What's the difference between League Cup, FA Cup, FA Cup, Champions Cup and Toyota Cup?
The competitions of major European clubs are introduced as follows, all sponsored by UEFA.
1, Champions League: Top players from all countries participated in last season's league, and the number of places in all countries was allocated by UEFA according to the total score table (the total score accumulated by each country's Champions League performance over the years). In late August, three rounds of qualifiers began, and 32 teams were decided, and then they were divided into groups by lot. Now it is also the top two in each of the eight groups, and the group competition is usually from September to 65438+February every year. Then draw lots in the second stage of the knockout, and carry out the home and away knockout until the final game is decided. The knockout stage will decide the European champion club from February to late May of the following year.
2. UEFA Cup: Last season's cup champion, the second top team in the league and the teams eliminated from the Champions League qualifiers will participate, and the places in each country will also be allocated by UEFA. First of all, there must be two rounds of home and away elimination in the qualifiers. The top players ranked second in the major leagues will join in the second round, and the teams eliminated in the final Champions League qualifiers will also join, with a total of 64 teams. The draw will begin after the Champions League qualifiers. Last season was a two-stage grouping cycle. Finally, in the second stage, the group qualified for the top eight, and then drew lots for the home and away elimination matches until the final game was decided. The UEFA Cup and the Champions League are usually held in the same week. In terms of European time, the Champions League is usually played on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, while the UEFA Cup is played on Thursday night. They all started from September until the final in May of the following year. The UEFA Cup was decided one week before the final of the Champions League.
3. European international Toto Cup: In fact, it can be said to be a qualification match of the UEFA Cup. The top teams in minor leagues or minor leagues and cups gather here first, and the top teams in the third gear of major leagues join in the third round, all of which are home and away elimination matches, and the final top winners can enter the UEFA Cup. The time is from July to the end of August every year.
4. European Super Cup: It is a contest between the champions of the European Champions League and the champions of the UEFA Cup last season. The champion will be decided in a game before the start of the season at the end of August.
The World Club Cup is introduced as follows:
The "World Club Cup" is called the "World Champion Club League" and was initiated by FIFA President Blatter. The real so-called World Champion Club League is the first one that started from February 65438+ in 2005.
On September 22nd, 2005, Saburo Kawahara, president of Japan Football Association, announced in Tokyo that Japan would host the World Club Cup in 2005 and 2006. Not long ago, FIFA agreed to Japan's hosting right and duration. "If we successfully hold the next two years, I think FIFA will hold the World Club Cup in Japan forever." Kawasaki, who has just attended the official FIFA meeting, is full of confidence in the events trained by the FIFA president.
Prior to this, another international competition between clubs was the "Toyota Cup" commonly known in China, the full name of which was "European and South American Club Toyota Cup Football Match", and it was generally called "Toyota Cup" in Europe and America. This is a single match between last season's European Champions Cup champion and the South American Libertadores Cup champion in early February every year. This activity has been suspended at present.