The European Cup, rebranded as the UEFA Champions League in 1992, is the most prestigious trophy in club football. Only 24 clubs have ever lifted it. Here is the full ranking.

Most titles by club

• Real Madrid (Spain): 15
• AC Milan (Italy): 7
• Bayern Munich (Germany): 6
• Liverpool (England): 6
• Barcelona (Spain): 5
• Ajax (Netherlands): 4
• Inter Milan (Italy): 3
• Manchester United (England): 3
• Juventus, Benfica, Nottingham Forest, Porto, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain: 2 each
• One title each: Celtic, Hamburg, Steaua Bucharest, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Feyenoord, Aston Villa, PSV Eindhoven, Red Star Belgrade, Manchester City

Titles by country

Spain lead with 20 titles (Real Madrid and Barcelona), followed by England with 15 shared between six clubs, and Italy with 12. Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal are next. Paris Saint-Germain’s wins in 2025 and 2026 gave France its second and third titles after Marseille in 1993.

Recent finals

• 2026: Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Arsenal (PSG won 4-3 on penalties), Budapest
• 2025: Paris Saint-Germain 5-0 Inter Milan, Munich
• 2024: Real Madrid 2-0 Borussia Dortmund, London (Wembley)
• 2023: Manchester City 1-0 Inter Milan, Istanbul
• 2022: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool, Paris
• 2021: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City, Porto
• 2020: Bayern Munich 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain, Lisbon
• 2019: Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham, Madrid
• 2018: Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool, Kyiv
• 2017: Real Madrid 4-1 Juventus, Cardiff
• 2016: Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid (Real won on penalties), Milan

Famous finals

• 1999, Barcelona: Manchester United scored twice in stoppage time to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 and complete the treble.
• 2005, Istanbul: Liverpool came back from 3-0 down at half-time to draw 3-3 with AC Milan and win on penalties.
• 2012, Munich: Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties in Bayern’s own stadium.

Read how the record holders did it in Real Madrid’s Champions League history, or check the competition’s all-time top scorers.