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	UEFA Champions League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The UEFA Champions League (known colloquially as the European Cup) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe.
		The UEFA Champions League is not to be confused with the UEFA Cup, the secondary championship for European club teams.
		The UEFA Champions league is open to the league champions of all UEFA member associations (except Liechtenstein, Andorra and San Marino), as well as to the clubs finishing from second to fourth position in the strongest leagues.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Champions_Cup (1848 words)

	IIHF European Champions Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The IIHF European Champions Cup (ECC) is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, and takes place during a long-weekend in early January.
		The Champions Cup was first played in 2005, as a replacement for the defunct European Cup and the suspended European Hockey League.
		The competition features the reigning club champions from the top six European hockey nations according to the IIHF World Ranking, which are known as the Super Six.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/IIHF_European_Champions_Cup (163 words)

	European Super Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The European Super Cup (UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions League.
		It takes place at the start of the domestic season, in August, and though it could be viewed as the ultimate European club championship decider, it is generally regarded as a minor event, with the Champions League and UEFA Cup winners not always fielding their best players and not at top fitness levels.
		Since the beginning of the 1999/2000 season, the European Super Cup has been contested between the respective winners of the UEFA Cup and Champions' League.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Super_Cup (581 words)

	The European Cup
		Former French International and newspaper editor Gabriel Hanot had the idea of the European Champion Clubs' Cup after reading in an English newspaper an article claiming that Wolverhampton Wanderers were the champions of the world, following success in friendly matches against Spartak Moscow and Honved of Hungary.
		So in 1855 Hanot invited the twenty leading European clubs to Paris to discuss his idea, which was given overwhelming approval.
		Thus the competition was born with the champion club from each European Country competing on a home and away basis with the winner on aggregate going on to the next round, climaxing with a one off final.
	www.the-english-football-archive.com /non_domestic_competitions/european_cup.htm (216 words)

	SPORT - Football FA Cup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		But perhaps the 66 times capped international's finest hour was when he captained Holland to European Championship victory in 1988, heading the opening goal in the final.
		He delivered the FA Cup at the first time of asking, and his side was well on the way to two further cup successes when he parted company with the club in February '98.
		They ended their Premiership campaign by taking just four points from a possible 18 after their FA Cup semi-final victory over Tottenham and now Gullit wants them to make sure they reap the rewards of a less-than-blistering finish to the season.
	www.compuserve.co.uk /channels/sport/football/fa_cup/ruud.stm (669 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Soccer / Portugal wins at European Championship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Portugal lost in the semifinals of the World Cup in 1966 and the European Championship in 1984 and 2000.
		The Dutch, the European champion in 1988, also were eliminated in the semifinals four years ago, when they were co-hosts.
		One month after FC Porto won the European Champions Cup, Portugal is in position to win the biggest tournament for national teams behind the World Cup.
	www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2004/06/30/portugal_wins_at_european_championship (361 words)

	European Cup History and Previous Winners
		Europe's premier club competition was launched exactly one month after UEFA's first-ever Congress, held in Vienna on 2 March 1955 yet, curiously, the so-called "European Cup" was not a UEFA initiative.
		The tournament initiated by L'Equipe did not stipulate that the participating teams had to be champions of their country, but they invited clubs who they considered the most fan appeal.
		The major turning point in the evolution of the competition came in the 1992/93 season when the UEFA Champions League, involving a group phase in addition to the traditional knock-out elements, was officially inaugurated after a pilot group stage during the previous season.
	www.napit.co.uk /viewus/infobank/football/europeancup.php (231 words)

	4th European Bridge Champions Cup
		The 4th European Champions’ Cup was held at the Hotel Métropole, in Brussels, Belgium, 13-16 October 2005.
		The top ten contenders of the European Team Championship 2004, held in Malmö;, Sweden were invited to participate: Italy, Sweden, Poland, Russia, England, The Netherlands, Turkey, Germany, Denmark and France.
		The European Champions’ Cup competition was originally tried under the support of PHILIP MORRIS in the eighties.
	www.eurobridge.org /competitions/05Brussels/Brussels.htm (599 words)

