French football clubs in international competitions

French football clubs have entered European association football competitions since 1955–56 season, when Reims took part in the inaugural European Cup. Marseille became the first French club to win the UEFA Champions League in 1993, although their win was overshadowed by a bribery scandal. The only other French club to win a major trophy in Europe is Paris Saint-Germain, who won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1996 and the UEFA Champions League in 2025.

Finals

Year Competition French team Opposing team Score Venue
1956 European Cup Reims Real Madrid 3–4 Parc des Princes, Paris
1959 European Cup Reims Real Madrid 0–2 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
1976 European Cup Saint-Étienne Bayern Munich 0–1 Hampden Park, Glasgow
1978 UEFA Cup Bastia PSV Eindhoven 0–3 on aggregate Two-legged
1991 European Cup Marseille Red Star Belgrade 0–0 (3–5 p) Stadio San Nicola, Bari
1992 Cup Winners' Cup Monaco Werder Bremen 0–2 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
1993 Champions League Marseille Milan 1–0 Olympic Stadium, Munich
1996 UEFA Cup Bordeaux Bayern Munich 1–5 on aggregate Two-legged
Cup Winners' Cup Paris Saint-Germain Rapid Wien 1–0 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Super Cup Paris Saint-Germain Juventus 2–9 on aggregate Two-legged
1997 Cup Winners' Cup Paris Saint-Germain Barcelona 0–1 De Kuip, Rotterdam
1999 UEFA Cup Marseille Parma 0–3 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
2004 UEFA Cup Marseille Valencia 0–2 Ullevi, Gothenburg
Champions League Monaco Porto 0–3 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
2018 Europa League Marseille Atlético Madrid 0–3 Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
2020 Champions League Paris Saint-Germain Bayern Munich 0–1 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
2025 Champions League Paris Saint-Germain Inter Milan 5–0 Allianz Arena, Munich
Club World Cup Paris Saint-Germain Chelsea 0–3 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

French overseas teams

Overseas France areas frequently field teams in the Oceania and Caribbean continental cups.

Hienghène Sport from New Caledonia won the 2019 OFC Champions League and thus qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming the first-ever French club to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup.

Once has a team from Overseas France reached the semi-finals of a top-tier Caribbean cup, which was AS Samaritaine from Martinique in the 2021 Caribbean Club Championship, by virtue of which they qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF League continental tier 2 tournament.

Club Franciscain from Martinique won the first edition of the Caribbean tier 2 tournament CFU Club Shield in the 2018 season and then won a playoff to qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF League.

Final appearance by competition

Competition Winners Runners-up Total
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 2 6 8
European / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 2 3
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 0 5 5
UEFA Super Cup 0 1 1
FIFA Club World Cup 0 1 1
OFC Men's Champions League 1 6 7
CFU Club Shield 1 2 3
Total 5 23 28

References

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