List of alternate UEFA Champions League winners 1955/1956-2014/2015

[Hugo Strange]

1955-56: Stade de Reims (France) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 1-0
1956-57: Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 2-0
1957-58: Manchester United (England) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 5-1 [1]
1958-59: Real Madrid (Spain) defeated CDNA Sofia (Bulgaria) 2-1
1959-60: Inter Milan (Italy) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 3-2
1960-61: Manchester United (England) defeated Rapid Vienna (Austria) 2-0
1961-62: Sporting CP (Portugal) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 2-1
1962-63: Galatasaray SK (Turkey) defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1-0 [2]
1963-64: FC Zürich (Switzerland) defeated Borussia Dortmund (West Germany) 3-1
1964-65: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 5-2
1965-66: Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-0
1966-67: Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 2-1
1967-68: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Górnik Zabrze (Poland) 2-1
1968-69: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-0
1969-70: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 1-0 [3]
1970-71: Club Brugge K.V. (Belgium) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-2
1971-72: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-1
1972-73: OGC Nice (France) defeated Newcastle United (England) 2-1
1973-74: Dynamo Dresden (East Germany) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 3-1
1974-75: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Bayern München (West Germany) 4-1
1975-76: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Juventus Turin (Italy) 1-0
1976-77: Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) defeated Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) 2-0
1977-78: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Atlético Madrid (Spain) 4-3 a.e.t.
1978-79: Juventus Turin (Italy) defeated Wisła Kraków (Poland) 3-1
1979-80: Hamburger SV (West Germany) defeated Nottingham Forest (England) 1-0
1980-81: Manchester United (England) defeated VfB Stuttgart (West Germany) 1-0
1981-82: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona 3-2 (Spain) [4]
1982-83: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) 3-0
1983-84: Dundee United (Scotland) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 2-1
1984-85: Match abandoned Liverpool FC (England) v Juventus Turin (Italy) [5]
1985-86: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Everton FC (England) 3-1 [6]
1986-87: Bayern Munich (West Germany) defeated FC Porto (Portugal) 2-1
1987-88: Everton FC (England) defeated PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 3-2
1988-89: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 4-0
1989-90: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Soviet Union) defeated MSV Duisburg (West Germany) 9-0 [7]
1990-91: Rangers FC (Scotland) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 3-1
1991-92: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-1
1992-93: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 1-0 [8]
1993-94: AC Milan (Italy) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-0
1994-95: IFK Göteborg (Sweden) defeated Paris Saint-Germain (France) 3-2 a.e.t.
1995-96: Newcastle United (England) defeated Coventry City (England) 3-1 [9]
1996-97: Manchester United (England) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) 4-2
1997-98: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) defeated Manchester United (England) 4-3
1998-99: Manchester United (England) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 2-1 [10]

[1] Nicknamed the 'Busby Babes', the Manchester United players all survive a scare, with only minor injuries to 8 players, as their airplane crashes off the runway in Munich in February 1958. Manchester United ends up reigning supreme in the European Cup final against Real Madrid in Brussels.
[2] Galatasaray was the big killer of this season after knocking out AC Milan (QF), Anderlecht (SF) before winning the final over Feyenoord in London.
[3] Knattspyrnufélagið Valur was once again the underdogs in the 1969-70 season, but with even more big killings such as Benfica and Ajax, with the help of the cold weather in Iceland giving the title in a beneficial era for Iceland football.
[4] Thus making Manchester United the first team to defend the European Cup.
[5] After already being delayed for one hour due to excessive riots, the final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels was abandoned only two minutes into the match with a score of 0-0. In the end, 39 people died and over 600 were injured during confrontations between English and Italian fans in the 'neutral area' of the stadium. Due to this tragedy, no winner was declared in the 1985 European Cup final.
[6] Italian clubs are banned from Europe following the Heysel tragedy. The final has Diego Maradona scoring a hat-trick.
[7] Defending champions MSV Duisburg were quickly reduced to 9 men after 2 red cards within the first 10 minutes of the match. A 3rd red card during the 2nd half, as well as no less than 4 penalty kicks in total awarded to Dnipropetrovsk, caused German magazines Bild and Der Spiegel to make all sorts of accusations, from the Soviets bribing the match officials to the Austrian referee being a communist. Nothing was ever proven of course, and the 1990 final remains one the most lopsided matches in European Cup history.
[8] In the first final of the Champions League era, MSV Duisburg made up for the thrashing defeat at the hands of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk three years prior.
[9] First Final with both teams from the same FA.
[10] This match between the 2 most succesful clubs in Europe saw MSV Duisburg going into injury time defending a 1-0 lead, looking to claim their 7th title which would have brought them on equal terms with Manchester United. Instead 2 goals in injury time by the English side turned everything around, resulting in Manchester United lifting the European trophy for the 8th time.

 

[Queeney]

1955-56: Stade de Reims (France) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 1-0
1956-57: Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 2-0
1957-58: Manchester United (England) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 5-1 [1]
1958-59: Real Madrid (Spain) defeated CDNA Sofia (Bulgaria) 2-1
1959-60: Inter Milan (Italy) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 3-2
1960-61: Manchester United (England) defeated Rapid Vienna (Austria) 2-0
1961-62: Sporting CP (Portugal) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 2-1
1962-63: Galatasaray SK (Turkey) defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1-0 [2]
1963-64: FC Zürich (Switzerland) defeated Borussia Dortmund (West Germany) 3-1
1964-65: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 5-2
1965-66: Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-0
1966-67: Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 2-1
1967-68: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Górnik Zabrze (Poland) 2-1
1968-69: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-0
1969-70: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 1-0 [3]
1970-71: Club Brugge K.V. (Belgium) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-2
1971-72: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-1
1972-73: OGC Nice (France) defeated Newcastle United (England) 2-1
1973-74: Dynamo Dresden (East Germany) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 3-1
1974-75: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Bayern München (West Germany) 4-1
1975-76: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Juventus Turin (Italy) 1-0
1976-77: Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) defeated Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) 2-0
1977-78: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Atlético Madrid (Spain) 4-3 a.e.t.
1978-79: Juventus Turin (Italy) defeated Wisła Kraków (Poland) 3-1
1979-80: Hamburger SV (West Germany) defeated Nottingham Forest (England) 1-0
1980-81: Manchester United (England) defeated VfB Stuttgart (West Germany) 1-0
1981-82: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona 3-2 (Spain) [4]
1982-83: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) 3-0
1983-84: Dundee United (Scotland) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 2-1
1984-85: Match abandoned Liverpool FC (England) v Juventus Turin (Italy) [5]
1985-86: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Everton FC (England) 3-1 [6]
1986-87: Bayern Munich (West Germany) defeated FC Porto (Portugal) 2-1
1987-88: Everton FC (England) defeated PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 3-2
1988-89: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 4-0
1989-90: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Soviet Union) defeated MSV Duisburg (West Germany) 9-0 [7]
1990-91: Rangers FC (Scotland) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 3-1
1991-92: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-1
1992-93: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 1-0 [8]
1993-94: AC Milan (Italy) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-0
1994-95: IFK Göteborg (Sweden) defeated Paris Saint-Germain (France) 3-2 a.e.t.
1995-96: Newcastle United (England) defeated Coventry City (England) 3-1 [9]
1996-97: Manchester United (England) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) 4-2
1997-98: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) defeated Manchester United (England) 4-3
1998-99: Manchester United (England) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 2-1 [10]
1999-2000: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Bayern Munich (Germany) 5-2

