The UEFA Champions League (often known as the Champions League) is an annual football cup competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for Europe’s best clubs. The competition is contested by the champions of European national leagues.
Another annual competition for European football clubs in the UEFA Europa League. The European Cup or European Champions’ Cup (formally the European Champion Clubs’ Cup) was first held for the 1955-56 season, and it remained known as such until 1992.
The winners of the UEFA Champions League since its inception in 1955 are listed below. Real Madrid holds the record for most wins in the competition, having won it 13 times, including the initial edition in 1956.
The UEFA Champions League Winners List
| Year | Winner | Country | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Chelsea FC | England | ||
| 2020 | Bayern München | Germany | ||
| 2019 | Liverpool FC | England | ||
| 2018 | Real Madrid | Spain | ||
| 2017 | Real Madrid | Spain | ||
| 2016 | Real Madrid | Spain | ||
| 2015 | FC Barcelona | Spain | ||
| 2014 | Real Madrid | Spain | ||
| 2013 | Bayern München | Germany | ||
| 2012 | Chelsea FC | England | ||
| 2011 | FC Barcelona | Spain | ||
| 2010 | Inter | Italy | ||
| 2009 | FC Barcelona | Spain | ||
| 2008 | Manchester United | England | ||
| 2007 | AC Milan | Italy | ||
| 2006 | FC Barcelona | Spain | ||
| 2005 | Liverpool FC | England | ||
| 2004 | FC Porto | Portugal | ||
| 2003 | AC Milan | Italy | ||
| 2002 | Real Madrid | Spain | ||
| 2001 | Bayern München | Germany | ||
| 2000 | Real Madrid | Spain | ||
| 1999 | Manchester United | England | ||
| 1998 | Real Madrid | Spain | ||
| 1997 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | ||
| 1996 | Juventus | Italy | ||
| 1995 | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | ||
| 1994 | AC Milan | Italy | ||
| 1993 | Olympique Marseille | France | ||
| 1992 | FC Barcelona | Spain | ||
| 1991 | Crvena Zvezda | Serbia | ||
| 1990 | AC Milan | Italy | ||
| 1989 | AC Milan | Italy | ||
| 1988 | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands | ||
| 1987 | FC Porto | Portugal | ||
| 1986 | CSA Steaua București | Romania | ||
| 1985 | Juventus | Italy | ||
| 1984 | Liverpool FC | England | ||
| 1983 | Hamburger SV | Germany | ||
| 1982 | Aston Villa | England | ||
| 1981 | Liverpool FC | England | ||
| 1980 | Nottingham Forest | England | ||
| 1979 | Nottingham Forest | England | ||
| 1978 | Liverpool FC | England | ||
| 1977 | Liverpool FC | England | ||
| 1976 | Bayern München | Germany | ||
| 1975 | Bayern München | Germany | ||
| 1974 | Bayern München | Germany | ||
| 1973 | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | ||
| 1972 | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | ||
| 1971 | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | ||
| 1970 | Feijenoord | Netherlands | ||
| 1969 | AC Milan | Italy | ||
| 1968 | Manchester United | England | ||
| 1967 | Celtic FC | Scotland | ||
| 1966 | Real Madrid | Spain | ||
| 1965 | Inter | Italy | ||
| 1964 | Inter | Italy | ||
| 1963 | AC Milan | Italy | ||
| 1962 | SL Benfica | Portugal | ||
| 1961 | SL Benfica | Portugal | ||
| 1960 | Real Madrid | Spain | ||
| 1959 | Real Madrid | Spain | ||
| 1958 | Real Madrid | Spain | ||
| 1957 | Real Madrid | Spain | ||
| 1956 | Real Madrid | Spain |
Conclusion
The Champions League is the most important club football event in the world, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The prized trophy is contested by top European clubs from all major football leagues. The European Cup, which has been in existence since 1955, was renamed the UEFA Champions League in 1992, however the trophy awarded remains the European Cup.