The most prestigious competition in club football, the UEFA Champions League sees Europe's elite meet in a bid to be crowned champions of Europe.
First created in 1955, the European Cup saw league winners from a handful of European associations meet in a knockout competition, and though the format largely remained unchanged for nearly 40 years, more clubs were added as time went on.
For the 1992/93 season, however, the European Cup became the UEFA Champions League, with a group stage used. The format has been tweaked since, with a second group stage added and removed before the most recent significant change for the 2024/25 season seeing a 'Swiss system' used with an expanded 36 teams competing in one league before the knockout phase.
Below is a full list of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners.
European Cup/UEFA Champions League previous winners
Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
1955–56 | Real Madrid | 4–3 | Reims |
1956–57 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Fiorentina |
1957–58 | Real Madrid | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Milan |
1958–59 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | 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 | Inter | 3–1 | Real Madrid |
1964–65 | Inter | 1–0 | Benfica |
1965–66 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Partizan |
1966–67 | Celtic | 2–1 | Inter |
1967–68 | Manchester United | 4–1 (a.e.t) | Benfica |
1968–69 | Milan | 4–1 | Ajax |
1969–70 | Feyenoord | 2–1 (a.e.t) | Celtic |
1970–71 | Ajax | 2–0 | Panathinaikos |
1971–72 | Ajax | 2–0 | Inter |
1972–73 | Ajax | 1–0 | Juventus |
1973–74 | Bayern Munich | 1–1 (4-0 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 | Hamburger SV |
1980–81 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Real Madrid |
1981–82 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Bayern Munich |
1982–83 | Hamburger SV | 1–0 | Juventus |
1983–84 | Liverpool | 1–1 (4-2p) | Roma |
1984–85 | Juventus | 1–0 | Liverpool |
1985–86 | Steaua București | 0–0 (2-0p) | Barcelona |
1986–87 | Porto | 2–1 | Bayern Munich |
1987–88 | PSV Eindhoven | 0–0 (6-5p) | Benfica |
1988–89 | Milan | 4–0 | Steaua București |
1989–90 | Milan | 1–0 | Benfica |
1990–91 | Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 (5-3p) | Marseille |
1991–92 | Barcelona | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Sampdoria |
1992–93 | Marseille | 1–0 | Milan |
1993–94 | Milan | 4–0 | Barcelona |
1994–95 | Ajax | 1–0 | Milan |
1995–96 | Juventus | 1–1 (4-2p) | 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 (5-4p) | Valencia |
2001–02 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
2002–03 | Milan | 0–0 (3-2p) | Juventus |
2003–04 | Porto | 3–0 | Monaco |
2004–05 | Liverpool | 3–3 (3-2p) | Milan |
2005–06 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Arsenal |
2006–07 | Milan | 2–1 | Liverpool |
2007–08 | Manchester United | 1–1 (6-5p) | Chelsea |
2008–09 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Manchester United |
2009–10 | Inter | 2–0 | Bayern Munich |
2010–11 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Manchester United |
2011–12 | Chelsea | 1–1 (4-3p) | Bayern Munich |
2012–13 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
2013–14 | Real Madrid | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Atlético Madrid |
2014–15 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Juventus |
2015–16 | Real Madrid | 1–1 (5-3p) | Atlético Madrid |
2016–17 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Juventus |
2017–18 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Liverpool |
2018–19 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
2019–20 | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
2020–21 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Manchester City |
2021–22 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Liverpool |
2022–23 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Inter |
2023–24 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Borussia Dortmund |
2024-25 | Paris Saint-Germain | 5-0 | Inter |
2025-26 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1-1 (4-3p) | Arsenal |
