European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics
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This page details all statistics of all seasons of the European Cup and Champions League. These statistics do not include the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, unless otherwise noted.[1][2][3]
General performances
By club
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Spanish clubs are the most successful, winning twenty titles. England is second with fifteen and Italy is third with twelve. Germany has eight titles, Netherlands has six, Portugal has four, France has two and Scotland, Romania and Yugoslavia each have one. Clubs from Greece, Belgium and Sweden have reached the final but never won.
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By nation
Overall team records
In this ranking, two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. Following statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. Only the top twenty-five are listed (includes qualifying rounds).[4]
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| 1 | Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid | 55 | 503 | 302 | 85 | 116 | 1104 | 558 | +548 | 689 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 40 |
| 2 | Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich | 41 | 408 | 244 | 81 | 83 | 856 | 404 | +452 | 569 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 35 |
| 3 | Template:Fbaicon Barcelona | 35 | 363 | 212 | 79 | 72 | 730 | 381 | +349 | 503 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 4 | Template:Fbaicon Manchester United | 30 | 299 | 161 | 70 | 68 | 545 | 299 | +246 | 392 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 5 | Template:Fbaicon Juventus | 38 | 311 | 157 | 73 | 81 | 491 | 312 | +179 | 387 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 |
| 6 | Template:Fbaicon Liverpool | 28 | 258 | 150 | 50 | 58 | 490 | 234 | +256 | 350 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 17 |
| 7 | Template:Fbaicon Milan | 32 | 283 | 138 | 71 | 74 | 457 | 272 | +183 | 347 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 |
| 8 | Template:Fbaicon Benfica | 44 | 305 | 136 | 70 | 99 | 503 | 364 | +139 | 342 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 9 | Template:Fbaicon Porto | 38 | 277 | 126 | 61 | 90 | 411 | 312 | +99 | 313 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Template:Fbaicon Ajax | 39 | 247 | 112 | 64 | 71 | 396 | 282 | +114 | 288 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 11 | Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan | 26 | 228 | 112 | 60 | 56 | 326 | 227 | +99 | 284 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| 12 | Template:Fbaicon Arsenal | 23 | 225 | 115 | 47 | 63 | 382 | 236 | +146 | 277 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Template:Fbaicon Dynamo Kyiv | 40 | 260 | 107 | 57 | 96 | 364 | 321 | +43 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | Template:Fbaicon Chelsea | 19 | 201 | 104 | 53 | 44 | 342 | 181 | +161 | 261 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 15 | Template:Fbaicon Celtic | 39 | 238 | 105 | 44 | 89 | 357 | 302 | +55 | 254 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 197 | 96 | 38 | 63 | 335 | 244 | +91 | 230 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 17 | Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid | 20 | 180 | 89 | 44 | 47 | 271 | 179 | +92 | 222 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 18 | Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | 172 | 93 | 30 | 49 | 340 | 196 | +144 | 216 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | Template:Fbaicon PSV Eindhoven | 32 | 211 | 79 | 52 | 80 | 295 | 280 | +15 | 210 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Template:Fbaicon Anderlecht | 34 | 200 | 70 | 44 | 86 | 282 | 320 | –38 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 21 | Template:Fbaicon Manchester City | 15 | 139 | 77 | 28 | 34 | 294 | 164 | +130 | 182 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | Template:Fbaicon Red Star Belgrade | 30 | 167 | 73 | 34 | 60 | 301 | 242 | +59 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 23 | Template:Fbaicon Dinamo Zagreb | 26 | 170 | 72 | 35 | 63 | 256 | 240 | +16 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Template:Fbaicon Rangers | 34 | 179 | 65 | 44 | 70 | 249 | 260 | –11 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | Template:Fbaicon Galatasaray | 29 | 191 | 63 | 46 | 82 | 239 | 301 | –62 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Number of participating clubs of the Champions League era (from 1992–present)
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European Cup group stage participants (only one season was played in this format)
- Template:Fbaicon Anderlecht
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona
- Template:Fbaicon Benfica
- Template:Fbaicon Dynamo Kyiv
- Template:Fbaicon Panathinaikos
- Template:Fbaicon Red Star Belgrade
- Template:Fbaicon Sampdoria
- Sampdoria is the only side to have played in 1991–92 European Cup group stage, but to have not played in the Champions League group stage.
- Template:Fbaicon Sparta Prague
Goals
- Most goals scored in a matchday: 67 – matchday 5 of the league phase, 2024–25 season
- Most goals scored in a season: 474 – 2024–25 season
Host of the finals
- Most finals hosted by a city: 8 – Template:Flagicon London; five at the original Wembley Stadium and three at the new Wembley Stadium.
- Most finals hosted by a nation: 9
- Template:Flagicon England; London eight times and Manchester once.
- Template:Flagicon Italy; Milan and Rome four times each and Bari once.
- Most finals hosted at a stadium: 5 – original Wembley Stadium (1963, 1968, 1971, 1978 and 1992)
- Most different final-hosting stadiums in a nation: 5 – Template:Flagicon Germany (Neckarstadion, Munich Olympiastadion, Arena AufSchalke, Allianz Arena and Berlin Olympiastadion)
- Most different final-hosting stadiums in a city: 2
- Template:Flagicon London (original Wembley Stadium and Wembley Stadium)
- Template:Flagicon Munich (Munich Olympiastadion and Allianz Arena)
- Template:Flagicon Lisbon (Estádio Nacional and Estádio da Luz)
- Template:Flagicon Madrid (Santiago Bernabéu and Metropolitano)
- Template:Flagicon Paris (Parc des Princes and Stade de France)
Clubs
By semi-final appearances
| Year in bold: | team was finalist in that year |
- By nation
| Nation | Won | Lost | Total | Different clubs |
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| Template:Fba | 31 | 31 | 62 | 7 |
| Template:Fba | 26 | 21 | 47 | 10 |
| Template:Fba | 30 | 10 | 40 | 6 |
| Template:Fba | 19 | 17 | 36 | 9 |
| Template:Fba | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| Template:Fba | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| Template:Fba | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Template:Fba | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Template:Fba | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Template:Fba | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Template:Fba | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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Note: In the 1992 and 1993 seasons there were no semi-finals as the finalists qualified via a group stage. The winners (Sampdoria and Barcelona in 1992, Marseille and Milan in 1993) and runners-up (Red Star Belgrade and Sparta Prague in 1992, Rangers and IFK Göteborg in 1993) of the two groups are marked as semi-finalists in the table.
Unbeaten sides
- Twelve clubs have won either the European Cup or the Champions League unbeaten, and only four clubs have done so twice:
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool had six wins and three draws in 1980–81, and seven wins and two draws in 1983–84.
- Template:Fbaicon Milan had five wins and four draws in 1988–89, and seven wins and five draws in 1993–94.
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax had seven wins and two draws in 1971–72, and 7 wins and 4 draws in 1994–95.
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United had five wins and six draws in 1998–99, and nine wins and four draws in 2007–08.
- Eight clubs have done so on one occasion:
- Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan had seven wins and two draws in 1963–64.
- Template:Fbaicon Nottingham Forest had six wins and three draws in 1978–79.
- Template:Fbaicon Red Star Belgrade had five wins and four draws in 1990–91.
- Template:Fbaicon Marseille had seven wins and four draws in 1992–93.
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona had nine wins and four draws in 2005–06.
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich had eleven wins in eleven games in the reduced-schedule 2019–20, becoming the first side in any European competition to claim a trophy with a 100 percent winning record.Template:Refn
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City had eight wins and five draws in 2022–23.
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid had nine wins and four draws in 2023–24.
- Champions with fewest games won: 3 – Template:Fbaicon PSV Eindhoven (1987–88); managing just three victories in the entire tournament, including none from the quarter-finals onwards.
- Champions with fewest games won in the Champions League: 5 – Template:Fbaicon Manchester United (1998–99)
- Champions with most games lost: 5 – Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain (2024–25)
Final success rate
- Highest win success rate in the final (at least three finals): 83% – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid; lost only three finals out of eighteen finals.
- Highest win success rate in the final (at least two finals): 100%
- Four clubs have appeared in the final once, being victorious on that occasion:
- Three clubs played the final more than once but never won:
- Among the clubs that have won at least one final, four have lost more finals than they have won:
- Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan three wins (1964, 1965, 2010) and four losses (1967, 1972, 2023, 2025)
- Template:Fbaicon Juventus two wins (1985, 1996) and seven losses (1973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2017)
- Template:Fbaicon Benfica two wins (1961, 1962) and five losses (1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990)
- Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund one win (1997) and two losses (2013, 2024)
Consecutive appearances
- Most consecutive seasons in the European Cup: 15 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (1955–56 to 1969–70)
- Most consecutive seasons in the UEFA Champions League: 29 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (1997–98 to 2025–26)
- Most consecutive seasons in the UEFA Champions League knockout phase: 28 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (1997–98 to 2024–25)
- Most consecutive quarter-final appearances: 13 – Template:Fbaicon Barcelona (2007–08 to 2019–20)
- Most consecutive semi-final appearances: 8 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (2010–11 to 2017–18)
- Most consecutive final appearances: 5 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (1956 to 1960)
- Most consecutive final appearances (Champions League era): 3 – joint record
- Template:Fbaicon Milan (1993 to 1995)
- Template:Fbaicon Juventus (1996 to 1998)
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (2016 to 2018)
- Longest gap between appearances for club: 63 years – Template:Fbaicon Eintracht Frankfurt (between 1959–60 and 2022–23)
Winning other trophies
See also Treble (association football) and List of association football teams to have won four or more trophies in one season.
- Although not an officially recognised achievement, eight clubs have achieved the distinction of winning the Champions League or European Cup, their domestic championship, and their primary domestic cup competition in the same season, known colloquially as the "continental treble":
- Template:Fbaicon Celtic in 1967, having won the European Cup, the Scottish First Division, and the Scottish Cup
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax in 1972 won the European Cup, the Eredivisie, and the KNVB Cup
- Template:Fbaicon PSV Eindhoven in 1988 did likewise, having won the European Cup, the Eredivisie, and the KNVB Cup
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United in 1999, having won the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the Champions League
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona in 2009, which included La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Champions League
- Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan in 2010, which included Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the Champions League
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich in 2013, which included Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, and the Champions League
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona in 2015 won the treble for the second time, having won La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Champions League
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich in 2020 became the second club to win multiple trebles, having won the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, and the Champions League
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City in 2023, which included the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the Champions League
- Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain in 2025, which included the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the Champions League
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool in 1984 won the English First Division and the European Cup. However, this 'treble' included the Football League Cup rather than the FA Cup.
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich in 2001 won the Bundesliga and the Champions League. However, this 'treble' included the DFB-Ligapokal rather than the DFB-Pokal.
- In addition to this treble, several of these clubs went on to win further cups. However, most of these cups were technically won the following year following the conclusion of regular domestic or international leagues the year before. Also, several domestic cups may not have been extant at the time that equivalent cups were won by clubs of other nations, and in some cases they remain so. Furthermore, there is much variance in the regard with which several cups are taken both over time and between nations. Regardless, the following clubs all won competitions further to the treble mentioned above:
- Template:Fbaicon Celtic also won their secondary domestic cup competition, the Scottish League Cup, in the 1966–67 season and it is the only European club historically that was able to achieve four major titles in one season (UEFA Champions League, top national league, the main domestic cup competition, and the second domestic cup championship; This does not include the previous season's competitions, for example; Super Cups), thus making their achievement unique in this respect to every other club. In addition, they also managed to win the Glasgow Cup (an unofficial regional competition) sometimes colloquially referred to as a part of "the quintuple".
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax also won the Intercontinental Cup (the predecessor of the FIFA Club World Cup and the de facto premier global club cup) and the inaugural (and technically unofficial) UEFA Super Cup the following season, forming part of a quintuple of Cup successes; they thus won all available cups to them.
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United won the Intercontinental Cup the following season, winning a quadruple of cups.
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona won the FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, and the Supercopa de España the following season, making it a sextuple of cup successes, and thus winning all available cups to them.
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich won the DFL-Supercup in the start of the 2012–13 season, the UEFA Super Cup in 2013 and the FIFA Club World Cup in the same year, winning a quintuple of cups.
- Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan completed the quintuple by winning Serie A, the Coppa Italia, the Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, and the Supercoppa Italiana.
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona completed their quintuple in 2015 by lifting La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the Club World Cup.
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich also won the European Super Cup and the DFL-Supercup in 2020, and the FIFA Club World Cup in February 2021 to become the second sextuple-winning club after Barcelona.[5]
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City also won the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
- Chelsea are the only club which won the four major UEFA competitions, namely Champions League/European Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Europa League/UEFA Cup, and Conference League.[6]
- Other clubs including: Juventus, Ajax, Bayern Munich, and Manchester United are also the only teams to have won the original three major UEFA competitions, namely Champions League/European Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, and Europa League/UEFA Cup.[7]
- Until the first staging of the UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022, Juventus was the first and only club in football history to have won all six official UEFA-sanctioned tournaments, a record claimed after their 1999 Intertoto Cup victory.[note 1][7][8][9][10]
Best debuts
Five clubs managed to win the European Cup on their debut:
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (1955–56)
- Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan (1963–64)
- Template:Fbaicon Celtic (1966–67)
- Template:Fbaicon Nottingham Forest (1978–79)
- Template:Fbaicon Aston Villa (1981–82)
Three clubs won the Champions League on their debut:[11]
- Template:Fbaicon Marseille (1992–93)
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax (1994–95)
- Template:Fbaicon Juventus (1995–96)
Two clubs have won the European Cup on their debut without losing a single game in the competition:
- Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan (1963–64) with seven wins and two draws
- Template:Fbaicon Nottingham Forest (1978–79) with six wins and three draws
Biggest wins
- Biggest margin of victory: 11
- Template:Fbaicon Dinamo București 11–0 Template:Fbaicon Crusaders, first round, 1973–74
- Most goals scored by a team in a match: 12
- Template:Fbaicon Feyenoord 12–2 Template:Fbaicon KR Reykjavík, first round, 1969–70
- Biggest margin of victory in the Champions League: 10
- Template:Fbaicon HJK 10–0 Template:Fbaicon Bangor City, second qualifying, 2011–12
- Biggest margin of victory in the group stage (1991–92 to 2023–24): 8
- Biggest margin of victory in the league phase (which replaced the group stage in 2024–25): 7
- Biggest margin of victory in the knockout phase of the Champions League era: 7
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich 7–0 Template:Fbaicon Basel, round of 16, 2011–12
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich 7–0 Template:Fbaicon Shakhtar Donetsk, round of 16, 2014–15
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City 7–0 Template:Fbaicon Schalke 04, round of 16, 2018–19
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City 7–0 Template:Fbaicon RB Leipzig, round of 16, 2022–23
- Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain 7–0 Template:Fbaicon Brest, knockout phase play-offs, 2024–25
- Biggest margin of victory in the quarter-finals: 8
- Biggest margin of victory in the quarter-finals in Champions League era: 6[12]
- Biggest margin of victory in the semi-finals: 6
- Biggest margin of victory in the semi-finals in Champions League era: 4[12]
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich 4–0 Template:Fbaicon Barcelona, 2012–13
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid 4–0 Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 2013–14
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool 4–0 Template:Fbaicon Barcelona, 2018–19
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City 4–0 Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid, 2022–23
- Biggest margin of victory in a final: 5
- Biggest margin of victory for an away side in the Champions League era: 7
- Template:Fbaicon Marseille 7–0 Template:Fbaicon Žilina, group stage, 2010–11
- Template:Fbaicon Shakhtar Donetsk 7–0 Template:Fbaicon BATE Borisov, group stage, 2014–15
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool 7–0 Template:Fbaicon Maribor, group stage, 2017–18
Biggest two leg wins
- Highest aggregate margin of victory : 18 – Template:Fbaicon Benfica v Template:Fbaicon Stade Dudelange, 18–0 (8–0 away, 10–0 at home), preliminary round, 1965–66[13]
- Highest aggregate margin of victory in group stage: 12 – Template:Fbaicon Shakhtar Donetsk v Template:Fbaicon BATE Borisov, 12–0 (7–0 away, 5–0 at home), 2014–15
- Highest aggregate margin of victory in the knockout phase of the Champions League era: 11 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich v Template:Fbaicon Sporting CP, 12–1 (5–0 away, 7–1 at home), round of 16, 2008–09
- Highest aggregate margin of victory in the quarter-finals: 8 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid v Template:Fbaicon Sevilla, 10–2 (8–0 at home, 2–2 away), 1957–58
- Highest aggregate margin of victory in the quarter-finals of the Champions League era: 6[14]
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich v Template:Fbaicon Kaiserslautern, 6–0 (2–0 at home, 4–0 away), 1998–99
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich v Template:Fbaicon Barcelona, 8–2, 2019–20
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid v Template:Fbaicon APOEL, 8–2 (3–0 away, 5–2 at home), 2011–12
- Highest aggregate win in semi-final by a margin: 8 – Template:Fbaicon Eintracht Frankfurt v Template:Fbaicon Rangers, 12–4 (6–1 at home, 6–3 away), 1959–60
- Highest aggregate margin of victory in the semi-finals of the Champions League era: 7 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich v Template:Fbaicon Barcelona, 7–0 (4–0 at home, 3–0 away), 2012–13
Deciding drawn ties
Play-offs
- First play-off match: Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund 7–0 Template:Fbaicon Spora Luxembourg, preliminary round, 1956–57, after the first two games between the sides had ended 5–5 on aggregate (4–3 win for Dortmund, 2–1 win for Spora).
- Last play-off match: Template:Fbaicon Ajax 3–0 Template:Fbaicon Benfica, quarter-finals, 1968–69, after the first two games between the sides had ended 4–4 on aggregate (3–1 win for Benfica, 3–1 win for Ajax).
- First (and only) replayed final: Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich 4–0 Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid, 1974, following a 1–1 in the first meeting after extra time.
- A total of 32 play-offs have been played. Real Madrid is the only team to have won three play-offs, doing so in 1956–57, 1958–59 and 1961–62, and progressing to the final in all three seasons. Feyenoord is the only team to win two play-offs in the same season, beating Servette in the preliminary round and Vasas in the first round in 1962–63. Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt and Atlético Madrid have played the most overall play-offs, with four each.
Coin toss
- First coin toss occurred: Template:Fbaicon Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt v Template:Fbaicon Gwardia Warsaw, 1957–58, after their play-off was abandoned after 100 minutes due to floodlight power failure.
- Template:Fbaicon Zürich won a coin toss against Template:Fbaicon Galatasaray in 1963–64 after their play-off match ended 2–2. This was the first time this rule was used for a draw played to completion.
- Last coin toss occurred: Template:Fbaicon Galatasaray v Template:Fbaicon Spartak Trnava and Template:Fbaicon Celtic v Template:Fbaicon Benfica, both in the second round, 1969–70, Celtic later progressed to the final.
- A total of seven European Cup ties were decided by a coin toss, with Galatasaray being the only team to be involved twice, winning one and losing one.
Away goals
- First instance of the away goals rule: Template:Fbaicon Valur v Template:Fbaicon Jeunesse Esch and Template:Fbaicon Benfica v Template:Fbaicon Glentoran, both in the first round, 1967–68, Benfica later progressed to the final.
- In 2002–03, Milan and Inter met in the semi-finals. Sharing the same stadium (San Siro), they drew 0–0 in the first leg and 1–1 in the second. However, Milan were the designated away side in the latter, and thus became the only team to win on "away" goals without having scored a goal away from their own stadium.
- Last instance of the away goals rule: Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain v Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, quarter-final, 2020–21
- Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Porto are the only teams to have advanced on the away goals rule after extra time:
- In the semi-finals against Bayern Munich in 1989–90, Milan won 1–0 at home and were 0–1 down after 90 minutes in the second leg. Both teams scored one goal each in extra time, giving Milan the victory on away goals.
- In the round of 16 against Chelsea in 2014–15, Paris Saint-Germain drew 1–1 both home and away. Both teams scored one goal each in the extra time period played in London, giving Paris Saint-Germain the victory on away goals.
- In the round of 16 against Juventus in 2020–21 (the last season the away goals rule was used), Porto won 2–1 at home and were 1–2 down after 90 minutes in the second leg. Both teams scored one goal each in the extra time period played in Turin, giving Porto the victory on away goals.
Penalty shoot-out
- First penalty shoot-out: Template:Fbaicon Everton v Template:Fbaicon Borussia Mönchengladbach, 4 November 1970. Gladbach's Klaus-Dieter Sieloff was the first player to score from a penalty kick, while Everton's Joe Royle was the first to miss. Everton went on to win 4–3 with Sandy Brown scoring the decisive goal.
- First penalty shoot-out in a final: Template:Fbaicon Liverpool v Template:Fbaicon Roma, 1984 final, following a 1–1 draw after extra time. Roma's Agostino Di Bartolomei was the first player to score, while Liverpool's Steve Nicol was the first to miss. Liverpool went on to win 4–2, with Alan Kennedy scoring the decisive penalty. Kennedy had also scored the winning goal in the 1981 final.
- Eleven finals have been decided by a penalty shoot-out. Liverpool is the only team to have won more than once (1984 and 2005), while Juventus, Milan, Bayern Munich and Chelsea have won one and lost one. No team has lost twice.
- Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid are the only teams to have been involved in two penalty shoot-outs in the same season. In 1985–86, Barcelona beat IFK Göteborg in the semi-finals, but lost to Steaua București in the final. In 2011–12, Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid in the semi-finals, but lost to Chelsea in the final. In 2015–16, Atlético Madrid beat PSV Eindhoven in the round of 16, but lost to Real Madrid in the final.
