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{{Infobox football league | {{Infobox football league | ||
| name = IFCF Champions League | | name = IFCF Champions League | ||
| logo = [[Image:IFCF logo.png|150px]] | | logo = [[Image:IFCF Champions League logo.png|center|150px]] | ||
| region = Worldwide | | region = Worldwide | ||
| teams = 108 <small>(entries in IFCL 2)</small> | | teams = 108 <small>(entries in IFCL 2)</small> | ||
| champions = {{UICAclublt| | | champions = {{UICAclublt|Fontvielle Impact|VLD}} (2nd title) | ||
| most successful club = {{UICAclublt|Cazadores Cathair|AUD}}<br>{{UICAclublt| | | most successful club = {{UICAclublt|Directus|EUR}}<br>{{UICAclublt|Cazadores Cathair|AUD}}<br>{{UICAclublt|Fontvielle Impact|VLD}}<br>(2 titles each) | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''IFCF Champions League''' is the world championship for club football organized by the [[IFCF|International Federation of Club Football]]. The champion of each participating national association, plus additional teams from the highest-ranked associations in the IFCF ranking, may enter the competition each season. | The '''IFCF Champions League''' is the world championship for club football organized by the [[IFCF|International Federation of Club Football]]. The champion of each participating national association, plus additional teams from the highest-ranked associations in the IFCF ranking, may enter the competition each season. | ||
It is | It is the successor competition to the [[UICA]] [[Champions’ Cup]], adopting its competition rules and coefficient ranking system. The first edition of the IFCF Champions League was held in what would have been UICA's 75th edition. Due to uncertainty over the fate of UICA and delays in organizing the 74th Champions' Cup, ad-hoc international tournaments like the [[Dwile Invitational]] took the place of the 74th UICA season. | ||
==Format== | ==Format== | ||
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===Qualifying phase=== | ===Qualifying phase=== | ||
The qualifying phase consists of preliminary | The qualifying phase consists of a preliminary round if necessary, three qualifying rounds, and a playoff round, with winners in the playoff round advancing to the group stage. Teams are granted byes according to coefficient ranking among the entered teams, hence higher-ranked teams will generally have to play fewer rounds. In addition, teams which enter as their association's champion play in a separate Champions Path from teams that qualified through league position who play in the League Path. As only clubs from the top 32 associations would enter the League Path, it is common to see unusually high-profile matches at this stage. Losing teams in the qualifying phase enter the subsequent round of the [[Challengers Cup]]. | ||
The current naming scheme was adopted from the 10th cycle; prior to this "qualifying" rounds were known as preliminary rounds with the final two rounds called the qualifying round and playoff round respectively. | |||
===Group stage and knockout phase=== | ===Group stage and knockout phase=== | ||
The 32 teams entering the group stage are draw into groups of four. The defending champions of the Champions | The 32 teams entering the group stage are draw into groups of four. The defending champions of the Champions League and [[Challengers Cup]], the league champions of the four top-ranked associations, and the runners-up of the three top-ranked associations, qualify automatically for the group stage. They are joined by the winners of the play-off round. The group stage is a round-robin where each team plays the other teams in their group once at home and once away. | ||
The top two teams of each group enter the knockout phase. For the Round of 16, group winners are drawn to play against runners-up, and teams representing the same association cannot play against each other. From the quarter-finals onwards, these provisions no longer apply. Third-place teams enter the [[Challengers Cup]] Round of 32. | The top two teams of each group enter the knockout phase. For the Round of 16, group winners are drawn to play against runners-up, and teams representing the same association or which were in the same group cannot play against each other. From the quarter-finals onwards, these provisions no longer apply. Third-place teams enter the [[Challengers Cup]] Round of 32. | ||
==Champions League finals== | ==Champions League finals== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; clear: both" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; clear: both" | ||
! Edition | ! Edition | ||
! Winners | ! style="width: 15em" | Winners | ||
! style="width: 5em" | Score | ! style="width: 5em" | Score | ||
! Runners-up | ! style="width: 15em" | Runners-up | ||
! Venue | ! Venue | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[Champions League 5|5]] | | [[Champions League 5|5]] | ||
| {{UICAclub2t|Raynor City United|VAL}} | | {{UICAclub2t|Raynor City United|VAL}} | ||
| 1–0 | |||
| {{UICAclub2t|Northern Union|BRE}} | | {{UICAclub2t|Northern Union|BRE}} | ||
| align="left" | [[Stade de la République]]<br>[[Romainbourg]], [[Omerica]] | | align="left" | [[Stade de la République]]<br>[[Romainbourg]], [[Omerica]] | ||
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| align="left" | [[Radlov Arena]]<br>[[Brantisvogan]], [[Squornshelan Remnant States|SRS]] | | align="left" | [[Radlov Arena]]<br>[[Brantisvogan]], [[Squornshelan Remnant States|SRS]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Champions League 11|11]] | | [[Champions League 11 Final|11]] | ||
| {{UICAclub2t|Shearwater|KSK}} | | {{UICAclub2t|Shearwater|KSK}} | ||
| {{UICAscore|1–1|3–1}} | | {{UICAscore|1–1|3–1}} | ||
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| {{UICAscore|2–2|2–2|6–5}} | | {{UICAscore|2–2|2–2|6–5}} | ||
| {{UICAclub2t|Chromatik|CMT}} | | {{UICAclub2t|Chromatik|CMT}} | ||
| align="left" | [[Tivali Ring]]<br>[[Alikki-Corra]], [[Vilita]] | | align="left" | [[Tivali Ring Stadium]]<br>[[Alikki-Corra]], [[Vilita]] | ||
|- | |||
| [[Champions League 13|13]] | |||
| {{UICAclub2t|Fontvielle Impact|VLD}} | |||
| {{UICAscore|3–1}} | |||
| {{UICAclub2t|1923 Esca|MYT}} | |||
