Ball IQClubs With the Most Champions League Titles
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The European Cup, rebranded the UEFA Champions League in 1992, is the most prestigious prize in club football — and a handful of clubs have made it their own. This page ranks every club to have won it, by number of titles, from Real Madrid's record haul down to the one-time winners.
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PSV Eindhoven won the 1988 European Cup under Guus Hiddink — which Spanish giant did they eliminate in the semi-final on away goals?
English clubs were banned from European competition after Heysel, while PSV drew 1-1 at the Bernabéu and held on for a 0-0 at home to advance.
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Bayern Munich went unbeaten across the entire 2019-20 Champions League campaign — how many goals did they score in 11 games?
Hansi Flick's Bayern won all 11 games — the first perfect Champions League campaign — including an 8-2 demolition of Barcelona before Kingsley Coman's header sank PSG in the Lisbon final.
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The 1987-88 Champions' Cup was won by PSV on penalties — who did they beat in the final?
Hans van Breukelen saved from Veloso as Guus Hiddink's side won the shootout 6-5 after a goalless draw in Stuttgart — capping a treble season in which PSV reached the final on away goals in both the quarter-final and semi-final.
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Who scored Aston Villa's famous European Cup winning goal in 1982?
He poked home from close range in Rotterdam — Villa beat Bayern 1-0.
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Which Nigerian forward won the UEFA Champions League with Ajax in 1995 — coming on as a substitute in their 1-0 final win over AC Milan?
He went on to win Olympic gold captaining Nigeria in 1996, then lifted three FA Cups in England with Arsenal and Portsmouth.
| Rank | Team | Titles | Years won |
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| 1 | Real Madrid | 15 | 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2023 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 7 | 1962, 1968, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2006 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 1973, 1974, 1975, 2000, 2012, 2019 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 6 | 1976, 1977, 1980, 1983, 2004, 2018 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 5 | 1991, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014 |
| 6 | Ajax | 4 | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1994 |
| 7 | Inter Milan | 3 | 1963, 1964, 2009 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 3 | 1967, 1998, 2007 |
| 9 | Benfica | 2 | 1960, 1961 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 2 | 2011, 2020 |
| 9 | Juventus | 2 | 1984, 1995 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1978, 1979 |
| 9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| 9 | Porto | 2 | 1986, 2003 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1981 |
| 15 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1996 |
| 15 | Celtic | 1 | 1966 |
| 15 | Feyenoord | 1 | 1969 |
| 15 | Hamburger SV | 1 | 1982 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 1 | 2022 |
| 15 | Marseille | 1 | 1992 |
| 15 | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 1987 |
| 15 | Red Star Belgrade | 1 | 1990 |
| 15 | Steaua București | 1 | 1985 |
Real Madrid stand far clear at the top: they won the first five editions in a row from 1956 and have kept adding to the tally ever since, more than doubling the count of their nearest rivals. AC Milan are the most successful of the chasing pack, ahead of the modern powerhouses of Bayern Munich and Liverpool.
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