French football clubs have entered European association football competitions since 1955–56 season, when Reims took part in the inaugural European Cup. Marseille became the first French club to win the UEFA Champions League in 1993, although their win was overshadowed by a bribery scandal. The only other French club to win at least a major trophy in Europe is Paris Saint-Germain, who won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1996, both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup in 2025 and 2026, and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in 2025.
Finals Year Competition French team Opposing team Score Venue 1956 European Cup Reims Real Madrid 3–4 Parc des Princes, Paris 1959 European Cup Reims Real Madrid 0–2 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart 1976 European Cup Saint-Étienne Bayern Munich 0–1 Hampden Park, Glasgow 1978 UEFA Cup Bastia PSV Eindhoven 0–3 on aggregate Two-legged 1991 European Cup Marseille Red Star Belgrade 0–0 Stadio San Nicola, Bari 1992 Cup Winners' Cup Monaco Werder Bremen 0–2 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 1993 Champions League Marseille Milan 1–0 Olympic Stadium, Munich 1996 UEFA Cup Bordeaux Bayern Munich 1–5 on aggregate Two-legged Cup Winners' Cup Paris Saint-Germain Rapid Wien 1–0 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Super Cup Paris Saint-Germain Juventus 2–9 on aggregate Two-legged 1997 Cup Winners' Cup Paris Saint-Germain Barcelona 0–1 De Kuip, Rotterdam 1999 UEFA Cup Marseille Parma 0–3 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 2004 UEFA Cup Marseille Valencia 0–2 Ullevi, Gothenburg Champions League Monaco Porto 0–3 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen 2018 Europa League Marseille Atlético Madrid 0–3 Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu 2020 Champions League Paris Saint-Germain Bayern Munich 0–1 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 2025 Champions League Paris Saint-Germain Inter Milan 5–0 Allianz Arena, Munich Club World Cup Paris Saint-Germain Chelsea 0–3 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford Super Cup Paris Saint-Germain Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Stadio Friuli, Udine Intercontinental Cup Paris Saint-Germain Flamengo 1–1 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan 2026 Champions League Paris Saint-Germain Arsenal 1–1 Puskás Aréna, Budapest Super Cup Paris Saint-Germain Aston Villa 2–1 Red Bull Arena, Salzburg
Final appearance by competition Competition Winners Runners-up Total European Cup / UEFA Champions League 3 6 9 European / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 2 3 UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 0 5 5 UEFA Super Cup 2 1 3 FIFA Club World Cup 0 1 1 FIFA Intercontinental Cup 1 0 1 Total 7 15 22
French overseas clubs Overseas France areas frequently field teams in the Oceania and Caribbean continental cups.
Hienghène Sport from New Caledonia won the 2019 OFC Champions League and thus qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming the first-ever French club to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Once has a team from Overseas France reached the semi-finals of a top-tier Caribbean cup, which was AS Samaritaine from Martinique in the 2021 Caribbean Club Championship, by virtue of which they qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF League continental tier 2 tournament.
Club Franciscain from Martinique won the first edition of the Caribbean tier 2 tournament CFU Club Shield in the 2018 season and then won a playoff to qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF League.
Overseas clubs final appearance by competition Competition Winners Runners-up TotalOFC Men's Champions League 1 6 7CFU Club Shield 1 2 3 Total 2 8 10
References
France on UEFA.com