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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

UEFA Champions League



Titles/Titluri

Spain Real Madrid C.F               9          1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002
Italy Milan                                  7         1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
England Liverpool                       5          1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005    
Germany Bayern Munich            4          1974, 1975, 1976, 2001    
Netherlands Ajax                       4       1971, 1972, 1973, 1995    
Spain Barcelona                         4         1992, 2006, 2009,2011
Italy Internazionale                     3          1964, 1965, 2010
England Manchester United       4          1968, 1999, 2008   
Portugal Benfica                        2          1961, 1962    
Italy Juventus                            2         1985, 1996    
England Nottingham Forest       2         1979, 1980    
Portugal Porto                          2          1987, 2004    
Scotland Celtic                         1          1967
Germany Hamburg                   1          1983
Romania Steaua Bucureşti        1          1986    
France Marseille                      1          1993    
Netherlands Feyenoord           1          1970    
England Aston Villa                 1          1982    
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven   1          1988    
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade     1      1991    
Germany Borussia Dortmund   1         1997  
England  Chelsea London        1   2012


All-time top scorers (European Cup and UEFA Champions League)
Including qualifying rounds


Rank Player Nation Goals Goals in knockout phase Goals in round-robin phase Goals in qualifying rounds Games Ratio Years Clubs

1 Raúl                     71 18 53 0 144 0.46 '95–'12 Real Madrid (66), Schalke 04 (5)
2 Ruud van Nistelrooy     60 6 50 4 88 0.70 '98–'09 PSV Eindhoven (9), Manchester United (38), Real Madrid (13)
3 Andriy Shevchenko     58 18 29 11 116 0.5 '94–'11 Dynamo Kyiv (29), Milan (33), Chelsea (4)
4 Lionel Messi     51 26 25 0 68 0.75 '04– Barcelona (51)  *
Thierry Henry             51 12 38 1 114 0.45 '97–'10 AS Monaco (7), Arsenal (35), Barcelona (9)
6 Filippo Inzaghi     50 16 30 4 85 0.59 '97–'10 Juventus (17), Milan (33)
7 Alfredo Di Stéfano    49 58 0.84 '55–'64 Real Madrid (49)
8 Eusébio            47 64 0.72 '61–'74 Benfica (47)
9 Alessandro Del Piero    44 9 33 2 92 0.48 '95–'09 Juventus (44)
10 Fernando Morientes     39 9 24 6 104 0.38 '97–'09 Real Madrid (19), AS Monaco (9), Liverpool (3), Valencia (8)
Cristiano Ronaldo 39 20 19 84 0.46 '03– Manchester United (16), Real Madrid (23) *
Didier Drogba         39 75 0.52 '03- Marseille, Chelsea

Excluding qualifying rounds

Rank Player Nation Goals Games Ratio Years Clubs
1 Raúl 71 144 0.49 '95–'11 Real Madrid, Schalke 04
2 Ruud van Nistelrooy 56 81 0.69 '98–'09 PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid
3 Lionel Messi 51 68 0.75 '04– Barcelona   *
4 Thierry Henry 50 114 0.44 '97–'10 AS Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona
5 Alfredo Di Stéfano [nb 2] 49 58 0.84 '55–'64 Real Madrid
6 Andriy Shevchenko 48 102 0.47 '94–'11 Dynamo Kyiv, Milan, Chelsea
7 Eusébio 47 64 0.73 '61–'74 Benfica
8 Filippo Inzaghi 46 85 0.57 '97–'10 Juventus, Milan
9 Alessandro Del Piero 42 92 0.45 '95–'09 Juventus
10 Cristiano Ronaldo 39 84 0.46 '03– Manchester United, Real Madrid *

UEFA Champions League (from 1992–93 onwards)
Excludes qualifying rounds

Rank Nation Player Goals Games Goal ratio Debut in Europe Clubs

1 Raúl 71 144 0.49 1995 Real Madrid, Schalke 04
2 Ruud van Nistelrooy 56 81 0.69 1998 PSV, Manchester United, Real Madrid
3 Lionel Messi 51 68 0.75 2004 Barcelona   *
4 Thierry Henry 50 114 0.44 1995 Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona
5 Andriy Shevchenko 48 102 0.47 1994 Dynamo Kyiv, Milan, Chelsea
6 Filippo Inzaghi 46 83 0.55 1995 Parma, Juventus, Milan
7 Alessandro Del Piero 42 96 0.43 1993 Juventus
8 Cristiano Ronaldo 39 83 0.47 2003 Manchester United, Real Madrid *
Didier Drogba 39 75 0.52 2003 Marseille, Chelsea
10 Fernando Morientes 33 93 0.35 1995 Real Madrid, Monaco, Liverpool, Valencia, Marseille

All European competitions
Includes European Cup / UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup / Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Includes qualifying rounds.

