The European Champion Clubs' Cup, or simply the European Cup, is a trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA Champions League. Prior to 1992, the competition in its older format shared its name with the trophy, being also known as the European Cup.
Several different physical trophies have had the name, as a club is entitled to keep the cup after five wins or three consecutive wins, with a new cup having to be forged ...
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The European Champion Clubs' Cup, or simply the European Cup, is a trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA Champions League. Prior to 1992, the competition in its older format shared its name with the trophy, being also known as the European Cup.
Several different physical trophies have had the name, as a club is entitled to keep the cup after five wins or three consecutive wins, with a new cup having to be forged for the following season. The multiple-winner badge is a badge awarded by UEFA to such clubs.
Champions League winners do not keep the real trophy, which remains in UEFA's keeping at all times. A full size replica trophy, the Champions League winners trophy, is awarded to the winning club. It used to be that a club that won the competition five times, or three times consecutively, got to keep an original. From 2009, every winner will receive a replica with their name engraved on it. Winning clubs are also permitted to make replicas of their...
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