Most European Cup / Champions League Titles by Club
Real Madrid has won the most European Cup / Champions League titles — 15. AC Milan is second with 7.
From Real Madrid's five-in-a-row in the competition's first five seasons to Paris Saint-Germain's back-to-back crowns in 2025 and 2026, the European Cup — renamed the UEFA Champions League in 1992 — remains the hardest trophy in club football to win.
Real Madrid
Won the first five editions ever played and has never been caught. Three titles in the modern era came in the four seasons from 2016 to 2018 alone.
1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
AC Milan
Two dynasties, thirty years apart: Rivera's Milan of the 1960s and Sacchi's — then Capello's — of 1989 to 1994.
1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
Bayern Munich
Beckenbauer's three-in-a-row in the mid-1970s, then the 2013 and 2020 treble winners.
1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 2020
Liverpool
Four cups in eight seasons under Paisley and Fagan, plus the Miracle of Istanbul and the 2019 triumph.
1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019
Barcelona
Four of five won between 2006 and 2015 with Messi at the center of everything.
1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015
Ajax
Total Football's three-in-a-row, then the youth-led champions of 1995.
1971, 1972, 1973, 1995
Inter Milan
Herrera's Grande Inter back-to-back, then Mourinho's treble in 2010.
1964, 1965, 2010
Manchester United
First English winners in 1968, the 1999 treble, and the 2008 Moscow shootout.
1968, 1999, 2008
Benfica
Eusébio's back-to-back crowns — and eight lost finals since.
1961, 1962
Nottingham Forest
Brian Clough took a provincial club to the European summit twice in a row.
1979, 1980
Porto
Twenty-two years separated Moura's winners from Mourinho's against-the-odds champions.
1987, 2004
Juventus
Two titles against seven lost finals — the most in the competition.
1985, 1996
Chelsea
The 2012 miracle in Munich and the disciplined 2021 win in Porto.
2012, 2021
Paris Saint-Germain
France's first European Cup in Munich in 2025, retained a year later in Budapest.
2025, 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Which club has won the most European Cups?
Real Madrid has won the most European Cup / Champions League titles — 15, from the first five editions ever played (1956–1960) to the latest in 2024.
Which club has reached the most Champions League finals?
Real Madrid has appeared in the most European Cup finals and has won 15 of them — more than any other club.
Who is second on the all-time European Cup list?
AC Milan is second with 7 titles (1963–2007). Bayern Munich and Liverpool follow with 6 each.
When was the first European Cup played?
The competition began in the 1955–56 season, and Real Madrid won the first five editions.
Hall of Fame
The people behind the numbers — see their complete honor record on X-Badge.
Editor’s Notes
- Single-title champions: Celtic (1967), Feyenoord (1970), Aston Villa (1982), Hamburg (1983), Steaua Bucharest (1986), Red Star Belgrade (1991) and Borussia Dortmund (1997).
- The competition was founded in 1955 as the European Cup and rebranded as the UEFA Champions League in 1992; titles from both eras count together here.
- Real Madrid appeared in the first final ever played (1956) and has won 15 of the 71 editions to date.
- No club has retained the trophy since Real Madrid in 2017–18 — until PSG did it in 2025–26.
Last updated: 2026-10-28