European Cup & Champions League History 1955-2011

EUROPEAN CUP HISTORY.COM

Welcome to the number one internet resouce for everything relating to the history of the leading club competition in the world. From latest football betting odds to past winners, everything to do with the European Cup you will find here. The European Cup, or Champions League as it is now known, has risen from humble beginnings to become the dominant competition in the world club football calendar and one of the most popular with soccer betting punters. Over the past 50 years, there have been many great teams, players and managers who have made their names in the European Cup and you can read about them all here as well as all the good and bad events that have occurred over the duration of this great event. Online betting and televisions audiences are always huge whenever there are Champions League matches on, and so football betting has never been more popular. With the rise in popularity of online betting, betting on your mobile phone has also become increasingly popular. Make sure to check out some of the great mobile betting offers available before you sign up for a mobile bookmaker.

On this site you can now find information on each European Cup season with the full detailed story of every competition up to 1996 so far. You can read about the memorable matches, the controversies and the little known stories. There are also sections covering the European Cup records of all the clubs that have won this prestigious competition and the greatest players and managers to have graced the European Cup. And you can also keep up to date with the latest Champions League news before it too becomes European Cup history!

COMING SOON - THE FULL STORY OF SEASON 1996-97, DORTMUNDS FINEST HOUR

Latest Champions League News

2011/12 Chempions League 2nd Round Draw

Lyon v APOEL
Napoli v Chelsea
Milan v Arsenal
FC Basel v Bayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen v Barcelona
CSKA Moscow v Real Madrid
Zenit St Petersburg v Benfica
Marseille v Internazionale

Final Group Standings

Group A 1.Bayern Munich 13pts 2.Napoli 11pts 3.Manchester City 10pts 4.Villarreal 0pts	Group B 1.Internazionale 10pts 2.CSKA Moscow 8pts 3.Trabzonspor 7pts 4.Lille 6pts	Group C 1.Benfica 12pts 2.FC Basel 11pts 3.Manchester United 9pts 4.FC Otelul Galati 0pts	Group D 1.Real Madrid 18pts 2.Lyon 8pts 3.Ajax 8pts 4.Dinamo Zagreb 0pts
Group E 1.Chelsea 11pts 2.Bayer Leverkusen 10pts 3.Valencia 8pts 4.KRC Genk 3pts	Group F 1.Arsenal 11pts 2.Marseille 10pts 3.Olympiacos 9pts 4.Borussia Dortmund 4pts	Group G 1.APOEL 9pts 2.Zenit St Petersburg 9pts 3.Porto 8pts 4.Shakhtar Donetsk 5pts	Group H 1.Barcelona 16pts 2.Milan 9pts 3.Viktoria Plzen 5pts 4.BATE Borisov 2pts

Matchday 6

Manchester City 2-0 Bayern Munich
Villarreal 0-2 Napoli
Internazionale 1-2 CSKA Moscow
Lille 0-0 Trabzonspor
FC Basel 2-1 Manchester United
Benfica 1-0 Otelul
Dinamo Zagreb 1-7 Lyon
Ajax 0-3 Real Madrid
Chelsea 3-0 Valencia
KRC Genk 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Marseille
Olympiacos 3-1 Arsenal
Porto 0-0 Zenit
APOEL 0-2 Shakhtar Donetsk
Barcelona 4-0 BATE Borisov
Viktoria Plzen 2-2 Milan

Champions League Draw Dates
16 March 2012 Quarter-Final/Semi-Final

Champions League Match Dates
14/21 2012 February 2nd Round 1st Leg
6/13 2012 March 2nd Round 2nd Leg
27 March 2012 Quarter-Final 1st Leg
3 April 2012 Quarter-Final 2nd Leg
17 April 2012 Semi-Final 1st Leg
24 April 2012 Semi-Final 2nd Leg
19 May 2012 Final Fussball Arena (Munich)
2013 Final Wembley Stadium (London)

Interactive European Cup History

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