| align="left" | [[The Reneegrad]]<br>[[Reneegrad]], [[Quebec and Shingoryeo]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Records and statistics== | ==Records and statistics== | ||
===Clubs=== | ===Clubs=== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" | ||
! | |+ Performances in the UICA Champions' Cup and IFCF Champions League by club | ||
! | |- | ||
! | ! scope="col" | Club | ||
! scope="col" | Title(s) | |||
! scope="col" | Runners-<br>up | |||
! scope="col" | Seasons won | |||
! scope="col" | Seasons runner-up | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|Yuba United|COM}} | ||
| style="text-align:center;" | 6 | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 6 | |||
| '''UICA:''' 1, 11, 18, 20, 31, 39 | |||
| '''UICA:''' 5, 6, 17, 22, 44, 49 | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|Raynor City United|VAL}} | |||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 16, 17, 34, 65, 70; '''IFCF:''' [[Champions League 5|5]] | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 2, 22, 45, 51 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|Fontvielle Impact|VLD}} | |||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 3 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 37, 40; '''IFCF:''' [[Champions League 10|10]], [[Champions League 13|13]] | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 36, 42; '''IFCF:''' [[Champions League 11|11]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|Albrecht FC|CAM}} | |||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 12, 14, 21, 24 | ||
| 4 | | '''UICA:''' 4 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|Directus|EUR}} | |||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 3 | ||
| 0 | | style="text-align:center;" | 0 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 62; '''IFCF:''' [[Champions League 3|3]], [[Champions League 4|4]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|Sonoma Center Panthers|COM}} | |||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 27, 41 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 32, 37 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|Cafundó do Juta|CAF}} | |||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 23, 29 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 26, 27 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|1830 Cathair|AUD}} | |||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 59; '''IFCF:''' [[Champions League 1|1]] | ||
| | | '''IFCF:''' [[Champions League 3|3]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|Petardos S/A|CAF}} | |||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | ||
| 2 | | '''UICA:''' 2, 5 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 8 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|SK Franz Josef City|PIS}} | |||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | ||
| style="text-align:center;" | 1 | |||
| 2 | | '''UICA:''' 50, 51 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 40 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|Ranca Toco|CAF}} | |||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | ||
| 1 | | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 8, 32 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 10 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|Soldarian FC|VAL}} | |||
| 1 | | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | ||
| 2 | | '''UICA:''' 7, 10 | ||
| | | '''IFCF:''' [[Champions League 2|2]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|1896 Ebor|MYT}} | |||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 0 | ||
| | | '''UICA:''' 52, 53 | ||
| 0 | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | {{UICAclublt|Cazadores Cathair|AUD}} | |||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | ||
| 0 | | style="text-align:center;" | 0 | ||
| | | '''IFCF:''' [[Champions League 7|7]], [[Champions League 8|8]] | ||
| | | | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Associations=== | ===Associations=== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" | ||
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| style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|CAF}} || 0 || 0 || 6 || 7 | | style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|CAF}} || 0 || 0 || 6 || 7 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt| | | style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|JSY}} || 0 || 0 || 5 || 3 <!-- 9 semifinal eliminations --> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt| | | style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|CAM}} || 0 || 0 || 5 || 3 <!-- 5 semifinal eliminations --> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt| | | style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|AUD}} || 3 || 4 || 5 || 4 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt| | | style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|VLD}} || 2 || 1 || 6 || 3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|SPT}} || 0 || 0 || 4 || 4 | | style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|SPT}} || 0 || 0 || 4 || 4 | ||
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| style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|PIS}} || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 | | style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|PIS}} || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|NPH}} || 0 || 1 || 2 || | | style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|NPH}} || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|ASG}} || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 | | style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|ASG}} || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|MYT}} || 0 || | | style="text-align: left" | {{UICAassnlt|MYT}} || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1 <!-- 2 SF eliminations, 1 QF elimination, 9 KR1 eliminations --> | ||
<!-- SRG: 2 SF eliminations, 1 QF elimination, 1 KR1 elimination --> | <!-- SRG: 2 SF eliminations, 1 QF elimination, 1 KR1 elimination --> | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{Club football}} | {{Club football}} | ||
[[Category:IFCF]] | [[Category:IFCF]] |
Revision as of 17:08, 12 March 2023
- For the historical international club competition, see Champions League (pre-UICA).