[1] Nicknamed the 'Busby Babes', the Manchester United players all survive a scare, with only minor injuries to 8 players, as their airplane crashes off the runway in Munich in February 1958. Manchester United ends up reigning supreme in the European Cup final against Real Madrid in Brussels.
[2] Galatasaray was the big killer of this season after knocking out AC Milan (QF), Anderlecht (SF) before winning the final over Feyenoord in London.
[3] Knattspyrnufélagið Valur was once again the underdogs in the 1969-70 season, but with even more big killings such as Benfica and Ajax, with the help of the cold weather in Iceland giving the title in a beneficial era for Iceland football.
[4] Thus making Manchester United the first team to defend the European Cup.
[5] After already being delayed for one hour due to excessive riots, the final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels was abandoned only two minutes into the match with a score of 0-0. In the end, 39 people died and over 600 were injured during confrontations between English and Italian fans in the 'neutral area' of the stadium. Due to this tragedy, no winner was declared in the 1985 European Cup final.
[6] Italian clubs are banned from Europe following the Heysel tragedy. The final has Diego Maradona scoring a hat-trick.
[7] Defending champions MSV Duisburg were quickly reduced to 9 men after 2 red cards within the first 10 minutes of the match. A 3rd red card during the 2nd half, as well as no less than 4 penalty kicks in total awarded to Dnipropetrovsk, caused German magazines Bild and Der Spiegel to make all sorts of accusations, from the Soviets bribing the match officials to the Austrian referee being a communist. Nothing was ever proven of course, and the 1990 final remains one the most lopsided matches in European Cup history.
[8] In the first final of the Champions League era, MSV Duisburg made up for the thrashing defeat at the hands of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk three years prior.
[9] First final with both teams from the same football association.
[10] This match between the 2 most successful clubs in Europe saw MSV Duisburg going into injury time defending a 1-0 lead, looking to claim their 7th title which would have brought them on equal terms with Manchester United. Instead two goals in injury time by the English side turned everything around, resulting in Manchester United lifting the European trophy for the 8th time.

 

[Queeney]

I really like that 1998-99 analogy, Hugo.

 

[Hugo Strange]

Thanks! Altough such 'so close, yet so far away' losses like the one Bayern Munich suffered in that awesome OTL 1998/1999 Champions League final against Manchester United are probably even more painful than a 9-0 trashing by Dnipropetrovsk.

I'll make it up to you by helping you a little with your Duisburg-wank.

 

[Hugo Strange]

1955-56: Stade de Reims (France) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 1-0
1956-57: Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 2-0
1957-58: Manchester United (England) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 5-1 [1]
1958-59: Real Madrid (Spain) defeated CDNA Sofia (Bulgaria) 2-1
1959-60: Inter Milan (Italy) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 3-2
1960-61: Manchester United (England) defeated Rapid Vienna (Austria) 2-0
1961-62: Sporting CP (Portugal) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 2-1
1962-63: Galatasaray SK (Turkey) defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1-0 [2]
1963-64: FC Zürich (Switzerland) defeated Borussia Dortmund (West Germany) 3-1
1964-65: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 5-2
1965-66: Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-0
1966-67: Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 2-1
1967-68: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Górnik Zabrze (Poland) 2-1
1968-69: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-0
1969-70: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 1-0 [3]
1970-71: Club Brugge K.V. (Belgium) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-2
1971-72: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-1
1972-73: OGC Nice (France) defeated Newcastle United (England) 2-1
1973-74: Dynamo Dresden (East Germany) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 3-1
1974-75: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Bayern München (West Germany) 4-1
1975-76: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Juventus Turin (Italy) 1-0
1976-77: Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) defeated Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) 2-0
1977-78: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Atlético Madrid (Spain) 4-3 a.e.t.
1978-79: Juventus Turin (Italy) defeated Wisła Kraków (Poland) 3-1
1979-80: Hamburger SV (West Germany) defeated Nottingham Forest (England) 1-0
1980-81: Manchester United (England) defeated VfB Stuttgart (West Germany) 1-0
1981-82: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona 3-2 (Spain) [4]
1982-83: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) 3-0
1983-84: Dundee United (Scotland) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 2-1
1984-85: Match abandoned Liverpool FC (England) v Juventus Turin (Italy) [5]
1985-86: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Everton FC (England) 3-1 [6]
1986-87: Bayern Munich (West Germany) defeated FC Porto (Portugal) 2-1
1987-88: Everton FC (England) defeated PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 3-2
1988-89: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 4-0
1989-90: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Soviet Union) defeated MSV Duisburg (West Germany) 9-0 [7]
1990-91: Rangers FC (Scotland) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 3-1
1991-92: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-1
1992-93: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 1-0 [8]
1993-94: AC Milan (Italy) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-0
1994-95: IFK Göteborg (Sweden) defeated Paris Saint-Germain (France) 3-2 a.e.t.
1995-96: Newcastle United (England) defeated Coventry City (England) 3-1 [9]
1996-97: Manchester United (England) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) 4-2
1997-98: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) defeated Manchester United (England) 4-3
1998-99: Manchester United (England) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 2-1 [10]
1999-2000: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Bayern Munich (Germany) 5-2
2000-2001: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-1 [11]

[1] Nicknamed the 'Busby Babes', the Manchester United players all survive a scare, with only minor injuries to 8 players, as their airplane crashes off the runway in Munich in February 1958. Manchester United ends up reigning supreme in the European Cup final against Real Madrid in Brussels.
[2] Galatasaray was the big killer of this season after knocking out AC Milan (QF), Anderlecht (SF) before winning the final over Feyenoord in London.
[3] Knattspyrnufélagið Valur was once again the underdogs in the 1969-70 season, but with even more big killings such as Benfica and Ajax, with the help of the cold weather in Iceland giving the title in a beneficial era for Iceland football.
[4] Thus making Manchester United the first team to defend the European Cup.
[5] After already being delayed for one hour due to excessive riots, the final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels was abandoned only two minutes into the match with a score of 0-0. In the end, 39 people died and over 600 were injured during confrontations between English and Italian fans in the 'neutral area' of the stadium. Due to this tragedy, no winner was declared in the 1985 European Cup final.
[6] Italian clubs are banned from Europe following the Heysel tragedy. The final has Diego Maradona scoring a hat-trick.
[7] Defending champions MSV Duisburg were quickly reduced to 9 men after 2 red cards within the first 10 minutes of the match. A 3rd red card during the 2nd half, as well as no less than 4 penalty kicks in total awarded to Dnipropetrovsk, caused German magazines Bild and Der Spiegel to make all sorts of accusations, from the Soviets bribing the match officials to the Austrian referee being a communist. Nothing was ever proven of course, and the 1990 final remains one the most lopsided matches in European Cup history.
[8] In the first final of the Champions League era, MSV Duisburg made up for the thrashing defeat at the hands of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk three years prior.
[9] First final with both teams from the same football association.
[10] This match between the 2 most successful clubs in Europe saw MSV Duisburg going into injury time defending a 1-0 lead, looking to claim their 7th title which would have brought them on equal terms with Manchester United. Instead two goals in injury time by the English side turned everything around, resulting in Manchester United lifting the European trophy for the 8th time.
[11] Only 2 years after failing to do so, MSV Duisburg ties Manchester United's record by winning their 8th European title. MSV Duisburg became the 2nd team, after of course Manchester United, to succesfully defend the title, at the expense of Brøndby whose fairy tale run had send the entire country of Denmark into a football frenzy.

