Champions League winners: First winner crowned in 1956
Posted Wednesday, May 25, 2011 by YAHOO Sport
The 2011 UEFA Champions League final will be on May 28. Manchester United will face FC Barcelona at Wembley.
The first European Cup winner was crowned in 1956. This annual competition has gone through many changes since the 1950s. The UEFA Champions League was originally called the European Champions Club Cup. The rules, prize money and teams may have changed, but it is still considered one of the elite competitions in the world.
The Winners of the Champions League
All of the previous winners of the Champions League in chronological order:
1956: Real Madrid 4-3 Stade Reims
1957: Real Madrid 2-0 ACF Fiorentina
1958: Real Madrid 3-2 AC Milan
1959: Real Madrid 2-0 Stade Reims
1960: Real Madrid 7-3 Frankfurter SG Eintracht
1961: SL Benfica 3-2 FC Barcelona
1962: SL Benfica 5-3 Real Madrid
1963: AC Milan 2-1 SL Benfica
1964: Inter Milan 3-1 Real Madrid
1965: Inter Milan 1-0 SL Benfica
1966: Real Madrid 2-1 Partizan
1967: Celtic FC 2-1 Inter Milan
1968: Manchester United 4-1 SL Benfica
1969: AC Milan 4-1 AFC Ajax
1970: Feijenoord 2-1 Celtic FC
1971: AFC Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos
1972: AFC Ajax 2-0 Inter Milan
1973: AFC Ajax 1-0 Juventus
1974: Bayern Munich 4-0 Atletico Madrid
1975: Bayern Munich 2-0 Leeds United
1976: Bayern Munich 1-0 AS St Etienne
1977: Liverpool FC 3-1 Bor. Monchengladbach
1978: Liverpool FC 1-0 Club Brugge KV
1979: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Malmo FF
1980: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Hamburger SV
1981: Liverpool FC 1-0 Real Madrid
1982: Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich
1983: Hamburger SV 1-0 Juventus
1984: Liverpool FC 4-2 AS Roma
1985: Juventus 1-0 Liverpool FC
1986: Steaua Bucuresti 2-0 FC Barcelona
1987: FC Porto 2-1 Bayern Munich
1988: PSV Eindhoven 6-5 SL Benfica
1989: AC Milan 4-0 Steaua Bucuresti
1990: AC Milan 1-0 SL Benfica
1991: Crvena Zvezda 5-3 Olympique Marseille
1992: FC Barcelona 1-0 Sampdoria
1993: Olympique Marseille 1-0 AC Milan
1994: AC Milan 4-0 FC Barcelona
1995: AFC Ajax 1-0 AC Milan
1996: Juventus 4-2 AFC Ajax
1997: Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Juventus
1998: Real Madrid 1-0 Juventus
1999: Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich
2000: Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia CF
2001: Bayern Munich 5-4 Valencia CF
2002: Real Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
2003: AC Milan 3- 2 Juventus
2004: FC Porto 3-0 AS Monaco
2005: Liverpool FC 3-2 AC Milan
2006: FC Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal FC
2007: AC Milan 2-1 Liverpool FC
2008: Manchester United 6-5 Chelsea FC
2009: FC Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United
2010: Inter 2-0 Bayern Munich
Analysis of the Winners
A total of 21 different clubs have won the Champions League. Real Madrid have the largest number of wins for the European Cup. They have been champions nine times. AC Milan follow them closely with seven wins. Since 1956, 12 clubs have been able to win more than once.
The 2011 Champions League
In 2011, FC Barcelona will attempt to claim its fourth title. Likewise, Manchester United will be trying to get its fourth title. FC Barcelona and Manchester United faced each other in a previous UEFA Champions League final. In 2009, FC Barcelona walked away as the champion.
On May 28, the world will see the latest Champions League winner crowned.
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