| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1947 [1] |
| Ceased | 2003 |
| No. of teams | Various |
| Last champion(s) |  Lokomotiv Mezdra (1 title) |
| Most titles |  Lokomotiv Moscow (5 titles) |
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| Years | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 [1] | Yugoslavia | 2 – 1 | Hungary |
| 1951 [1] | Yugoslavia | 7 – 0 | France |
| 1953–1955 [1] | Austria | 3 – 2 | Germany |
| 1956–1958 [1] | Yugoslavia | 2 – 2 1 | Germany |
| 1959–1961 [1] | Lokomotiv Sofia | 1 – 0 |  Rapid București |
| 1962–1963 [1] | Lokomotiv Sofia | 3 – 0, 0 – 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 1966–1968 [1] | Rapid București | 3 – 1, 0 – 1 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 1969–1971 [1] | Kairat Almaty 2 | 1 – 1, 1 – 0 | Rapid București |
| 1974 [2] | Lokomotiv Moscow | Lokomotiv Sofia | |
| 1976 [2] | Lokomotiv Moscow | 5 – 1 |  Lokomotíva Košice |
| 1979 [2] | Lokomotiv Moscow | Lokomotíva Košice | |
| 1983 [2] | Lokomotiv Moscow | Lokomotíva Košice | |
| 1987 [2] | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| 1991 [2] | FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| 2003 | Lokomotiv Mezdra |
Source: Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2014-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2014-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
Notes:
Kairat Almaty was the first Soviet Team to win a European Cup.| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Seasons | Runners-up Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 5 | 1 | 1974, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1987 | 1963 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2 | 2 | 1961, 1963 | 1968, 1974 |
| Rapid București | 1 | 2 | 1968 | 1961, 1971 |
| Lokomotiv Mezdra | 1 | – | 2003 | – |
| Kairat Almaty | 1 | – | 1971 | – |
| FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod | 1 | – | 1991 | – |
| Lokomotíva Košice | – | 3 | – | 1976, 1979, 1983 |
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