Which Club Has Won the Most Champions Leagues?

The 2025/26 Champions League has reached the quarter-final stage, and we could see a new name on the trophy this season.

Since its inception as the European Cup in 1955, 23 clubs have won the continent’s most coveted prize, with 13 of those claiming it on multiple occasions.

Want to know every side to have been crowned champions of Europe and who’s won the Champions League the most times? We’ve got you covered.

Every Club to Win the Champions League

Encouraged by Gabriel Hanot, editor of French sports newspaper L’Equipe, UEFA founded the European Cup in Paris in 1955, initially calling it the European Champion Clubs’ Cup.

Sixteen clubs took part in the inaugural 1955/56 edition, with Real Madrid beating Reims 4-3 in the final at Paris’ Parc des Princes.

Madrid dominated the early years of the European Cup, winning each of the first five editions, before Benfica broke their stranglehold to claim back-to-back crowns in the early 60s.

Since then, 21 more clubs from 10 countries have lifted the trophy, with Marseille the first to do so in its guise as the Champions League in 1993.

Below is the full list of clubs to win the Champions League / European Cup, ranked by their number of titles.

Thanks in no small part to Madrid’s regular success, Spain can claim the most Champions League titles as a country with 20.

Next come England (15) – which has also produced the most different winners (6) – and Italy (12).

Nine clubs have won the Champions League as part of a treble: Bayern, Barcelona (both twice), Ajax, Inter, Man United, PSG, Man City, PSV and Celtic.

Which Other Clubs Have Appeared in the Champions League Final?

The following clubs have all finished as Champions League / European Cup runners-up but never won the competition: