UEFA Champions League
Current champion: Real Madrid C.F. (12th title)
Most successful club(s): Real Madrid (12 titles)
Founded 1955; 63 years ago
(rebranded in 1992)
Region Europe (UEFA)
Number of teams 32 (group stage)
78 or 79 (total)
Qualifier for UEFA Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
Related competitions UEFA Europa League
Current champions Spain Real Madrid (12th title)
The UEFA Champions League is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs. It is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of the strongest UEFA national associations. The UEFA Champions League final is the most watched annual sporting event worldwide. The final of the 2012–13 tournament had the highest TV ratings to date, drawing 360 million television viewers.
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