EFC Champions League

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EFC Champions League
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Organising bodyEuronia Football Confederation
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
RegionNortua
Number of teams32
2024 EFC Nations League

The EFC Champions League is an annual international football competition organized by the Euronia Football Confederation, and contested by top-division Euronian clubs, deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout format, and a single leg final. It is the most-watched club competition in the world, and the third most-watched football competition overall behind the NFC Nations Cup and the World Cup. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in Euronia football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations.

In its present format, the Champions League begins in late February, usually following the World Cup, with a preliminary round, three qualifying rounds and a play-off round, all played over two legs. The six surviving teams enter the group stage, joining 26 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 mid-late May. The winner of the Champions League automatically qualifies for the following year's Champions League.

Zamastan and East Chanchajillan teams have won four tournaments, the most of any country. Vœyetskan and Shoassauan teams have won three. Alanis United, AIF Sjédal, Lerbin FC and FC Ciudad Turania have all won two tournaments, tied for the most of any individual teams.

Format

Qualification

The EFC Champions League begins with a double round-robin group stage of 32 teams, which is preceded by two qualification 'streams' for teams that do not receive direct entry to the tournament proper. The two streams are divided between teams qualified by virtue of being league champions, and those qualified by virtue of finishing second or third in their national championship.

Four of the remaining six qualifying places are granted to the winners of a six-round qualifying tournament between the remaining national champions, within which those champions from associations with higher coefficients receive byes to later rounds.

In addition to sporting criteria, any club must be licensed by its national association to participate in the Champions League. To obtain a license, the club must meet certain stadium, infrastructure and finance requirements.

Group stage and knockout phase

The tournament proper begins with a group stage of 32 teams, divided into eight groups of four. The draw to determine which teams go into each group is seeded based on teams' performance in EFC competitions, and no group may contain more than one club from each nation. Each team plays six group stage games, meeting the other three teams in its group home and away in a round-robin format. The winning team and the runners-up from each group then progress to the next round.

For the next stage – the last 16 – the winning team from one group plays against the runners-up from another group. From the quarter-finals onwards, the draw is entirely random, without association protection.

The group stage is played from February to April, whilst the knock-out stage starts in late-April or early May. The knock-out ties are played in a two-legged format, with the exception of the final. The final is typically held in the middle two weeks of May.

