The UEFA Champions League is club football’s highest prize. Sixty-nine years of competition, 24 different winners, and enough drama to fill a library. Whether you’re settling a pub argument or just obsessed with European football history, here is the complete champions league winners list, every winner from 1956 through the remarkable 2025 final in Munich.
The Complete Champions League Winners List (1956–2025)
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Real Madrid | Stade de Reims | 4–3 |
| 1957 | Real Madrid | Fiorentina | 2–0 |
| 1958 | Real Madrid | AC Milan | 3–2 (aet) |
| 1959 | Real Madrid | Stade de Reims | 2–0 |
| 1960 | Real Madrid | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7–3 |
| 1961 | Benfica | Barcelona | 3–2 |
| 1962 | Benfica | Real Madrid | 5–3 |
| 1963 | AC Milan | Benfica | 2–1 |
| 1964 | Internazionale | Real Madrid | 3–1 |
| 1965 | Internazionale | Benfica | 1–0 |
| 1966 | Real Madrid | Partizan | 2–1 |
| 1967 | Celtic | Internazionale | 2–1 |
| 1968 | Manchester United | Benfica | 4–1 (aet) |
| 1969 | AC Milan | Ajax | 4–1 |
| 1970 | Feyenoord | Celtic | 2–1 (aet) |
| 1971 | Ajax | Panathinaikos | 2–0 |
| 1972 | Ajax | Internazionale | 2–0 |
| 1973 | Ajax | Juventus | 1–0 |
| 1974 | Bayern Munich | Atlético Madrid | 4–0 (replay) |
| 1975 | Bayern Munich | Leeds United | 2–0 |
| 1976 | Bayern Munich | Saint-Étienne | 1–0 |
| 1977 | Liverpool | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–1 |
| 1978 | Liverpool | Club Brugge | 1–0 |
| 1979 | Nottingham Forest | Malmö | 1–0 |
| 1980 | Nottingham Forest | Hamburg | 1–0 |
| 1981 | Liverpool | Real Madrid | 1–0 |
| 1982 | Aston Villa | Bayern Munich | 1–0 |
| 1983 | Hamburg | Juventus | 1–0 |
| 1984 | Liverpool | Roma | 1–1 (4–2 pens) |
| 1985 | Juventus | Liverpool | 1–0 |
| 1986 | Steaua București | Barcelona | 0–0 (2–0 pens) |
| 1987 | Porto | Bayern Munich | 2–1 |
| 1988 | PSV Eindhoven | Benfica | 0–0 (6–5 pens) |
| 1989 | AC Milan | Steaua București | 4–0 |
| 1990 | AC Milan | Benfica | 1–0 |
| 1991 | Red Star Belgrade | Marseille | 0–0 (5–3 pens) |
| 1992 | Barcelona | Sampdoria | 1–0 (aet) |
| 1993 | Marseille* | AC Milan | 1–0 |
| 1994 | AC Milan | Barcelona | 4–0 |
| 1995 | Ajax | AC Milan | 1–0 |
| 1996 | Juventus | Ajax | 1–1 (4–2 pens) |
| 1997 | Borussia Dortmund | Juventus | 3–1 |
| 1998 | Real Madrid | Juventus | 1–0 |
| 1999 | Manchester United | Bayern Munich | 2–1 |
| 2000 | Real Madrid | Valencia | 3–0 |
| 2001 | Bayern Munich | Valencia | 1–1 (5–4 pens) |
| 2002 | Real Madrid | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 |
| 2003 | AC Milan | Juventus | 0–0 (3–2 pens) |
| 2004 | Porto | Monaco | 3–0 |
| 2005 | Liverpool | AC Milan | 3–3 (3–2 pens) |
| 2006 | Barcelona | Arsenal | 2–1 |
| 2007 | AC Milan | Liverpool | 2–1 |
| 2008 | Manchester United | Chelsea | 1–1 (6–5 pens) |
| 2009 | Barcelona | Manchester United | 2–0 |
| 2010 | Internazionale | Bayern Munich | 2–0 |
| 2011 | Barcelona | Manchester United | 3–1 |
| 2012 | Chelsea | Bayern Munich | 1–1 (4–3 pens) |
| 2013 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 |
| 2014 | Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 4–1 (aet) |
| 2015 | Barcelona | Juventus | 3–1 |
| 2016 | Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 (5–3 pens) |
| 2017 | Real Madrid | Juventus | 4–1 |
| 2018 | Real Madrid | Liverpool | 3–1 |
| 2019 | Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 |
| 2020 | Bayern Munich | PSG | 1–0 |
| 2021 | Chelsea | Manchester City | 1–0 |
| 2022 | Real Madrid | Liverpool | 1–0 |
| 2023 | Manchester City | Internazionale | 1–0 |
| 2024 | Real Madrid | Borussia Dortmund | 2–0 |
| 2025 | PSG | Internazionale | 5–0 |
*Marseille were stripped of the title due to a match-fixing scandal.
