Top 3, history, opponents... AS Monaco in the Champions League by the numbers
They are preparing to play a new Champions League campaign! After having finished on the podium for the 31st time in the history of the Club, the Rouge et Blanc will start their European campaign away to Club Bruges (18:45). On this occasion, we focus on the numbers behind the Principality’s club’s impact on the competition, with the help of our partner Opta. 📊
La @ChampionsLeague est de retour 🔙#UCL I #CLUASM pic.twitter.com/MICihbG7r0
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) September 18, 2025
On the podium in matches played 🥉
Thanks to this new qualification, AS Monaco will compete in its eleventh Champions League campaign since the creation of the competition in 1992-1993. Only three teams have done better in France: Paris and Lyon (16), as well as Marseille (12).
On the other hand, if we only look at the number of matches played since the first against AEK Athens in 1993, the Principality club now has 88, ce qui lui permet de pointer sur la troisième marche du podium des formations tricolores.
In the knockous two-thirds of the time 🏆
This difference is explained by the fact that it is rare to see the Rouge et Blanc make up the numbers. 7 of their 10 participations ended in qualification for the knockout phase, a percentage of 70%. Only Paris and Lyon this time have a higher ratio. Among the significant campaigns, we can remember three semi-finals: in 1994, 1998 as well as in 2017, with the highlight being reaching the final in 2004.
Morientes, top scorer… 🎯
This epic run was marked among other things by the performance of Fernando Morientes, scorer of nine goals, and still the Club’s top scorer in the competition. He is ahead of Radamel Falcao (8) and then Dado Pršo, Thierry Henry and Victor Ikpeba who have 7. Behind them are Marco Simone and Kylian Mbappé with 6.
Moutinho has the most caps🔝
Big names which once again put AS Monaco in third place among French clubs in terms of goals scored overall (116) and per match (1.5). As for the Portuguese midfielder, João Moutinho, he has the most matches played with 27. He was particularly essential in 2015 in the elimination of Arsenal in the Round of 16, and he currently sits ahead of former teammates (25 for Fabinho, Danijel Subašić and Andrea Raggi, or Jemerson with 22).
39 different opponents 🔛
This season, AS Monaco could also find old acquaintances like Real Madrid or Juventus, whom they have already faced six times, which is a record among the 39 different opponents they have faced. The Monegasques have finally played against English teams 16 times, more than any other country, giving rise to legendary double legged ties, such as against Manchester United in 1998, Chelsea in 2004 or Manchester City in 2017.
