European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics facts for kids
The UEFA Champions League is one of the biggest and most exciting football (soccer) tournaments in the world! It's where the best club teams from across Europe compete to see who is the champion. This page shares some cool facts and numbers about the tournament, which started way back in the 1955–56 season as the European Cup and changed its name to the UEFA Champions League in 1992.
Map of UEFA countries, showing how far their teams have gone in the UEFA Champions League and European Cup. UEFA member nation with winning clubs UEFA member nation with runner-up clubs UEFA member nation that has been represented in the semi-final stage UEFA member nation that has been represented in the round of 16, quarter-final or second group stage UEFA member nation that has been represented in the group stage UEFA member nation that has not been represented in the group or knockout stage after round of 16 Not a UEFA member
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Champions League Winners
Over the years, 22 different clubs have won this amazing tournament. Real Madrid from Spain is the most successful team by far, winning it 14 times! They even won the first five tournaments ever.
Only three other clubs have played in 10 or more finals: Milan (Italy), Bayern Munich (Germany), and Liverpool (England).
Many clubs have won the tournament more than once. These include:
- Real Madrid
- Milan
- Bayern Munich
- Liverpool
- Ajax (Netherlands)
- Barcelona (Spain)
- Inter Milan (Italy)
- Manchester United (England)
- Benfica (Portugal)
- Nottingham Forest (England)
- Juventus (Italy)
- Porto (Portugal)
- Chelsea (England)
Sadly, 20 clubs have reached the final but never managed to lift the trophy.
Teams from 10 different countries have won the Champions League.
- Clubs from Spain have won the most titles, with 19 wins.
- England is second with 14 wins.
- Italy is third with 12 wins.
- Germany has 8 wins.
- The Netherlands has 6 wins.
- Portugal has 4 wins.
Other countries that have had a winning team are Scotland, Romania, Yugoslavia, and France. Countries like Greece, Belgium, and Sweden have had teams reach the final, but they haven't won yet.
Champions League Finals: A Quick Look
The Champions League final is the biggest match of the season! Here's what some of the results mean:
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The match was won in extra time (after the regular 90 minutes). |
| * | The match was won by a penalty shoot-out (when the score is still tied after extra time). |
| & | The match was won after a replay (this used to happen if the first game was a draw). |
Some famous finals include:
- 1955–56: Real Madrid beat Reims 4–3 in Paris, France. This was the very first final!
- 1959–60: Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7–3 in Glasgow, Scotland. This game had lots of goals!
- 1967–68: Manchester United beat Benfica 4–1 in extra time in London, England.
- 1973–74: Bayern Munich beat Atlético Madrid 4–0 in a replay in Brussels, Belgium, after the first game was a 1–1 draw.
- 1983–84: Liverpool beat Roma 1–1 (won on penalties) in Rome, Italy.
- 1991–92: Barcelona beat Sampdoria 1–0 in extra time in London, England. This was the last final before the tournament was renamed the Champions League.
- 2004–05: Liverpool beat Milan 3–3 (won on penalties) in Istanbul, Turkey. This is famous for Liverpool coming back from 3–0 down!
- 2013–14: Real Madrid beat Atlético Madrid 4–1 in extra time in Lisbon, Portugal.
- 2019–20: Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 in Lisbon, Portugal. This final was played without fans because of the pandemic.
- 2021–22: Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1–0 in Saint-Denis, France.
Top Clubs in Champions League History
This table shows the all-time rankings of the top 25 clubs in the European Cup and Champions League. It's based on a point system (2 points for a win, 1 for a draw), including qualifying matches.
| Rank | Club | Years | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FW | F | SF | QF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid |
52 | 464 | 277 | 79 | 108 | 1021 | 508 | +513 | 633 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 37 |
| 2 |  Bayern Munich |
38 | 372 | 221 | 75 | 76 | 782 | 367 | +415 | 517 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 32 |
| 3 | Barcelona |
32 | 333 | 195 | 75 | 63 | 655 | 331 | +324 | 465 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 |
| 4 |  Manchester United |
30 | 293 | 160 | 69 | 64 | 533 | 284 | +249 | 389 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 5 |  Juventus |
36 | 295 | 152 | 70 | 73 | 470 | 288 | +182 | 374 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 |
| 6 | Liverpool |
26 | 240 | 137 | 50 | 53 | 453 | 216 | +237 | 324 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 17 |
| 7 | Milan |
29 | 255 | 126 | 65 | 64 | 422 | 240 | +182 | 317 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
| 8 |  Benfica |
41 | 273 | 120 | 64 | 89 | 437 | 319 | +118 | 304 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 9 | Porto |
36 | 261 | 117 | 60 | 84 | 383 | 296 | +87 | 294 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 |  Ajax |
38 | 241 | 110 | 64 | 67 | 385 | 266 | +119 | 284 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 11 |  Dynamo Kyiv |
38 | 248 | 101 | 54 | 93 | 345 | 308 | +37 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | Chelsea |
18 | 191 | 99 | 52 | 40 | 330 | 172 | +158 | 250 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 13 | Arsenal |
21 | 201 | 101 | 43 | 57 | 332 | 218 | +114 | 245 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 |  Celtic |
36 | 216 | 101 | 37 | 78 | 333 | 255 | +78 | 239 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Inter Milan |
23 | 192 | 91 | 51 | 50 | 271 | 193 | +78 | 233 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 16 | Atlético Madrid |
17 | 154 | 75 | 40 | 39 | 221 | 143 | +78 | 190 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund |
20 | 162 | 78 | 30 | 54 | 276 | 207 | +69 | 186 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 18 |  Anderlecht |
34 | 200 | 70 | 44 | 86 | 282 | 320 | –38 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 19 | PSV Eindhoven |
29 | 183 | 68 | 42 | 73 | 243 | 232 | +11 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 |  Paris Saint-Germain |
15 | 135 | 73 | 25 | 37 | 267 | 156 | +111 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 |  Red Star Belgrade |
27 | 147 | 68 | 32 | 47 | 267 | 198 | +69 | 168 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 22 | Lyon |
18 | 148 | 65 | 37 | 46 | 232 | 178 | +54 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 |  Olympiacos |
34 | 184 | 66 | 35 | 83 | 221 | 279 | –57 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Rangers |
31 | 163 | 62 | 40 | 61 | 234 | 222 | +12 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 |  Galatasaray |
27 | 178 | 57 | 43 | 78 | 215 | 279 | –64 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Teams in the Semi-Finals
Reaching the semi-finals means a team is one of the top four in Europe! Here's a list of clubs that have made it to this stage, with the years they won the tournament in bold.
