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The trophy that currently is awarded is the sixth and has been in use since 2006, after Liverpool won their fifth European Cup in 2005. [5] Since 2009, Champions League winners have not kept the real trophy, which remains in UEFA's custody at all times. [6]
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. [1] Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. [1] The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) member associations (except Liechtenstein, which has no league competition), as well as to the clubs finishing from ...
Spanish clubs are the most successful in UEFA competitions, with a total of 67 titles, and hold a record number of wins in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (20), UEFA Super Cup (17), and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (14). [10] Italian clubs are second with 50 titles and have the most victories in the Intercontinental Cup (7).
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.
FILE - A security official walks past a Champions League trophy logo during an Inter Milan training session at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, June 9, 2023.
The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League saw Manchester City finally win the trophy after years of disappointment under Pep Guardiola, beating Italian club Inter Milan in the final after a lone goal by Rodri(footballer, born 1996) in the 68th minute, marking the 4th consecutive time the UEFA Champions League Final finished 1-0. Inter also notably ...
With 48 continental trophies won, English football clubs are the third-most successful in European football, behind Italy (50) and Spain (67). In the top-tier, the UEFA Champions League, a record six English clubs have won a total of 15 titles and lost a further 11 finals, behind Spanish clubs with 20 and 11, respectively. [1]
Real Madrid hold the record for the most goals conceded by a Champions League-winning team, conceding 23 goals in 17 matches in 1999–2000. Benfica achieved the highest-ever goals conceded-per-game ratio for Champions League-winning in the history of the competition (1.57), the club conceded 11 goals in 7 matches in 1961–62.