The UEFA Champions League, known as the European Cup before 1992, is an association football competition contested since 1956. Spanish manager José Villalonga led Real Madrid to success in the inaugural final in 1956 and repeated the feat the following season. The competition became the UEFA Champions League in 1992, with Belgian Raymond Goethals leading French club Marseille to success that season.
Carlo Ancelotti has won a record five titles with AC Milan and Real Madrid. Bob Paisley, Zinedine Zidane, Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique have won the tournament three times. Paisley led Liverpool to three titles in five seasons, Zidane won three consecutive titles with Real Madrid, and Luis Enrique led Paris Saint-Germain to two consecutive titles and Barcelona to one title. Sixteen other managers have won the competition twice. Only seven managers have won the title with two clubs: Ancelotti with Milan in 2003 and 2007 and Real Madrid in 2014, 2022, and 2024; Ernst Happel with Feyenoord in 1970 and Hamburg in 1983; Ottmar Hitzfeld with Borussia Dortmund in 1997 and Bayern Munich in 2001; José Mourinho with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010; Jupp Heynckes with Real Madrid in 1998 and Bayern Munich in 2013; Guardiola with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011 and Manchester City in 2023; and Luis Enrique with Barcelona in 2015 and Paris Saint-Germain in 2025 and 2026. Seven men have won the tournament both as a player and as a manager: Miguel Muñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Frank Rijkaard, Ancelotti, Guardiola and Zidane.
List By year
+European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers Final Nationality Winning manager Nation ClubRef.1956Real Madrid1957Real Madrid1958Real Madrid1959Real Madrid1960Real Madrid1961Benfica1962Benfica1963Milan1964Inter Milan1965Inter Milan1966Real Madrid1967Celtic1968Manchester United1969Milan1970Feyenoord1971Ajax1972Ajax1973Ajax1974Bayern Munich1975Bayern Munich1976Bayern Munich1977Liverpool1978Liverpool1979Nottingham Forest1980Nottingham Forest1981Liverpool1982Aston Villa1983Hamburger SV1984Liverpool1985Juventus1986Steaua București1987Porto1988PSV Eindhoven1989Milan1990Milan1991Red Star Belgrade1992Barcelona1993Marseille1994Milan1995Ajax1996Juventus1997Borussia Dortmund1998Real Madrid1999Manchester United2000Real Madrid2001Bayern Munich2002Real Madrid2003Milan2004Porto2005Liverpool2006Barcelona2007Milan2008Manchester United 2009Barcelona 2010Inter Milan2011Barcelona2012Chelsea2013Bayern Munich2014Real Madrid2015Barcelona2016Real Madrid2017Real Madrid2018Real Madrid2019Liverpool2020Bayern Munich2021Chelsea2022Real Madrid2023Manchester City2024Real Madrid2025Paris Saint-Germain2026Paris Saint-Germain
Managers with multiple titles
+Managers who have won multiple European Cups/UEFA Champions LeaguesRankNationalityManager WinsYears wonClub(s)1Carlo Ancelotti52003, 2007, 2014, 2022, 2024Milan (2), Real Madrid (3)2Bob Paisley31977, 1978, 1981LiverpoolZinedine Zidane32016, 2017, 2018Real MadridPep Guardiola32009, 2011, 2023Barcelona (2), Manchester CityLuis Enrique32015, 2025, 2026Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain (2)6José Villalonga21956, 1957Real MadridLuis Carniglia21958, 1959Real MadridBéla Guttmann21961, 1962BenficaHelenio Herrera21964, 1965Inter MilanMiguel Muñoz21960, 1966Real MadridNereo Rocco21963, 1969MilanȘtefan Kovács21972, 1973AjaxDettmar Cramer21975, 1976Bayern MunichBrian Clough21979, 1980Nottingham ForestErnst Happel21970, 1983Feyenoord, Hamburger SVArrigo Sacchi21989, 1990MilanOttmar Hitzfeld21997, 2001Borussia Dortmund, Bayern MunichVicente del Bosque22000, 2002Real MadridAlex Ferguson21999, 2008Manchester UnitedJosé Mourinho22004, 2010Porto, Inter MilanJupp Heynckes21998, 2013Real Madrid, Bayern Munich
By nationality This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each country. +European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers by nationalityNationalityNumber ofwins 13 13 10 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
See also European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals
References
External links UEFA Champions league official history RSSSF European Cups Archive