European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics

By club

A total of 22 clubs have won the tournament since its 1955 inception, with Real Madrid being the only team to win it thirteen times, including the first five. Only two other clubs have reached ten or more finals: Milan and Bayern Munich. A total of 12 clubs have won the tournament multiple times: the three forementioned clubs, along with Liverpool, Ajax, Barcelona, Internazionale, Manchester United, Benfica, Nottingham Forest, Juventus, and Porto. A total of 17 clubs have reached the final without ever managing to win the tournament.

Clubs from ten countries have provided tournament winners. Spanish clubs have been the most successful, winning a total of 17. Italy and England are joint-second with 12, while the other multiple-time winners are Germany with seven, Netherlands with six, and Portugal with four. The only other countries to provide a tournament winner are Scotland, Romania, Yugoslavia, and France. Greece, Belgium and Sweden have all provided losing finalists.

Clubs from a total of 35 European cities have participated in the tournament final. Clubs from 21 cities have provided winners, with the clear city leaders being Madrid (winning twelve) and Milan (winning ten); though both Milan and Internazionale have helped the city of Milan be successful, only Real Madrid have won it for the city of Madrid, with Atlético Madrid losing all three of their finals (albeit two of these were against city rivals Real Madrid, therefore by the time of these two finals, a win for the city of Madrid was guaranteed).

Performances in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League by club

Club	Titles	Runners-up	Winning Seasons	Runner-up Seasons
Real Madrid	13	3	1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018	1962, 1964, 1981
Milan	7	4	1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007	1958, 1993, 1995, 2005
Bayern Munich	5	5	1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013	1982, 1987, 1999, 2010, 2012
Liverpool	5	3	1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005	1985, 2007, 2018
Barcelona	5	3	1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015	1961, 1986, 1994
Ajax	4	2	1971, 1972, 1973, 1995	1969, 1996
Manchester United	3	2	1968, 1999, 2008	2009, 2011
Internazionale	3	2	1964, 1965, 2010	1967, 1972
Juventus	2	7	1985, 1996	1973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2017
Benfica	2	5	1961, 1962	1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990
Nottingham Forest	2	0	1979, 1980	—
Porto	2	0	1987, 2004	—
Celtic	1	1	1967	1970
Hamburg	1	1	1983	1980
Steaua București	1	1	1986	1989
Marseille	1	1	1993	1991
Borussia Dortmund	1	1	1997	2013
Chelsea	1	1	2012	2008
Feyenoord	1	0	1970	—
Aston Villa	1	0	1982	—
PSV Eindhoven	1	0	1988	—
Red Star Belgrade	1	0	1991	—
Atlético Madrid	0	3	—	1974, 2014, 2016
Reims	0	2	—	1956, 1959
Valencia	0	2	—	2000, 2001
Fiorentina	0	1	—	1957
Eintracht Frankfurt	0	1	—	1960
Partizan	0	1	—	1966
Panathinaikos	0	1	—	1971
Leeds United	0	1	—	1975
Saint-Étienne	0	1	—	1976
Borussia Mönchengladbach	0	1	—	1977
Club Brugge	0	1	—	1978
Malmö FF	0	1	—	1979
Roma	0	1	—	1984
Sampdoria	0	1	—	1992
Bayer Leverkusen	0	1	—	2002
Monaco	0	1	—	2004
Arsenal	0	1	—	2006

By nation

As of 2017–18 season

Country	Winners	Runners-up	Winning clubs	Runners-up
Spain	18	11	Real Madrid (13), Barcelona (5)	Atlético Madrid (3), Barcelona (3), Real Madrid (3), Valencia (2)
Italy	12	16	Milan (7), Internazionale (3), Juventus (2)	Juventus (7), Milan (4), Internazionale (2), Fiorentina (1), Roma (1), Sampdoria (1)
England	12	8	Liverpool (5), Manchester United (3), Nottingham Forest (2), Aston Villa (1), Chelsea (1)	Liverpool (3), Manchester United (2), Arsenal (1), Chelsea (1), Leeds United (1)
Germany	7	10	Bayern Munich (5), Hamburg (1), Borussia Dortmund (1)	Bayern Munich (5), Bayer Leverkusen (1), Borussia Dortmund (1), Borussia Mönchengladbach (1), Eintracht Frankfurt (1), Hamburg (1)
Netherlands	6	2	Ajax (4), Feyenoord (1), PSV Eindhoven (1)	Ajax (2)
Portugal	4	5	Benfica (2), Porto (2)	Benfica (5)
France	1	5	Marseille (1)	Reims (2), Monaco (1), Marseille (1), Saint-Étienne (1)
Serbia	1	1	Red Star Belgrade (1)	Partizan (1)
Romania	1	1	Steaua București (1)	Steaua București (1)
Scotland	1	1	Celtic (1)	Celtic (1)
Greece	0	1	& —	Panathinaikos (1)
Belgium	0	1	& —	Club Brugge (1)
Sweden	0	1	& —	Malmö FF (1)

By city

As of 2017–18 season^[2][3]

City	Winners	Runners-up	Winning clubs	Runners-up
Madrid	13	6	Real Madrid (13)	Real Madrid (3), Atlético Madrid (3)
Milan	10	6	Milan (7), Internazionale (3)	Milan (4), Internazionale (2)
Munich	5	5	Bayern Munich (5)	Bayern Munich (5)
Barcelona	5	3	Barcelona (5)	Barcelona (3)
Liverpool	5	3	Liverpool (5)	Liverpool (3)
Amsterdam	4	2	Ajax (4)	Ajax (2)
Manchester	3	2	Manchester United (3)	Manchester United (2)
Turin	2	7	Juventus (2)	Juventus (7)
Lisbon	2	5	Benfica (2)	Benfica (5)
Nottingham	2	0	Nottingham Forest (2)
Porto	2	0	Porto (2)
London	1	2	Chelsea (1)	Arsenal (1), Chelsea (1)
Glasgow	1	1	Celtic (1)	Celtic (1)
Hamburg	1	1	Hamburg (1)	Hamburg (1)
Bucharest	1	1	Steaua București (1)	Steaua București (1)
Belgrade	1	1	Red Star Belgrade (1)	Partizan (1)
Marseille	1	1	Marseille (1)	Marseille (1)
Dortmund	1	1	Borussia Dortmund (1)	Borussia Dortmund (1)
Rotterdam	1	0	Feyenoord (1)
Birmingham	1	0	Aston Villa (1)
Eindhoven	1	0	PSV Eindhoven (1)
Reims	0	2		Stade de Reims (2)
Valencia	0	2		Valencia (2)
Florence	0	1		Fiorentina (1)
Frankfurt	0	1		Eintracht Frankfurt (1)
Athens	0	1		Panathinaikos (1)
Leeds	0	1		Leeds United (1)
Saint-Étienne	0	1		Saint-Étienne (1)
Mönchengladbach	0	1		Borussia Mönchengladbach (1)
Bruges	0	1		Club Brugge (1)
Malmö	0	1		Malmö FF (1)
Rome	0	1		Roma (1)
Genoa	0	1		Sampdoria (1)
Leverkusen	0	1		Bayer Leverkusen (1)
Monaco	0	1		Monaco (1)

