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This section lists every club that has ever won the European Cup or Champions' League – up to and including 2024.
For more details, check here or here.
Twenty clubs have reached the final of the European Cup or Champions League but have never won. Of these, one (Atletico Madrid) have reached three finals, and two (Reims and Valencia) have reached two.
The last club to join this list (of clubs that have reached the final but not won) was Manchester City in 2021.
Three other English clubs have reached the final but never won: Leeds United (1975), Arsenal (2006) and Tottenham Hotspur (2019).
The remainder of this page is about British football clubs' appearances in European finals. The table in this section lists them all.
"Champions" means the European (Champions') Cup or the Champions' League; "UEFA" means the (Inter–Cities) Fairs Cup, UEFA Cup, or Europa League.
The figures in brackets show the number of times each club has finished as runners–up in the competition concerned, up to and including 2024. For example: Liverpool have won the European Cup or Champions' League six times, and been runners–up four times.
Champions | Cup–Winners | UEFA / Europa | Total | |
Liverpool | 6 (4) | 0 (1) | 3 (1) | 9 (6) |
Chelsea | 2 (1) | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 5 (1) |
Manchester United | 3 (2) | 1 (0) | 0 (1) | 4 (3) |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0 (1) | 1 (0) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) |
Arsenal | 0 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) |
Leeds United | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (3) |
Rangers | 2 (1) | 0 (1) | 2 (2) | |
Manchester City | 1 (1) | 1 (0) | 2 (1) | |
Nottingham Forest | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | ||
Celtic | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | ||
West Ham United | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | ||
Aston Villa | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | ||
Aberdeen | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | ||
Everton | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | ||
Ipswich Town | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | ||
Newcastle United | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | ||
Dundee United | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | ||
Fulham | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 (1) | 0 (1) |
The European Champions' Cup was replaced by the UEFA Champions' League in the 1992–3 season (the same season that England's Premier League was inaugurated).
1999 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | Bayern Munich | Sheringham, Solskjaer | Barcelona |
2005 | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | Milan | Gerrard, Smicer, Xabi Alonso | Istanbul |
(Liverpool won 3–2 on penalties and were awarded the trophy permanently as this was their 5th win.) | ||||||
2006 | Barcelona | 2 | 1 | Arsenal | Campbell | Paris |
2007 | Milan | 2 | 1 | Liverpool | Kuyt | Athens |
2008 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | Ronaldo, Lampard (United won 6–5 on penalties) | Moscow |
2009 | Barcelona | 2 | 0 | Manchester United | Rome | |
2011 | Barcelona | 3 | 1 | Manchester United | Rooney | Wembley |
2012 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Bayern Munich | Drogba (Chelsea won 4–3 on penalties) | Munich |
2018 | Real Madrid | 3 | 1 | Liverpool | Mané | Kiev |
2019 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Salah (pen.), Origi | Madrid |
2021 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Manchester City | Havertz | Porto |
2022 | Liverpool | 0 | 1 | Real Madrid | Paris | |
2023 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | Internazionale | Rodri | Istanbul |
The European Cup Winners' Cup was first held in the 1960–61 season (although it wasn't recognised by UEFA until 1962–3). The last competition was in 1998–99, after which it was absorbed into the UEFA Cup.
Year | Home | Away | Scorer (British team) | Winners | |||
1961 | 1st leg 2nd leg |
Rangers Fiorentina |
0 2 |
2 1 |
Fiorentina Rangers |
Scott |
Fiorentina (4–1) |
The 1962 final was also played over two legs, but from 1963 the final was decided in a single match at a neutral venue.
Year | Winners | Runners–up | Scorer(s) (British team) | Venue | ||
1963 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | Atlético Madrid | Greaves 2, Dyson 2, White | Rotterdam |
1965 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | Munich 1860 | Sealey 2 | Wembley |
1966 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 1 | Liverpool | Hunt | Glasgow |
1967 | Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | Glasgow Rangers | Nuremberg | |
1970 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | Gornik Zabrze | Young, Lee (pen.) | Vienna |
1971 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Real Madrid | Osgood | Athens |
Replay | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Real Madrid | Dempsey, Osgood | Athens |
1972 | Glasgow Rangers | 3 | 2 | Dynamo Moscow | Johnston 2, Stein | Barcelona |
1973 | Milan | 1 | 0 | Leeds United | Salonika | |
1976 | Anderlecht | 4 | 2 | West Ham United | Holland, Robson | Brussels |
1980 | Valencia | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | (Valencia won 5–4 on pens) | Brussels |
1983 | Aberdeen | 2 | 1 | Real Madrid | Black, Hewitt | Gothenburg |
1985 | Everton | 3 | 1 | Rapid Vienna | Gray, Steven, Sheedy | Rotterdam |
1991 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | Barcelona | Rotterdam | |
1994 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Parma | Smith | Copenhagen |
1995 | Zaragoza | 2 | 1 | Arsenal | Hartson | Paris |
1998 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | VfB Stuttgart | Zola | Stamford Bridge |
The Inter–Cities Fairs Cup started in 1955, independently of UEFA, as a tournament for representative sides from European cities that regularly held trade fairs. The first competition was played over three years and the final involved a representative London team against a team that was effectively CF Barcelona.
