List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers - wikipedia List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers The UEFA Champions League, known until 1992 as the European Champion Clubs ' Cup or colloquially as the European Cup, is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955. Originally a straight knockout competition open only to champion clubs, the tournament was expanded during the 1990s to incorporate a round - robin group phase and more teams. The expansion resulted in more games being played, increasing players ' goalscoring chances, thus the list below is weighted in favour of modern players. Contents 1 All - time top scorers 2 Top scorers by seasons 2.1 By player 2.2 By country 3 See also 4 References All - time top scorers As of 4 April 2018 The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition. Bold indicates players active in the competition in the 2017 -- 18 season and their current club. Player Country Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 119 149 0.8 2003 -- Manchester United Real Madrid Lionel Messi Argentina 100 124 0.81 2005 -- Barcelona Raúl Spain 71 142 0.5 1995 -- 2011 Real Madrid Schalke 04 Ruud van Nistelrooy Netherlands 56 73 0.77 1998 -- 2009 PSV Eindhoven Manchester United Real Madrid 5 Karim Benzema France 53 101 0.52 2006 -- Lyon Real Madrid 6 Thierry Henry France 50 112 0.45 1997 -- 2012 Monaco Arsenal Barcelona 7 Alfredo Di Stéfano Argentina 49 58 0.84 1955 -- 1964 Real Madrid 8 Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine 48 100 0.48 1994 -- 2012 Dynamo Kyiv Milan Chelsea Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden 48 120 0.4 2001 -- 2018 Ajax Juventus Internazionale Barcelona Milan Paris Saint - Germain Manchester United 10 Eusébio Portugal 47 63 0.75 1961 -- 1974 Benfica 11 Filippo Inzaghi Italy 46 81 0.57 1997 -- 2012 Juventus Milan 12 Robert Lewandowski Poland 45 68 0.66 2011 -- Borussia Dortmund Bayern Munich 13 Didier Drogba Ivory Coast 44 92 0.48 2003 -- 2015 Marseille Chelsea Galatasaray 14 Alessandro Del Piero Italy 42 89 0.47 1995 -- 2009 Juventus Thomas Müller Germany 42 95 0.44 2008 -- Bayern Munich 16 Ferenc Puskás Hungary 35 41 0.85 1956 -- 1966 Budapest Honvéd Real Madrid 17 Gerd Müller West Germany 34 35 0.97 1969 -- 1977 Bayern Munich 18 Francisco Gento Spain 32 88 0.36 1955 -- 1969 Real Madrid Edinson Cavani Uruguay 32 52 0.62 2011 -- Napoli Paris Saint - Germain 20 Sergio Agüero Argentina 31 60 0.52 2008 -- Atlético Madrid Manchester City 21 Samuel Eto'o Cameroon 30 78 0.38 1999 -- 2014 Mallorca Barcelona Internazionale Chelsea Wayne Rooney England 30 85 0.35 2004 -- 2016 Manchester United Kaká Brazil 30 86 0.35 2003 -- 2014 Milan Real Madrid Fernando Morientes Spain 30 88 0.34 1997 -- 2009 Real Madrid Monaco Liverpool Valencia 25 David Trezeguet France 29 58 0.5 1997 -- 2009 Monaco Juventus Roy Makaay Netherlands 29 61 0.48 2000 -- 2007 Deportivo La Coruña Bayern Munich Patrick Kluivert Netherlands 29 71 0.41 1994 -- 2006 Ajax Barcelona Arjen Robben Netherlands 29 104 0.28 2002 -- PSV Eindhoven Chelsea Real Madrid Bayern Munich 29 Jean - Pierre Papin France 28 37 0.76 1989 -- 1994 Marseille Milan Bayern Munich Ryan Giggs Wales 28 141 0.2 1993 -- 2014 Manchester United 31 Neymar Brazil 27 47 0.57 2013 -- Barcelona Paris Saint - Germain Rivaldo Brazil 27 73 0.37 1997 -- 2007 Barcelona Milan Olympiacos 33 Mario Gómez Germany 26 44 0.59 2007 -- 2013 Stuttgart Bayern Munich 34 Mário Jardel Brazil 25 46 0.54 1996 -- 2001 Porto Galatasaray Robin van Persie Netherlands 25 59 0.42 2002 -- 2014 Arsenal Manchester United Hernán Crespo Argentina 25 65 0.38 1997 -- 2007 Parma Lazio, Internazionale