T he European Cup (also known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup) was established in 1955, inspired by the South American Championship of Champions, the South American tournament for club teams. In the first edition 16 teams would partake and in the final at Parc des Princes in Paris, Real Madrid beat Stade de Reims by 4 goals to 3.If the Champions League is excluded and only titles between 1955-56 and 1990-91 are counted, these clubs have won the most titles:In addition, these teams have won once: Aston Villa, Borussia Dortmund, Celtic, Chelsea, Crvena zvezda, Feyenoord, Hamburger SV, Olympique Marseille, PSV and Steaua Bucuresti. As Champions League expanded several times by including more teams from the European leagues, the teams qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup were no longer among the top clubs. European Cup. Lazio would become the last cup champions.The club that won the tournament the most times were.Beside the listings, 27 other clubs have won the Cup once. * Levski Sofia was playing under different name during this period: Sport Club Levski (1914-1969), Levski-Spartak (1969–1985), Vitosha Sofia (1985–1989).The most participating team, Cardiff City, is from Wales and did qualify by winning the Welsh Cup (they reached the second round as best). Club competitions between teams from European countries trace their origins back as far as 1897, when the Challenge Cup was founded as a competition between clubs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that under normal circumstances would not meet in competition. As Champions League expanded several times by including more teams from the European leagues, the teams qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup were no longer among the top clubs. Because of the decreased status, UEFA decided to end the competition after the 1998-1999 tournament. All the winners and runners-up trough the years of the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup.The establishment of the Cup Winner's Cup was a result of the growing interest among fans and the success of.In the 1990s, the Cup Winners' Cup would lose more and more status due to the increasing popularity of the Champions League. All the winners and runners-up through the years of the European Cup.The biggest European tournament for football clubs began in 1955. The new trophy, which is made of sterling silver, now weighs 8 kilograms (18 lb) and is 60 centimetres (24 in) tall, being 2 kilograms (4.4 lb) heavier and 18 centimetres … The European Rugby Champions Cup is an annual rugby union competition for European clubs whose countries compete in the Six Nations Championship.Introduced in 2014, the competition replaced the Heineken Cup, which had been run by European Rugby Cup (ERC) since 1995, following disagreements between its shareholders over the structure and governance of the … It should also be noted that English clubs were not allowed to participate in UEFA tournaments during between 1985-1986 and 1990-1991 seasons.

Until 2016 the championship winners could compete in the following FIFA Confederations Cup, ... as the old trophy was overshadowed by UEFA's other trophies such as the new European Champion Clubs' Cup. Beginnings Early tournaments. This competition ran until 1911, with its last winners, Wiener Sportclub, retaining … Less known nationalities of the clubs in the list are Cyprus (APOEL) Malta (. Advertisement.

Because of the decreased status, UEFA decided to end the competition after the 1998-1999 tournament. The club … Lazio would become the last cup champions. Statistics. Despite that, English teams performed best in the tournament if titles is counted, eight in total. Premier League teams join the Carabao Cup at the second-round stage knowing the tournament's winners will enter a new European competition. It could also be seen as an expanded version of the Mitropa Cup, that had existed in Europe for a long time but only included clubs from Central and East …