Initially, the tournament was called the European Cup and was renamed in 1992, to the UEFA Champions League. Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid are the most successful club in the league’s history. They have won the title 13 times, Serie A side AC Milan have won the title 7 times, while Germany’s Bayern Munich and England’s Liverpool have both won the title 6 times. Catalan giants Barcelona have won the cup five times and Ajax Amsterdam four times. 

When C1 was first held in 1955, the championship belonged to Real Madrid, their dominance in European football helped them win 5 consecutive titles. And after the tournament was renamed, Real Madrid made history again by becoming the first team to win the UEFA Champions League three times in a row. In total, there are only 3 European teams that have won the C1 Cup 3 times in a row, below are those names.

1. Ajax Amsterdam (1971, 1972, 1973)

The Dutch club, led by football legend Johan Cruyff, played brilliantly to win the cup three times in a row.

In the 1971/1972 season, the Amsterdam giants defeated Panathinaikos of Greece with a score of 2 – 0 to win the cup. In the 1972/1973 season, Ajax defeated Inter Milan 2-0 to win their second European Championship, their dominance in European football continued as they defeated Serie A giants Juventus 1- 0 to win the throne for the third consecutive time.

It was not until 1995 that Ajax won C1 again and that was also their last cup lift.

2. Bayern Munich (1974, 1975, 1976)

The Bundesliga giant has won the European Cup six times. They won the cup three times in a row in 1974, 1975 and 1976. The Bavarian Gray Tigers at that time were solid in all departments, which is really what helped them dominate European football during this period.

In the 1973/1974 season, Bayern Munich defeated Spanish team Atletico Madrid 4-0 to lift the European championship. In 1974/1975, Bayern Munich defeated English team Leeds United 2-0 to win the cup for the second time in a row. In the 1975/1976 season, Bayern Munich defeated French team Saint Etienne 1-0 in the final in Glasgow to win their third consecutive European title.

3. Real Madrid (2016, 2017, 2018)

Record champion of 13 times, Real Madrid won the C1 championship 5 times in a row from 1955 to 1960. Under Zidane’s reign, as coach of Los Blancos, he teamed up with superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Sergio Ramos had a period of consecutive European championships.

Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid on penalties to win the title in 2016, In the 2016/2017 season, Real Madrid beat Juventus 4-1 to win their second consecutive European Championship, they beat Liverpool 3- 1 in 2018 to win the trophy again.

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Thanh Vu | 11:32 June 10, 2023