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Listed: Every Champions League winner & the teams that have won the trophy the most times in history

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.

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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

SeasonWinning teamScoreLosing Team
1955-56Real Madrid4-3Stade de Reims
1956-57Real Madrid2-0Fiorentina
1957-58Real Madrid3-2Milan
1958-59Real Madrid2-0Stade de Reims
1959-60Real Madrid7-3Eintracht Frankfurt
1960-61Benfica3-2Barcelona
1961-62Benfica5-3Real Madrid
1962-63Milan2-1Benfica
1963-64Internazionale3-1Real Madrid
1964-65Internazionale1-0Benfica
1965-66Real Madrid2-1Partizan
1966-67Celtic2-1Internazionale
1967-68Manchester United4-1Benfica
1968-69Milan4-1Ajax
1969-70Feyenoord2-1Celtic
1970-71Ajax2-0Panathinaikos
1971-72Ajax2-0Internazionale
1972-73Ajax1-0Juventus
1973-74Bayern Munich4-0 (Match won after replay)Atlético Madrid
1974-75Bayern Munich2-0Leeds United
1975-76Bayern Munich1-0Saint-Étienne
1976-77Liverpool3-1Borussia Mönchengladbach
1977-78Liverpool1-0Club Brugge
1978-79Nottingham Forest1-0Malmö FF
1979-80Nottingham Forest1-0Hamburg
1980-81Liverpool1-0Real Madrid
1981-82Aston Villa1-0Bayern Munich
1982-83Hamburg1-0Juventus
1983-84Liverpool1-1 (Liverpool won on penalties)Roma
1984-85Juventus1-0Liverpool
1985-86Steaua București0-0 (Steaua won on penalties) Barcelona
1986-87Porto2-1Bayern Munich
1987-88PSV Eindhoven0-0 (PSV won on penalties)Benfica
1988-89Milan4-0Steaua București
1989-90Milan1-0Benfica
1990-91Red Star Belgrade0-0 (Red Star won on penalties)Marseille
1991-92Barcelona1-0Sampdoria
1992-93Marseille1-0Milan
1993-94Milan4-0Barcelona
1994-95Ajax1-0Milan
1995-96Juventus1-1 (Juventus won on penalties)Ajax
1996-97Borussia Dortmund3-1Juventus
1997-98Real Madrid1-0Juventus
1998-99Manchester United2-1Bayern Munich
1999-2000Real Madrid3-0Valencia
2000-01Bayern Munich1-1 (Bayern won on penalties)Valencia
2001-02Real Madrid2-1Bayer Leverkusen
2002-03Milan0-0 (Milan won on penalties)Juventus
2003-04Porto3-0Monaco
2004-05Liverpool3-3 (Liverpool won on penalties)Milan
2005-06Barcelona2-1Arsenal
2006-07Milan2-1Liverpool
2007-08Manchester United1-1 (Man Utd won on penalties)Chelsea
2008-09Barcelona2-0Manchester United
2009-10Internazionale2-0Bayern Munich
2010-11Barcelona3-1Manchester United
2011-12Chelsea1-1 (Chelsea won on penalties)Bayern Munich
2012-13Bayern Munich2-1Borussia Dortmund
2013-14Real Madrid4-1Atlético Madrid
2014-15Barcelona3-1Juventus
2015-16Real Madrid1-1 (Real won on penalties)Atlético Madrid
2016-17Real Madrid4-1Juventus
2017-18Real Madrid3-1Liverpool
2018-19Liverpool2-0Tottenham
2019-20Bayern Munich1-0Paris Saint-Germain
2020-21Chelsea1-0Manchester City

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