UEFA Champions League schedule 2023:
On July 12, 2023, UEFA officially announced the draw and match time for the UEFA Champions League group stage and knockout stages. On August 7, the Champions League play-off draw will be held in Switzerland, the group stage draw will be held at 0:00 on September 1 (24:00 today), and the top 16 draw will be held on December 18; on March 15, 2024, 1/ 4 finals & semi-final draws.
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League, referred to as "UEFA Champions League" or "UEFA Champions League", is an annual football competition hosted by the Union of European Football Associations, representing the highest level and honor of European club football. It is recognized as the most influential and highest-level club competition in the world, and is also one of the highest-prize football and sports events in the world.
The UEFA Champions League was formerly the European Champion Clubs' Cup founded by UEFA in 1954 and was renamed in 1992. Although the Champions League has gone through many changes to the competition system, the records since the establishment of the competition have never been calculated separately, and the championship trophy still retains the old name "European Club Champions League".
In history, 23 teams have won the championship. Real Madrid has won the most championships (14 times), followed by AC Milan, which has won 7 times, and Bayern Munich, which has won 6 times. and Liverpool, Barcelona who have won 5 times and Ajax who have won 4 times.
Birth
Football has been fully revived around the world, but there are only a few exchanges between national teams and competitions between clubs. At that time, Gabriel Arno, the founder of the European Footballer Selection event, proposed the idea of ??creating the European Club Cup, aiming to allow top clubs from all over Europe to compete on the same stage.
The promoters of the European Club Cup actively contacted FIFA and UEFA, but the results were disappointing. Both organizations are not very interested in competitions involving non-national teams. However, the plan has been enthusiastically welcomed by several clubs such as Real Madrid, Anderlecht, Rapid Vienna, and the Hungarian Football Association.