UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, or simply the Champions League, is an annual continental club football competition organized by the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the top football club in Europe. It was originally known as European Champion Club Cup or European Cup. It is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world and one of the most prestigious club competitions in European football. The final match of the 2012-13 tournament was the most watched financier of the tournament till date. Not only this, this match, seen by 360 million viewers, was the most watched annual sporting event in the world in 2013.

Prior to 1992, the tournament was officially called the "European Champion Club" Cup, but generally it was simply known as "European Cup". This contest was started in the form of a straight knock-out competition for each country's Champion Club. During the 1990s, expanding the tournament included a round robin group stage and more teams. Should not be confused with the UEFA Europa League, known as the UEFA Cup before the UEFA Champions League.

There are several stages of the tournament. In the present format, it starts in mid-July with three outright qualifying rounds and one play-off round. 10 live teams have eight groups of each in four teams, in which 22 teams are included in the group stage. Eight group winners and runners-up in the final knockout stage, which ended in the final match in May 8. The UEFA Champions League winner is eligible for the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.

The most successful club in the history of this competition is Real Madrid, which has won twelve tournaments, including the last five seasons in the tournament. The Spanish Club 17 has the highest number of wins with 13 wins after England and Italy with each.

The current (2017) champions of this tournament are Real Madrid. In the final match played in Cardiff, they won the title defeating Juventus 4-1.

History

The first all-European tournament was a competition Challenge Cup between the club in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Meterupa Cup, a competition modeling after the Challenge Cup, was created by Zeid Edelba in 1927 and was played between the Central European Club. In 1930, the first attempt to make a cup for the Coupe des Nation (French: National Cup), the National Champion Club of Europe, was played and organized by the Swiss Club Servette. Organized in Geneva, it brought ten champions together from the continent. The tournament was won by Hungary's Uzzestas. The Latin European countries came together to form the Latin Cup in 1949. Inglés Press After the successful run of friendship of friendship in the 1950s, after announcing Wolverhampton Wanderers "World Champions", Gabriel Hainoot, editor of Le 'Equipe, finally succeeded in convincing UEFA to put such a tournament. This was the European champion club cup in Paris in 1955. Song

Officially titled 'Champions League', simply titled UEFA Champions League song, written by Tony Britton and an adaptation priest of George Friedrich Haidale Zadok (Coronation Gone is one of his). In order to arrange a song of UEFA, in 1992, the British Commission and Crown Fields were performed by the Academy of St Martin's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Sage by London. Ingles, German and French: The Chorus is included in three official languages ​​used by UEFA. Song chorus is played at the beginning and end of each UEFA Champions League game, as well as the TV broadcast of matches. The complete song is a three-minute long anthem and has two short stanzas and chorus. The format Eligibility Which of the UEFA Country Club teams reached the group stage of the UEFA Champions League? It has been represented in UEFA member group stage of the UEFA. The same UEFA member countries have not been represented in the group stage. Not a UEFA member

One of the UEFA Champions League 32 teams, starting with a double round robin group stage, KU is not directly accessible to the appropriate tournament, which is ahead of two qualifying routes for the team. Being two league league champions, division is between qualified teams and they are eligible based on 2-4 finishing in their national championship.

The UEFA Champions League is based on the UEFA coefficient of subtitle member associations that the number of teams each team has. These coefficient clubs are generated by the results of each union represented during the last five Champions League and UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup season. The coefficient of a higher union, the more teams represent the League in the Champions League and less competency rounds should be fought within the association teams.

Five of the remaining qualifying places, with five high coefficients, the winners of the four rounds of the qualifying qualifying between the remaining 39 or 38 national champions are given to those champions later by the organization. Qualifying qualification of the tournament between 15 clubs on behalf of one of my 1 rank organizations, through the other five, given to two winners of the two rounds, wells are qualified in their respective national league based on second, third or fourth place.

In addition to the criteria of the game, any club must be licensed by its national association to participate in Champions League. To obtain a license, clubs and certain stadiums, infrastructure and financing needs must be met. Contest

The competition begins with a group stage out of 32 teams, divided into the appropriate eight groups. Seeding is used to attract this stage and can not be prepared in groups with teams from the same country. Each team meets other people in their group home (match at the home stadium) and away in a round robin format (match at the opposition stadium). The progress of the next round of the winning team and the runner-up from each group. Third-placed team enters UEFA Europa League.

For this stage, the team can not be prepared against each other by winning a group, the runner-up is another group and plays against teams from the same country. Since the quarter finals, the draw is completely random, without the security of the country. Contest Contest uses the stadium round rule: the total score of two matches is tied, then the team who scored more goals on the opponent's stadium advances.

The group stage is played through autumn and starts after a winter holidays in the nose-out phase. The nose-out match is played in a two-legged format, leaving the finals. The final match is usually held in the last two weeks of May. prize money Champions League Trophy

As of 2012-13, the UEFA award for € 2,100,000 for each team in the play-off round. To reach the group stage, UEFA's prize fee of € 8,600,000 based on A win in the group is awarded € 1,000,000 and is worth a draw € 500,000. In addition, UEFA pays the team reaching the first knockout round of € 3,500,000, for € 6,500,000 runners-up for every semi-finals and € 10,500,000 for the winners. Each quarter finals € 3900000, 4900000 €. Medal

In the 2012-13 tournament, 40 gold medals are being presented to the champion league winner and runner-up for 40 silver medals. media coverage The Champions League logo competition is shown in the middle of the pitch before each match

The competition is in Europe, but attracts not only a broader TV audience around the world. In the final of the tournament, in recent years, the world's most watched annual game has been organized. For the first time as the most watched yearly sporting event in the world, the previous year's Super Bowl (106 million viewers) has exceeded an audience of 109 million people, estimated with the 2009 Champions League. the winner

: List of UEFA Champions League Final

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