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{{Infobox football tournament | image = Trofeo UEFA Champions League.jpg | imagesize = 150 | caption = European Cup / Champions League trophy | founded = 1955 | region = UEFA (Europe) | number of teams = 36 (league stage)<br>2 (finalists) | current champions = {{nowrap|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain<br />(2nd title)}} | most successful club = {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid<br />(15 titles) | current = 2026 UEFA Champions League final }}
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955.<ref name="History"/> Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup.<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=Competition history |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=13 May 2020 |archive-date=22 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122041336/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 positions in the strongest leagues.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 July 2020|title=Access list|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/49/98/51/2499851_DOWNLOAD.pdf|publisher=UEFA|access-date=30 July 2020|archive-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228113434/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/49/98/51/2499851_DOWNLOAD.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Originally, only the champions of their respective national league and the defending champions 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, and again in 1999 when third and fourth-placed teams of the said leagues also became eligible.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1997/index.html |title=1997/98: Seventh heaven for Madrid |date=30 April 2010 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=8 July 2010 |archive-date=26 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026011312/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1997/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the Champions League era, the defending champions of the competition did not automatically qualify until the rules were changed in 2005 to allow title holders Liverpool to enter the competition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool get in Champions League |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4613695.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=10 June 2005 |access-date=8 July 2010 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112095525/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4613695.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
Teams that have won the UEFA Champions League three consecutive times, or five times overall, receive a multiple-winner badge.<ref>{{cite web |title=UEFA Champions League Museum |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/UCL/01/95/53/46/1955346_DOWNLOAD.pdf |publisher=UEFA |access-date=22 June 2015 |page=10 |archive-date=6 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106041024/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/UCL/01/95/53/46/1955346_DOWNLOAD.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Six teams have earned this privilege: Real Madrid, Ajax, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Liverpool, and Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c510c4a895e-12fa220d2fa3-1000--badge-of-honour-bestowed-on-barcelona/|title=Badge of honour bestowed on Barcelona|publisher=UEFA|access-date=8 May 2025|date=26 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c511b10d395-72f38b4cbce0-1000--how-uefa-honours-multiple-european-cup-winners/|title=How UEFA honours multiple European Cup winners|publisher=UEFA|access-date=8 May 2025|date=21 May 2018}}</ref> Until 2009, clubs that had earned that badge were allowed to keep the European Champion Clubs' Cup and a new one was commissioned;<ref>{{cite web |title=Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2007/08 |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19071.pdf |publisher=UEFA |access-date=7 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312003915/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19071.pdf |archive-date=12 March 2007}}</ref> since 2009, the winning team each year has received a full-size replica of the trophy, while the original is retained by UEFA.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regulations of the UEFA Champions' League 2009/10 |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/UCL/84/52/77/845277_DOWNLOAD.pdf |publisher=UEFA |access-date=20 October 2012 |archive-date=5 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705204949/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/UCL/84/52/77/845277_DOWNLOAD.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
A total of 24 clubs have won the Champions League/European Cup. Real Madrid holds the record for the most victories, having won the competition 15 times, including the inaugural edition. They have also won the competition the most consecutive times, with five straight titles from 1956 to 1960. Juventus have been runners-up the most times, losing seven finals. Atlético Madrid is the only team to reach three finals without having won the trophy while Reims, Valencia, and Arsenal have finished as runners-up twice without winning. Spain has provided the most champions, with twenty wins from two clubs.<ref name=uefa>{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Haslam |title=Spain savour European pre-eminence |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01d9-0e723fb00248-203b61703893-1000--spain-savour-european-pre-eminence/ |publisher=UEFA |date=27 May 2009 |access-date=7 July 2010 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604141148/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=833250.html |url-status=live }}</ref> England have produced fifteen winners from a record six clubs and Italy have produced twelve winners from three clubs. English teams were banned from the competition for five years following the Heysel disaster in 1985.<ref>{{cite news |title=1985: English teams banned after Heysel |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/31/newsid_2481000/2481723.stm |website=BBC News |date=31 May 1985 |access-date=8 August 2006 |archive-date=8 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608132009/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/31/newsid_2481000/2481723.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The current champions are Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Arsenal 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in the 2026 final.
