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UEFA Champions League previously Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens, is the format we know today in 1992. It is an annual competition organized by UEFA and at the same time, the most prestigious club competition in the world. The Champions League is contested by the national champions of the most powerful leagues, and the runners-up, the third and the fourth places.
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The regular season starts in August, with the playoffs of the teams of the lower-ranking leagues playing to secure a place in the group phase. In September, until December the group phase takes place. 32 teams race for 16 places in the knockout stage.
The Knockout Stage starts in February and continues till May or June with the big final. Real Madrid and AC Milan are the most successful teams in the competition. Spain is the most successful country and the country that together with England secures more profits from the UEFA Champions League campaign. TV Broadcasters spend tremendous amounts to secure broadcasting rights for their countries.
The format consists of a playoff stage before the group stage. This added two more qualifying rounds since the 2009-2010 season. Teams play the first two rounds, then playoff to reach the group stage. Liverpool and Artmedia Bratislava are the first teams to reach the group stage after passing all the qualifying rounds in the 2005-2006 season.
Meanwhile, the format is different now and the teams win more from their European journey. So teams earn more even for playing in the playoff stage, 5 million euros. For reaching the group stage teams win the base fee of 16 million euros. The finalists and the winner share respectively 20 and 30 million euros.
