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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 ...
The 1994–95 UEFA Champions League was the 40th edition of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the third since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League.
Twenty-three clubs have won the tournament since its 1955 inception. Real Madrid is the most successful club in the tournament, winning it fifteen times. A total of thirteen clubs have won the tournament multiple times: Real Madrid, Milan, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Benfica, Inter Milan, Ajax, Nottingham Forest, Juventus, Manchester United, Porto, Barcelona and Chelsea.
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robin league phase to qualify for the double-legged knockout rounds, and a single-leg final.
UEFA Champions League trophy. The European Cup was an association football competition contested from 1956 to 1992. Spanish manager José Villalonga led Real Madrid to success in the inaugural final in 1956 and repeated the feat the following season.
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.
The 2013–14 UEFA Champions League was the 59th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 22nd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The San Siro in Milan was selected to host the final in September 2014. The San Siro, officially known as Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, was announced as the venue of the final at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, on 18 September 2014, [5] the fourth European Cup/Champions League final hosted at the stadium following those in 1965, 1970 and 2001.