Welcome to the Uefa Champions League arena.
Introduced in 1992, the competition replaced the European Champion Clubs’ Cup, or simply European Cup, which had run since 1955, adding a group stage to the competition and allowing multiple entrants from certain countries.
The pre-1992 competition was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to the champion club of each country. During the 1990s, the format was expanded, incorporating a round-robin group stage and more teams.
Europe’s strongest national leagues now provide up to four teams for the competition,[4] and will provide up to five teams from the 2015–16 season onwards.
In its present format, the UEFA Champions League begins in mid-July with three knockout qualifying rounds and a play-off round. The 10 surviving teams enter the group stage, joining 22 other teams qualified in advance. The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four teams and play each other in a
double round-robin system. The eight group winners and eight runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match in May.
The winner of the UEFA Champions League qualifies for the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
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Past Winners
1955-56 Real Madrid
1956-57 Real Madrid
1957-58 Real Madrid
1958-59 Real Madrid
1959-60 Real Madrid
1960-61 Benfica
1961-62 Benfica
1962-63 Milan
1963-64 Internazionale
1964-65 Internazionale
1965-66 Real Madrid
1966-67 Celtic
1967-68 Manchester U
1968-69 Milan
1969-70 Feyenoord
1970-71 Ajax
1971-72 Ajax
1972-73 Ajax
1973-74 Bayern Munich
1974-75 Bayern Munich
1975-76 Bayern Munich
1976-77 Liverpool
1977-78 Liverpool
1978-79 Nottingham F
1979-80 Nottingham F
1980-81 Liverpool
1981-82 Aston Villa
1982-83 Hamburg
1983-84 Liverpool
1984-85 Juventus
1985-86 Steaua Buch.
1986-87 Porto
1987-88 PSV E’hoven
1988-89 Milan
1989-90 Milan
1990-91 Red Star B.
1991-92 Barcelona
1992-93 Marseille
1993-94 Milan
1994-95 Ajax
1995-96 Juventus
1996-97 B. Dortmund
1997-98 Real Madrid
1998-99 Manchester U
1999-00 Real Madrid
2000-01 Bayern Munich
2001-02 Real Madrid
2002-03 Milan
2003-04 Porto
2004-05 Liverpool
2005-06 Barcelona
2006-07 Milan
2007-08 Manchester United
2008-09 Barcelona
2009-10 Internazionale
2010-11 Barcelona
2011-12 Chelsea
2012-13 Bayern Munich
2013-14 Real Madrid
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