2016–17 UEFA Champions League
Also known as 2016-2017 Champions League, 2016-2017 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Champions League 2016-17, 2016-17 UEFA Champions League
62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA
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The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League was the 62nd season of Europe's top club football competition, where the strongest teams from across the continent competed against each other. It matters because this tournament determines the champion of European club football and is widely considered the most prestigious prize in the sport.
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/2017
- Image
- Visita del Real Madrid a la Real Casa de Correos, como campeones de la Champios League (34979477561).jpg
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- number of points/goals/set scored
- 278
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 96
- start time
- 2016-06-28
- end time
- 2017-06-03
- number of participants
- 78
- attendance
- 3857659
- Commons category
- 2016-2017 UEFA Champions League
- short name
- Τσάμπιονς Λιγκ 2016–17
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The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League was the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The final was played between Juventus and Real Madrid at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. It was the second time that the two teams faced each other in the competition's decisive match, having previously met in the 1998 final. Real Madrid, the defending champions, beat Juventus 4–1 to win a record-extending 12th title. With this victory, Real Madrid became the first team to successfully defend their title in the Champions League era, and the first to successfully defend a European Cup since Milan in 1990.