Most appearances by German players in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League (including qualifying)

107: Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)

96: Michael Ballack (1. FC Kaiserslautern, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Bayern München, Chelsea FC)

93: Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München, VfB Stuttgart)

89: Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München)

74: Jens Lehmann (Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal FC, VfB Stuttgart)

71: Mehmet Scholl (FC Bayern München)

71: Manuel Neuer (FC Schalke 04, FC Bayern München)

68: Jörg Butt (Hamburger SV, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Bayern München)

68: Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München)

64: Stefan Reuter (FC Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund)

Oliver Kahn ©Bongarts

Top-scoring German players in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League (including qualifying)

34: Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)

27: Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart, FC Bayern München)

27: Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München)

17: Michael Ballack (1. FC Kaiserslautern, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Bayern München, Chelsea FC)

16: Dieter Hoeness (FC Bayern München)

16: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München)

15: Miroslav Klose (SV Werder Bremen, FC Bayern München)

14: Jupp Heynckes (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach)

13: Carsten Jancker (FC Bayern München)

13: Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München)

12: Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund)

12: Mehmet Scholl (FC Bayern München)



Most appearances by German players in UEFA club competition*

142: Oliver Kahn (Karlsruher SC, FC Bayern München)

125: Frank Rost (SV Werder Bremen, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV)

116: Jens Lehmann (FC Schalke 04, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal FC, VfB Stuttgart)

112: Stefan Reuter (FC Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund)

110: Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München, VfB Stuttgart)

109: Stefan Klos (Borussia Dortmund, Rangers FC)

107: Torsten Frings (SV Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern München)

101: Michael Ballack (1. FC Kaiserslautern, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Bayern München, Chelsea FC)

101: Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München)

99: Lothar Matthäus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano)



Top-scoring German players in UEFA club competition*

62: Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)

45: Jupp Heynckes (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach)

43: Ulf Kirsten (1. FC Dynamo Dresden, Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

39: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC)

39: Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart, FC Bayern München, ACF Fiorentina)

38: Dieter Müller (1. FC Köln, FC Girondins de Bordeaux)

30: Klaus Allofs (Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC Köln, Olympique de Marseille, SV Werder Bremen)

30: Miroslav Klose (1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Werder Bremen, FC Bayern München, SS Lazio)

28: Dieter Hoeness (VfB Stuttgart, FC Bayern München)

27: Jürgen Klinsmann (VfB Stuttgart, FC Internazionale Milano, AS Monaco FC, FC Bayern München, UC Sampdoria)

27: Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München)

Uli Hoeness in Bayern's 1974 triumph ©Getty Images

First German team to appear in a European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League final

Real Madrid CF 7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt, 1960



First German team to win a European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League final

FC Bayern München 1-1 4-0 Club Atlético de Madrid, 1974



First German team to appear in/win a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final

Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Liverpool FC, 1966



First German team to appear in a UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final

Liverpool FC 3-2 agg VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1973

First German team to win a UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final

FC Twente 1-5 agg VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1975



Top goals per game average for a German player in UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' Cup

0.97: Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) – 34 goals in 35 games (a European record)

Top goals per game average for a German player in all UEFA club competitions*

0.87: Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) – 62 goals in 71 games

German players have finished as the top scorers in nine European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League seasons

1961/62: Heinz Strehl (1. FC Nürnberg) – 7 goals (joint top scorer)

1966/67: Jürgen Piepenburg (ASK Vorwärts Berlin) – 6 goals (joint top scorer)

1972/73: Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) – 12 goals

1973/74: Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) – 8 goals

1974/75: Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) – 5 goals (joint top scorer)

1975/76: Jupp Heynckes (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach) – 6 goals

1976/77: Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) – 5 goals (joint top scorer)

1980/81: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München) – 6 goals (joint top scorer)

1981/82: Dieter Hoeness (FC Bayern München) – 7 goals

*UEFA club competitions means European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, European/South American Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup