English clubs in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League a victory over Barcelona in the opening group game. English clubs in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (previously known as the European Cup) is a seasonal club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. The prize, the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is considered the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. As of the end of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League season, English clubs have twelve European Cup wins along with clubs from Italy. Incidentally, Real Madrid from Spain have
Australian clubs in the AFC Champions League within a tiered league system was a major reason, and that the A-league was not run as a separate entity to the FFA. From the 2014 AFC Champions League onwards, the allocation of 2 spots in the group stage and one qualifying play-off spot returned. Q : Qualified, PR2 : Preliminary Round 2, PO : Qualifying Play-Offs, GS : Group Stage, R16 : Round of 16, QF : Quarter-Finals, SF : Semi-Finals, RU : Runners-Up, W : Winners As of 24 May 2016 (not including qualifying rounds). Club lists clubs for which Champions League goals were scored. Australian clubs in