	MilanMania : AC Milan Year by Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		One of Milan's greatest moments as they win ther 2nd European Champions Cup at the stadium Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid on 28th May beating Cruijff's Ajax 4-1 (three goals scored by Prati and one by Sormani, all set up by Rivera) and also win their 1st Intercontintenal trophy defeating Estudiantes of Argentina (3-0; 1-2).
		In Salonika on May 16th the 2nd European Cup Winners' Cup is won against Leeds (1-0 goal by Chiarugi).
		Milan is eliminated from the European Champions Cup by Olympique Marseille in the quarterfinals and is banned from European play for one year for walking off the pitch a few minutes before the end of time.
	www.milanmania.com /history/yearbyyear.php (1238 words)

	IHF's International Hockey Forums - European Champions Cup - Discussion
		The fact that the Swiss champion is Davos doesn't help (their commitment to European competitions was low in the past, because they prefer their lucrative Spengler Cup), but I haven't read that they could refuse to play in it.
		Ancient EHL (European Hockey League) was suspended in 2000 due to lack of interest from clubs and media, specially from North Europe.
		European fans are so enthusiastic regarding their sports teams that surely a championship like this would be well met.
	www.internationalhockeygang.org /forum/showthread.php?p=21715 (3017 words)

	CNN/SI - World Soccer - Semifinals set in European Cups - Friday March 19, 1999 11:47 AM
		In the draw for the other two European cups, Atletico Madrid of Spain plays home to Parma of Italy in the first leg of the UEFA Cup, and Marseille is home to Bologna.
		In the Cup Winners' Cup, which will be incorporated next season into the UEFA Cup, defending champion Chelsea is home to Spain's Mallorca in the opening leg and Lokomotiv begins at home against Lazio, the beaten finalist in last season's UEFA Cup.
		Marseille, the 1993 Champions Cup winner, is trying to reach its first UEFA Cup final.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/news/1999/03/19/eurocup_draws (637 words)

	IHF's International Hockey Forums - European Champions Cup 2005
		There is also a long term ambition to extend the competition to also involve the Stanley Cup champion for a match-up that would see the IIHF Super Six champion play the best NHL team to determine the club champion of the world.
		The downside to the surge of the Champions League is the decreased relevance of the secondary national league tournaments, (i.e.
		European competitions are not the enemy of national leagues, they only require a little void in the schedule.
	www.internationalhockeygang.org /forum/printthread.php?t=507&pp=40 (11401 words)

	On The Road To 2008: Liverpool Are Stunning European Cup Champions
		Liverpool Football Club won its fifth European Cup on Wednesday against AC Milan in the most improbably fashion.
		Normally you'd think the champion would get to defend their title the next year, but Liverpool were huge underdogs this year and in coming 5th in the English Premiership only qualified for the second tier UEFA Cup tournament for next year.
		However, many are lobbying the powers that be to allow Liverpool to defend their European Champions Cup and fans can only hope they get that chance.
	www.kirkdorffer.com /ontheroadto2008/2005/05/liverpool-are-stunning-european-cup.shtml (494 words)

	2007 IIHF European Champions Cup Draw in St. Petersburg
		The set-up of the two three-team divisions for the 2007 IIHF European Champions Cup (January 11 — 14, 2007) will be decided in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, June 1 as part of the ECC General Assembly meeting on that day.
		The IIHF European Champions Cup is Europe’s prime competition for club teams and crowns the club champion of Europe.
		The champion clubs of the top six ranked European countries will be seeded according to the final standing* in the 2006 ECC.
	www.eurohockey.net /news/story.html?id=200605302109402007iihfeuropeanchampionscupdrawinstpetersburg (502 words)

	Browse Ireland Discussion Board :: View topic - Liverpool win the European Cup - European Champions for the 5th time
		Liverpool have won the European Cup to become European Champions for the first time since 1984, and become the first British team to win the competition since Manchester United in 1999.
		Steven Gerrard called on UEFA to allow Liverpool to defend the Champions League trophy next season as he revealed he is set to stay put to lead their challenge.
		Liverpool's win was the 10th European Cup to be won by an English team.
	www.browseireland.com /dzone/viewtopic.php?p=78374&sid=264a55f71cb0b0c9efc1be081e0bcf86 (1593 words)

	CNN/SI - UEFA Cup - Barcelona stadium to host European Champions' League final - Wednesday October 07, 1998 12:52 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		But European soccer's governing body said after a meeting here that for organizational reasons it could not wait until later in the tournament to see which clubs made it through to the final.
		Barcelona playing in Group D of the Champions' League has already won a match and tied another after two rotations in its four-team group.
		UEFA said the move was not unprecedented because Barcelona played at home in the 1982 final of the European Cup Winners' Cup, where it beat Belgium's Standard Liege 2-1.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/news/1998/10/07/cup_sites (360 words)

