List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals facts for kids
European Cup / Champions League trophy
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| Founded | 1955 |
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| Region | UEFA (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 32 (group stage) 2 (finalists) |
| Current champions |  Manchester City(1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Real Madrid(14 titles) |
The UEFA Champions League is a super exciting football competition that happens every year. It started way back in 1955. Before 1992, it was called the European Cup. This tournament is for the best football clubs in Europe!
Teams can join if they are champions of their country's league. Also, clubs that finish second, third, or fourth in the strongest leagues can play. At first, only league champions and the team that won the previous year could enter. But over time, the rules changed to let more top teams compete. For example, in 2005, Liverpool was allowed to play even though they were the defending champions but didn't qualify through their league.
Teams that win the Champions League three times in a row, or five times overall, get a special badge! Six teams have earned this awesome badge: Real Madrid, Ajax, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Liverpool, and Barcelona. Until 2009, clubs could keep the real trophy if they earned the badge. Now, the winning team gets a full-size copy, and the original trophy stays with UEFA.
So far, 23 different clubs have won the Champions League or European Cup. Real Madrid has won it the most times, with an amazing fourteen victories! They even won it five times in a row from 1956 to 1960. Juventus has been the runner-up (lost in the final) the most times, losing seven finals. Atlético Madrid is the only team to reach three finals without ever winning.
Countries with the most winners are Spain (19 wins from two clubs), England (15 wins from six clubs), and Italy (12 wins from three clubs). English teams were not allowed to play in the competition for five years after a sad event in 1985. The current champions are Manchester City, who won 1–0 against Inter Milan in the 2023 final.
Champions League Finals: A Look Back
This section shows a list of all the teams that have played in the final match of the European Cup and UEFA Champions League. It includes who won, who was the runner-up, the score, and where the game was played.
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Match was won during extra time (when teams play longer if the score is tied) |
| * | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out (when teams take turns kicking from the penalty spot to decide a winner) |
| & | Match was won after a replay (when the game was played again because it was a tie) |
- The "Season" column tells you which year the competition happened.
- The links in the "Score" column take you to more details about that final game.
| Season | Country | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Country | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1955–56 |  Spain |
Real Madrid | 4–3 | Reims |  France |
Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 38,239 |
| 1956–57 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 2–0 | Fiorentina |  Italy |
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | 124,000 |
| 1957–58 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 3–2 |
Milan | Italy |
Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 67,000 |
| 1958–59 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 2–0 | Reims | France |
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany | 72,000 |
| 1959–60 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 7–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  West Germany |
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 127,621 |
| 1960–61 |  Portugal |
Benfica | 3–2 | Barcelona | Spain |
Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland | 26,732 |
| 1961–62 | Portugal |
Benfica | 5–3 | Real Madrid | Spain |
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 61,257 |
| 1962–63 | Italy |
Milan | 2–1 | Benfica | Portugal |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 45,715 |
| 1963–64 | Italy |
Inter Milan | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Spain |
Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 71,333 |
| 1964–65 | Italy |
Inter Milan | 1–0 | Benfica | Portugal |
San Siro, Milan, Italy | 89,000 |
| 1965–66 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 2–1 | Partizan |  Yugoslavia |
Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 46,745 |
| 1966–67 |  Scotland |
Celtic | 2–1 | Inter Milan | Italy |
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | 45,000 |
| 1967–68 | England |
Manchester United | 4–1 |
Benfica | Portugal |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 92,225 |
| 1968–69 | Italy |
Milan | 4–1 | Ajax |  Netherlands |
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | 31,782 |
| 1969–70 | Netherlands |
Feyenoord | 2–1 |
Celtic | Scotland |
San Siro, Milan, Italy | 53,187 |
| 1970–71 | Netherlands |
Ajax | 2–0 | Panathinaikos |  Greece |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 83,179 |
| 1971–72 | Netherlands |
Ajax | 2–0 | Inter Milan | Italy |
De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 61,354 |
| 1972–73 | Netherlands |
Ajax | 1–0 | Juventus | Italy |
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | 89,484 |
| 1973–74 | West Germany |
Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 48,722 |
| 4–0& | 23,325 | ||||||
| 1974–75 | West Germany |
Bayern Munich | 2–0 | Leeds United | England |
Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 48,374 |
| 1975–76 | West Germany |
Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Saint-Étienne |  France |
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 54,864 |
| 1976–77 | England |
Liverpool | 3–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | West Germany |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | 57,000 |
| 1977–78 | England |
Liverpool | 1–0 | Club Brugge |  Belgium |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 92,500 |
| 1978–79 | England |
Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Malmö FF |  Sweden |
Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany | 57,500 |
| 1979–80 | England |
Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Hamburger SV | West Germany |
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | 51,000 |
| 1980–81 | England |
Liverpool | 1–0 | Real Madrid |  Spain |
Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 48,360 |
| 1981–82 | England |
Aston Villa | 1–0 | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 46,000 |
| 1982–83 | West Germany |
Hamburger SV | 1–0 | Juventus | Italy |
Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 73,500 |
| 1983–84 | England |
Liverpool | 1–1* | Roma | Italy |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | 69,693 |
| 1984–85 | Italy |
Juventus | 1–0 | Liverpool | England |
Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 58,000 |
| 1985–86 |  Romania |
Steaua București | 0–0* | Barcelona | Spain |
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain | 70,000 |
| 1986–87 | Portugal |
Porto | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 57,500 |
| 1987–88 | Netherlands |
PSV Eindhoven | 0–0* | Benfica | Portugal |
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany | 68,000 |
| 1988–89 | Italy |
Milan | 4–0 | Steaua București | Romania |
Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain | 97,000 |
| 1989–90 | Italy |
Milan | 1–0 | Benfica | Portugal |
Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 57,558 |
| 1990–91 | Yugoslavia |
Red Star Belgrade | 0–0* | Marseille | France |
Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy | 56,000 |
| 1991–92 | Spain |
Barcelona | 1–0 |
Sampdoria | Italy |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 70,827 |
| 1992–93 | France |
Marseille | 1–0 | Milan | Italy |
Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany | 64,400 |
| 1993–94 | Italy |
Milan | 4–0 | Barcelona | Spain |
Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 70,000 |
| 1994–95 | Netherlands |
Ajax | 1–0 | Milan | Italy |
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 49,730 |
| 1995–96 | Italy |
Juventus | 1–1* | Ajax | Netherlands |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | 70,000 |
| 1996–97 | Germany |
Borussia Dortmund | 3–1 | Juventus | Italy |
Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany | 59,000 |
| 1997–98 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 1–0 | Juventus | Italy |
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 48,500 |
| 1998–99 | England |
Manchester United | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | Germany |
Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain | 90,245 |
| 1999–2000 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 3–0 | Valencia | Spain |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 80,000 |
| 2000–01 | Germany |
Bayern Munich | 1–1* | Valencia | Spain |
San Siro, Milan, Italy | 71,500 |
| 2001–02 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 50,499 |
| 2002–03 |  Italy |
Milan | 0–0* | Juventus | Italy |
Old Trafford, Manchester, England | 62,315 |
| 2003–04 | Portugal |
Porto | 3–0 | Monaco | France |
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 53,053 |
| 2004–05 | England |
Liverpool | 3–3* | Milan | Italy |
Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 69,000 |
| 2005–06 | Spain |
Barcelona | 2–1 | Arsenal | England |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 79,610 |
| 2006–07 | Italy |
Milan | 2–1 | Liverpool | England |
Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 63,000 |
| 2007–08 | England |
Manchester United | 1–1* | Chelsea | England |
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | 67,310 |
| 2008–09 | Spain |
Barcelona | 2–0 | Manchester United | England |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | 62,467 |
| 2009–10 | Italy |
Inter Milan | 2–0 | Bayern Munich | Germany |
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | 73,490 |
| 2010–11 | Spain |
Barcelona | 3–1 | Manchester United | England |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 87,695 |
| 2011–12 | England |
Chelsea | 1–1* | Bayern Munich | Germany |
Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany | 62,500 |
| 2012–13 | Germany |
Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
Wembley Stadium, London, England | 86,298 |
| 2013–14 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 4–1 |
Atlético Madrid | Spain |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | 60,976 |
| 2014–15 | Spain |
Barcelona | 3–1 | Juventus | Italy |
Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | 70,442 |
| 2015–16 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 1–1* | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
San Siro, Milan, Italy | 71,942 |
| 2016–17 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 4–1 | Juventus | Italy |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 65,842 |
| 2017–18 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 3–1 | Liverpool | England |
NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine | 61,561 |
| 2018–19 | England |
Liverpool | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | England |
Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain | 63,272 |
| 2019–20 | Germany |
Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |  France |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | 0 |
| 2020–21 | England |
Chelsea | 1–0 | Manchester City | England |
Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | 14,110 |
| 2021–22 | Spain |
Real Madrid | 1–0 | Liverpool | England |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 75,000 |
| 2022–23 | England |
Manchester City | 1–0 | Inter Milan | Italy |
Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 71,412 |
| Upcoming finals | |||||||
| Season | Country | Finalist | Match | Finalist | Country | Venue | |
| 2023–24 | v | Wembley Stadium, London, England | |||||
| 2024–25 | v | Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany | |||||
How Nations Perform in the Finals
Teams from 13 different countries have played in a Champions League final. Clubs from 10 of those countries have won the trophy! Since the 1995–96 season, almost all winners have come from just four nations: Spain, England, Germany, and Italy. The same goes for the runner-up teams.
England has had the most winning teams, with six different clubs lifting the trophy. Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands have each had three winning clubs. Spain and Portugal have had two winning clubs. Scotland, Romania, Yugoslavia, and France have each had one winner.
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
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| Spain |
19 | 11 | 30 |
| England |
15 | 11 | 26 |
| Italy |
12 | 17 | 29 |
| Germany |
8 | 10 | 18 |
| Netherlands |
6 | 2 | 8 |
| Portugal |
4 | 5 | 9 |
 France |
1 | 6 | 7 |
 Romania |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| Scotland |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium |
0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
More About Football
- List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers
- List of UEFA Cup and Europa League finals
- List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals
- List of UEFA Super Cup matches
- List of UEFA Europa Conference League finals
- List of UEFA Intertoto Cup winners
- List of UEFA Women's Cup and Women's Champions League finals