While the venue for the final is chosen well in advance, on four occasions clubs have reached a final scheduled to be played in their own stadium; Real Madrid won their second European Cup in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in 1957, while in 1965 Inter Milan also won their second title in the final at the San Siro. In 1984, the Stadio Olimpico in Rome was the venue and saw Roma defeated on penalties by Liverpool, while 2012 saw the Allianz Arena host the final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea, which the English club also won on penalties.
==List of finals== {| class="wikitable" |+ Key |- | width="40px" bgcolor="#FBCEB1" align="center"|{{dagger}} | Match was won during extra time |- | width=40px" bgcolor="#cedff2" align="center"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |- | width=40px" bgcolor="#d1f7a5" align="center"|& | 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.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals<ref>{{Cite web |title=UEFA Champions League Finals 1956–2021 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec1stats.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812144813/https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec1stats.html |archive-date=12 August 2022 |access-date=29 May 2022 |website=RSSSF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec1.html |title=European Champions' Cup |date=31 May 2012 |website=RSSSF |access-date=13 July 2012 |archive-date=6 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706013641/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/ec1.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/02/28/56/89/2285689_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook |publisher=UEFA |access-date=10 November 2022 |archive-date=12 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612050823/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/02/28/56/89/2285689_DOWNLOAD.pdf |url-status=dead }} See also {{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0282-18407a7a3056-fed61d05639b-1000/ucl_202223_finals_md13.pdf |title=2022–23 Season Update |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821082639/https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0282-18407a7a3056-fed61d05639b-1000/ucl_202223_finals_md13.pdf |archive-date=21 August 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- !scope=col|Season !scope=col|Country !scope=col|Winners !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Runners-up !scope=col|Country !scope=col|Venue !scope="col"|Attend{{shy}}ance<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Statistics/01/85/99/80/1859980_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13 |publisher=UEFA |page=141 |access-date=22 September 2013 |archive-date=25 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225161925/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Statistics/01/85/99/80/1859980_DOWNLOAD.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1955–56 |{{fba|ESP|1945|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center|4–3 |Reims |{{fba|FRA|1830|name=France}} |Parc des Princes, Paris, France |align=center|38,239 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1956–57 |{{fba|ESP|1945|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center|2–0 |Fiorentina |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain |align=center|124,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1957–58 |{{fba|ESP|1945|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center bgcolor=FBCEB1|3–2<sup>{{dagger}}</sup> |Milan |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |align=center|67,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1958–59 |{{fba|ESP|1945|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center|2–0 |Reims |{{fba|FRA|1830|name=France}} |Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany |align=center|72,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1959–60 |{{fba|ESP|1945|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center|7–3 |Eintracht Frankfurt | data-sort-value="Germany" | {{fba|FRG|name=West Germany}} |Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |align=center|127,621 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1960–61 |{{fba|POR|name=Portugal}} |Benfica |align=center|3–2 |Barcelona |{{fba|ESP|1945|name=Spain}} |Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland |align=center|26,732 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1961–62 |{{fba|POR|name=Portugal}} |Benfica |align=center|5–3 |Real Madrid |{{fba|ESP|1945|name=Spain}} |Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands |align=center|61,257 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1962–63 |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Milan |align=center|2–1 |Benfica |{{fba|POR|name=Portugal}} |Wembley Stadium, London, England |align=center|45,715 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1963–64 |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Inter Milan |align=center|3–1 |Real Madrid |{{fba|ESP|1945|name=Spain}} |Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |align=center|71,333 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1964–65 |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Inter Milan |align=center|1–0 |Benfica |{{fba|POR|name=Portugal}} |San Siro, Milan, Italy |align=center|89,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1965–66 |{{fba|ESP|1945|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center|2–1 |Partizan |{{fba|YUG|name=Yugoslavia}} |Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |align=center|46,745 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1966–67 |{{fba|SCO|name=Scotland}} |Celtic |align=center|2–1 |Inter Milan |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal |align=center|45,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1967–68 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |{{nowrap|Manchester United}} |align=center bgcolor=FBCEB1|4–1<sup>{{dagger}}</sup> |Benfica |{{fba|POR|name=Portugal}} |Wembley Stadium, London, England |align=center|92,225 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1968–69 |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Milan |align=center|4–1 |Ajax |{{fba|NED|name=Netherlands}} |Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain |align=center|31,782 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1969–70 |{{fba|NED|name=Netherlands}} |Feyenoord |align=center bgcolor=FBCEB1|2–1<sup>{{dagger}}</sup> |Celtic |{{fba|SCO|name=Scotland}} |San Siro, Milan, Italy |align=center|53,187 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1970–71 |{{fba|NED|name=Netherlands}} |Ajax |align=center|2–0 |Panathinaikos |{{fba|GRE|1970|name=Greece}} |Wembley Stadium, London, England |align=center|83,179 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1971–72 |{{fba|NED|name=Netherlands}} |Ajax |align=center|2–0 |Inter Milan |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands |align=center|61,354 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1972–73 |{{fba|NED|name=Netherlands}} |Ajax |align=center|1–0 |Juventus |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia |align=center|89,484 |- !scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|1973–74 |rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Germany"|{{fba|FRG|name=West Germany}} |rowspan="2"|Bayern Munich |align=center|1–1 |rowspan="2"|Atlético Madrid |rowspan="2"|{{fba|ESP|1945|name=Spain}} |rowspan="2"|Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |align=center|48,722 |- |align=center bgcolor=d1f7a5|4–0<sup>&</sup> |align=center|23,325 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1974–75 |data-sort-value="Germany"|{{fba|FRG|name=West Germany}} |Bayern Munich |align=center|2–0 |Leeds United |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Parc des Princes, Paris, France |align=center|48,374 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1975–76 | data-sort-value="Germany" | {{fba|FRG|name=West Germany}} |Bayern Munich |align=center|1–0 |Saint-Étienne |{{fba|FRA|1974|name=France}} |Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |align=center|54,864 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1976–77 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Liverpool |align=center|3–1 |Borussia Mönchengladbach | data-sort-value="Germany" | {{fba|FRG|name=West Germany}} |Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |align=center|57,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1977–78 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Liverpool |align=center|1–0 |Club Brugge |{{fba|BEL|name=Belgium}} |Wembley Stadium, London, England |align=center|92,500 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1978–79 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Nottingham Forest |align=center|1–0 |Malmö FF |{{fba|SWE|name=Sweden}} |Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany |align=center|57,500 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1979–80 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Nottingham Forest |align=center|1–0 |Hamburger SV | data-sort-value="Germany" | {{fba|FRG|name=West Germany}} |Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain |align=center|51,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1980–81 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Liverpool |align=center|1–0 |Real Madrid |{{fba|ESP|1977|name=Spain}} | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |align=center|48,360 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1981–82 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Aston Villa |align=center|1–0 |Bayern Munich | data-sort-value="Germany" | {{fba|FRG|name=West Germany}} |De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands |align=center|46,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1982–83 | data-sort-value="Germany" | {{fba|FRG|name=West Germany}} |Hamburger SV |align=center|1–0 |Juventus |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |align=center|73,500 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1983–84 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Liverpool |align=center bgcolor=cedff2|1–1*{{efn|Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Liverpool won the penalty shoot-out 4–2.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1983/index.html |title=1983/84: Kennedy spot on for Liverpool |publisher=UEFA |date=30 May 1984 |access-date=28 February 2012 |archive-date=13 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713143316/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1983/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} |Roma |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |align=center|69,693 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1984–85 |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Juventus |align=center|1–0 |Liverpool |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |align=center|58,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1985–86 |{{fba|ROU|1965|name=Romania}} |Steaua București |align=center bgcolor=cedff2|0–0*{{efn|Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Steaua București won the penalty shoot-out 2–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1985/ |title=Steaua stun Barcelona with spot-kick masterclass |publisher=UEFA|access-date=13 May 2020 |archive-date=28 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528034227/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1985/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} |Barcelona |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain |align=center|70,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1986–87 |{{fba|POR|name=Portugal}} |Porto |align=center|2–1 |Bayern Munich | data-sort-value="Germany" | {{fba|FRG|name=West Germany}} |Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |align=center|57,500 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1987–88 |{{fba|NED|name=Netherlands}} |PSV Eindhoven |align=center bgcolor=cedff2|0–0*{{efn|Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. PSV Eindhoven won the penalty shoot-out 6–5.