The 24 Greatest Champions League Clubs of All Time

Fifteen titles, legendary trebles, miracle comebacks — the Champions League has been graced by football royalty, but which club has truly owned Europe's biggest stage?

1. 1
   Real Madrid

   The most successful Champions League club ever with 15 titles, including five consecutive wins from 1956 to 1960 and multiple modern-era triumphs.
   1000pts
2. 2
   AC Milan

   Italian giants who won the European Cup/Champions League seven times, dominating with legendary sides in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
   969pts
3. 3
   Steaua Bucharest

   Bucharest army club who became the first Eastern European winners of the European Cup in 1986, with Helmuth Duckadam saving four penalties against Barcelona.
   728pts
4. 4
   Inter Milan

   Italian heavyweights who won the European Cup three times, including back-to-back titles in 1964-65, and are perennial Champions League contenders.
   658pts
5. 5
   Bayern Munich

   German powerhouse with six Champions League titles, including a treble-winning season in 2013 and sustained dominance over six decades.
   658pts
6. 6
   Porto

   Portuguese underdogs who won the Champions League twice, most memorably in 2004 under José Mourinho in one of football's greatest upsets.
   602pts
7. 7
   Ajax

   Dutch pioneers who won four European Cups, revolutionized the game with Total Football under Rinus Michels, and continue developing world-class talent.
   602pts
8. 8
   Juventus

   Italian giants who have reached nine European Cup and Champions League finals, winning in 1985 and 1996 and producing legends like Del Piero, Zidane and Buffon.
   602pts
9. 9
   Chelsea

   London club who twice won the Champions League, including a stunning 2012 victory over Bayern Munich in their own stadium.
   602pts
10. 10
    PSV Eindhoven

    Eindhoven club who won the 1988 European Cup on penalties against Benfica under Guus Hiddink, completing a historic treble.
    538pts
11. 11
    Liverpool

    English icons with six European Cup titles, famous for miraculous comebacks including Istanbul 2005 and their 2019 triumph.
    538pts
12. 12
    Manchester United

    English legends with three Champions League titles, including the treble-winning 1999 side that beat Bayern Munich with injury-time goals.
    538pts
13. 13
    Atlético Madrid

    Spanish club who reached three European Cup finals, losing to Bayern Munich in 1974 and to city rivals Real Madrid in 2014 and 2016.
    538pts
14. 14
    Marseille

    The only French club to win the Champions League before PSG, beating AC Milan 1-0 in the 1993 final with Basile Boli's header.
    466pts
15. 15
    Borussia Dortmund

    Passionate German club who won the Champions League in 1997 and consistently challenge Europe's elite with their high-intensity Gegenpressing style.
    466pts
16. 16
    Hamburger SV

    German club who won the 1983 European Cup with a 1-0 final win over Juventus in Athens, Felix Magath scoring the winner.
    466pts
17. 17
    Feyenoord

    Rotterdam club who became the first Dutch winners of the European Cup in 1970, beating Celtic 2-1 after extra time in Milan.
    384pts
18. 18
    Celtic

    Scottish champions who became the first British club to win the European Cup in 1967, when the 'Lisbon Lions' beat Inter 2-1.
    384pts
19. 19
    Barcelona

    Spanish giants with five Champions League titles, home to legendary talents like Messi, Cruyff, and Xavi, and the iconic tiki-taka era.
    384pts
20. 20
    Red Star Belgrade

    Belgrade club whose brilliant generation of Savićević, Prosinečki and Pančev won the 1991 European Cup on penalties against Marseille.
    290pts
21. 21
    Benfica

    Portuguese trailblazers who won the European Cup twice in the early 1960s, with Eusébio as their iconic superstar.
    290pts
22. 22
    PSG

    French club who won back-to-back Champions League titles in 2025 and 2026, thrashing Inter 5-0 in Munich and then beating Arsenal on penalties in Budapest.
    179pts
23. 23
    Nottingham Forest

    Unlikely English champions who won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980 under Brian Clough, one of football's most extraordinary achievements.
    179pts
24. 24
    Aston Villa

    Birmingham club who won the 1982 European Cup, beating Bayern Munich 1-0 in Rotterdam with Peter Withe's goal.
    0pts

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