All-time top 25 European Champion Clubs' Cup and Champions League rankings

As of 3 October 2018^[4]

Rank	Club	Years	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	FW	F	SF	QF
1	Real Madrid	49	425	255	74	96	945	459	+486	584	13	16	29	36
2	Bayern Munich	35	335	192	70	73	668	335	+333	454	5	10	19	30
3	Barcelona	29	300	177	67	56	602	290	+312	421	5	8	16	22
4	Manchester United	28	271	151	66	54	499	253	+246	368	3	5	12	18
5	Juventus	33	263	132	67	64	418	255	+163	331	2	9	12	18
6	Milan	28	249	125	64	60	416	231	+185	314	7	11	13	17
7	Benfica	38	248	111	57	80	403	281	+122	279	2	7	8	17
8	Liverpool	23	198	110	45	43	372	175	+197	265	5	8	10	14
9	Porto	33	235	104	57	74	343	259	+84	265	2	2	3	9
10	Arsenal	21	201	101	43	57	332	218	+114	245	0	1	2	7
11	Dynamo Kyiv	35	231	97	51	83	330	279	+51	245	0	0	3	8
12	Ajax	35	207	92	56	59	319	229	+90	240	4	6	8	12
13	Celtic	33	206	96	35	75	308	243	+65	227	1	2	4	7
14	Internazionale	20	168	84	44	40	243	163	+80	212	3	5	8	12
15	Chelsea	15	160	80	46	34	274	142	+132	206	1	2	7	9
16	Anderlecht	34	200	70	44	86	282	320	–38	184	0	0	2	7
17	PSV Eindhoven	27	171	63	39	69	222	213	+9	165	1	1	3	7
18	Rangers	30	161	62	40	59	232	218	+14	164	0	0	1	4
19	Atlético Madrid	14	121	62	32	27	186	106	+80	156	0	3	6	9
20	Borussia Dortmund	17	132	64	26	42	231	166	+65	154	1	2	4	8
21	Galatasaray	25	165	57	40	68	210	251	–41	154	0	0	1	5
22	Lyon	17	132	61	30	41	209	151	+58	152	0	0	1	4
23	Red Star Belgrade	24	122	61	25	36	236	154	+82	147	1	1	4	9
24	FCSB	26	145	52	41	52	203	204	–1	145	1	2	3	3
25	Panathinaikos	28	157	49	45	63	182	214	–32	143	0	1	3	4

Number of participating clubs of the Champions League era

A total of 137 clubs from 33 national associations have played in or qualified for the Champions League group stage.

Nation	#	Clubs	Years
Spain (13)	23	Barcelona	1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	23	Real Madrid	1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	11	Valencia	1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2018–19
	9	Atlético Madrid	1996–97, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	5	Deportivo La Coruña	2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
	5	Sevilla	2007–08, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
	3	Villarreal	2005–06, 2008–09, 2011–12
	2	Real Sociedad	2003–04, 2013–14
	2	Athletic Bilbao	1998–99, 2014–15
	1	Mallorca	2001–02
	1	Celta Vigo	2003–04
	1	Real Betis	2005–06
	1	Málaga	2012–13
Germany (13)	22	Bayern Munich	1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	13	Borussia Dortmund	1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	11	Bayer Leverkusen	1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
	8	Schalke 04	2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19
	7	Werder Bremen	1993–94, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
	3	VfB Stuttgart	2003–04, 2007–08, 2009–10
	2	Hamburger SV	2000–01, 2006–07
	2	VfL Wolfsburg	2009–10, 2015–16
	2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2015–16, 2016–17
	1	Kaiserslautern	1998–99
	1	Hertha BSC	1999–2000
	1	RB Leipzig	2017–18
	1	1899 Hoffenheim	2018–19
England (10)	22	Manchester United	1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
	19	Arsenal	1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
	15	Chelsea	1999–2000, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
	11	Liverpool	2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19
	8	Manchester City	2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	4	Tottenham Hotspur	2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	2	Newcastle United	1997–98, 2002–03
	1	Blackburn Rovers	1995–96
	1	Leeds United	2000–01
	1	Leicester City	2016–17
France (10)	15	Lyon	2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
	11	Paris Saint-Germain	1994–95, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	9	Marseille	1992–93, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
	9	Monaco	1993–94, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	5	Lille	2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13
	4	Bordeaux	1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
	3	Auxerre	1996–97, 2002–03, 2010–11
	2	Nantes	1995–96, 2001–02
	2	Lens	1998–99, 2002–03
	1	Montpellier	2012–13
Italy (9)	19	Juventus	1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	17	Milan	1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
	12	Internazionale	1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2018–19
	11	Roma	2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
	5	Lazio	1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2007–08
	5	Napoli	2011–12, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	3	Fiorentina	1999–2000, 2008–09, 2009–10
	1	Parma	1997–98
	1	Udinese	2005–06
Netherlands (7)	16	PSV Eindhoven	1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
	14	Ajax	1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19
	5	Feyenoord	1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2017–18
	1	Willem II	1999–2000
	1	Heerenveen	2000–01
	1	AZ	2009–10
	1	Twente	2010–11
Russia (6)	12	Spartak Moscow	1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2017–18
	12	CSKA Moscow	1992–93, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	6	Zenit Saint Petersburg	2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
	4	Lokomotiv Moscow	2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2018–19
	2	Rubin Kazan	2009–10, 2010–11
	1	Rostov	2016–17
Belgium (6)	12	Anderlecht	1993–94, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18
	6	Club Brugge	1992–93, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2016–17, 2018–19
	2	Genk	2002–03, 2011–12
	1	Lierse	1997–98
	1	Standard Liège	2009–10
	1	Gent	2015–16
Portugal (5)	23	Porto	1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	14	Benfica	1994–95, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
	8	Sporting CP	1997–98, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
	2	Boavista	1999–2000, 2001–02
	2	Braga	2010–11, 2012–13
Turkey (5)	15	Galatasaray	1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
	7	Beşiktaş	1997–98, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2016–17, 2017–18
	6	Fenerbahçe	1996–97, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09
	1	Bursaspor	2010–11
	1	Trabzonspor	2011–12
Switzerland (5)	8	Basel	2002–03, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
	2	Grasshopper	1995–96, 1996–97
	1	Thun	2005–06
	1	Zürich	2009–10
	1	Young Boys	2018–19
Romania (4)	7	FCSB	1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2013–14
	3	CFR Cluj	2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
	1	Unirea Urziceni	2009–10
	1	Oțelul Galați	2011–12
Sweden (4)	4	IFK Göteborg	1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98
	2	Malmö FF	2014–15, 2015–16
	1	AIK	1999–2000
	1	Helsingborg	2000–01
Denmark (4)	4	Copenhagen	2006–07, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2016–17
	2	AaB	1995–96, 2008–09
	1	Brøndby	1998–99
	1	Nordsjælland	2012–13
Austria (4)	3	Sturm Graz	1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
	2	Rapid Wien	1996–97, 2005–06
	1	Red Bull Salzburg	1994–95
	1	Austria Wien	2013–14
Greece (3)	18	Olympiacos	1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
	9	Panathinaikos	1995–96, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11
	5	AEK Athens	1994–95, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2018–19
Czech Republic (3)	7	Sparta Prague	1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
	3	Viktoria Plzeň	2011–12, 2013–14, 2018–19
	1	Slavia Prague	2007–08
Israel (3)	2	Maccabi Haifa	2002–03, 2009–10
	2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2004–05, 2015–16
	1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2010–11
Slovakia (3)	1	Košice	1997–98
	1	Petržalka	2005–06
	1	Žilina	2010–11
Ukraine (2)	16	Dynamo Kyiv	1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17
	13	Shakhtar Donetsk	2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
Scotland (2)	10	Rangers	1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11
	10	Celtic	2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18
Norway (2)	11	Rosenborg	1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08
	1	Molde	1999–2000
Croatia (2)	6	Dinamo Zagreb	1998–99, 1999–2000, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17
	1	Hajduk Split	1994–95
Cyprus (2)	4	APOEL	2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2017–18
	1	Anorthosis	2008–09
Poland (2)	2	Legia Warsaw	1995–96, 2016–17
	1	Widzew Łódź	1996–97
Bulgaria (2)	2	Ludogorets Razgrad	2014–15, 2016–17
	1	Levski Sofia	2006–07
Serbia (2)	2	Partizan	2003–04, 2010–11
	1	Red Star Belgrade	2018–19
Hungary (2)	1	Ferencváros	1995–96
	1	Debrecen	2009–10
Belarus (1)	5	BATE Borisov	2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
Slovenia (1)	3	Maribor	1999–2000, 2014–15, 2017–18
Finland (1)	1	HJK	1998–99
Kazakhstan (1)	1	Astana	2015–16
Azerbaijan (1)	1	Qarabağ	2017–18

