The E.F.U. Champions Cup
The E.F.U. Champions' Cup is the "primary" European cup competition in the E.F.U. Chart Soccer setup. Originally, the cup was just for the champions of leagues that are members of the E.F.U. More recently, however, it was expanded to include runners-up and lower league positions for the top nations. From Season 162 it was renamed the Euro-League, but has from Season 196 reverted to the Champions Cup nomenclature.
Currently, 40 clubs from 32 nations enter the competition, with the top 8 countries getting two entrants. Each of the top 8 countries gets 2 entrants directly to the Group Stage, unless the previous season's winners come from a country below 8th in the co-efficient table, in which case the runners-up from the country in 8th position must play in the Playoff Round. The champions from countries in positions 9 to 16 in the co-efficient table get a bye to the Playoff Round, whereas the champions of countries in positions 17 to 32 have to enter at the Qualifying Round stage. The 8 winners from the Playoff Round join the 16 byes to make up 24 teams in the Group Stage. In the Group Stage, the top two teams qualify from each group, but the 4 group winners with the best records go straight through to the Quarter-final, whereas the remaining 2 group winners plus the 6 group runners-up play in the Extra Knockout Round for a place in the Quarter-final.
Recent finals of the E.F.U. Champions Cup
Listed below are the most recent cup finals with links to full details of each competition.
Season |
Winners |
|
Runners up |
|
155 |
ARSENAL |
2 |
Real Madrid |
1 |
156 |
REAL MADRID |
3 |
Benfica |
2 |
157 |
REAL MADRID |
2 |
Bayern München |
1 |
158 |
GALATASARAY |
2 |
Bayern München |
1 |
159 |
AS ROMA |
2 |
Feyenoord |
1 |
160 |
ARSENAL |
3 |
Borussia Dortmund |
1 |
161 |
VALENCIA |
4 |
VfB Stuttgart |
3 |
162 |
REAL MADRID |
1 |
A.C. Milan |
1* |
|
*aet, Real Madrid won 3–1 on penalties |
|
163 |
JUVENTUS |
2 |
Internazionale |
0 |
164 |
OSASUNA |
1 |
Juventus |
0 |
165 |
ARSENAL |
2 |
Olympique Lyon |
0 |
166 |
A.C. MILAN |
2 |
Atlético Madrid |
2* |
|
*aet, A.C. Milan won 3–2 on penalties |
|
167 |
F.C. BARCELONA |
2 |
Bayern München |
1 |
168
|
LIVERPOOL
|
3
|
Arsenal
|
1
|
169 |
ATLÉTICO MADRID
|
2
|
Arsenal
|
0
|
170 |
REAL MADRID |
2 |
Manchester City |
1 |
171 |
MANCHESTER UNITED |
2 |
Chelsea |
0 |
172 |
ATLÉTICO MADRID |
3 |
Arsenal |
3* |
|
*aet, Atlético Madrid won 4–3 on penalties |
|
173 |
WERDER BREMEN |
3 |
F.C. Barcelona |
3* |
|
*aet, Werder Bremen won 5–4 on penalties |
|
174 |
REAL MADRID |
3 |
A.S. Roma |
1 |
175 |
A.S. ROMA |
3 |
F.C. Barcelona |
0 |
176 |
REAL MADRID |
3 |
Valencia |
1 |
177 |
F.C. BARCELONA |
3 |
Real Madrid |
0 |
178 |
JUVENTUS |
3 |
Sevilla |
3 |
|
*aet, Juventus won 5–4 on penalties |
|
179 |
ATLÉTICO MADRID |
4 |
Benfica |
2 |
180 |
REAL MADRID |
5 |
Napoli |
3* |
181 |
JUVENTUS |
2 |
Sevilla |
1 |
182 |
CHELSEA |
2 |
FC Barcelona |
1 |
183 |
REAL MADRID |
2 |
Bayern München |
1 |
184 |
MANCHESTER CITY |
3 |
Chelsea |
1 |
185 |
FC BARCELONA |
3 |
AS Roma |
0 |
186 |
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN |
4 |
AS Monaco |
0 |
187 |
SEVILLA |
4 |
Borussia Dortmund |
0 |
188 |
LIVERPOOL |
2 |
Atlético Madrid |
1 |
189 |
LIVERPOOL |
4 |
Manchester United |
3 |
190 |
BAYERN MÜNCHEN |
1 |
RB Leipzig |
0 |
191 |
FC BARCLEONA |
3 |
Real Madrid |
2* |
192 |
DYNAMO KIEV |
2 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
1* |
193 |
VILLARREAL |
1 |
FC Barcelona |
0 |
194 |
MANCHESTER CITY |
2 |
Liverpool |
0 |
195 |
MANCHESTER CITY |
4 |
Real Madrid |
2* |
196 |
FEYENOORD |
3 |
Atlético Madrid |
1 |
197 |
A.S. ROMA |
3 |
Juventus |
2 |
198 |
LIVERPOOL |
2 |
Juventus |
0 |
199 |
BAYERN MÜNCHEN |
2 |
Sevilla |
2* |
|
*aet, Bayern München won 4–1 on penalties |
|
200 |
MANCHESTER CITY |
3 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
1 |
201 |
ATLÉTICO MADRID |
4 |
Napoli |
2 |
202 |
NAPOLI |
3 |
Manchester United |
2 |
203 |
AJAX |
2 |
Manchester City |
0 |
204 |
FC PORTO |
3 |
Borussia Dortmund |
0 |
205 |
SHAKHTAR DONETSK |
1 |
FC Barcelona |
0 |