| Team | Number of times in Semi-Finals | Years (winning years are in bold) |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid |
31 | 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1973, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| Bayern Munich |
20 | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 |
| Barcelona |
17 | 1960, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019 |
| Milan |
13 | 1956, 1958, 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Manchester United |
12 | 1957, 1958, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 |
| Liverpool |
12 | 1965, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Juventus |
12 | 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2015, 2017 |
| Ajax |
9 | 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2019 |
| Benfica |
8 | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1990 |
| Inter Milan |
8 | 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1981, 2003, 2010 |
| Chelsea |
8 | 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021 |
| Atlético Madrid |
6 | 1959, 1971, 1974, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
4 | 1957, 1971, 1991, 1992 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
4 | 1964, 1997, 1998, 2013 |
| Celtic |
4 | 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974 |
| Monaco |
4 | 1994, 1998, 2004, 2017 |
| Hamburger SV |
3 | 1961, 1980, 1983 |
| Leeds United |
3 | 1970, 1975, 2001 |
| Panathinaikos |
3 | 1971, 1985, 1996 |
| PSV Eindhoven |
3 | 1976, 1988, 2005 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
3 | 1977, 1987, 1999 |
 FC Steaua București |
3 | 1986, 1988, 1989 |
| Porto |
3 | 1987, 1994, 2004 |
| Marseille |
3 | 1990, 1991, 1993 |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
3 | 1995, 2020, 2021 |
| Manchester City |
3 | 2016, 2021, 2022 |
| Reims |
2 | 1956, 1959 |
| Rangers |
2 | 1960, 1993 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
2 | 1962, 2019 |
| Feyenoord |
2 | 1963, 1970 |
 Zürich |
2 | 1964, 1977 |
 CSKA Sofia |
2 | 1967, 1982 |
| Saint-Étienne |
2 | 1975, 1976 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
2 | 1977, 1978 |
| Nottingham Forest |
2 | 1979, 1980 |
| Anderlecht |
2 | 1982, 1986 |
| Roma |
2 | 1984, 2018 |
 IFK Göteborg |
2 | 1986, 1993 |
| Valencia |
2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Arsenal |
2 | 2006, 2009 |
| Villarreal |
2 | 2006, 2022 |
| Lyon |
2 | 2010, 2020 |
| Hibernian |
1 | 1956 |
| Fiorentina |
1 | 1957 |
 Vasas |
1 | 1958 |
| Young Boys |
1 | 1959 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
1 | 1960 |
 Rapid Wien |
1 | 1961 |
| Standard Liège |
1 | 1962 |
| Dundee |
1 | 1963 |
| Győri ETO |
1 | 1965 |
| Partizan |
1 | 1966 |
 Dukla Prague |
1 | 1967 |
 Spartak Trnava |
1 | 1969 |
 Legia Warsaw |
1 | 1970 |
| Derby County |
1 | 1973 |
| Újpest |
1 | 1974 |
| Club Brugge |
1 | 1978 |
| Austria Wien |
1 | 1979 |
| 1. FC Köln |
1 | 1979 |
| Malmö FF |
1 | 1979 |
| Aston Villa |
1 | 1982 |
| Real Sociedad |
1 | 1983 |
| Widzew Łódź |
1 | 1983 |
| Dinamo București |
1 | 1984 |
| Dundee United |
1 | 1984 |
| Bordeaux |
1 | 1985 |
| Galatasaray |
1 | 1989 |
 Spartak Moscow |
1 | 1991 |
| Sparta Prague |
1 | 1992 |
| Sampdoria |
1 | 1992 |
| Nantes |
1 | 1996 |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
1 | 2002 |
| Deportivo La Coruña |
1 | 2004 |
| Schalke 04 |
1 | 2011 |
| RB Leipzig |
1 | 2020 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Estadísticas de la Liga de Campeones de la UEFA para niños
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