For the second tournament the organisers reverted to club participation, but only clubs from cities that staged trade fairs were eligible. Sixteen clubs took part in the 1958–60 tournament, after which it was staged on an annual basis.
In the early years, participation was at the discretion of the cities' authorities, with only one side being allowed from each city. Qualification on league position was only introduced in 1968; this heralded a particularly rich period for English clubs, in a competition that had previously been dominated by Spain.
Year | Home | Away | Scorer(s) (British team) | Winners | ||
1958 | London Barcelona |
2 6 |
2 0 |
Barcelona London |
Greaves, Langley (pen.) | Barcelona (8–2) |
1960 | Birmingham City Barcelona |
0 4 |
0 1 |
Barcelona Birmingham City |
Hooper | Barcelona (4–1) |
1961 | Birmingham City AS Roma |
2 2 |
2 0 |
AS Roma Birmingham City |
Hellawell, Orritt | AS Roma (4–2) |
1967 | Dynamo Zagreb Leeds United |
2 0 |
0 0 |
Leeds United Dynamo Zagreb |
Zagreb (2–0) |
|
1969 | Newcastle United Ujpest Dozsa |
3 2 |
0 3 |
Ujpest Dozsa Newcastle United |
Moncur 2, Scott Moncur, Arentoft, Foggon |
Newcastle (6–2) |
1970 | Anderlecht Arsenal |
3 0 | 1 3 |
Arsenal Anderlecht |
Kenedy Kelly, Radford, Samuels |
Arsenal (4–1) |
1971 | Juventus Leeds United |
2 1 |
2 1 |
Leeds United Juventus |
Madeley, Bates Clarke |
Leeds (away goals) |
In the 1971–72 season the Fairs Cup was taken over by UEFA and relaunched as the UEFA Cup. The first UEFA Cup final was contested by two English teams:
Year | Home | Away | Scorers (home) | Scorers (away) | Winners | ||
1972 | Wolverhampton W. Tottenham Hotspur |
1 1 |
2 1 |
Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton W. |
McCalliog Mullery |
Chivers 2 Wagstaffe |
Tottenham (3–2) |
UEFA Cup – other (two–legged) finals in which British teams appeared:
Year | Home | Away | Scorer(s) (British team) | Winners | ||
1973 | Liverpool B. Monchengladbach |
3 2 | 0 0 |
B. Monchengladbach Liverpool |
Keegan 2, Lloyd | Liverpool (3–2) |
1974 | Tottenham Hotspur Feyenoord |
2 2 |
2 0 |
Feyenoord Tottenham Hotspur |
England, van Daele (o.g.) | Feyenoord (4–2) |
1976 | Liverpool Bruges |
3 1 |
2 1 |
Bruges Liverpool |
Kennedy, Case, Keegan (pen.) Keegan |
Liverpool (4–3) |
1981 | Ipswich Town AZ 67 Alkmaar |
3 4 |
0 2 |
AZ 67 Alkmaar Ipswich Town |
Wark (pen), Thijssen, Mariner Thijssen, Wark |
Ipswich (5–4) |
1984 | Anderlecht Tottenham Hotspur |
1 1 |
1 1 |
Tottenham Hotspur Anderlecht |
Miller Roberts |
Tottenham (4–3 pens) |
1987 | IFK Goteborg Dundee United |
1 1 |
0 1 |
Dundee United IFK Goteborg |
Clark |
Goteborg (2–1) |
The final became one leg at a neutral venue from 1998.
Year | Winners | Runners–up | Scorer(s) (British team) | Venue | ||
2000 | Galatasaray | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | (Galatasary won 4–1 on penalties) | Copenhagen |
2001 | Liverpool | 5 | 4 | Deportivo Alaves | Babbel, Gerrard, McAllister (pen.), Fowler, Geli (o.g.) | Dortmund |
The UEFA Cup was rebranded and revised in 2010 as the Europa League.
Year | Winners | Runners–up | Scorer(s) (British team) | Venue | ||
2010 | Atlético Madrid | 2 | 1 | Fulham | Simon Davies (Atlético won a.e.t.) | Hamburg |
2013 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Benfica | Torres, Ivanovic | Amsterdam |
2016 | Sevilla | 3 | 1 | Liverpool | Sturridge | Basel |
2019 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Arsenal | Giroud, Pedro, Hazard 2 (1 pen.) / Iwobi | Baku |
2021 | Villareal | 1 | 1 | Manchester United | Cavani (Villareal won 11–10 on penalties) | Gdansk |
2022 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 1 | Rangers | Aribo (Frankfurt won 5-4 on penalties) | Seville |
In the 2021 final, the first 20 penalties were scored. Villareal's eleventh penalty was scored by their Argentinian goalkeeper, Gerónimo Rulli – who then saved the one taken by his Manchester United counterpart, David de Gea.
The Europa Conference League was inaugurated in the 2021–2 season, to be contested by the champion clubs from lower–ranked UEFA member associations and clubs eliminated from the Champions League and Europa League in the early stages. The first winners (in 2022) were Roma, who beat Feyenoord in the final.
Year | Winners | Runners–up | Scorer(s) (British team) | Venue | ||
2023 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | Fiorentina | Benrahma, Bowen | Prague |
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