Chelsea Milan Giovane Élber Brazil 25 69 0.36 1997 -- 2004 Bayern Munich Lyon 38 José Altafini Brazil 24 28 0.86 1959 -- 1976 Milan Juventus Marco Simone Italy 24 46 0.52 1989 -- 2001 Milan Paris Saint - Germain Monaco Luís Figo Portugal 24 103 0.23 1997 -- 2009 Barcelona Real Madrid Internazionale Paul Scholes England 24 124 0.19 1994 -- 2013 Manchester United 42 Jari Litmanen Finland 23 57 0.4 1993 -- 2003 Ajax Liverpool Frank Lampard England 23 105 0.22 2001 -- 2015 Chelsea Manchester City 44 Santillana Spain 22 46 0.48 1971 -- 1988 Real Madrid Gonzalo Higuaín Argentina 22 74 0.3 2007 -- Real Madrid Napoli Juventus 46 José Torres Portugal 21 33 0.64 1959 -- 1971 Benfica Luiz Adriano Brazil 21 47 0.45 2008 -- Shakhtar Donetsk Spartak Moscow Amancio Spain 21 52 0.4 1962 -- 1976 Real Madrid Steven Gerrard England 21 73 0.29 2001 -- 2015 Liverpool Claudio Pizarro Peru 21 73 0.29 2001 -- 2014 Bayern Munich Werder Bremen Notes Jump up ^ Ronaldo additionally scored one goal in four qualification matches. Jump up ^ Van Nistelrooy additionally scored four goals in eight qualification matches. Jump up ^ Henry additionally scored one goal in three qualification matches. Jump up ^ Shevchenko additionally scored 11 goals in 16 qualification matches. Jump up ^ Ibrahimović additionally scored one goal in four qualification matches. Jump up ^ Inzaghi additionally scored four goals in four qualification matches. Jump up ^ Del Piero additionally scored two goals in three qualification matches. Jump up ^ Agüero additionally scored six goals in four qualification matches. Jump up ^ Eto'o additionally scored three goals in four qualification matches. Jump up ^ Rooney additionally scored four goals in three qualification matches. Jump up ^ Morientes additionally scored six goals in 11 qualification matches. Jump up ^ Trezeguet additionally scored three goals in three qualification matches. Jump up ^ Kluivert additionally scored one goal in four qualification matches. Jump up ^ Robben additionally scored one goal in one qualification match. Jump up ^ Giggs additionally scored two goals in 10 qualification matches. Jump up ^ Rivaldo additionally scored four goals in five qualification matches. Jump up ^ Gómez additionally scored one goal in two qualification matches. Jump up ^ Jardel additionally scored three goals in two qualification matches. Jump up ^ Van Persie additionally scored two goals in nine qualification matches. Jump up ^ Crespo additionally scored three goals in five qualification matches. Jump up ^ Élber additionally scored two goals in four qualification matches. Jump up ^ Simone additionally scored one goal in two qualification matches. Jump up ^ Scholes additionally scored one goal in six qualification matches. Jump up ^ Adriano additionally scored one goal in four qualification matches. Jump up ^ Gerrard additionally scored nine goals in 14 qualification matches. Jump up ^ Pizarro additionally scored three goals in four qualification matches. Top scorers by seasons The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition. Season Player Country Club Goals 1955 -- 56 Miloš Milutinović Yugoslavia Partizan 8 1956 -- 57 Dennis Viollet England Manchester United 9 1957 -- 58 Alfredo Di Stéfano Argentina Real Madrid 10 1958 -- 59 Just Fontaine France Stade Reims 10 1959 -- 60 Ferenc Puskás Hungary Real Madrid 12 1960 -- 61 José Águas Portugal Benfica 11 1961 -- 62 Heinz Strehl West Germany 1. FC Nürnberg 8 1962 -- 63 José Altafini Italy Milan 14 1963 -- 64 Vladica Kovačević Yugoslavia Partizan 7 Sandro Mazzola Italy Internazionale Ferenc Puskás Hungary Real Madrid 1964 -- 65 Eusébio Portugal Benfica 9 José Torres