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1987/index.html |title=1987/88: PSV prosper from Oranje boom |publisher=UEFA |date=25 May 1988 |access-date=28 February 2012 |archive-date=21 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221223901/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1987/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} |Benfica |{{fba|POR|name=Portugal}} |Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany |align=center|68,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1988–89 |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Milan |align=center|4–0 |Steaua București |{{fba|ROU|1965|name=Romania}} |Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain |align=center|97,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1989–90 |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Milan |align=center|1–0 |Benfica |{{fba|POR|name=Portugal}} |Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |align=center|57,558 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1990–91 |{{fba|YUG|name=Yugoslavia}} |Red Star Belgrade |align=center bgcolor=cedff2|0–0*{{efn|Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Red Star Belgrade won the penalty shoot-out 5–3.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1990/index.html |title=1990/91: Crvena Zvezda spot on |publisher=UEFA |date=29 May 1991 |access-date=28 February 2012 |archive-date=13 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313230122/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1990/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} |Marseille |{{fba|FRA|1974|name=France}} |Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy |align=center|56,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1991–92 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Barcelona |align=center bgcolor=FBCEB1|1–0<sup>{{dagger}}</sup> |Sampdoria |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Wembley Stadium, London, England |align=center|70,827 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1992–93 |{{fba|FRA|1974|name=France}} |Marseille |align=center|1–0 |Milan |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany |align=center|64,400 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1993–94 |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Milan |align=center|4–0 |Barcelona |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |align=center|70,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1994–95 |{{fba|NED|name=Netherlands}} |Ajax |align=center|1–0 |Milan |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |align=center|49,730 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1995–96 |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Juventus |align=center bgcolor=cedff2|1–1*{{efn|Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Juventus won the penalty shoot-out 4–2.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1995/index.html |title=1995/96: Juve hold their nerve |publisher=UEFA |date=22 May 1996 |access-date=28 February 2012 |archive-date=15 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215215030/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1995/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} |Ajax |{{fba|NED|name=Netherlands}} |Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |align=center|70,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1996–97 |{{fba|GER|name=Germany}} |Borussia Dortmund |align=center|3–1 |Juventus |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany |align=center|59,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1997–98 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center|1–0 |Juventus |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands |align=center|48,500 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1998–99 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Manchester United |align=center|2–1 |Bayern Munich |{{fba|GER|name=Germany}} |Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain |align=center|90,245 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1999–2000 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center|3–0 |Valencia |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |align=center|80,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2000–01 |{{fba|GER|name=Germany}} |Bayern Munich |align=center bgcolor=cedff2|1–1*{{efn|Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Bayern Munich won the penalty shoot-out 5–4.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2000/index.html |title=2000/01: Kahn saves day for Bayern |publisher=UEFA |date=23 May 2001 |access-date=28 February 2012 |archive-date=27 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327071541/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2000/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} |Valencia |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |San Siro, Milan, Italy |align=center|79,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2001–02 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center|2–1 |Bayer Leverkusen |{{fba|GER|name=Germany}} |Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |align=center|50,499 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2002–03 |{{fba|ITA|2003|name=Italy}} |Milan |align=center bgcolor=cedff2|0–0*{{efn|Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Milan won the penalty shoot-out 3–2.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2002/index.html |title=2002/03: Shevchenko spot on for Milan |publisher=UEFA |date=28 May 2003 |access-date=28 February 2012 |archive-date=18 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218082852/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2002/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} |Juventus |{{fba|ITA|2003|name=Italy}} |Old Trafford, Manchester, England |align=center|62,315 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2003–04 |{{fba|POR|name=Portugal}} |Porto |align=center|3–0 |Monaco |{{fba|FRA|1974|name=France}} |Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany |align=center|53,053 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2004–05 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Liverpool |align=center bgcolor=cedff2|3–3*{{efn|Score was 3–3 after 90 minutes and extra time. Liverpool won the penalty shoot-out 3–2.