger SV
80/81   Liverpool           1-0 Real Madrid
81/82   Aston Villa         1-0 Bayern München
82/83   Hamburger SV        1-0 Juventus
83/84   Liverpool           1-1 Roma                       [aet, 4-2 pen]
84/85   Juventus            1-0 Liverpool
85/86   Steaua Bucuresti    0-0 Barcelona                  [aet, 2-0 pen]
86/87   Porto               2-1 Bayern München
87/88   PSV                 0-0 Benfica                    [aet, 6-5 pen]
88/89   Milan               4-0 Steaua Bucuresti
89/90   Milan               1-0 Benfica
90/91   Crvena zvezda       0-0 Olympique Marseille        [aet, 5-3 pen]
91/92   Barcelona           1-0 Sampdoria                  [aet]
92/93   Olympique Marseille 1-0 Milan
93/94   Milan               4-0 Barcelona
94/95   Ajax                1-0 Milan
95/96   Juventus            1-1 Ajax                       [aet, 4-2 pen]
96/97   Borussia Dortmund   3-1 Juventus
97/98   Real Madrid         1-0 Juventus
98/99   Manchester United   2-1 Bayern München
99/00   Real Madrid         3-0 Valencia
00/01   Bayern München      1-1 Valencia                   [asdet, 5-4 pen]
01/02   Real Madrid         2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
02/03   Milan               0-0 Juventus                   [aet, 3-2 pen]
03/04   Porto               3-0 Monaco
04/05   Liverpool           3-3 Milan                      [aet, 3-2 pen]
05/06   Barcelona           2-1 Arsenal
06/07   Milan               2-1 Liverpool
07/08   Manchester United   1-1 Chelsea                    [aet, 6-5 pen]
08/09   Barcelona           2-0 Manchester United
09/10   Internazionale      2-0 Bayern München     
10/11   Barcelona           3-1 Manchester United
11/12   Chelsea             1-1 Bayern München             [aet, 4-3 pen]
12/13   Bayern München      2-1 Borussia Dortmund
13/14   Real Madrid         4-1 Atlético Madrid            [aet]
14/15   Barcelona           3-1 Juventus
15/16   Real Madrid         1-1 Atlético Madrid            [aet, 5-3 pen]
16/17   Real Madrid         4-1 Juventus
17/18   Real Madrid         3-1 Liverpool
18/19   Liverpool           2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
19/20   Bayern München      1-0 Paris Saint-Germain
20/21   Chelsea             1-0 Manchester City
21/22   Real Madrid         1-0 Liverpool
22/23   Manchester City     1-0 Internazionale
23/24   Real Madrid         2-0 Borussia Dortmund

            win   fin
Spain       20     31
England     15     26
Italy       12     29
Germany      8     19
Netherlands  6      8
Portugal     4      9
France       1      7
Romania      1      2
Scotland     1      2
Yugoslavia   1      2
Belgium             1
Greece              1
Sweden              1
            69    138


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