2002 Bundesliga Match vs Bayern Munich (Title Decider)

Lore & Background

Twenty-four clubs have won the tournament since its 1955 inception. Real Madrid is the most successful club in the tournament, winning it fifteen times. A total of fourteen clubs have won the tournament multiple times: Real Madrid, Milan, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Benfica, Inter Milan, Ajax, Nottingham Forest, Juventus, Manchester United, Porto, Barcelona, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain. Eighteen clubs have reached the final but never won the tournament. Spanish clubs are the most successful, winning twenty titles. England is second with fifteen and Italy is third with twelve. Germany has eight titles, Netherlands has six, Portugal has four, France has three and Scotland, Romania and Yugoslavia each have one. Clubs from Greece, Belgium and Sweden have reached the final but never won.

Reader's Guide

In this ranking, two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. Following statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. Only the top twenty-five are listed (includes qualifying rounds).

Did You Know?

• Real Madrid holds the record for most consecutive seasons in the UEFA Champions League at 30 (1997–98 to 2026–27).
• Most goals scored in a matchday: 71 – matchday 3 of the league phase, 2025–26 season.
• Most finals hosted by a city: 8 – London; five at the original Wembley Stadium and three at the new Wembley Stadium.
• Twelve clubs have won either the European Cup or the Champions League unbeaten, and only four clubs have done so twice: Liverpool, Milan, Ajax, and Manchester United.
• Bayern Munich had eleven wins in eleven games in the reduced-schedule 2019–20, becoming the first side in any European competition to claim a trophy with a 100 percent winning record.