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UEFA Champions League

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Also called: the European Cup (its name to 1992), the European Champion Clubs' Cup

2025HolderParis Saint-Germain (2025-26; drew 1-1 with Arsenal and won the shoot-out 4-3 at the Puskás Aréna, Budapest, 30 May 2026)

The UEFA Champions League is Europe's club competition for the top teams of each domestic league. It began in 1955-56 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, a knockout tournament for league champions, and took its present name in 1992. Real Madrid won the first final, 4-3 against Reims at the Parc des Princes, Paris, on 13 June 1956.

Next
2026-27; final at the Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid
Most titles (club)
Real Madrid, 15
Most titles (nation)
Spain, 20
India
Not a UEFA competition: Indian clubs do not take part (see India below)
Cycle
Yearly; 71 finals from 1956 to 2026

Finals

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  1. 2025-26Paris Saint-Germain (France)Score: 1-1 (4-3 pens) · Runners-up: Arsenal (England) · Venue: Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
    Date
    2026-05-30
    Attendance
    61,035
  2. 2024-25Paris Saint-Germain (France)Score: 5-0 · Runners-up: Inter Milan (Italy) · Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
    Date
    2025-05-31
    Attendance
    64,327
  3. 2023-24Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 2-0 · Runners-up: Borussia Dortmund (Germany) · Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England
    Date
    2024-06-01
    Attendance
    86,212
  4. 2022-23Manchester City (England)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Inter Milan (Italy) · Venue: Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey
    Date
    2023-06-10
    Attendance
    71,412
  5. 2021-22Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Liverpool (England) · Venue: Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
    Date
    2022-05-28
    Attendance
    75,000 (WP)
  6. 2020-21Chelsea (England)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Manchester City (England) · Venue: Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal
    Date
    2021-05-29
    Attendance
    14,110
  7. 2019-20Bayern Munich (Germany)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Paris Saint-Germain (France) · Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
    Date
    2020-08-23
    Attendance
    0 (WP)
  8. 2018-19Liverpool (England)Score: 2-0 · Runners-up: Tottenham Hotspur (England) · Venue: Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain
    Date
    2019-06-01
    Attendance
    63,272
  9. 2017-18Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 3-1 · Runners-up: Liverpool (England) · Venue: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine
    Date
    2018-05-26
    Attendance
    61,561
  10. 2016-17Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 4-1 · Runners-up: Juventus (Italy) · Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
    Date
    2017-06-03
    Attendance
    65,842
  11. 2015-16Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 1-1 (5-3 pens) · Runners-up: Atlético Madrid (Spain) · Venue: San Siro, Milan, Italy
    Date
    2016-05-28
    Attendance
    71,942
  12. 2014-15Barcelona (Spain)Score: 3-1 · Runners-up: Juventus (Italy) · Venue: Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
    Date
    2015-06-06
    Attendance
    70,442
  13. 2013-14Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 4-1 (a.e.t.) · Runners-up: Atlético Madrid (Spain) · Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
    Date
    2014-05-24
    Attendance
    60,976
  14. 2012-13Bayern Munich (Germany)Score: 2-1 · Runners-up: Borussia Dortmund (Germany) · Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England
    Date
    2013-05-25
    Attendance
    86,298
  15. 2011-12Chelsea (England)Score: 1-1 (4-3 pens) · Runners-up: Bayern Munich (Germany) · Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
    Date
    2012-05-19
    Attendance
    62,500
  16. 2010-11Barcelona (Spain)Score: 3-1 · Runners-up: Manchester United (England) · Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England
    Date
    2011-05-28
    Attendance
    87,695
  17. 2009-10Inter Milan (Italy)Score: 2-0 · Runners-up: Bayern Munich (Germany) · Venue: Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
    Date
    2010-05-22
    Attendance
    73,490
  18. 2008-09Barcelona (Spain)Score: 2-0 · Runners-up: Manchester United (England) · Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
    Date
    2009-05-27
    Attendance
    62,467
  19. 2007-08Manchester United (England)Score: 1-1 (6-5 pens) · Runners-up: Chelsea (England) · Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia
    Date
    2008-05-21
    Attendance
    67,310
  20. 2006-07Milan (Italy)Score: 2-1 · Runners-up: Liverpool (England) · Venue: Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
    Date
    2007-05-23
    Attendance
    63,800
  21. 2005-06Barcelona (Spain)Score: 2-1 · Runners-up: Arsenal (England) · Venue: Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
    Date
    2006-05-17
    Attendance
    79,610
  22. 2004-05Liverpool (England)Score: 3-3 (3-2 pens) · Runners-up: Milan (Italy) · Venue: Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey
    Date
    2005-05-25
    Attendance
    69,600
  23. 2003-04Porto (Portugal)Score: 3-0 · Runners-up: Monaco (France) · Venue: Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
    Date
    2004-05-26
    Attendance
    53,053
  24. 2002-03Milan (Italy)Score: 0-0 (3-2 pens) · Runners-up: Juventus (Italy) · Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
    Date
    2003-05-28
    Attendance
    63,300
  25. 2001-02Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 2-1 · Runners-up: Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) · Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
    Date
    2002-05-15
    Attendance
    50,499
  26. 2000-01Bayern Munich (Germany)Score: 1-1 (5-4 pens) · Runners-up: Valencia (Spain) · Venue: San Siro, Milan, Italy
    Date
    2001-05-23
    Attendance
    79,000
  27. 1999-2000Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 3-0 · Runners-up: Valencia (Spain) · Venue: Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
    Date
    2000-05-24
    Attendance
    80,000
  28. 1998-99Manchester United (England)Score: 2-1 · Runners-up: Bayern Munich (Germany) · Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
    Date
    1999-05-26
    Attendance
    90,245
  29. 1997-98Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Juventus (Italy) · Venue: Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Date
    1998-05-20
    Attendance
    48,500
  30. 1996-97Borussia Dortmund (Germany)Score: 3-1 · Runners-up: Juventus (Italy) · Venue: Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
    Date
    1997-05-28
    Attendance
    64,000
  31. 1995-96Juventus (Italy)Score: 1-1 (4-2 pens) · Runners-up: Ajax (Netherlands) · Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
    Date
    1996-05-22
    Attendance
    67,000
  32. 1994-95Ajax (Netherlands)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Milan (Italy) · Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
    Date
    1995-05-24
    Attendance
    49,700
  33. 1993-94Milan (Italy)Score: 4-0 · Runners-up: Barcelona (Spain) · Venue: Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
    Date
    1994-05-18
    Attendance
    70,000
  34. 1992-93Marseille (France)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Milan (Italy) · Venue: Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
