All European Cup/UEFA Champions League Winners From 1955 to Date
In this post, we shall look at the list of European Cup/UEFA Champions League Winners From 1955 to date. This competition has evolved over the years to what it is now and it has produced several moments of magic.
Several generations of great players both past and present, from the likes of Alfredo Di Stefano to Ferenc Puskas all through to the likes of Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini, George Weah, Ronaldo Lima, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho Gaucho, Ricardo Kaka to our modern day greats, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, we have been treated with several nights of magic on the grandest stage of European football.
Nigerian Infopedia will guide you through all the winners of the prestigious trophy at European Club level from 1955 to date.
Be informed that before Real Madrid in 2016/2017, no team in Europe had successfully defended their Champions League Crown in the current format.
Also, while it was yet named European Cup, Real Madrid dominated the competition, winning it five times in a row from 1955 to 1960.
All together, Real Madrid football club has 12 European Cups/UEFA Champions League titles, the most ever, while AC Milan comes close with 7 European Cups/UEFA Champions League titles. Liverpool has 6 while Bayern Munich and Barcelona all tie at 5 European Cups/UEFA Champions League trophies.
Other great teams to have graced Europe’s biggest football stage include Ajax, Benfica, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Manchester United.
The most recent win by an English Club came in 2012 when Chelsea made history by joining the elite teams in Europe in the roll call of Champions League title winners, their first ever.
Having said all that, let us now look at all the winners of the European Cup/Champions League from 1955 till date.
List of European Cup/UEFA Champions League Winners From 1955 to Date
- 1955/56 – Real Madrid
- 1956/57 – Real Madrid
- 1957/58 – Real Madrid
- 1958/59 – Real Madrid
- 1959/60 – Real Madrid
- 1960/61 – Benfica
- 1961/62 – Benfica
- 1962/63 – AC Milan
- 1963/64 – Inter Milan
- 1964/65 – Inter Milan
- 1965/66 – Real Madrid
- 1966/67 – Celtic
- 1967/68 – Manchester United
- 1968/69 – AC Milan
- 1969/70 – Feyenoord
- 1970/71 – Ajax
- 1971/72 – Ajax
- 1972/73 – Ajax
- 1973/74 – Bayern Munich
- 1974/75 – Bayern Munich
- 1975/76 – Bayern Munich
- 1976/77 – Liverpool
- 1977/78 – Liverpool
- 1978/79 – Nottingham Forest
- 1979/80 – Nottingham Forest
- 1980/81 – Liverpool
- 1981/82 – Aston Villa
- 1982/83 – Hamburg
- 1983/84 – Liverpool
- 1994/85 – Juventus
- 1985/86 – Steaua Bucaresti
- 1986/87 – Porto
- 1987/88 – PSV Eindhoven
- 1988/89 – AC Milan
- 1990/91 – Crvena Zvezda
- 1991/92 – Barcelona
- 1992/93 – Marseille
- 1993/94 – AC Milan
- 1994/95 – Ajax
- 1995/96 – Juventus
- 1996/97 – Borussia Dortmund
- 1997/98 – Real Madrid
- 1998/99 – Manchester United
- 1999/2000 – Real Madrid
- 2000/01 – Bayern Munich
- 2001/02 – Real Madrid
- 2002/03 – AC Milan
- 2003/04 – Porto
- 2004/05 – Liverpool
- 2005/06 – Barcelona
- 2006/07 – AC Milan
- 2007/08 – Manchester United
- 2008/09 – Barcelona
- 2009/10 – Inter Milan
- 2010/11 – Barcelona
- 2011/12 – Chelsea
- 2012/13 – Bayern Munich
- 2013/14 – Real Madrid
- 2014/15 – Barcelona
- 2015/16 – Real Madrid
- 2016/17 – Real Madrid
- 2017/18 – Real Madrid
- 2018/19 – Liverpool
The above is the up-to-date list of winners of Europe’s grandest prize at club level.