 

[Pete U]

1955-56: Stade de Reims (France) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 1-0
1956-57: Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 2-0
1957-58: Manchester United (England) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 5-1 [1]
1958-59: Real Madrid (Spain) defeated CDNA Sofia (Bulgaria) 2-1
1959-60: Inter Milan (Italy) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 3-2
1960-61: Manchester United (England) defeated Rapid Vienna (Austria) 2-0
1961-62: Sporting CP (Portugal) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 2-1
1962-63: Galatasaray SK (Turkey) defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1-0 [2]
1963-64: FC Zürich (Switzerland) defeated Borussia Dortmund (West Germany) 3-1
1964-65: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 5-2
1965-66: Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-0
1966-67: Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 2-1
1967-68: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Górnik Zabrze (Poland) 2-1
1968-69: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-0
1969-70: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 1-0 [3]
1970-71: Club Brugge K.V. (Belgium) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-2
1971-72: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-1
1972-73: OGC Nice (France) defeated Newcastle United (England) 2-1
1973-74: Dynamo Dresden (East Germany) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 3-1
1974-75: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Bayern München (West Germany) 4-1
1975-76: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Juventus Turin (Italy) 1-0
1976-77: Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) defeated Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) 2-0
1977-78: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Atlético Madrid (Spain) 4-3 a.e.t.
1978-79: Juventus Turin (Italy) defeated Wisła Kraków (Poland) 3-1
1979-80: Hamburger SV (West Germany) defeated Nottingham Forest (England) 1-0
1980-81: Manchester United (England) defeated VfB Stuttgart (West Germany) 1-0
1981-82: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona 3-2 (Spain) [4]
1982-83: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) 3-0
1983-84: Dundee United (Scotland) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 2-1
1984-85: Match abandoned Liverpool FC (England) v Juventus Turin (Italy) [5]
1985-86: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Everton FC (England) 3-1 [6]
1986-87: Bayern Munich (West Germany) defeated FC Porto (Portugal) 2-1
1987-88: Everton FC (England) defeated PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 3-2
1988-89: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 4-0
1989-90: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Soviet Union) defeated MSV Duisburg (West Germany) 9-0 [7]
1990-91: Rangers FC (Scotland) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 3-1
1991-92: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-1
1992-93: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 1-0 [8]
1993-94: AC Milan (Italy) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-0
1994-95: IFK Göteborg (Sweden) defeated Paris Saint-Germain (France) 3-2 a.e.t.
1995-96: Newcastle United (England) defeated Coventry City (England) 3-1 [9]
1996-97: Manchester United (England) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) 4-2
1997-98: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) defeated Manchester United (England) 4-3
1998-99: Manchester United (England) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 2-1 [10]
1999-2000: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Bayern Munich (Germany) 5-2
2000-2001: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-1 [11]
2001-02: Heart of Midlothian (Scotland) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-0 [12]

[1] Nicknamed the 'Busby Babes', the Manchester United players all survive a scare, with only minor injuries to 8 players, as their airplane crashes off the runway in Munich in February 1958. Manchester United ends up reigning supreme in the European Cup final against Real Madrid in Brussels.
[2] Galatasaray was the big killer of this season after knocking out AC Milan (QF), Anderlecht (SF) before winning the final over Feyenoord in London.
[3] Knattspyrnufélagið Valur was once again the underdogs in the 1969-70 season, but with even more big killings such as Benfica and Ajax, with the help of the cold weather in Iceland giving the title in a beneficial era for Iceland football.
[4] Thus making Manchester United the first team to defend the European Cup.
[5] After already being delayed for one hour due to excessive riots, the final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels was abandoned only two minutes into the match with a score of 0-0. In the end, 39 people died and over 600 were injured during confrontations between English and Italian fans in the 'neutral area' of the stadium. Due to this tragedy, no winner was declared in the 1985 European Cup final.
[6] Italian clubs are banned from Europe following the Heysel tragedy. The final has Diego Maradona scoring a hat-trick.
[7] Defending champions MSV Duisburg were quickly reduced to 9 men after 2 red cards within the first 10 minutes of the match. A 3rd red card during the 2nd half, as well as no less than 4 penalty kicks in total awarded to Dnipropetrovsk, caused German magazines Bild and Der Spiegel to make all sorts of accusations, from the Soviets bribing the match officials to the Austrian referee being a communist. Nothing was ever proven of course, and the 1990 final remains one the most lopsided matches in European Cup history.
[8] In the first final of the Champions League era, MSV Duisburg made up for the thrashing defeat at the hands of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk three years prior.
[9] First final with both teams from the same football association.
[10] This match between the 2 most successful clubs in Europe saw MSV Duisburg going into injury time defending a 1-0 lead, looking to claim their 7th title which would have brought them on equal terms with Manchester United. Instead two goals in injury time by the English side turned everything around, resulting in Manchester United lifting the European trophy for the 8th time.
[11] Only 2 years after failing to do so, MSV Duisburg ties Manchester United's record by winning their 8th European title. MSV Duisburg became the 2nd team, after of course Manchester United, to succesfully defend the title, at the expense of Brøndby whose fairy tale run had send the entire country of Denmark into a football frenzy.
[12] A year after breaking the Old Firm monopoly, Hearts enjoyed a fairytale run to the biggest prize in club football, breaking Danish hearts for another year

 

[Queeney]

I'll make it up to you by helping you a little with your Duisburg-wank.

Oh dear, this is lovely.

This thread really makes me think about writing a proper football TL, by the way - maybe with a much earlier formation of bodies such as FIFA and UEFA, and subsequently much earlier international tournaments? European Cups starting in 1890 or so would probably require some digging in the football history, but the potential for such a TL could be enormous!

