The UEFA Champions League is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world where top international players come under the spotlight. Top European clubs compete in the tournament after qualifying from their respective national league.
The Champions League is one of the most watched football tournaments in the world and one of the most lucrative football events.
The most successful club in the tournament’s history is Real Madrid, having won it 15 times. Madrid is the only club to have won it five times in a row (the first five editions). Only one club has won all of their matches in a single tournament: Bayern Munich in the 2019–20 season.
Real Madrid are the reigning European champions, having beaten Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the 2024 Champions League final for their fifteenth title.
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UEFA Champions League: Roll of champions
| Season | UCL champion | Runners up |
| 1955-56 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Stade de Reims (France) |
| 1956-57 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Fiorentina (Italy) |
| 1957-58 | Real Madrid (Spain) | AC Milan (Italy) |
| 1958-59 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Stade de Reims (France) |
| 1959-60 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) |
| 1960-61 | Benfica (Portugal) | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 1961-62 | Benfica (Portugal) | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 1962-63 | AC Milan (Italy) | Benfica (Portugal) |
| 1963-64 | Inter Milan (Italy) | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 1964-65 | Inter Milan (Italy) | Benfica (Portugal) |
| 1965-66 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) |
| 1966-67 | Celtic FC (Scotland) | Inter Milan (Italy) |
| 1967-68 | Manchester United (England) | Benfica (Portugal) |
| 1968-69 | AC Milan (Italy) | Ajax (Netherlands) |
| 1969-70 | Feyenoord (Netherlands) | Celtic FC (Scotland) |
| 1970-71 | Ajax (Netherlands) | Panathinaikos (Greece) |
| 1971-72 | Ajax (Netherlands) | Inter Milan (Italy) |
| 1972-73 | Ajax (Netherlands) | Juventus (Italy) |
| 1973-74 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | Atletico Madrid (Spain) |
| 1974-75 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | Leeds United (England) |
| 1975-76 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | Saint-Etienne (France) |
| 1976-77 | Liverpool (England) | Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany) |
| 1977-78 | Liverpool (England) | Club Brugge (Belgium) |
| 1978-79 | Nottingham Forest (England) | Malmo (Sweden) |
| 1979-80 | Nottingham Forest (England) | Hamburger SV (Germany) |
| 1980-81 | Liverpool (England) | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 1981-82 | Aston Villa (England) | Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| 1982-83 | Hamburger SV (Germany) | Juventus (Italy) |
| 1983-84 | Liverpool (England) | AS Roma (Italy) |
| 1984-85 | Juventus (Italy) | Liverpool (England) |
| 1985-86 | Steaua Bucuresti (Romania) | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 1986-87 | FC Porto (Portugal) | Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| 1987-88 | PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) | Benfica (Portugal) |
| 1988-89 | AC Milan (Italy) | Steaua Bucuresti (Romania) |
| 1989-90 | AC Milan (Italy) | Benfica (Portugal) |
| 1990-91 | Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | Marseille (France) |
| 1991-92 | Barcelona (Spain) | Sampdoria (Italy) |
| 1992-93 | Marseille (France) | AC Milan (Italy) |
| 1993-94 | AC Milan (Italy) | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 1994-95 | Ajax (Netherlands) | AC Milan (Italy) |
| 1995-96 | Juventus (Italy) | Ajax (Netherlands) |
| 1996-97 | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) | Juventus (Italy) |
| 1997-98 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Juventus (Italy) |
| 1998-99 | Manchester United (England) | Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| 1999-2000 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Valencia (Spain) |
| 2000-01 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | Valencia (Spain) |
| 2001-02 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) |
| 2002-03 | AC Milan (Italy) | Juventus (Italy) |
| 2003-04 | FC Porto (Portugal) | AS Monaco (France) |
| 2004-05 | Liverpool (England) | AC Milan (Italy) |
| 2005-06 | Barcelona (Spain) | Arsenal (England) |
| 2006-07 | AC Milan (Italy) | Liverpool (England) |
| 2007-08 | Manchester United (England) | Chelsea (England) |
| 2008-09 | Barcelona (Spain) | Manchester United (England) |
| 2009-10 | Inter Milan (Italy) | Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| 2010-11 | Barcelona (Spain) | Manchester United (England) |
| 2011-12 | Chelsea (England) | Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| 2012-13 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) |
| 2013-14 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Atletico Madrid (Spain) |
| 2014-15 | Barcelona (Spain) | Juventus (Italy) |
| 2015-16 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Atletico Madrid (Spain) |
| 2016-17 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Juventus (Italy) |
| 2017-18 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Liverpool (England) |
| 2018-19 | Liverpool (England) | Tottenham Hotspur (England) |
| 2019-20 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | Paris Saint-Germain (France) |
| 2020-21 | Chelsea (England) | Manchester City (England) |
| 2021-22 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Liverpool (England) |
| 2022-23 | Manchester City (England) | Inter Milan (Italy) |
| 2023-24 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) |
