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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 ...
England renewed their participation in the UEFA Euro 2024 final, held in the Olympiastadion in Berlin, where three–time winners Spain won 2–1 courtesy of a Nico Williams strike at the start of the second half and a 86th-minute winner by Mikel Oyarzabal, after a Cole Palmer equaliser for England. As a result, Spain won a record–breaking ...
The UEFA Europa League, formerly the UEFA Cup, is an association football competition established in 1971 by UEFA. [1] 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 first European Cup match took place on 4 September 1955, and ended in a 3–3 draw between Sporting CP and Partizan. [22] [23] The first goal in European Cup history was scored by João Baptista Martins of Sporting CP. [22] [23] The inaugural final took place at the Parc des Princes between Stade de Reims and Real Madrid on 13 June 1956.
The team to have won the European Cup with the fewest games won is PSV Eindhoven , managing just three victories in the entire tournament, including none from the quarter-finals onwards. The team to have won the Champions League with the fewest games won is Manchester United ( 1998–99 ), with five wins.
With two minutes remaining, Hrubesch headed the winner for West Germany from a Karl-Heinz Rummenigge corner. [35] France won their first major title at home in the 1984 tournament, with their captain Michel Platini scoring 9 goals in just 5 games, including the opening goal in the final, in which they beat Spain 2–0.
The UEFA Conference League, formerly the UEFA Europa Conference League, is a seasonal football competition established in 2021. [1] It was created by UEFA to accommodate at least 34 of its national associations in the group stage of its competitions and is the third-tier of European football behind the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. [2]
A total of 29 clubs have won the tournament since its 1971 inception, with Sevilla being the only team to win it seven times, and only one to win three in a row. A total of fifteen clubs have won the tournament multiple times: the forementioned club, along with Liverpool, Juventus, Inter Milan, Atlético Madrid, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid, IFK Göteborg, Parma ...