European Cup
Old Champions League
The European Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of an annual football (soccer) competition among top European club teams.
Established in 1955, it was renamed the UEFA Champions League in 1992, though European Cup still refers to both the trophy and the original tournament format: Real Madrid dominated the early years of the European Cup.
Spanish football powerhouse
- AC MilanItalian football club
- Bayern MunichTop German football club
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
- BarcelonaCatalan capital city
Ajax · Manchester United · Inter Milan · Juventus · Benfica · Nottingham Forest · Porto · Celtic
Multi-round competitive event
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- semifinalsPenultimate tournament round
- quarterfinalsPenultimate four matches
round of 16 · group stage · qualifiers · fixtures · draw · seedings · aggregate · leg
Award for winning
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- legacyWhat's passed down
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
achievement · excellence · distinction · heritage · history · renown · celebration · silverware
Large sports venues
- pitchFrequency of sound
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- supportersPeople who back something
ultras · chants · anthem · atmosphere · floodlights · sold out · capacity crowd · away fans
Heavy striking sticks
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- top-flightOf highest quality
- UEFAEuropean football federation
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
representing · cross-border · international · host cities · venues · neutral ground
Real Madrid
Spanish football powerhouse
- AC MilanItalian football club
- Bayern MunichTop German football club
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
Barcelona · Ajax · Manchester United · Inter Milan · Juventus · Benfica · Nottingham Forest · Porto · Celtic · Hamburg
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- semifinalsPenultimate tournament round
quarterfinals · round of 16 · group stage · qualifiers · fixtures · draw · seedings · aggregate · leg · away goals
trophy
Award for winning
triumph · achievement · excellence · distinction · heritage · history · renown · celebration · silverware · coronation
stadiums
Large sports venues
supporters · ultras · chants · anthem · atmosphere · floodlights · sold out · capacity crowd · away fans · scarves
clubs
Heavy striking sticks
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- top-flightOf highest quality
- UEFAEuropean football federation
coefficient · representing · cross-border · international · host cities · venues · neutral ground
- Sports EventsOlympics, World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Pan American Games
- rugbyscrum, try, rugby, Rugby World Cup, rugby union
European Cupnational championship
Country-level competitive title
FA Cup · La Liga · Bundesliga · league title · Premier League
Europe, European, Eurozone, Europeans, Europa, Euroscepticism