- Games that ended with a penalty shoot-out in all-time of the tournament:[15]
- Template:Fbaicon Everton 4–3 Template:Fbaicon Borussia Mönchengladbach (1970–71, second round)
- Template:Fbaicon Celtic 4–5 Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan (1971–72, semi-finals)
- Template:Fbaicon Atvidabergs FF 3–4 Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich (1973–74, first round)
- Template:Fbaicon Újpest 4–3 Template:Fbaicon Spartak Trnava (1973–74, quarter-finals)
- Template:Fbaicon 1. FC Magdeburg 1–2 Template:Fbaicon Malmö FF (1975–76, first round)
- Template:Fbaicon Torpedo Moscow 1–4 Template:Fbaicon Benfica (1977–78, first round)
- Template:Fbaicon Juventus 3–0 Template:Fbaicon Ajax (1977–78, quarter-finals)
- Template:Fbaicon Dynamo Dresden 5–4 Template:Fbaicon Partizan (1978–79, first round)
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool 4–2 Template:Fbaicon Roma (1983–84, final)
- Template:Fbaicon BFC Dynamo 5–4 Template:Fbaicon Aberdeen (1984–85, first round)
- Template:Fbaicon Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3–5 Template:Fbaicon Bordeaux (1984–85, quarter-finals)
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona 5–4 Template:Fbaicon IFK Göteborg (1985–86, semi-finals)
- Template:Fbaicon Steaua București 2–0 Template:Fbaicon Barcelona (1985–86, final)
- Template:Fbaicon Juventus 1–3 Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (1986–87, second round)
- Template:Fbaicon PSV Eindhoven 6–5 Template:Fbaicon Benfica (1987–88, final)
- Template:Fbaicon Neuchâtel Xamax 3–0 Template:Fbaicon Larisa (1988–89, second round)
- Template:Fbaicon Red Star Belgrade 2–4 Template:Fbaicon Milan (1988–89, second round)
- Template:Fbaicon Spartak Moscow 5–3 Template:Fbaicon Napoli (1990–91, second round)
- Template:Fbaicon Malmö FF 4–5 Template:Fbaicon Dynamo Dresden (1990–91, second round)
- Template:Fbaicon Red Star Belgrade 5–3 Template:Fbaicon Marseille (1990–91, final)
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax 2–4 Template:Fbaicon Juventus (1995–96, final)
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich 5–4 Template:Fbaicon Valencia (2000–01, final)
- Template:Fbaicon Juventus 2–3 Template:Fbaicon Milan (2002–03, final)
- Template:Fbaicon PSV Eindhoven 4–2 Template:Fbaicon Lyon (2004–05, quarter-finals)
- Template:Fbaicon Milan 2–3 Template:Fbaicon Liverpool (2004–05, final)
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool 4–1 Template:Fbaicon Chelsea (2006–07, semi-finals)
- Template:Fbaicon Sevilla 2–3 Template:Fbaicon Fenerbahçe (2007–08, round of 16)
- Template:Fbaicon Porto 1–4 Template:Fbaicon Schalke 04 (2007–08, round of 16)
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United 6–5 Template:Fbaicon Chelsea (2007–08, final)
- Template:Fbaicon Roma 6–7 Template:Fbaicon Arsenal (2008–09, round of 16)
- Template:Fbaicon APOEL 4–3 Template:Fbaicon Lyon (2011–12, round of 16)
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid 1–3 Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich (2011–12, semi-finals)
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich 3–4 Template:Fbaicon Chelsea (2011–12, final)
- Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid 3–2 Template:Fbaicon Bayer Leverkusen (2014–15, round of 16)
- Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid 8–7 Template:Fbaicon PSV Eindhoven (2015–16, round of 16)
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid 5–3 Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid (2015–16, final)
- Template:Fbaicon Arsenal 4–2 Template:Fbaicon Porto (2023–24, round of 16)
- Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid 3–2 Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan (2023–24, round of 16)
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City 3–4 Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (2023–24, quarter-finals)
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool 1–4 Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain (2024–25, round of 16)
- Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid 2–4 Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (2024–25, round of 16)
- Two teams were involved in five penalty shoot-outs: Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid.
- Real Madrid (out of five) is the only team to have won four penalty shoot-outs.
- Seven teams have lost two penalty shoot-outs: Ajax (two out of two), Juventus (two out of four), Roma (two out of two), Chelsea (two out of three), Lyon (two out of two), Porto (two out of two) and Atlético Madrid (two out of five). Ajax, Roma, Lyon and Porto are the only teams to have played in multiple shoot-outs and failed to have won any.
Extra time
- Most matches requiring extra time: 14 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid; nine of these were decided by the end of extra time, and five went to penalty shoot-outs.
- Most matches requiring extra time in a final: 3
- Template:Fbaicon Milan (1958, 2003 and 2005)
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich (1974, 2001 and 2012)
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (1958, 2014 and 2016)
- Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid (1974, 2014 and 2016)
- Seventeen finals have gone to extra time. One was replayed and eleven went to a penalty shoot-out, while the remaining five were decided after 120 minutes:
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid 3–2 Template:Fbaicon Milan, 1958
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United 4–1 Template:Fbaicon Benfica, 1968
- Template:Fbaicon Feyenoord 2–1 Template:Fbaicon Celtic, 1970
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona 1–0 Template:Fbaicon Sampdoria, 1992
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid 4–1 Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid, 2014
Most goals in a match
- Most goals scored in a single match: 14 – Template:Fbaicon Feyenoord 12–2 Template:Fbaicon KR Reykjavík, first round, 1969–70
- Most goals scored in a single match in the Champions League era: 12 – Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund 8–4 Template:Fbaicon Legia Warsaw, group stage, 2016–17
- Most goals scored in a knockout phase match in the Champions League era: 10 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich 8–2 Template:Fbaicon Barcelona, quarter-finals, 2019–20[16]
- Most goals scored in a final: 10 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid 7–3 Template:Fbaicon Eintracht Frankfurt, 1960 final
- Most goals scored in a final in the Champions League era: 6 – Template:Fbaicon Liverpool 3–3 Template:Fbaicon Milan, 2005 final
Highest scoring draws
- Highest scoring draw: 8
- Template:Fbaicon Vörös Lobogó 4–4 Template:Fbaicon Reims, quarter-finals, 1955–56
- Template:Fbaicon Hamburger SV 4–4 Template:Fbaicon Juventus, first group stage, 2000–01
- Template:Fbaicon Chelsea 4–4 Template:Fbaicon Liverpool, quarter-finals, 2008–09
- Template:Fbaicon Bayer Leverkusen 4–4 Template:Fbaicon Roma, group stage, 2015–16
- Template:Fbaicon Chelsea 4–4 Template:Fbaicon Ajax, group stage, 2019–20
More European Cups than domestic league titles
- Template:Fbaicon Nottingham Forest are the only club to have won the European Cup more times (twice) than they have won their own domestic league (once). Forest won the Football League in 1978, before winning the European Cup in 1979 and defending it in 1980. Nottingham Forest are also the only previous winners of the European Cup to be later relegated to the third tier of their national league (in 2005).
Not winning the domestic league
- The competition format was changed in 1997–98 to allow teams that were not champions of their domestic league nor reigning title holders to compete in the tournament. Since then there have been European Champions who had neither been domestic nor continental champions:
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United's treble-winners of 1998–99 were the first winners of the tournament to have won neither their domestic title nor the European Cup/Champions League the previous season. Since then:
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (1999–2000, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2021–22 and 2023–24)
- Template:Fbaicon Milan (2002–03 and 2006–07)
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool (2004–05 and 2018–19)
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona (2008–09 and 2014–15)
- Template:Fbaicon Chelsea (2011–12 and 2020–21)
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich (2012–13)
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United's treble-winners of 1998–99 were the first winners of the tournament to have won neither their domestic title nor the European Cup/Champions League the previous season. Since then:
- 22 clubs have qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage despite not having won the domestic league title before:
- Template:Fbaicon Brest, Rennes
- Template:Fbaicon TSG Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hertha BSC, RB Leipzig, Schalke 04, Union Berlin
- Template:Fbaicon Atalanta, Parma, Udinese
- Template:Fbaicon Heerenveen
- Template:Fbaicon Braga
- Template:Fbaicon Krasnodar, Rostov
- Template:Fbaicon Celta Vigo, Girona, Mallorca, Málaga, Villarreal
- Template:Fbaicon Thun
- Template:Fbaicon Bayer Leverkusen (in 2002) is the only club to play in the final having never won their domestic league. They would later win a first league title in 2024.
- There have been ten finals contested where both sides did not win their national league in the previous season:
- 1999 – Template:Fbaicon Manchester United (2nd) vs Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich (2nd)
- 2000 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (2nd) vs Template:Fbaicon Valencia (4th)
- 2007 – Template:Fbaicon Milan (3rd) vs Template:Fbaicon Liverpool (3rd)
- 2012 – Template:Fbaicon Chelsea (2nd) vs Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich (3rd)
- 2014 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (2nd) vs Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid (3rd)
- 2016 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (2nd) vs Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid (3rd)
- 2019 – Template:Fbaicon Tottenham Hotspur (3rd) vs Template:Fbaicon Liverpool (4th)
- 2021 – Template:Fbaicon Manchester City (2nd) vs Template:Fbaicon Chelsea (4th)
- 2022 – Template:Fbaicon Liverpool (3rd) vs Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (2nd)
- 2024 – Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund (2nd) vs Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (2nd)
Comebacks
Group stage
- Only two teams have progressed past the group stage after losing their first three games:[17]
- Template:Fbaicon Newcastle United in 2002–03: In Newcastle's final game against Feyenoord, Craig Bellamy's goal in the first minute of second-half stoppage time secured the 3–2 victory and a place in the second group stage.
- Template:Fbaicon Atalanta in 2019–20: Atalanta managed to advance after losing their first three matches and drawing their fourth.
- Only fifteen teams have progressed past the group stage after losing their first two games. Of these sides, only Galatasaray, Tottenham Hotspur and Atalanta managed to advance past the second round of the tournament.
- Template:Fbaicon Dynamo Kyiv in 1999–2000; lost on head-to-head criteria in second group stage to Real Madrid despite having a better goal difference
- Template:Fbaicon Newcastle United and Bayer Leverkusen in 2002–03; placed 3rd and 4th in second group stage respectively
- Template:Fbaicon Werder Bremen in 2005–06; lost to Juventus on away goals (4–4 agg.) in the round of 16
- Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan in 2006–07;[18] lost to Valencia on away goals (2–2 agg.) in the round of 16
- Template:Fbaicon Lyon in 2007–08; lost 2–1 on aggregate to Manchester United in the round of 16
- Template:Fbaicon Panathinaikos in 2008–09; came back to win the group but lost 3–2 on aggregate to Villarreal in the round of 16
- Template:Fbaicon Marseille in 2010–11; lost 2–1 on aggregate to Manchester United in the round of 16
- Template:Fbaicon Galatasaray in 2012–13; lost 5–3 on aggregate to Real Madrid in the quarter-finals
- Template:Fbaicon Arsenal in 2015–16; lost 5–1 on aggregate to Barcelona in the round of 16
- Template:Fbaicon Tottenham Hotspur in 2018–19; lost 2–0 to Liverpool in the final
- Template:Fbaicon Atalanta in 2019–20; lost 2–1 to Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals
- Template:Fbaicon Sporting CP in 2021–22; lost 5–0 on aggregate to Manchester City in the round of 16
- Template:Fbaicon Porto in 2022–23; came back to win the group but lost 1–0 on aggregate to Inter Milan in the round of 16
- Template:Fbaicon RB Leipzig in 2022–23; lost 8–1 on aggregate to Manchester City in the round of 16
- In 1994–95, defending champions Milan started the group stage with a loss and a win, but were deducted two points for crowd trouble against Casino Salzburg on matchday two. With zero points after two games, they still managed to advance from the group and later to the final, where they lost to Ajax.
- Only three teams have progressed past the group stage without winning any of their first five games:
- Template:Fbaicon Juventus drew their first five games in 1998–99
- Template:Fbaicon Feyenoord drew their first five games in 1999–2000
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool lost their first game and drew next four games in 2001–02 second group stage
- Another three teams have progressed past the group stage without winning any of their first four games:
- Template:Fbaicon Lokomotiv Moscow lost three and drew one in 2002–03 (first group stage)
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City lost two and drew two in 2014–15
- Template:Fbaicon Atalanta lost three and drew one in 2019–20
Two-leg knockout matches
- Only one team has lost the first leg of a knockout match by four goals, but still managed to qualify for the next round:
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona lost 4–0 to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the round of 16 in 2016–17, but won 6–1 in the second leg to advance 6–5 on aggregate[19]
- One additional team was trailing by four goals at some point in a knockout match, but still managed to qualify for the next round:
- Template:Fbaicon Tottenham Hotspur were trailing 4–0 to Górnik Zabrze after 48 minutes of the first leg in the 1961–62 preliminary round, but managed to finish the game down 4–2 and won 8–1 in the second leg to advance 10–5 on aggregate
- Seventeen teams have lost the first leg of a knockout match by three goals, but still managed to qualify for the next round:
- Template:Fbaicon Schalke 04 lost 3–0 to KB in the 1958–59 first round, but won 5–2 in the second leg and advanced after winning 3–1 in the play-off
- Template:Fbaicon Jeunesse Esch lost 4–1 to Haka in the 1963–64 preliminary round, but won 4–0 in the second leg and advanced 5–4 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Partizan lost 4–1 to Sparta Prague in the 1965–66 quarter-finals, but won 5–0 in the second leg and advanced 6–4 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Panathinaikos lost 4–1 to Red Star Belgrade in the 1970–71 semi-finals, but won 3–0 in the second leg and advanced to the final on away goals
- Template:Fbaicon Saint-Étienne lost 4–1 to Hajduk Split in the 1974–75 second round, but won 5–1 in the second leg and advanced 6–5 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid lost 4–1 to Derby County in the 1975–76 second round, but won 5–1 in the second leg and advanced 6–5 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona lost 3–0 to Gothenburg in the 1985–86 semi-finals, but won 3–0 in the second leg and advanced after winning 5–4 on penalties
- Template:Fbaicon Werder Bremen lost 3–0 to Dynamo Berlin in the 1988–89 first round, but won 5–0 in the second leg and advanced 5–3 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Galatasaray lost 3–0 to Neuchâtel Xamax in the 1988–89 second round, but won 5–0 in the second leg and advanced 5–3 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Leeds United lost 3–0 to VfB Stuttgart in the 1992–93 first round, but was awarded a 3–0 win in the second leg and advanced after winning 2–1 in the play-off
- Template:Fbaicon Copenhagen lost 3–0 to Linfield in the 1993–94 first round, but won 4–0 after extra time in the second leg and advanced 4–3 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain lost 3–0 to Steaua București in the 1997–98 second qualifying round, but won 5–0 in the second leg and advanced 5–3 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Widzew Łódź lost 4–1 to Litex Lovech in the 1999–2000 second qualifying round, but won 4–1 in the second leg and advanced after winning 3–2 on penalties
- Template:Fbaicon KF Tirana lost 3–0 to Dinamo Tbilisi in the 2003–04 first qualifying round, but won 3–0 in the second leg and advanced after winning 4–2 on penalties
- Template:Fbaicon Deportivo La Coruña lost 4–1 to Milan in the 2003–04 quarter-finals, but won 4–0 in the second leg and advanced 5–4 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Roma lost 4–1 to Barcelona in the 2017–18 quarter-finals, but won 3–0 in the second leg and advanced on away goals
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool lost 3–0 to Barcelona in the 2018–19 semi-finals, but won 4–0 in the second leg and advanced to the final 4–3 on aggregate
- Another 17 teams were trailing by three goals at some point in a knockout match, but still managed to qualify for the next round:
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United were trailing 0–3 to Athletic Bilbao after 43 minutes of the first leg in the quarter-final 1956–57, and then 2–5 after 78 minutes, but managed to finish the game 3–5 and won 3–0 in the second leg and 6–5 on aggregate.
- Template:Fbaicon Hamburger SV were trailing 0–3 to Burnley after 74 minutes of the first leg in the quarter-final 1960–61, but managed to finish the game 1–3 and won 4–1 in the second leg and 5–4 on aggregate.
- Template:Fbaicon Spartak Trnava were trailing 0–3 to Steaua București after 51 minutes of the first leg in the first round 1968–69, but managed to finish the game 1–3 and won 4–0 in the second leg and 5–3 on aggregate.
- Template:Fbaicon Austria Wien were trailing 0–3 to Levski-Spartak after 62 minutes of the first leg in the preliminary round 1970–71, but managed to finish the game 1–3 and won 3–0 in the second leg and 4–3 on aggregate.
- Template:Fbaicon Basel were trailing 0–3 to Spartak Moscow after 76 minutes of the first leg in the first round 1970–71, but managed to finish the game 2–3 and won 2–1 in the second leg to qualify on away goals.
- Template:Fbaicon Anderlecht were trailing 0–3 to Slovan Bratislava after 44 minutes, and 1–4 after 63 minutes of the first leg in the preliminary round 1974–75, but managed to finish the game 2–4 and won 3–1 in the second leg to qualify on away goals.
- Template:Fbaicon Saint-Étienne were trailing 0–3 to Ruch Chorzów after 46 minutes of the first leg in the quarter-final 1974–75, but managed to finish the game 2–3 and won 2–0 in the second leg and 4–3 on aggregate.
- Template:Fbaicon Borussia Mönchengladbach were trailing 0–3 to Wacker Innsbruck after 27 minutes of the first leg in the quarter-final 1977–78, but managed to finish the game 1–3 and won 2–0 in the second leg to qualify on away goals.
- Template:Fbaicon Banik Ostrava were trailing 0–3 to Ferencváros after 47 minutes of the first leg in the first round 1981–82, but managed to finish the game 2–3 and won 3–0 in the second leg and 5–3 on aggregate.
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich were trailing 0–3 to CSKA Sofia after 18 minutes of the first leg in the semi-final 1981–82, but managed to finish the game 3–4 and won 4–0 in the second leg and 7–4 on aggregate.
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid were trailing 0–3 to Red Star Belgrade after 39 minutes of the first leg in the quarter-final 1986–87, but managed to finish the game 2–4 and won 2–0 in the second leg to qualify on away goals.
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid were trailing 0–3 to Bayern Munich after 47 minutes of the first leg in the quarter-final 1987–88, but managed to finish the game 2–3 and won 2–0 in the second leg and 4–3 on aggregate.
- Template:Fbaicon Sparta Prague were trailing 0–3 to Marseille after 60 minutes of the first leg in the second round 1991–92, but managed to finish the game 2–3 and won 2–1 in the second leg to qualify on away goals.
- Template:Fbaicon Cork City were trailing 0–3 to Cwmbrân Town after 27 minutes of the first leg in the preliminary round 1993–94, but managed to finish the game 2–3 and won 2–1 in the second leg to qualify on away goals.
- Template:Fbaicon Monaco were trailing 1–4 to Real Madrid after 81 minutes of the first leg in the quarter-final 2003–04, managed to finish the game 2–4, were trailing 0–1 (2–5 on aggregate) after 36 minutes of the second leg, but won 3–1 to qualify on away goals.
- Template:Fbaicon Tottenham Hotspur were trailing 0–3 to Young Boys after 28 minutes of the first leg in the play-off round 2010–11, but managed to finish the game 2–3 and won 4–0 in the second leg and 6–3 on aggregate.
- Template:Fbaicon Tottenham Hotspur were trailing 0–2 (0–3 on agg.) to Ajax after 35 minutes of the second leg in the semi-final 2018–19, but managed to win the game 3–2 to qualify on away goals after a 3–3 aggregate score.
- Four teams lost the first leg of a knockout match by three goals, overcame the deficit in the second leg, but still did not qualify for the next round:
- Template:Fbaicon Rapid Wien lost 4–1 to Milan in the preliminary round 1957–58, won 5–2 in the second leg, but lost 4–2 in the play-off.
- Template:Fbaicon Górnik Zabrze lost 4–1 to Dukla Prague in the preliminary round 1964–65, won 3–0 in the second leg, but lost the coin toss after the play-off ended 0–0.
- Template:Fbaicon Benfica lost 3–0 to Celtic in the second round 1969–70, won 3–0 in the second leg, but lost the coin toss.
- Template:Fbaicon Juventus lost their home leg of the 2017–18 quarter-finals to Real Madrid 0–3, but then proceeded to score three unanswered goals in the away game to put the aggregate score at 3–3 only to concede a last minute penalty and lose 3–4 on aggregate.
- Two teams were trailing by three goals at some point in a knockout match, overcame the deficit, but still did not qualify for the next round:
- Template:Fbaicon Gothenburg were trailing 0–3 to Sparta Rotterdam after 48 minutes of the first leg in the round of 16 1959–60, but managed to finish the game 1–3 and won 3–1 in the second leg, only to lose 1–3 in the playoff.
- Template:Fbaicon Red Star Belgrade lost 1–3 to Rangers in the preliminary round 1964–65 and were trailing 0–1 (1–4 on aggregate) after 40 minutes of the second leg, but managed to win the game 4–2, only to lose 1–3 in the playoff.
- Only two teams has lost the first leg of a knockout match at home by two goals, but still managed to qualify for the next round:
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax lost 3–1 to Benfica in the first leg of the quarter-finals in 1968–69 at Olympic Stadium, but won 3–1 in the second leg at the Estádio da Luz then won 3–0 in the playoff.
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United lost 2–0 to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the round of 16 in 2018–19 at Old Trafford, but won 3–1 in the second leg at the Parc des Princes to advance on away goals[20] Including the European Cup era, only Ajax have additionally managed to achieve this feat; they lost 3–1 at home to Benfica in the first leg of the quarter-finals in 1968–69, but won 3–1 away in the second leg to force a play-off, which they won 3–0 after extra time[21]
- On eight occasions, a team lost the first leg away from home 1–0 and was trailing 1–0 in the second leg at home, but managed to score the three goals required under the away goals rule and qualify for the next round (Or two goals and qualify on penalties shoot-out after removing the away goals rule in 2021–22):
- Template:Fbaicon Celtic lost 1–0 away to Partizani in the 1979–80 first round and were trailing 1–0 (2–0 on aggregate, with Partizani also having an away goal) after 15 minutes of the second leg, but managed to win the game 4–1 and advance 4–2 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon AEK Athens lost 1–0 away to Dynamo Dresden in the 1989–90 first round and were trailing 1–0 (2–0 on aggregate, with Dresden also having an away goal) after 10 minutes of the second leg, but managed to win the game 5–3 and advance 5–4 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon PSV Eindhoven lost 1–0 away to Steaua București in the 1989–90 second round and were trailing 1–0 (2–0 on aggregate, with Steaua also having an away goal) after 17 minutes of the second leg, but managed to win the game 5–1 and advance 5–2 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona lost 1–0 away to Panathinaikos in the 2001–02 quarter-finals and were trailing 1–0 (2–0 on aggregate, with Panathinaikos also having an away goal) after eight minutes of the second leg, but managed to win the game 3–1 and advance 3–2 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Shakhtar Donetsk lost 1–0 away to Red Bull Salzburg in the 2007–08 third qualifying round and were trailing 1–0 (2–0 on aggregate, with Salzburg also having an away goal) after five minutes of the second leg, but managed to win the game 3–1 and advance 3–2 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon BATE Borisov lost 1–0 away to Debrecen in the 2014–15 third qualifying round and were trailing 1–0 (2–0 on aggregate, with Debrecen also having an away goal) after 20 minutes of the second leg, but managed to win the game 3–1 and advance 3–2 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid lost 1–0 away to Paris Saint-Germain in the 2021–22 round of 16 and were trailing 1–0 (2–0 on aggregate) after 39 minutes of the second leg, but managed to win the game 3–1 and advance 3–2 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid lost 1–0 away to Inter Milan in the 2023–24 round of 16 and were trailing 1–0 (2–0 on aggregate) after 33 minutes of the second leg, but managed to win the game 2–1 and qualify on penalties shoot-out
- On one occasion, a team lost the first leg at home by one goal and was trailing 0–1 in the second leg away from home, but managed to score two or more goals afterwards and progressed to the next round:
- Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain lost 2–3 home to Barcelona in the 2023–24 quarter-finals and were trailing 1–0 (4–2 on aggregate) after 12 minutes of the second leg, but managed to win the game 1–4 and advance 4–6 on aggregate
Single game
- No team has ever managed to escape a loss in a single game after trailing by four or more goals.
