UEFA Champions League
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The UEFA Champions League is Europe's premier annual club football tournament, featuring top teams from across the continent competing for one of the sport's most prestigious titles.
Aliases (11)
- European Cup ×21
- UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds ×5
- European Cup winners ×2
- UEFA Champions League finals ×2
- European Champion Clubs' Cup ×1
- European Champion Clubs’ Cup ×1
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League ×1
- European Cup with Liverpool F.C. ×1
- UEFA Champions League 2012–13 ×1
- UEFA Champions League Anthem ×1
- UEFA Champions League Final ×1
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
annual sports tournament
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club football competition → |
| anthem |
UEFA Champions League Anthem
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| anthemComposer |
Tony Britten
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| ballType |
official match ball supplied by Adidas
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| broadcastScope |
global
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| competitionFormat |
group stage and knockout phase
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| confederation |
UEFA
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| finalMatch |
UEFA Champions League Final
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| finalVenue |
rotates among major European stadiums
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| formerName |
European Champion Clubs' Cup
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| frequency |
annual
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| governingBody |
Union of European Football Associations
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| inception |
1955
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| levelOnPyramid |
top level of European club competitions
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| mostSuccessfulClub |
Real Madrid CF
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| notableRule |
group stage round-robin format
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two-legged knockout ties before the final → |
| numberOfTeams |
varies by season
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| officialLanguage |
English
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French → German → other UEFA official languages → |
| organisedBy |
UEFA
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| organiserHeadquarters |
Nyon, Switzerland
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| prestige |
one of the most prestigious tournaments in club football
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| prize |
qualification for next season's Champions League for the titleholder
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| qualificationCriteria |
UEFA club coefficients
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league position in domestic competitions → previous season's Champions League performance → |
| qualificationRound |
first qualifying round
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play-off round → preliminary round → second qualifying round → third qualifying round → |
| rebrandedAs |
UEFA Champions League in 1992
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| region |
Europe
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| relatedCompetition |
FIFA Club World Cup
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UEFA Europa Conference League → UEFA Europa League → UEFA Super Cup → |
| seasonTiming |
runs roughly from late summer to late spring
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| shortName |
UCL
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| slogan |
The best of the best
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| sponsorType |
multi-sponsor commercial partnership model
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| sport |
association football
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| televisionAudience |
hundreds of millions worldwide for the final
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| trophyName |
European Champion Clubs' Cup trophy
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| website |
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/
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| winnerQualifiesFor |
FIFA Club World Cup
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UEFA Super Cup → |