The 50 greatest European club sides

Numbers breakdown: the best represented clubs, countries and decades

Nations represented in top 50

11 Spain
11 England
10 Italy
5 Germany
4 Netherlands
3 Portugal
3 France
1 Scotland
1 Serbia
1 Romania

Top club representation

6 Real Madrid
5 Barcelona
4 AC Milan
3 Bayern Munich
3 Juventus
3 Manchester United
2 Liverpool
2 Ajax
2 FC Porto
2 Inter Milan

Decades represented (by number of years)

52 1980s
49 1960s
48 1970s
37 1990s
37 2000s
29 1950s
10 1890s
6 1930s
5 1940s
2 1880s
1 1900s

Champions League winners who missed out

AC Milan 1963
AC Milan 1969
Aston Villa 1982
Borussia Dortmund 1997
Real Madrid 1998
Liverpool 2005

Managers represented

3 Jose Mourinho
3 Udo Lattek
3 Miguel Munoz
2 Alex Ferguson
2 Ernst Happel
2 Helenio Herrera

 

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