UEFA Champions League simply known as Champions League and initially known as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup or European Cup. The European Cup is a trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA Champions League. The competition in its older format shared its name with the trophy, being also known as the European Cup, before being renamed for the 1992-93 season onwards.
The original European Cup trophy was donated by L'Équipe, a French sports newspaper. This trophy was awarded permanently to Real Madrid in March 1967. At the time, they were the reigning champions, and had won six titles altogether, including the first five competitions from 1956 to 1960. Celtic thus became the first club to win the cup in its current design in 1967.
Since 2009, Champions League winners have not kept the real trophy, which remains in UEFA's keeping always. A full-size replica trophy, the Champions League winner’s trophy, is awarded to the winning club with their name engraved on it. Winning clubs are also permitted to make replicas of their own; however, they must be clearly marked as such and can be a maximum of 80 percent the size of the actual trophy.
The replacement trophy, with a somewhat different design from the original, was commissioned by UEFA. At a cost of 10,000 Swiss francs, it was silver, 74 cm high, weighing 8 kg. The trophy bears the title "COUPE DES CLUBS CHAMPIONS EUROPEENS”. Subsequent replacement trophies have replicated this design. In Spanish, it is nicknamed La Orejona ("big-ears") because of the shape of the handles and therefore, Luis Omar Tapia, a long-time ESPN UCL announcer made the name "la Orejona" popular on the American continents.
A club, whose Champions League title win was not a fifth overall or third consecutive, previously kept the real trophy for ten months after their victory and received a scaled-down replica to keep permanently. Since 2009, the real trophy remains with UEFA always, but the winning club now receives a full-sized replica with their name engraved on it. The trophy that was awarded at the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final is the sixth, and has been in use since 2006, after Liverpool won their fifth European Cup in 2005.
The current seasons 2011-12, UEFA Champions League is the 57th season of the European Cup and the 20th season in its current Champions League. Barcelona is the defending champions. The winner earns a berth at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup. Champions League Tickets are available at FootballTicketExchangeOnline.com for affordable price. Football fans can buy or sell Football Tickets especially UEFA Champions League Tickets at safe and guaranteed system of FootballTicketExchangeOnline.com easily.
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The original European Cup trophy was donated by L'Équipe, a French sports newspaper. This trophy was awarded permanently to Real Madrid in March 1967. At the time, they were the reigning champions, and had won six titles altogether, including the first five competitions from 1956 to 1960. Celtic thus became the first club to win the cup in its current design in 1967.
Since 2009, Champions League winners have not kept the real trophy, which remains in UEFA's keeping always. A full-size replica trophy, the Champions League winner’s trophy, is awarded to the winning club with their name engraved on it. Winning clubs are also permitted to make replicas of their own; however, they must be clearly marked as such and can be a maximum of 80 percent the size of the actual trophy.
The replacement trophy, with a somewhat different design from the original, was commissioned by UEFA. At a cost of 10,000 Swiss francs, it was silver, 74 cm high, weighing 8 kg. The trophy bears the title "COUPE DES CLUBS CHAMPIONS EUROPEENS”. Subsequent replacement trophies have replicated this design. In Spanish, it is nicknamed La Orejona ("big-ears") because of the shape of the handles and therefore, Luis Omar Tapia, a long-time ESPN UCL announcer made the name "la Orejona" popular on the American continents.
A club, whose Champions League title win was not a fifth overall or third consecutive, previously kept the real trophy for ten months after their victory and received a scaled-down replica to keep permanently. Since 2009, the real trophy remains with UEFA always, but the winning club now receives a full-sized replica with their name engraved on it. The trophy that was awarded at the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final is the sixth, and has been in use since 2006, after Liverpool won their fifth European Cup in 2005.
The current seasons 2011-12, UEFA Champions League is the 57th season of the European Cup and the 20th season in its current Champions League. Barcelona is the defending champions. The winner earns a berth at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup. Champions League Tickets are available at FootballTicketExchangeOnline.com for affordable price. Football fans can buy or sell Football Tickets especially UEFA Champions League Tickets at safe and guaranteed system of FootballTicketExchangeOnline.com easily.
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