	Champions' Cup Trivia
		All other Champions' Cup winners finished among the first 3 of their national championship with the exception of Nottingham Forest (5th in 1979/80), Liverpool (5th in 1980/81 and in 2004/05), Juventus (6th in 1984/85) and Real Madrid (4th in 1997/98 and 5th in 1999/2000).
		Among the multiple winners, Barcelona are the only one to have won all their Cups as domestic champions; Ajax were Dutch champions in 3 of their 4 Champions' Cup winning campaigns (2nd in 1970/71, their first win).
		In 1998/99, both finalists of the Champions' League had qualified as runners-up of their domestic league 1997/98; Manchester United became the first team to win the Champions' Cup having entered as runners-up, taking that distinction from Bayern München by two goals in injury time.
	www.rsssf.com /miscellaneous/ecc.html (1577 words)

	IIHF - ICE HOCKEY / 2005 European Champions Cup
		The European Champions Cup is the premiere European club team competition, featuring the national club champions from the top six hockey nations in Europe.
		The ECC will play its inaugural tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia, January 13-16, 2005.
		The six top European nations, according to the 2004 IIHF World Ranking, participating in the tournament will represent the Czech Republic (HC Hame Zlin), Finland (Kärpät Oulu), Germany (Frankfurt Lions), Russia (Avangard Omsk), Slovakia (Dukla Trencin) and Sweden (HV71 Jönköping).
	www.iihf.com /hockey/ECC/ECC_Startup.htm (111 words)

	Soccer: European Cup
		Several Americans ready for action in Champions League, UEFA Cup.
		Champions League and UEFA Cup near end of complicated process.
		Contested by the league champions of the member countries of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
	www.soccertimes.com /facts/international/europeancup.htm (64 words)

	Liverpool shocks AC Milan for European Champions Cup
		ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Liverpool won the European Champions Cup for the first time since 1984, mounting the greatest comeback in the final's history to beat AC Milan 3-2 on penalty kicks after a 3-3 tie Wednesday night.
		Liverpool won the title for the fifth time, scoring three goals during a seven-minute sequence early in the second half to wipe out AC Milan's 3-0 lead.
		In the 50th final of European soccer's top club competition, Liverpool became the first team to overcome a three-goal deficit.
	www.suntimes.com /output/soccer/cst-spt-socc26.html (245 words)

	KryssTal : Football (European Cup)
		All the clubs which have been European Cup Winners (or UEFA Champions' League Winners as they are inappropriately called now), including a running total of Cups won.
		Years in which English clubs did not enter or were banned from entering are indicated by a pale yellow background.
		Unique treble of European Cup / League / FA Cup (Manchester United).
	www.krysstal.com /ecup.html (216 words)

	2nd European Champions Cup
		Their bridge players hoisted the Cup, but their staff certainly are strong candidates for this type of Players Award.
		Yesterday afternoon Mario Pescante, State Under-Secretary of Sport and President of the European Olympic Committees, and Gianni Petrucci, Italian Olympic Committee President, honoured the Champions Cup with their presence.
		Accompanied by the EBL President and the President of Tennis Club Parioli, they visited the venue and congratulated the organisers and champions on the great success of the event and its impact in the media, which is extremely significant in the development of the image of sport and bridge.
	www.eurobridge.org /competitions/03Rome/Rome.htm (518 words)

	Volleyball - European Cups - Press Releases
		The best European club teams with some of the world’s most renowned international star players who have entered the approaching Indesit European Champions’ League 2006/07 are anxiously awaiting the 2006/2007 drawing of lots.
		The first match of the second playoff stage in the men’s Indesit European Champions’ League 2005/06, where six teams are competing for the three spots in the Final Four in Rome (ITA) from 25th to 26th March 2006, was won by Dinamo MOSCOW.
		Following a meticulous study of the applicant candidatures for the European Cups’ Final Four organisers, investigating all important aspects which contribute to a successful event, the CEV Executive Committee announced their decision at a meeting held in Athens (GRE) today.
	www.cev.lu /mmp/online/website/main_menu/volleyball/european_cups/index_EN.html (3320 words)

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