Champions League Winners
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Every winner, 1955–56 to 2025–26 — European Cup and Champions League treated as one continuous competition, since it's the same trophy under a new name. Renamed in 1992–93; see the closing note on Hibernian and English football's own reluctant start in this competition.
The Real Madrid 1950s
1955–56Real Madrid 4–3 Reims — the first-ever final1956–57Real Madrid 2–0 Fiorentina1957–58Real Madrid 3–2 (a.e.t.) Milan1958–59Real Madrid 2–0 Reims1959–60Real Madrid 7–3 Eintracht Frankfurt — 5 in a row, still unmatched1960s
1960–61Benfica 3–2 Barcelona1961–62Benfica 5–3 Real Madrid1962–63Milan 2–1 Benfica1963–64Inter Milan 3–1 Real Madrid1964–65Inter Milan 1–0 Benfica1965–66Real Madrid 2–1 Partizan1966–67Celtic 2–1 Inter Milan — the "Lisbon Lions," first British/non-Latin winners, squad born within 30 miles of Celtic Park1967–68Manchester United 4–1 (a.e.t.) Benfica — first English winners1968–69Milan 4–1 Ajax1969–70Feyenoord 2–1 (a.e.t.) Celtic1970s
1970–71Ajax 2–0 Panathinaikos1971–72Ajax 2–0 Inter Milan1972–73Ajax 1–0 Juventus — Cruyff's "Total Football," 3 in a row1973–74Bayern Munich 1–1, won replay 4–0, Atlético Madrid1974–75Bayern Munich 2–0 Leeds United1975–76Bayern Munich 1–0 Saint-Étienne — 3 in a row1976–77Liverpool 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach1977–78Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge1978–79Nottingham Forest 1–0 Malmö FF1979–80Nottingham Forest 1–0 Hamburger SV — back-to-back for a provincial club with no prior European pedigree1980s
1980–81Liverpool 1–0 Real Madrid1981–82Aston Villa 1–0 Bayern Munich — their only European Cup, to date1982–83Hamburger SV 1–0 Juventus1983–84Liverpool 1–1, won pens, Roma1984–85Juventus 1–0 Liverpool1985–86Steaua București 0–0, won pens, Barcelona1986–87Porto 2–1 Bayern Munich1987–88PSV Eindhoven 0–0, won pens, Benfica1988–89Milan 4–0 Steaua București1989–90Milan 1–0 Benfica1990s (renamed 1992–93)
1990–91Red Star Belgrade 0–0, won pens, Marseille1991–92Barcelona 1–0 (a.e.t.) Sampdoria — last as the "European Cup"1992–93Marseille 1–0 Milan — first as the "UEFA Champions League"1993–94Milan 4–0 Barcelona1994–95Ajax 1–0 Milan1995–96Juventus 1–1, won pens, Ajax1996–97Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Juventus1997–98Real Madrid 1–0 Juventus1998–99Manchester United 2–1 Bayern Munich — two injury-time goals, the Treble1999–2000Real Madrid 3–0 Valencia2000s
2000–01Bayern Munich 1–1, won pens, Valencia2001–02Real Madrid 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen2002–03Milan 0–0, won pens, Juventus2003–04Porto 3–0 Monaco2004–05Liverpool 3–3, won pens, Milan — the "Miracle of Istanbul," back from 3–0 down at half-time2005–06Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal2006–07Milan 2–1 Liverpool2007–08Manchester United 1–1, won pens, Chelsea2008–09Barcelona 2–0 Manchester United2009–10Inter Milan 2–0 Bayern Munich2010s
2010–11Barcelona 3–1 Manchester United2011–12Chelsea 1–1, won pens, Bayern Munich2012–13Bayern Munich 2–1 Borussia Dortmund2013–14Real Madrid 4–1 (a.e.t.) Atlético Madrid — "La Décima," their 10th title2014–15Barcelona 3–1 Juventus2015–16Real Madrid 1–1, won pens, Atlético Madrid2016–17Real Madrid 4–1 Juventus2017–18Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool — 3 in a row2018–19Liverpool 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur2019–20Bayern Munich 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain2020s
2020–21Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City2021–22Real Madrid 1–0 Liverpool2022–23Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan2023–24Real Madrid 2–0 Borussia Dortmund2024–25Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Inter Milan — PSG's first-ever title2025–26Paris Saint-Germain 1–1, won pens 4–3, Arsenal — back-to-back, in BudapestTrivia & Records
Most titlesReal Madrid — 15Only 5-in-a-rowReal Madrid, 1955–56 to 1959–60Most by an English clubLiverpool & Manchester United — 6 and 3 respectively (Liverpool ahead)First non-Latin winnersCeltic, 1967 — an entirely home-grown squadGreatest comeback finalLiverpool, 2005 — 3–0 down at half-time, won on penaltiesBritain's first entrant wasn't England's champions — it was Hibernian
Hibernian entered the very first European Cup, 1955–56, despite having finished only 5th in Scotland the year before — there simply was no English representative that year to compete with, since England's own reigning champions, Chelsea, withdrew under pressure from the Football League's secretary Alan Hardaker, who feared fixture congestion and a loss of prestige for his own competition. That made Hibernian the first British club in the tournament's history, reaching the semi-finals before losing to eventual runners-up Reims. Manchester United, managed by Matt Busby, faced the same resistance from Hardaker the following season — and defied it anyway, entering in 1956–57 to become the first English club to play in the European Cup.