Champions League (judo)

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The Champions League (formerly European Club Cup, [1] until 2017 Golden League [2] ) is a competition for European men's and women's judo club teams. Like the Europa League, it is held under the umbrella of the European Judo Union. The top 8 clubs of the previous year but maximally three teams per national association are eligible to start. [3]

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Winner

Men

SeasonHostChampionx:xVice-ChampionThird Place
1976 [4] Flag of France.svg Racing Club de France Paris 4:1 – 5:4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg JC Nippon Zürich ?
1977 [4] Flag of East Germany.svg SC Dynamo Hoppegarten6:0 – 7:0Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sports School Boersma Amersfoort ?
1978 [4] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prag4:2 – 1:2Flag of Germany.svg JC Rüsselsheim ?
1979 [4] Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg6:1 – 5:2Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sports School Boersma Amersfoort ?
1980 [4] Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg5:2 – 4:3Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg JC Slavia Novi Sad ?
1981 [4] Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg5:2 – 3:4Flag of France.svg JC Villiers de bel Paris ?
1982 [4] Flag of France.svg JC Villiers de bel Paris5:2 – 4:2Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Željezničar Sarajevo ?
1983 [4] Flag of Germany.svg JC Rüsselsheim3:1 – 3:4Flag of Germany.svg TSV GroßhadernFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg JC Grenchen

Flag of the Netherlands.svg JC Oooms Tilburg

1984 [4] Flag of Germany.svg JC Rüsselsheim4:0 – 5:1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg TJ Vysoke Prag ?
1985 [4] Flag of France.svg US Orléans2:2 – 4:1Flag of Austria.svg JC Manner Wien ?
1986 [4] Flag of France.svg US Orléans3:2 – 1:2Flag of England.svg Wolverhampton JC ?
1987 [4] Flag of France.svg US Orléans5:1 – 2:5Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg ?
1988 [4] Flag of France.svg Racing Club de France Pars 5:2 – 4:1Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg ?
1989 [4] Flag of France.svg US Orléans5:4 – 4:3Flag of France.svg Racing Club de France Paris Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg
1990 [4] Flag of France.svg US Orléans3:2 – 3:2Flag of Italy.svg Carabinieri Rom ?
1991 [4] [5] Flag of France.svg Racing Club de France Paris 4:2 – 3:4Flag of Germany.svg SC Berlin ?
1992 [4] Flag of Germany.svg SC Berlin4:4 (33:30)Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg  ?
1993 [4] Flag of France.svg Racing Club de France Paris 5:2 (45:20)Flag of Germany.svg JC Frankfurt/Oder ?
1994 [4] Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg 5:2 (50:20)Flag of France.svg Racing Club de France Paris  ?
1995 [4] [6] Flag of France.svg PSG Judo3:3 (27:25)Flag of Ukraine.svg JC Taifu Dnjepropetrowsk ?
1996 [4] [7] Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg 6:1 (47:10)Flag of France.svg US Orléans Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kenamju Haarlem

Flag of France.svg PSG Judo

1997 [4] [8] Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg 4:3 (37:23)Flag of France.svg PSG JudoFlag of Germany.svg MTV Ingolstadt
Flag of Germany.svg TSV Großhadern
1998 [4] [9] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kenamju Haarlem5:2 (39:17)Flag of France.svg PSG JudoFlag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg
1999 [4] [10] Flag of Italy.svg Liberty Rom6:0 (55:0)Flag of Ukraine.svg JC Taifu DnjepropetrowskFlag of the Netherlands.svg Kenamju Haarlem

Flag of Ukraine.svg JC Mytnyk

2000 [4] [11] Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg
2001 [4] [12] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Haarlem Flag of Russia.svg Yawara Newa St. Petersburg4:3Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kenamju HaarlemFlag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg

Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul Büyüksehir

2002 [4] [13] Flag of Russia.svg Yawara Newa St. Petersburg8:6Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg Flag of Romania.svg Petrom Liberty Oradea

Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg

2003 [4] [14] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Haarlem Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kenamju Haarlem9:4Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg Flag of Russia.svg Yawara Newa St. Petersburg

Flag of Russia.svg Sambo-70 Moskau

2004 [4] [15] Flag of Russia.svg Yawara Newa St. Petersburg13:1Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul BüyüksehirFlag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kenamju Haarlem

2005 [4] [16] Flag of Russia.svg Yawara Newa St. Petersburg9:4Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg Flag of Russia.svg Sambo-70 Moskau

Flag of Turkey.svg BBC Istanbul

2006 [4] [17] Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg 8:4Flag of Russia.svg Yawara Newa St. PetersburgFlag of Georgia.svg JC Sagarevo Tiflis

Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul Büyüksehir

2007 [4] [18] Flag of Russia.svg Yawara Newa St. PetersburgFlag of Russia.svg Team GladiatorFlag of France.svg Levallois SC

Flag of Russia.svg Sambo-70 Moskau

2008 [4] [19] Flag of Estonia.svg Tallinn Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Caykur Spor Club RizeFlag of Russia.svg Team GladiatorFlag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg

Flag of France.svg Levallois SC

2009 [20] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Yawara Newa St. Petersburg8:2Flag of France.svg Levallois SC Flag of Turkey.svg Kocaeli Spor Club

Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg

2010 [21] Flag of Russia.svg Yawara Newa St. PetersburgFlag of France.svg Saint-Genevieve SportFlag of Turkey.svg Kocaeli Spor Club

Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg

2011 [22] Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya Flag of France.svg Levallois SC Flag of France.svg JC Chilly-Mazarin MorangisFlag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg

Flag of Russia.svg Yawara Newa St. Petersburg

2012 [23] Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg Flag of Russia.svg Yawara Newa St. PetersburgFlag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray Istanbul

Flag of France.svg Sainte-Genvieve Sport

2013 [24] Flag of France.svg Paris
2014 [25] Flag of Russia.svg Samara
2015 [26] Flag of Austria.svg Wien
2016 [27] Flag of Russia.svgGrozny
2017 [28] Flag of Turkey.svgAnkara
2018 [29] Flag of Romania.svgBucharestFlag of Georgia.svg Golden GoriFlag of France.svg ESBM Judo Blanc-MesnilFlag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade

Flag of Russia.svgEdelweiss

2019 [30] Flag of Portugal.svgOdivelasFlag of Portugal.svg Sporting Club PortugalFlag of Russia.svg Yawara Newa St. PetersburgFlag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade

Flag of Georgia.svg Golden Gori

2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
2021 [31] Flag of France.svg Paris Flag of Russia.svg Yawara Newa St. PetersburgFlag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade Flag of Georgia.svg Golden Gori

Flag of Germany.svg TSV Abensberg

2022 [32] Flag of Georgia.svgGoriFlag of Georgia.svg Fighter Tbilisi3:2Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade Flag of Georgia.svg Golden Gori

Flag of Italy.svg Judo Stabia

2023 [33] Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg OJK BeogradFlag of Greece.svg Aris JCFlag of France.svg PSG Judo

Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade

2024 [34]

* 1986: Due to the tiebreaker and the undervaluation, three playoffs were played, which Orleans won 2-1.

Women

SeasonHostChampionVice-ChampionThird Place
2023 [35] Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Flag of France.svg PSG Judo Flag of France.svg JC Pontault CombaultFlag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray

Flag of France.svg RSC Champigny

2024 [34]

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