Portugal Benfica 1965 -- 66 Flórián Albert Hungary Ferencváros 7 Eusébio Portugal Benfica 1966 -- 67 Jürgen Piepenburg East Germany Vorwärts Berlin 6 Paul Van Himst Belgium Anderlecht 1967 -- 68 Eusébio Portugal Benfica 6 1968 -- 69 Denis Law Scotland Manchester United 9 1969 -- 70 Mick Jones England Leeds United 8 1970 -- 71 Antonis Antoniadis Greece Panathinaikos 10 1971 -- 72 Johan Cruyff Netherlands Ajax 5 Antal Dunai Hungary Újpesti Dózsa Lou Macari Scotland Celtic Silvester Takač Yugoslavia Standard Liège 1972 -- 73 Gerd Müller West Germany Bayern Munich 11 1973 -- 74 Gerd Müller West Germany Bayern Munich 8 1974 -- 75 Gerd Müller West Germany Bayern Munich 5 Eduard Markarov Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan 1975 -- 76 Jupp Heynckes West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 1976 -- 77 Gerd Müller West Germany Bayern Munich 5 Franco Cucinotta Italy Zürich 1977 -- 78 Allan Simonsen Denmark Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 1978 -- 79 Claudio Sulser Switzerland Grasshopper 11 1979 -- 80 Søren Lerby Denmark Ajax 10 1980 -- 81 Terry McDermott England Liverpool 6 Graeme Souness Scotland Liverpool Karl - Heinz Rummenigge West Germany Bayern Munich 1981 -- 82 Dieter Hoeneß West Germany Bayern Munich 7 1982 -- 83 Paolo Rossi Italy Juventus 6 1983 -- 84 Viktor Sokol Soviet Union Dinamo Minsk 6 1984 -- 85 Torbjörn Nilsson Sweden IFK Göteborg 7 Michel Platini France Juventus 1985 -- 86 Torbjörn Nilsson Sweden IFK Göteborg 6 1986 -- 87 Borislav Cvetković Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 7 1987 -- 88 Gheorghe Hagi Romania Steaua Bucureşti Jean - Marc Ferreri France Bordeaux Rabah Madjer Algeria Porto Ally McCoist Scotland Rangers Míchel Spain Real Madrid Rui Águas Portugal Benfica 1988 -- 89 Marco van Basten Netherlands Milan 10 1989 -- 90 Romário Brazil PSV Eindhoven 6 Jean - Pierre Papin France Marseille 1990 -- 91 Peter Pacult Austria Tirol Innsbruck 6 Jean - Pierre Papin France Marseille 1991 -- 92 Sergei Yuran Ukraine Benfica 7 Jean - Pierre Papin France Marseille 1992 -- 93 Franck Sauzée France Marseille 5 1993 -- 94 Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria Barcelona 5 1994 -- 95 George Weah Liberia Paris Saint - Germain 7 1995 -- 96 Jari Litmanen Finland Ajax 9 1996 -- 97 Milinko Pantić Yugoslavia Atlético Madrid 5 1997 -- 98 Alessandro Del Piero Italy Juventus 10 1998 -- 99 Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 8 Dwight Yorke Trinidad and Tobago Manchester United 1999 -- 00 Mário Jardel Brazil Porto 10 Rivaldo Brazil Barcelona Raúl Spain Real Madrid 2000 -- 01 Raúl Spain Real Madrid 7 2001 -- 02 Ruud van Nistelrooy Netherlands Manchester United 10 2002 -- 03 Ruud van Nistelrooy Netherlands Manchester United 12 2003 -- 04 Fernando Morientes Spain Monaco 9 2004 -- 05 Ruud van Nistelrooy Netherlands Manchester United 8 2005 -- 06 Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Milan 9 2006 -- 07 Kaká Brazil Milan 10 2007 -- 08 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United 8 2008 -- 09 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 9 2009 -- 10 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 8 2010 -- 11 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 12 2011 -- 12 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 14 2012 -- 13 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Real Madrid 12 2013 -- 14 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Real Madrid 17 2014 -- 15 Neymar Brazil Barcelona 10 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Real Madrid Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 2015 -- 16 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Real