UEFA Champions League Trophy and Its Story
Short answer: The UEFA Champions League trophy, officially the European Champion Clubs’ Cup, stands 73.5 cm high and weighs around 7.5 kg, according to UEFA. Paris Saint-Germain are the current holders after winning the 2025/26 final, following their 2024/25 win. Real Madrid, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Barcelona and Ajax are the six multiple-winner clubs.
UEFA Champions League trophy, called the European Champion Clubs’ Cup or the European Cup, is a trophy, which is awarded annually by UEFA to the CL winner football club.
The original European Cup trophy donated by L’Équipe, a French sports newspaper. Till 2009, after five wins or three consecutive wins, CL winners kept the real UCL trophy. The first team to get the trophy was Real Madrid, winning the first five European Cups and the 1965-66 edition.
The replacement trophy, with a little different design from the original, commissioned UEFA from Jürg Stadelmann, a jeweller from Switzerland.
UEFA calls the trophy that is awarded today the fifth version of the current design. Since the rule changed before the 2008-09 season, the winning club receives a full-size replica and UEFA keeps the original.
What are the height and weight of the Champions League trophy?
How tall is the Champions League trophy?
The UCL trophy is 73.5 cm high.
How heavy is the Champions League trophy?
The UCL trophy weighs around 7.5 kg.
Football Clubs awarded the trophy permanently
There are five football clubs that have kept the real UCL trophy under the old rules from the 1968–69 to 2008–09 seasons. Here they are:
1. Real Madrid (Spain), after winning their 6th title in 1966.
2. Ajax (Netherlands), after winning their 3rd consecutive title in 1973.
3. Bayern Munich (Germany), after winning their 3rd consecutive title in 1976.
4. AC Milan (Italy), after winning their 5th title in 1994.
5. Liverpool (England), after winning their 5th title in 2005.
What is the Champions League multiple-winner badge?
The so called multiple-winner badge (badge of honor) is used since the UCL 2000–2001 season for clubs that kept the trophy permanently. It’s on the left sleeve of the clubs shirts’ during the Champions League matches.
Since the 2021-2022 season, UEFA has incorporated the badge into the regular “Starball Badge” for the clubs who have the multiple-winner badge.
As of the end of the 2025-26 season, there are still 6 teams that have won five or more overall or three consecutive UCL titles, using UEFA’s title counts. Here they are:
1. Real Madrid (Spain), (3 consecutive, 15 overall),
2. AC Milan (Italy), (7 overall),
3. Bayern Munich (Germany), (3 consecutive, 6 overall),
4. Liverpool (England), (6 overall),
5. Barcelona (Spain), (5 overall),
6. Ajax (Netherlands), (3 consecutive, 4 overall).
Paris Saint-Germain won the title in 2025 and 2026 (2 consecutive, 2 overall), so they are not yet on the list. The latest winners are Paris Saint-Germain (2026 and 2025), Real Madrid (2024), Manchester City (2023), Real Madrid (2022) and Chelsea (2021).
Check out also the complete list of Champions League Winners.
Trophy FAQ
How tall is the Champions League trophy?
UEFA gives the current Champions League trophy as 73.5 cm tall, weighing around 7.5 kg.
Who currently holds the Champions League trophy?
Paris Saint-Germain won the 2025/26 final, beating Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Budapest on 30 May 2026, a year after their 5-0 win against Inter.
Do clubs keep the Champions League trophy?
Not any more. Under the old rule (1968-69 to 2008-09) five clubs kept the original after five wins or three in a row. Today the winning club receives a full-size replica and UEFA keeps the original.
Which clubs have the multiple-winner badge?
Real Madrid, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Barcelona and Ajax, the clubs with five or more titles or three in a row, based on UEFA’s title counts after the 2025/26 final.
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