The history of Champions League winners

Rudi Schuller

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The UEFA Champions League and its predecessor, the European Cup, has been contested since the 1955-56 season.

In that time there have been dynasties, surprise winners, and upsets, with each edition adding to the lore of what is now widely considered the premier club competition on Earth. After 63 years, several clubs have been established as giants of the tournament, but there have also been champions that may surprise modern observers.

Real Madrid leads the pack of past champions, holding on to a lead that will take several years, if not decades, for another club to surpass.

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Champions League winners, year-by-year

Year Winner Score Runner-up
1956  Real Madrid 4-3 Stade de Reims
1957 Real Madrid 2-0 Fiorentina
1958 Real Madrid 3-2 Milan
1959 Real Madrid 2-0 Stade de Reims
1960 Real Madrid 7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt
1961 Benfica 3-2 Barcelona
1962 Benfica 5-3 Real Madrid
1963 Milan 2-1 Benfica
1964 Inter 3-1 Real Madrid
1965 Inter 1-0 Benfica
1966 Real Madrid 2-1 Partizan
1967 Celtic 2-1 Inter
1968 Manchester United 4-1 Benfica
1969 Milan 4-1 Ajax
1970 Feyenoord 2-1 Celtic
1971 Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos
1972 Ajax 2-0 Inter
1973 Ajax 1-0 Juventus
1974 Bayern Munich 4-0 Atletico Madrid
1975 Bayern Munich 2-0 Leeds United
1976 Bayern Munich 1-0 Saint-Etienne
1977 Liverpool 3-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
1978 Liverpool 1-0 Club Brugge
1979 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Malmö FF
1980 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Hamburg
1981 Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid
1982 Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich
1983 Hamburg 1-0 Juventus
1984 Liverpool 1-1 (4-2 PK) Roma
1985 Juventus 1-0 Liverpool
1986 Steaua București 0-0 (2-0 PK) Barcelona
1987 Porto 2-1 Bayern Munich
1988 PSV Eindhoven 0-0 (6-5 PK) Benfica
1989 Milan 4-0 Steaua București
1990 Milan 1-0 Benfica
1991 Red Star Belgrade 0-0 (5-3 PK) Marseille
1992 Barcelona 1-0 Sampdoria
1993 Marseille 1-0 Milan
1994 Milan 4-0 Barcelona
1995 Ajax 1-0 Milan
1996 Juventus 1-1 (4-2 PK) Ajax
1997 Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Juventus
1998 Real Madrid 1-0 Juventus
1999 Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich
2000 Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia
2001 Bayern Munich 1-1 (5-4 PK) Valencia
2002 Real Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
2003 Milan 0-0 (3-2 PK) Juventus
2004 Porto 3-0 Monaco
2005 Liverpool 3-3 (3-2 PK) Milan
2006 Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal
2007 Milan 2-1 Liverpool
2008 Manchester United 1-1 (6-5 PK) Chelsea
2009 Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United
2010 Inter 2-0 Bayern Munich
2011 Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United
2012 Chelsea 1-1 (4-3 PK) Bayern Munich
2013 Bayern Munich 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
2014 Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid
2015 Barcelona 3-1 Juventus
2016 Real Madrid 1-1 (5-3 PK) Atletico Madrid
2017 Real Madrid 4-1 Juventus

Most Champions League titles

Club No. of titles
Real Madrid 12
Milan 7
Bayern Munich 5
Barcelona 5
Liverpool 5
Ajax 4
Manchester United 3
Inter 3
Juventus 2
Benfica 2
Nottingham Forest 2
Porto 2
Celtic 1
Hamburg 1
Steaua București 1
Marseille 1
Borussia Dortmund 1
Chelsea 1
Feyenoord 1
Aston Villa 1
PSV Eindhoven 1
Red Star Belgrade 1

 

Rudi Schuller