UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League (uisually referred tae as simply the Champions League or historically as the European Cup) is an annual association fitbaa cup competition organised bi UEFA since 1955 for the top fitbaa clubs in Europe. The final o the competition is the maist watched annual sportin event warldwide, drawin juist ower 100 million television viewers.

UEFA Champions League

Foondit	1955 (1992 in its current format)
Region	Europe (UEFA)
Nummer o teams	32 (group stage) 76 or 77 (total)
Current champions	Chelsea F.C. (2 teetles)
Maist successfu club(s)	Real Madrid (13 teetles)
Televeesion braidcasters	Leet o broadcasters
Wabsteid	www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague
2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Prior tae 1992 the tournament wis offeecially cawed the European Champion Clubs' Cup but wis uisually referred tae as simply the European Cup or European Champions' Cup. The competition wis initially a straight knockoot competition open anerlie tae the champion club o ilka kintra. Durin the 1990s the tournament began tae be expandit, incorporatin a roond-robin group phase an mair teams. Europe's strangest naitional leagues nou provide up tae fower teams ilka for the competeetion. The UEFA Champions League shoud no be ramfeeselt wi the UEFA Europa League, umwhile kent as the UEFA Cup.

Records and statistics

Winners an runners-up

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years wan	Years runners-up
Real Madrid	13	3	1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018	1962, 1964, 1981
Milan	7	4	1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007	1958, 1993, 1995, 2005
Bayern Munich	6	5	1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 2020	1982, 1987, 1999, 2010, 2012
Liverpool	6	3	1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019	1985, 2007, 2018
Barcelona	5	3	1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015	1961, 1986, 1994
Ajax	4	2	1971, 1972, 1973, 1995	1969, 1996
Manchester United	3	2	1968, 1999, 2008	2009, 2011
Internazionale	3	2	1964, 1965, 2010	1967, 1972
Juventus	2	7	1985, 1996	1973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003
Benfica	2	5	1961, 1962	1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990
Chelsea	2	1	2012, 2021	2008
Nottingham Forest	2	0	1979, 1980
Porto	2	0	1987, 2004
Celtic	1	1	1967	1970
Hamburg	1	1	1983	1980
Steaua București	1	1	1986	1989
Marseille	1	1	1993	1991
Borussia Dortmund	1	1	1997	2013
Feyenoord	1	0	1970
Aston Villa	1	0	1982
PSV Eindhoven	1	0	1988
Reid Starn Belgrade	1	0	1991
Atlético Madrid	0	3		1974, 2014
Stade de Reims	0	2		1956, 1959
Valencia	0	2		2000, 2001
Fiorentina	0	1		1957
Eintracht Frankfurt	0	1		1960
Partizan	0	1		1966
Panathinaikos	0	1		1971
Leeds United	0	1		1975
Saint-Étienne	0	1		1976
Borussia Mönchengladbach	0	1		1977
Brugge	0	1		1978
Malmö FF	0	1		1979
Roma	0	1		1984
Sampdoria	0	1		1992
Bayer Leverkusen	0	1		2002
Monaco	0	1		2004
Arsenal	0	1		2006
Tottenham Hotspur	0	1		2019
Paris S.G.	0	1		2020
Manchester City	0	1		2021