UEFA Championship appeared in 1971. Competitions won big interest of fans. In terms of prestige this tournament is inferior to the Champions League. However fans enough. Meetings tournaments often considered bookmakers. If so desired customers able to bet on games of UEFA Championship with gambling brand.

Tournament Emerges

In the middle of the last century organized the Fairs Tournament. Games has been for 16 years. Ideas about the championship belong to to three people:
• Stanley Rose;
• Ottorino Barrasi;
• Ernst Thommen.
Base included one rule. Participate in the championship could only players from one roster per city. That is two teams from Berlin to fight for the title could not.
Starting Championship took place 3 years. Games on during fairs. First place according to the results won by the team of the capital of Catalonia.
Second tournament carried out according to a similar principle. Participate had the opportunity clubs from localities where there were fairs. However there were differences without differences. Organizers allowed compete professional athletes. Tournament started to be held annually. Increased number participants.
Championship won great importance. As a result UEFA turned its attention to the tournament.

First years

In 1971 the winner was the UK team. Championship changed name. Relations to fairs was no more. In the early years championship won by footballers from European north:
• Belgium;
• the Netherlands;
• Sweden;
• Germany;
• Great Britain.
Later situation changed. The UEFA Championship became a battlefield for players from southern Europe. Two years in a row first place win Real Madrid. Since the end of 1980s 8 times leadership went to Italians.

Main award

The main award is the silver bowl. Weighs the goblet 15 kg. Made product in Spain. Designers didn’t put handles. Such a decision improved the appearance of the trophy.
Award passes to the winner. Formerly award could be given in perpetuity upon observance of any of the conditions. Norms was 3:
1. Roster won three draws in a row.
2. Players won 5 wins within one cycle.
3. Each cycle starts after of the last issuance of the cup for permanent placement.
Before the rule change specifiedconditions were to fulfill exclusively players of the Spanish club Sevilla.
At the beginning of the last decade, the association requirements replaced. From that time norms changed. Now winner takes replica of chalice. Main prize located by UEFA.