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The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robin league phase to qualify for the double-legged knockout rounds, and a single-leg final.
Official UEFA Champions League history. Season-by-season guide, extensive all-time stats, plus video highlights of every final to date
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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...
Mar 29, 2024 · The inception of the UEFA Champions League, then known as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup, or simply the European Cup, can be traced back to the mid-1950s. It was a grand experiment driven by a desire to create an annual continental club football competition that would pit Europe’s top-performing teams against each other.
May 26, 2021 · The Champions League is the greatest tournament in European football, featuring many of the best players in the world. To many, it seems like it has been around since the dawn of football, but its origins actually only date back to 1992. How did it get started in the first place?
May 25, 2022 · Here is the story of how the Champions League was created, told by those who were there. Gerhard Aigner: UEFA’s general secretary from 1989 to 2003, the German is an honorary member of European ...
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The victory in the 2017 UEFA Champions League final against Juventus made Real Madrid the first team ever to defend their title in the Champions League era, and the first to win consecutive titles in the competition since Milan in 1989 and 1990, when the tournament was known as the European Cup. Real Madrid's title was its 12th, extending its record, and its third in four years.
