win the Champions League It is a privilege that very few clubs can access, since historically the tournament has been dominated by those with great economic power. However, on some occasions there have been extraordinary cases of teams with fewer calls than were able to be crowned in the highest UEFA club tournament.
Real Madrid, AC Milan, Bayern Munich and Liverpool are the teams that have won the Champions League the most times. However, since the first years of the tournament when it was played under the European Cup format, clubs that were practically forgotten also tasted the sweetness of success as champions.
Did you know that these clubs won the Champions League?
Celtic Glasgow – 1966/67
The twelfth edition of the European Cup had as great protagonist to Celtic Glasgow, which was in charge of leaving Nantes from France, Vojvodina from Yugoslavia and Dukla Prague from the Czech Republic on the way. In the grand final held in Lisbon, the team led by Jock Stein defeated Inter Milan 2-1 to win the crown for the first and only time.
Those from Glasgow won the 1967 final and lost the 1970 final | Photo: Celtic
Feyenoord – 1969/70
Under the European Cup format, Feyenoord became the first champion of the Netherlands. On their way to glory they beat Icelandic KR, AC Milan, Berlin Vorwärts and Legia Warsaw, while Celtic were the rivals in the final. With goals from Rinus Israël and Ove Kindvall, those from Rotterdam were proclaimed champions at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.
Nottingham Forest – 1978/79 y 1979/80
In the late 1970s, modest Nottingham Forest surprised by winning the league title in England. His great performance also led him to winning the top European club tournament twice. In the 1978/79 edition, they beat Malmö in Sweden by a score of 1-0, while a year later they did the same against Hamburg.
Aston Villa – 1981/82
English clubs have always been protagonists in the UEFA tournament and Aston Villa was added to his list of monarchs in the 1981/82 season. With the Stadion Feijenoord as the stage, the Villains narrowly defeated the powerful Bayern Munich thanks to a solitary score by their historic striker Peter Withe.
Aston Villa is one of the five English clubs that have won the ‘Orejona’ | Photo: Aston Villa (Twitter)
Hamburg – 1982/83
Hamburg is one of the most winning clubs in Germany and at a continental level it captured the spotlight in the 1982/83 edition of the European competition. The Rothosen defeated Dinamo Berlin, Olympiacos, Dinamo kyiv and Real Sociedad to settle in the final, the same one in which they they beat Juventus 1-0 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens.
Steaua Bucarest – 1985/86
FC Barcelona let their first European Cup slip away in 1961 and in the 1985/86 edition they came with a thirst for revenge. Directed at that time by Terry Venables, the Culés appeared in the final as wide favourites, but against all odds, Steaua Bucharest from Romania managed to prevail in a series of penalties to conquer his only ‘Orejona’.
PSV – 1987/88
It took 15 years for another Dutch team to settle in the final of the tournament after Ajax won three consecutive editions. It was in the 1987/88 campaign when the PSV Eindhoven managed to sneak into the grand final to be held at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgartwhere they beat Benfica in a penalty shootout to become champion.
Red Star – 1990/91
The 90s began with a big surprise in the UEFA tournament, because in the midst of the political conflict that Yugoslavia was going through, the team from the capital (Belgrade) was able to reach the final. Grasshopper, Rangers, Dinamo Dresden and Bayern Munich were the victims of the Red Star, which beat Olympique Marseille on penalties to achieve one of the greatest feats in football history.
Olympique Marseille – 1992/93
Almost four decades after its creation, the organizers of the European Cup decided to change the format and name of the competition. The first Champions League was played with the participation of eight teams in the 1992/93 season and Olympique Marseille became the first and only French champion after beating AC Milan by a minimum at the Olympiastadion in Munich.
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