 

[Queeney]

1955-56: Stade de Reims (France) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 1-0
1956-57: Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 2-0
1957-58: Manchester United (England) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 5-1 [1]
1958-59: Real Madrid (Spain) defeated CDNA Sofia (Bulgaria) 2-1
1959-60: Inter Milan (Italy) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 3-2
1960-61: Manchester United (England) defeated Rapid Vienna (Austria) 2-0
1961-62: Sporting CP (Portugal) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 2-1
1962-63: Galatasaray SK (Turkey) defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1-0 [2]
1963-64: FC Zürich (Switzerland) defeated Borussia Dortmund (West Germany) 3-1
1964-65: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 5-2
1965-66: Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-0
1966-67: Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 2-1
1967-68: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Górnik Zabrze (Poland) 2-1
1968-69: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-0
1969-70: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 1-0 [3]
1970-71: Club Brugge K.V. (Belgium) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-2
1971-72: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-1
1972-73: OGC Nice (France) defeated Newcastle United (England) 2-1
1973-74: Dynamo Dresden (East Germany) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 3-1
1974-75: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Bayern München (West Germany) 4-1
1975-76: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Juventus Turin (Italy) 1-0
1976-77: Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) defeated Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) 2-0
1977-78: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Atlético Madrid (Spain) 4-3 a.e.t.
1978-79: Juventus Turin (Italy) defeated Wisła Kraków (Poland) 3-1
1979-80: Hamburger SV (West Germany) defeated Nottingham Forest (England) 1-0
1980-81: Manchester United (England) defeated VfB Stuttgart (West Germany) 1-0
1981-82: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona 3-2 (Spain) [4]
1982-83: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) 3-0
1983-84: Dundee United (Scotland) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 2-1
1984-85: Match abandoned Liverpool FC (England) v Juventus Turin (Italy) [5]
1985-86: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Everton FC (England) 3-1 [6]
1986-87: Bayern Munich (West Germany) defeated FC Porto (Portugal) 2-1
1987-88: Everton FC (England) defeated PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 3-2
1988-89: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 4-0
1989-90: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Soviet Union) defeated MSV Duisburg (West Germany) 9-0 [7]
1990-91: Rangers FC (Scotland) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 3-1
1991-92: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-1
1992-93: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 1-0 [8]
1993-94: AC Milan (Italy) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-0
1994-95: IFK Göteborg (Sweden) defeated Paris Saint-Germain (France) 3-2 a.e.t.
1995-96: Newcastle United (England) defeated Coventry City (England) 3-1 [9]
1996-97: Manchester United (England) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) 4-2
1997-98: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) defeated Manchester United (England) 4-3
1998-99: Manchester United (England) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 2-1 [10]
1999-2000: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Bayern Munich (Germany) 5-2
2000-01: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-1 [11]
2001-02: Heart of Midlothian (Scotland) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-0 [12]
2002-03: Brøndby IF (Denmark) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 3-2 [13]

[1] Nicknamed the 'Busby Babes', the Manchester United players all survive a scare, with only minor injuries to eight players, as their airplane crashes off the runway in Munich in February 1958. Manchester United ends up reigning supreme in the European Cup final against Real Madrid in Brussels.
[2] Galatasaray was the big killer of this season after knocking out AC Milan (QF), Anderlecht (SF) before winning the final over Feyenoord in London.
[3] Knattspyrnufélagið Valur was once again the underdogs in the 1969-70 season, but with even more big killings such as Benfica and Ajax, with the help of the cold weather in Iceland giving the title in a beneficial era for Iceland football.
[4] Thus making Manchester United the first team to defend the European Cup.
[5] After already being delayed for one hour due to excessive riots, the final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels was abandoned only two minutes into the match with a score of 0-0. In the end, 39 people died and over 600 were injured during confrontations between English and Italian fans in the 'neutral area' of the stadium. Due to this tragedy, no winner was declared in the 1985 European Cup final.
[6] Italian clubs are banned from Europe following the Heysel tragedy. The final has Diego Maradona scoring a hat-trick.
[7] Defending champions MSV Duisburg were quickly reduced to nine men after two red cards within the first ten minutes of the match. A 3rd red card during the 2nd half, as well as no less than four penalty kicks in total awarded to Dnipropetrovsk, caused German magazines Bild and Der Spiegel to make all sorts of accusations, from the Soviets bribing the match officials to the Austrian referee being a communist. Nothing was ever proven of course, and the 1990 final remains one the most lopsided matches in European Cup history.
[8] In the first final of the Champions League era, MSV Duisburg made up for the thrashing defeat at the hands of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk three years prior.
[9] First final with both teams from the same football association.
[10] This match between the two most successful clubs in Europe saw MSV Duisburg going into injury time defending a 1-0 lead, looking to claim their 7th title which would have brought them on equal terms with Manchester United. Instead two goals in injury time by the English side turned everything around, resulting in Manchester United lifting the European trophy for the 8th time.
[11] Only two years after failing to do so, MSV Duisburg ties Manchester United's record by winning their 8th European title. MSV Duisburg became the 2nd team, after of course Manchester United, to successfully defend the title, at the expense of Brøndby whose fairytale run had send the entire country of Denmark into a football frenzy.
[12] A year after breaking the Old Firm monopoly, Hearts enjoyed a fairytale run to the biggest prize in club football, breaking Danish hearts for another year.
[13] Sensationally reaching the final for the third time in a row, underdog Brøndby IF finally claimed the title by beating their opponent from the final two years prior, MSV Duisburg, with 3-2 after a heated match.

 

[mike robers]

2003-04: Chelsea (England) defeated Juventus (Italy) 2-1

 

[HawkAussie]

1955-56: Stade de Reims (France) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 1-0
1956-57: Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 2-0
1957-58: Manchester United (England) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 5-1 [1]
1958-59: Real Madrid (Spain) defeated CDNA Sofia (Bulgaria) 2-1
1959-60: Inter Milan (Italy) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 3-2
1960-61: Manchester United (England) defeated Rapid Vienna (Austria) 2-0
1961-62: Sporting CP (Portugal) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 2-1
1962-63: Galatasaray SK (Turkey) defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1-0 [2]
1963-64: FC Zürich (Switzerland) defeated Borussia Dortmund (West Germany) 3-1
1964-65: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 5-2
1965-66: Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-0
1966-67: Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 2-1
1967-68: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Górnik Zabrze (Poland) 2-1
1968-69: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-0
1969-70: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 1-0 [3]
1970-71: Club Brugge K.V. (Belgium) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-2
1971-72: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-1
1972-73: OGC Nice (France) defeated Newcastle United (England) 2-1
1973-74: Dynamo Dresden (East Germany) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 3-1
1974-75: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Bayern München (West Germany) 4-1
1975-76: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Juventus Turin (Italy) 1-0
1976-77: Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) defeated Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) 2-0
1977-78: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Atlético Madrid (Spain) 4-3 a.e.t.
1978-79: Juventus Turin (Italy) defeated Wisła Kraków (Poland) 3-1
1979-80: Hamburger SV (West Germany) defeated Nottingham Forest (England) 1-0
1980-81: Manchester United (England) defeated VfB Stuttgart (West Germany) 1-0
1981-82: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona 3-2 (Spain) [4]
1982-83: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) 3-0
1983-84: Dundee United (Scotland) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 2-1
1984-85: Match abandoned Liverpool FC (England) v Juventus Turin (Italy) [5]
1985-86: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Everton FC (England) 3-1 [6]
1986-87: Bayern Munich (West Germany) defeated FC Porto (Portugal) 2-1
1987-88: Everton FC (England) defeated PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 3-2
1988-89: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 4-0
1989-90: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Soviet Union) defeated MSV Duisburg (West Germany) 9-0 [7]
1990-91: Rangers FC (Scotland) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 3-1
1991-92: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-1
1992-93: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 1-0 [8]
1993-94: AC Milan (Italy) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-0
1994-95: IFK Göteborg (Sweden) defeated Paris Saint-Germain (France) 3-2 a.e.t.
1995-96: Newcastle United (England) defeated Coventry City (England) 3-1 [9]
1996-97: Manchester United (England) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) 4-2
1997-98: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) defeated Manchester United (England) 4-3
1998-99: Manchester United (England) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 2-1 [10]
1999-2000: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Bayern Munich (Germany) 5-2
2000-01: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-1 [11]
2001-02: Heart of Midlothian (Scotland) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-0 [12]
2002-03: Brøndby IF (Denmark) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 3-2 [13]
2003-04: Chelsea (England) defeated Juventus (Italy) 2-1
2004-05: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 1-0