Most Successful Clubs of All Time
Real Madrid — 15 Titles
Nobody else is close. Real Madrid won the first five European Cups back-to-back from 1956 to 1960, a run that has never been matched. Their 7–3 demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1960 Hampden Park final is still cited as one of the finest performances in a major final. Then came the modern era dominance: three consecutive titles from 2016 to 2018 under Zinedine Zidane, another in 2022, and their 15th crown in 2024 when Vinicius Júnior and Rodrygo saw off Borussia Dortmund at Wembley.
Fifteen titles. AC Milan, Bayern Munich, and Liverpool combined have 19. You get the picture.
AC Milan — 7 Titles
Italy’s most decorated side in European competition. Milan’s seven titles span four decades, from their first in 1963 through the Ancelotti-era back-to-back wins in 1989 and 1990, then Silvio Berlusconi’s second golden generation in the early 2000s. The 2005 Istanbul final, where they surrendered a 3–0 half-time lead to Liverpool and lost on penalties, is the one that still stings.
Bayern Munich & Liverpool — 6 Titles Each
Bayern’s six titles include one of the most tactically dominant runs in the tournament’s history: three straight under Jupp Heynckes and then the ghost-stadium win over PSG in Lisbon during the Covid-disrupted 2020 season. Liverpool’s haul mixes eras entirely, three Bob Paisley titles in the late 1970s and early 80s, then Rafa Benítez’s miracle comeback against Milan in 2005, and Jürgen Klopp’s clinical 2–0 win over Spurs in Madrid in 2019.
Barcelona — 5 Titles
All five of Barça’s titles came after 1992, and four of them came with Pep Guardiola or his blueprint still in the walls. Their 2009 and 2011 finals against Manchester United were masterclasses in positional play that genuinely changed how football coaching thought about pressing and build-up.
Era-by-Era Breakdown
The Spanish Monopoly (1956–1966)
Real Madrid won six of the first eleven European Cups, and had it not been for Eusébio’s Benfica winning back-to-back in 1961 and 1962, and Helenio Herrera’s Grande Inter taking 1964 and 1965, Los Blancos might have won even more. This was football before television made it global, and somehow the most entertaining era anyway.
Total Football and the Dutch Revolution (1971–1973)
Ajax under Johan Cruyff won three consecutive titles and introduced the world to Total Football: every player capable of playing anywhere, defensive lines pushed high, pressing before pressing had a name. They beat Panathinaikos, Internazionale and then Juventus in successive finals. Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven also won during this period, making the Netherlands briefly the centre of European football.
English Dominance (1977–1984)
Seven consecutive European Cups went to English clubs. Liverpool won four of them, Nottingham Forest two (back-to-back in 1979 and 1980, which remains one of football’s stranger achievements), and Aston Villa one. Brian Clough’s Forest, who had only been promoted to the First Division two years earlier, beating Malmö and then Hamburg is the kind of story that would be rejected as too far-fetched for a film.