206 |
BAYERN MÜNCHEN |
1 |
Internazionale |
0 |
207 |
REAL MADRID |
2 |
Atlético Madrid |
0 |
208 |
ATLÉTICO MADRID |
3 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1 |
P = won on penalties; * = after extra time
Past finals of the E.F.U. Champions Cup
Season |
Winners |
|
Runners up |
|
86 |
Leeds United |
2 |
Feyenoord |
0 |
87 |
Leeds United |
4 |
Standard Liège |
0 |
88 |
Real Madrid |
3 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
2 |
89 |
Real Madrid |
3 |
Juventus |
2 |
90 |
Manchester City |
2,3 |
Real Madrid |
2,2 |
91 |
Everton |
3 |
SV Hamburg |
0 |
92 |
Arsenal |
1 |
PSV Eindhoven |
0 |
93 |
Benfica |
2,4 |
WAC Innsbrück |
2,1 |
94 |
PSV Eindhoven |
2 |
Benfica |
0 |
95 |
PSV Eindhoven |
1,2 |
Roma |
1,1 |
96 |
Bayern Munich |
4 |
PSV Eindhoven |
1 |
97 |
Bayern Munich |
3 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
2 |
98 |
Bayern Munich |
2 |
Juventus |
0 |
99 |
Torino |
4 |
Arsenal |
3 |
100 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
4 |
Torino |
0 |
101 |
Juventus |
2 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
0 |
102 |
Juventus |
4 |
SV Hamburg |
2 |
103 |
Manchester United |
4 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
2 |
104 |
Olympiakos |
4 |
Öster Växjö |
2 |
105 |
Juventus |
2 |
SV Hamburg |
1 |
106 |
Juventus |
1,3 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
1,1 |
107 |
Nottingham Forest |
1 |
VfB Stuttgart |
0 |
108 |
Nottingham Forest |
3 |
Everton |
2 |
109 |
Manchester United |
0,3 |
Juventus |
0,1 |
110 |
Napoli |
1 |
Real Madrid |
0 |
111 |
Manchester United |
2,1 |
Napoli |
2,0 |
112 |
PSV Eindhoven |
2 |
Barcelona |
0 |
113 |
Glasgow Rangers |
2,3 |
Athletic Bilbao |
2,1 |
114 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
4 |
Dynamo Minsk |
0 |
115 |
Dynamo Kiev |
2 |
SV Hamburg |
1 |
116 |
Bayern Munich |
3 |
Manchester United |
1 |
117 |
Inter Milan |
4 |
Real Sociedad |
1 |
118 |
Inter Milan |
3 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
0 |
119 |
Monaco |
3 |
F.C. Austria |
2 |
120 |
Juventus |
1 |
Monaco |
0 |
121 |
Glasgow Rangers |
3 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
0 |
122 |
Real Madrid |
2 |
Ujpest Dozsa |
1 |
123 |
Juventus |
1 |
Real Madrid |
0 |
124 |
PSV Eindhoven |
3 |
Juventus |
2 |
125 |
PSV Eindhoven |
2 |
Manchester United |
0 |
126 |
PSV Eindhoven |
3 |
F.C. Bruges |
2 |
127 |
PSV Eindhoven |
1 |
Bayern Munich |
0 |
128 |
Kaiserslautern |
1 |
Real Madrid |
0 |
129 |
Standard Liège |
2 |
Dynamo Kiev |
1 |
130 |
Feyenoord P |
1 |
F.C. Austria |
1 |
131 |
Bayern Munich |
2 |
F.C. Porto |
1 |
132 |
F.C. Porto |
1 |
Real Madrid |
0 |
133 |
Dynamo Kiev P |
2 |
PSV Eindhoven |
2 |
134 |
F.C. Porto |
1 |
Dynamo Kiev |
0 |
135 |
T.S. Innsbrück |
1 |
PSV Eindhoven |
0 |
136 |
F.C. Porto |
4 |
T.S. Innsbrück |
1 |
137 |
Barcelona |
4 |
Aberdeen |
3 |
138 |
Marseille P |
1 |
Barcelona |
1 |
139 |
Spartak Moscow |
3 |
Marseille |
0 |
140 |
Everton |
4 |
Hajduk Split |
0 |
141 |
Everton |
2 |
Borussia Dortmund |
1 |
142 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
1 |
F.C. Bruges |
0 |
143 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
4 |
Barcelona |
0 |
144 |
Steaua Bucharest |
1 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
0 |
145 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
3 |
Barcelona |
0 |
146 |
F.C Porto |
2 |
Dynamo Bucharest |
1 |
147 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
3 |
Sampdoria |
1 |
148 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
2 |
Sporting Lisbon |
1 |
149 |
Newcastle United P |
2 |
PSV Eindhoven |
2 |
150 |
AJAX |
2 |
Feyenoord |
0 |
151 |
FEYENOORD |
4 |
Benfica |
2 |
152 |
FEYENOORD |
4 |
Barcelona |
3 |
153 |
JUVENTUS |
4 |
IFK Gothenburg |
0 |
154 |
JUVENTUS |
2 |
Brøndby IF |
1 |
155 |
ARSENAL |
2 |
Real Madrid |
1 |
156 |
REAL MADRID |
3 |
Benfica |
2 |
157 |
REAL MADRID |
2 |
Bayern München |
1 |
158 |
GALATASARAY |
2 |
Bayern München |
1 |
159 |
AS ROMA |
2 |
Feyenoord |
1 |
160 |
ARSENAL |
3 |
Borussia Dortmund |
1 |
P = won on penalties
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