- Teams have managed to win a game after trailing by three goals on three occasions:
- Template:Fbaicon Werder Bremen were trailing 3–0 to Anderlecht after 33 minutes in the 1993–94 group stage, but managed to win the game 5–3
- Template:Fbaicon Deportivo La Coruña were trailing 3–0 to Paris Saint-Germain after 55 minutes in the 2000–01 second group stage, but managed to win the game 4–3
- Template:Fbaicon Maccabi Haifa were trailing 3–0 to Aktobe after 15 minutes in the 2009–10 third qualifying round second leg, but managed to win the game 4–3 and advance 4–3 on aggregate
- Teams have managed to tie a game after trailing by three goals on thirteen occasions:
- Template:Fbaicon Vörös Lobogó were trailing 4–1 to Reims after 52 minutes in the second leg of the 1955–56 quarter-finals, but managed to finish the game 4–4; however, Reims still advanced after winning 8–6 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Red Star Belgrade were trailing 3–0 to Manchester United after 31 minutes in the second leg of the 1957–58 quarter-finals, but managed to finish the game 3–3; however, Manchester United still advanced after winning 5–4 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Panathinaikos were trailing 3–0 to Linfield after 26 minutes in the second leg of the 1984–85 second round, but managed to finish the game 3–3 and advance 5–4 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool were trailing 3–0 to Basel after 29 minutes in the 2002–03 first group stage, but managed to finish the game 3–3
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool were trailing 3–0 to Milan after 44 minutes in the 2005 final, but managed to finish the game 3–3, and win the final 3–2 on penalties
- Template:Fbaicon Maccabi Tel Aviv were trailing 3–0 to Basel after 32 minutes in the second leg of the 2013–14 third qualifying round, but managed to finish the game 3–3; however, Basel still advanced after winning 4–3 on aggregate
- Template:Fbaicon Anderlecht were trailing 3–0 to Arsenal after 58 minutes in the 2014–15 group stage, but managed to finish the game 3–3
- Template:Fbaicon Molde were trailing 3–0 to Dinamo Zagreb after 22 minutes in the second leg of the 2015–16 third qualifying round, but managed to finish the game 3–3; however, Dinamo Zagreb still advanced on away goals
- Template:Fbaicon Beşiktaş were trailing 3–0 to Benfica after 31 minutes in the 2016–17 group stage, but managed to finish the game 3–3
- Template:Fbaicon Sevilla were trailing 3–0 to Liverpool after 30 minutes in the 2017–18 group stage, but managed to finish the game 3–3
- Template:Fbaicon Chelsea were trailing 4–1 to Ajax after 55 minutes in the 2019–20 group stage, but managed to finish the game 4–4
- Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan were trailing 3–0 to Benfica after 34 minutes in the 2023–24 group stage, but managed to finish the game 3–3
- Template:Fbaicon Feyenoord were trailing 3–0 to Manchester City after 53 minutes in the 2024–25 league phase, but managed to finish the game 3–3
Defence
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- Most clean sheets in a season: 10
- Template:Fbaicon Milan, 1993–94
- Template:Fbaicon Arsenal, 2005–06
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid, 2015–16
- Including qualifying rounds, Template:Fbaicon Valencia in the 2000–01 also had 10 clean sheets.
- Longest period without conceding a goal: 995 minutes – Template:Fbaicon Arsenal, September 2005 – May 2006; the run started after Markus Rosenberg's goal for Ajax in the 71st minute of matchday 2 of the group stage, continued with four group stage games and six games in the knockout rounds, and ended with Samuel Eto'o's goal for Barcelona after 76 minutes in the final. These minutes were split between two goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (648 minutes) and Manuel Almunia (347 minutes).[22]
- Fewest goals conceded by European Cup-winning team: 2 goals
- Template:Fbaicon Aston Villa, 1981–82; in nine matches
- Template:Fbaicon Milan, 1993–94; in twelve matches
- Lowest-ever goals conceded-per-game ratio for Champions League-winning: 0.16 – Template:Fbaicon Milan, 1993–94; conceded 2 goals in 12 matches.
- Most goals conceded by European Cup-winning team: 17 goals – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid, 1999–2000
- Highest-ever goals conceded-per-game ratio for Champions League-winning: 1.57 – Template:Fbaicon Benfica, 1961–62; conceded 11 goals in 7 matches.
- Fewest goals conceded by a finalists: 1 goal – Template:Fbaicon Benfica, 1987–88
- Longest run without conceding from the start of a campaign: 540 minutes – Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan, 2024–25; the run ended with Nordi Mukiele's goal for Bayer Leverkusen after 90 minutes on matchday 6 of the league phase.
Goalscoring records
- Most goals in a season: 45 goals – Template:Fbaicon Barcelona, 1999–2000
- Most goals in a season, including qualifying stages: 47 goals – Template:Fbaicon Liverpool, 2017–18
- Most goals by a Champions League-winning side: 43 goals – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 2019–20
- Highest-ever goal-per-game ratio by a Champions League-winning side: 4.4 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid, 1959–60; scoring 31 goals in 7 matches.
- Fewest goals by a Champions League-winning side: 9 goals – Template:Fbaicon PSV Eindhoven, 1987–88
- Fewest-ever goal-per-game ratio by a Champions League-winning side: 1 – Template:Fbaicon PSV Eindhoven, 1987–88; scoring 9 goals in 9 matches.
- Most goalscorers by a team in a season: 15 – Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund, 2016–17[23]
- Most goalscorers by a Champions League-winning side in a season: 14 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid, 2001–02
- Most goalscorers by a team in a single match: 8 – Template:Fbaicon Borussia Mönchengladbach v Larnaca, 22 September 1970
- First club to reach the 1000th goal: Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid; doing so when Karim Benzema scored the first goal in the 14th minute in his team's 2–1 victory against Shakhtar Donetsk in the fourth matchday of the group stage in the 2021–22 season.[24]
Meetings
- Most faced teams: 28 matches – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich v Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid, 1976–2024
- Most consecutive faced teams: 5 seasons – Template:Fbaicon Chelsea v Template:Fbaicon Liverpool, 2004–2009
- Clubs that faced each other on four consecutive seasons:
- Template:Fbaicon Deportivo La Coruña v Template:Fbaicon Juventus, 2000–2004 (8 matches involved that half of those resulted in draw, the Spain side won thrice and the Italian won once.)
- Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid v Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid, 2013–2017 (6 matches involved that half of those won by Real, Atlético only won once and twice in draw.)
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City v Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid, 2021–2025 (8 matches involved that three of those won by Real and two by City, rest of those resulted in draw.)
Penalties
- Most penalties awarded in UEFA Champions League era: 62 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich[25][26]
- Most penalties conceded in UEFA Champions League era: 40 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid[27]
- Most penalties awarded in a match: 4 – Template:Fbaicon Red Bull Salzburg v Template:Fbaicon Sevilla, group stage, 2021–22; three for Salzburg and one for Sevilla, of which two were scored.[28]
- Most penalties awarded in a final: 3 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich v Template:Fbaicon Valencia, 2001 final
- Seventeen penalties have been taken in the final of the tournament in fifteen occasions that only the 2001 had multiple penalties. Twelve of those have been scored and five have been saved:
- Green tick 1957: by Alfredo Di Stéfano in the 69th minute for Real Madrid, against Fiorentina
- Red X 1959: by Enrique Mateos in the 16th minute for Real Madrid, against Reims
- Green tick 1960: by Ferenc Puskás in the 56th minute for Real Madrid, against Eintracht Frankfurt
- Green tick 1962: by Eusébio in the 64th minute for Benfica, against Real Madrid
- Green tick 1967: by Sandro Mazzola in the 7th minute for Inter Milan, against Celtic
- Green tick 1969: by Velibor Vasović in the 60th minute for Ajax, against Milan
- Green tick 1977: by Phil Neal in the 82nd minute for Liverpool, against Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Green tick 1985: by Michel Platini in the 58th minute for Juventus, against Liverpool
- Green tick 2001: by Gaizka Mendieta in the 2nd minute for Valencia, against Bayern Munich
- Red X 2001: by Mehmet Scholl in the 5th minute for Bayern Munich, against Valencia
- Green tick 2001: by Stefan Effenberg in the 50th minute for Bayern Munich, against Valencia
- Red X 2005: by Xabi Alonso in the 60th minute for Liverpool, against Milan (The penalty was saved but Alonso scored from the rebound.)
- Red X 2012: by Arjen Robben in the 95th minute for Bayern Munich, against Chelsea
- Green tick 2013: by İlkay Gündoğan in the 68th minute for Borussia Dortmund, against Bayern Munich
- Green tick 2014: by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 120th minute for Real Madrid, against Atlético Madrid
- Red X 2016: by Antoine Griezmann in the 47th minute for Atlético Madrid, against Real Madrid
- Green tick 2019: by Mohamed Salah in the 2nd minute for Liverpool, against Tottenham Hotspur
Defending the trophy
- A total of 70 tournaments have been played: 37 in the European Cup era (1955–56 to 1991–92) and 33 in the Champions League era (1992–93 to 2024–25). 15 of the 69 attempts to defend the trophy (21.7%) have been successful, split between eight teams. These are:
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid on six attempts out of fifteen (1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 2016–17, 2017–18)
- Template:Fbaicon Benfica on one attempt out of two (1961–62)
- Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan on one attempt out of three (1964–65)
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax on two attempts out of four (1971–72, 1972–73)
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich on two attempts out of six (1974–75, 1975–76)
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool on one attempt out of six (1977–78)
- Template:Fbaicon Nottingham Forest on one attempt out of two (1979–80)
- Template:Fbaicon Milan on one attempt out of seven (1989–90)
- Between the two eras of this competition, this breaks down as:
- Of the 36 attempts in European Cup era: 13 successful (36.1%)
- Of the 33 attempts in the Champions League era: 2 successful (6.06%)
- Only one team has managed to defend the trophy in the Champions League era: Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (twice), who won in 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18.
- The teams who came closest to defending the trophy but who were unsuccessful, all making it to the final:
- Of the 23 teams that have won the trophy, 15 have never defended it. Only five of these have won the trophy more than once, and so have had more than one attempt to do so. These are:
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona on five attempts: lost to CSKA Moscow in the second round in 1992–93, to Liverpool in the round of 16 in 2006–07, to Inter Milan in the semi-finals in 2009–10, to Chelsea in the semi-finals in 2011–12, and to Atlético Madrid in the quarter-finals in 2015–16
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United on three attempts: lost to Milan in the semi-finals in 1968–69, to Real Madrid in the quarter-finals in 1999–2000, and to Barcelona in the final in 2008–09
- Template:Fbaicon Juventus on two attempts: lost to Barcelona in the quarter-finals in 1985–86, and to Borussia Dortmund in the final in 1996–97
- Template:Fbaicon Porto on two attempts: lost to Real Madrid in the second round in 1987–88, and to Inter Milan in the round of 16 in 2004–05
- Template:Fbaicon Chelsea on two attempts: finished behind Juventus and Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stage in 2012–13, and lost to Real Madrid in the quarter-finals in 2021–22
- During the Champions League era, only one title holder has failed to qualify from the group stage:
- Template:Fbaicon Marseille were denied the opportunity to defend their title in 1993–94, following their punishment due to the French football bribery scandal.
- Two teams lost consecutive finals:
- Template:Fbaicon Juventus (1997 and 1998)
- Template:Fbaicon Valencia (2000 and 2001)
- Three teams won the tournament after losing the final in the previous season:
- Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan's 2009–10 triumph came 45 years after winning their previous title (1964–65). This was the longest time any Champions League winner had gone since previously winning the tournament.
Disciplinary
- Most red cards: 28 – Template:Fbaicon Juventus
- Most yellow cards in a match: 12 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich v Template:Fbaicon Juventus, round of 16, 2015–16
Own goals
- Most own goals: 12 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid
- Most own goals in a season: 4
- Template:Fbaicon Girona, 2024–25
- Template:Fbaicon Feyenoord, 2024–25
- Most own goals in a match: 3 – Template:Fbaicon Astana v Template:Fbaicon Galatasaray, group stage, 2015–16
Finals
- Most number of finals two teams have played each other: 3 times
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid v Template:Fbaicon Liverpool; lost 0–1 in 1981, won 3–1 in 2018, won 1–0 in 2022
- Eight other pairs of teams have played each other in two finals:[29]
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid v Template:Fbaicon Reims; won 4–3 in 1956 and won 2–0 in 1959
- Template:Fbaicon Milan v Template:Fbaicon Benfica; won 2–1 in 1963 and won 1–0 in 1990
- Template:Fbaicon Milan v Template:Fbaicon Ajax; won 4–1 in 1969 and lost 0–1 in 1995
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax v Template:Fbaicon Juventus; won 1–0 in 1973 and lost 1–1 (2–4 on penalties) in 1996
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool v Template:Fbaicon Milan; won 3–3 (3–2 on penalties) in 2005 and lost 1–2 in 2007
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona v Template:Fbaicon Manchester United; won 2–0 in 2009 and won 3–1 in 2011
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid v Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid; won 4–1 Template:Aet in 2014 and won 1–1 (5–3 on penalties) in 2016
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid v Template:Fbaicon Juventus; won 1–0 in 1998 and won 4–1 in 2017
- Other than the first season, nine finals were played where neither team had previously won the tournament, with all of them occurring in the European Cup era:
- 1961: Template:Fbaicon Benfica v Template:Fbaicon Barcelona
- 1971: Template:Fbaicon Ajax v Template:Fbaicon Panathinaikos
- 1974: Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich v Template:Fbaicon Atletico Madrid
- 1977: Template:Fbaicon Liverpool v Template:Fbaicon Borussia Mönchengladbach
- 1979: Template:Fbaicon Nottingham Forest v Template:Fbaicon Malmö FF
- 1983: Template:Fbaicon Hamburger SV v Template:Fbaicon Juventus
- 1986: Template:Fbaicon Steaua București v Template:Fbaicon Barcelona
- 1991: Template:Fbaicon Red Star Belgrade v Template:Fbaicon Marseille
- 1992: Template:Fbaicon Barcelona v Template:Fbaicon Sampdoria
- On nine occasions, but never in the final, has there been a rematch of the previous season's final at some point in the following season's competition:
- 1977–78: Template:Fbaicon Liverpool v Template:Fbaicon Borussia Mönchengladbach (semi-finals)
- 1996–97: Template:Fbaicon Juventus v Template:Fbaicon Ajax (semi-finals)
- 2010–11: Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan v Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich (round of 16)
- 2014–15: Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid v Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid (quarter-finals)
- 2016–17: Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid v Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid (semi-finals)
- 2017–18: Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid v Template:Fbaicon Juventus (quarter-finals)
- 2020–21: Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich v Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain (quarter-finals)
- 2022–23: Template:Fbaicon Liverpool v Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (round of 16)
- 2024–25: Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid v Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund (league phase)
- Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 were the only side to lost the initial final but won the rematch, doing so on away goals.
- In only two seasons, the eventual finalists had already met in previous stages, in particular the group stage:
- In 1994–95, Ajax and Milan met in the group stage and later in the final. Ajax won all three matches (2–0 both home and away in the group stage, 1–0 in the final).
- In the 1998–99 edition, eventual winners Manchester United met Bayern Munich twice in the group stage (both draws) and later in the final.
- Only four clubs have played a final in their home stadium:
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (1957), Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan (1965), Template:Fbaicon Roma (1984) and Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich (2012)
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (1957) and Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan (1965) were the only clubs who won a final in their home stadium.
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (1957), Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan (1965), Template:Fbaicon Roma (1984) and Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich (2012)
- On 12 occasions, the host of the final was the home country of a finalist:
- Template:Fbaicon (3x): Inter Milan (1965 at San Siro, Milan); Roma (1984 at Stadio Olimpico, Rome); Juventus (1996 at Stadio Olimpico, Rome)
- Template:Fbaicon (3x): Manchester United (1968 and 2011 at Wembley Stadium, London); Liverpool (1978 at Wembley Stadium, London)
- Template:Fbaicon (2x): Real Madrid (1957 at Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid); Barcelona (1986 at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville)
- Template:Fbaicon (2x): Borussia Dortmund (1997 at Olympiastadion, Munich); Bayern Munich (2012 at Allianz Arena, Munich)
- Template:Fbaicon (1x): Reims (1956 at Parc des Princes, Paris)
- Template:Fbaicon (1x): Ajax (1972 at De Kuip, Rotterdam)
- From the 12 occasions, 7 clubs have won the final in their home country:
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid (1957), Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan (1965), Template:Fbaicon Manchester United (1968), Template:Fbaicon Ajax (1972), Template:Fbaicon Liverpool (1978), Template:Fbaicon Juventus (1996) and Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund (1997)
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United is the only club who played two finals in their home country, winning (1968) and losing (2011).
Nationalities
- Three clubs have won the European Cup/Champions League fielding teams from a single nationality:
- Template:Fbaicon Benfica twice won the competition (1961 and 1962) with a team consisting entirely of Portuguese players, although some of them had been born in Portuguese African colonies, then Overseas Provinces of Portugal but now independent nations.
- Template:Fbaicon Celtic won the competition in 1967 with their entire squad born within a 30-mile radius of Celtic Park, their home ground.
- Template:Fbaicon Steaua București won in 1986 with a team consisting entirely of players from Romania.
- In addition, Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid won the competition in 1966 with Spanish players in the final match lineup, despite the participation of some foreign players in the lower rounds. This generation was called the 'Yé-yé'.
- Template:Fbaicon Arsenal are believed to be the first club in Champions League history to have fielded 11 players of different nationalities at the same time, in their 2–1 win away at Hamburger SV on 13 September 2006. The Arsenal team, after the 28th-minute substitution of Kolo Touré, was: Jens Lehmann (Germany), Emmanuel Eboué (Ivory Coast), Johan Djourou (Switzerland), Justin Hoyte (England), William Gallas (France), Tomáš Rosický (Czech Republic), Gilberto Silva (Brazil), Cesc Fàbregas (Spain), Alexander Hleb (Belarus), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) and Robin van Persie (Netherlands).[30]
Countries
- On eight occasions has the final of the tournament involved two teams from the same nation:
- Template:Fbaicon 2000: Real Madrid 3–0 Valencia
- Template:Fbaicon 2003: Milan 0–0 Template:Pso Juventus
- Template:Fbaicon 2008: Manchester United 1–1 Template:Pso Chelsea
- Template:Fbaicon 2013: Bayern Munich 2–1 Borussia Dortmund
- Template:Fbaicon 2014: Real Madrid 4–1 Template:Aet Atlético Madrid
- Template:Fbaicon 2016: Real Madrid 1–1 Template:Pso Atlético Madrid
- Template:Fbaicon 2019: Liverpool 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur
- Template:Fbaicon 2021: Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City
- In addition to the eight finals, 34 meetings between teams from the same league have been or will be played:
- Twelve meetings from the English league:
- 1978–79: Nottingham Forest 2–0 Liverpool, first round (2–0, 0–0)
- 2003–04: Chelsea 3–2 Arsenal, quarter-finals (1–1, 2–1)
- 2004–05: Liverpool 1–0 Chelsea, semi-finals (0–0, 1–0)
- 2005–06: Liverpool 0–0 Chelsea, group stage (0–0, 0–0)
- 2006–07: Liverpool 1–1 (4–1 pen.) Chelsea, semi-finals (1–0, 0–1)
- 2007–08: Liverpool 5–3 Arsenal, quarter-finals (1–1, 4–2)
- 2007–08: Chelsea 4–3 Liverpool, semi-finals (1–1, 3–2)
- 2008–09: Chelsea 7–5 Liverpool, quarter-finals (3–1, 4–4)
- 2008–09: Manchester United 4–1 Arsenal, semi-finals (1–0, 3–1)
- 2010–11: Manchester United 3–1 Chelsea, quarter-finals (1–0, 2–1)
- 2017–18: Liverpool 5–1 Manchester City, quarter-finals (3–0, 2–1)
- 2018–19: Tottenham Hotspur 4–4 Manchester City, quarter-finals (1–0, 3–4, Tottenham Hotspur won on away goals)
- Twelve meetings from the Spanish league:
- 1957–58: Real Madrid 10–2 Sevilla, quarter-finals (8–0, 2–2)
- 1958–59: Real Madrid 2–2 (2–1 in play-off) Atlético Madrid, semi-finals (2–1, 0–1)
- 1959–60: Real Madrid 6–2 Barcelona, semi-finals (3–1, 3–1)
- 1960–61: Barcelona 4–3 Real Madrid, first round (2–2, 2–1)
- 1999–2000: Valencia 5–3 Barcelona, semi-finals (4–1, 1–2)
- 2001–02: Real Madrid 3–1 Barcelona, semi-finals (2–0, 1–1)
- 2010–11: Barcelona 3–1 Real Madrid, semi-finals (2–0, 1–1)
- 2013–14: Atlético Madrid 2–1 Barcelona, quarter-finals (1–1, 1–0)
- 2014–15: Real Madrid 1–0 Atlético Madrid, quarter-finals (0–0, 1–0)
- 2015–16: Atlético Madrid 3–2 Barcelona, quarter-finals (1–2, 2–0)
- 2016–17: Real Madrid 4–2 Atlético Madrid, semi-finals (3–0, 1–2)
- 2024–25: Real Madrid 2–2 (4–2 pen.) Atlético Madrid, round of 16 (2–1, 0–1)
- Five meetings from the Italian league:
- 1985–86: Juventus 2–0 Hellas Verona, second round (0–0, 2–0)
- 2002–03: Milan 1–1 Inter Milan, semi-finals (0–0, 1–1, Milan won on "away" goals)
- 2004–05: Milan 5–0 Inter Milan, quarter-finals (2–0, 3–0 (match awarded))
- 2022–23: Milan 2–1 Napoli, quarter-finals (1–0, 1–1)
- 2022–23: Inter Milan 3–0 Milan, semi-finals (2–0, 1–0)
- Three meetings from the Bundesliga:
- 1997–98: Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Bayern Munich, quarter-finals (0–0, 1–0)
- 1998–99: Bayern Munich 6–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern, quarter-finals (2–0, 4–0)
- 2024–25: Bayern Munich 5–0 Bayer Leverkusen, round of 16 (3–0, 2–0)
- There were an additional four meetings between teams from the West German Bundesliga and the East German DDR-Oberliga:
- 1973–74: Bayern Munich 7–6 Dynamo Dresden, second round (4–3, 3–3)
- 1974–75: Bayern Munich 5–3 1. FC Magdeburg, second round (3–2, 2–1)
- 1982–83: BFC Dynamo 1–3 Hamburger SV, second round (1–1, 0–2)
- 1988–89: Werder Bremen 5–3 BFC Dynamo, first round (0–3, 5–0)
- Two meetings from the French league:
- Twelve meetings from the English league:
- Germany has provided the highest number of participants in the history of the competition (including West and East Germany), including the qualifying stages, with 29 clubs:
- Saarbrücken, Rot-Weiss Essen, Borussia Dortmund, Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, Schalke 04, ASK Vorwärts Berlin, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hamburger SV, 1. FC Nürnberg, Carl Zeiss Jena, Chemie Leipzig, 1. FC Köln, Werder Bremen, 1860 Munich, Eintracht Braunschweig, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Dynamo Dresden, Bayern Munich, 1. FC Magdeburg, BFC Dynamo, VfB Stuttgart, Hansa Rostock, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Bayer Leverkusen, Hertha BSC, VfL Wolfsburg, RB Leipzig, TSG Hoffenheim and Union Berlin
- England has provided the highest number of participants in the competition in one season with six clubs in 2025–26, including: Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle United (European Performance Spot awarded to associations with the highest UEFA coefficient in 2024–25) and Tottenham Hotspur (Europa League winners).[31]
- In 2017–18, England became the first nation to have five representatives in the knockout phase: Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
- In 2007–08, England became the first nation to have four representatives in the quarter-finals: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United. This feat was repeated by the same four teams in the 2008–09 season, and by Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in 2018–19.