    Date
    1993-05-26
    Attendance
    64,400
  35. 1991-92Barcelona (Spain)Score: 1-0 (a.e.t.) · Runners-up: Sampdoria (Italy) · Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England
    Date
    1992-05-20
    Attendance
    70,827
  36. 1990-91Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia)Score: 0-0 (5-3 pens) · Runners-up: Marseille (France) · Venue: Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy
    Date
    1991-05-29
    Attendance
    51,587
  37. 1989-90Milan (Italy)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Benfica (Portugal) · Venue: Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria
    Date
    1990-05-23
    Attendance
    57,558
  38. 1988-89Milan (Italy)Score: 4-0 · Runners-up: Steaua București (Romania) · Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
    Date
    1989-05-24
    Attendance
    98,000
  39. 1987-88PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)Score: 0-0 (6-5 pens) · Runners-up: Benfica (Portugal) · Venue: Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany
    Date
    1988-05-25
    Attendance
    64,000
  40. 1986-87Porto (Portugal)Score: 2-1 · Runners-up: Bayern Munich (West Germany) · Venue: Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria
    Date
    1987-05-27
    Attendance
    57,500
  41. 1985-86Steaua București (Romania)Score: 0-0 (2-0 pens) · Runners-up: Barcelona (Spain) · Venue: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain
    Date
    1986-05-07
    Attendance
    70,000
  42. 1984-85Juventus (Italy)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Liverpool (England) · Venue: Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
    Date
    1985-05-29
    Attendance
    58,000
  43. 1983-84Liverpool (England)Score: 1-1 (4-2 pens) · Runners-up: Roma (Italy) · Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
    Date
    1984-05-30
    Attendance
    69,693
  44. 1982-83Hamburger SV (West Germany)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Juventus (Italy) · Venue: Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
    Date
    1983-05-25
    Attendance
    73,500
  45. 1981-82Aston Villa (England)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Bayern Munich (West Germany) · Venue: De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Date
    1982-05-26
    Attendance
    46,000
  46. 1980-81Liverpool (England)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Real Madrid (Spain) · Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris, France
    Date
    1981-05-27
    Attendance
    48,360
  47. 1979-80Nottingham Forest (England)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Hamburger SV (West Germany) · Venue: Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
    Date
    1980-05-28
    Attendance
    51,000
  48. 1978-79Nottingham Forest (England)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Malmö FF (Sweden) · Venue: Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany
    Date
    1979-05-30
    Attendance
    68,000
  49. 1977-78Liverpool (England)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Club Brugge (Belgium) · Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England
    Date
    1978-05-10
    Attendance
    92,500
  50. 1976-77Liverpool (England)Score: 3-1 · Runners-up: Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) · Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
    Date
    1977-05-25
    Attendance
    52,078
  51. 1975-76Bayern Munich (West Germany)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Saint-Étienne (France) · Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
    Date
    1976-05-12
    Attendance
    54,670
  52. 1974-75Bayern Munich (West Germany)Score: 2-0 · Runners-up: Leeds United (England) · Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris, France
    Date
    1975-05-28
    Attendance
    48,374
  53. 1973-74Bayern Munich (West Germany)Score: 4-0 (replay; first match 1-1) · Runners-up: Atlético Madrid (Spain) · Venue: Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
    Date
    1974-05-17
    Attendance
    23,283
  54. 1972-73Ajax (Netherlands)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Juventus (Italy) · Venue: Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
    Date
    1973-05-30
    Attendance
    89,484
  55. 1971-72Ajax (Netherlands)Score: 2-0 · Runners-up: Inter Milan (Italy) · Venue: De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Date
    1972-05-31
    Attendance
    61,354
  56. 1970-71Ajax (Netherlands)Score: 2-0 · Runners-up: Panathinaikos (Greece) · Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England
    Date
    1971-06-02
    Attendance
    83,179
  57. 1969-70Feyenoord (Netherlands)Score: 2-1 (a.e.t.) · Runners-up: Celtic (Scotland) · Venue: San Siro, Milan, Italy
    Date
    1970-05-06
    Attendance
    53,187
  58. 1968-69Milan (Italy)Score: 4-1 · Runners-up: Ajax (Netherlands) · Venue: Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
    Date
    1969-05-28
    Attendance
    31,782
  59. 1967-68Manchester United (England)Score: 4-1 (a.e.t.) · Runners-up: Benfica (Portugal) · Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England
    Date
    1968-05-29
    Attendance
    92,225
  60. 1966-67Celtic (Scotland)Score: 2-1 · Runners-up: Inter Milan (Italy) · Venue: Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
    Date
    1967-05-25
    Attendance
    45,000
  61. 1965-66Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 2-1 · Runners-up: Partizan (Yugoslavia) · Venue: Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
    Date
    1966-05-11
    Attendance
    46,745
  62. 1964-65Inter Milan (Italy)Score: 1-0 · Runners-up: Benfica (Portugal) · Venue: San Siro, Milan, Italy
    Date
    1965-05-27
    Attendance
    77,000
  63. 1963-64Inter Milan (Italy)Score: 3-1 · Runners-up: Real Madrid (Spain) · Venue: Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria
    Date
    1964-05-27
    Attendance
    71,333
  64. 1962-63Milan (Italy)Score: 2-1 · Runners-up: Benfica (Portugal) · Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England
    Date
    1963-05-22
    Attendance
    45,715
  65. 1961-62Benfica (Portugal)Score: 5-3 · Runners-up: Real Madrid (Spain) · Venue: Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Date
    1962-05-02
    Attendance
    61,257
  66. 1960-61Benfica (Portugal)Score: 3-2 · Runners-up: Barcelona (Spain) · Venue: Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland
    Date
    1961-05-31
    Attendance
    26,732
  67. 1959-60Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 7-3 · Runners-up: Eintracht Frankfurt (West Germany) · Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
    Date
    1960-05-18
    Attendance
    127,621
  68. 1958-59Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 2-0 · Runners-up: Reims (France) · Venue: Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany
    Date
    1959-06-03
    Attendance
    72,000
  69. 1957-58Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 3-2 (a.e.t.) · Runners-up: Milan (Italy) · Venue: Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
    Date
    1958-05-28
    Attendance
    67,000
  70. 1956-57Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 2-0 · Runners-up: Fiorentina (Italy) · Venue: Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
    Date
    1957-05-30
    Attendance
    124,000
  71. 1955-56Real Madrid (Spain)Score: 4-3 · Runners-up: Reims (France) · Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris, France
    Date
    1956-06-13
    Attendance
    38,239