Rank Nation Player Goals Games European Cup / Champions League UEFA Cup / Europa League Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Super Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup Goal Ratio Debut in Europe Clubs

1 Raúl 77 155 71 4 1 0.49 1995 Real Madrid, Schalke
2 Filippo Inzaghi 70 115 50 10 2 1 7 0.60 1995 Parma, Juventus, Milan
3 Andriy Shevchenko 67 138 59 7 1 0.48 1994 Dynamo Kyiv, Milan, Chelsea
4 Gerd Müller 621 71 35 4 20 3 0.87 1966 Bayern Munich
Ruud van Nistelrooy 62 92 60 2 0.67 1997 Heerenveen, PSV, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Hamburg
6 Henrik Larsson 59 108 11 40 8 0.54 1994 Feyenoord, Celtic, Barcelona, Manchester United, Helsingborg
Thierry Henry 59 137 51 8 0.43 1995 Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal, Barcelona,
8 Eusébio 542 73 47 7 0.76 1961 Benfica
9 Alessandro Del Piero 54 130 44 6 2 1 0.41 1993 Juventus
10 Lionel Messi 52 71 51 1 0.73 2004 Barcelona  *

1 7 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup goals in 8 matches not included
2 4 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup goals in 4 matches not included

Top scorer awards

Season     Player     Country     Club     Goals
1955–56     Miloš Milutinović     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia     Serbia Partizan     8
1956–57     Dennis Viollet     England England     England Manchester United     9
1957–58     Alfredo di Stéfano     Spain Spain     Spain Real Madrid     10
1958–59     Just Fontaine     France France     France Stade Reims     10
1959–60     Ferenc Puskás     Hungary Hungary     Spain Real Madrid     12
1960–61     José Águas     Portugal Portugal     Portugal Benfica     11
1961–62     Alfredo di Stéfano     Spain Spain     Spain Real Madrid     7
Bent Lofqvist     Denmark Denmark     Denmark Boldklubben 1913     7
Ferenc Puskás     Spain Spain     Spain Real Madrid     7
Heinz Strehl     West Germany West Germany     West Germany Nuremberg     7
Justo Tejada     Spain Spain     Spain Real Madrid     7
1962–63     José Altafini     Italy Italy     Italy Milan     14
1963–64     Vladica Kovačević     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia     Serbia Partizan     7
Sandro Mazzola     Italy Italy     Italy Internazionale     7
Ferenc Puskás     Spain Spain     Spain Real Madrid     7
1964–65     Eusébio     Portugal Portugal     Portugal Benfica     9
José Augusto Torres     Portugal Portugal     Portugal Benfica     9
1965–66     Flórián Albert     Hungary Hungary     Hungary Ferencváros     7
Eusébio     Portugal Portugal     Portugal Benfica     7
1966–67     Jürgen Piepenburg     East Germany East Germany     East Germany Vorwärts Berlin     6
Paul Van Himst     Belgium Belgium     Belgium Anderlecht     6
1967–68     Eusébio     Portugal Portugal     Portugal Benfica     6
1968–69     Denis Law     Scotland Scotland     England Manchester United     9
1969–70     Mick Jones     England England     England Leeds United     8
1970–71     Antonis Antoniadis     Greece Greece     Greece Panathinaikos     10
1971–72     Antal Dunai II     Hungary Hungary     Hungary Ujpesti Dosza     5
Lou Macari     Scotland Scotland     Scotland Celtic Glasgow     5
Silvester Takač     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia     Belgium Standard Liege     5
Johan Cruyff     Netherlands Netherlands     Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam     5
1972–73     Gerd Müller     West Germany West Germany     West Germany Bayern Munich     11
1973–74     Gerd Müller     West Germany West Germany     West Germany Bayern Munich     8
1974–75     Gerd Müller     West Germany West Germany     West Germany Bayern Munich     5
Eduard Markarov     Soviet Union USSR     Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan     5
1975–76     Jupp Heynckes     West Germany West Germany     West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach     7
1976–77     Gerd Müller     West Germany West Germany     West Germany Bayern Munich     5
Franco Cucinotta     Italy Italy     Switzerland Zurich     5
1977–78     Allan Simonsen     Denmark Denmark     West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach     5
1978–79     Claudio Sulser     Switzerland Switzerland     Switzerland Grasshopper     11
1979–80     Soren Lerby     Denmark Denmark     Netherlands Ajax     10
1980–81     Terry McDermott     England England     England Liverpool     6
Graeme Souness     Scotland Scotland     England Liverpool     6
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge     West Germany West Germany     West Germany Bayern Munich     6
1981–82     Dieter Hoeness     West Germany West Germany     West Germany Bayern Munich     7
1982–83     Paolo Rossi     Italy Italy     Italy Juventus     6
1983–84     Viktor Sokol     Soviet Union USSR     Soviet Union Dinamo Minsk     6
1984–85     Torbjorn Nilsson     Sweden Sweden     Sweden Göteborg     7
Michel Platini     France France     Italy Juventus     7
1985–86     Torbjorn Nilsson     Sweden Sweden     Sweden Göteborg     7
1986–87     Borislav Cvetkovic     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia     Serbia Red Star Belgrade     7
1987–88     Jean-Marc Ferreri     France France     France Bordeaux     4
Gheorghe Hagi     Romania Romania     Romania Steaua Bucureşti     4
Rabah Madjer     Algeria Algeria     Portugal Porto     4
Ally McCoist     Scotland Scotland     Scotland Rangers     4
Petar Novak     Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia     Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague     4
Michel     Spain Spain     Spain Real Madrid     4
Rui Águas     Portugal Portugal     Portugal Benfica     4
1988–89     Marco van Basten     Netherlands Netherlands     Italy Milan     10
1989–90     Romário     Brazil Brazil     Netherlands PSV Eindhoven     6
Jean-Pierre Papin     France France     France Olympique de Marseille     6
1990–91     Peter Pacult     Austria Austria     Austria Tirol Innsbruck     6
Jean-Pierre Papin     France France     France Olympique de Marseille     6
1991–92     Sergei Yuran     Ukraine Ukraine     Portugal Benfica     7
Jean-Pierre Papin     France France     France Olympique de Marseille     7
1992–93     Romário     Brazil Brazil     Netherlands PSV Eindhoven     7
1993–94     Ronald Koeman     Netherlands Netherlands     Spain Barcelona     8
Wynton Rufer     New Zealand New Zealand     Germany Werder Bremen     8
1994–95     George Weah     Liberia Liberia     France Paris St Germain     7
1995–96     Jari Litmanen     Finland Finland     Netherlands Ajax     9
1996–97     Karlheinz Riedle     Germany Germany     Germany Borussia Dortmund     5
Milinko Pantić     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia     Spain Atlético Madrid     5
1997–98     Alessandro Del Piero     Italy Italy     Italy Juventus     10
1998–99     Andriy Shevchenko     Ukraine Ukraine     Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv     8
1999–00     Mário Jardel     Brazil Brazil     Portugal Porto     10
Rivaldo     Brazil Brazil     Spain Barcelona     10
Raúl     Spain Spain     Spain Real Madrid     10
2000–01     Raúl     Spain Spain     Spain Real Madrid     7
2001–02     Ruud van Nistelrooy     Netherlands Netherlands     England Manchester United     10
2002–03     Ruud van Nistelrooy     Netherlands Netherlands     England Manchester United     12
2003–04     Fernando Morientes     Spain Spain     France Monaco       9
2004–05     Ruud van Nistelrooy     Netherlands Netherlands     England Manchester United     8
2005–06     Andriy Shevchenko     Ukraine Ukraine     Italy Milan         9
2006–07     Kaká     Brazil Brazil     Italy Milan                                   10
2007–08     Cristiano Ronaldo     Portugal Portugal     England Manchester United     8
2008–09     Lionel Messi     Argentina Argentina     Spain Barcelona     9
2009–10     Lionel Messi     Argentina Argentina     Spain Barcelona     8
2010-11     Lionel Messi     Argentina Argentina     Spain Barcelona    12
2011-12     Lionel Messi     Argentina Argentina     Spain Barcelona    14