Results

Season Final Third place play-off
Winner Score Runner-up Third Score Fourth
1997 East Chanchajilla Pretesia FC 2-0
Zamastan Titania FC Saint Lorrain Basseterre Union 1-0
stadium, city, country
Zamastan Tariel Aces
1998 Ruskayn Fladstad FC 3-0
stadium, city, country
Paraboca FC Ruiz Caura Selle Futbol Corqui 2-0
stadium, city, country
Zamastan Wingerton Wildcats
1999 Rio Palito San Beausoleil Suns 2-0
stadium, city, country
Caspiaa Sohava Skii East Chanchajilla Vilanja FC 4-1
stadium, city, country
Allieu Porte-Lyon FC
2000 Drambenburg Lerbin FC 3-1
stadium, city, country
Shoassau FC Auvergne Sateroc FC Kolkesburg 4-0
stadium, city, country
Blallia Capaba Lakers FC
2001 Sontre Santara-Hett Football 1-0
stadium, city, country
Slavic Union SKV Kydrov Lissatha Portopesia FC 2-1
stadium, city, country
Allieu Porte-Lyon FC
2002 Zamastan Torport United 5-0
stadium, city, country
Janapa Tayan FC Paraboca Ciudad Acadre FC 3(2)-(0)3
stadium, city, country
Selle Futbol Corqui
2003 Vœyetska Lundgården IF 2(4)-(1)2
stadium, city, country
Ossinia Périnnois FC Caspiaa Vastmanland Club 3-0
stadium, city, country
North Kandson Chocaster United
2004 Blallia Capaba Lakers FC 2(3)-(2)3
stadium, city, country
Zamastan White Rock Sounders Vœyetska FK Týl-Fjásj 3-0
stadium, city, country
Saint Astaba and Beck Goose Harbor United
2005 Paraboca FC Cholinas 4-0
stadium, city, country
Lower Aseu FC Samuelton East Chanchajilla FC Meguén 6-1
stadium, city, country
Democratic Aurea FC Berteni-Arna
2006 Caspiaa Viitaniemi FC 2-0
stadium, city, country
Slavic Union FC Kolos Korogarsk Avergnon Stade Vessalia 3-1
stadium, city, country
Gladysynthia FC Mönusÿnthys
2007 Vœyetska AIF Sjédal 2-1
stadium, city, country
Drambenburg Lerbin FC Lutharia Ilhaveia Club 1-0
stadium, city, country
Caspiaa Sunkhatten FC
2008 Shoassau Alsace United 2-1
stadium, city, country
Caspiaa Granhättan FC North Kandson Osmino City FC 3-2
stadium, city, country
Drambenburg Sainte Marie FC
2009 North Kandson Lamstin Hawks 2(3)-(0)2
stadium, city, country
Arenacia Alolis FC Saint Lorrain Basseterre Union 2-0
stadium, city, country
East Chanchajilla FC Meguén
2010 East Chanchajilla FC Meguén 2-0
stadium, city, country
Allieu Lanaine FC Lutharia Luthsenburg FC 4-3
stadium, city, country
Zamastan Emerald Union
2011 Avergnon Stade Vessalia 2-1
stadium, city, country
Lutharia Augsenburg Club Sateroc Coretas FC 2-0
stadium, city, country
Lissatha Odiola FC
2012 Paraboca FC Ruiz Caura 3-2
stadium, city, country
Zamastan Auckandia Union Slavic Union Roksa Athletic 1-0
stadium, city, country
Stasso Club Bohubem
2013 East Chanchajilla FC Ciudad Turania 3-0
stadium, city, country
Gladysynthia FC Mönusÿnthys Slavic Union Osipovgrad FK 3-2
stadium, city, country
Rio Palito San Beausoleil Suns
2014 Caspiaa Granhättan FC 4-3
stadium, city, country
Zamastan Emerald Union Sateroc FC Kolkesburg 2-0
stadium, city, country
Lower Aseu United Port FC
2015 Shoassau Haute City FC 2-1
Vœyetska FK Týl-Fjásj Gladysynthia FC Thornharbor 3-0
stadium, city, country
Ossinia Périnnois FC
2016 Zamastan Moulins FC 4-0
stadium, city, country
Arenacia Alolis FC Shoassau Haute City FC 3-1
stadium, city, country
Vœyetska BK Aalslund
2017 Allieu Porte-Lyon FC 5-2
stadium, city, country
Paraboca FC Cholinas Lutharia Augsenburg Club 4-2
stadium, city, country
Slavic Union Osipovgrad FK
2018 Drambenburg Lerbin FC 3-2
stadium, city, country
Zamastan Alanis United Sontre Saone FC 3(4)-(2)3
stadium, city, country
Drambenburg Mountaineer FC
2019 East Chanchajilla FC Ciudad Turania 4-3
stadium, city, country
Slavic Union Osipovgrad FK Gladysynthia Ponamu FC 5(5)-(4)5
stadium, city, country
Zamastan Emerald Union
2020 Zamastan Alanis United 6-0
stadium, city, country
Odoni Asrett-Tannerline FC Drambenburg Lerbin FC 4-2
stadium, city, country
Vœyetska FC Eikhaigen
2021 Zamastan Alanis United 3-1
stadium, city, country
Alterrame FC Bytom-Porro Shoassau Saint Lapopie FC 1-0
stadium, city, country
Blallia Capaba Lakers FC
2022 Vœyetska AIF Sjédal 4-1
stadium, city, country
East Chanchajilla Vilanja FC Lutharia Ilhaveia Club 3(3)-(1)3
stadium, city, country
Zamastan Tofino United FC
2023 Shoassau Pedeit FC 3-2
Zamastan Alanis United Vœyetska Lundgården IF 2-0
Caspiaa Vastmanland Club
2024 winner score
stadium, city, country
Runner-up Third score
stadium, city, country
Fourth