The first championship cup dates back to the 1950s, when it was a gift from the French newspaper L'Equipe. According to the prevailing system at the time, Real Madrid was able to own this cup for life after winning it for the sixth time in 1966.
The shape of the cup was smaller than the current cup, with the handles not reaching beyond the top of the cup unlike the current form, and it was also made of silver. Only four clubs won the old cup in 11 seasons, namely Real Madrid (6 times), Benfica (twice), Inter Milan (twice), and Milan (once), as Real Madrid is considered the last to win the old cup before it changed to its current form in 1967. .
The new cup
The new cup was designed by the Swiss jeweler George Stadelmann, who cast it from pure silver. This cup weighs 8 kilograms and is valued at about 10,000 Swiss francs. The phrase “European Club Champions Cup” is engraved on it (in French: COUPE DES CLUBS CHAMPIONS EUROPÉENS). . The hero is given a replica of this cup weighing approximately 80% of the weight of the original, so he can always keep it. The original cup returns to the European Union the following year.
The European Union began awarding the award to the champion in its new form starting from the 1966-67 season, and Celtic is considered the first to win the modern cup.
In 2001, the European Football Association decided to abolish the rule of the club owning the cup (used in the past) and replaced it with a blue logo awarded to clubs that were able to win the championship 3 times in a row or 5 times sporadically. Real Madrid, Milan, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Ajax are the only teams to have won the multiple winner badge.
Winners
Multiple winner badge.
Old cup
Spain Real Madrid (6) – 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966
Portugal Benfica (2) – 1961, 1962
Italy Inter Milan (2) – 1964, 1965
Italy Milan (1) – 1963
Modern cup
Spain Real Madrid (9) – 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
Italy AC Milan (6) – 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
Germany Bayern Munich (6) – 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 2020
England Liverpool (6) – 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019
Spain Barcelona (5) – 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015
Netherlands Ajax (4) – 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995
England Manchester United (3) – 1968, 1999, 2008
England Nottingham Forest (2) – 1979, 1980
Italy Juventus (2) – 1985, 1996
Portugal Porto (2) – 1987, 2004
England Chelsea (2) – 2012, 202
Scotland Celtic (1) – 1967
Netherlands Feyenoord (1) – 1970
England Aston Villa (1) – 1982
Germany Hamburg (1) – 1983
Romania Steaua Bucharest (1) – 1986
Netherlands Eindhoven (1) – 1988
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade (1) – 1991
France Olympique Marseille (1) – 1993
Germany Borussia Dortmund (1) – 1997
Italy Inter Milan (1) – 2010
England Manchester City (1) – 2023The history of the first championship cup dates back to the 1950s, when it was a gift from the French newspaper L’Equipe. According to the prevailing system at the time, Real Madrid was able to own this cup for life after winning it for the sixth time in 1966.
The shape of the cup was smaller than the current cup, with the handles not reaching beyond the top of the cup unlike the current form, and it was also made of silver. Only four clubs won the old cup in 11 seasons, namely Real Madrid (6 times), Benfica (twice), Inter Milan (twice), and Milan (once), as Real Madrid is considered the last to win the old cup before it changed to its current form in 1967. .
The new cup
The new cup was designed by the Swiss jeweler George Stadelmann, who cast it from pure silver. This cup weighs 8 kilograms and is valued at about 10,000 Swiss francs. The phrase “European Club Champions Cup” is engraved on it (in French: COUPE DES CLUBS CHAMPIONS EUROPÉENS). . The hero is given a replica of this cup weighing approximately 80% of the weight of the original, so he can always keep it. The original cup returns to the European Union the following year.
The European Union began awarding the award to the champion in its new form starting from the 1966-67 season, and Celtic is considered the first to win the modern cup.
In 2001, the European Football Association decided to abolish the rule of the club owning the cup (used in the past) and replaced it with a blue logo awarded to clubs that were able to win the chamionship 3 times in a row or 5 times sporadically. Real Madrid, Milan, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Ajax are the only teams to have won the multiple winner badge.
Winners
Multiple winner badge.
Old cup
Spain Real Madrid (6) – 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966
Portugal Benfica (2) – 1961, 1962
Italy Inter Milan (2) – 1964, 1965
Italy Milan (1) – 1963
Modern cup
Spain Real Madrid (9) – 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 202
Italy AC Milan (6) – 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
Germany Bayern Munich (6) – 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 2020
England Liverpool (6) – 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019
Spain Barcelona (5) – 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015
Netherlands Ajax (4) – 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995
England Manchester United (3) – 1968, 1999, 2008
England Nottingham Forest (2) – 1979, 1980
Italy Juventus (2) – 1985, 1996
Portugal Porto (2) – 1987, 2004
England Chelsea (2) – 2012, 2021
Scotland Celtic (1) – 1967
Netherlands Feyenoord (1) – 1970
England Aston Villa (1) – 1982
Germany Hamburg (1) – 1983
Romania Steaua Bucharest (1) – 1986
Netherlands Eindhoven (1) – 1988
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Pl
Grad (1) – 1991
France Olympique Marseille (1) – 1993
Germany Borussia Dortmund (1) – 1997
Italy Inter Milan (1) – 2010
England Manchester City (1) – 2023