UICA Champions Cup

The Champions’ Cup (originally known for sponsorship reasons as the TakilQuip Champions’ Cup and abbreviated TQCC) is the world championship for club football organized by UICA. The champion of each participating national association, plus additional teams from the highest-ranked associations in the UICA coëfficient ranking, are admitted to the competition each season. The tournament consists of preliminary and playoff rounds leading to a thirty-two team group stage, followed by a sixteen-team knockout phase. Teams eliminated prior to the group stage enter the Globe Cup.