[1] Nicknamed the 'Busby Babes', the Manchester United players all survive a scare, with only minor injuries to eight players, as their airplane crashes off the runway in Munich in February 1958. Manchester United ends up reigning supreme in the European Cup final against Real Madrid in Brussels.
[2] Galatasaray was the big killer of this season after knocking out AC Milan (QF), Anderlecht (SF) before winning the final over Feyenoord in London.
[3] Knattspyrnufélagið Valur was once again the underdogs in the 1969-70 season, but with even more big killings such as Benfica and Ajax, with the help of the cold weather in Iceland giving the title in a beneficial era for Iceland football.
[4] Thus making Manchester United the first team to defend the European Cup.
[5] After already being delayed for one hour due to excessive riots, the final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels was abandoned only two minutes into the match with a score of 0-0. In the end, 39 people died and over 600 were injured during confrontations between English and Italian fans in the 'neutral area' of the stadium. Due to this tragedy, no winner was declared in the 1985 European Cup final.
[6] Italian clubs are banned from Europe following the Heysel tragedy. The final has Diego Maradona scoring a hat-trick.
[7] Defending champions MSV Duisburg were quickly reduced to nine men after two red cards within the first ten minutes of the match. A 3rd red card during the 2nd half, as well as no less than four penalty kicks in total awarded to Dnipropetrovsk, caused German magazines Bild and Der Spiegel to make all sorts of accusations, from the Soviets bribing the match officials to the Austrian referee being a communist. Nothing was ever proven of course, and the 1990 final remains one the most lopsided matches in European Cup history.
[8] In the first final of the Champions League era, MSV Duisburg made up for the thrashing defeat at the hands of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk three years prior.
[9] First final with both teams from the same football association.
[10] This match between the two most successful clubs in Europe saw MSV Duisburg going into injury time defending a 1-0 lead, looking to claim their 7th title which would have brought them on equal terms with Manchester United. Instead two goals in injury time by the English side turned everything around, resulting in Manchester United lifting the European trophy for the 8th time.
[11] Only two years after failing to do so, MSV Duisburg ties Manchester United's record by winning their 8th European title. MSV Duisburg became the 2nd team, after of course Manchester United, to successfully defend the title, at the expense of Brøndby whose fairytale run had send the entire country of Denmark into a football frenzy.
[12] A year after breaking the Old Firm monopoly, Hearts enjoyed a fairytale run to the biggest prize in club football, breaking Danish hearts for another year.
[13] Sensationally reaching the final for the third time in a row, underdog Brøndby IF finally claimed the title by beating their opponent from the final two years prior, MSV Duisburg, with 3-2 after a heated match.

 

[Webster]

2005-2006: Liverpool F.C. (England) defeats Villareal CF (Spain) 3-2

In a Champions League final that would be defined by, in the words of announcer JP Dellacamera, 'a Bill Buckner moment', Liverpool capitalized on a rare passing miscue by Villareal midfielder Josico to win in stoppage time 2-1 at the Stade de France.

After a scoreless first 45 minutes, Liverpool broke into the lead in the 47th minute on a 20-yard rebound shot from forward Peter Crouch which barely skimmed its' way under the crossbar and past the outstretched hands of goalie Javier Lopez Vallejo. The Reds' lead didn't last long, though, courtesy of Villareal's Josico, who caromed his own volley past Liverpool's Jerzy Dudek two minutes later. Then, on a questionable takedown inside the 18-yard box in the 63rd minutes, the Reds' retook the lead as captain Steven Gerrard sent a penalty shot past Vallejo to put Liverpool up 2-1. Again, Liverpool's lead would only last for a few minutes as Villareal re-tied the score with a set-piece header courtesy of Gonzalo in the 67th minute; the score was now Liverpool 2, Villareal 2...

...then the 'Bill Buckner moment' as Dellacamera put it; late into stoppage time (the 95th minute to be exact), Villareal's Josico - in a rare moment of error - mishandled a pass from another Villareal midfielder...and right there to pick up the pieces was Liverpool's captain, who had both the ball and an open path to the goal....and just as the clock passed 95:00, the shot from Liverpool's Gerrard whipped past Villareal's Vallejo to give the Reds' a 3-2 lead, a lead they would not relinquish.

I was just going to put the result up and then thought, 'why not add a short match review to go with the result?'

 

[Queeney]

1955-56: Stade de Reims (France) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 1-0
1956-57: Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 2-0
1957-58: Manchester United (England) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 5-1 [1]
1958-59: Real Madrid (Spain) defeated CDNA Sofia (Bulgaria) 2-1
1959-60: Inter Milan (Italy) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 3-2
1960-61: Manchester United (England) defeated Rapid Vienna (Austria) 2-0
1961-62: Sporting CP (Portugal) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 2-1
1962-63: Galatasaray SK (Turkey) defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1-0 [2]
1963-64: FC Zürich (Switzerland) defeated Borussia Dortmund (West Germany) 3-1
1964-65: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 5-2
1965-66: Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-0
1966-67: Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 2-1
1967-68: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Górnik Zabrze (Poland) 2-1
1968-69: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-0
1969-70: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 1-0 [3]
1970-71: Club Brugge K.V. (Belgium) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-2
1971-72: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-1
1972-73: OGC Nice (France) defeated Newcastle United (England) 2-1
1973-74: Dynamo Dresden (East Germany) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 3-1
1974-75: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Bayern München (West Germany) 4-1
1975-76: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Juventus Turin (Italy) 1-0
1976-77: Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) defeated Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) 2-0
1977-78: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Atlético Madrid (Spain) 4-3 a.e.t.
1978-79: Juventus Turin (Italy) defeated Wisła Kraków (Poland) 3-1
1979-80: Hamburger SV (West Germany) defeated Nottingham Forest (England) 1-0
1980-81: Manchester United (England) defeated VfB Stuttgart (West Germany) 1-0
1981-82: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona 3-2 (Spain) [4]
1982-83: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) 3-0
1983-84: Dundee United (Scotland) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 2-1
1984-85: Match abandoned Liverpool FC (England) v Juventus Turin (Italy) [5]
1985-86: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Everton FC (England) 3-1 [6]
1986-87: Bayern Munich (West Germany) defeated FC Porto (Portugal) 2-1
1987-88: Everton FC (England) defeated PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 3-2
1988-89: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 4-0
1989-90: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Soviet Union) defeated MSV Duisburg (West Germany) 9-0 [7]
1990-91: Rangers FC (Scotland) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 3-1
1991-92: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-1
1992-93: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 1-0 [8]
1993-94: AC Milan (Italy) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-0
1994-95: IFK Göteborg (Sweden) defeated Paris Saint-Germain (France) 3-2 a.e.t.
1995-96: Newcastle United (England) defeated Coventry City (England) 3-1 [9]
1996-97: Manchester United (England) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) 4-2
1997-98: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) defeated Manchester United (England) 4-3
1998-99: Manchester United (England) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 2-1 [10]
1999-2000: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Bayern Munich (Germany) 5-2
2000-01: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-1 [11]
2001-02: Heart of Midlothian (Scotland) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-0 [12]
2002-03: Brøndby IF (Denmark) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 3-2 [13]
2003-04: Chelsea FC (England) defeated Juventus Turin (Italy) 2-1
2004-05: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 1-0
2005-06: Liverpool FC (England) defeated Villarreal CF (Spain) 3-2 [14]
2006-07: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Inter Milan (Italy) 2-0

