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Lowest ranked winners: Queens Park Rangers and Swindon Town – Third Division (now EFL League One) Lowest ranked finalists: Rochdale – Fourth Division (now EFL League Two) and Bradford City – EFL League Two; Fastest goal in League Cup Final: 45 seconds, John Arne Riise (Liverpool v. Chelsea in 3–2 defeat, 2005)
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 ...
Manchester United won a treble in 1999: the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup (left to right); the English club also won the 1999 Intercontinental Cup. See also Treble (association football) and List of association football teams to have won four or more trophies in one season.
The 24 highest-ranked teams proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match in late May or early June. [6] The winner of the Champions League automatically qualifies for the following year's Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. [7] [8]
Real Madrid holds the record for the most titles overall with 26, followed by Milan's 17 titles. [7] [8] Spanish teams hold the record for the most wins in each of the three main UEFA club competitions: Real Madrid, with 15 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles; Sevilla, with 7 UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League titles; and Barcelona, with 4 Cup Winners' Cup titles.
Bristol Bears' hopes of progressing in the Champions Cup are dealt a massive blow with a heavy defeat at Ashton Gate. Bristol 17-31 Bulls: Bears fall to heavy Investec Champions Cup defeat Skip to ...
The original European Cup trophy was donated by L'Équipe, a French sports newspaper. [4] This trophy was awarded permanently to Real Madrid in March 1967. [4] At the time, they were the reigning champions, and had won six titles altogether, including the first five competitions from 1956 to 1960.
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