How many Champions League have Liverpool won? List of every European cup trophy and every UCL finish

Liverpool are on the hunt for more trophies this season following a memorable 2021-22 campaign, and a European title in the UEFA Champions League will be among the club’s priorities.

Liverpool captured two domestic cups last campaign — the League Cup (Carabao Cup) and the FA Cup — in similar fashion against Chelsea

The Reds fell just short in their quest for Champions League glory as they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid in Paris as Carlo Ancelotti’s side won a 14th European title.

Klopp’s 2019 Champions League success was his first major title at Liverpool and his side will hope it’s capable of producing another iconic European journey for their loyal fans this time around.

MORE: Full rundown of Liverpool’s European Cup and Champions League titles

How many Champions League titles have Liverpool won?

Liverpool are joint third on the European Cup/Champions League all-time winners list, with six titles, alongside Bayern Munich.

Since being revamped as the UEFA Champions League in 1992, the Reds have won two titles, in 2005 and 2019.

2005: The Miracle of Istanbul

Liverpool’s incredible penalty shootout win over Serie A superpower AC Milan in the 2005 final is undoubtedly the most symbolic game in the club’s modern history.

Rafa Benitez’s side battled through to the knockout stages as an outsider and reached the final on the back of Luis Garcia’s infamous ‘ghost goal’ in their semifinal win over Chelsea.

However, the drama of beating Chelsea was dwarfed in the Turkish capital with Liverpool looking dead and buried as they trailed 3-0 at halftime to AC Milan.

Stories of AC Milan players celebrating and Benitez’s measured halftime team talk have entered club lore, as goals from Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso set up an unexpected penalty-kick shootout, and Jerzy Dudek’s famous dance moves foiled Andriy Shevchenko from the spot.

2019: Klopp’s first step in Madrid

Liverpool faced Tottenham in the 2019 final, looking to secure a first piece of silverware for Klopp, after an unbelievable 4-0 semifinal Anfield turnaround against Barcelona.

Despite showing some of the 2005 spirit against Barcelona, the 2019 final exorcised the ghost of their 2019 defeat to Real Madrid, but the Wanda Metropolitano was a different experience to Istanbul.

Mo Salah’s early penalty settled Liverpool’s nerves on the night, and with neither side able to impact the game in a nervy encounter, fan favourite Divock Origi came off the bench to clinch it for Klopp.

Liverpool Champions League finishes

Liverpool’s first Champions League qualification in the Premier League era came in 2001 under Gerard Houllier.

Since then, the Merseysiders have reached at least the group stages of Europe’s premier competition 13 times, with their most consistent run coming under Benitez from 2004 to 2009.

Alongside two titles and two final defeats, Liverpool have reached the Round of 16 twice, the quarterfinals on three occasions, and one semifinal. They failed to make it out of the group stage in three editions of the tournament. 

Which team has won most Champions League titles?

Real Madrid hold the record for the most European Cup/Champions League titles and the most standalone Champions League triumphs with 14 and eight, respectively.

Liverpool are tied in third place with Bayern Munich (six trophies) with AC Milan second on seven. Barcelona rank fourth with five total titles.

Most European Cup / Champions League trophies:

• 14: Real Madrid
•   7: AC Milan
•   6: Liverpool, Bayern Munich
•   5: Barcelona

Is Liverpool the best English team in Champions League?

Liverpool have the most Champions League titles in the history of English football with arch rivals Manchester United in second place with three wins.

Chelsea and Nottingham Forest have two each, with Aston Villa winning it once.