UEFA Champions League

Countries that are members of UEFA

The UEFA Champions League is a football competition between the superior club teams in Europe. The teams are selected because of good performances in their league matches. The teams used to have to win their countries' championship, but more than one team can play in the competition depending on how good their league is. For example: the Spanish League can get 4 Spanish clubs in the competition compared to the Kazakhstan League which can only get one team in the competition.

Real Madrid won the Champions League the first five times it was held, still a record. They have also won the Champions League/European Cup 13 times, which is also a record.

A total of 22 clubs from 10 European countries won the Champions League. 12 clubs won it more than once: Real Madrid, Milan, Bayern, Liverpool, Barcelona, Ajax, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Juventus, Benfica, Porto and Nottingham Forest. The current champions are Liverpool Football Club after defeating Tottenham Hotspur in the final on 2nd June 2019 by 2-0.

Records and statisticsEdit

Performances by clubEdit

Performances in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League by club
Club	Titles	Runners-up	Seasons won	Seasons runner-up
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
Liverpool	6	3	1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019	1985, 2007, 2018
Bayern Munich	5	5	1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013	1982, 1987, 1999, 2010, 2012
Barcelona	5	3	1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015	1961, 1986, 1994
Ajax	4	2	1971, 1972, 1973, 1995	1969, 1996
Inter Milan	3	2	1964, 1965, 2010	1967, 1972
Manchester United	3	2	1968, 1999, 2008	2009, 2011
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	—
Chelsea	1	1	2012	2008
Celtic	1	1	1967	1970
Hamburger SV	1	1	1983	1980
Steaua București	1	1	1986	1989
Marseille	1	1	1993	1991
Borussia Dortmund	1	1	1997	2013
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
Tottenham Hotspur	0	1	—	2019

Performances by nationEdit

Performances in finals by nation
Nation	Titles	Runners-up	Total
Spain	18	11	29
England	13	9	22
Italy	12	16	28
Germany^[A]	7	10	17
Netherlands	6	2	8
Portugal	4	5	9
France	1	5	6
Romania	1	1	2
Scotland	1	1	2
Serbia^[B]	1	1	2
Belgium	0	1	1
Greece	0	1	1
Sweden	0	1	1
Totals	64	64	128

Notes

A ^{^} Includes clubs representing West Germany. No clubs representing East Germany appeared in a final.
B ^{^} Includes clubs representing the Former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945 to its breakup in 1992).

All-time top scorersEdit

As of 26 February 2020^[1]

The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage.

Rank	Player	Goals	Apps	Ratio	Years	Club(s)
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	128	169	0.76	2003–	Manchester United (15), Real Madrid (105), Juventus (8)
2	Lionel Messi	114	141	0.81	2005–	Barcelona
3	Raúl	71	142	0.5	1995–2011	Real Madrid (66), Schalke 04 (5)
4	Robert Lewandowski	64	86	0.74	2011–	Borussia Dortmund (17), Bayern Munich (47)
4	Karim Benzema	64	119	0.54	2006–	Lyon (12), Real Madrid (52)
6	Ruud van Nistelrooy	56	73	0.77	1998–2009	PSV Eindhoven (8), Manchester United (35), Real Madrid (13)
7	Thierry Henry	50	112	0.45	1997–2012	Monaco (7), Arsenal (35), Barcelona (8)
8	Alfredo Di Stéfano	49	58	0.84	1955–1964	Real Madrid
9	Andriy Shevchenko	48	100	0.48	1994–2012	Dynamo Kyiv (15), Milan (29), Chelsea (4)
9	Zlatan Ibrahimović	48	120	0.4	2001–2017	Ajax (6), Juventus (3), Inter Milan (6), Barcelona (4), Milan (9), Paris Saint-Germain (20)

Most appearancesEdit

As of 26 February 2020^[2]

The table below does not include appearances made in the qualification stage.

Rank	Player	Apps	Years	Club(s)
1	Iker Casillas	177	1999–2019	Real Madrid (150), Porto (27)
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	169	2003–	Manchester United (52), Real Madrid (101), Juventus (16)
3	Xavi	151	1998–2015	Barcelona
4	Raúl	142	1995–2011	Real Madrid (130), Schalke 04 (12)
5	Ryan Giggs	141	1994–2014	Manchester United
5	Lionel Messi	141	2005–	Barcelona
7	Andrés Iniesta	130	2002–2018	Barcelona
8	Clarence Seedorf	125	1994–2012	Ajax (11), Real Madrid (25), Milan (89)
9	Paul Scholes	124	1994–2013	Manchester United
9	Sergio Ramos	124	2005–	Real Madrid

ReferencesEdit

↑ "UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2018/19" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
↑ "UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2018/19" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). pp. 4, 7. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

[1] "UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2018/19" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

[UEFA_Handbook_2018/19-2] "UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2018/19" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). pp. 4, 7. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

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