 Most titles topscorer

Country     Titles     Goals     Seasons

1     West Germany Gerd Müller     4     29     1972–73, 1973–74, 1974-75*, 1976-77*.
Argentina Lionel Messi     4     43     2008–09, 2009–10,2010-11,2012
2     Hungary Spain Ferenc Puskás     3     26     1959-60, 1961-62*, 1963-64*.
Portugal Eusébio     3     22     1964-65*, 1965-66*, 1967–68.
France Jean-Pierre Papin     3     19     1989-90*, 1990-91*, 1991-92*.
Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy     3     30     2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05.
Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko     3     26     1998–99, 2000–01, 2005–06.
7     Spain Alfredo di Stéfano     2     17     1957-58, 1961-62*.
Sweden Torbjorn Nilsson     2     14     1984-85*, 1985-86.
Brazil Romário     2     13     1989-90*, 1992–93.
Italy Alessandro Del Piero     2     17     1996–97, 1997–98.



Gerd Müller won the top scorer award four times


Jean-Pierre Papin won the top scorer award three times in a row
The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament, excluding the qualifying rounds.
Gerd Müller (Bayern Munich) in 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77 and Lionel Messi (Barcelona) in 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 have received the most awards with 4. Only Messi has won the award four years in a row.
Four players have won the award three times:
Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid) in 1959–60, 1961–62 and 1963–64
Eusébio (Benfica) in 1964–65, 1965–66 and 1967–68
Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille) in 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) in 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2004–05
José Altafini (Milan) in 1962–63 and Lionel Messi (Barcelona) in 2011–12 have the record for most goals in one season with 14.
Real Madrid is the club to have received the most awards with 9:
Alfredo Di Stéfano in 1957–58 and 1961–62
Ferenc Puskás in 1959–60, 1961–62 and 1963–64
Justo Tejada in 1961–62
Michel in 1987–88
Raúl in 1999–00 and 2000–01
Spanish players have received the most awards with 9:
Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid) in 1957–58 and 1961–62
Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid) in 1961–62 and 1963–64 (originally Hungarian, Puskás acquired Spanish nationality and won the top scorer title with both citizenships)
Justo Tejada (Real Madrid) in 1961–62
Michel (Real Madrid) in 1987–88
Raúl (Real Madrid) in 1999–00 and 2000–01
Fernando Morientes (Monaco) in 2003–04
The following award winners have also won the Golden Boot (Top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup):
Just Fontaine was top scorer in 1958–59 and won the Golden Boot in 1958
Flórián Albert was top scorer in 1965–66 and won the Golden Boot in 1962
Eusébio was top scorer in 1964–65, 1965–66 and 1967–68 and won the Golden Boot in 1966
Gerd Müller was top scorer in 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75 and 1976–77 and won the Golden Boot in 1970
Paolo Rossi was top scorer in 1982–83 and won the Golden Boot in 1982
José Águas and Rui Águas are the only father and son who were top scorers in the tournament. José Águas won the award in 1960–61 and Rui Águas was joint top scorer in the 1987–88 season. Both players managed this feat while playing for the same club, Benfica.




