UEFA Champions League
the uefa champions league, known simply as the champions league, is an annual continental club football compet-tion organised by the union of european football -ssociations (uefa). it is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club compet-tion in european football. the final of the 2012–13 tournament was the most watched uefa champions league final to date, as well as the most watched annual sporting event worldwide in 2013, drawing 360 million television viewers.
introduced in 1992, the compet-tion replaced the european champion clubs’ cup, or simply european cup, which had run since 1955, adding a group stage to the compet-tion and allowing multiple entrants from certain countries. the pre-1992 compet-tion was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to the champion club of each country. during the 1990s, the format was expanded, incorporating a round-robin group stage and more teams. europe’s strongest national leagues now provide up to four teams for the compet-tion, and will provide up to five teams from the 2015–16 season onwards.
in its present format, the uefa champions league begins in mid-july with three knockout qualifying rounds and a play-off round. the 10 surviving teams enter the group stage, joining 22 other teams qualified in advance. the 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four teams and play each other in a double round-robin system. the eight group winners and eight runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match in may. the winner of the uefa champions league qualifies for the uefa super cup and the fifa club world cup.
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