[1] Nicknamed the 'Busby Babes', the Manchester United players all survive a scare, with only minor injuries to eight players, as their airplane crashes off the runway in Munich in February 1958. Manchester United ends up reigning supreme in the European Cup final against Real Madrid in Brussels.
[2] Galatasaray was the big killer of this season after knocking out AC Milan (QF), Anderlecht (SF) before winning the final over Feyenoord in London.
[3] Knattspyrnufélagið Valur was once again the underdogs in the 1969-70 season, but with even more big killings such as Benfica and Ajax, with the help of the cold weather in Iceland giving the title in a beneficial era for Iceland football.
[4] Thus making Manchester United the first team to defend the European Cup.
[5] After already being delayed for one hour due to excessive riots, the final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels was abandoned only two minutes into the match with a score of 0-0. In the end, 39 people died and over 600 were injured during confrontations between English and Italian fans in the 'neutral area' of the stadium. Due to this tragedy, no winner was declared in the 1985 European Cup final.
[6] Italian clubs are banned from Europe following the Heysel tragedy. The final has Diego Maradona scoring a hat-trick.
[7] Defending champions MSV Duisburg were quickly reduced to nine men after two red cards within the first ten minutes of the match. A 3rd red card during the 2nd half, as well as no less than four penalty kicks in total awarded to Dnipropetrovsk, caused German magazines Bild and Der Spiegel to make all sorts of accusations, from the Soviets bribing the match officials to the Austrian referee being a communist. Nothing was ever proven of course, and the 1990 final remains one the most lopsided matches in European Cup history.
[8] In the first final of the Champions League era, MSV Duisburg made up for the thrashing defeat at the hands of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk three years prior.
[9] First final with both teams from the same football association.
[10] This match between the two most successful clubs in Europe saw MSV Duisburg going into injury time defending a 1-0 lead, looking to claim their 7th title which would have brought them on equal terms with Manchester United. Instead two goals in injury time by the English side turned everything around, resulting in Manchester United lifting the European trophy for the 8th time.
[11] Only two years after failing to do so, MSV Duisburg ties Manchester United's record by winning their 8th European title. MSV Duisburg became the 2nd team, after of course Manchester United, to successfully defend the title, at the expense of Brøndby whose fairytale run had send the entire country of Denmark into a football frenzy.
[12] A year after breaking the Old Firm monopoly, Hearts enjoyed a fairytale run to the biggest prize in club football, breaking Danish hearts for another year.
[13] Sensationally reaching the final for the third time in a row, underdog Brøndby IF finally claimed the title by beating their opponent from the final two years prior, MSV Duisburg, with 3-2 after a heated match.
[14] In a Champions League final that would be defined by, in the words of announcer JP Dellacamera, 'a Bill Buckner moment', Liverpool capitalized on a rare passing miscue by Villareal midfielder Josico to win in stoppage time 2-1 at the Stade de France.After a scoreless first 45 minutes, Liverpool broke into the lead in the 47th minute on a 20-yard rebound shot from forward Peter Crouch which barely skimmed its' way under the crossbar and past the outstretched hands of goalie Javier Lopez Vallejo. The Reds' lead didn't last long, though, courtesy of Villareal's Josico, who caromed his own volley past Liverpool's Jerzy Dudek two minutes later. Then, on a questionable takedown inside the 18-yard box in the 63rd minutes, the Reds' retook the lead as captain Steven Gerrard sent a penalty shot past Vallejo to put Liverpool up 2-1. Again, Liverpool's lead would only last for a few minutes as Villareal re-tied the score with a set-piece header courtesy of Gonzalo in the 67th minute; the score was now Liverpool 2, Villareal 2. Then the 'Bill Buckner moment' as Dellacamera put it; late into stoppage time (the 95th minute to be exact), Villareal's Josico - in a rare moment of error - mishandled a pass from another Villareal midfielder...and right there to pick up the pieces was Liverpool's captain, who had both the ball and an open path to the goal....and just as the clock passed 95:00, the shot from Liverpool's Gerrard whipped past Villareal's Vallejo to give the Reds' a 3-2 lead, a lead they would not relinquish.

 

[mike robers]

2007-08: Harchester United (England) defeated Earls Park F.C. (England) 4-3

 

[Queeney]

2007-08: Harchester United (England) defeated Earls Park F.C. (England) 4-3

The teams mentioned should be existing ones, not fictional ones...

 

[MatthewFirth]

2007-08: Barcelona (Spain) defeated Chelsea (England) 1-0

 

[Fletch]

The number of English finalists in this is mad.

 

[Hugo Strange]

Not half as mad as the number of times a certain German Second Division team has won the title.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

1955-56: Stade de Reims (France) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 1-0
1956-57: Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 2-0
1957-58: Manchester United (England) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 5-1 [1]
1958-59: Real Madrid (Spain) defeated CDNA Sofia (Bulgaria) 2-1
1959-60: Inter Milan (Italy) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 3-2
1960-61: Manchester United (England) defeated Rapid Vienna (Austria) 2-0
1961-62: Sporting CP (Portugal) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 2-1
1962-63: Galatasaray SK (Turkey) defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1-0 [2]
1963-64: FC Zürich (Switzerland) defeated Borussia Dortmund (West Germany) 3-1
1964-65: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 5-2
1965-66: Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-0
1966-67: Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 2-1
1967-68: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Górnik Zabrze (Poland) 2-1
1968-69: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-0
1969-70: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 1-0 [3]
1970-71: Club Brugge K.V. (Belgium) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-2
1971-72: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-1
1972-73: OGC Nice (France) defeated Newcastle United (England) 2-1
1973-74: Dynamo Dresden (East Germany) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 3-1
1974-75: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Bayern München (West Germany) 4-1
1975-76: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Juventus Turin (Italy) 1-0
1976-77: Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) defeated Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) 2-0
1977-78: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Atlético Madrid (Spain) 4-3 a.e.t.
1978-79: Juventus Turin (Italy) defeated Wisła Kraków (Poland) 3-1
1979-80: Hamburger SV (West Germany) defeated Nottingham Forest (England) 1-0
1980-81: Manchester United (England) defeated VfB Stuttgart (West Germany) 1-0
1981-82: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona 3-2 (Spain) [4]
1982-83: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) 3-0
1983-84: Dundee United (Scotland) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 2-1
1984-85: Match abandoned Liverpool FC (England) v Juventus Turin (Italy) [5]
1985-86: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Everton FC (England) 3-1 [6]
1986-87: Bayern Munich (West Germany) defeated FC Porto (Portugal) 2-1
1987-88: Everton FC (England) defeated PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 3-2
1988-89: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 4-0
1989-90: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Soviet Union) defeated MSV Duisburg (West Germany) 9-0 [7]
1990-91: Rangers FC (Scotland) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 3-1
1991-92: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-1
1992-93: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 1-0 [8]
1993-94: AC Milan (Italy) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-0
1994-95: IFK Göteborg (Sweden) defeated Paris Saint-Germain (France) 3-2 a.e.t.
1995-96: Newcastle United (England) defeated Coventry City (England) 3-1 [9]
1996-97: Manchester United (England) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) 4-2
1997-98: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) defeated Manchester United (England) 4-3
1998-99: Manchester United (England) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 2-1 [10]
1999-2000: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Bayern Munich (Germany) 5-2
2000-01: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-1 [11]
2001-02: Heart of Midlothian (Scotland) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-0 [12]
2002-03: Brøndby IF (Denmark) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 3-2 [13]
2003-04: Chelsea FC (England) defeated Juventus Turin (Italy) 2-1
2004-05: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 1-0
2005-06: Liverpool FC (England) defeated Villarreal CF (Spain) 3-2 [14]
2006-07: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Inter Milan (Italy) 2-0
2007-08: Barcelona (Spain) defeated Chelsea (England) 1-0
2008-09: Manchester United (England) defeated Southampton (England) 2-1

