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UEFA Championship originated in 1971. Competitions became big demand among fans. In terms of significance specified tournament is inferior to the Champions League. But fans there are many. Meetings tournaments constantly reviewed bookmakers. If desired customers may bet on games of UEFA Championship with betting company.

Tournament Emerges

In the middle of the last century created the Fairs Tournament. Matches held for nearly 20 years. Thoughts about the championship attribute to three people:
• Stanley Rose;
• Ottorino Barrasi;
• Ernst Thommen.
Base consisted single principle. Participate in the championship could exclusively athletes from one club per city. That is a couple of teams from Berlin to fight for the title of the best could not.
Starting Championship took place 36 months. Games on during fairs. Leadership according to the results deserved by the team of the capital of Catalonia.
Second tournament led according to a similar rule. Participate could clubs from localities where there were fairs. But there were differences without differences. Organizers allowed compete professionals. Tournament started to be held every year. Increased number participants.
Championship reached high importance. As a result UEFA began to hold games under its own auspices.

At the start of the project

In 1971 the winner was the UK team. Championship changed name. Connections to fairs was no more. For the first time leadership won by footballers from northern Europe:
• Belgium;
• the Netherlands;
• Sweden;
• Germany;
• Great Britain.
Later cases changed. The UEFA Cup became a battlefield for players from southern Europe. Two years in a row win hold Real Madrid. Since the end of 1980s 8 times leadership went to Italians.

Main award

The main award is the silver bowl. Weight of the trophy 15 kg. Made bowl in Spain. Developers didn't put handles. This increased the attractiveness of the trophy.
Prize passes to the winner. In previous years trophy given to the team forever upon fulfillment of any of the conditions. Rules was 3:
1. Club won three times in a row.
2. Players won 5 wins per cycle.
3. Each cycle starts from the moment of the last issuance of the trophy for perpetual storage.
Before the rule change specifiedconditions were to fulfill exclusively players of the Spanish club Sevilla.
At the beginning of the last decade, the association requirements changed. From that time conditions changed. Now winner takes replica of cup. Main trophy located by the organizers.

Format

Each major Old World league have the right to field a certain number of clubs. According to accepted traditions for the UEFA Cup selected squads, won positions after the after elimination of the main European Cup tournament.