Team in Bold: qualified for the knockout phase.

European Cup group stage participants
only one season was played in that format

1991–92:

• Anderlecht
• Barcelona
• Benfica
• Dynamo Kyiv
• Panathinaikos
• Red Star Belgrade
• Sampdoria
• Sparta Prague

Sampdoria is the only side to have played in 1991–92 European Cup group stage, but to have not played in the Champions League group stage.

Performance review (from 1992-93)

By semi-final appearances (European Cup and UEFA Champions League)

Team	No.	Years
Real Madrid	29	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
Bayern Munich	19	1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
Barcelona	16	1960, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
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
Juventus	12	1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2015, 2017
Liverpool	10	1965, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2018
Benfica	8	1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1990
Internazionale	8	1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1981, 2003, 2010
Ajax	8	1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1995, 1996, 1997
Chelsea	7	2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014
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
Hamburg	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
Steaua București	3	1986, 1988, 1989
Porto	3	1987, 1994, 2004
Marseille	3	1990, 1991, 1993
Reims	2	1956, 1959
Rangers	2	1960, 1993
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
IFK Göteborg	2	1986, 1993
Valencia	2	2000, 2001
Arsenal	2	2006, 2009
Roma	2	1984, 2018
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
Tottenham Hotspur	1	1962
Dundee	1	1963
Győri ETO	1	1965
Partizan	1	1966
Dukla Praha	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
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
Paris Saint-Germain	1	1995
Nantes	1	1996
Bayer Leverkusen	1	2002
Deportivo La Coruña	1	2004
Villarreal	1	2006
Lyon	1	2010
Schalke 04	1	2011
Manchester City	1	2016

By nation Country Won Lost Total  Spain 29 27 56  England 20 20 40  Italy 28 9 37  Germany 17 15 32  France 6 9 15  Netherlands 8 5 13  Portugal 9 2 11  Scotland 2 7 9  Serbia 2 3 5  Romania 2 2 4  Belgium 1 3 4  Greece 1 2 3  Sweden 1 2 3  Hungary 0 3 3   Switzerland 0 3 3  Ukraine 0 3 3  Austria 0 2 2  Bulgaria 0 2 2  Czech Republic 0 2 2  Poland 0 2 2  Russia 0 1 1  Slovakia 0 1 1  Turkey 0 1 1

Cities with multiple representatives Country No. Clubs Madrid 35 Real Madrid (29), Atlético Madrid (6) Milan 21 Milan (13), Inter (8) Manchester 13 Manchester United (12), Manchester City (1) London 10 Chelsea (7), Arsenal (2), Tottenham Hotspur (1) Glasgow 6 Celtic (4), Rangers (2) Belgrade 5 Red Star Belgrade (4), Partizan (1) Bucharest 4 Steaua București (3), Dinamo București (1) Budapest 2 Újpest (1), Vasas (1) Dundee 2 Dundee (1), Dundee United (1) Prague 2 Dukla Praha (1), Sparta Prague (1) Vienna 2 Austria Wien (1), Rapid Wien (1)

Note: In the 1992 and 1993 seasons there were no semi-finals as the finalists qualified via a group stage. The winners (Sampdoria and Barcelona in 1992, Marseille and Milan in 1993) and runners-up (Red Star Belgrade and Sparta Prague in 1992, Rangers and IFK Göteborg in 1993) of the two groups are marked as semi-finalists in the table.

Presidents records

• Jaap van Praag and Michael van Praag are the first father and son to have won the competition during the presidency of the same team, Ajax. This team won the Champions League in different periods with these presidents, in 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73 and 1994–95.
• Angelo Moratti and Massimo Moratti are the second father and son to have won the competition during the presidency of the same team, Internazionale. This team won the Champions League in different periods with these presidents, in 1963–64, 1964–65 and 2009–10.
• Santiago Bernabéu won 6 European Cups as a president of Real Madrid: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1965–66.
• Two presidents won 5 European Cups/UEFA Champions League:
  • Silvio Berlusconi as a president of Milan: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2006–07.
  • Florentino Pérez as a president of Real Madrid: 2001–02, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18.

Unbeaten sides

• Nine clubs have won either the European Cup or the Champions League unbeaten, only four clubs have done this twice:
  • Liverpool had 6 wins and 3 draws in 1980–81 and 7 wins and 2 draws in 1983–84.
  • Milan had 5 wins and 4 draws in 1988–89 and 7 wins and 5 draws in 1993–94.
  • Ajax had 7 wins and 2 draws in 1971–72 and 7 wins and 4 draws in 1994–95.
  • Manchester United had 5 wins and 6 draws in 1998–99 and 9 wins and 4 draws in 2007–08 (Manchester United is the only team in the Champions League era to go unbeaten twice).
• Five clubs have achieved it on one occasion:
  • Internazionale had 7 wins and 2 draws in 1963–64.
  • Nottingham Forest had 6 wins and 3 draws in 1978–79.
  • Red Star Belgrade had 5 wins and 4 draws in 1990–91.
  • Marseille had 7 wins and 4 draws in 1992–93.
  • Barcelona had 9 wins and 4 draws in 2005–06.
• The team to have won the European Cup with the fewest games won is PSV Eindhoven (1987–88), managing just three victories in the entire tournament (including none from the quarter-finals onwards).
• The team to have won the Champions League with the fewest games won is Manchester United (1998–99), with five wins.
• Two teams have won the Champions League with the most games lost, Milan (2002–03) and Real Madrid (1999–2000), both losing four games.