Best player - Winners

Below is a list of all the recipients of the award:
Season Country Player Playing position Club Also won
1997–98 BRA Ronaldo Forward Internazionale Best Forward
1998–99 ENG David Beckham Midfielder Manchester United Best Midfielder
1999–00 ARG Fernando Redondo Midfielder Real Madrid
2000–01 GER Stefan Effenberg Midfielder Bayern Munich
2001–02 FRA Zinedine Zidane Midfielder Real Madrid
2002–03 ITA Gianluigi Buffon Goalkeeper Juventus Best Goalkeeper
2003–04 POR Deco Midfielder Porto Best Midfielder
2004–05 ENG Steven Gerrard Midfielder Liverpool
2005–06 BRA Ronaldinho Forward Barcelona
2006–07 BRA Kaká Midfielder Milan Best Forward
2007–08 POR Cristiano Ronaldo Forward Manchester United Best Forward
2008–09 ARG Lionel Messi Forward Barcelona Best Forward
2009–10 ARG Diego Milito Forward Internazionale Best Forward



Best Goalkeeper


Oliver Kahn, who won this award four times consecutively while with Bayern Munich
Season Name Club
1997–98 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United
1998–99 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich
1999–00 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich
2000–01 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich
2001–02 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich
2002–03 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus
2003–04 Vítor Baía Porto
2004–05 Petr Čech Chelsea
2005–06 Jens Lehmann Arsenal
2006–07 Petr Čech Chelsea
2007–08 Petr Čech Chelsea
2008–09 Edwin van der Sar Manchester United
2009–10 Júlio César Internazionale
2010–11 Edwin van der Sar Manchester United
[edit]Best Defender


John Terry, the only three time winner of the award as a defender, doing so with Chelsea
Season Name Club
1997–98 Fernando Hierro Real Madrid
1998–99 Jaap Stam Manchester United
1999–00 Jaap Stam Manchester United
2000–01 Roberto Ayala Valencia
2001–02 Roberto Carlos Real Madrid
2002–03 Roberto Carlos Real Madrid
2003–04 Ricardo Carvalho Porto
2004–05 John Terry Chelsea F.C.
2005–06 Carles Puyol Barcelona
2006–07 Paolo Maldini Milan
2007–08 John Terry Chelsea
2008–09 John Terry Chelsea
2009–10 Maicon Internazionale
[edit]Best Midfielder


Deco, who won this award twice, once with Porto and once with Barcelona
Season Name Club
1997–98 Zinedine Zidane Juventus
1998–99 David Beckham Manchester United
1999–00 Gaizka Mendieta Valencia
2000–01 Gaizka Mendieta Valencia
2001–02 Michael Ballack Bayer Leverkusen
2002–03 Pavel Nedvěd Juventus
2003–04 Deco Porto
2004–05 Kaká Milan
2005–06 Deco Barcelona
2006–07 Clarence Seedorf Milan
2007–08 Frank Lampard Chelsea
2008–09 Xavi Hernández Barcelona
2009–10 Wesley Sneijder Internazionale
[edit]Best Forward


Raúl, the only player who have won this award 3 times, each time with Real Madrid
Season Name Club
1997–98 Ronaldo Internazionale
1998–99 Andriy Shevchenko Dynamo Kyiv
1999–00 Raúl Real Madrid
2000–01 Raúl Real Madrid
2001–02 Raúl Real Madrid
2002–03 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United
2003–04 Fernando Morientes Monaco
2004–05 Ronaldinho Barcelona
2005–06 Samuel Eto'o Barcelona
2006–07 Kaká Milan
2007–08 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United
2008–09 Lionel Messi Barcelona
2009–10 Diego Milito Internazionale
[edit]Coach(es) of the Year
Year Coach Club
1997–98 Marcello Lippi Juventus
1998–99 Alex Ferguson Manchester United
1999–00 Vicente del Bosque Real Madrid
2000–01 Ottmar Hitzfeld Bayern Munich
2001–02 Vicente del Bosque Real Madrid
2002–03
Carlo Ancelotti
José Mourinho
Milan
Porto
2003–04
José Mourinho
Rafael Benítez
Porto
Valencia
2004–05
Rafael Benítez
Valery Gazzaev
Liverpool
CSKA Moscow
2005–06
Frank Rijkaard
Juande Ramos
Barcelona
Sevilla
UEFA stopped giving the award for Coach of the Year after the 2005–06 season



