Champions Cup/League Semifinals Analysis


1955-60

Clubs Appearances
 
Real Madrid         SPA   5  (1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60)
Milan               ITA   2  (1955/56, 1957/58)
Stade Reims         FRA   2  (1955/56, 1958/59)
Manchester United   ENG   2  (1956/57, 1957/58)
Hibernian           SCO   1  (1955/56)
Crvena Zvezda       YUG   1  (1956/57)
Fiorentina          ITA   1  (1956/57)
Vasas Budapest      HUN   1  (1957/58)
Atlético Madrid     SPA   1  (1958/59)
Young Boys Bern     SWI   1  (1958/59)
Barcelona           SPA   1  (1959/60)
Eintracht Frankfurt GER   1  (1959/60)
Rangers             SCO   1  (1959/60)
 
Countries Appearances
 
Spain                7
Italy                3
Scotland             2
France               2
England              2
Yugoslavia           1
Hungary              1
Switzerland          1
Germany              1
 
Editions             5
Total Teams         20
Different Teams     13 (65%)
Different Countries  9 (45%)
 
 
1961-65
 
Clubs Appearances
 
Benfica             POR   4  (1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1964/65)
Real Madrid         SPA   2  (1961/62, 1963/64)
Internazionale      ITA   2  (1963/64, 1964/65)
Rapid Wien          AUT   1  (1960/61)
Barcelona           SPA   1  (1960/61)
Hamburger SV        GER   1  (1960/61)
Standard Liège      BEL   1  (1961/62)
Tottenham Hotspur   ENG   1  (1961/62)
Milan               ITA   1  (1962/63)
FC Dundee           SCO   1  (1962/63)
Feyenoord           NET   1  (1962/63)
Borussia Dortmund   GER   1  (1963/64)
FC Zürich           SWI   1  (1963/64)
Liverpool           ENG   1  (1964/65)
Vasas Budapest      HUN   1  (1964/65)
 
Countries Appearances
 
Portugal             4
Spain                3
Italy                3
Germany              2
England              2
Austria              1
Belgium              1
Scotland             1
Netherlands          1
Switzerland          1
Hungary              1
 
Editions             5
Total Teams         20
Different Teams     15 (75%)
Different Countries 11 (55%)
 
 
1966-70
 
Clubs Appearances
 
Manchester United   ENG   3  (1965/66, 1967/68, 1968/69)
Real Madrid         SPA   2  (1965/66, 1967/68)
Internazionale      ITA   2  (1965/66, 1966/67)
Celtic Glasgow      SCO   2  (1966/67, 1969/70)
Partizan Belgrade   YUG   1  (1965/66)
CSKA Sofia          BUL   1  (1966/67)
Dukla Praha         TCH   1  (1966/67)
Benfica             POR   1  (1967/68)
Juventus            ITA   1  (1967/68)
Milan               ITA   1  (1968/69)
Ajax Amsterdam      NET   1  (1968/69)
Spartak Trnava      TCH   1  (1968/69)
Leeds United        ENG   1  (1969/70)
Legia Warszawa      POL   1  (1969/70)
Feyenoord           NET   1  (1969/70)
 
Countries Appearances
 
England              4
Italy                4
Spain                2
Scotland             2
Czechoslovakia       2
Netherlands          2
Yugoslavia           1
Bulgaria             1
Portugal             1
Poland               1
 
Editions             5
Total Teams         20
Different Teams     15 (75%)
Different Countries 10 (50%)
 
 
1971-75
 
Clubs Appearances
 
Ajax Amsterdam      NET   3  (1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73)
Atlético Madrid     SPA   2  (1970/71, 1973/74)
Celtic              SCO   2  (1971/72, 1973/74)
Bayern München      GER   2  (1973/74, 1974/75)
Crvena Zvezda       YUG   1  (1970/71)
Panathinaikos       GRE   1  (1970/71)
Benfica             POR   1  (1971/72)
Internazionale      ITA   1  (1971/72)
Juventus            ITA   1  (1972/73)
Derby County        ENG   1  (1972/73)
Real Madrid         SPA   1  (1972/73)
Újpest TE           HUN   1  (1973/74)
Saint-Etienne       FRA   1  (1974/75)
Leeds United        ENG   1  (1974/75)
Barcelona           SPA   1  (1974/75)
 
Countries Appearances
 
Spain                4
Netherlands          3
Scotland             2
Germany              2
Italy                2
England              2
Yugoslavia           1
Greece               1
Portugal             1
Hungary              1
France               1
 
Editions             5
Total Teams         20
Different Teams     15 (75%)
Different Countries 11 (55%)
 
 
1976-80
 
Clubs Appearances
 
Real Madrid         SPA   2  (1975/76, 1979/80)
Borussia M'gladbach GER   2  (1976/77, 1977/78)
Liverpool           ENG   2  (1976/77, 1977/78)
Nottingham Forest   ENG   2  (1978/79, 1979/80)
Bayern München      GER   1  (1975/76)
Saint Etienne       FRA   1  (1975/76)
PSV Eindhoven       NET   1  (1975/76)
FC Zürich           SWI   1  (1976/77)
Dynamo Kyiv         URS   1  (1976/77)
Juventus            ITA   1  (1977/78)
Club Brugge         BEL   1  (1977/78)
FC Köln             GER   1  (1978/79)
Austria Wien        AUT   1  (1978/79)
Malmö FF            SWE   1  (1978/79)
Ajax Amsterdam      NET   1  (1979/80)
Hamburger SV        GER   1  (1979/80)
 