- Three nations have provided the highest number of representatives in the semi-finals in one season with three each:
- Spain in 1999–2000 (Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia)
- Italy in 2002–03 (Inter Milan, Milan and Juventus)
- England (three times) in 2006–07, 2007–08 (Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool) and 2008–09 (Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal)
- Spanish teams have won the most titles, with twenty victories shared among two teams: Real Madrid (fifteen) and Barcelona (five).
- Spanish teams provided the highest number of representatives in the finals, with 31 (eighteen for Real Madrid, eight for Barcelona, three for Atlético Madrid and two for Valencia).
- England has provided the most individual winners of the tournament, with six: Manchester United, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Chelsea and Manchester City.
- England has also provided the highest number of different finalists, with nine: the six winners, plus Leeds United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
- England has also provided the highest number of different semi-finalists, with ten: the nine finalists, plus Derby County.
- England has the most consecutive titles, with its clubs winning the title in six consecutive seasons from 1976–77 to 1981–82. Spain is followed by five consecutive seasons on two occasions, from 1955–56 to 1959–60 and from 2013–14 to 2017–18, then the Netherlands in four consecutive years from 1969–70 to 1972–73.
- In the 1985–86 season, Spain became the first nation to have three finalists in the three old UEFA competitions: Barcelona in the European Cup, Atlético Madrid in the European Cup Winners' Cup, and Real Madrid in the UEFA Cup final. Real Madrid is the only winner out of the three clubs.
- In the 1989–90 season, Italian clubs won all three of Europe's three major competitions: the European Cup (Milan), the European Cup Winners' Cup (Sampdoria) and the UEFA Cup (Juventus). Juventus faced another side from Italy, Fiorentina, in the 1990 UEFA Cup final.
- In the 2018–19 season, England became the first nation to have all the final places in Europe's two major competitions: Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur in the 2019 UEFA Champions League final, and Arsenal and Chelsea in the 2019 UEFA Europa League final.[32]
- In the 2022–23 season, Italy became the first nation to have three finalists in the three modern UEFA competitions: Inter Milan in the Champions League, Roma in the Europa League, and Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League. All three sides would go on to lose their respective finals.
Cities
- On two occasions has the final of the tournament involved two teams from the same city:
- Only two cities have been represented by two teams who have won the competition:
- Template:Flagicon Milan: Inter Milan (1964, 1965, 2010) and Milan (1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007)
- Template:Flagicon Manchester: Manchester City (2023) and Manchester United (1968, 1999, 2008)
- Template:Flagicon London is the only city to have been represented by three teams in the final: Arsenal (runners-up in 2006), Chelsea (runners-up in 2008, winners in 2012 and 2021) and Tottenham Hotspur (runners-up in 2019).
- Apart from Milan, Manchester and London, two other cities have been represented by two teams in the final:
- Template:Flagicon Madrid has been represented by two clubs in nineteen finals, with fifteen wins (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024) and three losses (1962, 1964, 1981) for Real Madrid, and three losses for Atlético Madrid (1974, 2014, 2016).
- Template:Flagicon Belgrade has been represented by Partizan (runners-up in 1966) and Red Star Belgrade (winners in 1991).
- Template:Flagicon Istanbul is the only city to have been represented in the group stage by four teams: Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and İstanbul Başakşehir.
- Only two cities have been represented in the group stage by three teams in the same season:
- Only one city has been represented in the knockout phase by three teams in the same season: London in 2010–11, when Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur all progressed to the first knockout round.
- England is the only nation with teams from five cities who have won the competition:
- Liverpool: Liverpool
- Manchester: Manchester United, Manchester City
- Nottingham: Nottingham Forest
- Birmingham: Aston Villa
- London: Chelsea
- Apart from the two finals, only eight other derbies between teams of the same city have ever been played:
- Template:Flagicon 1958–59 (Madrid): Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid (semi-finals)
- Template:Flagicon 2002–03 (Milan): Inter Milan vs Milan (semi-finals)
- Template:Flagicon 2003–04 (London): Chelsea vs Arsenal (quarter-finals)
- Template:Flagicon 2004–05 (Milan): Inter Milan vs Milan (quarter-finals) (the second leg was abandoned and awarded to Milan due to disturbances from the Inter fans)
- Template:Flagicon 2014–15 (Madrid): Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid (quarter-finals)
- Template:Flagicon 2016–17 (Madrid): Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid (semi-finals)
- Template:Flagicon 2022–23 (Milan): Inter Milan vs Milan (semi-finals)
- Template:Flagicon 2024–25 (Madrid): Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid (round of 16)
- The 2002–03 semi-final tie between Milan and Inter Milan was the first time both games of a two-legged tie were played in the same stadium (San Siro), as the teams shared the stadium as their home venue. Milan won via the "away goals" rule, as it was designated as the "away" team that scored more goals in the tie. The teams also played each other in the same stadium in the 2004–05 quarter-finals and 2022–23 semi-finals. However, at the 2022–23 season the away goals rule no longer existed.
- The same situation occurred three times in the 2020–21 season, due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic: two round of 16 ties (RB Leipzig vs Liverpool and Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Manchester City) saw both legs played at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest (Leipzig and Borussia were the designated "home" teams for the first legs, and Liverpool and Manchester City were for the second), while the quarter-final tie between Porto and Chelsea saw both legs played at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville (Porto were the designated "home" team for the first leg, and Chelsea were for the second).
Specific group stage records (1991–2023)
- Most goals scored in a group stage: 25
- Fewest goals scored in a group stage: 0
- Fewest goals conceded in a group stage: 1
- Template:Fbaicon Milan (1992–93)
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax (1995–96)
- Template:Fbaicon Juventus (1996–97 and 2004–05)
- Template:Fbaicon Villarreal (2005–06)
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool (2005–06)
- Template:Fbaicon Chelsea (2005–06)
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United (2010–11)
- Template:Fbaicon Monaco (2014–15)
- Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain (2015–16)
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona (2017–18)
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City (2020–21)
- Most goals conceded in a group stage: 24
- Highest goal difference in a group stage: +21
- Lowest goal difference in a group stage: –22
- Lowest goal difference while winning a group: –3
- Template:Fbaicon Sturm Graz (2000–01) (first group stage)
- Template:Fbaicon Anderlecht (2000–01) (first group stage)
- Lowest number of points while winning a group: 8
- Highest goal difference while being last in the group: +3
- Template:Fbaicon Monaco (2000–01) (first group stage)
- Highest number of points while being last in the group: 7
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax (1998–99)
- Template:Fbaicon Monaco (2000–01) (first group stage)
- Template:Fbaicon Juventus (2001–02) (second group stage)
- Template:Fbaicon Deportivo La Coruña (2002–03) (second group stage)
- Template:Fbaicon Anderlecht (2003–04)
- Template:Fbaicon Dynamo Kyiv (2003–04)
- Template:Fbaicon Copenhagen (2006–07)
- Template:Fbaicon CSKA Moscow (2018–19)
- Template:Fbaicon Zenit Saint Petersburg (2019–20)
Six wins
Nine clubs have won all of their six games in a group stage, on thirteen occasions. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have done so the most, on three occasions, and the latter are also the only club to have two consecutive six-win group stages:
- Template:Fbaicon Milan, 1992–93 (reached the final)
- Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain, 1994–95 (reached the semi-finals)
- Template:Fbaicon Spartak Moscow, 1995–96 (reached the quarter-finals)
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona, 2002–03 (first group stage) (reached the quarter-finals)
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid has achieved this feat thrice, in 2011–12, 2014–15 (reached the semi-finals on both occasions) and 2023–24 (became the second team to win the tournament after sweeping the group stage)
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich has achieved this feat thrice, in 2019–20 (became the first team to win the tournament after sweeping the group stage), 2021–22 and 2022–23 (reached the quarter-finals on both occasions)
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool, 2021–22 (reached the final)
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax, 2021–22 (reached the round of 16)
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City, 2023–24 (reached the quarter-finals)
Six draws
Only one club has drawn all of their games in a group stage:
- Template:Fbaicon AEK Athens, 2002–03 (first group stage, finished 3rd and advanced to the UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated in the fourth round by Málaga)
Six losses
In the history of the Champions League, the following 23 clubs have lost all group stage matches, Dinamo Zagreb is the only team to do it twice:
- Template:Fbaicon Košice (1997–98) ended Group B conceding thirteen goals and scoring only twice, with a goal difference of –11.
- Template:Fbaicon Fenerbahçe (2001–02, first group stage) ended Group F conceding twelve goals and scoring three, with a goal difference of –9.
- Template:Fbaicon Spartak Moscow (2002–03, first group stage) ended Group B conceding eighteen goals and scoring only once, with a goal difference of –17.
- Template:Fbaicon Bayer Leverkusen (2002–03, second group stage) ended Group A conceding fifteen goals and scoring five, with a goal difference of –10. This was the only time that a club lost all matches in the second group stage. It was also the first time that two clubs lost six group stage matches in the same season. Leverkusen had reached the final in the previous season.
- Template:Fbaicon Anderlecht (2004–05) ended Group G conceding seventeen goals and scoring four, with a goal difference of –13.
- Template:Fbaicon Rapid Wien (2005–06) ended Group A conceding fifteen goals and scoring three, with a goal difference of –12.
- Template:Fbaicon Levski Sofia (2006–07) ended Group A conceding seventeen goals and scoring only once, with a goal difference of –16. This has been the club's only appearance in the group stage to date.
- Template:Fbaicon Dynamo Kyiv (2007–08) ended Group F conceding nineteen goals and scoring four, with a goal difference of –15.
- Template:Fbaicon Maccabi Haifa (2009–10) was the first club to lose all of their group stage matches without scoring a goal. In what was only their second appearance in the competition, they lost 3–0 to Bayern Munich in their first Group A game, and then lost five consecutive games by a score of 1–0, ending the group stage with a goal difference of –8. Although Deportivo La Coruña also scored no goals in Group A in 2004–05, they still collected two points as they twice drew 0–0.
- Template:Fbaicon Debrecen (2009–10) ended Group E conceding nineteen goals and scoring five, with a goal difference of –14.
- Template:Fbaicon Partizan (2010–11) ended Group H conceding thirteen goals and scoring only twice, with a goal difference of –11.
- Template:Fbaicon Žilina (2010–11) ended Group F conceding nineteen goals and scoring three, with a goal difference of –16. This was the second consecutive season that two clubs had lost all six group stage matches.
- Template:Fbaicon Dinamo Zagreb (2011–12) ended Group D conceding 22 goals and scoring three, with a goal difference of –19.
- Template:Fbaicon Villarreal (2011–12) ended Group A conceding fourteen goals and scoring only twice, with a goal difference of –12.
- Template:Fbaicon Oțelul Galați (2011–12) ended Group C conceding eleven goals and scoring three, with a goal difference of –8. This was the first season in which three teams lost all six of their group stage matches, and a third consecutive season in which at least two teams finished with zero points.
- Template:Fbaicon Marseille (2013–14) ended Group F conceding fourteen goals and scoring five, with a goal difference of –9.
- Template:Fbaicon Maccabi Tel Aviv (2015–16) ended Group G conceding sixteen goals and scoring only once, with a goal difference of –15. Tel-Aviv's only goal came from a penalty.
- Template:Fbaicon Club Brugge (2016–17) ended Group G conceding fourteen goals and scoring only twice, with a goal difference of –12.
- Template:Fbaicon Dinamo Zagreb (2016–17) ended Group H conceding fifteen goals and scoring none, with a goal difference of –15. They became the first club to finish the group stage with zero points on multiple occasions.
- Template:Fbaicon Benfica (2017–18) ended Group A conceding fourteen goals and scoring only once, with a goal difference of –13. They became the first team from Pot 1 to lose all six group stage matches.
- Template:Fbaicon AEK Athens (2018–19) ended Group E conceding thirteen goals and scoring only twice, with a goal difference of –11.
- Template:Fbaicon Beşiktaş (2021–22) ended Group C conceding nineteen goals and scoring only three, with a goal difference of –16.
- Template:Fbaicon Rangers (2022–23) ended Group A conceding 22 goals and scoring only two, with a goal difference of –20, which constituted the worst goal difference out of all the performances with losses in all six games.
- Template:Fbaicon Viktoria Plzeň (2022–23) ended Group C conceding 24 goals and scoring five, with a goal difference of –19. This equalled the record for most goals conceded in a group stage.
Three goals in each match
- On 13 December 2023, Manchester City won 3–2 against Red Star Belgrade to become the first team to accomplish this.
- Six other teams have managed to score at least two goals in each match of the group stage, on nine occasions:
- On 7 December 2010, Tottenham Hotspur drew 3–3 against Twente and became the first team to achieve this feat.
- Bayern Munich equalled this accomplishment the very next day, after beating Basel 3–0. On 11 December 2019, Bayern won 3–1 against Tottenham to achieve this feat for a second time. On 8 December 2021, Bayern won 3–0 against Barcelona to achieve this feat for a record third time. Bayern achieved this for a fourth time after defeating Inter Milan 2–0 on 1 November 2022, becoming the first team to achieve this feat in two consecutive seasons.
- Barcelona managed to accomplish this feat on 6 December 2011, after defeating BATE Borisov 4–0.
- Real Madrid achieved this feat by beating Copenhagen 2–0 on 10 December 2013. On 7 December 2016, Madrid drew 2–2 against Borussia Dortmund to accomplish this for a second time.
- Ajax managed to accomplish this feat on 7 December 2021, after defeating Sporting CP 4–2.
- Liverpool accomplished this on the same day as Ajax, after defeating Milan 2–1.
Advancing past the group stage
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid hold the record for the most consecutive seasons in which a side have advanced past the group stage, with 27 straight progressions from 1997–98 to 2023–24. They won the title nine times in this period.
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona finished top of their group for a record thirteen consecutive seasons from 2007–08 to 2019–20, and in 18 seasons in total.[33]
- In 2012–13, Template:Fbaicon Chelsea became the first title holders not to qualify from the following season's group stage.
- Template:Fbaicon Monaco scored the fewest goals (four) to earn eleven points in the group stage in 2014–15.
- Template:Fbaicon Villarreal won a group with the fewest goals scored (three) in 2005–06, resulting in two wins.
Biggest disparity between group winner and runner-up
The biggest points difference between the first- and second-placed teams in a Champions League group phase is eleven points, achieved by four teams:
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid, 18 points (16:2 goals, +14 GD) in 2014–15 (2nd Basel 7 points, 3rd Liverpool 5 points, 4th Ludogorets Razgrad 4 points). Real Madrid ultimately lost to Juventus in the semi-finals.
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool, 18 points (17:6 goals, +11 GD) in 2021–22 (2nd Atlético Madrid 7 points, 3rd Porto 5 points, 4th Milan 4 points). Liverpool would go on to lose to Real Madrid in the final.
- Template:Fbaicon Spartak Moscow, 18 points (15:4 goals, +11 GD) in 1995–96 (2nd Legia Warsaw 7 points, 3rd Rosenborg 6 points, 4th Blackburn Rovers 4 points). Spartak Moscow lost to Nantes in the next round (quarter-finals).
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona, 18 points (13:4 goals, +9 GD) in 2002–03 (first group stage) (2nd Lokomotiv Moscow 7 points, 3rd Club Brugge 5 points, 4th Galatasaray 4 points). Barcelona went on to win their group in the second group stage with sixteen points, but lost to Juventus in the quarter-finals.
Most points achieved, yet knocked out
- Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain, 12 points in 1997–98 (ranked third out of six runners-up, only two advanced)
- Template:Fbaicon Napoli, 12 points in 2013–14
- Template:Fbaicon Rosenborg, 11 points in 1997–98 (ranked fourth out of six runners-up, only two advanced)
- Template:Fbaicon Dynamo Kyiv, 10 points in 1999–2000 (second group stage) and 2004–05
- Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund, 10 points in 2002–03 (second group stage)
- Template:Fbaicon PSV Eindhoven, 10 points in 2003–04
- Template:Fbaicon Olympiacos, 10 points in 2004–05
- Template:Fbaicon Werder Bremen, 10 points in 2006–07
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City, 10 points in 2011–12
- Template:Fbaicon Chelsea, 10 points in 2012–13
- Template:Fbaicon CFR Cluj, 10 points in 2012–13
- Template:Fbaicon Benfica, 10 points in 2013–14
- Template:Fbaicon Porto, 10 points in 2015–16
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax, 10 points in 2019–20
Most points achieved in the group stage, not winning the group
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester City, 15 points in 2013–14 (ranked second)
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 15 points in 2017–18 (ranked second)
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona, 15 points in 2020–21 (ranked second)
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool, 15 points in 2022–23 (ranked second)
- Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain, 14 points in 2022–23 (ranked second)
- Template:Fbaicon Arsenal, 13 points in 2014–15 (ranked second)
- Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain, 13 points in 2015–16 (ranked second)
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid, 13 points in 2017–18 (ranked second)
- Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid, 13 points in 2018–19 (ranked second)
- Template:Fbaicon Sevilla, 13 points in 2020–21 (ranked second)
- Template:Fbaicon Porto, 13 points in 2020–21 (ranked second)
- Template:Fbaicon Chelsea, 13 points in 2021–22 (ranked second)
Fewest points achieved, yet advanced
- Template:Fbaicon Milan, 5 points in 1994–95 (3 wins and 1 draw, 2 points deducted, 2 points for a win)
- Template:Fbaicon Zenit Saint Petersburg, 6 points in 2013–14
- Template:Fbaicon Roma, 6 points in 2015–16
- Template:Fbaicon Legia Warsaw, 7 points in 1995–96
- Template:Fbaicon Dynamo Kyiv, 7 points in 1999–2000
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool, 7 points in 2001–02 (second group stage)
- Template:Fbaicon Lokomotiv Moscow, 7 points in 2002–03
- Template:Fbaicon Werder Bremen, 7 points in 2005–06
- Template:Fbaicon Rangers, 7 points in 2005–06
- Template:Fbaicon Galatasaray, 7 points in 2013–14
- Template:Fbaicon Basel, 7 points in 2014–15
- Template:Fbaicon Atalanta, 7 points in 2019–20
- Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid, 7 points in 2021–22
Fewest points achieved, yet qualified to UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
- Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund, 2 points in 2017–18
Knocked out on tiebreakers
Several teams have been knocked out on a tiebreaker, most on the head-to-head criteria:
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United lost on overall goal difference to Barcelona in 1994–95
- Template:Fbaicon Casino Salzburg lost on overall goal difference to Milan in 1994–95, although Milan had been docked 2 points due to crowd trouble (2 points for a win, would have been 2 points behind with 3 points for a win)
- Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain lost on overall goal difference to Bayern Munich in 1997–98 (second place, only one team advanced directly), and on goal difference to Juventus in the ranking of runners-up
- Template:Fbaicon Galatasaray and Rosenborg lost on head-to-head points to Juventus in 1998–99. Although each team had 8 points, in matches played between the three sides in question, Juventus had 6 points, Galatasaray had 5 points, and Rosenborg had 4 points (only first place team advanced directly)
- Template:Fbaicon Bayer Leverkusen lost on head-to-head points to Dynamo Kyiv in 1999–2000 (first group stage)
- Template:Fbaicon Dynamo Kyiv lost on head-to-head points to Real Madrid in 1999–2000 (second group stage), despite having a better goal difference. Real Madrid went on to win the final.
- Template:Fbaicon Olympiacos lost on head-to-head away goals to Lyon in 2000–01 (first group stage), on head-to-head goal difference to Liverpool in 2004–05, and on head-to-head goal difference to Arsenal in 2015–16. In 2004–05, Liverpool went on to win the final.
- Template:Fbaicon Rangers lost on head-to-head points to Galatasaray in 2000–01 (first group stage), despite having a better goal difference
- Template:Fbaicon Lyon lost to Arsenal in 2000–01 (second group stage), and to Ajax in 2002–03 (first group stage), both times on head-to-head points despite having a better goal difference
- Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund lost on overall goal difference to Boavista in 2001–02 (first group stage), with both teams winning 2–1 at home in head-to-head matches
- Template:Fbaicon Mallorca lost on head-to-head goal difference to Arsenal in 2001–02
- Template:Fbaicon Roma lost on head-to-head points to Liverpool in 2001–02 (second group stage), despite having a better goal difference
- Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan lost on head-to-head points to Lokomotiv Moscow in 2003–04
- Template:Fbaicon PSV Eindhoven lost on head-to-head goal difference to Deportivo La Coruña in 2003–04, despite having a better overall goal difference
- Template:Fbaicon Udinese lost to Werder Bremen in 2005–06
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax lost on overall goal difference to Lyon in 2011–12, with both head-to-head games ending in a 0–0 draw. Lyon won their last group game against Dinamo Zagreb 7–1 (after being 0–1 down at half time) while Ajax lost 0–3 against Real Madrid. The aggregate goal difference in both games had to be at least a 7-goal swing for Lyon to advance, and Lyon successfully managed to reach 9.
- Template:Fbaicon Chelsea lost on head-to-head away goals to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2012–13, despite having a better goal difference
- Template:Fbaicon CFR Cluj lost on head-to-head points to Galatasaray in 2012–13, despite having a better goal difference
- Template:Fbaicon Benfica lost on head-to-head points to Olympiacos in 2013–14
- Template:Fbaicon Napoli lost on head-to-head goal difference to Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal in 2013–14. Although each team had 12 points and 8 points in matches played between the three sides, the goal difference in games played between the three was +1 for Borussia Dortmund, 0 for Arsenal and −1 for Napoli.