Other records
[edit]Most wins

Most cups win

Player  ˇ     Nationality  ˇ     Club(s)  ˇ     Titles won  ˇ     Years  ˇ     Notes  ˇ
Francisco Gento      Spain     Real Madrid     6     1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966     Most European Cup wins. Captain in 1966
Alessandro Costacurta      Italy     Milan     5     1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007     Costacurta was not in the 18 in 2007 and was suspended for the 1994 final.
Paolo Maldini      Italy     Milan     5     1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007     Captain in 2003 and 2007. Longest period between first and last win (18 years).
Héctor Rial      Spain     Real Madrid     5     1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960  
Juan Alonso[3]      Spain     Real Madrid     5     1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960     Captain in 1958
Juan Santisteban[4][5]      Spain     Real Madrid     5     1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960  
Marquitos      Spain     Real Madrid     5     1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960  
Rafael Lesmes      Spain     Real Madrid     5     1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960  
José María Zárraga      Spain     Real Madrid     5     1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960     Captain in 1959 and 1960
Alfredo Di Stéfano      Spain     Real Madrid     5     1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960  
Samuel Eto'o      Cameroon     Real Madrid, Barcelona, Internazionale     4     2000, 2006, 2009, 2010     Was not in the 18 in 2000, won two years in a row with two different teams, Eto'o has the most wins of any currently active player with Clarence Seedorf. Eto'o is the only player with Clarence Seedorf to have won the trophy with three different clubs.
Clarence Seedorf      Netherlands     Ajax, Real Madrid, Milan     4     1995, 1998, 2003, 2007     Seedorf has the most wins of any currently active player with Samuel Eto'o. Seedorf is the only player with Samuel Eto'o to have won the trophy with three different clubs.
Phil Neal      England     Liverpool     4     1977, 1978, 1981, 1984  
José Santamaría      Uruguay     Real Madrid     4     1958, 1959, 1960, 1966  
Enrique Mateos[1]      Spain     Real Madrid     4     1957, 1958, 1959, 1960  
Joseíto      Spain     Real Madrid     4     1956, 1957 1958, 1959  
Sávio Bortolini      Brazil     Real Madrid     3     1998, 2000, 2002  
Fernando Hierro      Spain     Real Madrid     3     1998, 2000, 2002     Captain in 2002
Roberto Carlos      Brazil     Real Madrid     3     1998, 2000, 2002  
Raúl      Spain     Real Madrid     3     1998, 2000, 2002  
Fernando Morientes      Spain     Real Madrid     3     1998, 2000, 2002  
Guti      Spain     Real Madrid     3     1998, 2000, 2002  
Iker Casillas      Spain     Real Madrid     3     1998, 2000, 2002     Was not in the 18 for the final 1998
Aitor Karanka      Spain     Real Madrid     3     1998, 2000, 2002  
Fernando Redondo      Argentina     Real Madrid, Milan     3     1998, 2000, 2003     Redondo was not in the 18 for the final in 2003. Captain in 2000
Frank Rijkaard      Netherlands     Milan, Ajax     3     1989, 1990, 1995     Has also won as manager
Mauro Tassotti      Italy     Milan     3     1989, 1990, 1994     Captain in 1994
Filippo Galli      Italy     Milan     3     1989, 1990, 1994  
Roberto Donadoni      Italy     Milan     3     1989, 1990, 1994  
Franco Baresi      Italy     Milan     3     1989, 1990, 1994     Captain in 1989 and 1990. Baresi was suspended for the 1994 final.
Alan Hansen      Scotland     Liverpool     3     1978, 1981, 1984  
Graeme Souness      Scotland     Liverpool     3     1978, 1981, 1984     Captain in 1984
Kenny Dalglish      Scotland     Liverpool     3     1978, 1981, 1984  
Ray Clemence      England     Liverpool     3     1977, 1978, 1981  
Terry McDermott      England     Liverpool     3     1977, 1978, 1981  
Ray Kennedy      England     Liverpool     3     1977, 1978, 1981  
Jimmy Case      England     Liverpool     3     1977, 1978, 1981  
Sepp Maier      Germany     Bayern Munich     3     1974, 1975, 1976  
Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck      Germany     Bayern Munich     3     1974, 1975, 1976  
Franz Beckenbauer      Germany     Bayern Munich     3     1974, 1975, 1976     Captain in 1974, 1975 and 1976
Bernd Dürnberger      Germany     Bayern Munich     3     1974, 1975, 1976  
Franz Roth      Germany     Bayern Munich     3     1974, 1975, 1976  
Hans-Josef Kapellmann      Germany     Bayern Munich     3     1974, 1975, 1976  
Gerd Müller      Germany     Bayern Munich     3     1974, 1975, 1976  
Ulrich Hoeness      Germany     Bayern Munich     3     1974, 1975, 1976  
Heinz Stuy      Netherlands     Ajax     3     1971, 1972, 1973  
Wim Suurbier      Netherlands     Ajax     3     1971, 1972, 1973  
Barry Hulshoff      Netherlands     Ajax     3     1971, 1972, 1973  
Horst Blankenburg      Germany     Ajax     3     1971, 1972, 1973  
Johan Neeskens      Netherlands     Ajax     3     1971, 1972, 1973  
Arnold Mühren      Netherlands     Ajax     3     1973     73 not in the Final -One of the only nine footballers to have won all Three Major European Competitions (UC-UCL, UCWC,UC).
Gerrie Mühren      Netherlands     Ajax     3     1971, 1972, 1973  
Arie Haan      Netherlands     Ajax     3     1971, 1972, 1973  
Johan Cruijff      Netherlands     Ajax     3     1971, 1972, 1973     Has also won as manager. Captain in 1973
Piet Keizer      Netherlands     Ajax     3     1971, 1972, 1973     Captain in 1972
Ferenc Puskás      Hungary     Real Madrid     3     1959, 1960, 1966  
Rogelio Domínguez      Argentina     Real Madrid     3     1958, 1959, 1960  
Raymond Kopa      France     Real Madrid     3     1957, 1958, 1959  
Angel Atienza      Spain     Real Madrid     3     1956, 1957, 1958  
Miguel Munoz      Spain     Real Madrid     3     1956, 1957, 1958     Has also won as manager in 1960 and 1966. Captain in 1956 and 1957
Becerril Minguela      Spain     Real Madrid     3     1956, 1957, 1958  
Ramón Marsal Ribó[2]      Spain     Real Madrid     3     1956, 1957, 1958  
Gerard Piqué      Spain     Manchester United, Barcelona     3     2008, 2009 ,2011    Was not in the 18 for the final 2008. Won two years in a row with two different teams
Valerio Fiori      Italy     Milan     2     2003, 2007     Was not in the 18 in 2003 or 2007.
Dario Šimić      Croatia     Milan     2     2003, 2007     Was not in the 18 in 2003 or 2007.
Víctor Valdés      Spain     Barcelona     3    2006, 2009,2011  
Rafael Márquez      Mexico     Barcelona     2     2006, 2009     Was not in the 18 in 2009.
Carles Puyol      Spain     Barcelona     3     2006, 2009,2011     Captain in 2006 and 2009
Andrés Iniesta      Spain     Barcelona     3     2006, 2009,2011  
Deco      Portugal     Porto, Barcelona     2     2004, 2006  
Albert Jorquera      Spain     Barcelona     2     2006, 2009     Was not in the 18 in 2009.
Thiago Motta      Brazil     Barcelona, Internazionale     2     2006, 2010     Was not in the 18 in 2010.
Xavi      Spain     Barcelona     3     2006, 2009,2011
Sylvinho      Brazil     Barcelona     2     2006, 2009  