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2004/index.html |title=2004/05: Liverpool belief defies Milan |publisher=UEFA |date=25 May 2005 |access-date=28 February 2012 |archive-date=18 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218083301/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2004/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} |Milan |{{fba|ITA|2003|name=Italy}} |Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |align=center|69,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2005–06 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Barcelona |align=center|2–1 |Arsenal |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |align=center|79,610 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2006–07 |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Milan |align=center|2–1 |Liverpool |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |align=center|63,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2007–08 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Manchester United |align=center bgcolor=cedff2|1–1*{{efn|Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Manchester United won the penalty shoot-out 6–5.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2008/index.html |title=2007/08: Fate favours triumphant United |publisher=UEFA |date=21 May 2008 |access-date=28 February 2012 |archive-date=18 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218150212/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2008/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} |Chelsea |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia |align=center|67,310 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2008–09 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Barcelona |align=center|2–0 |Manchester United |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |align=center|62,467 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2009–10 |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Inter Milan |align=center|2–0 |Bayern Munich |{{fba|GER|name=Germany}} |Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain |align=center|73,490 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2010–11 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Barcelona |align=center|3–1 |Manchester United |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Wembley Stadium, London, England |align=center|87,695 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2011–12 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Chelsea |align=center bgcolor=cedff2|1–1*{{efn|Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Chelsea won the penalty shoot-out 4–3.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c50fb78a384-1434bbcadbcb-1000--shoot-out-win-ends-chelsea-s-long-wait-for-glory/ |title=Shoot-out win ends Chelsea's long wait for glory |publisher=UEFA |date=19 May 2012 |access-date=19 May 2012 |archive-date=22 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522055119/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/matches/round=2000267/match=2007693/postmatch/report/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}} |Bayern Munich |{{fba|GER|name=Germany}} |Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany |align=center|62,500 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2012–13 |{{fba|GER|name=Germany}} |Bayern Munich |align=center|2–1 |Borussia Dortmund |{{fba|GER|name=Germany}} |Wembley Stadium, London, England |align=center|86,298 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2013–14 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center bgcolor=FBCEB1|4–1<sup>{{dagger}}</sup> |Atlético Madrid |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |align=center|60,976 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2014–15 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Barcelona |align=center|3–1 |Juventus |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany |align=center|70,442 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2015–16 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center bgcolor=cedff2|1–1*{{efn|Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Real Madrid won the penalty shoot-out 5–3.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spot-on Real Madrid defeat Atlético in final again |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/022d-0e957c5979eb-37493cb53cd0-1000--spot-on-real-madrid-defeat-atletico-in-final-again/ |publisher=UEFA |date=28 May 2016 |access-date=29 May 2016 |archive-date=10 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110225552/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000638/match=2015789/postmatch/report/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}} |Atlético Madrid |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |San Siro, Milan, Italy |align=center|71,942 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2016–17 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center |4–1 |Juventus |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |align=center|65,842 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2017–18 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center |3–1 |Liverpool |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine |align=center|61,561 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2018–19 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Liverpool | align="center" |2–0 |Tottenham Hotspur |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain | align="center" |63,272 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2019–20 |{{fba|GER|name=Germany}} |Bayern Munich |align=center |1–0 |Paris Saint-Germain |{{fba|FRA|name=France}} |Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |align=center|0{{efn|The 2020 final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.