Final success rate

Statue of Brian Clough, Nottingham Forest manager in 1979 and 1980

• Only two clubs have appeared in the final of the European Cup/Champions league more than once, with a 100% success rate:
  • Nottingham Forest (1979, 1980)
  • Porto (1987, 2004)
• Four clubs have appeared in the final once, being victorious on that occasion:
  • Feyenoord (1970)
  • Aston Villa (1982)
  • PSV Eindhoven (1988)
  • Red Star Belgrade (1991)
• On the opposite end of the scale, 18 clubs have played at least one final, but never won. Only three of these have appeared in the final more than once, losing on each occasion:
  • Reims (1956, 1959)
  • Valencia (2000, 2001)
  • Atlético Madrid (1974, 2014, 2016)
• Of the 22 teams who have won the trophy, only two have lost more finals than they have won:
  • Juventus two wins (1985, 1996) and seven losses (1973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2017)
  • Benfica two wins (1961, 1962) and five losses (1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990)

Consecutive appearances

• Most consecutive seasons in the European Cup: 15, Real Madrid (1955–56 to 1969–70)
• Most consecutive seasons in the UEFA Champions League: 21, Real Madrid (1997–98 to 2017–18)
• Most consecutive final appearances: 5, Real Madrid (1956 to 1960)
• Most consecutive final appearances (Champions League era): 3 – joint record
  • Milan (1993 to 1995)
  • Juventus (1996 to 1998)
  • Real Madrid (2016 to 2018)
• Most consecutive semi-final appearances: 8, Real Madrid (2010–11 to 2017–18)
• Most consecutive quarter-final appearances: 11, Barcelona (2007–08 to 2017–18)

Winning other trophies

Manchester United won a treble in 1999: the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup (left to right); the English club also won the 1999 Intercontinental Cup.

See also Treble (association football) and Tuples in association football.

Although not an officially recognised achievement, seven clubs have achieved the distinction of winning the Champions League or European Cup, their domestic championship, and their primary domestic cup competition in the same season, known colloquially as "the treble":

• Celtic in 1967, having won the European Cup, the Scottish First Division, and the Scottish Cup.
• Ajax in 1972 won the European Cup, the Eredivisie, and the KNVB Cup.
• PSV Eindhoven in 1988 did likewise, having won the European Cup the Eredivisie, and the KNVB Cup.
• Manchester United in 1999, having won the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the Champions League.
• Barcelona in 2009, which included La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Champions League.
• Internazionale in 2010, which included Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the Champions League.
• Bayern Munich in 2013, which included Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, and the Champions League.
• Barcelona in 2015 won the treble for the second time, having won La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Champions League.

Liverpool in 1984 won the English First Division and the European Cup. However, this 'treble' included the Football League Cup rather than the FA Cup.

Bayern Munich in 2001 won the Bundesliga and the Champions League. However, this 'treble' included the DFB-Ligapokal rather than the DFB-Pokal.

In addition to this treble, several of these clubs went on to win further cups. However, most of these cups were technically won the following year following the conclusion of regular domestic or international leagues the year before. Also, several domestic cups may not have been extant at the time that equivalent cups were won by clubs of other nations, and in some cases they remain so. Furthermore, there is much variance in the regard with which several cups are taken both over time and between nations. Regardless, the following clubs all won competitions further to the treble mentioned above:

• Celtic also won their secondary domestic cup competition, the Scottish League Cup, in the 1966–67 season concurrently with the treble of cups mentioned previously (sometimes colloquially referred to as a part of "the quadruple"), thus making their achievement unique in this respect to every other club.
• Ajax also won the Intercontinental Cup (the predecessor of the FIFA Club World Cup and the de facto premier global club cup) and the inaugural (and technically unofficial) UEFA Super Cup the following season, forming part of a quintuple of Cup successes; they thus won all available cups to them.
• Manchester United won the Intercontinental Cup the following season, winning a quadruple of cups.
• Barcelona won the FIFA Club World Cup, the European Super Cup, and the Supercopa de España the following season, making it a sextuple of cup successes, and thus winning all available cups to them.
• Internazionale completed The Quintuple by winning Serie A, the Coppa Italia, the Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, and the Supercoppa Italiana.
• Bayern Munich also won the DFL-Supercup in the start of the 2012–13 season, winning a quadruple of cups.

Juventus, Ajax, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Manchester United are also the only teams to have won the three major UEFA official Cups, namely UEFA Champions League/European Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and UEFA Cup/Europa League.^[5]

Juventus was the first club in association football history—and remain the only one at present—to have won all official continental tournaments and the world champions title.^[5][6][7][8]

Chelsea became the first club to hold the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League trophies simultaneously by winning 2011–12 UEFA Champions League and 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.^[9]

Biggest wins

• The following teams won a single match by ten goals or more in the preliminary rounds of the European Cup:
  • Dinamo București beat Crusaders 11–0 in 1973–74
  • Feyenoord beat KR Reykjavík 12–2 in 1969–70
  • Manchester United beat Anderlecht 10–0 in 1956–57
  • Ipswich Town beat Floriana 10–0 in 1962–63
  • Benfica beat Stade Dudelange 10–0 in 1965–66
  • Leeds United beat Lyn 10–0 in 1969–70
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach beat EPA Larnaca 10–0 in 1970–71
  • Ajax beat Omonia 10–0 in 1979–80
• The largest margin of victory in the current Champions League format is 10–0:
  • HJK Helsinki beat Bangor City in the second qualifying round in 2011–12
• The largest margin of victory after the preliminary rounds in either competition is 8–0:
  • Real Madrid beat Sevilla in the quarter-final in 1957–58
  • Liverpool beat Beşiktaş in the group stage in 2007–08
  • Real Madrid beat Malmö FF in the group stage in 2015–16
• The largest margin of victory in the knockout stage in the current Champions League format is 7–0:
  • Bayern Munich beat Basel in the first knockout round in 2011–12
  • Bayern Munich beat Shakhtar Donetsk in the first knockout round in 2014–15
• The largest margin of victory in a final is four goals:
  • Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7–3 in 1959–60
  • Bayern Munich beat Atlético Madrid 4–0 in 1973–74 (replay)
  • Milan beat Steaua București 4–0 in 1988–89
  • Milan beat Barcelona 4–0 in 1993–94
• The largest margin of victory in an away match is seven goals:
  • Žilina 0–7 Marseille in 2010–11
  • BATE Borisov 0–7 Shakhtar Donetsk in 2014–15
  • Maribor 0–7 Liverpool in 2017–18

Biggest two leg wins

• Benfica hold the overall record for highest aggregate win. They beat Stade Dudelange 18–0 in the preliminary round in 1965–66: 8–0 away score and 10–0 at home.^[10]
• As for the group stage, record belongs to Shakhtar Donetsk, who beat BATE Borisov 12–0 (7–0 away, 5–0 at home) in 2014–15. Including the preliminary rounds, HJK Helsinki hold the Champions League era record by beating Bangor City 13–0 (3–0, 10–0) in 2011–12.
• Bayern Munich hold the biggest margin of overall home and away result in the Champions League era in play-off. They beat Sporting CP 12–1 (5–0, 7–1) in the round of 16 in 2008–09.
• Real Madrid hold the record for the biggest win in a quarter-final, beating Sevilla 10–2 (8–0, 2–2) in 1957–58. During the Champions League era, Bayern Munich hold the record by beating Kaiserslautern 6–0 (2–0, 4–0) in 1998–99.
• Eintracht Frankfurt hold the record for the biggest win in a semi-final, beating Rangers 12–4 (6–1, 6–3) in 1959–60. During the Champions League era, Bayern Munich hold the record by beating Barcelona 7–0 (4–0, 3–0) in 2012–13.

