The european champion clubs cup also known as coupe des clubs champions européens or simply the european cup is a trophy awarded annually by uefa to the football club that wins the uefa champions league the competition in its older format shared its name with the trophy being also known as the european cup before being renamed for the 1992 93 season onwards. In line with the increased prestige of the competition the latest uefa super cup trophy lifted for the first time by sevilla fc s javi navarro in august 2006 is bigger and better than ever. A rule introduced in 1968 69 stipulates that the cup becomes the property of any club who win the competition five.
The current uefa champions league trophy stands 73 5cm tall and weighs 7 5kg. 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.
The uefa champions league formerly european cup the uefa europa league formerly uefa cup and the uefa super cup uefa was also responsible for the cup winners cup and the intertoto cup until their discontinuation in 1999 and 2008 respectively. It organises three club competitions. The union of european football associations uefa is the governing body for association football in europe.
The cup is one of the many inter european club competitions that have been organised by uefa the first competition was held in the 1960 61 season but not recognised by the governing body of european football until two years later. The uefa cup winners cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all european domestic cup competitions. The cup was one of the many inter european club competitions that have been organised by the union of european football associations the first competition was held in the 1960 61 season but not recognised by the.
The uefa cup winners cup abbreviated as cwc was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all european domestic cup competitions. It is the second tier competition of european club football ranking below the uefa champions league. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions.
The uefa europa league abbreviated as uel is an annual football club competition organised by uefa since 1971 for eligible european football clubs. 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.
The cup was one of the many inter european club competitions that have been organised by the union of european football associations the first competition was held in the 1960 61 season but the cup was not recognised by.
Uefa cup winners cup trophy. The uefa cup winners cup abbreviated as cwc was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all european domestic cup competitions.
The uefa cup winners cup abbreviated as cwc was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all european domestic cup competitions.
