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The '''UEFA Champions League''' ''aka'' '''European Cup''' (its former official name) is a [[Association football (soccer)|football]] competition played throughout Europe. Each year, 32 of the best European clubs (qualifying through their own domestic leagues as well as qualifying matches), from 53 leagues, engage in this league-cum-knockout competition, with the winner taking home the [[Henri Delaney]] trophy.
The '''UEFA Champions League''' ''aka'' '''European Cup''' (its former official name) is a [[Association football|football]] tournament played annually throughout Europe. Originally a knockout competition of several rounds, it is now formatted as a league-cum-knockout and involves between 79 and 81 teams from 55 national leagues. The most successful clubs have been [[Real Madrid Club de Fútbol|Real Madrid]] (14 titles), [[Associazione Calcio Milan|AC Milan]] (7), [[Liverpool Football Club|Liverpool]] (6), [[Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.|Bayern Munich]] (6), [[Futbol Club Barcelona|Barcelona]] (5) and [[Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax|Ajax Amsterdam]] (4).


The UEFA Champions League, held by [[UEFA]] is arguably the most lucrative, prestigious and popular inter-club competition in the world.
===Finals===
* 1955–56 '''Real Madrid 4–3 Reims''' at [[Parc des Princes]], Paris
* 1956–57 '''Real Madrid 2–0 Fiorentina''' at [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], Madrid
* 1957–58 '''Real Madrid 3–2 AC Milan''' at [[Heysel Stadium]], Brussels '''(aet)'''
* 1958–59 '''Real Madrid 2–0 Reims''' at [[Neckarstadion]], Stuttgart
* 1959–60 '''Real Madrid 7–3 Eintracht Frankfurt''' at [[Hampden Park]], Glasgow
* 1960–61 '''Benfica 3–2 Barcelona''' at [[Wankdorf Stadium]], Bern
* 1961–62 '''Benfica 5–3 Real Madrid''' at [[Olympisch Stadion]], Amsterdam
* 1962–63 '''AC Milan 2–1 Benfica''' at [[Wembley Stadium]], London
* 1963–64 '''Internazionale 3–1 Real Madrid''' at [[Prater Stadium]], Vienna
* 1964–65 '''Internazionale 1–0 Benfica''' at [[San Siro]], Milan
* 1965–66 '''Real Madrid 2–1 Partizan Belgrade''' at [[Heysel Stadium]], Brussels
* 1966–67 '''Celtic 2–1 Internazionale''' at [[Estádio Nacional]], Lisbon
* 1967–68 '''Manchester United 4–1 Benfica''' at [[Wembley Stadium]], London '''(aet)'''
* 1968–69 '''AC Milan 4–1 Ajax Amsterdam''' at [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], Madrid
* 1969–70 '''Feyenoord 2–1 Celtic''' at [[San Siro]], Milan '''(aet)'''
* 1970–71 '''Ajax Amsterdam 2–0 Panathinaikos''' at [[Wembley Stadium]], London
* 1971–72 '''Ajax Amsterdam 2–0 Internazionale''' at [[De Kuip]], Rotterdam
* 1972–73 '''Ajax Amsterdam 1–0 Juventus''' at [[Red Star Stadium]], Belgrade
* 1973–74 '''Bayern Munich 4–0 Atlético Madrid''' at [[Heysel Stadium]], Brussels '''(replay after 1–1 draw)'''
* 1974–75 '''Bayern Munich 2–0 Leeds United''' at [[Parc des Princes]], Paris
* 1975–76 '''Bayern Munich 1–0 Saint-Étienne''' at [[Hampden Park]], Glasgow
* 1976–77 '''Liverpool 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach''' at [[Stadio Olimpico]], Rome
* 1977–78 '''Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge''' at [[Wembley Stadium]], London
* 1978–79 '''Nottingham Forest 1–0 Malmö FF''' at [[Olympiastadion]], Munich 
* 1979–80 '''Nottingham Forest 1–0 Hamburger SV''' at [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], Madrid
* 1980–81 '''Liverpool 1–0 Real Madrid''' at [[Parc des Princes]], Paris
* 1981–82 '''Aston Villa 1–0 Bayern Munich''' at [[De Kuip]], Rotterdam
* 1982–83 '''Hamburger SV 1–0 Juventus''' at [[Olympic Stadium]], Athens
* 1983–84 '''Liverpool 1–1 AS Roma''' at [[Stadio Olimpico]], Rome '''(Liverpool won penalty shoot-out 4–2)'''
* 1984–85 '''Juventus 1–0 Liverpool''' at [[Heysel Stadium]], Brussels
