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
2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off The qualifying play-off of the 2013 AFC Champions League was played on 9 and 13 February 2013, to decide three of the 32 places in the group stage. The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 6 December 2012, 16:00 , at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The following six teams (four from West Asia Zone, two from East Asia Zone) were entered into the qualifying play-off draw: Each tie was played as a single match, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary. The winners