European Champions Cup
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European Champions Cup may refer to one of the following sports tournaments:
- FIBA European Champions CupFiba European Champions Cup and Euroleague history-FIBA Champions Cup for men's clubs-origins and early history :L'Equipe is widely credited for birthing the idea of European club competition, first and foremost in European football . Basketball was soon to latch onto the quickly successful idea and the idea was discussed by FIBA during the 1957...
, the former men's basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club championship of Europe and officially recognized as predecessor to today's Euroleague - IIHF European Champions CupIIHF European Champions CupThe IIHF European Champions Cup was an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation , which took place during a long weekend in early January. The winner was considered the official club champion of Europe by the IIHF...
, annual ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
tournament, featuring the champions of national IIHFInternational Ice Hockey FederationThe International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
competitions - UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, formerly known as the "European Cup", a football (soccer) club tournament - European Champion Clubs' CupEuropean Champion Clubs' CupThe European Champion Clubs' Cup, also known as Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens, or simply the European Cup, is a trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA Champions League...
, the cup given to the winners of the UEFA Champions League