[1] Nicknamed the 'Busby Babes', the Manchester United players all survive a scare, with only minor injuries to eight players, as their airplane crashes off the runway in Munich in February 1958. Manchester United ends up reigning supreme in the European Cup final against Real Madrid in Brussels.
[2] Galatasaray was the big killer of this season after knocking out AC Milan (QF), Anderlecht (SF) before winning the final over Feyenoord in London.
[3] Knattspyrnufélagið Valur was once again the underdogs in the 1969-70 season, but with even more big killings such as Benfica and Ajax, with the help of the cold weather in Iceland giving the title in a beneficial era for Iceland football.
[4] Thus making Manchester United the first team to defend the European Cup.
[5] After already being delayed for one hour due to excessive riots, the final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels was abandoned only two minutes into the match with a score of 0-0. In the end, 39 people died and over 600 were injured during confrontations between English and Italian fans in the 'neutral area' of the stadium. Due to this tragedy, no winner was declared in the 1985 European Cup final.
[6] Italian clubs are banned from Europe following the Heysel tragedy. The final has Diego Maradona scoring a hat-trick.
[7] Defending champions MSV Duisburg were quickly reduced to nine men after two red cards within the first ten minutes of the match. A 3rd red card during the 2nd half, as well as no less than four penalty kicks in total awarded to Dnipropetrovsk, caused German magazines Bild and Der Spiegel to make all sorts of accusations, from the Soviets bribing the match officials to the Austrian referee being a communist. Nothing was ever proven of course, and the 1990 final remains one the most lopsided matches in European Cup history.
[8] In the first final of the Champions League era, MSV Duisburg made up for the thrashing defeat at the hands of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk three years prior.
[9] First final with both teams from the same football association.
[10] This match between the two most successful clubs in Europe saw MSV Duisburg going into injury time defending a 1-0 lead, looking to claim their 7th title which would have brought them on equal terms with Manchester United. Instead two goals in injury time by the English side turned everything around, resulting in Manchester United lifting the European trophy for the 8th time.
[11] Only two years after failing to do so, MSV Duisburg ties Manchester United's record by winning their 8th European title. MSV Duisburg became the 2nd team, after of course Manchester United, to successfully defend the title, at the expense of Brøndby whose fairytale run had send the entire country of Denmark into a football frenzy.
[12] A year after breaking the Old Firm monopoly, Hearts enjoyed a fairytale run to the biggest prize in club football, breaking Danish hearts for another year.
[13] Sensationally reaching the final for the third time in a row, underdog Brøndby IF finally claimed the title by beating their opponent from the final two years prior, MSV Duisburg, with 3-2 after a heated match.
[14] In a Champions League final that would be defined by, in the words of announcer JP Dellacamera, 'a Bill Buckner moment', Liverpool capitalized on a rare passing miscue by Villareal midfielder Josico to win in stoppage time 2-1 at the Stade de France.After a scoreless first 45 minutes, Liverpool broke into the lead in the 47th minute on a 20-yard rebound shot from forward Peter Crouch which barely skimmed its' way under the crossbar and past the outstretched hands of goalie Javier Lopez Vallejo. The Reds' lead didn't last long, though, courtesy of Villareal's Josico, who caromed his own volley past Liverpool's Jerzy Dudek two minutes later. Then, on a questionable takedown inside the 18-yard box in the 63rd minutes, the Reds' retook the lead as captain Steven Gerrard sent a penalty shot past Vallejo to put Liverpool up 2-1. Again, Liverpool's lead would only last for a few minutes as Villareal re-tied the score with a set-piece header courtesy of Gonzalo in the 67th minute; the score was now Liverpool 2, Villareal 2. Then the 'Bill Buckner moment' as Dellacamera put it; late into stoppage time (the 95th minute to be exact), Villareal's Josico - in a rare moment of error - mishandled a pass from another Villareal midfielder...and right there to pick up the pieces was Liverpool's captain, who had both the ball and an open path to the goal....and just as the clock passed 95:00, the shot from Liverpool's Gerrard whipped past Villareal's Vallejo to give the Reds' a 3-2 lead, a lead they would not relinquish.

 

[Queeney]

The number of English finalists is probably not even that much different from OTL. Today, most finalists in the Champions League are from either Spain, England, Germany, or Italy - one could assume that in this TL, a few nations eventually become dominating too.

Not half as mad as the number of times a certain German Second Division team has won the title.

Third division, even.

 

[Hugo Strange]