Lionel Messi      Argentina     Barcelona     3     2006, 2009,2011     Messi injured for the final in 2006.
Dida      Brazil     Milan     2     2003, 2007  
Alessandro Nesta      Italy     Milan     2     2003, 2007  
Kakha Kaladze      Georgia     Milan     2     2003, 2007  
Gennaro Gattuso      Italy     Milan     2     2003, 2007  
Andrea Pirlo      Italy     Milan     2     2003, 2007  
Serginho      Brazil     Milan     2     2003, 2007  
Massimo Ambrosini      Italy     Milan     2     2003, 2007  
Filippo Inzaghi      Italy     Milan     2     2003, 2007  
Cristian Brocchi      Italy     Milan     2     2003, 2007  
Owen Hargreaves      England     Bayern Munich, Manchester United     2     2001, 2008  
Geremi      Cameroon     Real Madrid     2     2000, 2002     Was not in the 18 in 2002.
Iván Campo      Spain     Real Madrid     2     2000, 2002  
Míchel Salgado      Spain     Real Madrid     2     2000, 2002  
Iván Helguera      Spain     Real Madrid     2     2000, 2002  
Steve McManaman      England     Real Madrid     2     2000, 2002     First British player to win two Champions League titles; First Englishman to win Champions League with Overseas club
Carlos Reina      Spain     Real Madrid     2     2000, 2002     Was not in the 18 for the final.
Gary Neville      England     Manchester United     2     1999, 2008     Not in final 18 in 2008.
Ryan Giggs      Wales     Manchester United     2     1999, 2008  
Wes Brown      England     Manchester United     2     1999, 2008  
Paul Scholes      England     Manchester United     2     1999, 2008     Scholes was suspended for the final in 1999.
Bodo Illgner      Germany     Real Madrid     2     1998, 2000  
Christian Karembeu      France     Real Madrid     2     1998, 2000  
Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo      Spain     Real Madrid     2     1998, 2000     Captain in 1998
Paulo Sousa      Portugal     Juventus, Borussia Dortmund     2     1996, 1997     Won 2 years in a row with 2 different teams
Vladimir Jugović      Yugoslavia
 FR Yugoslavia     Red Star Belgrade, Juventus     2     1991, 1996  
Didier Deschamps      France     Marseille, Juventus     2     1993, 1996     Captain in 1993
Edwin van der Sar      Netherlands     Ajax, Manchester United     2     1995, 2008     Longest gap between medal wins for which a part was played in each match (13 years).
Christian Panucci      Italy     Milan, Real Madrid     2     1994, 1998  
Marcel Desailly      France     Marseille, Milan     2     1993, 1994     Won 2 years in a row with 2 different teams
Dejan Savićević      Yugoslavia
 FR Yugoslavia     Red Star Belgrade, Milan     2     1991, 1994  
Daniele Massaro      Italy     Milan     2     1990, 1994  
Marco Simone      Italy     Milan     2     1990, 1994  
Ronald Koeman      Netherlands     PSV, FC Barcelona     2     1988, 1992  
Miodrag Belodedici      Romania     Steaua Bucureşti, Red Star Belgrade     2     1986, 1991  
Giovanni Galli      Italy     Milan     2     1989, 1990  
Angelo Colombo      Italy     Milan     2     1989, 1990  
Carlo Ancelotti      Italy     Milan     2     1989, 1990     Has also won as manager
Alberigo Evani      Italy     Milan     2     1989, 1990  
Ruud Gullit      Netherlands     Milan     2     1989, 1990  
Marco van Basten      Netherlands     Milan     2     1989, 1990  
Alan Kennedy      England     Liverpool     2     1981, 1984  
Sammy Lee      England     Liverpool     2     1981, 1984  
Jimmy Rimmer      England     Manchester United, Aston Villa     2     1968, 1982     Longest gap between medal wins (14 years) albeit with a non-playing role in the 1968 final.
Phil Thompson      England     Liverpool     2     1978, 1981     Captain in 1981
David Johnson      England     Liverpool     2     1977, 1981  
Steve Ogrizovic      England     Liverpool     2     1978, 1981  
Colin Irwin      England     Liverpool     2     1978, 1981  
Peter Shilton      England     Nottingham Forest     2     1979, 1980  
Viv Anderson      England     Nottingham Forest     2     1979, 1980  
Larry Lloyd      England     Nottingham Forest     2     1979, 1980  
Kenny Burns      Scotland     Nottingham Forest     2     1979, 1980  
Frank Clark      England     Nottingham Forest     2     1979, 1980  
John McGovern      Scotland     Nottingham Forest     2     1979, 1980     Captain in 1979 and 1980
Ian Bowyer      England     Nottingham Forest     2     1979, 1980  
John Robertson      Scotland     Nottingham Forest     2     1979, 1980  
Garry Birtles      England     Nottingham Forest     2     1979, 1980  
Emlyn Hughes      England     Liverpool     2     1977, 1978     Captain in 1977 and 1978
David Fairclough      England     Liverpool     2     1977, 1978  
Steve Heighway      Ireland     Liverpool     2     1977, 1978  
Joey Jones      Wales     Liverpool     2     1977, 1978  
Ian Callaghan      England     Liverpool     2     1977, 1978  
Johnny Hansen      Denmark     Bayern Munich     2     1974, 1976  
Hugo Robl      Germany     Bayern Munich     2     1975, 1976  
Rainer Zobel      Germany     Bayern Munich     2     1974, 1975  
Conny Torstensson      Sweden     Bayern Munich     2     1974, 1975  
Ruud Krol      Netherlands     Ajax     2     1972, 1973  
Sjaak Swart      Netherlands     Ajax     2     1971, 1972  
Saul Malatrasi      Italy     Internazionale, Milan     2     1965[citation needed], 1969  
Giovanni Trapattoni      Italy     Milan     2     1963, 1969     Has also won as manager
Giovanni Lodetti      Italy     Milan     2     1963, 1969  
Gianni Rivera      Italy     Milan     2     1963, 1969     Captain in 1969
Giuliano Sarti      Italy     Internazionale     2     1964, 1965  
Tarcisio Burgnich      Italy     Internazionale     2     1964, 1965  
Aristide Guarneri      Italy     Internazionale     2     1964, 1965  
Giacinto Facchetti      Italy     Internazionale     2     1964, 1965  
Armando Picchi      Italy     Internazionale     2     1964, 1965     Captain in 1964 and 1965
Jair da Costa      Brazil     Internazionale     2     1964, 1965  
Sandro Mazzola      Italy     Internazionale     2     1964, 1965  
Luis Suárez      Spain     Internazionale     2     1964, 1965  
Mario Corso      Italy     Internazionale     2     1964, 1965  
Costa Pereira      Portugal     Benfica     2     1961, 1962  
Mario Joao      Portugal     Benfica     2     1961, 1962  
Germano      Portugal     Benfica     2     1961, 1962  
Angelo Martins      Portugal     Benfica     2     1961, 1962  
Domiciano Cávem      Portugal     Benfica     2     1961, 1962  
Fernando Cruz      Portugal     Benfica     2     1961, 1962  
José Augusto      Portugal     Benfica     2     1961, 1962  
José Aguas      Portugal     Benfica     2     1961, 1962     Captain in 1961 and 1962
Mário Coluna      Portugal     Benfica     2     1961, 1962  
Manuel Bueno      Spain     Real Madrid     2     1960, 1966  
Pachín      Spain     Real Madrid     2     1960, 1966  
Antonio Ruiz Cervilla      Spain     Real Madrid     2     1959, 1960  
Jesús Herrera      Spain     Real Madrid     2     1959, 1960  
Joaquín Navarro      Spain     Real Madrid     2     1956, 1957  
Joaquín Oliva      Spain     Real Madrid     2     1956, 1957



