List of UEFA Champions League winners: Year-by-year winners of Europe’s top club competition
The UEFA Champions League, formerly known as the European Cup, remains the most influential and paramount club competition there is. This competition brings the champions of the most influential European leagues together to compete against each other alongside teams in the same leagues that finished in higher positions.
The competition was first held in the 1955-1956 season, where 16 teams competed for the inaugural title. Real Madrid became the first team to win the competition following their victory against Stade de Reims.
Fast forward to 2024, Real Madrid are the most successful team in the Champions League, having won the prestigious title a record 15 times.
Despite Real’s dominance in Europe, 22 other European clubs have lifted the Champions League, and below is a list of the past winners by year and fun facts about the competition.
Champions League Winners by Year: Full List
European Cup Era (1955-1992)
Year | Winner |
1955-56 | |
1956-57 | Real Madrid (2) |
1957-58 | Real Madrid (3) |
1958-59 | Real Madrid (4) |
1959-60 | Real Madrid (5) |
1960-61 | |
1961-62 | Benfica (2) |
1962-63 | |
1963-64 | |
1964-65 | Inter Milan (2) |
1965-66 | Real Madrid (6) |
1966-67 | |
1967-68 | Manchester United |
1968-69 | AC Milan (2) |
1969-70 | Feyenoord |
1970-71 | Ajax |
1971-72 | Ajax (2) |
1972-73 | Ajax (3) |
1973-74 | Bayern Munich |
1974-75 | Bayern Munich (2) |
1975-76 | Bayern Munich (3) |
1976-77 | Liverpool |
1977-78 | Liverpool (2) |
1978-79 | |
1979-80 | Nottingham Forest (2) |
1980-81 | Liverpool (3) |
1981-82 | |
1982-83 | Hamburger SV |
1983-84 | Liverpool (4) |
1984-85 | Juventus |
1985-86 | |
1986-87 | Porto |
1987-88 | PSV Eindhoven |
1988-89 | AC Milan (3) |
1989-90 | AC Milan (4) |
1990-91 | |
1991-92 | FC Barcelona |
Champions League Era (1993-)
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Year | Winner |
1992-93 | |
1993-94 | AC Milan (5) |
1994-95 | Ajax (4) |
1995-96 | Juventus (2) |
1996-97 | Borussia Dortmund |
1997-98 | Real Madrid (7) |
1998-99 | Manchester United (2) |
1999-00 | Real Madrid (8) |
2000-01 | Bayern Munich (4) |
2001-02 | Real Madrid (9) |
2002-03 | AC Milan (6) |
2003-04 | Porto (2) |
2004-05 | Liverpool (5) |
2005-06 | FC Barcelona (2) |
2006-07 | AC Milan (7) |
2007-08 | |
2008-09 | FC Barcelona (3) |
2009-10 | Inter Milan (3) |
2010-11 | FC Barcelona (4) |
2011-12 | |
2012-13 | Bayern Munich (5) |
2013-14 | Real Madrid (10) |
2014-15 | FC Barcelona (5) |
2015-16 | Real Madrid (11) |
2016-17 | Real Madrid (12) |
2017-18 | Real Madrid (13) |
2018-19 | Liverpool (6) |
2019-20 | Bayern Munich (6) |
2020-21 | Chelsea (2) |
2021-22 | Real Madrid (14) |
2022-23 | |
2023-24 | Real Madrid (15) |
2024-25 | PSG |