Deciding drawn ties

Penalty shootout

Alan Kennedy scored the decisive penalty kick in 1984.

• The first penalty shootout in the European Cup was between Everton and Borussia Mönchengladbach on 4 November 1970, after both games ended 1–1. Gladbach's Klaus-Dieter Sieloff was the first player to score on a penalty kick, while Everton's Joe Royle was the first to miss. Everton went on to win 4–3 with Sandy Brown scoring the decisive goal.
• The first penalty shootout in a final was between Liverpool and Roma in the 1984 final after 1–1 (a.e.t.). Roma's Agostino Di Bartolomei was the first player to score, while Liverpool's Steve Nicol was the first to miss. Liverpool went on to win 4–2 with Alan Kennedy scoring the deciding goal. Kennedy also scored the deciding goal in the 1981 final.
• 11 finals have been decided by a penalty shootout. Liverpool is the only team to have won more than once (1984 and 2005), while Juventus, Milan, Bayern Munich and Chelsea have won one and lost one. No team has lost twice.
• Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid are the only teams to have been involved in two penalty shootouts in the same season. In 1985–86, Barcelona beat IFK Göteborg in the semi-finals, but lost to Steaua București in the final. In 2011–12, Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid in the semi-finals but lost to Chelsea in the final. In 2015–16, Atlético Madrid beat PSV Eindhoven in the Round of 16 but lost to Real Madrid in the final.

• Games ended with a penalty shoot-out in the Champions League era:^[11]
  • Juventus 4–2 Ajax (1996 Final)
  • Bayern Munich 5–4 Valencia (2001 Final)
  • Milan 3–2 Juventus (2003 Final)
  • PSV Eindhoven 4–2 Lyon (2004–05 QF)
  • Liverpool 3–2 Milan (2005 Final)
  • Liverpool 4–1 Chelsea (2006–07 SF)
  • Fenerbahçe 3–2 Sevilla (2007–08 R16)
  • Schalke 04 4–1 Porto (2007–08 R16)
  • Manchester United 6–5 Chelsea (2008 Final)
  • Arsenal 7–6 Roma (2008–09 R16)
  • APOEL 4–3 Lyon (2011–12 R16)
  • Bayern Munich 3–1 Real Madrid (2011–12 SF)
  • Chelsea 4–3 Bayern Munich (2012 Final)
  • Atlético Madrid 3–2 Bayer Leverkusen (2014–15 R16)
  • Atlético Madrid 8–7 PSV Eindhoven (2015–16 R16)
  • Real Madrid 5–3 Atlético Madrid (2016 Final)
• Three teams involved in 3 penalty shoot-outs: Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Atlético Madrid.
• Three teams won 2 penalty shoot-outs: Bayern Munich (2 out of 3), Liverpool (2 out of 2) and Atlético Madrid (2 out of 3).
• Two teams had lost 2 penalty shoot-outs: Chelsea (2 out of 3) and Lyon (2 out of 2).

Most goals in a match

• Feyenoord beat KR Reykjavík 12–2 in the first round in 1969–70. This is the overall record for all European Cup/Champions League matches.
• Borussia Dortmund beat Legia Warsaw 8–4 in the group stage in 2016–17. This is the record for the Champions League era.
• Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7–3 in the 1960 final. This is the overall record for all European Cup/Champions League finals.

Highest scoring draws

• The highest scoring draw is eight goals (four goals each):
  • Hamburg 4–4 Juventus in 2000–01
  • Chelsea 4–4 Liverpool in 2008–09
  • Bayer Leverkusen 4–4 Roma in 2015–16

Not winning the domestic league

• Nottingham Forest is the only club to have won the European Cup more times (twice) than they have won their domestic league (once). Forest won the English League in 1978 before winning the European Cup in 1979 and defending it in 1980. Nottingham Forest are also the only previous winners of the European Cup to be later relegated to the third tier of their national league (in 2005).
• The competition format was changed in 1997–98 to allow teams that were not champions of their domestic league to compete in the competition. Since then there have been European Champions who had not been domestic champions. Notable instances include the following:
  • Manchester United's treble-winners of 1999 were the first winners of the tournament to have won neither their domestic title nor the European Cup/Champions League the previous season. Since then, Real Madrid (2000, 2014, 2016), Milan (2003 and 2007), Liverpool (2005), Barcelona (2009 and 2015), and Chelsea (2012) have achieved this feat.
  • Liverpool's 2005 triumph came 15 years after their previous domestic league title (1990). That was the longest time any Champions League winner had gone since previously winning their league. Prior to this, the longest time period for any winner was Milan, whose victory in 2003 had come four years since their last Serie A win.
• Bayer Leverkusen (in 2002) is the only club to play in the final having never won their domestic league.

Comebacks

• Newcastle United in 2002–03 is the only team to have progressed past the group stage after losing their first three games.^[13] In their last game against Feyenoord, Craig Bellamy's injury time (90+1') goal secured the 3–2 victory and a place in the second group stage.
• Only ten teams have progressed past the group stage after losing their first two games. Only Galatasaray managed to advance past the Round of 16 in the tournament, however.
  • Dynamo Kyiv in 1999–2000, lost on head-to-head criteria in second group stage to Real Madrid despite having a better goal difference
  • Newcastle United and Bayer Leverkusen in 2002–03, placed 3rd and 4th in second group stage
  • Werder Bremen in 2005–06, lost to Juventus on away goals (4–4 agg) in the round of 16
  • Internazionale in 2006–07,^[14] lost to Valencia on away goals (2–2 agg) in the round of 16
  • Lyon in 2007–08, lost 1–2 to Manchester United in the round of 16
  • Panathinaikos in 2008–09, came back to win the group but lost 2–3 to Villarreal in the round of 16
  • Marseille in 2010–11, lost 1–2 to Manchester United in the round of 16
  • Galatasaray in 2012–13, lost 3–5 to Real Madrid in the quarter-finals
  • Arsenal in 2015–16, lost 1–5 to Barcelona in the round of 16
• In 1994–95, defending champions Milan started the group stage with a loss and a win, but were deducted two points for crowd trouble against Casino Salzburg on matchday two. With 0 points after two games, they still managed to advance from the group and later to the final, where they lost to Ajax.
• Only Juventus 1998–99 have progressed past the group stage without winning any of their first five games (five draws).

Zinedine Zidane and Juventus drew their first five games in 1998–99.

