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When will the European powers enter the European championship for the first time?

9:14am, 25 May 2025【Football】

European champions are more important honors than domestic league champions in various countries. Many European powers have entered the ranks of European giants since they won the Champions League, League Cup and Winners Cup for the first time, and have entered the ranks of European giants.

Below, let's take a look at when European clubs won the European Championship for the first time.

1. The final of AC Milan

1962/63 season

Champion Cup

1962/63 season

Champion Cup

1962/63 season

Champion Cup final kicked off at Wembley Stadium. With the star Altafini scored twice, AC Milan defeated Benfica 2-1 and won the first European championship trophy in team history.

The Ross and Blacks won the Champions League and the Champions League in a total of 7 times, and had two Winners Cup wins.

2. Ajax

1970/71 season

Champions Cup

Under the leadership of superstar Cruyff, Ajax defeated the Greek giant Panasinakos 2-0 in the final of the 1970/71 season, winning the Champions Cup for the first time, opening the feat of this Dutch giant club monopolizing the Champions Cup for three consecutive years.

Ajax won the Champions League and Champions League 4 times in total, and also won the League Cup and the Winners Cup once each.

3. In the 1993/94 season, in the final of the Winners' Cup held in Copenhagen, Denmark, Arsenal defeated Parma 1-0 and won the championship. This is the Gunners' only European championship honor.

Although Arsenal won the top English league championship 13 times and won the FA Cup 14 times, it has never been the champion of the top European tournament, which makes the Gunners only a Premier League giant and do not have the confidence to rank among the European giants.

4. Atletico Madrid

1961/62 season

The Winners Cup

1961/62 season

The Winners Cup

The Winners Cup

The Winners' Cup

The Finals of the 1961/62 season were held at the Hampton Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. Atletico Madrid and Fiorentina tied 1-1 in 120 minutes. According to the competition system at that time, both sides will choose another position to decide on the right and the best.

4 months later, Atletico Madrid defeated Fiorentina 3-0 and won the European Championship trophy for the first time in Stuttgart, Germany. Later, Atletico Madrid also won the League Cup and the Europa League trophy three times.

5. Barcelona

The Winners Cup

The Spanish giants Barcelona did not come early. In the 1978/79 season, in the final of the Cup Winners held in Basel, Switzerland, Barcelona defeated the German team Dusseldorf 4-3 in the goal battle.

Later, Barcelona won the Winners Cup three times and won the Champions League five times, and the League Cup and Europa League were their gaps.

6. Bayern Munich

1966/67 season

Winners Cup

1966/67 season finals were held in Nuremberg, Germany. Bayern Munich, which is located in a location, beat the Scottish giant Glasgow Wanderers 1-0, winning the European game for the first time, laying the foundation for becoming a Bundesliga giant in the future.

7. Benfica

1960/61 season

Champion Cup

Champion Cup

Champion Cup, Real Madrid won the championship trophy for five consecutive years. It was not until the 6th season of the 1960/61 season that the Portuguese giant Benfica broke the monopoly, and they defeated Barcelona 3-2 in the Champions League final at the Van Cordov Stadium in Bern, Switzerland. In the next 1961/62 Champions League final, Benfica defeated Real Madrid 5-3 at the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium in the Netherlands, winning the Champions League again.

However, Benfica later entered the Champions League final five times and the Europa League final three times, but none of them were able to add the honor of European Championship.

8. Dortmund 1965/66 season

Winner Cup

Dormund had won the Champions League in 1997, and they had won the European Championship 31 years before they won the Champions League in 1997. The final of the 1965/66 season Winners Cup started in Glasgow, Scotland. Dortmund defeated Liverpool, which has a good location, and won the European game for the first time.

9. Chelsea

1970/71 season

Winner Cup

Before Chelsea really became a giant team, the Blues won the European Championship as early as 1971. The 1970/71 season Winners Cup final was played by Chelsea and Real Madrid. In Piraeus, Greece, the two sides tied 1-1. On a rematch date, Chelsea defeated the super giant Real Madrid 2-1 and won the European Championship for the first time.

10. Inter Milan

1964/65 season

Champion Cup

In 1964, Inter Milan was led by Herrera and defeated Real Madrid 2-1 in the final of the Champions League at the Prat Stadium in Vienna, Austria, to fulfill its dream of winning the European Championship. The following year, Inter Milan defeated Benfica 1-0 in the Champions League final and won the championship again.

On June 1 this year, Inter Milan will play in the Champions League final again, and strive for the fourth Champions League championship trophy in team history.

11. Juventus' 1976/77 season

League Cup

Juventus' European Cup achievements are not very consistent with their outstanding position in Italian football. The Zebras won the European Cup championship in a total of 6 times..

In the 1976/77 season, Juventus tied 2-2 with Athletic Bilbao in two home and away games. Juventus defeated Athletic Bilbao to win the cup with the advantage of a large number of away goals and won the first European championship in the team's history.

12. Liverpool

1972/73 League Cup final, Liverpool beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-2 in two home games, and was crowned the European game for the first time, opening a glorious time for the Reds for more than 10 years.

13. Manchester City

1969/70 season

Winner Cup

Manchester City finally realized its Champions League championship dream in 2023, and officially entered the ranks of European giants. In fact, Manchester City had won the Cup of Winners 53 years ago. Blue Moon defeated the unknown Polish team Zabrzegonic 2-1 in the final of the 1969/70 season to win the European Championship for the first time. However, the Cup of Winners was not that heavy, and Manchester City was inconspicuous at that time.

14. Manchester United

1967/68 season

Champion Cup

1967/68 season

Champion Cup

1967/68 season

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15. Paris Saint-Germain

1995/96 season

Winner Cup

Paris Saint-Germain Club was established in 1970. It is a century-old European football player, and can only be regarded as a junior. In the final of the 1995/96 season, Paris Saint-Germain was a visit to Brussels, Austria, and defeated Vienna, which is located 1-0 quickly, winning the first time in team history and the only European championship title to date.

On June 1 this year, Paris Saint-Germain will face Inter Milan in the Champions League final. After failing to win the Champions League in 2020, it will attack its dream again.

16. Porto

1986/87 season

Champions Cup

17 years before Mourinho led Porto to the 2003/04 season Champions Cup, this traditional Portuguese giant had already won the Champions Cup.

In the 1986/87 season, Porto defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 at the Prat Stadium in Vienna, Austria, winning the first of four European titles in team history.

17. Real Madrid

1955/56 season

Champion Cup

As the most successful team in the top European competitions, Real Madrid won the Champions League and Champions League 15 times, with a record of being the best European champions.

In the 1955/56 season at the beginning of the Champions League, Real Madrid took the lead in the away game at the Princes Stadium in Paris, France, and clapped the first Champions League trophy 4-3, and achieved a monopoly on the previous five Champions League championships.

18. Tottenham Hotspur

1962/63 season

Winners Cup

1962/63 season, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Atletico Madrid 5-1 in the Winners Cup final and won the Winners Cup championship in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This is the first time that an English team has won the European Championship.