India and the Champions League

The Champions League is for clubs of UEFA's member associations; India is not one, so Indian clubs do not enter. Indian clubs play in the Asian club competitions.

More about this tournament

Successful clubs (two titles or more)
ClubTitlesRunners-upSeasons won (year of the final)
Real Madrid1531956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
Milan741963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
Bayern Munich651974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 2020
Liverpool641977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019
Barcelona531992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015
Ajax421971, 1972, 1973, 1995
Inter Milan341964, 1965, 2010
Manchester United321968, 1999, 2008
Juventus271985, 1996
Benfica251961, 1962
Chelsea212012, 2021
Paris Saint-Germain212025, 2026
Nottingham Forest201979, 1980
Porto201987, 2004
Titles by nation
NationTitlesRunners-up
Spain2011
England1512
Italy1218
Germany811
Netherlands62
Portugal45
France36
Romania11
Scotland11
Yugoslavia11
History

How it began

Gabriel Hanot, editor of the French paper L'Équipe, proposed a continent-wide club tournament. The first European Cup, in 1955-56, had 16 teams (some invited). Its first match, on 4 September 1955, was a 3-3 draw between Sporting CP and Partizan.

How the format changed

The European Cup was a straight knockout for league champions. A round-robin group stage was added in 1991 and the competition took its present name in 1992; later it let several clubs from the same country enter. In the present format a league phase of 36 clubs, each playing eight opponents, comes before the knockout rounds and a one-match final.

Champions by era

Real Madrid won the first five finals (1956 to 1960). Ajax (1971 to 1973) and Bayern Munich (1974 to 1976) won three in a row. Spanish clubs have won 20 titles, English 15 and Italian 12.

Firsts and facts
  • First final: Real Madrid 4-3 Reims, Parc des Princes, Paris, 13 June 1956.
  • The only replayed final: 1974, Bayern Munich against Atlético Madrid.
  • Biggest winning margin in a final: Paris Saint-Germain 5-0 Inter Milan, 2025. Most goals in a final: Real Madrid 7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt, 1960.