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UEFA Champions League is known as the most competitive football tournament in Europe. 32 teams from different leagues in Europe qualify for the tournament and take part in the tournament. However, before 1992, the tournament was called the European club. All the champions of the leagues of the Union of European Football Associations members automatically qualify for the tournament. In addition, teams in second to the fourth positions in those leagues also qualify for the tournament. This season, Real Madrid has qualified for their record 17th UCL final. Along with them, Liverpool will be playing their 10th UEFA Champions League final. On that occasion, we present to you all the European Club and UEFA Champions League finalists since the 1956 season.
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European Club and UEFA Champions League Finalists since 1956
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| Year | Winners | Margin | Runners-Up | Venue |
| 1956 | Real Madrid | 4–3 | Reims | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |
| 1957 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain |
| 1958 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Milan | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1959 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Reims | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany |
| 1960 | Real Madrid | 7–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 1961 | Benfica | 3–2 | Barcelona | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland |
| 1962 | Benfica | 5–3 | Real Madrid | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 1963 | Milan | 2–1 | Benfica | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 1964 | Inter Milan | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |
| 1965 | Inter Milan | 1–0 | Benfica | San Siro, Milan, Italy |
| 1966 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Partizan | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1967 | Celtic | 2–1 | Inter Milan | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 1968 | Manchester United | 4–1 | Benfica | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 1969 | Milan | 4–1 | Ajax | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain |
| 1970 | Feyenoord | 2–1 | Celtic | San Siro, Milan, Italy |
| 1971 | Ajax | 2–0 | Panathinaikos | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 1972 | Ajax | 2–0 | Inter Milan | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1973 | Ajax | 1–0 | Juventus | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia |
| 1974 | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1975 | Bayern Munich | 4–0 & 2–0 | Leeds United | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |
| 1976 | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Saint-Étienne | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 1977 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |
| 1978 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Club Brugge | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 1979 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Malmö FF | Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany |
| 1980 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Hamburger SV | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain |
| 1981 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |
| 1982 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Bayern Munich | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1983 | Hamburger SV | 1–0 | Juventus | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |
| 1984 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Roma | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |
| 1985 | Juventus | 1–0 | Liverpool | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1986 | Steaua București | 0–0 | Barcelona | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain |
| 1987 | Porto | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |
| 1988 | PSV Eindhoven | 0–0 | Benfica | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany |
| 1989 | Milan | 4–0 | Steaua București | Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain |
| 1990 | Milan | 1–0 | Benfica | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |
| 1991 | Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 | Marseille | Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy |
| 1992 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Sampdoria | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 1993 | Marseille | 1–0 | Milan | Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany |
| 1994 | Milan | 4–0 | Barcelona | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |
| 1995 | Ajax | 1–0 | Milan | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |
| 1996 | Juventus | 1–1 | Ajax | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |
| 1997 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–1 | Juventus | Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany |
| 1998 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Juventus | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 1999 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain |
| 2000 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Valencia | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |
| 2001 | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Valencia | San Siro, Milan, Italy |
| 2002 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 2003 | Milan | 0–0 | Juventus | Old Trafford, Manchester, England |
| 2004 | Porto | 3–0 | Monaco | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 2005 | Liverpool | 3–3 | Milan | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2006 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Arsenal | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |
| 2007 | Milan | 2–1 | Liverpool | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |
| 2008 | Manchester United | 1–1 | Chelsea | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia |
| 2009 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Manchester United | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |
| 2010 | Inter Milan | 2–0 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain |
| 2011 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Manchester United | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 2012 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Bayern Munich | Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany |
| 2013 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 2014 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Atlético Madrid | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2015 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Juventus | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany |
| 2016 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | San Siro, Milan, Italy |
| 2017 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Juventus | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |
| 2018 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Liverpool | NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 2019 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain |
| 2020 | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2021 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Manchester City | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal |
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Key Facts
- Real Madrid has played most numbers of Finals (17).
- Real Madrid has won the trophy most number of times (13).
- Juventus is the club with most runners-up medals (7).
- Valencia and Reims are the teams to play more than one European Cup and UCL final and win none.
- Juventus have the worst winning ratio in the finals. 7 lost, 2 won. Meanwhile, Real Madrid has the best ratio in the finals. 13 won, 3 lost.
- The 1973-74 final was the lone final which was replayed because there was no penalty rule that time. The final was played between Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid.
- The 1956-57 final between Real Madrid and Fiorentina still has the record of most attendance in tournament's history.