• Only two teams have progressed past the group stage without winning any of their first four games:
  • Lokomotiv Moscow lost three and drew one in 2002–03 (first group stage)
  • Manchester City lost two and drew two in 2014–15
• The following teams have progressed past the group stage without winning any of their first three games:
  • Dynamo Kyiv lost one and drew two in 1998–99
  • Dynamo Kyiv lost two and drew one in 1999–2000
  • Fiorentina lost one and drew two in 1999–2000
  • Feyenoord drew their first five games in 1999–2000
  • Liverpool lost one and drew two in 2001–02 (second group stage)
  • Newcastle United lost their first three games in 2002–03
  • Arsenal lost two and drew one in 2003–04
  • Celta Vigo lost one and drew two in 2003–04
  • Porto lost two and drew one in 2004–05
  • Werder Bremen lost two and drew one in 2005–06
  • Villarreal drew three in 2005–06
  • Liverpool lost two and drew one in 2007–08
  • Panathinaikos lost two and drew one in 2008–09
  • Internazionale drew three in 2009–10
  • Stuttgart lost one and drew two in 2009–10
  • Juventus drew three in 2012–13
  • Galatasaray lost two and drew one in 2012–13
• 17 teams have lost the first leg of a knockout match with three goals, but still managed to qualify for the next round:
  • Milan lost 5–2 to Rapid Wien in the preliminary round 1957–58, but won 4–1 in the second leg and 4–2 in the play-off
  • Schalke 04 lost 3–0 to KB in the first round 1958–59, but won 5–2 in the second leg and 3–1 in the play-off
  • Jeunesse Esch lost 4–1 to Haka in the preliminary round 1963–64, but won 4–0 in the second leg and 5–4 on aggregate
  • Partizan lost 4–1 to Sparta Prague in the quarter-final 1965–66, but won 5–0 in the second leg and 6–4 on aggregate
  • Panathinaikos lost 4–1 to Red Star Belgrade in the semi-final 1970–71, but won 3–0 in the second leg and progressed to the final on away goals
  • Saint-Étienne lost 4–1 to Hajduk Split in the second round 1974–75, but won 5–1 in the second leg and 6–5 on aggregate
  • Real Madrid lost 4–1 to Derby County in the second round 1975–76, but won 5–1 in the second leg and 6–5 on aggregate
  • Barcelona lost 3–0 to Gothenburg in the semi-final 1985–86, but won 3–0 in the second leg and 5–4 on penalties
  • Werder Bremen lost 3–0 to Dynamo Berlin in the first round 1988–89, but won 5–0 in the second leg and 5–3 on aggregate
  • Galatasaray lost 3–0 to Neuchâtel Xamax in the second round 1988–89, but won 5–0 in the second leg and 5–3 on aggregate
  • Leeds United lost 3–0 to Stuttgart in the first round 1992–93, but was awarded a score of 3–0 in the second leg and won 2–1 in the play-off
  • Copenhagen lost 3–0 to Linfield in the first round 1993–94, but won 4–0 (aet) in the second leg and 4–3 on aggregate
  • Paris Saint-Germain lost 3–0 to Steaua București in the second qualifying round 1997–98, but won 5–0 in the second leg and 5–3 on aggregate
  • Widzew Łódź lost 4–1 to Litex Lovech in the second qualifying round 1999–2000, but won 4–1 in the second leg and 3–2 on penalties
  • KF Tirana lost 3–0 to Dinamo Tbilisi in the first qualifying round 2003–04, but won 3–0 in the second leg and 4–2 on penalties
  • Deportivo La Coruña lost 4–1 to Milan in the quarter-final 2003–04, but won 4–0 in the second leg and 5–4 on aggregate
  • Roma lost 4–1 to Barcelona in the quarter-final 2017–18, but won 3–0 in the second leg and went through on away goals
• Only one team has lost the first leg of a knockout match by four goals, but still managed to qualify for the next round:
  • Barcelona lost 4–0 to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the round of 16 in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, but won 6–1 in the second leg to win 6–5 on aggregate.^[15]

Defence

Arsenal goalkeepers Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia racked up ten consecutive clean sheets en route to the 2006 Final.

• Arsenal hold the record for the most consecutive clean sheets with ten in 2005–06. They went without conceding a goal for 995 minutes between September 2005 and May 2006.^[16] The run started after Markus Rosenberg's goal for Ajax after 71 minutes on matchday two of the group stage, continued with four group stage games and six games in the knockout rounds, and ended with Samuel Eto'o's goal for Barcelona after 76 minutes in the final. The 995 minutes were split between two goalkeepers, Jens Lehmann with 648 and Manuel Almunia with 347 minutes.
• Manchester United hold the record for the longest run without conceding from the start of a campaign, with 481 minutes in 2010–11. The run ended with Pablo Hernández's goal for Valencia after 32 minutes on matchday six of the group stage.
• Manchester United in 2010–11 is the only team to play six away games in a single Champions League season without conceding a goal.

Defending the trophy

A total of 63 tournaments have been played, 37 in the European Cup era (1955–56 to 1991–92) and 26 in the Champions League era (1992–93 to 2017–18). 15 of the 62 attempts to defend the trophy (24.19%) have been successful, split between 8 teams. These are:

• Real Madrid on 6 attempts out of 12 (1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 2016–17, 2017–18)
• Benfica on 1 attempt out of 2 (1961–62)
• Internazionale on 1 attempt out of 3 (1964–65)
• Ajax on 2 attempts out of 4 (1971–72, 1972–73)
• Bayern Munich on 2 attempts out of 5 (1974–75, 1975–76)
• Liverpool on 1 attempt out of 5 (1977–78)
• Nottingham Forest on 1 attempt out of 2 (1979–80)
• Milan on 1 attempt out of 7 (1989–90).

Between the two eras of this competition, this breaks down as:

• Of the 37 attempts in European Cup era: 13 successful (35.1%)
• Of the 26 attempts in the Champions League era: 2 successful (7.69%)

The only team to successfully defend the trophy in the Champions League era is Real Madrid (twice), who won in 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18.

The teams closest to defending the trophy in the Champions League era but who were unsuccessful, all making it to the final:

• Milan in 1994–95
• Ajax in 1995–96
• Juventus in 1996–97
• Manchester United in 2008–09

Of the 22 teams that have won the trophy, 14 have never defended it. Only four of these have won the trophy more than once, and so have had more than one attempt to do so. These are:

• Barcelona on 5 attempts: Lost to CSKA Moscow in the second round in 1992–93, to Liverpool in the round of 16 in 2006–07, to Internazionale in the semi-final in 2009–10, to Chelsea in the semi-final in 2011–12 and to Atlético Madrid in the quarter-final in 2015–16.
• Manchester United on 3 attempts: Lost to Milan in the semi-final in 1968–69, to Real Madrid in the quarter-final in 1999–2000 and to Barcelona in the final in 2008–09.
• Juventus on 2 attempts: Lost to Barcelona in the quarter-final in 1985–86 and to Borussia Dortmund in the final in 1996–97.
• Porto on 2 attempts: Lost to Real Madrid in the second round in 1987–88 and to Internazionale in the round of 16 in 2004–05.

