The E.F.U. Page

There are two European club compeitions that are played by clubs in the AFL. These are the Champions' Cup, which is played for by the champions of each league in the E.F.U., which are currently 50 in number. A preliminiary round of approximately 36 clubs is played, reducing the number of competitors to 32. The first round comprises 16 clubs, the 8 winners being joined by the next 8 byes in the second round. The 8 winners from that round join the top 8 byes win the league section, comprising four groups of four teams each. The top two from each qualify for the quarter finals. This format was inaugurated in Season 155.

The other competition is the Europa Cup (formerly the E.F.U. Cup). Qualification for this tournament is via each national league compeition, with varying numbers of clubs being entered from each league. The number of places for each league depends on the league's position in the performance coefficient table. The top six leagues enter three clubs, the next ten enter two and the remaining leagues enter one club. Two preliminary rounds are played, following which 50 clubs remain. The top 14 received byes until the second round, and the remaining 36 battle it out in the first round. The 18 winners join the top byes to form the round of 32 and it is straight knockout from there.

Details of recent competitions are available via the following links:

Season 155 Champions' Cup (Arsenal) Europa Cup (PSV Eindhoven)
Season 156 Champions' Cup (Real Madrid) Europa Cup (Chelsea)
Season 157 Champions' Cup (Real Madrid) Europa Cup (AC Milan)
Season 158 Champions' Cup (Galatasaray) Europa Cup (Deportivo La Coruņa)

Past Finals

The Champions' Cup

Season Winners
Runners up
86 Leeds United
2
 Feyenoord
0
87 Leeds United
4
 Standard Liège
0
88 Real Madrid
3
 Ajax Amsterdam
2
89 Real Madrid
3
 Juventus
2
90 Manchester City
2,3
 Real Madrid
2,2
91 Everton
3
 SV Hamburg
0
92 Arsenal
1
 PSV Eindhoven
0
93 Benfica
2,4
 WAC Innsbrück
2,1
94 PSV Eindhoven
2
 Benfica
0
95 PSV Eindhoven
1,2
 Roma
1,1
96 Bayern Munich
4
 PSV Eindhoven
1
97 Bayern Munich
3
 Sheffield Wednesday
2
98 Bayern Munich
2
 Juventus
0
99 Torino
4
 Arsenal
3
100 Ajax Amsterdam
4
 Torino
0
101 Juventus
2
 Ajax Amsterdam
0
102 Juventus
4
 SV Hamburg
2
103 Manchester United
4
 Ajax Amsterdam
2
104 Olympiakos
4
 Öster Växjö
2
105 Juventus
2
 SV Hamburg
1
106 Juventus
1,3
 Ajax Amsterdam
1,1
107 Nottingham Forest
1
 VfB Stuttgart
0
108 Nottingham Forest
3
 Everton
2
109 Manchester United
0,3
 Juventus
0,1
110 Napoli
1
 Real Madrid
0
111 Manchester United
2,1
 Napoli
2,0
112 PSV Eindhoven
2
 Barcelona
0
113 Glasgow Rangers
2,3
 Athletic Bilbao
2,1
114 Ajax Amsterdam
4
 Dynamo Minsk
0
115 Dynamo Kiev
2
 SV Hamburg
1
116 Bayern Munich
3
 Manchester United
1
117 Inter Milan
4
 Real Sociedad
1
118 Inter Milan
3
 Ajax Amsterdam
0
119 Monaco
3
 F.C. Austria
2
120 Juventus
1
 Monaco
0
121 Glasgow Rangers
3
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
0
122 Real Madrid
2
 Ujpest Dozsa
1
123 Juventus
1
 Real Madrid
0
124 PSV Eindhoven
3
 Juventus
2
125 PSV Eindhoven
2
 Manchester United
0
126 PSV Eindhoven
3
 F.C. Bruges
2
127 PSV Eindhoven
1
 Bayern Munich
0
128 Kaiserslautern
1
 Real Madrid
0
129 Standard Liège
2
 Dynamo Kiev
1
130 Feyenoord
1
 F.C. Austria
1
  Feyenoord won on penalties
 
131 Bayern Munich
2
 F.C. Porto
1
132 F.C. Porto
1
 Real Madrid
0
133 Dynamo Kiev
2
 PSV Eindhoven
2
  Dynamo Kiev won on penalites
 
134 F.C. Porto
1
 Dynamo Kiev
0
135 T.S. Innsbrück
1
 PSV Eindhoven
0
136 F.C. Porto
4
 T.S. Innsbrück
1
137 Barcelona
4
 Aberdeen
3
138 Marseille
1
 Barcelona
1
  Marseille won on penalties
 
139 Spartak Moscow
3
 Marseille
0
140 Everton
4
 Hajduk Split
0
141 Everton
2
 Borussia Dortmund
1
142 Ajax Amsterdam
1
 F.C. Bruges
0
143 Ajax Amsterdam
4
 Barcelona
0
144 Steaua Bucharest
1
 Ajax Amsterdam
0
145 Ajax Amsterdam
3
 Barcelona
0
146 F.C Porto
2
 Dynamo Bucharest
1
147 Ajax Amsterdam
3
 Sampdoria
1
148 Ajax Amsterdam
2
 Sporting Lisbon
1
149 Newcastle United
2
 PSV Eindhoven
2
  Newcastle United won 3-0 on penalties
 
