Are you curious about which soccer club has won the most Champions League titles? The UEFA Champions League is the pinnacle of soccer tournaments, being the most popular game watched by people from across the globe. Even people who aren’t regular soccer fans find the Champions League a treat to watch!
What is the UEFA Champions League?
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) conducts an annual Champions League, also known as the UCL. It was established in the year 1955 and has continued its long legacy of being one of the oldest and most prestigious soccer leagues in the world. This is the most-watched club competition at the global level. The tournament takes place between different soccer clubs across Europe, playing in different leagues of their respective countries.
UEFA Champions League Winners List (1955 to 2024)
| Season | Winners | Runners-up |
| 2024-25 | Paris Saint-Germain | Inter Milan |
| 2023-24 | Real Madrid | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2022-23 | Manchester City | Inter Milan |
| 2021-22 | Real Madrid | Liverpool |
| 2020-21 | Chelsea | Manchester City |
| 2019-20 | Bayern Munich | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2018-19 | Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2017-18 | Real Madrid | Liverpool |
| 2016-17 | Real Madrid | Juventus |
| 2015-16 | Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid |
| 2014-15 | Barcelona | Juventus |
| 2013-14 | Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid |
| 2012-13 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2011-12 | Chelsea | Bayern Munich |
| 2010-11 | Barcelona | Manchester United |
| 2009-10 | Inter Milan | Bayern Munich |
| 2008-09 | Barcelona | Manchester United |
| 2007-08 | Manchester United | Chelsea |
| 2006-07 | Milan | Liverpool |
| 2005-06 | Barcelona | Arsenal |
| 2004-05 | Liverpool | Milan |
| 2003-04 | Porto | Monaco |
| 2002-03 | Milan | Juventus |
| 2001-02 | Real Madrid | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 2000-01 | Bayern Munich | Valencia |
| 1999-2000 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| 1998-99 | Manchester United | Bayern Munich |
| 1997-98 | Real Madrid | Juventus |
| 1996-97 | Borussia Dortmund | Juventus |
| 1995-96 | Juventus | Ajax |
| 1994-95 | Ajax | Milan |
| 1993-94 | Milan | Barcelona |
| 1992-93 | Marseille | Milan |
| 1991-92 | Barcelona | Sampdoria |
| 1990-91 | Red Star Belgrade | Marseille |
| 1989-90 | Milan | Benfica |
| 1988-89 | Milan | Steaua Bucureşti |
| 1987-88 | PSV | Benfica |
| 1986-87 | Porto | Bayern Munich |
| 1985-86 | Steaua Bucureşti | Barcelona |
| 1984-85 | Juventus | Liverpool |
| 1983-84 | Liverpool | Roma |
| 1982-83 | Hamburg | Juventus |
| 1981-82 | Aston Villa | Bayern Munich |
| 1980-81 | Liverpool | Real Madrid |
| 1979-80 | Nottingham Forest | Hamburg |
| 1978-79 | Nottingham Forest | Malmö FF |
| 1977-78 | Liverpool | Club Brugge |
| 1976-77 | Liverpool | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1975-76 | Bayern Munich | Saint-Etienne |
| 1974-75 | Bayern Munich | Leeds United |
| 1973-74 | Bayern Munich | Atlético Madrid |
| 1972-73 | Ajax | Juventus |
| 1971-72 | Ajax | Inter Milan |
| 1970-71 | Ajax | Panathinaikos |
| 1969-70 | Feyenoord | Celtic |
| 1968-69 | Milan | Ajax |
| 1967-68 | Manchester United | Benfica |
| 1966-67 | Celtic | Inter Milan |
| 1965-66 | Real Madrid | Partizan |
| 1964-65 | Inter Milan | Benfica |
| 1963-64 | Inter Milan | Real Madrid |
| 1962-63 | Milan | Benfica |
| 1961-62 | Benfica | Real Madrid |
| 1960-61 | Benfica | Barcelona |
| 1959-60 | Real Madrid | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 1958-59 | Real Madrid | Stade de Reims |
| 1957-58 | Real Madrid | Milan |
| 1956-57 | Real Madrid | Fiorentina |
| 1955-56 | Real Madrid | Stade de Reims |
Who plays in the UEFA Champions League?
The defending champions who win the current season of the Champions League automatically win a spot for themselves in the next season of the tournament. Apart from the defending champions, the top clubs in the top leagues of different countries participate in the tournament. Recently, UEFA changed its rules to give smaller clubs from lesser-known leagues across the world a chance to compete against the well-established teams in the world.
Who has won the Most Titles?
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Real Madrid C.F. has won the most titles with 15 trophies to their name. This means that out of the 20 titles won by Spain, 15 have been won by Real Madrid alone! They are also the only club in the world that has won the trophy 5 times in a row, no other soccer club has reached this milestone.
Winning so many Champions League trophies has boosted the image of Real Madrid for good over the years. They are the first club in the world, not just in soccer, across any sport in the world, to surpass 1 billion in their revenue profits.
Countries with the Most Victories
- Clubs from the Spanish league La Liga have 20 titles to their credit.
- Clubs from England, notably the English Premier League, have won 15 titles.
- Clubs from Italy playing in the Serie A league have won the league 12 times.
- Clubs from Germany have brought it home 8 times.
- The Netherlands Clubs have won the title 6 times.
Who is the Highest Scorer of the Champions League?
Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time highest goal scorer of the UEFA Champions League. He has a total contribution of 140 goals from the years 2003 to 2022. He has scored the most goals while playing for Real Madrid, which is 105. He scored 21 goals for Manchester United, an English Premier League club, and 14 goals for Juventus FC, which is an Italian club that plays in the Serie A league.