Chaos and Great Finals (1985–1999)
Juventus, Porto, PSV on penalties, the tragedy of Heysel, Milan’s destruction of Steaua and then Barcelona, Red Star Belgrade winning without scoring a single goal at open play in the final, this era is messy and brilliant. Manchester United’s 1999 comeback, when Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored in injury time against Bayern Munich at Camp Nou, remains the most dramatic finish in Champions League history.
The Premier League Decades (1999–2012)
English clubs reached the final seven times in nine years between 2005 and 2012. Liverpool’s 2005 comeback against Milan in Istanbul (3–0 down at half-time, won on penalties) is still the game most people reference when they explain what the Champions League means. Chelsea’s 2012 win in Munich, on penalties, in Bayern’s own stadium, with ten men, was improbable in a different way.
Real Madrid’s Modern Grip (2013–2024)
Between 2013 and 2024, Real Madrid won five out of twelve Champions Leagues, including three in a row from 2016–2018. Only the 2019–2021 stretch, Liverpool, Bayern, and Chelsea broke their hold. Their 2022 run was particularly unreal: they trailed in the knockout rounds against PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City before finding late goals each time.
Manchester City’s Long-Awaited Triumph (2023)
City’s 2023 win in Istanbul against Internazionale was the completion of something. Pep Guardiola had been building toward this moment since his first season in Manchester. A tight 1–0 win, a Rodri goal, a clean sheet. Not romantic, precise. It rounded off a treble that included the Premier League and FA Cup. For a club that had never won the European Cup before, it meant everything.
PSG’s Historic 2025 Title — The Record-Breaking Final
For all their decades of wealth and ambition, Paris Saint-Germain had never reached this mountain-top until 31 May 2025. What they did when they finally got there was extraordinary.
At Munich’s Allianz Arena, PSG beat Internazionale 5–0, the largest winning margin in a Champions League final. Ever. The match was effectively over by half-time, with Luis Enrique’s side ruthlessly dismantling the same Inter defence that had been immovable for most of the season.
Nineteen-year-old Désiré Doué was the story of the night. He became the youngest player to score and assist in a Champions League final, and by the time he added his second goal in the second half, a composed finish that killed any lingering hope for Inter, he had become the first player in history to be directly involved in three goals in a final. His performance earned him the Player of the Match award.
The other goals came from Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Senny Mayulu. Luis Enrique became only the second manager to win a treble with two different clubs, following his own achievement with Barcelona in 2015.
It was a win that changed how people talk about PSG, no longer a project funded by ambition and expensive signings, but a team built on collective intelligence, youth, and a genuinely coherent style of play.
Countries with the Most Champions League Titles
| Country | Titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 20 | Real Madrid (15), Barcelona (5) |
| England | 14 | Liverpool (6), Man Utd (3), Chelsea (2), Nottingham Forest (2), Aston Villa (1) |
| Germany | 8 | Bayern Munich (6), BVB (0 – finalists), Hamburg (1), Eintracht (1 – never won) |
| Italy | 12 | Milan (7), Inter (3), Juventus (2) |
| Netherlands | 6 | Ajax (4), Feyenoord (1), PSV (1) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has won the Champions League the most times? Real Madrid, with 15 titles. Their most recent came in 2024, beating Borussia Dortmund 2–0 at Wembley.
Has PSG won the Champions League? Yes. PSG won their first Champions League title in 2025, beating Inter Milan 5–0 in Munich, the largest winning margin in final history. They then won it again in 2026, beating Arsenal on penalties in Budapest.
Did Manchester City win the Champions League? Yes, once, in 2023 in Istanbul, beating Internazionale 1–0. It completed a historic treble under Pep Guardiola.
What is the biggest win in a Champions League final? PSG’s 5–0 win over Internazionale in the 2025 final, which set a new record for the largest margin of victory in a final.
Which team has been to the most Champions League finals without winning? Atlético Madrid reached three finals in 2014, 2016 and 2018 and lost all three, twice to Real Madrid.