All-time appearances

Only 19 players have made 100 or more Champions League appearances (including qualifying games): Raúl, Roberto Carlos, Andriy Shevchenko, Paolo Maldini, David Beckham, Oliver Kahn, Luís Figo, Clarence Seedorf, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Thierry Henry, Gary Neville, Fernando Morientes, Iker Casillas, Xavi Hernández, Roar Strand, Deco and Carles Puyol.

Of these 19 players, nine have made their appearances all for a single club;

    * Paolo Maldini (Milan)
    * Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich)
    * Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
    * Paul Scholes (Manchester United)
    * Gary Neville (Manchester United)
    * Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
    * Xavi Hernández (Barcelona)
    * Carles Puyol (Barcelona)
    * Roar Strand (Rosenborg BK)

Paolo Maldini, winner of 2 European Cups and 3 Champions League titles with Milan appeared in eight finals


Clarence Seedorf was the first player to win the tournament with three different teams
Francisco Gento is the only player to win the tournament six times, all during his time at Real Madrid: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1966
Two players have appeared in eight finals:
Francisco Gento in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964 and 1966, all with Real Madrid
Paolo Maldini in 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005 and 2007, all with Milan
Only one player has won the tournament with three different teams:
Clarence Seedorf with Ajax in 1995, with Real Madrid in 1998 and with Milan in 2003 and 2007
Only four players have won the Champions League in two consecutive seasons with two different teams:
Marcel Desailly—Marseille 1993 and Milan 1994
Paulo Sousa — Juventus 1996 and Borussia Dortmund 1997
Gerard Piqué — Manchester United 2008 (As a reserve player-did not play in the final) and Barcelona 2009
Samuel Eto'o — Barcelona 2009 and Internazionale 2010 - the only player have won the treble in two consecutive seasons with two different teams
Three father-son duos have won the competition for the same club:
Manuel Sanchís Martínez (1966) and Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo (1998 and 2000), both for Real Madrid
Cesare Maldini (1963) and Paolo Maldini (1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 and 2007), both for Milan
Carles Busquets (1992) and Sergio Busquets (2009 and 2011), both for Barcelona
[edit]Oldest and youngest
The oldest player to win the tournament is Ferenc Puskás, who was 39 years and 39 days when Real Madrid won against Partizan on 11 May 1966
The youngest player to win the tournament is Gary Mills, who was 18 years and 199 days when Nottingham Forest won against Hamburg on 28 May 1980

