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The 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 Cup. 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 fourth positions in those leagues also qualify for the tournament. As Real Madrid won their 15th UCL title in the 2023-24 season, we present to you all the European Cup and UEFA Champions League finalists since the 1956 season.
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European Cup 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 FC | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1986 | Steaua București | 0–0 | FC Barcelona | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain |
| 1987 | FC Porto | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |
| 1988 | PSV Eindhoven | 0–0 | Benfica | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany |
| 1989 | AC Milan | 4–0 | Steaua București | Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain |
| 1990 | AC Milan | 1–0 | Benfica | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |
| 1991 | Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 | Marseille | Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy |
| 1992 | FC Barcelona | 1–0 | Sampdoria | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 1993 | Marseille | 1–0 | AC Milan | Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany |
| 1994 | Milan | 4–0 | FC Barcelona | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |
| 1995 | Ajax | 1–0 | AC Milan | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |
| 1996 | Juventus | 1–1 | Ajax | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |
| 1997 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–1 | Juventus FC | Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany |
| 1998 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Juventus FC | 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 | FC Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Valencia | San Siro, Milan, Italy |
| 2002 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 2003 | AC Milan | 0–0 | Juventus FC | Old Trafford, Manchester, England |
| 2004 | FC Porto | 3–0 | Monaco | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 2005 | Liverpool FC | 3–3 | AC Milan | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2006 | FC Barcelona | 2–1 | Arsenal | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |
| 2007 | AC Milan | 2–1 | Liverpool FC | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |
| 2008 | Manchester United | 1–1 | Chelsea FC | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia |
| 2009 | FC Barcelona | 2–0 | Manchester United | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |
| 2010 | Inter Milan | 2–0 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain |
| 2011 | FC Barcelona | 3–1 | Manchester United | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 2012 | Chelsea FC | 1–1 | FC Bayern Munich | Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany |
| 2013 | FC Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 2014 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Atlético Madrid | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2015 | FC Barcelona | 3–1 | Juventus | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany |
| 2016 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | San Siro, Milan, Italy |
| 2017 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Juventus FC | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |
| 2018 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Liverpool FC | NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 2019 | Liverpool FC | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain |
| 2020 | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2021 | Chelsea FC | 1–0 | Manchester City | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal |
| 2022 | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Liverpool FC | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |
| 2023 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Inter Milan | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2024 | Real Madrid | 2-0 | Borussia Dortmund | Wembley Stadium, London |
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Key Facts
- Real Madrid has played the most number of Finals (18).
- Real Madrid has won the trophy the most number of times (15).
- Juventus is the club with the 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. 134 won, 3 lost.
- The 1973-74 final was the lone final which was replayed because there was no penalty rule at 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 for most attendance in the tournament's history.