UEFA European Football Forum

I read diferring information about the Champions League Trophy. One source is saying, Liverpool got the last original Trophy for their fifth win in 2005, since then, the Original is always kept by the UEFA themselves, winners only get copies. No one may keep the Original forever anymore, like, Real, Ajax, Bayern, Milan and Liverpool did.

If anyone wins a fifth (10th, 15th,20th...?) Title or three consecutive Titles, no more Original Trophy for them, but "Special Awards of acknowlegement".

That would mean Real (10th title in 2014), Barca (fifth Title in 2015), and Real again (3 consecutive titles 2016-2018) did NOT get the orginal trophies, but this "Special Award" (meaning what exactly???)


Other sources say, Barca was given the Original for their fifth win in 2015, and there is a new trophy since 2016.

Wich one will be true?

A rule introduced in 1968/69 stipulates that the cup becomes the property of any club who win the competition five times or three years in a row. The club then start a new cycle from zero. Real Madrid, Ajax, Bayern München, Milan and Liverpool all have a version in their trophy rooms. The rule was changed ahead of 2008/09, with the original trophy remaining with UEFA and the clubs awarded a replica.

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/thetrophy/

The current trophy is the fifth version of the current design. It was commissioned by UEFA General Secretary Hans Bangerter after Real Madrid were allowed to keep the original in 1967.

So Barca just kept a replica as otherwise the current trophy needed to be the sixth or seventh version.