Madrid 16 2016 -- 17 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Real Madrid 12 By player Player Titles Seasons Cristiano Ronaldo 6 2007 -- 08, 2012 -- 13, 2013 -- 14, 2014 -- 15, 2015 -- 16, 2016 -- 17 Lionel Messi 5 2008 -- 09, 2009 -- 10, 2010 -- 11, 2011 -- 12, 2014 -- 15 Gerd Müller 1972 -- 73, 1973 -- 74, 1974 -- 75, 1976 -- 77 Eusébio 1964 -- 65, 1965 -- 66, 1967 -- 68 Jean - Pierre Papin 1989 -- 90, 1990 -- 91, 1991 -- 92 Ruud van Nistelrooy 2001 -- 02, 2002 -- 03, 2004 -- 05 Ferenc Puskás 1959 -- 60, 1963 -- 64 Torbjörn Nilsson 1984 -- 85, 1985 -- 86 Raúl 1999 -- 00, 2000 -- 01 Andriy Shevchenko 1998 -- 99, 2005 -- 06 By country Country Titles Seasons Portugal 12 1960 -- 61, 1964 -- 65, 1965 -- 66, 1967 -- 68, 1987 -- 88, 2007 -- 08, 2012 -- 13, 2013 -- 14, 2014 -- 15, 2015 -- 16, 2016 -- 17 West Germany 8 1961 -- 62, 1972 -- 73, 1973 -- 74, 1974 -- 75, 1975 -- 76, 1976 -- 77, 1980 -- 81, 1981 -- 82 France 7 1958 -- 59, 1984 -- 85, 1987 -- 88, 1989 -- 90, 1990 -- 91, 1991 -- 92, 1992 -- 93 Argentina 6 1957 -- 58, 2008 -- 09, 2009 -- 10, 2010 -- 11, 2011 -- 12, 2014 -- 15 Yugoslavia 5 1955 -- 56, 1963 -- 64, 1971 -- 72, 1986 -- 87, 1996 -- 97 Italy 1962 -- 63, 1963 -- 64, 1976 -- 77, 1982 -- 83, 1997 -- 98 Netherlands 1971 -- 72, 1988 -- 89, 2001 -- 02, 2002 -- 03, 2004 -- 05 Brazil 1989 -- 90, 1999 -- 2000, 1999 -- 2000, 2006 -- 07, 2014 -- 15 Hungary 1959 -- 60, 1963 -- 64, 1965 -- 66, 1971 -- 72 Scotland 1968 -- 69, 1971 -- 72, 1980 -- 81, 1987 -- 88 Spain 1987 -- 88, 1999 -- 2000, 2000 -- 01, 2003 -- 04 England 1956 -- 57, 1969 -- 70, 1980 -- 81 Ukraine 1991 -- 92, 1998 -- 99, 2005 -- 06 Soviet Union 1974 -- 75, 1983 -- 84 Denmark 1977 -- 78, 1979 -- 80 Sweden 1984 -- 85, 1985 -- 86 Notes Jump up ^ Two Portuguese players were joint top scorers. See also List of UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers List of UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup top scorers References Jump up ^ `` Champions League + European Cup - All - time Topscorers ''. worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 February 2018. Jump up ^ Source ( unless otherwise indicated ) : UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016 -- 17. For players active prior to the introduction of the Champions League in 1992, see `` All - time records 1955 -- 2016 '' ( pdf ). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA ). pp. 5 -- 8. Retrieved 19 April 2017. For all other players, see : `` Facts and figures '' ( pdf ). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA ). pp. 4 -- 7. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo goal for goal ''. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA ). 18 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Ronaldo : Debrecen 3 - 0 ( h ) 09 / 08 / 05, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round ^ Jump up to : `` Goals per game : Europe 's most efficient scorers ''. UEFA. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Edinson Cavani : Club matches ''. World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Neymar : Club matches ''. World Football. Retrieved 9 March 2017. Jump up ^ Potter, Steffen ( 30 June 2016 ). `` Grateful Gómez gunning for Italy ''. UEFA. Retrieved 24 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Jardel : Club matches ''. World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Marco Simone : Club matches ''. World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Santillana : Club matches ''. World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` José Torres : Club matches ''. World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Luiz Adriano : Club matches ''. World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2016. Jump up ^ For players active prior to the introduction of the Champions League in 1992, see : Di Maggio, Roberto ; Mamrud, Roberto ; Rota, Davide ; Owsianski, Jarek ( 8 June 2017 ). `` Champions Cup / Champions League Topscorers ''. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation ( RSSSF ). Retrieved 2 November 2017. For all other players, see : `` UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2017 / 18 : Facts and figures '' ( pdf ). Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA ). p. 11. Retrieved 2 November 2017. European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers European Cup 1955 -- 56 : Milutinović 1956 -- 57 : Viollet 1957 -- 58 : Di Stéfano 1958 -- 59 : Fontaine 1959 -- 60 : Puskás 1960 -- 61 : J. Águas 1961 -- 62 : Di Stéfano, Løfqvist, Puskás, Strehl & Tejada 1962 -- 63 : Altafini 1963 -- 64 : Kovačević, Mazzola & Puskás 1964 -- 65 : Eusébio & Torres 1965 -- 66 : Albert & Eusébio 1966 -- 67 : Piepenburg & Van Himst 1967 -- 68 : Eusébio 1968 -- 69 : Law 1969 -- 70 : Jones 1970 -- 71 : Antoniadis 1971 -- 72 : Dunai, Macari & Takač 1972 -- 73 : Müller 1973 -- 74 : Müller 1974 -- 75 : Müller & Markarov 1975 -- 76 : Heynckes 1976 -- 77 : Cucinotta & Müller 1977 -- 78 : Simonsen 1978 -- 79 : Sulser 1979 -- 80 : Lerby 1980 -- 81 : McDermott, Rummenigge & Souness 1981 -- 82 : Hoeneß 1982 -- 83 : Rossi 1983 -- 84 : Sokol 1984 -- 85 : Nilsson & Platini 1985 -- 86 : Nilsson 1986 -- 87 : Cvetković 1987 -- 88 : R. Águas, Ferreri, Hagi, Madjer, McCoist, Míchel & Novák 1988 -- 89 : Van Basten 1989 -- 90 : Papin & Romário 1990 -- 91 : Pacult & Papin 1991 -- 92 : Papin & Yuran UEFA Champions League 1992 -- 93 : Romário 1993 -- 94 : Koeman & Rufer 1994 -- 95 : Weah 1995 -- 96 : Litmanen 1996 -- 97 : Pantić 1997 -- 98 : Del Piero 1998 -- 99 : Shevchenko & Yorke 1999 -- 2000 : Jardel, Raúl & Rivaldo 2000 -- 01 : Raúl 2001 -- 02 : Van Nistelrooy 2002 -- 03 : Van Nistelrooy 2003 -- 04 : Morientes 2004 -- 05 : Van Nistelrooy 2005 -- 06 : Shevchenko 2006 -- 07 : Kaká 2007 -- 08 : C. Ronaldo 2008 -- 09 : Messi 2009 -- 10 : Messi 2010 -- 11 : Messi 2011 -- 12 : Messi 2012 -- 13 : C. Ronaldo 2013 -- 14 : C. Ronaldo 2014 -- 15 : Neymar, C. Ronaldo & Messi 2015 -- 16 : C. Ronaldo 2016 -- 17 : C. Ronaldo European Cup and UEFA Champions League European Cup era, 1955 -- 1992 Seasons 1955 -- 56 1956 -- 57 1957 -- 58 1958 -- 59 1959 -- 60 1960 -- 61 1961 -- 62 1962 -- 63 1963 -- 64 1964 -- 65 1965 -- 66 1966 -- 67 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 Finals 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 UEFA Champions League era, 1992 -- present Seasons 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 2000 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 2018 -- 19 Finals 2017 2018 2019 2020 History Finals Winning managers Winning players Records and statistics Top scorers Hat - tricks Appearances Performance comparison Anthem Broadcasters Trophy Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_European_Cup_and_UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers&oldid=834554846 '' Categories : UEFA Champions League Lists of association football league top scorers in Europe Hidden categories : Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Français Հայերեն Italiano Português Română Русский Türkçe Українська 中文 3 more Edit links This page was last edited on 6 April 2018, at 10 : 41. 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Question: who is the leading scorer in the champions league
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo