• The UEFA Champions League is an annual European football (soccer) tournament organized by the Union of European Football Associations. The winner receives the European Champion Clubs' Cup trophy.

  In the 2009 UEFA Champions League, FC Barcelona defeated Manchester United F.C. 2-0 in the finals on May 27, 2009, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

• Fast Facts

  1. Also known as the European Cup
  2. Founded: 1955
  3. Governed by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
  4. Number of teams: 32
  5. Rome hosted the 2008-2009
  6. Moscow hosted the 2007-2008 season final
  7. Prior to 1992: European Champion Club's Cup
  8. 2010 Final: Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain http://www.roadtrips.com/champions-leagu...

• History

  The European Champions Cup tournament was founded in 1955 and competition began during the 1955-1956 season. The tournament has been organized by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful European football clubs. Real Madrid has been the most successful football club in UEFA Champions League play. The tournament begins with 32 teams, determined by a coefficient that assigns the number of spots per national league based on that league's strength.

• Recent Winners

  • 2008-2009: Barcelona
  • 2007-2008: Manchester United
  • 2006-2007: AC Milan
  • 2005-2006: FC Barcelona
  • 2004-2005: Liverpool
  • 2003-2004: Porto
  • 2002-2003: AC Milan
  • 2001-2002: Real Madrid
  • 2000-2001: FC Bayern Munich
  • 1999-2000: Real Madrid
  • 1998-1999: Manchester United
  • 1997-1998: Real Madrid
  • 1996-1997: Borussia Dortmund

• Trophy

  The trophy as it is known today was first presented in 1967 and was designed by the German designer Horst Heeren and is 62 cm tall. Winning the title three years in a row or five times in total allows the team to keep the trophy, otherwise the trophy changes hands every year.

• Sponsors

  In 1992 the UEFA established that a maximum of eight companies should sponsor the event in a joint effort, as opposed to having one single main sponsoring corporation. Currently the main sponsors are MasterCard, Heineken, Ford, Sony and Vodafone with Adidas playing a secondary role as supplier of the official match ball and clothing. These sponsors enjoy provileged advertisment times on TV broadcasts and in all areas in and around match events such as billboards.

• Legendary Finals

  Manchester United - Bayern Munich (1999) in which Manchester won by scoring two goals in injury time to win with 2-1 after having been dominated throughout most of the game.

  FC Liverpool - AC Milan (2005) was won by Liverpool even though they were losing 3-0 at half time, three goals in six minutes and then prevailing in the penalty shoot out gave the title to Liverpool.

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