Last update 13 April, 2024 by Alberto Llopis
In this article, let's review Champions League data and records until now. The Champions, like the old European Cup was, It is the most prestigious competition for a footballer at club level. The fact of playing it supposes an accolade to his career and winning it absolute glory. However, far from what the Champions League represents and a match like a final, there are a series of records and registers that speak clearly of the greatness of the competition. Look at this.
Champions League data and records
The cities with the most Champions League finals
London is the city that has hosted a Champions League final the most times. The English capital has hosted the final match seven times, followed by Paris.
– London (7): Wembley Stadium (7): 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1992, 2011 y 2013.
– Paris (6): Princes Park (3): 1956, 1975, 1981; Stade de France (3): 2000, 2006 y 2022.
– Madrid (5): Santiago Bernabéu (4): 1957, 1969, 1980 y 2010 and Metropolitan (1): 2019
– Brussels (4): Heysel Stadium (4): 1958, 1966, 1974 y 1985.
– Vienna (4): Estadio Ernst Happel (4): 1964, 1987, 1990 y 1995.
– Roma (4): Rome olympic (4): 1977, 1984, 1996 y 2009.
– Munich (4): Munich Olympic (3):1979, 1993, 1997; Allianz Arena (1): 2012.
– Milan (4): Giuseppe Meazza (3):1965, 1970, 2001 y 2016
– Athens (3): Athens olympic (3): 1983, 1994 y 2007.
– Glasgow (3): Hampden Park (3): 1960, 1976 y 2002.
– Amsterdam (2): Amsterdam Olympic (1): 1962; Amsterdam Arena (1): 1998.
– Barcelona (2): Camp Nou (2): 1989 y 1999.
– Lisboa (3): National Stadium (1):1967; Light Stadium (2): 2014 y 2020.
– Rotterdam (2): Stadium Feijenoord (2): 1972 y 1982.
– Stuttgart (2): Mercedes-Benz Arena (2): 1959 y 1988.
Only once have the following cities hosted the final: Bern: Wankdorfstadion:(1961), Sevilla: Sanchez Pizjuan: (1986), Istanbul: Ataturk Olympic: (2005), Manchester: Old Trafford: (2003), Bari: St. Nicholas: (1991), Gelsenkirchen: Veltins-Arena: (2004), Belgrade: Red Star Stadium: (1973), Moscow: Luzhniki Olympic: (2008), Millennium Cardiff (2017), kyiv Olympic Stadium (2018), Dragon Stadium from Porto (2021) and berlin: Olympic stadium: (2015) Organizing venues have been designated
Along the history, single 9 teams won the competition without losing a single match
– AC Milan in 1989 y 1994.
– Ajax Ámsterdam and 1972 y 1995.
– Red Star of Belgrade in 1991.
– FC Barcelona in 2006.
– Inter Milan in 1964.
– Liverpool FC in 1981 y 1984.
– Manchester United F. C. in 1999 y 2008.
– Nottingham Forest FC en 1979.
-Olympic Marsella in 1993.
As a curious note, it should be noted that PSV won the European Cup in 1988 winning only three games, none of them from the quarterfinals.
Champion without foreigners
Five teams managed to win the title using a line-up without foreign players in the final, something practically unimaginable today except.
– Benfica (1961 y 1962) (players born both in Portugal and in their colonies, all the latter internationals with the Portuguese team).
– Real Madrid C. F. (1966).
– Celtic de Glasgow (1967) (all team members were born within a radius of 30 miles (48 km) around the city).
– Nottingham Forest FC (1979 y 1980)(players born in the UK, selectable by the different national teams of the country).
– Steaua Bucarest (1986).
They won the competition as a player and then a coach
– Miguel Munoz, champion as a player in 1956, 1957 y 1958 and coaching 1960 y 1966.
– Giovanni Trapattoni, champion as a player in 1963 y 1969, and coaching 1985.
– Johan Cruyff, champion as a player in 1971, 1972 y 1973, and coaching 1992.
– Carlo Ancelotti, champion as a player in 1989 y 1990, and coaching 2003, 2007, 2014 y 2022.
– Frank Rijkaard, champion as a player in 1989, 1990 y 1995, and coaching 2006.
– Joseph Guardiola, champion as a player in 1992, and coaching 2009, 2011 y 2023.
-Zinedine Zidane, champion as a player in 2002 and coaching 2016, 2017 y 2018
Footballers who have won the competition with up to three different teams
– Clarence Seedorf, winner with three different clubs: Ajax Amsterdam (1994/95), Real Madrid C. F. (1997/98) y AC Milan (2002/03 y 2006/07).
– Samuel Eto'o, winner with three different clubs: Real Madrid (1999/2000), FC Barcelona (2005/06 y 2008/09) and Inter Milan (2009/10).
Fathers and sons champions of the European Cup/Champions
– Cesare (1963) and Paolo Maldini (1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 y 2007), both with AC Milan
– Manuel Sanchis Martínez (1966) and Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo (1998 y 2000), both with Real Madrid
– Carlos (1992) and Sergio Busquets (2009 y 2011), both with FC Barcelona (Carlos did not play the final)
De penaltis sign
– Liverpool FC – AS Roma, season 1983/84.
– Steaua Bucarest – FC Barcelona, season 1985/86.
– PSV Eindhoven – S. L. Benfica, season 1987/88.
– Belgrade Red Star – Olympique de Marseille, season 1990/91.
– Juventus F. C. – Ajax Amsterdam, season 1995/96.
– FC Bayern Munich – Valencia CF, season 2000/01.
– AC Milan – Juventus F. C., season 2002/03.
– Liverpool FC – AC Milan, season 2004/05.
– Manchester United FC – Chelsea FC, season 2007/08.
– FC Bayern Munich – Chelsea FC, season 2011/12.
-Real Madrid-Atlético de Madrid, season 2015/16
Countries with the most European Cups/Champions
Spain with the 14 Champions of Real Madrid and the 5 of Barça, It is the country with the most Champions League titles with 19. Followed by England which has 15 with the 6 Del Liverpool, 3 del United, 2 Del Chelsea, 2 del Nottingham Forest, 1 of Aston Villa and 1 del City. Italy occupies third position with 12. These are distributed in the 7 from A.C. Milan, 3 of Inter Milan and 2 from Juventus.
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