150 AJAX
2
 Feyenoord
0
151 FEYENOORD
4
 Benfica
2
152 FEYENOORD
4
 Barcelona
3
153 JUVENTUS
4
 IFK Gothenburg
0
154 JUVENTUS
2
 Brøndby IF
1
155 ARSENAL
2
 Real Madrid
1
156 REAL MADRID
3
 Benfica
2
157 REAL MADRID
2
 Bayern München
1
158 GALATASARAY
2
 Bayern München
1
159  
 
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The Europa Cup

Season Winners
Runners up
96 Juventus
4
 Real Madrid
2
97 Vicenza
2
 Torino
0
98 Anderlecht
3
 F.C. Porto
1
99 Ajax Amsterdam *
2,2 (4)
Feyenoord
0,2 (2)
100 Eintracht Frankfurt
0,3 (3)
Athletic Bilbao *
0,0 (0)
101 Sunderland
0,3 (3)
Standard Liège *
1,0 (1)
102 Sunderland
2,2 (4)
Aston Villa *
2,1 (3)
103 SV Hamburg *
1,2 (3)
Sheffield United
1,1 (2)
104 VfB Stuttgart
2,2 (4)
Napoli *
2,0 (2)
105 Bayern Munich *
1,3 (4)
F.C. Cologne
2,1 (3)
106 Birmingham City *
1,2 (3)
Atletico Madrid
2,0 (2)
107 PSV Eindhoven *
1,2,1 (4)
Auxerre
3,0,0 (3)
108 Tornio *
4,1 (5)
Rapid Vienna
1,1 (2)
109 Ajax Amsterdam
3,3 (6)
Real Madrid *
0,0 (0)
110 Tottenham Hostpur
0,4 (4)
Juventus *
2,0 (2)
111 Ajax Amsterdam *
4,1,2 (7)
Tottenham Hotspur
3,2,1 (6)
112 Sampdoria
2,3 (5)
Bayern Munich *
2,2 (4)
113 Bayern Munich *
4,0 (4)
IFK Gothenburg
0,1 (1)
114 Inter Milan *
0,2 (2)
Sporting Lisbon
1,0 (1)
115 Real Madrid *
1,2 (3)
PSV Eindhoven
0,1 (1)
116 SV Hamburg *
1,3 (4)
Kaiserslautern
0,0 (0)
117 Real Madrid
1,4 (5)
VfB Stuttgart *
0,3 (3)
118 Partick Thistle *
2,1 (3)
Anderlecht
0,2 (2)
119 Everton *
1,3 (4)
Ajax Amsterdam
2,1 (3)
120 PSV Eindhoven *
4,0 (4)
Standard Liège
0,1 (1)
121 Bayern Munich
3,4
 Sheffield United
3,3
122 Barcelona
1
 Bayern Munich
0
123 Inter Milan
1
 Barcelona
0
124 Borussia Mönchengladbach
4
 Strasbourg
0
125 Dynamo Kiev
0,1
 Anderlecht
0,1
  Dynamo Kiev won 4-3 on penalties
 
126 F.C. Porto
1,1
 Juventus
1,1
  F.C Porto won 4-3 on penalties
 
127 SV Hamburg
2,2
 Valencia
2,2
  SV Hamburg won 5-3 on penalties
 
128 Feyenoord
3
 Aberdeen
1
129 Juventus
1
 Real Madrid
1
  Juventus won on penalties
 
130 SV Hamburg
2
 PSV Eindhoven
0
131 Dynamo Kiev
3
 Real Madrid
2
132 Dynamo Zagreb
3
 Fiorentina
1
133 Spartak Moscow
3
 Barcelona
1
134 Ajax Amsterdam
1
 Anderlecht
0
135 SV Hamburg *
1,2 (3)
Feyenoord
0,2 (2)
136 Atletico Madrid
2,4 (6)
Twente Enschede *
3,3 (6)
  Atletico Madrid won on away goals
 
137 Bayern Munich
3,1 (4)
Gent *
0,1 (1)
138 Eintracht Frankfurt
1,1 (2)
F.C. Cologne *
2,0 (2)
  Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals
 
139 Valencia *
3,1 (4)
Monaco
2,0 (2)
140 Real Madrid
3,1 (4)
F.C. Porto *
3,0 (3)
141 Werder Bremen *
4,0 (4)
 Auxerre
1,2 (3)
142 SV Hamburg
3,4 (7)
Borussia Mönchengladbach *
1,2 (3)
143 Feyenoord *
3,2 (5)
Benfica
2,2 (4)
144 Atletico Madrid
2,3 (5)
Bayern Munich *
2,1 (3)
145 Bayern Munich *
4,2 (6)
 Feyenoord
0,2 (2)
146 Nantes
0,3 (3)
Bayern Munich *
3,0 (3)
  Nantes won 6-5 on penalties
 
147 NANTES
3,2 (5)
Roda J.C. *
1,0 (1)
148 PSV EINDHOVEN *
3,4 (7)
Boavista
1,2 (3)
149 AC MILAN
4
 Fiorentina
3
150 REAL MADRID
4
 Rapid Bucharest
3
151 PSV EINDHOVEN
4
 Guimaraes
2
152 PSV EINDHOVEN
3
 Ajax
2
153 REAL BETIS
3
 Hearts
1
154 BENFICA
2
 Besiktas
1
155 PSV EINDHOVEN
2
 Internazionale
1
156 CHELSEA
3
 Juventus
3
  Chelsea won 3-1 on penalties      
157 AC MILAN
1
 AS Monaco
0
158 DEPORTIVO LA CORUÑA
2
 Hertha Berlin
1
159 AC MILAN
1
 Borussia Dortmund
0 (aet)
160  
 
* 2-leg final, home team in first leg
 

 

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