Most Champions League Winners Of All Time: Regarded as the grandest European Footballing fiesta, take a look at the top 5 clubs who have won the most Champions League Title ever.
The UEFA Champions League started in 1955 as the ‘European Cup’ where only the league winners of different leagues were allowed to participate in a knockout format. However as the tournament rephrased itself to the ‘Champions League’ in 1992, it gave permission to teams who finish 2nd, 3rd and 4th in different European league to also participate in a more lengthy round-robin format.
As it has been suggested by many, the UEFA Champions League always need to be visualized in 2 aspects – one being the European Era and the other being the ‘Modern Era’ which allowed more teams to participate.
While Real Madrid dominated the European Cup, the led with the same passion and velocity to conquer the Modern Era of the Champions League as well. They have rightfully emerged as the club who have the most Champions League Title, where in the European Era, Real Madrid won 6 titles, while in the modern era, they won 7.
Most Champions League Winners Of All Time: Top 5 clubs who have won the most Champion League Titles ever
| Teams | European Era | Modern Era | Champions League Title |
| Real Madrid | 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1965-66 | 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 | 13 |
| AC Milan | 1962-63, 1968-69, 1988-89, 1989-90 | 1993-94, 2002-04, 2006-07 | 7 |
| Bayern Munich | 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76 | 2000-01, 2012-13, 2019-20 | 6 |
| Liverpool | 1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1983-84 | 2004-05, 2018-19 | 6 |
| FC Barcelona | – | 1991-92, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2014-15 | 5 |
Evidently, Real Madrid has stamped their authority on the competition having won the Champions League Title for a record 13-times. Whereas AC Milan and Liverpool have been led by their legacy from the European Era. On the other hand giants like Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona have gone onto establish themselves as the ‘Modern Greats’.
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