UEFA Champions League

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The UEFA Champions League is a competition that supports the best teams in. Europe. ▷ To qualify, depending on the league, you must win the league, place ...
UEFA Champions League

What is the UEFA Champions League? 

UEFA stands for Union of European Football Associations



The UEFA Champions League is a competition that supports the best teams in Europe.



To qualify, depending on the league, you must win the league, place 2nd through 4th, or be the previous winner



The Champions League is a format for the best teams and players to compete against one another to display who is the best of Europe. For that year at least.

The Beginning of the UEFA Champions League 

The UEFA Champions League is a competition between the best teams in Europe.



The first Champions League took place in 1955 but at that time it was called the European Cup.



The first winner of the cup was Real Madrid (Spain) in 1955. 

Real Madrid went on to win four more in a row after 1955 for a total of 5 straight.

Format 



Qualifying rounds consisting of: 

Groups A-H consisting of 4 teams each



Each team plays each other twice



Top 2 teams from each group advances

After qualifying rounds there is the: 

Round of 16



Quarterfinals



Semifinals



Finals

Champions 

There is a wide history of winners of the cup, here are the teams with the most wins: 

Real Madrid (Spain)-9



AC Milan (Italy)-7



Bayern Munich (Germany)-5



Liverpool (England)-5



Barcelona (Spain)-4



Ajax (Netherlands)-4

Number of Champions League Titles 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Real Madrid

AC Milan

Bayern Munich

Liverpool

Series 1

Barcelona

Ajax

Most Recent Winners 

2012/13 Bayern Munich



2011/12 Chelsea



2010/11 Barcelona



2009/10 Internazionle



2008/09 Barcelona

Prolific Performers 

Raul Gonzalez- 144 Appearances; 71 Goals



Ruud Van Nistelrooy- 81 Appearances; 60 Goals



Lionel Messi- 79 Appearances; 59 Goals



Andriy Shevchenko- 116 Appearances; 59 Goals



Christiano Ronaldo- 96 Appearances; 51 Goals

Notable Statistics 

Longest Streak: Real Madrid (1955-1960)



Most Total Wins: Real Madrid (9)



Most Total Goals: Raul Gonzalez (71 Goals)



Highest Scoring Game: 1959-60 Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt (7-3)



Highest Attendance: 1959-60, Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt, at Hampden Park, Glasgow (127,621)

References 

"UEFA Champions League - History." UEFA.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2013. .



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