* 1985–86 '''Steaua Bucharest 0–0 Barcelona''' at [[Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán]], Seville '''(Steaua Bucharest won penalty shoot-out 2–0)'''
* 1986–87 '''Porto 2–1 Bayern Munich''' at [[Prater Stadium]], Vienna
* 1987–88 '''PSV Eindhoven 0–0 Benfica''' at [[Neckarstadion]], Stuttgart '''(PSV Eindhoven won penalty shoot-out 6–5)'''
* 1988–89 '''AC Milan 4–0 Steaua Bucharest''' at [[Camp Nou]], Barcelona
* 1989–90 '''AC Milan 1–0 Benfica''' at [[Prater Stadium]], Vienna
* 1990–91 '''Red Star Belgrade 0–0 Marseille''' at [[Stadio San Nicola]], Bari '''(Red Star Belgrade won penalty shoot-out 5–3)'''
* 1991–92 '''Barcelona 1–0 Sampdoria''' at [[Wembley Stadium]], London '''(aet)'''
* 1992–93 '''Marseille 1–0 AC Milan''' at [[Olympiastadion]], Munich
* 1993–94 '''AC Milan 4–0 Barcelona''' at [[Olympic Stadium]], Athens
* 1994–95 '''Ajax Amsterdam 1–0 AC Milan''' at [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]], Vienna
* 1995–96 '''Juventus 1–1 Ajax Amsterdam''' at [[Stadio Olimpico]], Rome '''(Juventus won penalty shoot-out 4–2)'''
* 1996–97 '''Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Juventus''' at [[Olympiastadion]], Munich
* 1997–98 '''Real Madrid 1–0 Juventus''' at [[Amsterdam Arena]], Amsterdam
* 1998–99 '''Manchester United 2–1 Bayern Munich''' at [[Camp Nou]], Barcelona
* 1999–00 '''Real Madrid 3–0 Valencia''' at [[Stade de France]], Saint-Denis
* 2000–01 '''Bayern Munich 1–1 Valencia''' at [[San Siro]], Milan '''(Bayern Munich won penalty shoot-out 5–4)'''
* 2001–02 '''Real Madrid 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen''' at [[Hampden Park]], Glasgow
* 2002–03 '''AC Milan 0–0 Juventus''' at [[Old Trafford]], Manchester '''(AC Milan won penalty shoot-out 3–2)'''
* 2003–04 '''Porto 3–0 Monaco''' at [[Arena AufSchalke]], Gelsenkirchen
* 2004–05 '''Liverpool 3–3 AC Milan''' at [[Atatürk Olympic Stadium]], Istanbul '''(Liverpool won penalty shoot-out 3–2)'''
* 2005–06 '''Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal''' at [[Stade de France]], Saint-Denis
* 2006–07 '''AC Milan 2–1 Liverpool''' at [[Olympic Stadium]], Athens
* 2007–08 '''Manchester United 1–1 Chelsea''' at [[Luzhniki Stadium]], Moscow '''(Manchester United won penalty shoot-out 6–5)'''
* 2008–09 '''Barcelona 2–0 Manchester United''' at [[Stadio Olimpico]], Rome
* 2009–10 '''Internazionale 2–0 Bayern Munich''' at [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], Madrid
* 2010–11 '''Barcelona 3–1 Manchester United''' at [[Wembley Stadium]], London
* 2011–12 '''Chelsea 1–1 Bayern Munich''' at [[Allianz Arena]], Munich '''(Chelsea won penalty shoot-out 4–3)'''
* 2012–13 '''Bayern Munich 2–1 Borussia Dortmund''' at [[Wembley Stadium]], London
* 2013–14 '''Real Madrid 4–1 Atlético Madrid''' at [[Estádio da Luz]], Lisbon '''(aet)'''
* 2014–15 '''Barcelona 3–1 Juventus''' at [[Olympiastadion]], Berlin
* 2015–16 '''Real Madrid 1–1 Atlético Madrid''' at [[San Siro]], Milan '''(Real Madrid won penalty shoot-out 5–3)'''
* 2016–17 '''Real Madrid 4–1 Juventus''' at [[Millennium Stadium]], Cardiff
* 2017–18 '''Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool''' at [[NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium]], Kiev
* 2018–19 '''Liverpool 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur''' at [[Wanda Metropolitano]], Madrid
* 2019–20 '''Bayern Munich 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain''' at [[Estádio da Luz]], Lisbon
* 2020–21 '''Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City''' at [[Estádio do Dragão]], Porto
* 2021–22 '''Real Madrid 1–0 Liverpool''' at [[Stade de France]], Paris
* 2022–23 '''Manchester City 1–0 Internazionale''' at [[Atatürk Olympic Stadium]], Istanbul
* 2023–24


The most successful clubs have been Real Madrid CF (9 times winner), AC Milan (7), [[Liverpool Football Club|Liverpool]] (5), AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona and FC Bayern München (4 each). 
