Soccer Quiz: How Quickly Can You Name Every Champions League Winner?

European soccer’s most coveted prize was first won in 1956.

The 2026 final will be contested in Budapest, Hungary. | Mohammad Javad Abjoushak/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

The Champions League is the holy grail of European soccer.

A competition every young player dreams of playing in one day and a competition that every professional dreams of winning at some point in their career. But in order for that to happen, you’ve got to be part of a team that is the very best on a continent that houses some of the biggest, most illustrious clubs in the world.

Having qualified, it’s all about getting through the group stages, the knockout playoff round (first introduced in the 2024–25 season after the abolishment of the previous format), and then four straight knockout games—the Round of 16, quarterfinal and semifinal all contested over two legs as each participant gets to play on home soil. Then it’s the final, screened to a worldwide TV audience that makes the event itself one of the biggest spectacles in all of sport.

How well do you know the competition’s history? You’ve got 10 minutes to name every single winner of the Champions League since the inaugural final was contested in 1956—good luck!

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