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From the quarter-finals onwards, the draw is entirely random, without association protection. The tournament uses the away goals rule: The group stage is played from September to December, whilst the knock-out stage starts in February.

The knock-out ties are played in a two-legged format, with the exception of the final. This is typically held in the final two weeks of May.

The maximum number of teams that an association can field in the tournament has also been increased from four to five. The top four clubs from the four top-ranked national associations will receive guaranteed qualification automatically for the group stage.

The Europa League holders also will automatically qualify for the group stage. Changes will be made to the access list above, if the Champions League or Europa League title holders qualify for the tournament via their domestic leagues.

A referee is initially placed into Category 4 with the exception of referees from France, Germany, England, Italy, or Spain.

Referees from these five countries are typically comfortable with top professional matches and are therefore directly placed into Category 3.

Each referee's performance is observed and evaluated after every match; his category may be revised twice per season, but a referee cannot be promoted directly from Category 3 to the Elite Category.

Referees are appointed based on previous matches, marks, performances, and fitness levels. To discourage bias, the Champions League takes nationality into account.

No referee may be of the same origins as any club in his or her respecting groups. After a consensus is made, the name of the appointed referee remains confidential up to two days before the match for the purpose of minimising public influence.

Since , a UEFA international referee cannot exceed the age of 45 years. After turning 45, a referee must step down at the end of his season.

The age limit was established to ensure an elite level of fitness. Today, UEFA Champions League referees are required to pass a fitness test even to be considered at the international level.

Each year, the winning team is presented with the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the current version of which has been awarded since Any team that wins the Champions League three years in a row or five times overall wins the right to retain a full-sized replica of the trophy UEFA retains the original at all times.

Six clubs have earned this honour: It was designed by Jörg Stadelmann, a jeweller from Bern , Switzerland , after the original was given to Real Madrid in in recognition of their six titles to date, and cost 10, Swiss francs.

As of the —13 season, 40 gold medals are presented to the Champions League winners, and 40 silver medals to the runners-up. As of —19, the fixed amount of prize money paid to the clubs is as follows: A large part of the distributed revenue from the UEFA Champions League is linked to the "market pool", the distribution of which is determined by the value of the television market in each nation.

When the Champions League was created in , it was decided that a maximum of eight companies should be allowed to sponsor the event, with each corporation being allocated four advertising boards around the perimeter of the pitch, as well as logo placement at pre- and post-match interviews and a certain number of tickets to each match.

This, combined with a deal to ensure tournament sponsors were given priority on television advertisements during matches, ensured that each of the tournament's main sponsors was given maximum exposure.

From the —13 knockout phase , UEFA used LED advertising hoardings installed in knock-out participant stadiums, including the final stage.

From the —16 season onwards, UEFA has used such hoardings from the play-off round until the final. The tournament's current main sponsors are: Adidas is a secondary sponsor and supplies the official match ball, the Adidas Finale , and referee uniform.

Individual clubs may wear jerseys with advertising. However, only one sponsorship is permitted per jersey in addition to that of the kit manufacturer.

Exceptions are made for non-profit organisations, which can feature on the front of the shirt, incorporated with the main sponsor or in place of it; or on the back, either below the squad number or on the collar area.

If clubs play a match in a nation where the relevant sponsorship category is restricted such as France's alcohol advertising restriction , then they must remove that logo from their jerseys.

The competition attracts an extensive television audience, not just in Europe, but throughout the world. The final of the tournament has been, in recent years, the most-watched annual sporting event in the world.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the table tennis competition, see European Champions League table tennis.

For the trophy, see European Champion Clubs' Cup. For other uses, see European Cup disambiguation. This article is about the men's competition.

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