List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals facts for kids
European Cup / Champions League trophy
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| Founded | 1955 |
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| Region | UEFA (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 32 (group stage) 2 (finalists) |
| Current champions |  Manchester City(1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Real Madrid(14 titles) |
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. 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 position in the strongest leagues. 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. 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.
Teams that have won the UEFA Champions League three consecutive times, or five times overall, receive a multiple-winner badge. Six teams have earned this privilege: Real Madrid, Ajax, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Liverpool, and Barcelona. Until 2009, clubs that had earned that badge were allowed to keep the European Champion Clubs' Cup and a new one was commissioned; since 2009, the winning team each year has received a full-size replica of the trophy, while the original is retained by UEFA.
A total of 23 clubs have won the Champions League/European Cup. Real Madrid hold the record for the most victories, having won the competition fourteen 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 and Valencia have finished as runners-up twice without winning. Spain has provided the most champions, with nineteen wins from two clubs. 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. The current champions are Manchester City, who beat Inter Milan 1–0 in the 2023 final.
Contents
List of finals
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Match was won during extra time |
| * | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |
| & | 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.
| Season | Country | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Country | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1955–56 |  Spain |
Real Madrid | 4–3 | Reims |  France |
Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 38,239 |
| 1956–57 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 2–0 | Fiorentina |  Italy |
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | 124,000 |
| 1957–58 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 3–2 |
Milan | Italy |
Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 67,000 |
| 1958–59 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 2–0 | Reims | France |
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany | 72,000 |
| 1959–60 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 7–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  West Germany |
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 127,621 |
| 1960–61 |  Portugal |
Benfica | 3–2 | Barcelona | Spain |
Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland | 26,732 |
| 1961–62 | Portugal |
Benfica | 5–3 | Real Madrid | Spain |
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 61,257 |
| 1962–63 | Italy |
Milan | 2–1 | Benfica | Portugal |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 45,715 |
| 1963–64 | Italy |
Inter Milan | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Spain |
Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 71,333 |
| 1964–65 | Italy |
Inter Milan | 1–0 | Benfica | Portugal |
San Siro, Milan, Italy | 89,000 |
| 1965–66 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 2–1 | Partizan |  Yugoslavia |
Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 46,745 |
| 1966–67 |  Scotland |
Celtic | 2–1 | Inter Milan | Italy |
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | 45,000 |
| 1967–68 | England |
Manchester United | 4–1 |
Benfica | Portugal |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 92,225 |
| 1968–69 | Italy |
Milan | 4–1 | Ajax |  Netherlands |
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | 31,782 |
| 1969–70 | Netherlands |
Feyenoord | 2–1 |
Celtic | Scotland |
San Siro, Milan, Italy | 53,187 |
| 1970–71 | Netherlands |
Ajax | 2–0 | Panathinaikos |  Greece |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 83,179 |
| 1971–72 | Netherlands |
Ajax | 2–0 | Inter Milan | Italy |
De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 61,354 |
| 1972–73 | Netherlands |
Ajax | 1–0 | Juventus | Italy |
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | 89,484 |
| 1973–74 | West Germany |
Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 48,722 |
| 4–0& | 23,325 | ||||||
| 1974–75 | West Germany |
Bayern Munich | 2–0 | Leeds United | England |
Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 48,374 |
| 1975–76 | West Germany |
Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Saint-Étienne |  France |
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 54,864 |
| 1976–77 | England |
Liverpool | 3–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | West Germany |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | 57,000 |
| 1977–78 | England |
Liverpool | 1–0 | Club Brugge |  Belgium |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 92,500 |
| 1978–79 | England |
Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Malmö FF |  Sweden |
Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany | 57,500 |
| 1979–80 | England |
Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Hamburger SV | West Germany |
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | 51,000 |
| 1980–81 | England |
Liverpool | 1–0 | Real Madrid |  Spain |
Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 48,360 |
| 1981–82 | England |
Aston Villa | 1–0 | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 46,000 |
| 1982–83 | West Germany |
Hamburger SV | 1–0 | Juventus | Italy |
Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 73,500 |
| 1983–84 | England |
Liverpool | 1–1* | Roma | Italy |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | 69,693 |
| 1984–85 | Italy |
Juventus | 1–0 | Liverpool | England |
Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 58,000 |
| 1985–86 |  Romania |
Steaua București | 0–0* | Barcelona | Spain |
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain | 70,000 |
| 1986–87 | Portugal |
Porto | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 57,500 |
| 1987–88 | Netherlands |
