UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup champions and European Cup is an annual international competition organized football club by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for football clubs top of Europe. This is the most prestigious club competition in European football. The final competition is the most watched worldwide annual sporting event, attracting more than 145 million viewers.
Before 1992, the tournament was officially called "Champions' Cup," but it was usually referred to simply as the "European Cup". The competition was initially suffered a knockout competition open only to Club Champion in each country. In 1990 the tournament has started to expand, which is a round-robin group stage and teams. Europe's strongest national leagues now provide up to four teams of each competition. UEFA Champions League should not be confused with the UEFA Europa League, formerly known as the UEFA Cup.
The tournament consists of several phases. In this form it will begin in mid-July, three knockout qualifying rounds and the playoffs. 10 surviving teams join 22 seeded teams in the group stage, with eight groups of four teams each. Eight winners and eight runners-up blocking in the final knockout stage, culminating with the final in May. The winner of the UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup eligible, and the FIFA Club World Cup
Defending champion of competition, the Spanish club Barcelona. Real Madrid is the most successful club in the history of the competition, having won the tournament nine times, including the first five seasons it was contested. Spanish clubs have collected the most wins with 13 victories. The title was won by 21 different clubs, 12 of which have won the title more than once. Since the tournament changed its name and its structure in 1992, no club has managed consecutive victories with Milan as the last club to successfully defend their title in 1990.
Qualification
In 2011, the UEFA Champions League begins with a group stage round-robin of 32 teams, which is preceded by two qualifying "courses" for computers that do not receive direct entry to the tournament proper. The two flows are divided between the teams qualified by virtue of being league champions, and those who are qualified by virtue of finishing second to fourth in the national championship.
Number of teams that each association should be based on a member of UEFA Champions League chances of the association. These results are derived from the coefficients represent the association in the last five Champions League and UEFA Champions League / UEFA Cup Seasons. Higher than the coefficient of association, the teams to represent the association Champions League qualifying rounds and the teams of the association unless they are forced to compete in
Five of the remaining ten places to meet the winners won four qualifying roundtrip between the remaining 39 or 38 national champions, to which they are associations of teachers', which is more than likely will have the bye in the later rounds. Other winners of the five won two qualifying round 15 clubs, associations ranked 1-15, who qualified on the basis of finishing second to fourth national championship.
In addition to sporting criteria, any club is licensed by the National Association of the Champions League. To obtain a license, the club must meet certain requirements Stadium, infrastructure and funding.
In 2005-06, Liverpool and Artmedia Bratislava became the first teams to reach the group stage of Champions League after playing in all three qualifying rounds. In 2008-09, both BATE and Anorthosis Famagusta achieved the same feat. Manchester United is the team that appeared most frequently in the group stage: seventeen times. He went on to win the tournament three times, in 1968, 1999 and 2008.
Between 2003 and 2008, there was a breakdown of the Champions between the winners and unskilled. The sixteen teams are divided into ranks more national championships qualified directly to the group stage of the tournament. Prior to this, three preliminary knockout rounds of qualifying remaining small teams, where different groups start in different rounds.
Before 1992, the tournament was officially called "Champions' Cup," but it was usually referred to simply as the "European Cup". The competition was initially suffered a knockout competition open only to Club Champion in each country. In 1990 the tournament has started to expand, which is a round-robin group stage and teams. Europe's strongest national leagues now provide up to four teams of each competition. UEFA Champions League should not be confused with the UEFA Europa League, formerly known as the UEFA Cup.
The tournament consists of several phases. In this form it will begin in mid-July, three knockout qualifying rounds and the playoffs. 10 surviving teams join 22 seeded teams in the group stage, with eight groups of four teams each. Eight winners and eight runners-up blocking in the final knockout stage, culminating with the final in May. The winner of the UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup eligible, and the FIFA Club World Cup
Defending champion of competition, the Spanish club Barcelona. Real Madrid is the most successful club in the history of the competition, having won the tournament nine times, including the first five seasons it was contested. Spanish clubs have collected the most wins with 13 victories. The title was won by 21 different clubs, 12 of which have won the title more than once. Since the tournament changed its name and its structure in 1992, no club has managed consecutive victories with Milan as the last club to successfully defend their title in 1990.
Qualification
In 2011, the UEFA Champions League begins with a group stage round-robin of 32 teams, which is preceded by two qualifying "courses" for computers that do not receive direct entry to the tournament proper. The two flows are divided between the teams qualified by virtue of being league champions, and those who are qualified by virtue of finishing second to fourth in the national championship.
Number of teams that each association should be based on a member of UEFA Champions League chances of the association. These results are derived from the coefficients represent the association in the last five Champions League and UEFA Champions League / UEFA Cup Seasons. Higher than the coefficient of association, the teams to represent the association Champions League qualifying rounds and the teams of the association unless they are forced to compete in
Five of the remaining ten places to meet the winners won four qualifying roundtrip between the remaining 39 or 38 national champions, to which they are associations of teachers', which is more than likely will have the bye in the later rounds. Other winners of the five won two qualifying round 15 clubs, associations ranked 1-15, who qualified on the basis of finishing second to fourth national championship.
In addition to sporting criteria, any club is licensed by the National Association of the Champions League. To obtain a license, the club must meet certain requirements Stadium, infrastructure and funding.
In 2005-06, Liverpool and Artmedia Bratislava became the first teams to reach the group stage of Champions League after playing in all three qualifying rounds. In 2008-09, both BATE and Anorthosis Famagusta achieved the same feat. Manchester United is the team that appeared most frequently in the group stage: seventeen times. He went on to win the tournament three times, in 1968, 1999 and 2008.
Between 2003 and 2008, there was a breakdown of the Champions between the winners and unskilled. The sixteen teams are divided into ranks more national championships qualified directly to the group stage of the tournament. Prior to this, three preliminary knockout rounds of qualifying remaining small teams, where different groups start in different rounds.
