<P> This page details statistics of the European Cup and Champions League . Unless notified these statistics concern all seasons since inception of the European Cup in the 1955--56 season, including qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League as per "Competition facts"; all goals scored before league phase (s) count as "qualifying goals". </P> <P> A total of 22 clubs have won the tournament since its 1955 inception, with Real Madrid being the only team to win it thirteen times, including the first five . Only two other clubs have reached ten or more finals: Milan and Bayern Munich . A total of 12 clubs have won the tournament multiple times: the three forementioned clubs, along with Liverpool, Ajax, Barcelona, Internazionale, Manchester United, Benfica, Nottingham Forest, Juventus, and Porto . A total of 17 clubs have reached the final without ever managing to win the tournament . </P> <P> Clubs from ten different countries have provided tournament winners . Spanish clubs have been the most successful, winning a total of 17 . Italy and England are joint - second with 12, while the other multiple - time winners are Germany with seven, Netherlands with six, and Portugal with four . The only other countries to provide a tournament winner are Scotland, Romania, Yugoslavia, and France . Greece, Belgium and Sweden have all provided losing finalists . </P>

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