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'''WINNERS OF UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE'''
    * 2011 - 2012 Chelsea FC
    * 2010 - 2011 FC Barcelona
    * 2009 - 2010 FC Internazionale Milano
    * 2008 - 2009 FC Barcelona
    * 2007 - 2008 Manchester United FC
    * 2006 - 2007 AC Milan
    * 2005 - 2006 FC Barcelona
    * 2004 - 2005 Liverpool FC
    * 2003 - 2004 FC Porto
    * 2002 - 2003 AC Milan
    * 2001 - 2002 Real Madrid CF
    * 2000 - 2001 FC Bayern München
    * 1999 - 2000 Real Madrid CF 
    * 1998 - 1999 Manchester United FC
    * 1997 - 1998 Real Madrid CF
    * 1996 - 1997 BV Borussia Dortmund
    * 1995 - 1996 Juventus
    * 1994 - 1995 AFC Ajax
    * 1993 - 1994 AC Milan 
    * 1992 - 1993 Olympique de Marseille
    * 1991 - 1992 FC Barcelona
    * 1990 - 1991 FK Crvena Zvezda
    * 1989 - 1990 AC Milan
    * 1988 - 1989 AC Milan
    * 1987 - 1988 PSV Eindhoven
    * 1986 - 1987 FC Porto
    * 1985 - 1986 FC Steaua Bucureşti
    * 1984 - 1985 Juventus
    * 1983 - 1984 Liverpool FC
    * 1982 - 1983 Hamburger SV
    * 1981 - 1982 Aston Villa FC
    * 1980 - 1981 Liverpool FC
    * 1979 - 1980 Nottingham Forest FC
    * 1978 - 1979 Nottingham Forest FC
    * 1977 - 1978 Liverpool FC
    * 1976 - 1977 Liverpool FC
    * 1975 - 1976 FC Bayern München
    * 1974 - 1975 FC Bayern München
    * 1973 - 1974 FC Bayern München
    * 1972 - 1973 AFC Ajax
    * 1971 - 1972 AFC Ajax
    * 1970 - 1971 AFC Ajax
    * 1969 - 1970 Feyenoord
    * 1968 - 1969 AC Milan
    * 1967 - 1968 Manchester United FC
    * 1966 - 1967 Celtic FC
    * 1965 - 1966 Real Madrid CF
    * 1964 - 1965 FC Internazionale Milano
    * 1963 - 1964 FC Internazionale Milano
    * 1962 - 1963 AC Milan
    * 1961 - 1962 SL Benfica
    * 1960 - 1961 SL Benfica
    * 1959 - 1960 Real Madrid CF
    * 1958 - 1959 Real Madrid CF
    * 1957 - 1958 Real Madrid CF
    * 1956 - 1957 Real Madrid CF
    * 1955 - 1956 Real Madrid CF

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The UEFA Champions League aka European Cup (its former official name) is a football tournament played annually throughout Europe. Originally a knockout competition of several rounds, it is now formatted as a league-cum-knockout and involves between 79 and 81 teams from 55 national leagues. The most successful clubs have been Real Madrid (14 titles), AC Milan (7), Liverpool (6), Bayern Munich (6), Barcelona (5) and Ajax Amsterdam (4).

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