| Year | Club | Runner Up |
| 1956 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Stade de Reims (France) |
| 1957 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Fiorentina (Italy) |
| 1958 | Real Madrid (Spain) | AC Milan (Italy) |
| 1959 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Stade de Reims (France) |
| 1960 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) |
| 1961 | Benfica Lisbon (Portugal) | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 1962 | Benfica Lisbon (Portugal) | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 1963 | AC Milan (Italy) | Benfica Lisbon (Portugal) |
| 1964 | Internazionale Milan (Italy) | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 1965 | Internazionale Milan (Italy) | Benfica Lisbon (Portugal) |
| 1966 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) |
| 1967 | Celtic Glasgow (Scotland) | Internazionale Milan (Italy) |
| 1968 | Manchester United (England) | Benfica Lisbon (Portugal) |
| 1969 | AC Milan (Italy) | Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| 1970 | Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) | Celtic Glasgow (Scotland) |
| 1971 | Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) | Panathinaikos Athens (Greece) |
| 1972 | Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) | Internazionale Milan (Italy) |
| 1973 | Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) | Juventus Turin (Italy) |
| 1974 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | Atletico Madrid (Spain) |
| 1975 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | Leeds United (England) |
| 1976 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | AS Saint-Etienne (France) |
| 1977 | Liverpool (England) | Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany) |
| 1978 | Liverpool (England) | FC Brugge (Belgium) |
| 1979 | Nottingham Forest (England) | Malmo FF (Sweden) |
| 1980 | Nottingham Forest (England) | SV Hamburg (Germany) |
| 1981 | Liverpool (England) | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 1982 | Aston Villa (England) | Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| 1983 | SV Hamburg (Germany) | Juventus Turin (Italy) |
| 1984 | Liverpool (England) | AS Roma (Italy) |
| 1985 | Juventus Turin (Italy) | Liverpool (England) |
| 1986 | Steaua Bucharest (Romania) | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 1987 | FC Porto (Portugal) | Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| 1988 | PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) | Benfica Lisbon (Portugal) |
| 1989 | AC Milan (Italy) | Steaua Bucharest (Romania) |
| 1990 | AC Milan (Italy) | Benfica Lisbon (Portugal) |
| 1991 | Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | Olympique Marseille (France) |
| 1992 | Barcelona (Spain) | Sampdoria Genoa (Italy) |
| 1993 | Olympique Marseille (France) | AC Milan (Italy) |
| 1994 | AC Milan (Italy) | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 1995 | Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) | AC Milan (Italy) |
| 1996 | Juventus Turin (Italy) | Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| 1997 | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) | Juventus Turin (Italy) |
| 1998 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Juventus Turin (Italy) |
| 1999 | Manchester United (England) | Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| 2000 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Valencia (Spain) |
| 2001 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | Valencia (Spain) |
| 2002 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) |
| 2003 | AC Milan (Italy) | Juventus Turin (Italy) |
| 2004 | FC Porto (Portugal) | AS Monaco (France) |
| 2005 | Liverpool (England) | AC Milan (Italy) |
| 2006 | Barcelona (Spain) | Arsenal (England) |
| 2007 | AC Milan (Italy) | Liverpool (England) |
