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Teams Never To Win the Champions League

There are 18 teams who have played in, but never won a European Cup/ Champions League final - Can you name them all?
Stated are the years in which they finished runners up as a clue.
Country of team also given as a clue.
Includes formats of both European Cup and Champions League (since 1955)
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Last updated: July 3, 2025
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Runners Up In:
Country
Team
1974, 2014, 2016
Spain
Atletico Madrid
1956, 1959
France
Stade De Reims
2000, 2001
Spain
Valencia
1957
Italy
Fiorentina
1960
Germany
Eintracht Frankfurt
1966
Serbia
FK Partizan
1971
Greece
Panathinaikos
1975
England
Leeds United
1976
France
Saint Etienne
Runners Up In:
Country
Team
1977
Germany
Borussia Mönchengladbach
1978
Belgium
Club Brugge
1979
Sweden
Malmö FF
1984
Italy
Roma
1992
Italy
Sampdoria
2002
Germany
Bayer Leverkusen
2004
France
Monaco
2006
England
Arsenal
2019
England
Tottenham Hotspur
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14 Comments
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Level 38
Feb 7, 2017
missed Celtic
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Level 36
Feb 7, 2017
Celtic won in 1967.
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Level 80
Jun 3, 2019
nice! maybe you could put 'old' country names (West Germany, Yugoslavia)
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Level 80
Jun 8, 2021
Shouldn't Man City be 2021?
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Level 69
Jul 6, 2021
It should, I got too hasty adding them. Fixed.
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Level 60
Jun 9, 2021
I am a Dutch Atletico Madrid fan. Both teams have been runners up 3 times in their respective biggest competitions (World Cup/Champions League)
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Level 69
Jun 14, 2023
Ouch, the two best teams never to win either of those competitions. And so many close calls too.
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Level 58
May 2, 2024
In the description you state there are 20 teams but there are only 19 in the quiz
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Level 69
May 3, 2024
Cheers Alex, probably from when I updated it last year after City finally won it.. Will update... And maybe again in a few weeks if a certain French team win it this year
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Level 70
Jun 24, 2025
The Qatar Team starting for France now has won , please Remove
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Level 69
Jul 2, 2025
Grow up Klaas
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Level 83
Jul 2, 2025
Cheers for a very nice quiz! FYI, you updated the teams included in the quiz but not the number of teams referenced in the instructions. ;-)
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Level 66
Dec 17, 2025
Why is Leeds not working?
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Level 69
Dec 22, 2025
Just tried, it did for me?