Managers with multiple titles
Rank Nation Manager Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up Clubs won
1 Bob Paisley 3 0 1977, 1978, 1981 Liverpool
2 Alex Ferguson 2 2 1999, 2008 2009, 2011 Manchester United
Miguel Muñoz 2 2 1960, 1966 1962, 1964 Real Madrid
4 Carlo Ancelotti 2 1 2003, 2007 2005 Milan
Ottmar Hitzfeld 2 1 1997, 2001 1999 Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich
Ernst Happel 2 1 1970, 1983 1978 Feyenoord, Hamburger
Helenio Herrera 2 1 1964, 1965 1967 Internazionale
8 Josep Guardiola 2 0 2009, 2011 Barcelona
José Mourinho 2 0 2004, 2010 Porto, Internazionale
Vicente del Bosque 2 0 2000, 2002 Real Madrid
Arrigo Sacchi 2 0 1989, 1990 Milan
Brian Clough 2 0 1979, 1980 Nottingham Forest
Dettmar Cramer 2 0 1975, 1976 Bayern Munich
Ştefan Kovács 2 0 1972, 1973 Ajax
Nereo Rocco 2 0 1963, 1969 Milan
Béla Guttmann 2 0 1961, 1962 Benfica
Luis Carniglia 2 0 1958, 1959 Real Madrid
José Villalonga 2 0 1956, 1957 Real Madrid
Bold = Still active as manager
[edit]Managers with UEFA Champions League titles
Rank Nation Manager Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up Clubs won
1 Alex Ferguson 2 2 1999, 2008 2009, 2011 Manchester United
2 Carlo Ancelotti 2 1 2003, 2007 2005 Milan
Ottmar Hitzfeld 2 1 1997, 2001 1999 Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich
4 Josep Guardiola 2 0 2009, 2011 Barcelona
Vicente del Bosque 2 0 2000, 2002 Real Madrid
José Mourinho 2 0 2004, 2010 Porto, Internazionale
7 Marcello Lippi 1 3 1996 1997, 1998, 2003 Juventus
8 Louis van Gaal 1 2 1995 1996, 2010 Ajax
Fabio Capello 1 2 1994 1993, 1995 Milan
10 Rafael Benítez 1 1 2005 2007 Liverpool
Jupp Heynckes 1 1 1998 2012 Real Madrid
12 Roberto Di Matteo 1 0 2012 Chelsea
Frank Rijkaard 1 0 2006 Barcelona
Raymond Goethals 1 0 1993 Marseille
Bold = Still active as manager


All-time top scorers (since 1955, excluding qualifying rounds)

Ranking Player Country Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs

1 Raúl Spain                         71 144 0.49 '95–'11 Real Madrid, Schalke 04
2 Ruud van Nistelrooy Netherlands 54 81 0.69 '98–'09 PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid
3 Lionel Messi Argentina         51 68 0.75 '04– Barcelona  *
        Thierry Henry             France 51 114 0.48 '97–'10 AS Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona
5 Alfredo Di Stéfano Argentina Spain 49 58 0.84 '55–'64 Real Madrid
6 Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine 48 102 0.47 '94–'11 Dynamo Kyiv, Milan, Chelsea
7 Eusébio Portugal                 47 64 0.73 '61–'74 Benfica
8 Filippo Inzaghi Italy          46 85 0.57 '97–'10 Juventus, Milan
9 Alessandro Del Piero Italy         42 92 0.45 '95–'09 Juventus
10 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 38 83 0.47 '03– Manchester United, Real Madrid  *
11 Didier Drogba Côte d'Ivoire 37 71 0.52 '03–'12 Marseille, Chelsea
12 Ferenc Puskás Hungary Spain 36 41 0.87 '56–'66 Budapest Honvéd, Real Madrid
13 Gerd Müller West Germany 35 35 1.00 '72–'77 Bayern Munich
14 Fernando Morientes Spain 33 104 0.31 '97–'09 Real Madrid, AS Monaco, Liverpool, Valencia
15 David Trezeguet France 32 61 0.52 '97–'09 AS Monaco, Juventus
16 Francisco Gento Spain 31 89 0.34 '55–'69 Real Madrid
17 Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden 29 90 0.33 '01– Ajax, Juventus, Internazionale, Barcelona, Milan  *
       Roy Makaay Netherlands 29 61 0.47 '00–'07 Deportivo La Coruña, Bayern Munich
19 Jean-Pierre Papin France 28 37 0.75 '89–'94 Marseille, Milan, Bayern Munich
20 Kaká Brazil 27 84 0.31 '03– Milan, Real Madrid   *
21 Samuel Eto'o Cameroon 26 73 0.35 '98–'11 Mallorca, Barcelona, Internazionale
        Jari Litmanen     Finland 26 56 0.46 '94– Ajax, Barcelona, Liverpool
23 Rivaldo Brazil                 25 78 0.32 '97–'07 Barcelona, Milan, Olympiacos, AEK Athens
        Wayne Rooney England         25 66 0.37 '04– Manchester United   *
        Karim Benzema France 25 41 0.63 '04– Lyon, Real Madrid  *
26 Patrick Kluivert Netherlands 21 75 0.28 '94–'06 Ajax, Barcelona
        Hernán Crespo Argentina         21 70 0.30 '97–'07 Parma, Lazio, Internazionale, Chelsea, Milan
28 Marco Van Basten Netherlands 20 27 0.74 '82–'95 Ajax, Milan
        Luis Enrique Spain        20 '91–'04 Real Madrid, Barcelona
        Frank Lampard England        20 86 0.23 '01– Chelsea  *
        Mario Gómez Germany        20 36 0.52 '07– Stuttgart, Bayern Munich  *
32 Steven Gerrard England        19 81 0.23 '01–'09 Liverpool  *
33 Juninho Brazil                18 '01–'08 Lyon
        Johan Cruyff Netherlands    18 '64–'84 Ajax, Barcelona
        Ronaldinho Brazil        18 '01–'11 Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Milan
36 Michel Platini France        17 '79–'87 Saint-Etienne, Juventus
        Emilio Butragueno Spain     17 '84–'95 Real Madrid
        Hugo Sánchez Mexico        17 '85–'92 Real Madrid
39 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge West Germany 16 '74–'87 Bayern Munich, Internazionale
Robin van Persie Netherlands 16 '04– Arsenal   *
41 Miroslav Klose Germany        14 '04– Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich    *
        David Villa Spain        14 '05– Valencia, Barcelona      *




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