During the Champions League era, only one title holder has failed to qualify from the group stage:

• Chelsea in 2012–13

Nationalities

• Benfica twice won the competition (1961 and 1962) with a team consisting entirely of Portuguese players, although some of them had been born in Portuguese African colonies, then Overseas Provinces of Portugal but now independent nations.
• Celtic won the competition in 1967 with their entire squad born within a 30-mile radius of Celtic Park, their home ground.
• Nottingham Forest (1979 and 1980) won twice with a team consisting of players from England, Scotland and Northern Ireland (Martin O'Neill played in the 1980 final).
• Liverpool won in 1981 with a team consisting of players from England and Scotland.
• Aston Villa also won the European Cup (1982) with a team consisting entirely of players from England and Scotland.
• Arsenal are believed to be the first club in Champions League history to have fielded 11 players of different nationality at the same time, in their 2–1 win away to Hamburg on 13 September 2006. The Arsenal team, after the 28th minute substitution of Kolo Touré, was: Jens Lehmann (Germany), Emmanuel Eboué (Ivory Coast), Johan Djourou (Switzerland), Justin Hoyte (England), William Gallas (France), Tomáš Rosický (Czech Republic), Gilberto Silva (Brazil), Cesc Fàbregas (Spain), Alexander Hleb (Belarus), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) and Robin van Persie (Netherlands).^[17]

Countries

• Only on six occasions has the final of the tournament involved two teams from the same country:
  • 2000 Spain: Real Madrid vs Valencia 3–0
  • 2003 Italy: Milan vs Juventus 0–0 (3–2 pen.)
  • 2008 England: Manchester United vs Chelsea 1–1 (6–5 pen.)
  • 2013 Germany: Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund 2–1
  • 2014 Spain: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid 4–1
  • 2016 Spain: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid 1–1 (5–3 pen.)
• In addition to the 6 finals, 28 meetings between teams from the same country have been played:
  • 11 meetings from the Spanish league:
    • 1957–58 Real Madrid – Sevilla, quarter-final, 10–2 (8–0, 2–2)
    • 1958–59 Real Madrid – Atlético Madrid, semi-final, 2–2 (2–1, 0–1), 2–1 in play-off
    • 1959–60 Real Madrid – Barcelona, semi-final, 6–2 (3–1, 3–1)
    • 1960–61 Barcelona – Real Madrid, first round, 4–3 (2–2, 2–1)
    • 1999–2000 Valencia – Barcelona, semi-final, 5–3 (4–1, 1–2)
    • 2001–02 Real Madrid – Barcelona, semi-final, 3–1 (2–0, 1–1)
    • 2010–11 Barcelona – Real Madrid, semi-final, 3–1 (2–0, 1–1)
    • 2013–14 Atlético Madrid – Barcelona, quarter-final, 2–1 (1–1, 1–0)
    • 2014–15 Real Madrid – Atlético Madrid, quarter-final, 1–0 (0–0, 1–0)
    • 2015–16 Atlético Madrid – Barcelona, quarter-final, 3–2 (1–2, 2–0)
    • 2016–17 Real Madrid – Atlético Madrid, semi-final, 4–2 (3–0, 1–2)
  • 11 meetings from the English league:
    • 1978–79 Nottingham Forest – Liverpool, first round, 2–0 (2–0, 0–0)
    • 2003–04 Chelsea – Arsenal, quarter-final, 3–2 (1–1, 2–1)
    • 2004–05 Liverpool – Chelsea, semi-final, 1–0 (0–0, 1–0)
    • 2005–06 Liverpool – Chelsea, group stage, 0–0 and 0–0
    • 2006–07 Liverpool – Chelsea, semi-final, 1–1 (1–0, 0–1) 4–1 pen.
    • 2007–08 Liverpool – Arsenal, quarter-final, 5–3 (1–1, 4–2)
    • 2007–08 Chelsea – Liverpool, semi-final, 4–3 (1–1, 3–2)
    • 2008–09 Chelsea – Liverpool, quarter-final, 7–5 (3–1, 4–4)
    • 2008–09 Manchester United – Arsenal, semi-final, 4–1 (1–0, 3–1)
    • 2010–11 Manchester United – Chelsea, quarter-final, 3–1 (1–0, 2–1)
    • 2017–18 Liverpool – Manchester City, quarter-final, 5–1 (3–0, 2–1)
  • 3 meetings from the Italian league:
    • 1985–86 Juventus – Hellas Verona, second round, 2–0 (0–0, 2–0)
    • 2002–03 Milan – Internazionale, semi-final, 1–1 (0–0, 1–1), Milan won on "away" goals
    • 2004–05 Milan – Internazionale, quarter-final, 5–0 (2–0, 3–0 (match forfeited))
  • 2 meetings from the German league:
    • 1997–98 Borussia Dortmund – Bayern Munich, quarter-final, 1–0 (0–0, 1–0)
    • 1998–99 Bayern Munich – Kaiserslautern, quarter-final, 6–0 (2–0, 4–0)
  • 1 meeting from the French league:
    • 2009–10 Lyon – Bordeaux, quarter-final, 3–2 (3–1, 0–1)
• 2007–08 was the first season that four teams from the same country reached the quarter-final stage, England's Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United. This feat was repeated by the same teams in the 2008–09 season.
• The country providing the highest number of wins is Spain with 18 victories, shared by two teams, Real Madrid (13) and Barcelona (5).
• The country playing the highest number of finals is Italy with 27 (in 2003 both finalists were from Italy: Milan and Juventus).
• England has provided the highest number of winning clubs with five: Liverpool, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Chelsea.
• England has also provided the highest number of different finalists, with seven: The five winners, plus Leeds and Arsenal.
• England has also provided the highest number of different semi-finalists, with ten: The seven finalists, plus Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County and Manchester City.
• England and Spain has also provided the highest number of participants in the competition in one season: Five.
  • England (twice) in (2005–06): Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool and Manchester United, and in (2017–18): Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
  • Spain (twice) in (2015–16): Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Sevilla and Valencia, and in (2016–17): Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Sevilla and Villarreal.
• In 2017–18, England became the first country to have five representatives in the knockout phase: Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

Cities

• On two occasions has the final of the tournament involved two teams from the same city:
  • 2014 Spain: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid
  • 2016 Spain: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid
• Apart from Milan, three cities have been represented by more than one team in the final:
  • Madrid has been represented by two clubs in 16 finals, with twelve wins (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017) and three losses (1962, 1964, 1981) for Real Madrid, and three losses for Atlético Madrid in (1974, 2014, 2016).
  • Belgrade, Yugoslavia, (now Belgrade, Serbia) has one win for Red Star Belgrade in 1991 and a loss for Partizan in 1966.
  • London has been represented by Arsenal, who lost in 2006, and Chelsea who lost in 2008, and won in 2012.
• Athens and London are the only cities that have been represented in the group stage by three teams in the same season: Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens in 2003–04, and Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur in 2010–11 respectively.
• London is the only city to be represented in the knockout stage by three teams in the same season when Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur all progressed to the first knockout round in 2010–11
• England is the only country with teams who have won the Cup from five cities:
  • Liverpool, Liverpool
  • Manchester, Manchester United
  • Nottingham, Nottingham Forest
  • Birmingham, Aston Villa
  • London, Chelsea
• Only eight derbies between teams of the same city have ever been played:
  • 1958–59 Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid (semi-final)
  • 2002–03 Internazionale vs Milan (semi-final)
  • 2003–04 Chelsea vs Arsenal (quarter-final)
  • 2004–05 Internazionale vs Milan (quarter-final) – the second leg was abandoned because of disturbances among the Inter fans.
  • 2013–14 Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid (final)
  • 2014–15 Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid (quarter-final)
  • 2015–16 Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid (final)
  • 2016–17 Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid (semi-final)
• The 2002–03 semi-final between Milan and Internazionale was the first time both games of a two-legged tie were played in the same stadium (San Siro). The teams share the stadium as their home venue. Milan won by the "away goals" rule. The teams also played each other in the same stadium in the 2004–05 quarter-final.

