Teams with the Most Finals Played in the UEFA Champions League
Full list of soccer teams that played finals in the UEFA Champions League, ordered from those who played the most to those who played at least one final.
Which team has played in the most finals?
Real Madrid is the team with the most finals played in the history of the UEFA Champions League with 18 appearances in definitions with final game format. That means that it has been present in the 26.1% of a total of 69 finals.
Of its 18 finals played, Real Madrid won 15 and lost 3.
Most Finals Played
18 finals
Real Madrid
A total of 42 teams played at least once in one of the 69 finals disputed in the UEFA Champions League. Of them, 22 teams did it 2 or more times, 10 did it 5 or more times and 4 did it in 10 opportunities or more. Here you can see the full list of these teams ordered by finals played.
Teams with the Most Finals Played - Full List
| Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 1. | | Real Madrid | 18 | 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1981, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024 | 26.1% | 15 | 3 | 83.3% |
| 2. |  | Milan | 11 | 1958, 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2007 | 15.9% | 7 | 4 | 63.6% |
 | Bayern Munich | 11 | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2020 | 15.9% | 6 | 5 | 54.5% | |
| 4. |  | Liverpool | 10 | 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 2005, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2022 | 14.5% | 6 | 4 | 60.0% |
| 5. |  | Juventus | 9 | 1973, 1983, 1985, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2017 | 13.0% | 2 | 7 | 22.2% |
| 6. |  | Barcelona | 8 | 1961, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015 | 11.6% | 5 | 3 | 62.5% |
| 7. |  | Benfica | 7 | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990 | 10.1% | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| 8. |  | Ajax | 6 | 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995, 1996 | 8.7% | 4 | 2 | 66.7% |
 | Inter | 6 | 1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 2010, 2023 | 8.7% | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | |
| Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 10. |  | Manchester United | 5 | 1968, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2011 | 7.2% | 3 | 2 | 60.0% |
| 11. |  | Chelsea | 3 | 2008, 2012, 2021 | 4.3% | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 1997, 2013, 2024 | 4.3% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
 | Atlético Madrid | 3 | 1974, 2014, 2016 | 4.3% | - | 3 | 0.0% | |
| 14. |  | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1979, 1980 | 2.9% | 2 | - | 100.0% |
 | Porto | 2 | 1987, 2004 | 2.9% | 2 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Celtic | 2 | 1967, 1970 | 2.9% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Hamburger SV | 2 | 1980, 1983 | 2.9% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Manchester City | 2 | 2021, 2023 | 2.9% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Olympique de Marseille | 2 | 1991, 1993 | 2.9% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Steaua Bucaresti | 2 | 1986, 1989 | 2.9% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Stade Reims | 2 | 1956, 1959 | 2.9% | - | 2 | 0.0% | |
 | Valencia | 2 | 2000, 2001 | 2.9% | - | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 23. |  | Aston Villa | 1 | 1982 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 100.0% |
 | Feyenoord | 1 | 1970 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | PSV | 1 | 1988 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Red Star Belgrade | 1 | 1991 | 1.4% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | 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% | |