List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers
The UEFA Champions League, known until 1992 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or colloquially as the European Cup, is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955. Originally a straight knockout competition open only to champion clubs, the tournament was expanded during the 1990s to incorporate a round-robin group phase and more teams. The expansion resulted in more games being played, increasing players' goalscoring chances, thus the list below is weighted in favour of modern players.
All-time top scorers
The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition.
Bold indicates players active in the competition in the 2015–16 season and their current club.
- Notes
- ↑ Ronaldo additionally scored one goal in three qualification matches for Manchester United and played one qualification match without scoring for Sporting CP.
- ↑ Morientes additionally played in the competition for Marseille without scoring.
- ↑ Eto'o additionally played in the competition for Real Madrid without scoring.
- ↑ Kluivert additionally played in the competition for PSV without scoring.
- ↑ Rivaldo additionally scored one goal in the qualification stage for AEK Athens.
- ↑ Van Persie additionally played in the competition for Feyenoord without scoring.
- ↑ Litmanen additionally played in the competition for Barcelona without scoring.
- ↑ Lampard additionally played in the competition for Manchester City without scoring.
- ↑ Pizarro additionally played in the competition for Chelsea without scoring.
- ↑ Anelka additionally played in the competition for Fenerbahçe without scoring.
Top scorers by seasons
The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition.[1][2]
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By country
| Country | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
 Portugal | 10 | 1960–61, 1964–65,[lower-alpha 1] 1965–66, 1967–68, 1987–88, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 |
 West Germany | 8 | 1961–62, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82 |
 France | 7 | 1958–59, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93 |
 Argentina | 6 | 1957–58, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15 |
 Yugoslavia | 5 | 1955–56, 1963–64, 1971–72, 1986–87, 1996–97 |
 Italy | 1962–63, 1963–64, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1997–98 | |
 Netherlands | 1971–72, 1988–89, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05 | |
 Brazil | 1989–90, 1999–2000, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2014–15 | |
 Hungary | 4 | 1959–60, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1971–72 |
 Scotland | 1968–69, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1987–88 | |
 Spain | 1987–88, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04 | |
 England | 3 | 1956–57, 1969–70, 1980–81 |
 Ukraine | 1991–92, 1998–99, 2005–06 | |
 Soviet Union | 2 | 1974–75, 1983–84 |
 Denmark | 1977–78, 1979–80 | |
 Sweden | 1984–85, 1985–86 | |
- Notes
- ↑ Two Portuguese players were joint top scorers.
By player
| Player | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | 5 | 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15 |
| Gerd Müller | 4 | 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 | |
| Eusébio | 3 | 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68 |
| Jean-Pierre Papin | 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 | |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05 | |
| Ferenc Puskás | 2 | 1959–60, 1963–64 |
| Torbjörn Nilsson | 1984–85, 1985–86 | |
| Andriy Shevchenko | 1998–99, 2005–06 | |
| Raúl | 1999–00, 2000–01 | |
See also
References
- 1 2 Di Maggio, Roberto; Mamrud, Roberto; Rota, Davide; Owsianski, Jarek (11 June 2015). "Champions Cup/Champions League Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- 1 2 "UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2015/16" (pdf). UEFA. p. 6, 10. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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