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The '''UEFA Champions League''' is a [[football|association football]] competition played in Europe. Each year, 32 of the best European clubs (qualifying through their own domestic leagues as well as qualifying matches), from more than 50 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.
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* 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 current Champions League edition is the [[2007-08 Champions League season|2007-08 season]], whose final is scheduled to be held in [[Moscow]] on May 21, 2008.
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[[AC Milan F.C.|AC Milan]] are the current Champions League holders, having beaten [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 2-1 in the 2006-07 final.

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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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