Countries Appearances
 
Germany              5
England              4
Spain                2
Netherlands          2
France               1
Switzerland          1
Soviet Union         1
Italy                1
Belgium              1
Austria              1
Sweden               1
 
Editions             5
Total Teams         20
Different Teams     16 (80%)
Different Countries 11 (55%)
 
 
1981-85
 
Clubs Appearances
 
Liverpool           ENG   3  (1980/81, 1983/84, 1984/85)
Bayern München      GER   2  (1980/81, 1981/82)
Juventus            ITA   2  (1982/83, 1984/85)
Real Madrid         SPA   1  (1980/81)
Internazionale      ITA   1  (1980/81)
Aston Villa         ENG   1  (1981/82)
Anderlecht          BEL   1  (1981/82)
CSKA Sofia          BUL   1  (1981/82)
Real Sociedad       SPA   1  (1982/83)
Hamburger SV        GER   1  (1982/83)
Widzew Lódz         POL   1  (1982/83)
Roma                ITA   1  (1983/84)
Dundee United       SCO   1  (1983/84)
Dinamo Bucuresti    ROM   1  (1983/84)
Bordeaux            FRA   1  (1984/85)
Panathinaikos       GRE   1  (1984/85)
 
Countries Appearances
 
England              4
Italy                4
Germany              3
Spain                2
Belgium              1
Bulgaria             1
Poland               1
Scotland             1
Romania              1
France               1
Greece               1
 
Editions             5
Total Teams         20
Different Teams     16 (80%)
Different Countries 11 (55%)
 
 
1986-90
 
Clubs Appearances
 
Steaua Bucuresti    ROM   3  (1985/86, 1987/88, 1988/89)
Real Madrid         SPA   3  (1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89)
Bayern München      GER   2  (1986/87, 1989/90)
Benfica             POR   2  (1987/88, 1989/90)
Milan               ITA   2  (1988/89, 1989/90)
Anderlecht          BEL   1  (1985/86)
Barcelona           SPA   1  (1985/86)
IFK Göteborg        SWE   1  (1985/86)
FC Porto            POR   1  (1986/87)
Dynamo Kyiv         URS   1  (1986/87)
PSV Eindhoven       NET   1  (1987/88)
Galatasaray         TUR   1  (1988/89)
Olympique Marseille FRA   1  (1989/90)
 
Countries Appearances
 
Spain                4
Romania              3
Portugal             3
Germany              2
Italy                2
Belgium              1
Sweden               1
Soviet Union         1
Netherlands          1
Turkey               1
France               1
 
Editions             5
Total Teams         20
Different Teams     13 (65%)
Different Countries 11 (55%)
 
NB: during these 5 editions, UEFA banned all English clubs from European Cups.
 
 
1991-95
 
Clubs Appearances
 
Milan               ITA   3  (1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95)
Olympique Marseille FRA   2  (1990/91, 1992/93)
Barcelona           SPA   2  (1991/92, 1993/94)
Bayern München      GER   2  (1990/91, 1994/95)
Spartak Moskva      URS   1  (1990/91)
Crvena Zvezda       YUG   1  (1990/91)
Sampdoria           ITA   1  (1991/92)
FC Porto            POR   1  (1993/94)
Monaco              FRA   1  (1993/94)
Ajax Amsterdam      NET   1  (1994/95)
Paris St.-Germain   FRA   1  (1994/95)
 
Countries Appearances
 
Italy                4
France               4
Spain                2
Germany              2
Soviet Union         1
Yugoslavia           1
Portugal             1
Netherlands          1
 
Editions             5
Total Teams         16
Different Teams     11 (69%)
Different Countries  8 (50%)
 
NB: 1991/92 and 1992/93 editions, had not semifinals but two groups of four teams each.
 
 
1996-00
 
Clubs Appearances
 
Juventus            ITA   4  (1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99)
Ajax Amsterdam      NET   2  (1995/96, 1996/97)
Borussia Dortmund   GER   2  (1996/97, 1997/98)
Manchester United   ENG   2  (1996/97, 1998/99)
Real Madrid         SPA   2  (1997/98, 1999/00)
Bayern München      GER   2  (1998/99, 1999/00)
Panathinaikos       GRE   1  (1995/96)
Nantes              FRA   1  (1995/96)
Monaco              FRA   1  (1997/98)
Dynamo Kyiv         UKR   1  (1998/99)
Valencia            SPA   1  (1999/00)
Barcelona           SPA   1  (1999/00)
 
Countries Appearances
 
Italy                4
Spain                4
Germany              4
England              2
France               2
Netherlands          2
Greece               1
Ukraine              1
 
Editions             5
Total Teams         20
Different Teams     12 (60%)
Different Countries  8 (40%)
 
NB: Since 1997/98 each country could enter two or more clubs according to UEFA ranking.
 
