UEFA Champions League

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Updated On : 06 May, 2019

Full Name
UEFA Champions League

Type
regional

Location
Europe

Disabled
No

Conducted
Annually

Gender
Male

Trivia

The UEFA Champions League final match of the year 2012 tournament has been marked in the history with the highest TV ratings, being watched by 360 million viewers.

The UEFA Champions League is a continental football club competition, held in Europe every year. The competition is organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the administrative and controlling body for football competitions in Europe. It is conducted for both men and women.

UEFA Men's Champions League

The league was established in the year 1955, formerly known as European Cup till 1992. Post the year, it was rebranded to its current name as "UEFA Champions League". It is considered as the most prestigious club competition in European football and is also one of the most prestigious events in the world, participated by the top division European Football Clubs. The UEFA Champions League final is the most viewed international annual sporting event. Real Madrid has been the most successful team in the history of the competition that has won 11 times with 6 of its wins being pre-1992.

UEFA Women's Champions League

A league for women was founded due to the increased interests of women in the sport. The competition was first played in 2001 with a name UEFA Women's Cup. In 2009, it was renamed as the UEFA Women's Champions League. The competition is also termed as "Women's European Cup". The format of the competition is nearly same as that of men's with some specifications. FFC Frankfurt is the most successful club that has won the cup four times till now.

Competition Format

Pre 1992 competition, when it was known as European Cup, the competition involved only straight knockout ties with only champion team club from European countries participating. However, when the league was rebranded as UEFA Champions league in 1992, the format of the competition was changed by including group stages for the first time which allowed teams finishing second or third in top European leagues.
In its current format, the league begins in the middle of July with three knockout qualifying rounds followed by a play-off round.
The 10 remaining teams then enter the group-stage, joining 22 other teams qualified in advance. These 32 teams are placed into eight groups, consisting of four teams that play each other twice in a double round-robin system.
The top two teams of each group then proceed to compete in the knockout phase that concludes with the final match in May.
The champion of this League qualifies for the FIFA Club World Cup & the UEFA Super Cup.