Champions League, also known as the C1 Cup, is the most prestigious tournament for European football clubs. The history of the tournament has witnessed many interesting things and many teams have taken turns to win. This exciting tournament always attracts a large audience from all over the world. Although the matches often take place early in the morning, football fans still cheer for their favorite teams. Below, Wintips will review the top 10 teams with the most Champions League titles in the history of the tournament.
1. Real Madrid - 13 times champion
Real Madrid is the current reigning champion of the Champions League. Not only that, the Spanish Royal Club has also set numerous unprecedented records in the history of the Champions League. Real is the team with the most titles, having won 13 times. They won 5 times in a row from 1956 to 1960, a record that is difficult to break even today. In addition, Real is the team that has played in the most finals with 14 appearances. In 2017, Real Madrid fulfilled their Decima dream and became the first team to retain their title by defeating Juventus 4-1 in the final.
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Top 10 teams with the most Champions League titles in the history of the tournament[/caption]
2. A.C. Milan – 7 times
AC Milan is the richest team in Italy today in the Champions League. The red-and-black striped team has won this tournament 7 times. AC's most recent championship trophy was in 2007, when they had a strong squad that terrified the whole of Europe. In addition to those 7 championships, AC has also won the runner-up 4 times, of which the defeat to Liverpool in 2005 was their most painful defeat.
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A.C. Milan[/caption]
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3. FC Bayern Munich – 6 times
The Grey Lobster of Bavaria has won 6 times in the most prestigious arena for European clubs. Historically, Bayern has dominated the league for 3 consecutive years from 1974 to 1976. In the summer of 2020, Bayern Munich reached the semi-finals of the Champions League after destroying FC Barcelona 8–2 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals they went on to beat Olympique Lyon 3–0 to reach the final against Paris Saint Germain. In the final in Lisbon – Portugal, Bayern won 1–0 with the only goal of striker Kingsley Coman and this was the 6th time they were crowned in C1. Thereby coming in 3rd place on this list.
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FC Bayern Munich[/caption]
4. Liverpool FC – 6 times
Liverpool is the most successful English team in the Champions League with 6 titles. They were the dominant force in both the country and Europe in the late 70s and early 80s. For 7 consecutive years, Liverpool won the championship 4 times with great players such as Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness.
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Liverpool FC[/caption]
After many years of waiting, Liverpool had a convincing 6th European championship. In the semi-final, despite being led 3-0 by FC Barcelona in the first leg, the Red Brigades still fought hard in the second leg and won 4-0 thereby winning the final.
5. FC Barcelona – 5 times
FC Barcelona's period of C1 Cup dominance with tiki-taka play is over. Fans must still remember how Barca under coach Pep Guardiola dominated this tournament with the most attractive style of play in the world. As a result, they have won the championship twice in 3 consecutive years (2009, 2011), another interesting thing is that these victories are all against Manchester United. Besides, FC Barcelona has won the league 5 times in its history. The last time the Catalan team was crowned was in 2015, when they beat Juventus in the final 3-1.
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FC Barcelona[/caption]
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6. Ajax Amsterdam – 4 times
Ajax Amsterdam is the richest team in the Netherlands. Ajax has won this Champions League tournament 4 times. The achievements of Dutch football in recent years are not so outstanding. Ajax, too, the last time the Amsterdam port city team won the league was in 1995. The youthful squad that year helped Ajax to the throne in a surprising way. Under coach Van Gaal, Ajax defeated mighty AC Milan 1–0 in the final, patrick Kluivert's only goal.
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Ajax Amsterdam[/caption]
7. Inter Milan – 3 times
Inter Milan is a team from 3 times winning the European Cup C1. They won the championship 2 times in a row in 1964 and 1965. The last time Inter were crowned was in 2010. This is an extremely memorable year in the history of this club. The team led by coach Jose Mourinho that year won a spectacular treble 3. The blue-and-black striped side defeated rivals Bayern Munich in the final 2–0. That day, Inter's hero was Diego Milito when he shone and scored both goals.
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Inter Milan[/caption]
8. Manchester United FC – 3 times
Manchester United were the club that won the Champions League trophy in 1999. Everyone remembers that year's final between Manchester United and Bayern. England were 1-0 down as of injury time of the match. In that injury time, two corner situations of striker David Beckham, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær created the feat to help coach Sir Alex Ferguson's army win 2-1. Thus, the Red Devils of Manchester have been crowned champions in this league 3 times in 1968, 1999 and 2008.
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Manchester United FC[/caption]
9. Juventus FC – 2 times
The last time black-and-white striped Juventus won the C1 championship was in 1996. When coach Marcello Lippi's men defeated defending champions Ajax Amsterdam on penalties. They were also crowned in 1985. Juventus is also the team with the most runners-up in this tournament with 6 times. The last time Juve reached that final was in 2015 but they lost 3-1 to rivals Barcelona in the final.
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Juventus FC[/caption]
10. SL Benfica – 2 times
SL Benfica is the most successful team of Portuguese football in European competition. In addition to 2 times crowned in 1961, 1962, they have finished second 5 times in 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988 and 1990. Recently, Benfica's achievements have only stopped at reaching the group stage and could not go deeper in the tournament because the squad was not invested too much.
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SL Benfica[/caption]
Conclude
It can be seen that the UEFA Champions League has always attracted great interest from fans around the globe. Fans are used to staying up at night and enjoying top-notch matches from Europe's top football superstars. So which club are you a fan of and who do you expect to win this year's C1 Cup tournament? Visit Wintips to follow the breaking news of this season!
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