 
2001-05
 
Clubs Appearances
 
Real Madrid         SPA   3  (2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03)
Milan               ITA   2  (2002/03, 2004/05)
Chelsea             ENG   2  (2003/04, 2004/05)
Leeds United        ENG   1  (2000/01)
Valencia            SPA   1  (2000/01)
Bayern München      GER   1  (2000/01)
Barcelona           SPA   1  (2001/02)
Manchester United   ENG   1  (2001/02)
Bayer Leverkusen    GER   1  (2001/02)
Juventus            ITA   1  (2002/03)
Internazionale      ITA   1  (2002/03)
Deportivo La Coruña SPA   1  (2003/04)
FC Porto            POR   1  (2003/04)
Monaco              FRA   1  (2003/04)
Liverpool           ENG   1  (2004/05)
PSV Eindhoven       NET   1  (2004/05)
 
Countries Appearances
 
Spain                6
England              5
Italy                4
Germany              2
Portugal             1
France               1
Netherlands          1
 
Editions             5
Total Teams         20
Different Teams     16 (80%)
Different Countries  7 (35%)
 
 
2006-10
 
Clubs Appearances
 
Barcelona           SPA   4  (2005/06, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10)
Chelsea             ENG   3  (2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09)
Manchester United   ENG   3  (2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09)
Milan               ITA   2  (2005/06, 2006/07)
Liverpool           ENG   2  (2006/07, 2007/08)
Arsenal             ENG   2  (2005/06, 2008/09)
Villarreal          SPA   1  (2005/06)
Internazionale      ITA   1  (2009/10)
Bayern München      GER   1  (2009/10)
Olympique Lyon      FRA   1  (2009/10)
 
Countries Appearances
 
England             10
Spain                5
Italy                3
Germany              1
France               1
 
Editions             5
Total Teams         20
Different Teams     10 (50%)
Different Countries  5 (25%)
 
 
2011-15

Real Madrid         SPA   5  (2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15)
Barcelona           SPA   4  (2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2014/15)
Bayern München      GER   4  (2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15)
Chelsea             ENG   2  (2011/12, 2013/14)
Schalke 04          GER   1  (2010/11)
Manchester United   ENG   1  (2010/11)
Borussia Dortmund   GER   1  (2012/13)
Atlético Madrid     SPA   1  (2013/14)
Juventus            ITA   1  (2014/15)
 
Countries Appearances
 
Spain               10
Germany              6
England              3
Italy                1
 
Editions             5
Total Teams         20
Different Teams      9 (45%)
Different Countries  4 (20%)


2016-20

Real Madrid         SPA   3  (2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18)
Bayern München      GER   3  (2015/16, 2017/18, 2019/20)
Atlético Madrid     SPA   2  (2015/16, 2016/17)
Liverpool           ENG   2  (2017/18, 2018/19)
Manchester City     ENG   1  (2015/16)
Juventus            ITA   1  (2016/17)
Monaco              FRA   1  (2016/17)
Roma                ITA   1  (2017/18)
Barcelona           SPA   1  (2018/19)
Ajax Amsterdam      NET   1  (2018/19)
Tottenham Hotspurs  ENG   1  (2018/19)
Paris St.-Germain   FRA   1  (2019/20)
Olympique Lyon      FRA   1  (2019/20)
RB Leipzig          GER   1  (2019/20)

Countries Appearances

Spain                6
England              4
Germany              4
France               3
Italy                2
Netherlands          1


Editions             5
Total Teams         20
Different Teams     14 (70%)
Different Countries  6 (30%)
 

2021-25

Real Madrid         SPA   4  (2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24)
Manchester City     ENG   3  (2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)
Paris St.-Germain   FRA   2  (2020/21, 2023/24)
Chelsea             ENG   1  (2020/21)
Liverpool           ENG   1  (2021/22)
Villarreal          SPA   1  (2021/22)
Milan               ITA   1  (2022/23)
Internazionale      ITA   1  (2022/23)
Borussia Dortmund   GER   1  (2023/24)
Bayern München      GER   1  (2023/24)

Countries Appearances

England              5
Spain                5
Italy                2
France               2
Germany              2

Editions             4

 
OVERALL

                  Total    Diff.   Average   Diff.   Average
           Ed.    Teams    Teams    Teams    Coun.    Coun.

1955-60     5      20       13       65%       9       45%         
1961-65     5      20       15       75%      11       55%
1966-70     5      20       15       75%      10       50%
1971-75     5      20       15       75%      11       55%
1976-80     5      20       16       80%      11       55%   
1981-85     5      20       16       80%      11       55%
1986-90     5      20       13       65%      11       55%
1991-95     5      16       11       69%       8       50%
1996-00     5      20       12       60%       8       40%
2001-05     5      20       16       80%       7       35%
2006-10     5      20       10       50%       5       25%
2011-15     5      20        9       45%       4       20% 
2016-20     5      20       14       70%       6       30%
2021-25     4      16       10       62%       5       31%


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