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Football clubs fromLa Liga (Spanish top tier) have won a record73 continental and worldwide titles.[1]Real Madrid, the most successful of them, have won theEuropean Cup (now known as the UEFA Champions League) on fifteen separate occasions and claimed 32 trophies in total.Barcelona have won twenty continental and worldwide titles, whileAtlético Madrid have claimed eight.Sevilla have won eight andValencia have won seven trophies to their name. Additionally,Deportivo La Coruña have been regulars in the UEFA Champions League, whileAthletic Bilbao,Espanyol,Alavés,Zaragoza andMallorca have all contested major finals in second-tier competitions and below. Smaller La Liga clubs, likeVillarreal,Celta Vigo andMálaga have also found success in Europe, reaching the latter stages of the Champions League and winning theEuropa League, as is the case with Villarreal.
During the 2005–06 European season, La Liga became the first league to have its clubs win both the Champions League and UEFA Cup since 1997, as Barcelona won theUEFA Champions League and Sevilla won theUEFA Cup. This feat was repeated four times in five seasons: during the 2013–14 season Real Madrid won theirtenth Champions League title and Sevilla won their thirdEuropa League, during the 2014–15 season Barcelona won theirfifth Champions League title and Sevilla won their fourthEuropa League, during the 2015–16 season Real Madrid won theireleventh Champions League title and Sevilla won their fifthEuropa League (becoming the first team to win the title three times in a row), and during the 2017–18 season Real Madrid won theirthirteenth Champions League title and Atlético Madrid won their thirdEuropa League.
Real Madrid won the European Cup five times in a row between1956 and1960. La Liga clubs also dominated the earlyInter-Cities Fairs Cup. Barcelona, Valencia and Zaragoza won this competition six times between 1958 and 1966, resulting in three all-La Liga finals in 1962, 1964 and 1966.
Since the turn of the century, La Liga clubs have dominated Europe. In 2000, La Liga had three out of the four semi-finalists in theUEFA Champions League withReal Madrid,Valencia andBarcelona; Real Madrid went on to beat fellow La Liga side Valencia in an all-Spanishfinal, the first Champions League final between two sides from the same country.
In 2001, La Liga had two out of the four semi-finalists in theUEFA Champions League, with Real Madrid and Valencia. Valencia went on to lose the final again, this time toBayern Munich. Meanwhile, in theUEFA Cup, La Liga had two out of the four semi-finalists, with Barcelona andAlavés, withLiverpool defeating both sides in the semi-finals andfinal, respectively.
In 2002, La Liga had two out of the four semi-finalists in theUEFA Champions League with Real Madrid beating Barcelona in the semi-finals, then defeatingBayer Leverkusen in thefinal for a record ninth title.
In2003, Real Madrid reached the semi-finals again but this time lost againstJuventus. Barcelona and Valencia had been eliminated in the quarter-finals, both by Italian opposition.
In2004,Deportivo La Coruña reached the semi-finals, knocking out defending championsAC Milan in the quarter-finals, but lost to eventual winnersPorto. In theUEFA Cup, La Liga had two out of the four semi-finalists. Valencia beatVillarreal in the semi-finals before defeatingMarseille in thefinal to win their first UEFA Cup title.
In2006, La Liga had two out of the four semi-finalists in theUEFA Champions League once again with Barcelona and Villarreal; Barcelona went on to become European champions for a second time by beatingArsenal 2–1 in thefinal. Meanwhile, in theUEFA Cup,Sevilla followed in Barcelona's footsteps by beating aPremier League side in a European final when they defeatedMiddlesbrough 4–0. With Barcelona and Sevilla, La Liga took home both European trophies on offer in 2006. Sevilla went on to beat Barcelona 3–0 in the all-Spanish2006 UEFA Super Cup.
2007 was another successful year for La Liga; in theUEFA Cup they had three out of the four semi-finalists with Sevilla,Espanyol andOsasuna. Sevilla beat Osasuna 2–1 on aggregate, while Espanyol beat German sideWerder Bremen 5–1 on aggregate, to set up an all-Spanish UEFA Cup final. In a pulsating match, Adriano gave Sevilla the lead only forAlbert Riera to equalise for Espanyol; in the second half Espanyol went down to 10 men, giving Sevilla an extra incentive to take the lead, which they did inextra time throughFrédéric Kanouté. But a dramatic late equaliser in the second period of extra time from Espanyol's Jonatas took the match topenalties, which Sevilla won for their second UEFA Cup title. In their second consecutiveUEFA Super Cup appearance, Sevilla went on to lose 3–1 toAC Milan.
In2009, Barcelona won the Champions League for a third time, defeatingManchester United in thefinal 2–0 as part of a first-ever Spanishtreble and later asextuple, becoming the first European side to win six trophies in a calendar year. Among these titles were theUEFA Super Cup which they won 1–0 overShakhtar Donestk, and theFIFA Club World Cup which they won 2–1 againstEstudiantes.
