Champions League – goals and statistics

The Champions League is an annual club competition organized by UEFA, with the top performing league teams from around Europe taking part in a group stage/knockout event. In its early years (known as European Cup) it was a straight forward knockout competition before being re-booted with a group stage in 1991. The main high-profile teams from Europe have won the majority of the titles. With big clubs facing many unfancied sides from the smaller European leagues, there have been an abundance of high-scoring games with numerous one-sided matches..

Total goals for each season

The following shows the total goals scored in each Champions League season:

1992/93:  215 goals in 82 matches, at 2.62 goals per game
1993/94:  263 goals in 95 matches, at 2.76 goals per game
1994/95:  185 goals in 77 matches, at 2.40 goals per game
1995/96:  185 goals in 77 matches, at 2.40 goals per game
1996/97:  215 goals in 77 matches, at 2.79 goals per game
1997/98:  435 goals in 147 matches, at 2.95 goals per game
1998/99:  454 goals in 149 matches, at 3.04 goals per game
1999/00:  647 goals in 235 matches, at 2.75 goals per game
2000/01:  662 goals in 237 matches, at 2.79 goals per game
2001/02:  602 goals in 238 matches, at 2.52 goals per game
2002/03:  642 goals in 237 matches, at 2.70 goals per game
2003/04:  505 goals in 205 matches, at 2.46 goals per game
2004/05:  561 goals in 205 matches, at 2.73 goals per game
2005/06:  524 goals in 209 matches, at 2.50 goals per game
2006/07:  518 goals in 207 matches, at 2.50 goals per game
2007/08:  545 goals in 213 matches, at 2.55 goals per game
2008/09:  555 goals in 213 matches, at 2.60 goals per game
2009/10:  559 goals in 213 matches, at 2.62 goals per game
2010/11:  590 goals in 212 matches, at 2.78 goals per game
2011/12:  575 goals in 213 matches, at 2.69 goals per game
2012/13:  594 goals in 213 matches, at 2.78 goals per game
2013/14:  597 goals in 213 matches, at 2.80 goals per game
2014/15:  573 goals in 215 matches, at 2.66 goals per game
2015/16:  587 goals in 217 matches, at 2.70 goals per game
2016/17:  619 goals in 217 matches, at 2.85 goals per game
2017/18:  647 goals in 219 matches, at 2.95 goals per game
2018/19:  577 goals in 216 matches, at 2.67 goals per game
2019/20:  626 goals in 210 matches, at 2.98 goals per game
2020/21:  506 goals in 177 matches, at 2.85 goals per game

Notice that the presented stats may differ with Wikipedia.org. It is based on goals totals from UEFA.com. With the 1993/94 season and a few other seasons as well the preliminary round is included that counts for extra goals.

Highest scoring games in each season

The highest scoring games in each season with numerous one-sided affairs and close matches, and double figure team scores with the top sides facing the lowly ranking teams.

1993/94: Werder Bremen 5-3 vs Anderlecht
1996/97: Rangers 7-2 vs Alania Vladikavkaz
Borussia Dortmund 5-3 vs Steaua Bucuresti
1997/98: Widzew Lodz 8-0 vs Neftchi Baku
Feyenoord 6-2 vs Jazz
1998/99: Dynamo Kyiv 8-0 vs Barry Town
Kosice 8-0 vs Cliftonville
Spartak Moscow 6-2 vs Litex Lovech
Panathinaikos 6-3 vs Steaua Bucuresti
Manchester United 6-2 vs Brondby   
1999/00: Skonto 8-0 vs Jeunesse Esch
2000/01: Real Madrid 5-3 vs Bayer Leverkusen     
Hamburg 4-4 vs Juventus    
Paris Saint-Germain 7-2 vs Rosenborg
2001/02: Porto 8-0 vs Barry Town
2002/03: Valencia 6-2 vs FC Basel  
Olympiacos 6-2 vs Bayer Leverkusen                  
2003/04: Monaco 8-3 vs Deportivo La Coruna
2004/05: Wisla Krakow 8-2 vs WIT Georgia
Manchester United 6-2 vs Fenerbahce    
Lyon 7-2 vs Werder Bremen
2006/07: Manchester United 7-1 vs Roma  
2007/08: MSK Zilina 5-4 vs F91 Dudelange
Rosenborg 7-1 vs Astana
Liverpool 8-0 vs Besiktas
2008/09: Villarreal 6-3 vs Aalborg BK
Lyon 5-3 vs Steaua Bucuresti
Bayern Munich 7-1 vs Sporting Lisbon   
Chelsea 4-4 vs Liverpool    
2009/10: Partizan 8-0 vs Rhyl
2011/12: HJK Helsinki 10-0 vs Bangor City
Real Madrid 6-2 vs Dinamo Zagreb
Lyon 7-1 vs Dinamo Zagreb
Barcelona 7-1 vs Bayer Leverkusen     
2012/13: Valletta 8–0 vs Lusitanos
2013/14: Elfsborg 7-1 vs Daugava Daugavpils
Viktoria Plzen 6-2 vs Nomme Kalju
2014/15: Bayern Munich 7-1 vs Roma
2015/16: Real Madrid 8-0 vs Malmo
Bayer Leverkusen 4-4 vs Roma
2016/17: Borussia Dortmund 8-4 vs Legia Warsaw
Manchester City 5-3 vs Monaco
2017/18: Paris Saint-Germain 7-1 vs Celtic
2019/20: Bayern Munich 7-2 vs Tottenham Hotspur
RB Salzburg 6-2 vs Genk  
Chelsea 4-4 vs Ajax
Bayern Munich 8-2 vs Barcelona
2020/21: Dynamo Brest 6–3 vs Astana
Bayern Munich 6-2 vs RB Salzburg

By Hitesh Darji

References:
UEFA.com
https://www.worldfootball.net/stats/champions-league/1/