Therefore the decision was taken to bring the cup to an end after the 1998 1999 season and instead merge it with the uefa cup in the sense that domestic cup winners would be included. After the uefa champions league was established in successful terms and started to include more teams the status of the cup winners cup was steadily declining. It was first held for the 1955 56 season and up until 1992 the tournament was called the european cup or.
The uefa champions league usually referred to as the champions league is an annual football cup competition organized by union of european football associations uefa for the top football clubs in europe. Uefa champions league winners. The uefa champions league abbreviated as ucl also known as the european cup is an annual club football competition organised by the union of european football associations uefa and contested by top division european clubs deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format it is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club.
It is considered the second most important international competition for european clubs after the uefa champions league clubs qualify for the europa league based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. The uefa europa league formerly the uefa cup is an association football competition established in 1971 by uefa. Check out the full list how many titles each side has and who they beat in the final s.
22 clubs have won the uefa champions league european cup. 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 second to fourth position in the strongest leagues. The uefa champions league is a seasonal football competition established in 1955.