In2010,Atlético Madrid would win the first edition of the newly namedUEFA Europa League, overcoming fellow La Liga sideValencia in the quarter-finals, Liverpool in the semi-finals, and defeatingFulham in the final 2–1 after extra time. This was their first European trophy in 48 years. This was followed up by a 2–0 victory over European championsInter Milan in the2010 UEFA Super Cup.
In2011, Barcelona won their fourth Champions League title, two years after the third. They defeated rivals Real Madrid 3–1 on aggregate in anEl Clásico semi-final, before once again defeating Manchester United in thefinal, by a score of 3–1. As in 2009, Barcelona then went on to lift both theUEFA Super Cup andClub World Cup, winning against Porto andSantos, respectfully. That same season, Villarreal reached the semi-finals of theEuropa League, beatingNapoli, Bayer Leverkusen, andTwente, before being eliminated by eventual winners Porto.
Atlético Madrid won the Europa League for a second time in2012, following a 3–0 victory in an all-Spanishfinal againstAthletic Bilbao. Atlético reached the final after beating Italian clubsUdinese andLazio, and overcoming Valencia once again in the semi-finals, who had previously beaten Dutch clubsPSV Eindhoven andAZ. Athletic Bilbao had reached the final by eliminating Manchester United 5–3 in the round of 16 on aggregate, as well asSchalke 04 andSporting CP in the quarter and semi-finals, respectively. Atlético went on to win a secondUEFA Super Cup, after defeatingChelsea 4–1.
In the 2013–14 season, other thanReal Sociedad who were eliminated from the Champions League in the group stage, all Spanish clubs in both the Champions League and the Europa League were only eliminated by fellow Spanish clubs. In theChampions League, Barcelona were eliminated by Atlético Madrid in the quarter-final stage with a 1–2 aggregate loss. Atlético went on to eliminate Chelsea in the semi-finals before losing in thefinal against Real Madrid. Real had reached the final by eliminating three German clubs in succession (Schalke 04,Borussia Dortmund and defending champions Bayern Munich). In theEuropa League round of 16, Sevilla andReal Betis were paired for a European version of theDerbi Sevillano, which was won by Sevilla on penalties. After eliminating Porto, Sevilla faced Valencia in the semi-final, winning the first leg 2–0 while losing the return leg 1–3, advancing on away goals thanks to a 94th-minute header byStéphane Mbia. Sevilla would go on to defeatBenfica on penalties in thefinal, winning a third UEFA Cup title. In the all-SpanishUEFA Super Cup, Real Madrid defeated Sevilla 2–0.
The nigh excellent performances of Spanish clubs in European competitions continued into the 2014–15 season. The Spanish UEFA coefficient ranking also continued to comfortably lead the rest of the European leagues by a considerable margin. Both major UEFA finals had Spanish teams participating once again as Barcelona and Sevilla made it into theChampions League andEuropa League finals respectively. Barcelona would defeat Italian championsJuventus in thefinal 3–1, becoming the first European side to win two trebles, while Sevilla overcameDnipro 3–2 for their second consecutive Europa League title. In the2015 UEFA Super Cup, Barcelona emerged victorious against Sevilla, winning 5–4 in extra time. They also won a then-record thirdClub World Cup, after a 3–0 win overRiver Plate.
Both major UEFA competitions would once again be won by La Liga sides in the 2015–16 season as Spanish clubs continued to dominate. Sevilla were again theEuropa League winners, completing a historic hat-trick of Europa League titles on the bounce, while at the same time further cementing their position as the most successful European club in that particular competition, with five victories in total. They beat English clubLiverpool in thefinal 3–1. The English side had previously eliminated Villarreal in the semi-finals. Moreover, the Champions League was even more dominated by Spanish clubs. Atlético Madrid, after eliminating fellow Spanish club and defending European champions Barcelona 3–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals, caused a further upset by eliminating Bavarian giantsBayern Munich in the semi-finals. On 28 May, they faced city rivals Real Madrid for the second time in a Champions League final in three years. The game finished 1–1, and Real Madrid won their eleventh Champions League title after emerging on top after a penalty shoot-out.
