Manager with most Champions League titles, wins, trophies as coach in UEFA tournament history

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The UEFA Champions League title is the pinnacle of each European season, with heavyweight teams and managers fighting it out for the famous trophy.

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Real Madrid have dominated the competition throughout its history, as its predecessor as the European Cup, and also since the competition's format change to the Champions League in 1992.

Seven managers have won a European Cup or Champions League title with Los Blancos, as part of the club's historical dominance of the competition.

The list of title-winning managers includes some of most iconic coaches in football, such as Carlo Ancelotti, Sir Alex Ferguson, Pep Guardiola, Bob Paisley and Zinedine Zidane. Luis Enrique joined that elite company when he led PSG to a second straight title by defeating Arsenal in the 2026 final.

The Sporting News looks down the record books here, as Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique looks to join an elite club in the 2026 final against Arsenal.

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Manager with the most Champions League trophies

Carlo Ancelotti, now the head coach of Brazil, extended his record as the most successful coach in the history of the competition thanks to Madrid's hard-fought win over Dortmund in London in the 2024 Champions League final.

Real's win over Liverpool in Paris in 2022 secured Ancelotti his fourth Champions League title as a manager, and a second with Real Madrid. Those numbers are now five and three — no other coach has won more than three in their entire career.

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The veteran Italian won his first title in 2003, at AC Milan, before securing revenge over Liverpool in the 2007 final, after losing out in the 'Miracle of Istanbul' in 2005.

Ancelotti's predecessor in Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, is currently the joint most successful Champions League coach with one team, with three wins, alongside Don Carlo and former Liverpool boss Bob Paisley.

Pep Guardiola moved on to three overall by taking Manchester City to the trophy in 2023. His team defeated Inter Milan 1-0 in the 2023 final in Istanbul. Guardiola's old Camp Nou ally Luis Enrique will join him on three if his PSG side can overcome Arsenal in the 2026 final.

Manager with the most Champions League match wins

Ancelotti also leads the list of managers with the most Champions League match wins, with his return to Madrid in 2021 taking him over the 100-win mark. Again, Ferguson and Guardiola are close behind — indeed, they are the only three to have won more than 100 matches.