Specific group stage records

• Most goals scored in a group stage: 25
  • Paris Saint-Germain (2017–18)
• Fewest goals scored in a group stage: 0
  • Deportivo La Coruña (2004–05)
  • Maccabi Haifa (2009–10)
  • Dinamo Zagreb (2016–17)
• Fewest goals conceded in a group stage: 1
  • Milan (1992–93)
  • Ajax (1995–96)
  • Juventus (1996–97 and 2004–05)
  • Villarreal (2005–06)
  • Liverpool (2005–06)
  • Chelsea (2005–06)
  • Manchester United (2010–11)
  • Monaco (2014–15)
  • Paris Saint-Germain (2015–16)
  • Barcelona (2017–18)
• Most goals conceded in a group stage: 24
  • BATE Borisov (2014–15)
  • Legia Warsaw (2016–17)
• Highest goal difference in a group stage: +21
  • Paris Saint-Germain (2017–18)
• Lowest goal difference in a group stage: –22
  • BATE Borisov (2014–15)

6 wins

Frank Rijkaard and Milan won all six group stage matches in 1992–93.

Five clubs have won all their games in a group stage. Real Madrid are the first and only club to achieve this feat twice in 2011–12 and 2014–15.

• Milan, 1992–93
• Paris Saint-Germain, 1994–95
• Spartak Moscow, 1995–96
• Barcelona, 2002–03 (First group stage)
• Real Madrid, 2011–12, 2014–15

Biggest disparity between group winner and runner-up

Luis Enrique and Barcelona won group H by 11 points in 2002–03.

The biggest points difference between the first- and second-placed teams in a Champions League group phase is 11 points, achieved by three teams:

• Real Madrid, 18 points (16:2 goals) (+14) in 2014–15. (2nd Basel 7 points, 3rd Liverpool 5 points, 4th Ludogorets Razgrad 4 points).
• Spartak Moscow, 18 points (15:4 goals) (+11) in 1995–96. (2nd Legia Warsaw 7 points, 3rd Rosenborg 6 points, 4th Blackburn Rovers 4 points). Spartak lost to Nantes in the next round (quarter-final).
• Barcelona, 18 points (13:4 goals) (+9) in 2002–03. (2nd Lokomotiv Moscow 7 points, 3rd Club Brugge 5 points, 4th Galatasaray 4 points). Barcelona went on to win their group in the second group stage with 16 points, but lost to Juventus in the quarter-final.

Qualifying from first qualifying round

Since the addition of a third qualifying round in 1999–2000, four teams have negotiated all three rounds of qualification and reached the Champions League group phase:

• Liverpool in 2005–06
• Artmedia Bratislava in 2005–06
• Anorthosis in 2008–09
• BATE Borisov in 2008–09
• Liverpool went on to become the first team in the history of the competition to reach the knockout phase from the first qualifying round.
• No team has progressed to the group stage from the first qualifying round since the competition format was altered for the 2009–10 season.

Winning after playing in a qualifying round

Pep Guardiola coached Barcelona to victory through qualification in 2009.

Four teams have won the tournament from the third qualification round:

• Manchester United in 1998–99
• Milan in 2002–03 and 2006–07
• Liverpool in 2004–05
• Barcelona in 2008–09

Consecutive goalscoring

Real Madrid hold the record of consecutive goalscoring in the Champions League matches. They have scored at least one goal in 34 consecutive games. The run started with a 1–1 draw against Barcelona in the second leg of the semi-final of the 2010–11 season. This continued with all 12 matches of both the 2011–12 season and 2012–13 season, and continued into the 2013–14 season for nine games (six group stage games, both legs of the round of 16 and the first leg of the quarter-finals), with the run finally coming to an end in a 2–0 away loss in the quarter-finals second leg against Borussia Dortmund on 8 April 2014.

Consecutive home wins

Bayern Munich hold the record with 16 consecutive home wins in the Champions League. Bayern Munich record streak started by winning against Manchester City 1–0 on 17 September 2014. The run has reached the 16th win by beating Arsenal 5–1 on 15 February 2017, The run ended after a home defeat to Real Madrid 1–2 on 12 April 2017.^[19]

Consecutive away wins

Bayern Munich equaled the record of Ajax (1995–1997) for consecutive away wins in the Champions League having won 7 consecutive away games. The run began with a 3–1 win against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg of the 2012–13 round of 16, and continued through to the final, with wins against Juventus (2–0) at the Juventus Stadium and against Barcelona (3–0) at the Camp Nou. In the 2013–14 season the streak continued with group stage wins over Manchester City (3–1) at the City of Manchester Stadium, Viktoria Plzeň (1–0) and CSKA Moscow (3–1). The record equaling seventh win was achieved when they again defeated Arsenal 2–0 at the Emirates Stadium in the round of 16 first leg on 19 February 2014. Their run ended with a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the first leg of the quarter-finals.^[20]

Consecutive wins

Bayern Munich (2012–13, 2013–14) and Real Madrid (2013–14, 2014–15) hold the record of ten consecutive wins in the Champions League. Bayern Munich's run started on 2 April 2013 in the 2–0 win against Juventus in the first leg of the quarter-final of the 2012–13 season after losing 2–0 against Arsenal three weeks earlier. The run continued in the other three knockout matches and the final of the 2012–13 season. The run continued in the first five group stage matches of the 2013–14 season, but ended with the sixth in a 2–3 home defeat against Manchester City on 10 December 2013. Real Madrid's run started on 23 April 2014 in the 1–0 win against Bayern Munich in the first leg of semi-final of the 2013–14 season after losing 2–0 against Borussia Dortmund two weeks earlier in the second leg of the quarter-final. The run continued in the other leg of the semi-final, the final against Atlético Madrid, the six group stage matches of the 2014–15 season, and the first leg of round of 16 of the 2014–15 season, against Schalke 04.

Longest home undefeated run

The record for the longest unbeaten run at home stands at 29 games and is held by Bayern Munich. The run began with a 0–0 draw against Borussia Dortmund in 1997–98 and finished with a 2–1 win against Real Madrid in the first leg of the 2001–02 quarter-finals. The run ended with a 3–2 loss to Deportivo La Coruña in the first group stage in 2002–03.^[21]

Longest away undefeated run

The record for the longest away unbeaten run stands at 16 games and is held by Manchester United. The run began with a 1–0 win against Sporting CP in the 2007–08 group stage. It lasted until the 3–2 win against Milan at the San Siro in the first leg of the first knockout stage of 2009–10. The run ended with a 1–2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the first leg of the 2009–10 quarter-finals. During this run, Manchester United were beaten 2–0 by Barcelona in the 2009 final. This game, however, was at a neutral venue and as such is not classified as an away game.^[21]