Teams with the Most Finals Lost in the UEFA Champions League
Full list of soccer teams that played finals in the UEFA Champions League, ordered from those who lost the most to those who didn't lost any finals.
Which team has lost the most finals?
Juventus is the team with the most finals lost in the history of the UEFA Champions League, having been the losser 7 times in definitions with final game format. That means that it has been the team that lost in the 10.1% of a total of 69 finals.
On the bright side, other than its 7 finals lost, Juventus has 2 finals won.
Most Finals Lost
7 finals
Juventus
A total of 42 teams played at least once in one of the 69 finals disputed in the UEFA Champions League. Most of them (36), lost at least once, 14 of them lost 2 or more times and 3 of them lost 5 finals or more. Here you can see the full list of these teams ordered by finals lost.
Teams with the Most Finals Lost - Full List
| Team | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | ||
| 1. | | Juventus | 7 | 1973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2017 | 10.1% | 9 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2. |  | Benfica | 5 | 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990 | 7.2% | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
 | Bayern Munich | 5 | 1982, 1987, 1999, 2010, 2012 | 7.2% | 11 | 6 | 54.5% | |
| 4. |  | Liverpool | 4 | 1985, 2007, 2018, 2022 | 5.8% | 10 | 6 | 60.0% |
 | Milan | 4 | 1958, 1993, 1995, 2005 | 5.8% | 11 | 7 | 63.6% | |
| 6. |  | Atlético Madrid | 3 | 1974, 2014, 2016 | 4.3% | 3 | - | 0.0% |
 | Inter | 3 | 1967, 1972, 2023 | 4.3% | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | |
 | Barcelona | 3 | 1961, 1986, 1994 | 4.3% | 8 | 5 | 62.5% | |
 | Real Madrid | 3 | 1962, 1964, 1981 | 4.3% | 18 | 15 | 83.3% | |
| Team | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | ||
| 10. |  | Stade Reims | 2 | 1956, 1959 | 2.9% | 2 | - | 0.0% |
 | Valencia | 2 | 2000, 2001 | 2.9% | 2 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 2013, 2024 | 2.9% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | |
 | Manchester United | 2 | 2009, 2011 | 2.9% | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | |
 | Ajax | 2 | 1969, 1996 | 2.9% | 6 | 4 | 66.7% | |
| 15. |  | Arsenal | 1 | 2006 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% |
 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 2002 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 | 1977 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Club Brugge | 1 | 1978 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 1960 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Fiorentina | 1 | 1957 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Leeds United | 1 | 1975 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Malmö FF | 1 | 1979 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | AS Monaco FC | 1 | 2004 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Panathinaikos | 1 | 1971 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Partizan Belgrad | 1 | 1966 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | PSG | 1 | 2020 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Roma | 1 | 1984 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | AS Saint-Etienne | 1 | 1976 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Sampdoria | 1 | 1992 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Tottenham | 1 | 2019 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Celtic | 1 | 1970 | 1.4% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Hamburger SV | 1 | 1980 | 1.4% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Manchester City | 1 | 2021 | 1.4% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Olympique de Marseille | 1 | 1991 | 1.4% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Steaua Bucaresti | 1 | 1989 | 1.4% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Chelsea | 1 | 2008 | 1.4% | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | |
| Team | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | ||
| 37. |  | Aston Villa | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
 | Feyenoord | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | PSV | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
 | Porto | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |