Arsenal's Champions League record: Have the Gunners ever won the trophy? Mikel Arteta's side assessed ahead of final vs. PSG

Arsenal lifted the Premier League trophy for the first time in 22 years this season, clinching top spot ahead of Manchester City after a series of second-placed finishes, but even greater glory awaits as they prepare for Saturday's Champions League final.

Mikel Arteta's Gunners beat La Liga giants Atletico Madrid 2-1 on aggregate in their semi-final showdown, and they will be confident that their defensive resilience can get them over the line this weekend.

However, while the Londoners' Premier League triumph brought an end to their six-year silverware drought, they have never won the Champions League, and completing a double this term would go down as one of the club's greatest ever achievements.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at Arsenal's Champions League and European Cup record, ahead of Saturday's final against PSG.

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Arsenal — European Cup & Champions League

Season-by-season record • 1971–72 to 2025–26 • Click any column to sort

24 seasons

Round reached

All Group Stage Round of 16 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final

Arsenal FC season-by-season record in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League — matches played, wins, draws, losses, goals for, goals against, goal difference, and round reached.
Season	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Round
1971–72European Cup	6	4	0	2	13	4	+9	QF
1991–92European Cup	4	1	1	2	8	6	+2	R2
1998–99Champions League	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	Grp
1999–00Champions League	6	2	2	2	9	9	0	Grp
2000–01Champions League	14	7	3	4	19	18	+1	QF
2001–02Champions League	12	5	1	6	17	17	0	GS2
2002–03Champions League	12	4	5	3	15	9	+6	GS2
2003–04Champions League	10	5	2	3	16	11	+5	QF
2004–05Champions League	8	3	4	1	13	9	+4	R16
2005–06Champions League	13	8	4	1	15	4	+11	RU
2006–07Champions League	10	5	3	2	13	6	+7	R16
2007–08Champions League	12	7	3	2	24	9	+15	QF
2008–09Champions League	14	7	3	4	23	11	+12	SF
2009–10Champions League	12	7	2	3	26	14	+12	QF
2010–11Champions League	8	5	0	3	21	11	+10	R16
2011–12Champions League	10	6	2	2	13	11	+2	R16
2012–13Champions League	8	4	1	3	13	11	+2	R16
2013–14Champions League	10	6	1	3	14	8	+6	R16
2014–15Champions League	10	6	2	2	19	11	+8	R16
2015–16Champions League	8	3	0	5	13	15	−2	R16
2016–17Champions League	8	4	2	2	20	16	+4	R16
2023–24Champions League	10	5	2	3	19	8	+11	QF
2024–25Champions League	14	9	2	3	31	10	+21	SF
2025–26Champions League	14	11	3	0	29	6	+23	Final
Overall — 24 seasons	239	126	50	63	411	242	+169	52.7% W

Pld Played • W Won • D Drawn • L Lost • GF Goals for • GA Goals against • GD Goal difference • Grp Group stage • GS2 Second group stage • R2 Round 2 • RU Runner-up

Arsenal are one of the biggest teams in England, but their record in European competitions has been far from stellar.

The Gunners have never won the Champions League or European Cup before, and their only appearance in the final of either iteration prior to this season was a 2-1 defeat against Barcelona in May 2006.

Arsene Wenger's Londoners were hopeful ahead of their meeting with La Blaugrana at the Stade de France that day, but when goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was sent off with just 18 minutes on the clock, the odds were stacked against them.

Arsenal were arguably the better team in the opening exchanges, yet when Samuel Eto'o latched onto the end of a Ronaldinho pass and flicked the ball beyond Lehmann, referee Terje Hauge decided to show a red card to the German shot-stopper.

Fans still debate the rationale behind the decision to this day, given that advantage was not played despite Ludovic Giuly being on hand to score what would have been the opener.

In the aftermath, Thierry Henry famously lambasted the official, stating “I don’t know if the referee was wearing a Barcelona shirt,” before mentioning that he "Would have liked a proper referee."

Regardless, the Gunners mustered the strength to take the lead through Sol Campbell, and went into the half-time break in front, having faced little threat from Barca other than a strike from Eto'o that hit the post.

However, the Londoners failed to convert their other chances on the night, with Henry uncharacteristically wasteful, allowing the Catalan giants back into the game.

In response, Barca manager Frank Rijkaard opted to bring on Henrik Larsson just beyond the hour mark, and the Swede would go on to assist Eto'o's equaliser, as well as Juliano Belletti's 80th-minute winner.