- Template:Fbaicon Bayer Leverkusen lost on head-to-head points to Roma in 2015–16, despite having a better goal difference
- Template:Fbaicon Inter Milan lost on head-to-head away goals to Tottenham Hotspur in 2018–19
- Template:Fbaicon Napoli lost on overall goals scored to Liverpool in 2018–19, with both teams winning 1–0 at home in head-to-head matches. Liverpool defeated Napoli in their final group game, with Paris Saint-Germain defeating Red Star Belgrade in the other match to top the group with 11 points. With both Liverpool and Napoli tied on 9 points, having identical head-to-head results, and a goal difference of +2, Liverpool advanced by virtue of having scored more overall goals than Napoli (9 to Napoli's 7). Liverpool went on to win the final.
- Template:Fbaicon Shakhtar Donetsk lost on head-to-head points to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2020–21
- Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund lost on head-to-head goal difference to Sporting CP in 2021–22
- Template:Fbaicon Milan lost on head-to-head goal difference to Paris Saint-Germain in 2023–24
Knocked out on 3 points for a win rule
1995–96 was the first tournament in which three points were awarded for a win instead of two. The following teams were knocked out from the group stage, but would have advanced following the old rule:
- Template:Fbaicon Rosenborg was ranked fourth out of six runners-up in 1997–98, but would have equalled the points of Paris Saint-Germain and eventual finalists Juventus and advanced on goal difference
- Template:Fbaicon Bayer Leverkusen ended third in Group A in 1999–2000, but would have been one point ahead of Dynamo Kyiv
- Template:Fbaicon Panathinaikos ended third in Group E in 2004–05, but would have equalled the points of PSV Eindhoven and advanced on head-to-head matches
- Template:Fbaicon Werder Bremen ended third in Group B in 2008–09, but would have equalled the points of Inter Milan and advanced on head-to-head matches
- Template:Fbaicon Napoli ended third in Group C in 2018–19, but would have been one point ahead of eventual winners Liverpool
Other records
- Most consecutive wins in season-opening fixtures: 21 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 2003–2024
- Most consecutive wins in the group stage: 17 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 2020–2023
- Most consecutive home wins in the group stage: 17 – Template:Fbaicon Barcelona, 2013–2018
- Most consecutive away wins in the group stage: 9 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 2021–2023
- Most consecutive undefeated matches in the group stage: 41 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 2017–2024
- Most consecutive home undefeated matches in the group stage: 34 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 2014–2024; ongoing
- Most consecutive away undefeated matches in the group stage: 20 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 2017–2024
- Most matches played in the group stage in a season: 7 – Template:Fbaicon Panathinaikos, 1995–96 group stage; until the 2023–24 season, Panathinaikos is the only team that has ever played seven matches in the group stage (instead of the usual six). After Panathinaikos lost 1–0 away to Dynamo Kyiv on matchday one of the 1995–96 group stage, the Ukrainian team was expelled from the competition by UEFA following Spanish referee Antonio Jesús López Nieto reporting he received a bribe attempt from the side. To replace Dynamo Kyiv in the group stage, UEFA promoted their qualifying round rivals AaB, who were allowed to play a replacement fixture against Panathinaikos in between matchdays three and four. Although this took the total number of group matches played by Panathinaikos to seven, their result against Dynamo Kyiv was annulled.
Specific league phase records (2024–)
Goals
- Most goals scored: 28
- Fewest goals scored: 3
- Fewest goals conceded: 1
- Most goals conceded: 27
- Highest goal difference: +15
- Lowest goal difference: –22
Points and results
- Highest points achieved: 21
- Lowest points achieved: 0
- Most wins: 7
- Most draws: 3
- Most defeats: 8
Qualifying from first qualifying round
Since the addition of a third qualifying round in the 1999–2000 season, four teams have negotiated all three rounds of qualification and reached the Champions League group phase:
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool in 2005–06
- Liverpool went on to become the first team in the history of the competition to reach the knockout phase from the first qualifying round.
- Template:Fbaicon Artmedia Bratislava in 2005–06
- Template:Fbaicon Anorthosis in 2008–09
- Template:Fbaicon BATE Borisov in 2008–09
Since the addition of a fourth 'play-off' round in the 2009–10 season, five teams have negotiated all four rounds of qualification and reached the Champions League group phase:
- Template:Fbaicon Red Star Belgrade in 2018–19 and 2019–20
- Template:Fbaicon Ferencváros in 2020–21
- Template:Fbaicon Sheriff Tiraspol in 2021–22
- Template:Fbaicon Malmö FF in 2021–22
- Template:Fbaicon Slovan Bratislava in 2024–25
Winning after playing in a qualifying round
Four teams have won the tournament from the third qualification round:
- Template:Fbaicon Manchester United in 1998–99
- Template:Fbaicon Milan in 2002–03 and 2006–07
- Template:Fbaicon Liverpool in 2004–05
- Template:Fbaicon Barcelona in 2008–09
Most knockout tie wins
- Most knockout tie wins: 119 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid, 1955–2025; their first knockout tie success came following a 7–0 aggregate win over Servette in the 1955–56 first round, and their most recent victory was a 2–2 (4–2 pen.) aggregate win over Atlético Madrid in the 2024–25 round of the 16
Streaks
Consecutive goalscoring
- Most consecutive goalscoring in Champions League matches: 34
- Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid, 2011–2014
- Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain, 2016–2020[34][35]
Consecutive wins
- Most consecutive wins: 15 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 2019–2020;[36] Bayern Munich is also the first club to win all of their matches (without needing extra time) in a Champions League season, winning 11 out of 11 in their successful 2019–20 campaign.[37]
Consecutive home wins
- Most consecutive home wins: 21 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 1969–1981[38]
- Most consecutive home wins in the Champions League era: 16 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 2014–2017[39]
Consecutive away wins
- Most consecutive away wins: 7
- Template:Fbaicon Ajax, 1995–1997
- Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 2013–2014[40]
Longest undefeated run
- Most consecutive unbeaten run: 26 – Template:Fbaicon Manchester City, 2022–2024
Longest home undefeated run
- Most consecutive home unbeaten run: 43 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 1969–1991
- Most consecutive home unbeaten run in Champions League era: 38 – Template:Fbaicon Barcelona, 2013–2020[41]
Longest away undefeated run
- Most consecutive away unbeaten run: 22 – Template:Fbaicon Bayern Munich, 2017–2022; During this run, Bayern defeated Barcelona and Lyon in the 2019–20 quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively, played in Lisbon over a single leg as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. They also defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the 2020 final. These matches, however, were played at a neutral venue, and as such are not classified as away games.
Most consecutive draws
- Most consecutive draws: 7 – Template:Fbaicon AEK Athens, 2002–2003[11]
Most consecutive defeats
- Most consecutive defeats: 16 – Template:Fbaicon Jeunesse Esch, 1973–1987[42]
- Most consecutive defeats in Champions League era: 13 – Template:Fbaicon Marseille, 2012–2020[11]
Most consecutive games without a win
- Most consecutive defeats: 23 – Template:Fbaicon FCSB, 2006–2013
Players
Wins
Most wins
Finals
- Most tournament wins while starting in the final: 6
- Template:Flagicon Paco Gento
- Template:Flagicon Dani Carvajal
- In addition, Template:Flagicon Luka Modrić appeared in five finals as a starter, and played his sixth final as a substitute.
- Most appearances in finals: 8
Match wins
- Most matches won: 115 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 2003–2022[43]
- The only other players to win more than 100 matches:
- Template:Flagicon Thomas Müller, 2008–2025, 111[44]
- Template:Flagicon Iker Casillas, 1999–2019, 101[45]
- Most consecutive matches won by a player: 22 – Template:Flagicon Robert Lewandowski, 2019–2021Template:Refn
Combinations of wins in the Champions League and other competitions
- Eleven players have won both the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA World Cup in the same year:[46]
- Template:Flagicon 1974: Sepp Maier, Paul Breitner, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Uli Hoeneß and Jupp Kapellmann (Bayern Munich and West Germany)
- Template:Flagicon 1998: Christian Karembeu (Real Madrid and France)
- Template:Flagicon 2002: Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid and Brazil)
- Template:Flagicon 2014: Sami Khedira (Real Madrid and Germany)
- Template:Flagicon 2018: Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid and France)
- Seventeen players have won both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA European Championship in the same year:[47]
- Template:Flagicon 1964: Luis Suárez (Inter Milan and Spain)
- Template:Flagicon 1988: Hans van Breukelen, Ronald Koeman, Berry van Aerle, Gerald Vanenburg and Wim Kieft (PSV Eindhoven and Netherlands)
- Template:Flagicon 2000: Christian Karembeu and Nicolas Anelka (Real Madrid and France)
- Template:Flagicon 2012: Fernando Torres and Juan Mata (Chelsea and Spain)
- Template:Flagicon 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe (Real Madrid and Portugal)
- Template:Flagicon 2021: Jorginho and Emerson (Chelsea and Italy)
- Template:Flagicon 2024: Dani Carvajal, Joselu and Nacho (Real Madrid and Spain)
- Nineteen players have been runner-up of the UEFA Champions League and either the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship in the same year:
- Template:Flagicon 1958: Nils Liedholm (Milan and Sweden)
- Template:Flagicon 1982: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Paul Breitner (Bayern Munich and West Germany)
- Template:Flagicon 2002: Michael Ballack, Carsten Ramelow, Bernd Schneider, Oliver Neuville and Hans-Jörg Butt (Bayer Leverkusen and Germany)
- Template:Flagicon 2006: Thierry Henry (Arsenal and France)
- Template:Flagicon 2008: Michael Ballack (2) (Chelsea and Germany)
- Template:Flagicon 2010: Arjen Robben and Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich and Netherlands)
- Template:Flagicon 2016: Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid and France)
- Template:Flagicon 2018: Dejan Lovren (Liverpool and Croatia)
- Template:Flagicon 2021: Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling, John Stones and Kyle Walker (Manchester City and England)
- Template:Flagicon 2022: Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool and France)
- Seventeen players have won both the UEFA Champions League and the Copa Libertadores:[48]
- Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Sorín with Juventus (1995–96) and River Plate (1996)
- Template:Flagicon Santiago Solari with River Plate (1996) and Real Madrid (2001–02)
- Template:Flagicon Dida with Cruzeiro (1997) and Milan (2002–03 and 2006–07)
- Template:Flagicon Cafu with São Paulo (1992 and 1993) and Milan (2006–07)
- Template:Flagicon Roque Júnior with Palmeiras (1999) and Milan (2002–03)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Tevez with Boca Juniors (2003) and Manchester United (2007–08)
- Template:Flagicon Walter Samuel with Boca Juniors (2000) and Inter Milan (2009–10)
- Template:Flagicon Ronaldinho with Barcelona (2005–06) and Atlético Mineiro (2013)
- Template:Flagicon Neymar with Santos (2011) and Barcelona (2014–15)
- Template:Flagicon Danilo with Santos (2011) and Real Madrid (2015–16 and 2016–17)
- Template:Flagicon Rafinha with Bayern Munich (2012–13) and Flamengo (2019)
- Template:Flagicon Ramires with Chelsea (2011–12) and Palmeiras (2020)
- Template:Flagicon Willy Caballero with Boca Juniors (2003) and Chelsea (2020–21)
- Template:Flagicon David Luiz with Chelsea (2011–12) and Flamengo (2022)
- Template:Flagicon Julián Álvarez with River Plate (2018) and Manchester City (2022–23)
- Template:Flagicon Marcelo with Real Madrid (2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2021–22) and Fluminense (2023)
- Template:Flagicon Marquinhos with Corinthians (2012) and Paris Saint-Germain (2024–25)
- Three players have won both the UEFA Champions League and the AFC Champions League Elite:[49]
- Template:Flagicon Roberto Firmino with Liverpool (2018–19) and Al-Ahli (2024–25)
- Template:Flagicon Édouard Mendy with Chelsea (2020–21) and Al-Ahli (2024–25)
- Template:Flagicon Riyad Mahrez with Manchester City (2022–23) and Al-Ahli (2024–25)
Oldest and youngest
- Oldest player to win the tournament: 41 years and 29 days – Template:Flagicon Alessandro Costacurta, 2007 final with Milan
- Youngest player to win the tournament: 17 years and 201 days – Template:Flagicon Gary Mills, 1979 final with Nottingham Forest; on the virtue of having made one appearance in the competition that season, despite him not playing in the final match.[50]
- Youngest player to play in and win a final: 18 years and 139 days – Template:Flagicon António Simões, 1962 final with Benfica[51]
- Youngest player to play in and lose a final: 18 years and 307 days – Template:Flagicon Kiki Musampa, 1996 final with Ajax[51]
- Oldest player to play in and win a final: 38 years and 331 days – Template:Flagicon Paolo Maldini, 2007 final with Milan[52]
- Oldest player to play in and lose a final: 38 years and 331 days – Template:Flagicon Dino Zoff, 1983 final with Juventus
Relatives
- Four father-son duos have won the competition, all for the same club:
- Template:Flagicon Cesare Maldini (1962–63) and Paolo Maldini (1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2002–03 and 2006–07), both for Milan
- Template:Flagicon Manuel Sanchís (1965–66) and Manolo Sanchís (1997–98 and 1999–2000), both for Real Madrid
- Template:Flagicon Carles Busquets (1991–92) and Sergio Busquets (2008–09, 2010–11, and 2014–15) both for Barcelona
- Template:Flagicon Zinedine Zidane (2001–02) and his two sons, Enzo Zidane (2016–17) and Luca Zidane (2017–18), all three for Real Madrid, with Zinedine managing the club during both his sons' wins
- Seven brother duos have won the competition:
- Template:Flagicon Michael Laudrup (1991–92 with Barcelona) and Brian Laudrup (1993–94 with Milan).
- Template:Flagicon Frank de Boer and Ronald de Boer (both in 1994–95 with Ajax).
- Template:Flagicon Gary Neville and Phil Neville (both in 1998–99 with Manchester United).
- Template:Flagicon Diego Milito (2009–10 with Inter Milan) and Gabriel Milito (2010–11 with Barcelona).
- Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Thiago Alcântara (2010–11 with Barcelona and 2019–20 with Bayern Munich) and Rafinha Alcântara (2014–15 with Barcelona).
- Template:Flagicon Enzo Zidane (2016–17) and Luca Zidane (2017–18), both for Real Madrid.
- Template:Flagicon Théo Hernandez (2017–18 with Real Madrid) and Lucas Hernandez (2019–20 with Bayern Munich and 2024–25 with Paris Saint-Germain).
- Only one grandfather-father-son trio have reached the final with their clubs:
- Template:Flagicon Marcos Alonso Imaz (1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58,Template:Refn 1958–59, 1959–60 and 1961–62,Template:Refn all with Real Madrid), Marcos Alonso Peña (1985–86 with Barcelona) and Marcos Alonso Mendoza (2020–21Template:Refn with Chelsea).
Other records
- Most wins with different clubs: 3 – Template:Flagicon Clarence Seedorf; with Ajax in 1994–95, with Real Madrid in 1997–98 and with Milan in 2002–03 and 2006–07
- First player to win the trophy with two clubs: Template:Flagicon Saul Malatrasi; with Inter Milan in 1964–65 and with Milan in 1968–69
- First player to win the trophy with two clubs and played both finals: Template:Flagicon Miodrag Belodedici; with Steaua București in 1985–86 and with Red Star Belgrade in 1990–91
- Four players have won the Champions League in two consecutive seasons with two clubs:
- Template:Flagicon Marcel Desailly in 1992–93 with Marseille and in 1993–94 with Milan
- Template:Flagicon Paulo Sousa in 1995–96 with Juventus and in 1996–97 with Borussia Dortmund
- Template:Flagicon Gerard Piqué in 2007–08 with Manchester United and in 2008–09 with Barcelona
- Template:Flagicon Samuel Eto'o in 2008–09 with Barcelona and in 2009–10 with Inter Milan; the only player to have won a treble in two consecutive seasons with two clubs
Appearances
All-time top player appearances
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Oldest and youngest
- Oldest player: 43 years and 252 days – Template:Flagicon Marco Ballotta, for Lazio v Real Madrid, 11 December 2007[53]
- Oldest outfield player: 41 years and 14 days – Template:Flagicon Pepe, for Porto v Arsenal, 12 March 2024.[54]
- Youngest player: 16 years and 18 days – Template:Flagicon Youssoufa Moukoko, for Borussia Dortmund v Zenit Saint Petersburg, 8 December 2020;[55] However, the German press reports doubts about the date of birth of Youssoufa Moukoko, making him 4 years younger.[56]
- Youngest player to start a match: 16 years and 83 days – Template:Flagicon Lamine Yamal, for Barcelona v Porto, 4 October 2023[57]
- Youngest player in the knockout phase in the Champions League era: 16 years and 223 days – Template:Flagicon Lamine Yamal, for Barcelona v Napoli, 21 February 2024[58]
- Oldest player in the knockout phase in the Champions League era: 41 years and 206 – Template:Flagicon Mark Schwarzer, for Chelsea v Atlético Madrid, 30 April 2014[52]
Other records
- First player to make 100 Champions League appearances: Template:Flagicon Raúl, for Real Madrid v Arsenal, 21 February 2006
- Most consecutive seasons with appearances: 20 – Template:Flagicon Iker Casillas, 1999–2019, for Real Madrid and Porto[59]
- Most seasons with knockout phase appearance: 19 – Template:Flagicon Iker Casillas, 1999–2019, for Real Madrid and Porto[60]
- Most minutes played: 16,267 minutes – Template:Flagicon Iker Casillas, 1999–2019[61]
- Most appearances for a single club: 163 – Template:Flagicon Thomas Müller, 2008–2025, with Bayern Munich
- Most different clubs played for: 7 – Template:Flagicon Zlatan Ibrahimović, with Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.[62]
Goalscoring
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All-time top scorers
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Top scorers by seasons
- Most seasons as top scorer: 7 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18
- Youngest top scorer: Template:Age in years and days – Template:Flagicon Erling Haaland, 2020–21
- Oldest top scorer: Template:Age in years and days – Template:Flagicon Ferenc Puskás, 1963–64
- Most top scorers by team: 16 – Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid:
- Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Alfredo Di Stéfano in 1957–58 and 1961–62
- Template:Flagicon Ferenc Puskás in 1959–60, 1961–62 and 1963–64
- Template:Flagicon Justo Tejada in 1961–62
- Template:Flagicon Míchel in 1987–88
- Template:Flagicon Raúl in 1999–2000 and 2000–01
- Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo in 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18
- Template:Flagicon Karim Benzema in 2021–22
- Most top scorers by nation: 13 – Template:Flagicon Portugal:
- Template:Flagicon José (1960–61) and Rui Águas (1987–88) are the only father–son duo to finish as top scorers; each achieved this while playing for Benfica.
- Template:Flagicon Jupp Heynckes is the only player to have been top scorer in this competition as well as in the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup/Europa League:
- 1975–76 top scorer with Borussia Mönchengladbach, and 1972–73 UEFA Cup, 1973–74 Cup Winners' Cup, and 1974–75 UEFA Cup top scorer also with Borussia Mönchengladbach
- The following top scorers have also been top scorers in the UEFA Cup/Europa League:
- Template:Flagicon Allan Simonsen (1977–78 with Borussia Mönchengladbach) in the 1978–79 season with Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Template:Flagicon Dieter Hoeneß (1981–82 with Bayern Munich) in the 1979–80 season with Bayern Munich
- Template:Flagicon Torbjörn Nilsson (1984–85 and 1985–86 with Göteborg) in the 1981–82 season with Göteborg
- Only two players have been top scorer in this competition as well as in both the World Cup and the European Championship:
- Template:Flagicon Gerd Müller in 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75 and 1976–77 with Bayern Munich, 1970 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972 with West Germany
- Template:Flagicon Harry Kane in 2023–24 with Bayern Munich, 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024 with England
- The following top scorers have also won the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot:
- Template:Flagicon Just Fontaine (1958–59) at the 1958 FIFA World Cup
- Template:Flagicon Flórián Albert (1965–66) at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
- Template:Flagicon Eusébio (1964–65, 1965–66, and 1967–68) at the 1966 FIFA World Cup
- Template:Flagicon Paolo Rossi (1982–83) at the 1982 FIFA World Cup
- Template:Flagicon Kylian Mbappé (2023–24) at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
- The following top scorers have also been top scorers in the UEFA European Championship:
- Template:Flagicon Michel Platini (1984–85) at the UEFA Euro 1984
- Template:Flagicon Marco van Basten (1988–89) at the UEFA Euro 1988
- Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo (2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18) at the UEFA Euro 2012 and the UEFA Euro 2020
Most goals in a single season
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Hat-tricks
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- Most hat-tricks: 8
- Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi, 2005–2023
- Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 2003–2022
- First hat-trick: Template:Flagicon Péter Palotás, for MTK Hungária v Anderlecht, 7 September 1955; in the second match ever played in the competition.[63]
- First hat-trick of the Champions League era: Template:Flagicon Juul Ellerman, for PSV Eindhoven v Žalgiris, 16 September 1992
- Only three players managed to score a hat-trick in a final:
- Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Alfredo Di Stéfano, for Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt, 1960
- Template:Flagicon Ferenc Puskás, Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt, 1960 (four goals) and for Real Madrid v Benfica in 1962; Puskás in 1962 is the only player to score a hat-trick in a final and lose
- Template:Flagicon Pierino Prati, for Milan v Ajax, 1969
- Most hat-tricks in a single Champions League season: 3 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 3+4+3 goals, in 2015–16
- Six players have scored two hat-tricks in a single Champions League season:
- Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi (3+5 goals and 3+3 goals) in 2011–12 and 2016–17
- Template:Flagicon Mario Gómez (3+4 goals) in 2011–12
- Template:Flagicon Luiz Adriano, who scored hat-tricks in two consecutive games of the group stage (5+3 goals) in 2014–15
- Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored hat-tricks in two consecutive games of the knockout phase (3+3 goals) in 2016–17
- Template:Flagicon Robert Lewandowski (3+3 goals) in 2021–22
- Template:Flagicon Karim Benzema (3+3 goals) in 2021–22, who, like Ronaldo, scored hat-tricks in two consecutive knockout phase matches
- Most hat-tricks with different teams: 3 – Template:Flagicon Robert Lewandowski, with Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Barcelona[64]
- Fastest-ever hat-trick: 6 minutes – Template:Flagicon Mohamed Salah, for Liverpool v Rangers, 12 October 2022;[65] In addition, this was the fastest-ever Champions League hat-trick scored by a substitute.
