Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in an all-English Champions League final in the 2020-21 season, and both sides are contenders for the trophy once again now that the 2021-22 competition is underway.
A first-half goal from Kai Havertz was enough for the Blues to see off the reigning Premier League champions, whose wait for their first-ever continental crown was extended for another year.
Chelsea now boast two Champions Leagues in their trophy cabinet, but which clubs have won it the most in the history of football? Goal takes a look.
Who has won the Champions League & European Cup the most times?
Real Madrid have won 13 European Cups and Champions Leagues, winning their first in 1956 and their most recent in 2018.
AC Milan are second in the list with seven victories, while Bayern Munich and Liverpool both have six and Barcelona have five to their name.
A total of 22 teams have won the competition since its inception in the 1955-56 season.
Every Champions League final and European Cup winner
Season | Winning team | Score | Losing Team |
---|---|---|---|
1955-56 | Real Madrid | 4-3 | Stade de Reims |
1956-57 | Real Madrid | 2-0 | Fiorentina |
1957-58 | Real Madrid | 3-2 | Milan |
1958-59 | Real Madrid | 2-0 | Stade de Reims |
1959-60 | Real Madrid | 7-3 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
1960-61 | Benfica | 3-2 | Barcelona |
1961-62 | Benfica | 5-3 | Real Madrid |
1962-63 | Milan | 2-1 | Benfica |
1963-64 | Internazionale | 3-1 | Real Madrid |
1964-65 | Internazionale | 1-0 | Benfica |
1965-66 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Partizan |
1966-67 | Celtic | 2-1 | Internazionale |
1967-68 | Manchester United | 4-1 | Benfica |
1968-69 | Milan | 4-1 | Ajax |
1969-70 | Feyenoord | 2-1 | Celtic |
1970-71 | Ajax | 2-0 | Panathinaikos |
1971-72 | Ajax | 2-0 | Internazionale |
1972-73 | Ajax | 1-0 | Juventus |
1973-74 | Bayern Munich | 4-0 (Match won after replay) | Atlético Madrid |
1974-75 | Bayern Munich | 2-0 | Leeds United |
1975-76 | Bayern Munich | 1-0 | Saint-Étienne |
1976-77 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
1977-78 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Club Brugge |
1978-79 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Malmö FF |
1979-80 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Hamburg |
1980-81 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Real Madrid |
1981-82 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Bayern Munich |
1982-83 | Hamburg | 1-0 | Juventus |
1983-84 | Liverpool | 1-1 (Liverpool won on penalties) | Roma |
1984-85 | Juventus | 1-0 | Liverpool |
1985-86 | Steaua București | 0-0 (Steaua won on penalties) | Barcelona |
1986-87 | Porto | 2-1 | Bayern Munich |
1987-88 | PSV Eindhoven | 0-0 (PSV won on penalties) | Benfica |
1988-89 | Milan | 4-0 | Steaua București |
1989-90 | Milan | 1-0 | Benfica |
1990-91 | Red Star Belgrade | 0-0 (Red Star won on penalties) | Marseille |
1991-92 | Barcelona | 1-0 | Sampdoria |
1992-93 | Marseille | 1-0 | Milan |
1993-94 | Milan | 4-0 | Barcelona |
1994-95 | Ajax | 1-0 | Milan |
1995-96 | Juventus | 1-1 (Juventus won on penalties) | Ajax |
1996-97 | Borussia Dortmund | 3-1 | Juventus |
1997-98 | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Juventus |
1998-99 | Manchester United | 2-1 | Bayern Munich |
1999-2000 | Real Madrid | 3-0 | Valencia |
2000-01 | Bayern Munich | 1-1 (Bayern won on penalties) | Valencia |
2001-02 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
2002-03 | Milan | 0-0 (Milan won on penalties) | Juventus |
2003-04 | Porto | 3-0 | Monaco |
2004-05 | Liverpool | 3-3 (Liverpool won on penalties) | Milan |
2005-06 | Barcelona | 2-1 | Arsenal |
2006-07 | Milan | 2-1 | Liverpool |
2007-08 | Manchester United | 1-1 (Man Utd won on penalties) | Chelsea |
2008-09 | Barcelona | 2-0 | Manchester United |
2009-10 | Internazionale | 2-0 | Bayern Munich |
2010-11 | Barcelona | 3-1 | Manchester United |
2011-12 | Chelsea | 1-1 (Chelsea won on penalties) | Bayern Munich |
2012-13 | Bayern Munich | 2-1 | Borussia Dortmund |
2013-14 | Real Madrid | 4-1 | Atlético Madrid |
2014-15 | Barcelona | 3-1 | Juventus |
2015-16 | Real Madrid | 1-1 (Real won on penalties) | Atlético Madrid |
2016-17 | Real Madrid | 4-1 | Juventus |
2017-18 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | Liverpool |
2018-19 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Tottenham |
2019-20 | Bayern Munich | 1-0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
2020-21 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Manchester City |