<ref name="behind closed doors">{{cite press release|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025f-0fd8ee39d484-116d3b4051d6-1000/ |title=Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed |publisher=UEFA|date=9 July 2020 |access-date=10 July 2020 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809140337/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/news/025f-0fd8ee39d484-116d3b4051d6-1000/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2020–21 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Chelsea |align=center |1–0 |Manchester City |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | align="center" | 14,110{{Efn|The 2021 final was played with limited capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.}} |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2021–22 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center |1–0 |Liverpool |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | align="center" | 75,000 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2022–23 |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Manchester City |align=center |1–0 |Inter Milan |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | align="center" | 71,412 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2023–24 |{{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} |Real Madrid |align=center |2–0 |Borussia Dortmund |{{fba|GER|name=Germany}} |Wembley Stadium, London, England | align="center" | 86,212 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2024–25 |{{fba|FRA|name=France}} |{{nowrap|Paris Saint-Germain}} |align=center |5–0 |Inter Milan |{{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} |Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany | align="center" | 64,327 |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2025–26 |{{fba|FRA|name=France}} |{{nowrap|Paris Saint-Germain}} |align=center bgcolor=cedff2|1–1*{{efn|Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Paris Saint-Germain won the penalty shoot-out 4–3.}} |Arsenal |{{fba|ENG|name=England}} |Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | align="center" | 61,035 |- |}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+Upcoming finals |- !scope="col"|Season !scope="col"|Country !scope="col"|Finalist !scope="col"|Match !scope="col"|Finalist !scope="col"|Country !scope="col"|Venue |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2026–27 | | |align=center |v | | |colspan="2"|Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain |- |}
==Performances== {{Further|European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics#General performances}}
===By club=== {{UEFA Champions League performance by club}}
===By nation=== Clubs from thirteen nations have reached the final, and clubs from ten of those have won the competition. England has produced the most winning teams, with six clubs having won the trophy. Italy, Germany and the Netherlands have each had three clubs lift the title, while Spain, Portugal and France have had two winners apiece. Scotland, Romania and Yugoslavia have each had one club win the competition. <onlyinclude> {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ Performances in finals by nation |- ! scope="col" | Nation ! scope="col" | Title(s) ! scope="col" | Runners-up ! scope="col" | Total |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|ESP}} | 20 | 11 | 31 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|ENG}} | 15 | 12 | 27 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|ITA}} | 12 | 18 | 30 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|GER}}{{efn|name="Germany"|Includes clubs representing West Germany. No clubs representing East Germany appeared in a final.}} | 8 | 11 | 19 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|NED}} | 6 | 2 | 8 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|POR}} | 4 | 5 | 9 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|FRA}} | 3 | 6 | 9 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|ROU}} | 1 | 1 | 2 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|SCO}} | 1 | 1 | 2 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|YUG}}{{efn|Both Yugoslav final appearances were by clubs from SR Serbia}} | 1 | 1 | 2 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|BEL}} | 0 | 1 | 1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|GRE}} | 0 | 1 | 1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{fba|SWE}} | 0 | 1 | 1 |- |}</onlyinclude>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning clubs by nation ! Nation !! Winning clubs (in order of first win) !! Number of winners |- | {{fba|ENG|name=England}} || Manchester United, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Manchester City || 6 |- | {{fba|ITA|name=Italy}} || Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus || 3 |- | {{fba|GER|name=Germany}} || Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, Borussia Dortmund || 3 |- | {{fba|NED|name=Netherlands}} || Feyenoord, Ajax, PSV Eindhoven || 3 |- | {{fba|ESP|name=Spain}} || Real Madrid, Barcelona || 2 |- | {{fba|POR|name=Portugal}} || Benfica, Porto || 2 |- | {{fba|FRA|name=France}} || Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain || 2 |- | {{fba|SCO|name=Scotland}} || Celtic || 1 |- | {{fba|ROU|name=Romania}} || Steaua București || 1 |- | {{fba|YUG|name=Yugoslavia}} || Red Star Belgrade || 1 |}
==See also== *List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers *List of UEFA Cup and Europa League finals *List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals *List of UEFA Super Cup matches *List of UEFA Conference League finals *List of UEFA Intertoto Cup winners *List of UEFA Women's Cup and Women's Champions League finals
==Notes== {{notelist}}
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