- Fastest-ever Champions League hat-trick from the start of a match: 23 minutes – Template:Flagicon Robert Lewandowski, for Bayern Munich v Red Bull Salzburg, 8 March 2022.[66]
- Youngest player to score a hat trick: 18 years and 113 days – Template:Flagicon Raúl, for Real Madrid v Ferencváros, 18 October 1995[67]
- Youngest debut player to score a hat trick: 18 years and 340 days – Template:Flagicon Wayne Rooney, for Manchester United v Fenerbahçe, 28 September 2004[68]
- Oldest player to score a hat trick: 38 years and 173 days – Template:Flagicon Ferenc Puskás, for Real Madrid v Feyenoord, 22 September 1965
- Oldest player to score a hat trick in the Champions League era: 34 years and 108 days – Template:Flagicon Karim Benzema, for Real Madrid v Chelsea, 6 April 2022[69]
- Ten players have scored a hat-trick on their debut in the Champions League era:
- Template:Flagicon Marco van Basten for Milan v IFK Göteborg, 25 November 1992; together with Sébastien Haller for Ajax v Sporting CP, 15 September 2021, the only player who scored four goals in their debut
- Template:Flagicon Faustino Asprilla for Newcastle United v Barcelona, 17 September 1997
- Template:Flagicon Yakubu for Maccabi Haifa v Olympiacos, 24 September 2002
- Template:Flagicon Wayne Rooney for Manchester United v Fenerbahçe, 28 September 2004
- Template:Flagicon Vincenzo Iaquinta for Udinese v Panathinaikos, 14 September 2005
- Template:Flagicon Grafite for VfL Wolfsburg v CSKA Moscow, 15 September 2009
- Template:Flagicon Yacine Brahimi for Porto v BATE Borisov, 17 September 2014
- Template:Flagicon Erling Haaland for Red Bull Salzburg v Genk, 17 September 2019
- Template:Flagicon Mislav Oršić for Dinamo Zagreb v Atalanta, 18 September 2019
- Template:Flagicon Sébastien Haller for Ajax v Sporting CP, 15 September 2021
Four goals in a match
The following players have scored four goals in one European Cup/UEFA Champions League match. Only Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski managed to do this from the quarter-final stage onwards and Ferenc Puskás is the only footballer to score four goals in a final (1960).
- European Cup era:
- Template:Flagicon Miloš Milutinović (Partizan), 5–2 against Sporting CP, 1955–56 first round
- Template:Flagicon Dennis Viollet (Manchester United), 10–0 against Anderlecht, 1956–57 preliminary round
- Template:Flagicon Jovan Cokić (Red Star Belgrade), 9–1 against Stade Dudelange, 1957–58 preliminary round
- Template:Flagicon Bora Kostić (Red Star Belgrade), 9–1 against Stade Dudelange, 1957–58 preliminary round
- Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid), 8–0 against Sevilla, 1957–58 quarter-final, and 7–1 against Wiener Sport-Club, 1958–59 quarter-final
- Template:Flagicon Just Fontaine (Reims), 4–1 away against Ards, 1958–59 first round
- Template:Flagicon Josef Hamerl (Wiener Sport-Club), 7–0 against Juventus, 1958–59 first round
- Template:Flagicon Sándor Kocsis (Barcelona), 5–2 away against Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1959–60 quarter-final
- Template:Flagicon Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid), 7–3 against Eintracht Frankfurt, 1959–60 final, and 5–0 against Feyenoord, 1965–66 preliminary round
- Template:Flagicon Lucien Cossou (Monaco), 7–2 against AEK Athens, 1963–64 preliminary round
- Template:Flagicon Vladimir Kovačević (Partizan), 6–2 against Jeunesse Esch, 1963–64 first round
- Template:Flagicon José Torres (Benfica), 5–1 away against Aris, 1964–65 preliminary round
- Template:Flagicon Eusébio (Benfica), 10–0 against Stade Dudelange, 1965–66 preliminary round
- Template:Flagicon Friedhelm Konietzka (1860 Munich), 8–0 against Omonia, 1966–67 first round
- Template:Flagicon Denis Law (Manchester United), 7–1 against Waterford United, 1968–69 first round
- Template:Flagicon Zoran Antonijević (Red Star Belgrade), 4–2 away against Linfield, 1969–70 first round
- Template:Flagicon Ruud Geels (Feyenoord), 12–2 away against KR Reykjavík, 1969–70 first round
- Template:Flagicon Antonis Antoniadis (Panathinaikos), 5–0 against Jeunesse Esch, 1970–71 first round
- Template:Flagicon João Lourenço (Sporting CP), 5–0 against Floriana, 1970–71 first round
- Template:Flagicon Kurt Müller (Grasshoppers), 8–0 against Reipas Lahti, 1971–72 first round
- Template:Flagicon Dudu Georgescu (Dinamo București), 11–0 against Crusaders, 1973–74 first round
- Template:Flagicon Radu Nunweiller (Dinamo București), 11–0 against Crusaders, 1973–74 first round
- Template:Flagicon Jupp Heynckes (Borussia Mönchengladbach), 6–1 away against Wacker Innsbruck, 1975–76 first round
- Template:Flagicon René van de Kerkhof (PSV Eindhoven), 6–0 against Dundalk, 1976–77 first round
- Template:Flagicon Willy van der Kuijlen (PSV Eindhoven), 6–1 against Fenerbahçe, 1978–79 first round
- Template:Flagicon Sotiris Kaiafas (Omonia), 6–1 against Red Boys Differdange, 1979–80 first round
- Template:Flagicon Ton Blanker (Ajax), 8–1 against HJK Helsinki, 1979–80 first round
- Template:Flagicon Fernando Gomes (Porto), 9–0 against Rabat Ajax, 1986–87 first round
- Template:Flagicon Marco van Basten (Milan), 5–2 against Vitosha, 1988–89 first round
- Template:Flagicon Rabah Madjer (Porto), 8–1 away against Portadown, 1990–91 first round
- Template:Flagicon Hugo Sánchez (Real Madrid), 9–1 against Swarovski Tirol, 1990–91 second round
- Template:Flagicon Alan Smith (Arsenal), 6–1 against Austria Wien, 1991–92 first round
- Template:Flagicon Sergei Yuran (Benfica), 6–0 away against Ħamrun Spartans, 1991–92 first round
- Champions League era, preliminary rounds:
- Template:Flagicon Serhii Rebrov (Dynamo Kyiv), 8–0 against Barry Town, 1998–99 first qualifying round
- Template:Flagicon Pena (Porto), 8–0 against Barry Town United, 2001–02 second qualifying round
- Template:Flagicon Tomasz Frankowski (Wisła Kraków), 8–2 away against WIT Georgia, 2004–05 second qualifying round
- Template:Flagicon Semih Şentürk (Fenerbahçe), 5–0 away against MTK Hungária, 2008–09 second qualifying round
- Template:Flagicon Michael Mifsud (Valletta), 8–0 against Lusitanos, 2012–13 first qualifying round
- Champions League era:
- Template:Flagicon Marco van Basten (Milan), 4–0 against IFK Göteborg, 1992–93 group stage
- Template:Flagicon Simone Inzaghi (Lazio), 5–1 against Marseille, 1999–2000 second group stage
- Template:Flagicon Dado Pršo (Monaco), 8–3 against Deportivo La Coruña, 2003–04 group stage
- Template:Flagicon Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United), 4–1 against Sparta Prague, 2004–05 group stage
- Template:Flagicon Andriy Shevchenko (Milan), 4–0 away against Fenerbahçe, 2005–06 group stage
- Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 4–1 against Arsenal, 2009–10 quarter-final
- Template:Flagicon Bafétimbi Gomis (Lyon), 7–1 against Dinamo Zagreb, 2011–12 group stage
- Template:Flagicon Mario Gómez (Bayern Munich), 7–0 against Basel, 2011–12 round of 16
- Template:Flagicon Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund), 4–1 against Real Madrid, 2012–13 semi-final
- Template:Flagicon Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain), 5–0 against Anderlecht, 2013–14 group stage
- Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), 8–0 against Malmö FF, 2015–16 group stage
- Template:Flagicon Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich), 7–2 against Tottenham Hotspur, 2019–20 group stage
- Template:Flagicon Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), 6–0 against Red Star Belgrade, 2019–20 group stage
- Template:Flagicon Josip Iličić (Atalanta), 4–3 against Valencia, 2019–20 round of 16
- Template:Flagicon Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 4–0 against Sevilla, 2020–21 group stage
- Template:Flagicon Sébastien Haller (Ajax), 5–1 against Sporting CP, 2021–22 group stage
- Template:Flagicon Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), 9–2 against Dinamo Zagreb, 2024–25 league phase
Five goals in a match
The following players have managed to score five goals in one European Cup/UEFA Champions League match:
- European Cup era, preliminary rounds:
- Template:Flagicon Ove Olsson (Gothenburg), 6–1 against Linfield, 1959–60 preliminary round
- Template:Flagicon Bent Løfqvist (Boldklubben 1913), 9–2 against Spora, 1961–62 preliminary round
- Template:Flagicon José Altafini (Milan), 8–0 against Union Luxembourg, 1962–63 preliminary round
- Template:Flagicon Ray Crawford (Ipswich), 10–0 against Floriana, 1962–63 preliminary round
- Template:Flagicon Nikola Kotkov (Lokomotiv Sofia), 8–3 against Malmö FF, 1964–65 preliminary round
- Template:Flagicon Flórián Albert (Ferencváros), 9–1 against Keflavík, 1965–66 preliminary round
- European Cup era:
- Template:Flagicon Paul van Himst (Anderlecht), 10–1 away against Haka, 1966–67 first round
- Template:Flagicon Gerd Müller (Bayern Munich), 9–0 against Omonia, 1972–73 second round
- Template:Flagicon Claudio Sulser (Grasshoppers), 8–0 against Valletta, 1978–79 first round
- Template:Flagicon Søren Lerby (Ajax), 10–0 against Omonia, 1979–80 second round
- Champions League era, preliminary rounds:
- Template:Flagicon Mihails Miholaps (Skonto), 8–0 against Jeunesse Esch, 1999–2000 first qualifying round
- Template:Flagicon David Lafata (Sparta Prague), 7–0 against Levadia Tallinn, 2014–15 second qualifying round
- Champions League era:
- Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 7–1 against Bayer Leverkusen, 2011–12 round of 16
- Template:Flagicon Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk), 7–0 against BATE Borisov, 2014–15 group stage
- Template:Flagicon Erling Haaland (Manchester City), 7–0 against RB Leipzig, 2022–23 round of 16
Oldest and youngest
- Oldest goalscorer: 40 years and 289 days – Template:Flagicon Pepe, for Porto v Shakhtar Donetsk, 13 December 2023[54]
- Oldest goalscorer in the European Cup era: 38 years and 293 days – Template:Flagicon Manfred Burgsmüller, for Werder Bremen v Dynamo Berlin, 11 October 1988
- Oldest goalscorer in knockout phase in the Champions League era: 37 years and 148 days – Template:Flagicon Ryan Giggs, for Manchester United v Schalke 04, 26 April 2011[71]
- Youngest goalscorer: 16 years and 258 days – Template:Flagicon Włodzimierz Lubański, for Górnik Zabrze v Dukla Prague, 13 November 1963
- Youngest goalscorer in the Champions League era: 17 years and 40 days – Template:Flagicon Ansu Fati, for Barcelona v Inter Milan, 10 December 2019[72]
- Youngest goalscorer in knockout phase in the Champions League era: 17 years and 217 days – Template:Flagicon Bojan Krkić, for Barcelona v Schalke 04, 1 April 2008[73]
- Oldest goalscorer in the final: 36 years and 333 days – Template:Flagicon Paolo Maldini, for Milan v Liverpool, 2005 final
- Oldest goalscorer to score at least twice in the final: 33 years and 63 days – Template:Flagicon Filippo Inzaghi, for Milan v Liverpool, 2007 final[74]
- Oldest player to score and assist in a match: 36 years and 259 days – Template:Flagicon Didier Drogba, for Chelsea v Schalke, 25 November 2014[75]
- Youngest goalscorer in the final: 18 years and 327 days – Template:Flagicon Patrick Kluivert, for Ajax v Milan, 1995 final[76]
- Youngest goalscorer to score at least twice in the final: 19 years and 362 days – Template:Flagicon Désiré Doué, for Paris Saint-Germain v Inter Milan, 2025 final[77]
- Youngest player to score and assist in a match: 17 years and 241 days – Template:Flagicon Lamine Yamal, for Barcelona v Benfica, 11 March 2025[78]
Fastest goals
- Fastest goal: 10.12 seconds – Template:Flagicon Roy Makaay, for Bayern Munich v Real Madrid, 7 March 2007[79]
- Fastest goal in group stage: 10.96 seconds – Template:Flagicon Jonas, for Valencia v Bayer Leverkusen, 1 November 2011[33]
- Fastest goal in the second half: 10 seconds – Template:Flagicon Federico Chiesa, for Juventus v Chelsea, 29 September 2021
- Fastest goal in the final: 53 seconds – Template:Flagicon Paolo Maldini, for Milan v Liverpool, 2005 final
- Fastest goal by a substitute: 14 seconds – Template:Flagicon Vinícius Júnior, for Real Madrid v Shakhtar Donetsk, 21 October 2020[80]
- Fastest goal by a debutant: 19 seconds – Template:Flagicon Yevhen Konoplyanka, for Sevilla v Borussia Mönchengladbach, 15 September 2015
- Fastest goal by a debutant from the start of the match: 33 seconds – Template:Flagicon Dušan Vlahović, for Juventus v Villarreal on 22 February 2022.[81]
First goal
- First goal in the European Cup: Template:Flagicon João Baptista Martins, for Sporting CP v Partizan, 4 September 1955
- First goal in the UEFA Champions League: Template:Flagicon Daniel Amokachi, for Club Brugge v CSKA Moscow, 25 November 1992
Consecutive scoring
- Most consecutive matches with goals: 11 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 2017–18Template:Refn
- Most consecutive home matches with goals: 7
- Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 2017–18
- Template:Flagicon Robert Lewandowski, 2015–16
- Template:Flagicon Thierry Henry, 2001–02
- Most consecutive away matches with goals: 12 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 2013–15Template:Refn
- Most consecutive matches with goals by a debutant: 7 – Template:Flagicon Sébastien Haller, 2021–22
Other goalscoring records
- Most goals: 140 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 2003–2022; (73 GS, 25 R16, 25 QF, 13 SF, 4 F) (95 RF, 20 LF, 25 H)[82][83]
- Highest-ever goals-per-game ratio for players who have played at least 20 matches: 1.02 – Template:Flagicon Erling Haaland; 49 goals in 48 matches[84]
- Most goals in finals: 7
- Template:Flagicon Ferenc Puskás; scored four in 1960 and three in 1962
- Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Alfredo Di Stéfano; scored seven goals in an aforementioned five finals
- Most goals in finals in the UEFA Champions league era: 4 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo; scored one goal each in 2008 and 2014, and two in 2017
- Most goals in the knockout phase: 67 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo
- Most goals in the semi-finals: 13 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo
- Most goals in the quarter-finals: 25 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo
- Most goals in the round of 16: 29 – Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi
- Most goals in the group stage: 80 – Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi
- Most goals in the knockout phase in a season: 12 – Template:Flagicon Ferenc Puskás, 1959–60
- Most goals in the knockout phase in a season in the Champions League era: 10
- Most goals in the group stage in a season: 11 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 2015–16[85]
- First player to score 100 goals in the competition: Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 18 April 2017[86]
- First player to score 100 goals with a single club: Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, with Real Madrid, 18 February 2018[87]
- Two players have scored in all six group stage matches of the competition:
- Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 2017–18; scored nine goals for Real Madrid[88]
- Template:Flagicon Sébastien Haller, 2021–22; scored ten goals for Ajax
- Most home goals: 78 – Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi, 2005–2023
- Most away goals: 63 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 2003–2022
- Most brace or more socred: 38 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, 2003–2022[83]
- Most direct free kick goals: 12 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo; two for Manchester United and ten for Real Madrid[89]
- Five players scored two direct free kick goals in a single match in UEFA Champions League era:[90]
- Template:Flagicon Rivaldo for Barcelona against Milan, 18 October 2000
- Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo for Real Madrid against Zürich, 15 September 2009
- Template:Flagicon Neymar for Paris Saint-Germain against Red Star Belgrade, 3 October 2018
- Template:Flagicon Hakim Ziyech for Galatasaray against Manchester United, 29 November 2023
- Template:Flagicon Declan Rice for Arsenal against Real Madrid, 8 April 2025
- Most individual Champions League opponents scored against: 40 – Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi[91]
- Most goals scored for a single club: 120 – Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi, with Barcelona, 2005–2021
- Most finals scored in: 5 – Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Alfredo Di Stéfano; with one goal in each final from 1956 to 1959, and three goals in 1960
- Most finals scored in the UEFA Champions league era: 3 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo; one goal each in 2008 and 2014, and two in 2017
- Three players scored for two clubs in the final:[92]
- Template:Flagicon Velibor Vasović, for Partizan in 1966 and for Ajax in 1969
- Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo, for Manchester United in 2008 and for Real Madrid in 2014 and 2017; he is the only player to score for two winning clubs
- Template:Flagicon Mario Mandžukić, for Bayern Munich in 2013 and for Juventus in 2017
- Six goalkeepers have scored in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League (not include qualifying rounds):
- Template:Flagicon Ilija Pantelić, for Vojvodina v Atlético Madrid, 16 November 1966; scored from penalty
- Template:Flagicon Christian Piot, for Standard Liège v Linfield, 29 September 1971; scored from penalty
- Template:Flagicon Hans-Jörg Butt has done so three times with three clubs, all with penalties, and all against Juventus:
- for Hamburger SV in a 4–4 group stage home draw on 13 September 2000;
- for Bayer Leverkusen in a 3–1 second group stage home win on 12 March 2002;
- the equaliser for Bayern Munich in a 4–1 group stage win in Turin on 8 December 2009, which Bayern had to win to qualify for the next stage.
- Template:Flagicon Sinan Bolat and Template:Flagicon Ivan Provedel are the only goalkeepers to score a goal in open play:
- Bolat's second-half stoppage time (fifth minute) equaliser for Standard Liège against AZ on 9 December 2009 secured third place in Group H, and qualified his team for the Europa League.
- Provedel scored a second-half stoppage time (fifth minute) equaliser for Lazio against Atlético Madrid on 19 September 2023, in the opening match of the 2023–24 season.
- Template:Flagicon Vincent Enyeama, for Hapoel Tel Aviv v Lyon, 29 September 2010; scored from penalty
- Most goals with different clubs: 6 – Template:Flagicon Zlatan Ibrahimović; with Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Milan and Paris Saint-Germain[93]
- Most goals in different seasons: 18
- Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi, 2005–06 to 2022–23, for Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain
- Template:Flagicon Karim Benzema, 2005–06 to 2022–23, for Lyon and Real Madrid
- Most goals against a single opponent: 10 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo v Juventus; three goals in 2013, two goals in 2015, two goals in 2017 and three goals in 2018
- Most goals as a substitute: 12 – Template:Flagicon Marco Asensio[94]
- Four players have scored against the same opponent with three clubs:[95]
- Template:Flagicon Ruud van Nistelrooy v Bayern Munich, with PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United and Real Madrid.
- Template:Flagicon Hans-Jörg Butt v Juventus, with Hamburger SV, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich.
- Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo v Lyon, with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.
- Template:Flagicon Edin Džeko v Viktoria Plzeň, with Manchester City, Roma and Inter Milan.
- Longest time between goals by a player: 12 years and 357 days – Template:Flagicon Marko Arnautović, 7 December 2010 – 29 November 2023
- Only on one occasion have three players from the same team scored at least ten goals in the same season:
- Template:Flagicon Roberto Firmino, Template:Flagicon Sadio Mané and Template:Flagicon Mohamed Salah, for Liverpool in 2017–18
- Two players from the same team have scored at least ten goals in the same season on two further occasion:
- Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi and Template:Flagicon Neymar, for Barcelona in 2014–15
- Template:Flagicon Raphinha and Template:Flagicon Robert Lewandowski, for Barcelona in 2024–25
- Template:Flagicon Allan Simonsen is the only player to have scored in the final of the European Cup/Champions League, the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup/Europa League, with goals in the 1977 European Cup final and the second leg of both the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cup finals with Borussia Mönchengladbach, and in the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup final with Barcelona.
- The following players have additionally scored in the final of both the European Cup/Champions League and the Cup Winners' Cup:
- Template:Flagicon Franz Roth scored in both the 1975 and 1976 European Cup final, and in the 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup final, all with Bayern Munich.
- Template:Flagicon Felix Magath scored in the 1983 European Cup final and in the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup final, both with Hamburger SV.
- Template:Flagicon Marco van Basten scored in the 1989 European Cup final with Milan and in the 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup final with Ajax.
- Template:Flagicon Ronald Koeman scored in the 1992 final and in the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final, both with Barcelona.
- The following players have additionally scored in the final of both the European Cup/Champions League and the UEFA Cup/Europa League:
- Template:Flagicon Hernán Crespo scored in the 2005 UEFA Champions League final with Milan and in the 1999 UEFA Cup final with Parma.
- Template:Flagicon Steven Gerrard scored in the 2005 UEFA Champions League final and in the 2001 UEFA Cup final, both with Liverpool.
- Template:Flagicon Pedro scored in the 2011 UEFA Champions League final with Barcelona and in the 2019 UEFA Europa League final with Chelsea.
- Template:Flagicon Diego Godín scored in the 2014 UEFA Champions League final with Atlético Madrid and in the 2020 UEFA Europa League final with Inter Milan.
- Template:Flagicon Gerd Müller is the only player to have scored in the final of the European Cup/Champions League, the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, with goals in both the 1974 (replay) and 1975 European Cup final with Bayern Munich, and in the 1974 FIFA World Cup final and UEFA Euro 1972 final with West Germany.
- The following players have additionally scored in the final of both the European Cup/Champions League and the FIFA World Cup:
- Template:Flagicon Juan Alberto Schiaffino scored in the 1958 European Cup final with Milan and in the 1950 FIFA World Cup final with Uruguay.Template:Refn
- Template:Flagicon Ferenc Puskás scored in both the 1960 and 1962 European Cup final with Real Madrid and in the 1954 FIFA World Cup final with Hungary.
- Template:Flagicon Zoltán Czibor scored in the 1961 European Cup final with Barcelona and in the 1954 FIFA World Cup final with Hungary.
- Template:Flagicon Zinedine Zidane scored in the 2002 final with Real Madrid and in both the 1998 and 2006 FIFA World Cup final with France.
- Template:Flagicon Mario Mandžukić scored in the 2013 UEFA Champions League final with Bayern Munich, the 2017 UEFA Champions League final with Juventus, and in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final with Croatia.
- Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi scored in the 2009 and 2011 UEFA Champions League final with Barcelona, and in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final with Argentina.
- The following players have additionally scored in the final of both the European Cup/Champions League and the UEFA European Championship:
- Template:Flagicon Michel Platini scored in the 1985 European Cup final with Juventus and in the UEFA Euro 1984 final with France.