1955-56: Stade de Reims (France) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 1-0
1956-57: Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 2-0
1957-58: Manchester United (England) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 5-1 [1]
1958-59: Real Madrid (Spain) defeated CDNA Sofia (Bulgaria) 2-1
1959-60: Inter Milan (Italy) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 3-2
1960-61: Manchester United (England) defeated Rapid Vienna (Austria) 2-0
1961-62: Sporting CP (Portugal) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 2-1
1962-63: Galatasaray SK (Turkey) defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1-0 [2]
1963-64: FC Zürich (Switzerland) defeated Borussia Dortmund (West Germany) 3-1
1964-65: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 5-2
1965-66: Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-0
1966-67: Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) defeated Real Madrid (Spain) 2-1
1967-68: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Górnik Zabrze (Poland) 2-1
1968-69: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-0
1969-70: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 1-0 [3]
1970-71: Club Brugge K.V. (Belgium) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-2
1971-72: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Manchester United (England) 2-1
1972-73: OGC Nice (France) defeated Newcastle United (England) 2-1
1973-74: Dynamo Dresden (East Germany) defeated Celtic FC (Scotland) 3-1
1974-75: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Bayern München (West Germany) 4-1
1975-76: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Juventus Turin (Italy) 1-0
1976-77: Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) defeated Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (Iceland) 2-0
1977-78: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Atlético Madrid (Spain) 4-3 a.e.t.
1978-79: Juventus Turin (Italy) defeated Wisła Kraków (Poland) 3-1
1979-80: Hamburger SV (West Germany) defeated Nottingham Forest (England) 1-0
1980-81: Manchester United (England) defeated VfB Stuttgart (West Germany) 1-0
1981-82: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona 3-2 (Spain) [4]
1982-83: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Soviet Union) 3-0
1983-84: Dundee United (Scotland) defeated Liverpool FC (England) 2-1
1984-85: Match abandoned Liverpool FC (England) v Juventus Turin (Italy) [5]
1985-86: FC Barcelona (Spain) defeated Everton FC (England) 3-1 [6]
1986-87: Bayern Munich (West Germany) defeated FC Porto (Portugal) 2-1
1987-88: Everton FC (England) defeated PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 3-2
1988-89: MSV Duisburg (West Germany) defeated AC Milan (Italy) 4-0
1989-90: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Soviet Union) defeated MSV Duisburg (West Germany) 9-0 [7]
1990-91: Rangers FC (Scotland) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 3-1
1991-92: Manchester United (England) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 2-1
1992-93: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Olympique Marseille (France) 1-0 [8]
1993-94: AC Milan (Italy) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) 4-0
1994-95: IFK Göteborg (Sweden) defeated Paris Saint-Germain (France) 3-2 a.e.t.
1995-96: Newcastle United (England) defeated Coventry City (England) 3-1 [9]
1996-97: Manchester United (England) defeated Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) 4-2
1997-98: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) defeated Manchester United (England) 4-3
1998-99: Manchester United (England) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 2-1 [10]
1999-2000: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Bayern Munich (Germany) 5-2
2000-01: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-1 [11]
2001-02: Heart of Midlothian (Scotland) defeated Brøndby IF (Denmark) 2-0 [12]
2002-03: Brøndby IF (Denmark) defeated MSV Duisburg (Germany) 3-2 [13]
2003-04: Chelsea FC (England) defeated Juventus Turin (Italy) 2-1
2004-05: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) defeated Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 1-0
2005-06: Liverpool FC (England) defeated Villarreal CF (Spain) 3-2 [14]
2006-07: MSV Duisburg (Germany) defeated Inter Milan (Italy) 2-0
2007-08: Barcelona (Spain) defeated Chelsea (England) 1-0
2008-09: Manchester United (England) defeated Southampton (England) 2-1
2009-10: Manchester United (England) defeated Bayern Munich (Germany) 0-0 (Manchester United won 5-4 on penalties) [15]

[1] Nicknamed the 'Busby Babes', the Manchester United players all survive a scare, with only minor injuries to eight players, as their airplane crashes off the runway in Munich in February 1958. Manchester United ends up reigning supreme in the European Cup final against Real Madrid in Brussels.
[2] Galatasaray was the big killer of this season after knocking out AC Milan (QF), Anderlecht (SF) before winning the final over Feyenoord in London.
[3] Knattspyrnufélagið Valur was once again the underdogs in the 1969-70 season, but with even more big killings such as Benfica and Ajax, with the help of the cold weather in Iceland giving the title in a beneficial era for Iceland football.
[4] Thus making Manchester United the first team to defend the European Cup.
[5] After already being delayed for one hour due to excessive riots, the final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels was abandoned only two minutes into the match with a score of 0-0. In the end, 39 people died and over 600 were injured during confrontations between English and Italian fans in the 'neutral area' of the stadium. Due to this tragedy, no winner was declared in the 1985 European Cup final.
[6] Italian clubs are banned from Europe following the Heysel tragedy. The final has Diego Maradona scoring a hat-trick.
[7] Defending champions MSV Duisburg were quickly reduced to nine men after two red cards within the first ten minutes of the match. A 3rd red card during the 2nd half, as well as no less than four penalty kicks in total awarded to Dnipropetrovsk, caused German magazines Bild and Der Spiegel to make all sorts of accusations, from the Soviets bribing the match officials to the Austrian referee being a communist. Nothing was ever proven of course, and the 1990 final remains one the most lopsided matches in European Cup history.
[8] In the first final of the Champions League era, MSV Duisburg made up for the thrashing defeat at the hands of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk three years prior.
[9] First final with both teams from the same football association.
[10] This match between the two most successful clubs in Europe saw MSV Duisburg going into injury time defending a 1-0 lead, looking to claim their 7th title which would have brought them on equal terms with Manchester United. Instead two goals in injury time by the English side turned everything around, resulting in Manchester United lifting the European trophy for the 8th time.
[11] Only two years after failing to do so, MSV Duisburg ties Manchester United's record by winning their 8th European title. MSV Duisburg became the 2nd team, after of course Manchester United, to successfully defend the title, at the expense of Brøndby whose fairytale run had send the entire country of Denmark into a football frenzy.
[12] A year after breaking the Old Firm monopoly, Hearts enjoyed a fairytale run to the biggest prize in club football, breaking Danish hearts for another year.
[13] Sensationally reaching the final for the third time in a row, underdog Brøndby IF finally claimed the title by beating their opponent from the final two years prior, MSV Duisburg, with 3-2 after a heated match.
[14] In a Champions League final that would be defined by, in the words of announcer JP Dellacamera, 'a Bill Buckner moment', Liverpool capitalized on a rare passing miscue by Villareal midfielder Josico to win in stoppage time 2-1 at the Stade de France.After a scoreless first 45 minutes, Liverpool broke into the lead in the 47th minute on a 20-yard rebound shot from forward Peter Crouch which barely skimmed its' way under the crossbar and past the outstretched hands of goalie Javier Lopez Vallejo. The Reds' lead didn't last long, though, courtesy of Villareal's Josico, who caromed his own volley past Liverpool's Jerzy Dudek two minutes later. Then, on a questionable takedown inside the 18-yard box in the 63rd minutes, the Reds' retook the lead as captain Steven Gerrard sent a penalty shot past Vallejo to put Liverpool up 2-1. Again, Liverpool's lead would only last for a few minutes as Villareal re-tied the score with a set-piece header courtesy of Gonzalo in the 67th minute; the score was now Liverpool 2, Villareal 2. Then the 'Bill Buckner moment' as Dellacamera put it; late into stoppage time (the 95th minute to be exact), Villareal's Josico - in a rare moment of error - mishandled a pass from another Villareal midfielder...and right there to pick up the pieces was Liverpool's captain, who had both the ball and an open path to the goal....and just as the clock passed 95:00, the shot from Liverpool's Gerrard whipped past Villareal's Vallejo to give the Reds' a 3-2 lead, a lead they would not relinquish.
[15] Besides being the first final to be decided on penalty kicks, the 2010 Champions League final was memorable for the large number of MSV Duisburg fans traveling to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid to cheer on their hated rival Bayern Munich, as they were the only team standing in the way of Manchester United breaking Duisburg's record of 9 European Cup titles. To no avail, as Manchester United were crowned champions after an intense penalty shoot-out, succesfully defending their title and setting the new record at 10 European championships.