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  1. 1991–1993: Three knockout qualifying rounds; group phase with two groups; two group winners meet in final; one club per country (the league champion) plus the defending champion; In 1992–93 season, the European Cup was officially rebranded as UEFA Champions League

  2. Introduced in 1955 as the Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens (French for European Champion Clubs' Cup), and commonly known as the European Cup, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to the champions of Europe's domestic leagues, with its winner reckoned as the European club champion.

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  4. Real Madrid hold the record for the most victories, having won the competition fourteen times, including the inaugural edition. They have also won the competition the most consecutive times, with five straight titles from 1956 to 1960. Juventus have been runners-up the most times, losing seven finals.

    • 32 (group stage), 2 (finalists)
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  5. Official UEFA Champions League history. Season-by-season guide, extensive all-time stats, plus video highlights of every final to date.

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  6. The newly formed UEFA did as it was told and a new competition was born. In Paris on 21 June 1955, UEFA’s Executive Committee took over the organisation of the newly named ‘European Champions Clubs’ Cup,’ keeping the rules and the cup that L’Equipe had already provided. Under pressure from the Football League ...

  7. Records. Format & participating teams. Winners and runners-up. All the finals in the history of the Champions League. History. If the precessor, European Cup, is not counted the Champions League started in 1992. Although, when statistics are presented for Champions League it is common that Champions League and European League are accumulated.

  8. Sep 3, 2020 · Article summary. The first-ever match in the inaugural European Champion Clubs’ Cup, which evolved into the UEFA Champions League, took place on 4 September 1955. The Sporting newspaper reports...

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