- Template:Flagicon Both Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten scored in the 1989 European Cup final with Milan and in the UEFA Euro 1988 final with Netherlands.
- Template:Flagicon Luis Suárez is the only player have scored in the final of both the European Cup/Champions League and the Copa América. He did so in the 2015 UEFA Champions League final with Barcelona and the 2011 Copa América final with Uruguay.
- Template:Flagicon Samuel Eto'o is the only player have scored in the final of both the European Cup/Champions League and the Africa Cup of Nations. He did so in the 2006 and 2009 UEFA Champions League final with Barcelona and the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations final with Cameroon.
Assists
Most assists
- As of 12 February 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[96]
Notes: The criteria for an assist to be awarded may vary according to the source, this table is based on the assists criteria according to Opta, where assists are not counted for balls that are deflected or rebounded off opposing players and have clearly affected the trajectory of the ball and its arrival to the recipient (the goal scorer). Assists are also not counted for penalty kicks, direct goals from corners or free kicks, or own goals. This table does not include assists provided in the qualification stage of the competition. The following table includes the number of assists since the 1992–93 season.[96] However, according to UEFA's own official list, Cristiano Ronaldo sits at 1st place with 42 official assists and Ryan Giggs sits at 5th with 31 assists.[97] This is due to the website only counting assists from the 2003–04 season onwards. In addition, UEFA's criteria for assists differ from those of Opta, as it considers causing a penalty kick, free kicks, own goals, deflected, and rebounded balls as assists.
| Rank | Player | Nation | Assists | Apps | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Giggs | Template:Fba | 41 | 141 | 1993–2014 | Manchester United |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Template:Fba | 40 | 183 | 2003–2022 | Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus |
| 3 | Lionel Messi | Template:Fba | 39 | 163 | 2005–2023 | Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain |
| 4 | Ángel Di María | Template:Fba | 38 | 116 | 2007– | Benfica, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus |
| 5 | David Beckham | Template:Fba | 36 | 107 | 1994–2013 | Manchester United, Real Madrid, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain |
| 6 | Luís Figo | Template:Fba | 34 | 103 | 1997–2009 | Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan |
| 7 | Xavi | Template:Fba | 31 | 151 | 1998–2015 | Barcelona |
| 8 | Neymar | Template:Fba | 30 | 81 | 2013–2023 | Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain |
| 9 | Raúl | Template:Fba | 27 | 142 | 1995–2011 | Real Madrid, Schalke 04 |
| Karim Benzema | Template:Fba | 152 | 2005–2023 | Lyon, Real Madrid |
Single season (since 1992–93)
- As of 30 April 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[98]
Other records
- Most assists in a single match (since 2003–04): 4
- Template:Flagicon Ryan Giggs, for Manchester United v Roma, 10 April 2007[99]
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Martins, for Benfica v Lyon, 2 November 2010[100]
- Template:Flagicon Zlatan Ibrahimović, for Paris Saint-Germain v Dinamo Zagreb, 6 November 2012[101]
- Template:Flagicon Neymar, for Barcelona v Celtic, 13 September 2016; he scored a goal as well[101]
- Most assists in a final matches: 5 – Template:Flagicon Raymond Kopa; in 1956 (2)[102] for Stade Reims and in 1957[103] and 1958 (2)[104] for Real MadridTemplate:Refn
- Four players finished twice at the top of the assists list (including joint top, since 1992–93):
- Template:Flagicon Luís Figo, for Barcelona in 1999–2000 and Real Madrid in 2000–01 season
- Template:Flagicon Kaká, for Milan in 2004–05 and Real Madrid in 2011–12 season
- Template:Flagicon Lionel Messi, for Barcelona in 2011–12 and 2014–15 season
- Template:Flagicon Neymar, for Barcelona in 2015–16 and 2016–17 season
- Most assists against a single opponent: 8 – Template:Flagicon Neymar v Celtic[98]
- Oldest player to assist in the Champions League era: 39 years and 363 days – Template:Flagicon Ryan Giggs, for Manchester United v Bayer Leverkusen, 27 November 2013[105]
- Oldest player to assist in a final in the Champions League era: 37 years and 180 days – Template:Flagicon Ryan Giggs, for Manchester United v Barcelona, 2011 final[106][107]
- Youngest player to assist in the Champions League era: 16 years and 153 days – Template:Flagicon Lamine Yamal, for Barcelona v Antwerp, 13 December 2023[108]
- Youngest player to assist in a final in the Champions League era: 19 years and 362 days – Template:Flagicon Désiré Doué, for Paris Saint-Germain v Inter Milan, 2025 final[77]
Other records
Penalties
- Most penalty kick goals (excluding shoot-outs): 19[25]
- Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo; out of 22
- Template:Flagicon Robert Lewandowski; out of 20
- Most penalty kick goals in a season: 5
- Most penalty kick goals in a match: 3 – Template:Flagicon Harry Kane, for Bayern Munich v Dinamo Zagreb on 17 September 2024[109][110]
- Most penalties missed: 5[111]
- Most penalties saved: 5
- Oldest goalkeeper to save a penalty: 39 years and 274 days – Template:Flagicon Jasmin Handanović, for Maribor v Liverpool, 1 November 2017[112]
- Youngest goalkeeper to save a penalty: 18 years and 65 days – Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Mile Svilar, for Benfica v Manchester United, 31 October 2017[113]
- Fastest penalty awarded: 23 seconds – for Template:Flagicon Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur, in the final, 1 June 2019; converted by Mohamed Salah[114]
- Fastest penalty scored: 1 minute and 45 seconds – Template:Flagicon Johan Micoud, for Werder Bremen v Panathinaikos, 7 December 2005; only two seconds faster than Mohamed Salah goal[110]
Penalty shoot-out
- Most penalties scored: 3 – Template:Flagicon Antoine Griezmann
- Most penalties missed: 2 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Ronaldo
- Most penalties saved: 5 – Template:Flagicon Manuel Neuer
- Most penalties saved in a single shoot-out: 4
- Template:Flagicon Jan Möller, for Malmö FF v 1. FC Magdeburg, 1975–76 first round
- Template:Flagicon Helmut Duckadam, for Steaua București v Barcelona, 1986 final
Own goals
- Most own goals: 2 – 28 players; Igor Akinfeev, Alex, Alex Sandro, Ânderson Polga, Valeriy Bondar, Wes Brown, Cadú, Gary Caldwell, Rúben Dias, Edu Dracena, Andrzej Grębosz, Iván Helguera, József Horváth, Tomáš Hubočan, Jardel, Phil Jones, Thomas Kleine, Ladislav Krejčí, Iván Marcano, Jérémy Mathieu, Brandon Mechele, Craig Moore, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Ramos, Stefan Savić, Gernot Trauner, Raphaël Varane and Zoco
- Most own goals in a single match: 2 – Template:Flagicon Gernot Trauner, against his team Feyenoord for Lille, 29 January 2025[115]
- Fastest own goal scored: 69 seconds – Template:Flagicon Iñigo Martínez, against his team Real Sociedad for Manchester United, 23 October 2013[116]
- Scored an own goal in a final:
- Template:Flagicon Antoni Ramallets, against his team Barcelona for Benfica, 1961 final
Goalkeeping
- Most clean sheets: 61 – Template:Flagicon Manuel Neuer; 63 including 2 qualifying games, 7 with Schalke 04 and 54 with Bayern Munich[117][118]
- Most consecutive clean sheets: 9 – Template:Flagicon Jens Lehmann, for Arsenal, 9 March 2005 – 17 May 2006[119]
- Longest period without conceding a goal: 853 minutes – Template:Flagicon Jens Lehmann, 22 February 2005 – 13 September 2006
- Most clean sheets in final matches: 3
- Template:Flagicon Heinz Stuy, in 1971, 1972 and 1973, all with Ajax
- Template:Flagicon Sepp Maier, in 1974 (replay), 1975 and 1976, all with Bayern Munich
- Most clean sheets in a single season: 9
- Oldest goalkeeper: Template:Age in years and days – Template:Flagicon Marco Ballotta, for Lazio v Real Madrid, 11 December 2007[53]
- Youngest goalkeeper: 17 years and 287 days – Template:Flagicon Maarten Vandevoordt, for Genk v Napoli, 10 December 2019[120][121]
- Four goalkeepers have won the competition with two clubs:
- Template:Flagicon Jimmy Rimmer with Manchester United in 1968, and with Aston Villa in 1982
- Template:Flagicon Edwin van der Sar with Ajax in 1995, and with Manchester United in 2008
- Template:Flagicon Scott Carson with Liverpool in 2005, and with Manchester City in 2023
- Template:Flagicon Kepa Arrizabalaga with Chelsea in 2021, and with Real Madrid in 2024
- Oldest goalkeeper to play in and win a final: 37 years and 205 days – Template:Flagicon Edwin van der Sar, 2008 final with Manchester United[122]
- Youngest goalkeeper to play in and win a final: 19 years and 4 days – Template:Flagicon Iker Casillas, 2000 final with Real Madrid[122]
- Oldest goalkeeper to play in a final: 41 years and 86 days – Template:Flagicon Dino Zoff, 1983 with Juventus[122]
- Most finals played by a goalkeeper: 5 – Template:Flagicon Edwin van der Sar; doing so with Ajax in 1995 and 1996, and with Manchester United in 2008, 2009 and 2011
- Most finals lost by a goalkeeper: 3
- Template:Flagicon Edwin van der Sar; doing so with Ajax in 1996, and with Manchester United in 2009 and 2011
- Template:Flagicon Gianluigi Buffon; doing so with Juventus in 2003, 2015 and 2017
- Most saves in a single match: 15 – Template:Flagicon Dmytro Riznyk, for Shakhtar Donetsk v PSV Eindhoven, 27 November 2024[123]
- Five goalkeepers played for two clubs in a final:
- Template:Flagicon Giuliano Sarti with Fiorentina in 1957, and with Inter Milan in 1964, 1965 and 1967.
- Template:Flagicon Edwin van der Sar with Ajax in 1995 and 1996, and with Manchester United in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
- Template:Flagicon Hans-Jörg Butt with Bayer Leverkusen in 2002, and with Bayern Munich in 2010.
- Template:Flagicon Keylor Navas with Real Madrid in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and with Paris Saint-Germain in 2020.
- Template:Flagicon Thibaut Courtois with Atlético Madrid in 2014, and with Real Madrid in 2022 and 2024.
- Most titles by a goalkeeper: 5 – Template:Flagicon Juan Alonso, 1955–60;[124] he played in the first three finals and was a non-substitute in the latter two
- Two goalkeepers won all three major UEFA club competitions they have played in:[122]
- Three goalkeepers have won the tournament as well as both the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship:
- Template:Flagicon Sepp Maier won the 1973–74, 1974–75 and 1975–76 European Cup with Bayern Munich, and both the 1974 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972 with West Germany
- Template:Flagicon Fabien Barthez won the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League with Marseille, and both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 with France
- Template:Flagicon Iker Casillas won the 1999–2000, 2001–02 and 2013–14 UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, and both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008 and 2012 with Spain
- The following goalkeepers have additionally won both the tournament and the FIFA World Cup:
- Template:Flagicon Bodo Illgner won the 1997–98 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup with West Germany
- Template:Flagicon Manuel Neuer won the 2012–13 and 2019–20 UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Germany
- The following goalkeepers have additionally won both the tournament and the UEFA European Championship:
- Template:Flagicon Hans van Breukelen won the 1987–88 European Cup with PSV Eindhoven, and UEFA Euro 1988 with Netherlands
- Template:Flagicon Peter Schmeichel won the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League with Manchester United, and UEFA Euro 1992 with Denmark
- Template:Flagicon Gianluigi Donnarumma won the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain, and UEFA Euro 2021 with Italy
- Six goalkeepers have lifted the trophy as captain:
- Template:Flagicon Juan Alonso with Real Madrid (1958)
- Template:Flagicon Stevan Stojanović with Red Star Belgrade (1991)
- Template:Flagicon Andoni Zubizarreta with Barcelona (1992)
- Template:Flagicon Peter Schmeichel with Manchester United (1999)
- Template:Flagicon Iker Casillas with Real Madrid (2014)
- Template:Flagicon Manuel Neuer with Bayern Munich (2020)
- Most consecutive matches without a clean sheet: 43 – Template:Flagicon Igor Akinfeev, 21 November 2006 – 31 October 2017[125]
Disciplinary
- Most yellow cards: 43+1 – Template:Flagicon Sergio Ramos, 2005–2023; once double yellow cards turned red, along with three straight red cards[126]
- Most red cards: 4
- Players have been sent off in the final, all of them lost their respective finals:
- Most red cards received with the most different clubs: 3
- Template:Flagicon Zlatan Ibrahimović, with Juventus, Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain
- Template:Flagicon Arturo Vidal, with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan
- Template:Flagicon Patrick Vieira, with Arsenal, Juventus and Inter Milan
- Fastest red card: 3 minutes and 59 seconds – Template:Flagicon Olexandr Kucher, for Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich, 11 March 2015[127]
Captaincy
The following table shows the captains who have won the title:
| Final | Nationality | Winning captain | Nation | Club | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Ref.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Miguel Muñoz | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [128] |
| 1957 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Miguel Muñoz | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [128] |
| 1958 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Juan Alonso | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [128] |
| 1959 | Script error: No such module "sort". | José María Zárraga | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [128] |
| 1960 | Script error: No such module "sort". | José María Zárraga | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [128] |
| 1961 | Script error: No such module "sort". | José Águas | Script error: No such module "sort". | Benfica | [128] |
| 1962 | Script error: No such module "sort". | José Águas | Script error: No such module "sort". | Benfica | [128] |
| 1963 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Cesare Maldini | Script error: No such module "sort". | Milan | [128] |
| 1964 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Armando Picchi | Script error: No such module "sort". | Inter Milan | [128] |
| 1965 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Armando Picchi | Script error: No such module "sort". | Inter Milan | [128] |
| 1966 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Paco Gento | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [128] |
| 1967 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Billy McNeill | Script error: No such module "sort". | Celtic | [129] |
| 1968 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Bobby Charlton | Script error: No such module "sort". | Manchester United | [130] |
| 1969 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Gianni Rivera | Script error: No such module "sort". | Milan | [128] |
| 1970 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Rinus Israël | Script error: No such module "sort". | Feyenoord | [131] |
| 1971 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Velibor Vasović | Script error: No such module "sort". | Ajax | [132] |
| 1972 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Piet Keizer | Script error: No such module "sort". | Ajax | [128] |
| 1973 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Johan Cruyff | Script error: No such module "sort". | Ajax | [128] |
| 1974 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Franz Beckenbauer | Script error: No such module "sort". | Bayern Munich | [133] |
| 1975 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Franz Beckenbauer | Script error: No such module "sort". | Bayern Munich | [128] |
| 1976 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Franz Beckenbauer | Script error: No such module "sort". | Bayern Munich | [128] |
| 1977 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Emlyn Hughes | Script error: No such module "sort". | Liverpool | [128] |
| 1978 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Emlyn Hughes | Script error: No such module "sort". | Liverpool | [128] |
| 1979 | Script error: No such module "sort". | John McGovern | Script error: No such module "sort". | Nottingham Forest | [128] |
| 1980 | Script error: No such module "sort". | John McGovern | Script error: No such module "sort". | Nottingham Forest | [128] |
| 1981 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Phil Thompson | Script error: No such module "sort". | Liverpool | [128] |
| 1982 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Dennis Mortimer | Script error: No such module "sort". | Aston Villa | [134] |
| 1983 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Horst Hrubesch | Script error: No such module "sort". | Hamburger SV | [135] |
| 1984 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Graeme Souness | Script error: No such module "sort". | Liverpool | [136] |
| 1985 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Gaetano Scirea | Script error: No such module "sort". | Juventus | [137] |
| 1986 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Ştefan Iovan | Script error: No such module "sort". | Steaua București | [138] |
| 1987 | Script error: No such module "sort". | João Pinto | Script error: No such module "sort". | Porto | [139] |
| 1988 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Eric Gerets | Script error: No such module "sort". | PSV Eindhoven | [140] |
| 1989 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Franco Baresi | Script error: No such module "sort". | Milan | [128] |
| 1990 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Franco Baresi | Script error: No such module "sort". | Milan | [128] |
| 1991 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Stevan Stojanović | Script error: No such module "sort". | Red Star Belgrade | [141] |
| 1992 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Andoni Zubizarreta | Script error: No such module "sort". | Barcelona | [142] |
| 1993 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Didier Deschamps | Script error: No such module "sort". | Marseille | [143] |
| 1994 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Mauro Tassotti | Script error: No such module "sort". | Milan | [144] |
| 1995 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Danny Blind | Script error: No such module "sort". | Ajax | [145] |
| 1996 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Gianluca Vialli | Script error: No such module "sort". | Juventus | [146] |
| 1997 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Matthias Sammer | Script error: No such module "sort". | Borussia Dortmund | [128] |
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Manolo Sanchís | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [147] |
| 1999 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Peter Schmeichel | Script error: No such module "sort". | Manchester United | [148] |
| 2000 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Fernando Redondo | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [128] |
| 2001 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Stefan Effenberg | Script error: No such module "sort". | Bayern Munich | [128] |
| 2002 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Fernando Hierro | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [128] |
| 2003 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Paolo Maldini | Script error: No such module "sort". | Milan | [149] |
| 2004 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Jorge Costa | Script error: No such module "sort". | Porto | [150] |
| 2005 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Steven Gerrard | Script error: No such module "sort". | Liverpool | [151] |
| 2006 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Carles Puyol | Script error: No such module "sort". | Barcelona | [152] |
| 2007 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Paolo Maldini | Script error: No such module "sort". | Milan | [153] |
| 2008 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Rio Ferdinand | Script error: No such module "sort". | Manchester United | [154] |
| 2009 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Carles Puyol | Script error: No such module "sort". | Barcelona | [155] |
| 2010 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Javier Zanetti | Script error: No such module "sort". | Inter Milan | [156] |
| 2011 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Xavi | Script error: No such module "sort". | Barcelona | [157] |
| 2012 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Frank Lampard | Script error: No such module "sort". | Chelsea | [158] |
| 2013 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Philipp Lahm | Script error: No such module "sort". | Bayern Munich | [159] |
| 2014 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Iker Casillas | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [160] |
| 2015 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Andrés Iniesta | Script error: No such module "sort". | Barcelona | [161] |
| 2016 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Sergio Ramos | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [162] |
| 2017 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Sergio Ramos | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [163] |
| 2018 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Sergio Ramos | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [164] |
| 2019 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Jordan Henderson | Script error: No such module "sort". | Liverpool | [165] |
| 2020 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Manuel Neuer | Script error: No such module "sort". | Bayern Munich | [34] |
| 2021 | Script error: No such module "sort". | César Azpilicueta | Script error: No such module "sort". | Chelsea | [166] |
| 2022 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Karim Benzema | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [167] |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "sort". | İlkay Gündoğan | Script error: No such module "sort". | Manchester City | [168] |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Nacho | Script error: No such module "sort". | Real Madrid | [169] |
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- Most matches as a captain: 105 – Template:Flagicon John Terry, with Chelsea
- Most trophies lifted as captain: 3Template:Refn
- Template:Flagicon Franz Beckenbauer, with Bayern Munich in 1974, 1975 and 1976
- Template:Flagicon Sergio Ramos, with Real Madrid in 2016, 2017 and 2018
- Most participated in the final as captain: 4
- Template:Flagicon Franz Beckenbauer with Bayern Munich in 1974 (2)Template:Refn, 1975 and 1976
- Template:Flagicon Franco Baresi with Milan in 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1995
- Six other players participated in the final as captain on three occasions:
- Template:Flagicon Paco Gento with Real Madrid in 1962, 1964 and 1966
- Template:Flagicon Mário Coluna with Benfica in 1963, 1965 and 1968
- Template:Flagicon Armando Picchi with Inter Milan in 1964, 1965 and 1967
- Template:Flagicon Paolo Maldini with Milan in 2003, 2005 and 2007
- Template:Flagicon Sergio Ramos with Real Madrid in 2016, 2017 and 2018
- Template:Flagicon Jordan Henderson with Liverpool in 2018, 2019 and 2022
- Oldest captain to lift the trophy: 38 years and 331 days – Template:Flagicon Paolo Maldini, with Milan, 2007 final[171]
- Youngest captain to lift the trophy: 24 years and 223 days – Template:Flagicon Didier Deschamps, with Marseille, 1993 final[172]
- Oldest player to start as captain: 40 years and 212 days – Template:Flagicon David Weir, with Rangers v Bursaspor, 7 December 2010[53]
- Youngest player to start as captain: 18 years and 221 days – Template:Flagicon Rúben Neves, with Porto v Maccabi Tel Aviv, 20 October 2015[173]
- Youngest player to start as captain in the Champions League knockout phase: 19 years and 186 days – Template:Flagicon Matthijs de Ligt, with Ajax v Real Madrid, 13 February 2019[174]
Trivia
- Most finals reached with the most different clubs: 3Template:RefnTemplate:Refn
- Template:Flagicon Didier Deschamps with Marseille in 1993, with Juventus in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and with Valencia in 2001Template:Refn
- Template:Flagicon Clarence Seedorf with Ajax in 1995, with Real Madrid in 1998, and with Milan in 2003, 2005 and 2007
- Template:Flagicon Patrice Evra with Monaco in 2004, with Manchester United in 2008, 2009 and 2011, and with Juventus in 2015
- Template:Flagicon Thiago with Barcelona in 2011,Template:Refn with Bayern Munich in 2020, and with Liverpool in 2022
- Most quarter-final appearances with different clubs: 5 – Template:Flagicon Zlatan Ibrahimović; with Ajax, Juventus, Barcelona, Milan and Paris Saint-Germain
- Most finals lost: 4 – Template:Flagicon Patrice Evra; doing so in 2004 with Monaco, in 2009 and 2011 with Manchester United, and in 2015 with Juventus, with his side losing to Barcelona on each of the latter three occasions. He is the only player to lose the final with three clubs
- Template:Flagicon Zinedine Zidane (with Bordeaux in the 1996 UEFA Cup final and with Juventus in the 1997 UEFA Champions League final), Template:Flagicon Christian Eriksen (with Tottenham Hotspur in the 2019 UEFA Champions League final and with Inter Milan in the 2020 UEFA Europa League final) and Template:Flagicon Edinson Cavani (with Paris Saint-Germain in the 2020 UEFA Champions League finalTemplate:Refn and with Manchester United in the 2021 UEFA Europa League final) are the only players to lose two consecutive European club finals in two different competitions.
