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  1. 19911993: Three knockout qualifying rounds; group phase with two groups; two group winners meet in final; one club per country (the league champion) plus the defending champion; In 1992–93 season, the European Cup was officially rebranded as UEFA Champions League

  2. Liverpool regained it in 198384 before losing to Juventus (1984–85); Steaua București then won in 1985–86, Porto in 1986–87, PSV Eindhoven in 1987–88; Milan (2), Red Star Belgrade and Barcelona became champions before the competition was re-formulated as the UEFA Champions League.

  3. A total of 23 clubs have won the Champions League/European Cup. Real Madrid holds the record for the most victories, having won the competition 15 times, including the inaugural edition. They have also won the competition the most consecutive times, with five straight titles from 1956 to 1960.

  4. The newly formed UEFA did as it was told and a new competition was born. In Paris on 21 June 1955, UEFA’s Executive Committee took over the organisation of the newly named ‘European Champions Clubs’ Cup,’ keeping the rules and the cup that L’Equipe had already provided.

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    If the precessor, European Cup, is not counted the Champions League started in 1992. Although, when statistics are presented for Champions League it is common that Champions League and European League are accumulated. What distinguish the Champions League from European Cup is for many the group play instead of the round-robin format. The fact is, h...

    These clubs have won the most titles in the Champions League, the predecessor European Cup excluded. Most times runners-up are Juventus (3), Milan (3), Bayern Munich (3) and Atlético Madrid (3). Manchester United, Valencia and Liverpool have also lost the final more than once. If Champions League and European Cup titles are combined, Real Madrid is...

    The largest victory margin happened between HJK Helsinki and Bangor City in the second qualification round in 2011–12. If the qualification phase is excluded, the biggest goal difference is eight goals in the matches Liverpool-Besiktas (2007-2008) and Real Madrid-Malmö FF (2015-2016). If only finals are considered, the biggest win was in the 1994 f...

    In the first edition (1992-1993), the tournament consisted of 8 teams after a qualification phase. The eight teams were playing in two groups followed by a final between the group winners. The first season included in total 36 participating clubs in the qualification, since when the numbers have increased. In the third edition of the Champions Leag...

  5. Inspired by friendly tournaments and the rising popularity of football post-World War II, the European Cup was introduced in the 1955-56 season. The inaugural competition saw 16 teams battling for supremacy, with Real Madrid becoming its first champions.

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  7. 22 clubs have won the UEFA Champions League/European Cup. Check out the full list, how many titles each side has and who they beat in the final (s).

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