The 2016–17 season saw Real Madrid become the first side in the Champions League era to defend their title. After a 3–2 extra time victory over Sevilla in the2016 UEFA Super Cup, Real eliminated Napoli, Bayern Munich and fellow Spanish semi-finalists Atlético Madrid in theChampions League knockout stage, before defeating Juventus 4–1 in thefinal. Although no Spanish side reached the final of theEuropa League that season,Celta Vigo managed to make the semi-finals, where they were narrowly eliminated 2–1 on aggregate by eventual winners Manchester United.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 15 | 3 | 1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1966,1998,2000,2002,2014,2016,2017,2018,2022,2024 | 1962,1964,1981 |
| Barcelona | 5 | 3 | 1992,2006,2009,2011,2015 | 1961,1986,1994 |
| Atlético Madrid | 0 | 3 | — | 1974,2014,2016 |
| Valencia | 0 | 2 | — | 2000,2001 |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevilla | 7 | 0 | 2006,2007,2014,2015,2016,2020,2023 | — |
| Atlético Madrid | 3 | 0 | 2010,2012,2018 | — |
| Real Madrid | 2 | 0 | 1985,1986 | — |
| Valencia | 1 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 2 | — | 1977,2012 |
| Espanyol | 0 | 2 | — | 1988,2007 |
| Alavés | 0 | 1 | — | 2001 |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Betis | 0 | 1 | — | 2025 |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 1979,1982,1989,1997 | 1969,1991 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | 2 | 1962 | 1963,1986 |
| Valencia | 1 | 0 | 1980 | — |
| Zaragoza | 1 | 0 | 1995 | — |
| Real Madrid | 0 | 2 | — | 1971,1983 |
| Mallorca | 0 | 1 | — | 1999 |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2002,2014,2016,2017,2022,2024 | 1998,2000,2018 |
| Barcelona | 5 | 4 | 1992,1997,2009,2011,2015 | 1979,1982,1989,2006 |
| Atlético Madrid | 3 | 0 | 2010,2012,2018 | — |
| Valencia | 2 | 0 | 1980,2004 | — |
| Sevilla | 1 | 6 | 2006 | 2007,2014,2015,2016,2020,2023 |
| Zaragoza | 0 | 1 | — | 1995 |
| Villarreal | 0 | 1 | — | 2021 |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 2 | 1 | 2003,2004 | 2002 |
| Valencia | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 2005 |
| Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 2000 | — |
| Málaga | 1 | 0 | 2002 | — |
| Atlético Madrid | 0 | 1 | — | 2004 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 0 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 3 | 1 | 1958,1960,1966 | 1962 |
| Valencia | 2 | 1 | 1962,1963 | 1964 |
| Zaragoza | 1 | 1 | 1964 | 1966 |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 3 | 2 | 1960,1998,2002 | 1966,2000 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | 0 | 1974 | — |
| Barcelona | 0 | 1 | — | 1992 |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 5 | 0 | 2014,2016,2017,2018,2022 | — |
| Barcelona | 3 | 1 | 2009,2011,2015 | 2006 |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 1 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 2 | 0 | 1949, 1952 | — |
| Real Madrid | 2 | 0 | 1955, 1957 | — |
| Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 1 | — | 1956 |
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| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 Details | 4–1 | Wrocław Stadium,Wrocław |
CL – Winner ofEuropean Cup/UEFA Champions League
CWC – Winner ofUEFA Cup Winners' Cup
EL – Winner ofUEFA Cup/Europa League
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a. There were no Intertoto Cup winners; instead there were eight Group Stage winners.
b. Three teams won the Intertoto Cup and qualified for the UEFA Cup.
c. Eleven teams won their finals and qualified for the UEFA Cup. However, only the team that advanced the furthest in the UEFA Cup were declared Intertoto Cup winners. As a result, the Spanish clubs are not recognized as winners for 2007 and 2008.
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| Year | Final | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | ||
| 1949 | 2–1 | Estadio Chamartín,Madrid, Spain | ||
| 1952 | 1–0 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | ||
| 1955 | 2–0 | |||
| 1956 | 3–1 | San Siro,Milan, Italy | ||
| 1957 | 1–0 | Santiago Bernabéu,Madrid, Spain | ||
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Details | 0–0 | Estadio Centenario,Montevideo | ||
| 5–1 | Santiago Bernabéu,Madrid | |||
| Real Madrid won with 3 points. | ||||
| 1966 Details | 2–0 | Estadio Centenario,Montevideo | ||
| 0–2 | Santiago Bernabéu,Madrid | |||
| Peñarol won with 4 points. | ||||
| 1974 Details | 1–0 | Estadio Almirante Cordero,Avellaneda | ||
| 2–0 | Vicente Calderón,Madrid | |||
| Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate. | ||||
| 1992 Details | 2–1 | National Stadium,Tokyo | ||
| 1998 Details | 2–1 | |||
| 2000 Details | 2–1 | |||
| 2002 Details | 2–0 | International Stadium,Yokohama | ||
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Details | 1–0 | International Stadium,Yokohama | ||
| 2009 Details | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Zayed Sports City Stadium,Abu Dhabi | ||
| 2011 Details | 4–0 | International Stadium,Yokohama | ||
| 2014 Details | 2–0 | Stade de Marrakech,Marrakesh | ||
| 2015 Details | 3–0 | International Stadium,Yokohama | ||
| 2016 Details | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | |||
| 2017 Details | 1–0 | Zayed Sports City Stadium,Abu Dhabi | ||
| 2018 Details | 4–1 | |||
| 2022 Details | 5–3 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium,Rabat |
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| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Details | 3–0 | Lusail Stadium,Lusail |