PSV Eindhoven | 0–0* | Benfica | Portugal |
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany | 68,000 |
| 1988–89 | Italy |
Milan | 4–0 | Steaua București | Romania |
Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain | 97,000 |
| 1989–90 | Italy |
Milan | 1–0 | Benfica | Portugal |
Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 57,558 |
| 1990–91 | Yugoslavia |
Red Star Belgrade | 0–0* | Marseille | France |
Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy | 56,000 |
| 1991–92 | Spain |
Barcelona | 1–0 |
Sampdoria | Italy |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 70,827 |
| 1992–93 | France |
Marseille | 1–0 | Milan | Italy |
Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany | 64,400 |
| 1993–94 | Italy |
Milan | 4–0 | Barcelona | Spain |
Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 70,000 |
| 1994–95 | Netherlands |
Ajax | 1–0 | Milan | Italy |
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 49,730 |
| 1995–96 | Italy |
Juventus | 1–1* | Ajax | Netherlands |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | 70,000 |
| 1996–97 | Germany |
Borussia Dortmund | 3–1 | Juventus | Italy |
Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany | 59,000 |
| 1997–98 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 1–0 | Juventus | Italy |
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 48,500 |
| 1998–99 | England |
Manchester United | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | Germany |
Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain | 90,245 |
| 1999–2000 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 3–0 | Valencia | Spain |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 80,000 |
| 2000–01 | Germany |
Bayern Munich | 1–1* | Valencia | Spain |
San Siro, Milan, Italy | 71,500 |
| 2001–02 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 50,499 |
| 2002–03 |  Italy |
Milan | 0–0* | Juventus | Italy |
Old Trafford, Manchester, England | 62,315 |
| 2003–04 | Portugal |
Porto | 3–0 | Monaco | France |
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 53,053 |
| 2004–05 | England |
Liverpool | 3–3* | Milan | Italy |
Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 69,000 |
| 2005–06 | Spain |
Barcelona | 2–1 | Arsenal | England |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 79,610 |
| 2006–07 | Italy |
Milan | 2–1 | Liverpool | England |
Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 63,000 |
| 2007–08 | England |
Manchester United | 1–1* | Chelsea | England |
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | 67,310 |
| 2008–09 | Spain |
Barcelona | 2–0 | Manchester United | England |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | 62,467 |
| 2009–10 | Italy |
Inter Milan | 2–0 | Bayern Munich | Germany |
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | 73,490 |
| 2010–11 | Spain |
Barcelona | 3–1 | Manchester United | England |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 87,695 |
| 2011–12 | England |
Chelsea | 1–1* | Bayern Munich | Germany |
Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany | 62,500 |
| 2012–13 | Germany |
Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 86,298 |
| 2013–14 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 4–1 |
Atlético Madrid | Spain |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | 60,976 |
| 2014–15 | Spain |
Barcelona | 3–1 | Juventus | Italy |
Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | 70,442 |
| 2015–16 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 1–1* | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
San Siro, Milan, Italy | 71,942 |
| 2016–17 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 4–1 | Juventus | Italy |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 65,842 |
| 2017–18 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 3–1 | Liverpool | England |
NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine | 61,561 |
| 2018–19 | England |
Liverpool | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | England |
Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain | 63,272 |
| 2019–20 | Germany |
Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |  France |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | 0 |
| 2020–21 | England |
Chelsea | 1–0 | Manchester City | England |
Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | 14,110 |
| 2021–22 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 1–0 | Liverpool | England |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 75,000 |
| 2022–23 | England |
Manchester City | 1–0 | Inter Milan | Italy |
Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 71,412 |
| Upcoming finals | |||||||
| Season | Country | Finalist | Match | Finalist | Country | Venue | |
| 2023–24 | v | Wembley Stadium, London, England | |||||
| 2024–25 | v | Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany | |||||
Performances
By club
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By nation
Teams from thirteen nations have appeared in a Champions League final, and teams from ten of those have won the competition. Since the 1995–96 season, other than Porto's win in 2003–04, the winners have come from one of only four nations – Spain (12), England (7), Germany (4) and Italy (4) – and other than Monaco in 2003–04 and Paris Saint-Germain in 2019–20, the runners-up have all come from the same four nations.
England has produced the most winning teams, with six clubs having won the trophy. Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands have produced three winners, while Spain and Portugal have produced two winning clubs. Scotland, Romania, Yugoslavia, and France have produced one winner each.
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
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| Spain |
19 | 11 | 30 |
| England |
15 | 11 | 26 |
| Italy |
12 | 17 | 29 |
| Germany |
8 | 10 | 18 |
| Netherlands |
6 | 2 | 8 |
| Portugal |
4 | 5 | 9 |
 France |
1 | 6 | 7 |
 Romania |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| Scotland |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium |
0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Finalistas de la Liga de Campeones de la UEFA para niños
- 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 Europa Conference League finals
- List of UEFA Intertoto Cup winners
- List of UEFA Women's Cup and Women's Champions League finals