- Two players have scored against their former clubs in the final match:
- Template:Flagicon Moise Kean (born 28 February 2000) was the first player born in the 2000s to play in the Champions League, playing in Juventus's match against Sevilla on 22 November 2016.[176]
- Template:Flagicon Jadon Sancho (born 25 March 2000) was the first player born in the 2000s to score in the Champions League, playing in Borussia Dortmund's match against Atlético Madrid on 24 October 2018.[177]
- Template:Flagicon Han-Noah Massengo (born 7 July 2001) was the first player born in the 21st century to play in the Champions League, playing in Monaco's match against Club Brugge on 6 November 2018.[178]
- Template:Flagicon Rodrygo (born 9 January 2001) was the first player born in the 21st century to score in the Champions League, doing so for Real Madrid against Galatasaray on 6 November 2019.[179]
- Three players lost three finals with their clubs, and never won the tournament:[180]
- Template:Flagicon Raul Machado (1963, 1965 and 1968Template:Refn with Benfica)
- Template:Flagicon Paolo Montero (1997, 1998 and 2003 with Juventus)
- Template:Flagicon Gianluigi Buffon (2003, 2015 and 2017 with Juventus)
Managers
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Final and winning records
- Most titles won as manager: 5 – Template:Flagicon Carlo Ancelotti; doing so in 2002–03 and 2006–07 with Milan, and in 2013–14, 2021–22 and 2023–24 with Real Madrid
- Three other managers have won the competition three times:
- Template:Flagicon Bob Paisley in 1976–77, 1977–78 and 1980–81, all with Liverpool
- Template:Flagicon Zinedine Zidane in 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18, all with Real Madrid
- Template:Flagicon Pep Guardiola in 2008–09, 2010–11, with Barcelona and 2022–23, with Manchester City
- Most consecutive seasons won as manager: 3 – Template:Flagicon Zinedine Zidane, 2016–2018
- Most consecutive debut seasons won as manager: 3 – Template:Flagicon Zinedine Zidane, 2016–2018
- The following five managers have also won the tournament two times in their first two appearances:
- Template:Flagicon José Villalonga (1955–56 and 1956–57, both with Real Madrid)
- Template:Flagicon Béla Guttmann (1960–61 and 1961–62, both with Benfica)
- Template:Flagicon Dettmar Cramer (1974–75 and 1975–76, both with Bayern Munich)
- Template:Flagicon Bob Paisley (1976–77 and 1977–78, both with Liverpool)
- Template:Flagicon Arrigo Sacchi (1988–89 and 1989–90, both with Milan)
- Most finalists as manager: 6 – Template:Flagicon Carlo Ancelotti; 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2022 and 2024
- Five other managers have managed four finalists:
- Template:Flagicon Miguel Muñoz; 1960, 1962, 1964 and 1966
- Template:Flagicon Marcello Lippi; 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2003
- Template:Flagicon Alex Ferguson; 1999, 2008, 2009 and 2011
- Template:Flagicon Jürgen Klopp; 2013, 2018, 2019 and 2022
- Template:Flagicon Pep Guardiola; 2009, 2011, 2021 and 2023
- Most lost finals: 3
- Template:Flagicon Marcello Lippi; 1997, 1998 and 2003
- Template:Flagicon Jürgen Klopp; 2013, 2018 and 2022
- Seven individuals have won the European Cup/Champions League as a player then later as a manager, four of them with the same club:
- Template:Flagicon Miguel Muñoz of Real Madrid won as a player in 1955–56 and 1956–57, and as a manager in 1959–60 and 1965–66.
- Template:Flagicon Carlo Ancelotti won as a player in 1988–89 and 1989–90, and as a manager in 2002–03 and 2006–07 with Milan, then as a manager in 2013–14, 2021–22 and 2023–24 with Real Madrid.
- Template:Flagicon Pep Guardiola won as a player in 1991–92, and as a manager in 2008–09 and 2010–11 with Barcelona, then as a manager in 2022–23 with Manchester City.
- Template:Flagicon Giovanni Trapattoni won as a player in 1962–63 and 1968–69, both with Milan, and as a manager in 1984–85 with Juventus.
- Template:Flagicon Johan Cruyff won as a player in 1970–71, 1971–72 and 1972–73, all with Ajax, and as a manager in 1991–92 with Barcelona.
- Template:Flagicon Frank Rijkaard won as a player in 1988–89 and 1989–90, both with Milan, in 1994–95 with Ajax, and as a manager in 2005–06 with Barcelona.
- Template:Flagicon Zinedine Zidane of Real Madrid won as player in 2001–02, and as a manager in 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18.
- Eight other individuals have appeared in the final as a player then later as a manager, though did not win while in one or either of the roles:[182]
- Template:Flagicon Vicente del Bosque of Real Madrid lost as a player in 1981, but won as a manager in 2000 and 2002.
- Template:Flagicon Fabio Capello lost as a player in 1973 with Juventus and as a manager in 1993 and 1995, but won as a manager in 1994, all as a manager with Milan.
- Template:Flagicon Didier Deschamps won as a player in 1993 with Marseille and 1996 with Juventus and lost with Juventus in 1997 and 1998 (also lost in 2001 with Valencia as an unused substitute), and lost as a manager with Monaco in 2004.
- Template:Flagicon Jupp Heynckes lost as a player in 1977 with Borussia Mönchengladbach, but won as a manager in 1998 with Real Madrid and in 2013 with Bayern Munich, and lost as a manager in 2012 with Bayern Munich.
- Template:Flagicon Anghel Iordănescu of Steaua București won as a player in 1986, but lost as a manager in 1989.
- Template:Flagicon Nils Liedholm lost as a player in 1958 with Milan and as a manager with Roma in 1984.
- Template:Flagicon Ferenc Puskás won as a player in 1960 (also won in 1959 and 1966 as a team member not selected for the final) and lost in 1962 and 1964, all with Real Madrid, and lost as a manager in 1971 with Panathinaikos.
- Template:Flagicon Hansi Flick of Bayern Munich lost as a player in 1987, but won as a manager in 2020.
- Seven managers have won the title with two clubs:
- Template:Flagicon Ernst Happel did so with Feyenoord in 1969–70, and with Hamburger SV in 1982–83.
- Template:Flagicon Ottmar Hitzfeld did so with Borussia Dortmund in 1996–97, and with Bayern Munich in 2000–01, and is the only manager to have won the trophy with two different clubs from the same domestic league.
- Template:Flagicon José Mourinho did so with Porto in 2003–04, and with Inter Milan in 2009–10.
- Template:Flagicon Jupp Heynckes did so with Real Madrid in 1997–98, and with Bayern Munich in 2012–13.
- Template:Flagicon Carlo Ancelotti did so with Milan in 2002–03 and 2006–07, and with Real Madrid in 2013–14, 2021–22 and 2023–24.
- Template:Flagicon Pep Guardiola did so with Barcelona in 2008–09 and 2010–11, and with Manchester City in 2022–23.
- Template:Flagicon Luis Enrique did so with Barcelona in 2014–15 and with Paris Saint Germain in 2024–25.
- Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique and are only managers to win a continental treble with two different clubs.
- Template:Flagicon Thomas Tuchel is the only manager to reach the final in consecutive seasons with two clubs (Paris Saint-Germain in 2020 and Chelsea in 2021).
- Italian managers have won the competition a record 13 times; Carlo Ancelotti (5), Nereo Rocco (2), Arrigo Sacchi (2), Giovanni Trapattoni, Fabio Capello, Marcello Lippi and Roberto Di Matteo
- Five clubs, on nine total occasions, changed their manager during the season and went on to win the tournament:
- Template:Flagicon Real Madrid replaced Manuel Fleitas Solich with Miguel Muñoz in 1959–60, replaced John Toshack with Vicente del Bosque in 1999–2000, and replaced Rafael Benítez with Zinedine Zidane in 2015–16
- Template:Flagicon Bayern Munich replaced Udo Lattek with Dettmar Cramer in 1974–75, and replaced Niko Kovač with Hansi Flick in 2019–20
- Template:Flagicon Aston Villa replaced Ron Saunders with Tony Barton in 1981–82
- Template:Flagicon Marseille replaced Jean Fernandez with Raymond Goethals in 1992–93
- Template:Flagicon Chelsea replaced André Villas-Boas with Roberto Di Matteo in 2011–12, and replaced Frank Lampard with Thomas Tuchel in 2020–21
Most wins as both player and manager
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| Nationality | Name | Wins as player | Wins as manager | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fba | Carlo Ancelotti | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Template:Fba | Miguel Muñoz | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Template:Fba | Johan Cruyff | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Template:Fba | Frank Rijkaard | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Template:Fba | Pep Guardiola | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Template:Fba | Zinedine Zidane | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Template:Fba | Giovanni Trapattoni | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Winning other trophies
- Only one manager has won the Champions League, the World Cup and the European Championship:
- Template:Flagicon Vicente del Bosque won the Champions League with Real Madrid in 2000 and 2002, the World Cup in 2010 and the European Championship in 2012 with Spain
- One other manager has won the Champions League as well as the World Cup:
- Template:Flagicon Marcello Lippi won the Champions League with Juventus in 1996 and the World Cup in 2006 with Italy. In addition, he won the 2013 AFC Champions League with Guangzhou Evergrande, to become the only manager to win both the AFC and UEFA Champions League.[183]
- Two other managers have won the European Cup as well as the European Championship:
- Template:Flagicon José Villalonga won the European Cup with Real Madrid in 1956 and 1957 and the European Championship in 1964 with Spain
- Template:Flagicon Rinus Michels won the European Cup with Ajax in 1971 and the European Championship in 1988 with Netherlands
- Two managers have won the Cup Winners' Cup and the European Cup with the same club in two consecutive seasons:
- Template:Flagicon Nereo Rocco of Milan won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1968 and the European Cup in 1969
- Template:Flagicon Giovanni Trapattoni of Juventus won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1984 and the European Cup in 1985
- Three managers have won the UEFA Cup and the European Cup in two consecutive seasons, two of them with the same club:
- Template:Flagicon Bob Paisley won the UEFA Cup in 1976 and the European Cup in 1977, both with Liverpool
- Template:Flagicon José Mourinho won the UEFA Cup in 2003 and the Champions League in 2004, both with Porto
- Template:Flagicon Rafael Benítez won the UEFA Cup in 2004 with Valencia and the Champions League in 2005 with Liverpool
- Template:Flagicon Rafael Benítez is the only manager to have won the FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Cup, and the UEFA Champions League.[184]
- Two managers have won the Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup and the European Cup:
- Template:Flagicon Giovanni Trapattoni of Juventus won the UEFA Cup in 1977 and 1993, the Cup Winners' Cup in 1984 and the European Cup in 1985. He also won the UEFA Cup in 1991 with Inter Milan.
- Template:Flagicon Udo Lattek won the European Cup in 1974 with Bayern Munich, the UEFA Cup in 1979 with Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1982 with Barcelona.
- Only one manager won the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa Conference League:
- Template:Flagicon José Mourinho won the UEFA Cup in 2003 with Porto, the UEFA Champions League with the same club in the following year, then the UEFA Champions League again with Inter Milan in 2010, the UEFA Europa League with Manchester United in 2017 and the UEFA Europa Conference League with Roma in 2022.
Oldest and youngest
- Youngest manager: Template:Age in years and days – Template:Flagicon Bob Houghton, for Malmö v Magdeburg, 17 September 1975
- Youngest manager in the Champions League era: Template:Age in years and days – Template:Flagicon Julian Nagelsmann, for TSG Hoffenheim v Shakhtar Donetsk, 19 September 2018[185]
- Oldest manager: Template:Age in years and days – Template:Flagicon Mircea Lucescu, for Dynamo Kyiv v Benfica, 8 December 2021
- Youngest manager to win a match: Template:Age in years and days – Template:Flagicon Bob Houghton, for Malmö v Magdeburg, 17 September 1975
- Youngest manager to win a match in the Champions League era: Template:Age in years and days – Template:Flagicon Julian Nagelsmann, for RB Leipzig v Benfica, 17 September 2019[186][187]
- Oldest manager to win a match: Template:Age in years and days – Template:Flagicon Mircea Lucescu, for Dynamo Kyiv v Ferencváros, 8 December 2020
- Youngest manager to win a title: Template:Age in years and days – Template:Flagicon José Villalonga, with Real Madrid, 13 June 1956[50]
- Youngest manager to win a title in the Champions League era: Template:Age in years and days – Template:Flagicon Pep Guardiola, with Barcelona, 27 May 2009[188]
- Oldest manager to win a title: Template:Age in years and days – Template:Flagicon Raymond Goethals for Marseille, 26 May 1993[50]
Other records
- Most matches won as manager: 124 – Template:Flagicon Carlo Ancelotti, 1997–2025Template:Refn
- The only other managers to win more than 100 matches:
- Template:Flagicon Pep Guardiola, 2008–2025, 112Template:Refn
- Template:Flagicon Alex Ferguson, 1980–2013, 107Template:Refn[189]
- Most appearances for a single club: 190 – Template:Flagicon Alex Ferguson, for Manchester United
- Most matches won for a single club: 102 – Template:Flagicon Alex Ferguson, for Manchester United
- Most matches won in the knockout phase: 44 – Template:Flagicon Pep Guardiola[190]
- Most consecutive knockout tie wins: 12 – Template:Flagicon Zinedine Zidane, 2016–2018[191]
- Most consecutive matches won: 12
- Template:Flagicon Jupp Heynckes, with Bayern Munich, 2013–2018Template:Refn
- Template:Flagicon Hansi Flick, with Bayern Munich, 2019–2020Template:Refn
- Most consecutive matches won in the group stage: 14[192]
- Template:Flagicon Louis van Gaal, 1999–2009Template:Refn
- Template:Flagicon Julian Nagelsmann, 2020–2022Template:Refn
- Most finals reached by a manager with the most different clubs: 3 – Template:Flagicon Ernst Happel; with Feyenoord in 1970, Club Brugge in 1978 and Hamburger SV in 1983
- Most semi-finals reached by a manager with the most different clubs: 4 – Template:Flagicon José Mourinho; with Porto in 2003–04, with Chelsea in 2004–05, 2006–07 and 2013–14, with Inter Milan in 2009–10 and with Real Madrid in 2010–11, 2011–12 and 2012–13
- Most appearances by a manager with different clubs: 8 – Template:Flagicon Carlo Ancelotti; Parma, Juventus, Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Napoli
- Most consecutive final appearances: 3
- Template:Flagicon Fabio Capello, 1993–1995
- Template:Flagicon Marcello Lippi, 1996–1997
- Template:Flagicon Zinedine Zidane, 2016–2018; the only manager to have won all of them
- Two non-European coaches won the European Cup twice:
- Template:Flagicon Luis Carniglia with Real Madrid (1958 and 1959)
- Template:Flagicon Helenio Herrera with Inter Milan (1964 and 1965)
- Six non-European coaches lost their final matches:[193]
- Template:Flagicon Fernando Riera with Benfica (1963)
- Template:Flagicon Otto Glória with Benfica (1968)
- Template:Flagicon Juan Carlos Lorenzo with Atlético Madrid (1974)
- Template:Flagicon Héctor Cúper with Valencia (2000 and 2001)
- Template:Flagicon Diego Simeone with Atlético Madrid (2014 and 2016)
- Template:Flagicon Mauricio Pochettino with Tottenham Hotspur (2019)
- In four finals, two coaches from the same nation were faced:
- Template:Flagicon England: Brian Clough with Nottingham Forest against Bob Houghton with Malmö FF (1979)
- Template:Flagicon Italy: Carlo Ancelotti with Milan against Marcello Lippi with Juventus (2003)
- Template:Flagicon Germany: Jupp Heynckes with Bayern Munich against Jürgen Klopp with Borussia Dortmund (2013)
- Template:Flagicon Germany: Hansi Flick with Bayern Munich against Thomas Tuchel with Paris Saint-Germain (2020)
- In 2019–20, three German managers reached the semi-finals (Hansi Flick with Bayern Munich, Julian Nagelsmann with RB Leipzig and Thomas Tuchel with Paris Saint-Germain), the most by any single nationality to reach the last four in the competition's history.[194] This was matched in 2022–23 when three Italian managers reached the last four (Carlo Ancelotti with Real Madrid, Simone Inzaghi with Inter Milan and Stefano Pioli with Milan).
- There have been four occasions where a record four managers from the same nationality reached the quarter-finals:
- Four German managers (including East and West Germany) in 1976–77 (Dettmar Cramer with Bayern Munich, Walter Fritzsch with Dynamo Dresden, Friedhelm Konietzka with Zürich and Udo Lattek with Borussia Mönchengladbach)
- Four German managers in 2020–21 (Hansi Flick with Bayern Munich, Jürgen Klopp with Liverpool, Edin Terzić with Borussia Dortmund and Thomas Tuchel with Chelsea)[195]
- Four Italian managers in 2022–23 (Carlo Ancelotti with Real Madrid, Simone Inzaghi with Inter Milan, Stefano Pioli with Milan and Luciano Spalletti with Napoli)
- Four Spanish managers in 2023–24 (Mikel Arteta with Arsenal, Pep Guardiola with Manchester City, Luis Enrique with Paris Saint-Germain and Xavi with Barcelona)
Referees
- Most appearances as a referee: 69 – Template:Flagicon Felix Brych, 2008–2021[196]
- Most appearances in a season as a referee: 9 – Template:Flagicon Björn Kuipers, 2020–21[197]
- Four referees have officiated two finals:
- Template:Flagicon Leo Horn in 1957 and 1962
- Template:Flagicon Gottfried Dienst in 1961 and 1965
- Template:Flagicon Concetto Lo Bello in 1968 and 1970
- Template:Flagicon Károly Palotai in 1976 and 1981
- Template:Flagicon Gottfried Dienst is the only referee to have officiated the final of the European Cup/Champions League, the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, with the 1961 and 1965 European Cup final, and in the 1966 FIFA World Cup final and UEFA Euro 1968 final.
- The following referees have additionally officiated the final of both the European Cup/Champions League and the FIFA World Cup:
- Template:Flagicon Jack Taylor, with the 1971 European Cup final, and in the 1974 FIFA World Cup final.
- Template:Flagicon Sándor Puhl, with the 1997 UEFA Champions League final, and in the 1994 FIFA World Cup final.
- Template:Flagicon Pierluigi Collina, with the 1999 UEFA Champions League final, and in the 2002 FIFA World Cup final.
- Template:Flagicon Howard Webb, with the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, and in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.
- Template:Flagicon Nicola Rizzoli, with the 2013 UEFA Champions League final, and in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final.
- Template:Flagicon Szymon Marciniak, with the 2023 UEFA Champions League final, and in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final.
- The following referees have additionally officiated the final of both the European Cup/Champions League and the UEFA European Championship:
- Template:Flagicon Arthur Edward Ellis, with the 1956 European Cup final, and in the 1960 European Nations' Cup final.
- Template:Flagicon Arthur Holland, with the 1963 European Cup final, and in the 1964 European Nations' Cup final.
- Template:Flagicon Nicolae Rainea, with the 1983 European Cup final, and in the UEFA Euro 1980 final.
- Template:Flagicon Michel Vautrot, with the 1986 European Cup final, and in the UEFA Euro 1988 final.
- Template:Flagicon Markus Merk, with the 2003 UEFA Champions League final, and in the UEFA Euro 2004 final.
- Template:Flagicon Pedro Proença, with the 2012 UEFA Champions League final, and in the UEFA Euro 2012 final.
- Template:Flagicon Björn Kuipers, with the 2014 UEFA Champions League final, and in the UEFA Euro 2020 final.
- Template:Flagicon Mark Clattenburg, with the 2016 UEFA Champions League final, and in the UEFA Euro 2016 final.
- Template:Flagicon Stéphanie Frappart became the first and the only woman to referee a men's UEFA Champions League match, when she officiated a group stage game between Juventus and Dynamo Kyiv on 2 December 2020.[198]
Disciplinary
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- Most yellow cards: 271 – Template:Flagicon Felix Brych[196]
- Most direct red cards: 12 – Template:Flagicon Markus Merk[200]
- Most penalties awarded: 27 – Template:Flagicon Felix Brych[196]
Presidents
- Florentino Pérez is the president whose club has won the most titles with him in charge, seven Champions League titles with Real Madrid in 2001–02, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22 and 2023–24.[201][202]
- Franco Carraro was the youngest president in charge when his club won the competition, with Milan in 1968–69, aged 29 years and 173 days.
- Florentino Pérez was the oldest president in charge when his club won the competition, with Real Madrid in 2023–24, aged 77 years and 86 days.
- Jaap van Praag and Michael van Praag are the first father and son in the position of president when their club won the competition, Ajax. This team won the Champions League in different periods with these presidents, in 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73 and 1994–95.[204]
- Angelo Moratti and Massimo Moratti are the second father and son in the position of president when their club won the competition, Inter Milan. This team won the Champions League in different periods with these presidents, in 1963–64, 1964–65 and 2009–10.[205]
Attendance
- Highest attendance: 135,805 – Template:Flagicon Celtic v Template:Flagicon Leeds United, 1969–70 semi-final second leg, 15 April 1970, at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland[206][207]
- Highest attendance in the Champions League era: 115,500 – Template:Flagicon Barcelona v Template:Flagicon Paris Saint-Germain, 1994–95 quarter-final first leg, 1 March 1995, at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain[208]
- Highest attendance in the final: 127,621 – Template:Flagicon Real Madrid v Template:Flagicon Eintracht Frankfurt, 1960 final, 18 May 1960, at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland[209]
- Highest attendance in the final in the Champions League era: 90,245 – Template:Flagicon Manchester United v Template:Flagicon Bayern Munich, 1999 final, 26 May 1999, at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain[210]Template:Rp
- Lowest attendance in the final: 0 – Template:Flagicon Bayern Munich v Template:Flagicon Paris Saint-Germain, 2020 final, 23 August 2020, at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal; the match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[211] The 2021 final at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto was also played with a reduced attendance of 14,110 due to the pandemic.[212] Aside from these two anomalies, the final with the lowest attendance was the 1961 final between Benfica and Barcelona, played at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Switzerland, in front of a crowd of 26,732, although the replay of the 1974 final at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels was attended by 23,325.[210]Template:Rp
See also
- List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals
- List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers
- List of UEFA Cup and Europa League finals
- UEFA club competition records and statistics
- UEFA Cup and Europa League records and statistics
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup records and statistics
- European association football club records and statistics
- List of world association football records
Notes
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- ↑ In addition, Juventus was the first club to have won all possible continental competitions (e.g. the international tournaments organized by any confederation and held exclusively in its region) and the club world title.
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- ↑ JUANITO ALONSO Template:Webarchive realmadrid.com
- ↑ Meet the goalkeeper who went 11 years without a CL clean sheet besoccer.com
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- ↑ Florentino Pérez Template:Webarchive realmadrid.com.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Michael Van Praag Template:Webarchive bestuurdersnet.nl (in Dutch)
- ↑ Moratti revives 'Grande Inter' spirit Template:Webarchive UEFA.com
- ↑ Champions League attendance record broken UEFA Website Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Bibliography
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
External links
- UEFA.com
- Top Scorers – European Champions Cup/League at Euro.Futbal.org
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