Region | Worldwide |
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Number of teams | 108 (entries in IFCL 2) |
Current champions | Fontvielle Impact (VLD) (2nd title) |
Most championships | Directus (EUR) Cazadores Cathair (AUD) Fontvielle Impact (VLD) (2 titles each) |
The IFCF Champions League is the world championship for club football organized by the International Federation of Club Football. The champion of each participating national association, plus additional teams from the highest-ranked associations in the IFCF ranking, may enter the competition each season.
It is the successor competition to the UICA Champions’ Cup, adopting its competition rules and coefficient ranking system. The first edition of the IFCF Champions League was held in what would have been UICA's 75th edition. Due to uncertainty over the fate of UICA and delays in organizing the 74th Champions' Cup, ad-hoc international tournaments like the Dwile Invitational took the place of the 74th UICA season.
Format
The tournament consists of a knockout qualifying phase leading to a 32-team group stage, followed by a 16-team knockout phase. Teams eliminated prior to the group stage, and the third-placed teams from the group stage, enter the Challengers Cup. Knockout ties are played in two matches with each team at home for one match, with the result determined by the aggregate score. Ties in aggregate are broken by which team scored more goals as the away team, by extra time, and finally by penalty shootout if there is still no winner. The exception is the final, which is played as a single match at a neutral venue chosen prior to the start of the tournament.
Qualifying phase
The qualifying phase consists of a preliminary round if necessary, three qualifying rounds, and a playoff round, with winners in the playoff round advancing to the group stage. Teams are granted byes according to coefficient ranking among the entered teams, hence higher-ranked teams will generally have to play fewer rounds. In addition, teams which enter as their association's champion play in a separate Champions Path from teams that qualified through league position who play in the League Path. As only clubs from the top 32 associations would enter the League Path, it is common to see unusually high-profile matches at this stage. Losing teams in the qualifying phase enter the subsequent round of the Challengers Cup.
The current naming scheme was adopted from the 10th cycle; prior to this "qualifying" rounds were known as preliminary rounds with the final two rounds called the qualifying round and playoff round respectively.
Group stage and knockout phase
The 32 teams entering the group stage are draw into groups of four. The defending champions of the Champions League and Challengers Cup, the league champions of the four top-ranked associations, and the runners-up of the three top-ranked associations, qualify automatically for the group stage. They are joined by the winners of the play-off round. The group stage is a round-robin where each team plays the other teams in their group once at home and once away.
The top two teams of each group enter the knockout phase. For the Round of 16, group winners are drawn to play against runners-up, and teams representing the same association or which were in the same group cannot play against each other. From the quarter-finals onwards, these provisions no longer apply. Third-place teams enter the Challengers Cup Round of 32.
Champions League finals
Records and statistics
Clubs
Club | Title(s) | Runners- up |
Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yuba United (COM) | 6 | 6 | UICA: 1, 11, 18, 20, 31, 39 | UICA: 5, 6, 17, 22, 44, 49 |
Raynor City United (VAL) | 6 | 4 | UICA: 16, 17, 34, 65, 70; IFCF: 5 | UICA: 2, 22, 45, 51 |
Fontvielle Impact (VLD) | 4 | 3 | UICA: 37, 40; IFCF: 10, 13 | UICA: 36, 42; IFCF: 11 |
Albrecht FC (CAM) | 4 | 1 | UICA: 12, 14, 21, 24 | UICA: 4 |
Directus (EUR) | 3 | 0 | UICA: 62; IFCF: 3, 4 | |
Sonoma Center Panthers (COM) | 2 | 2 | UICA: 27, 41 | UICA: 32, 37 |
Cafundó do Juta (CAF) | 2 | 2 | UICA: 23, 29 | UICA: 26, 27 |
1830 Cathair (AUD) | 2 | 1 | UICA: 59; IFCF: 1 | IFCF: 3 |
Petardos S/A (CAF) | 2 | 1 | UICA: 2, 5 | UICA: 8 |
SK Franz Josef City (PIS) | 2 | 1 | UICA: 50, 51 | UICA: 40 |
Ranca Toco (CAF) | 2 | 1 | UICA: 8, 32 | UICA: 10 |
Soldarian FC (VAL) | 2 | 1 | UICA: 7, 10 | IFCF: 2 |
1896 Ebor (MYT) | 2 | 0 | UICA: 52, 53 | |
Cazadores Cathair (AUD) | 2 | 0 | IFCF: 7, 8 |
Associations
IFCF only | UICA included | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Association | Champion | Runner-up | Champion | Runner-up |
Capitalizt SLANI (COM) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
Valanora (VAL) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Eura (EUR) | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Cafundéu (CAF) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
Jasĭyun (JSY) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Candelaria And Marquez (CAM) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Audioslavia (AUD) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Valladares (VLD) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Septentrionia (SPT) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Polar Islandstates (PIS) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Nephara (NPH) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Astograth (ASG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Mytanija (MYT) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |