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How Many Times Has Arsenal Won the UEFA Champions League?

Arsenal has featured in the Champions League on 23 occasions, starting with their debut in the 1971-72 season.

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Arsenal return to UEFA Champions League action when they host Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Mikel Arteta’s side were beaten in the quarter-finals by Bayern Munich last season, but the Gunners will be looking to go further with greater experience this season. Arsenal are one of the most successful clubs in English football history. However, when it comes to the UEFA Champions League – the most prestigious club competition in Europe – the Gunners have found success hard to come by.

With a strong and experienced team this season, Arsenal look like real contenders for UEFA Champions League this time around. But what does their history in the competition look like? And how many times have the Gunners actually gone all the way to lift the UEFA Champions League trophy?

Arsenal in the Champions League this season:

🏟️ 8 games
✅ 6 wins
🧤 6 clean sheets
⚽️ 23 goals scored
🥅 4 goals conceded pic.twitter.com/XTsCrQnkXW
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 5, 2025

How Many Times Has Arsenal Won the UEFA Champions League?

Arsenal has featured in the Champions League on 23 occasions, starting with their debut in the 1971-72 season and most recently competing in the 2024-25 edition. Despite their rich history, the Gunners have never won the Champions League.

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Arsenal came to winnning the Champions League glory during the 2005-06 campaign, when they reached the final but were narrowly beaten by Barcelona on a dramatic night in Paris. Arsenal were put on backfoot early on as goalkeeper Jens Lehmann made an unwanted piece of history. He became the first player to be sent off in a Champions League final, following a foul on Samuel Eto’o just outside the box. Despite going down to 10 men, Arsene Wenger’s side took a surprise lead in the 37th minute.

Barcelona made their extra man advantage count in the second-half as late goals from Eto’o and Juliano Belletti turned the tide, handing the Spanish giants the title and leaving Arsenal to rue what might have been. Since then, their best run came in the 2008-09 season, where they reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Manchester United with a 4-1 aggregate score.

18': 🔴 Jens Lehmann
37': ⚽ Sol Campbell
76': ⚽ Samuel Eto'o
80': ⚽ Juliano Belletti

ON THIS DAY: In 2006, Barcelona scored two late goals to come from behind vs. Arsenal and win the Champions League. pic.twitter.com/46jg6ZGiOn
— Squawka (@Squawka) May 17, 2019

Here’s a look at how Arsenal has performed in each of their 22 UEFA Champions League campaigns before the 2024-25 season:

Season	Champions League Stage Reached
1971-72	Quarterfinals
1991-92	Round Two
1998-99	Group Stages
1999-00	Group Stages
2000-01	Quarterfinals
2001-02	Second Group Stage
2002-03	Second Group Stage
2003-04	Quarterfinals
2004-05	Round of 16
2005-06	Runner-up
2006-07	Round of 16
2007-08	Quarterfinals
2008-09	Semifinals
2009-10	Quarterfinals
2010-11	Round of 16
2011-12	Round of 16
2012-13	Round of 16
2013-14	Round of 16
2014-15	Round of 16
2015-16	Round of 16
2016-17	Round of 16
2023-24	Quarterfinals

Between the 2010/11 and 2016/17 seasons, Arsenal consistently reached the Champions League knockout stages. However, the Gunners were eliminated in the round of 16 every single time for seven consecutive seasons.

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