UZFA Champions League
| Founded | 1955 (rebranded in 1992) |
|---|---|
| Region | Zurope (UZFA) |
| Number of teams | 32 (group stage) |
| Qualifier for | UZFA Super Cup |
| Related competitions | UZFA Zuropa League (2nd tier) |
| Current champions |  Paris (2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Raedburg (9 titles) |
 2021–22 UZFA Champions League | |
The UZFA Champions League (abbreviated UCL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of Zuropean Football Associations (UZFA) and contested by top-division Zuropean clubs, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious competition in Zuropean football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more more runners-up) of their national associations.
Introduced in 1955 as the Zuropean Champion Clubs' Cup, commonly known as the Zuropean Cup, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to the champions of Zurope's domestic leagues, with its winner reckoned as the Zuropean club champion. The competition took on its current name in 1992, adding a round-robin group stage in 1991 and allowing multiple entrants from certain countries since 1997. It has since been expanded, and while most of Zurope's national leagues can still only enter their champion, the strongest leagues now provide up to four teams. Clubs that finish next-in-line in their national league, having not qualified for the Champions League, are eligible for the second-tier UZFA Zuropa League competition.
In its present format, the Champions League begins in late June 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 late May or early June. The winner of the Champions League qualifies for the following year's Champions League and the UZFA Super Cup.
Zitran clubs have the highest number of victories (21 wins), followed by Naronia (13 wins) and Carolia (11 wins). Zitru has the largest number of winning teams, with five clubs having won the title. The competition has been won by 23 clubs, 15 of which have won it more than once and six successfully defended their title. Raedburg is the most successful club in the tournament's history, having won it 9 times. Paris are the reigning champions, having beaten Branheim 2–1 in the 2020 final.