Current season, competition or edition: 2024 | |
| League | European Club Championships |
|---|---|
| Sport | Judo |
| Founded | 1976 |
| First season | 1976 |
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]
| Season | Host | Champion | x:x | Vice-Champion | Semi-final Loser / Third Place | Source |
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| 1976 [4] |  Maisons-Alfort | Racing Club de France Paris | 4:1 – 5:4 |  JC Nippon Zürich | ? | |
| 1977 [4] |  SC Dynamo Hoppegarten | 6:0 – 7:0 |  Sports School Boersma Amersfoort | ? | ||
| 1978 [4] |  Slavia Prag | 4:2 – 1:2 |  JC Rüsselsheim | ? | ||
| 1979 [4] | VfL Wolfsburg | 6:1 – 5:2 | Sports School Boersma Amersfoort | ? | ||
| 1980 [4] | VfL Wolfsburg | 5:2 – 4:3 |  JC Slavia Novi Sad | ? | ||
| 1981 [4] | VfL Wolfsburg | 5:2 – 3:4 | JC Villiers de bel Paris | ? | ||
| 1982 [4] | JC Villiers de bel Paris | 5:2 – 4:2 | Željezničar Sarajevo | ? | ||
| 1983 [4] | JC Rüsselsheim | 3:1 – 3:4 | TSV Großhadern | JC Grenchen
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| 1984 [4] | JC Rüsselsheim | 4:0 – 5:1 | TJ Vysoke Prag | ? | ||
| 1985 [4] | US Orléans | 2:2 – 4:1 |  JC Manner Wien | ? | [6] | |
| 1986 [4] | US Orléans | 3:2 – 1:2 |  Wolverhampton JC | ? | ||
| 1987 [4] | US Orléans | 5:1 – 2:5 | VfL Wolfsburg | ? | ||
| 1988 [4] | Racing Club de France Pars | 5:2 – 4:1 | VfL Wolfsburg | ? | ||
| 1989 [4] | US Orléans | 5:4 – 4:3 | Racing Club de France Paris | TSV Abensberg | ||
| 1990 [4] | US Orléans | 3:2 – 3:2 |  Carabinieri Rom | Judo Club Maison Alfort ? | ||
| 1991 [4] [7] | Racing Club de France Paris | 4:2 – 3:4 | SC Berlin | ? | ||
| 1992 [4] | Paris | SC Berlin | 4:4 (33:30) | TSV Abensberg | Sanjindo Bischofshofen ? | [8] |
| 1993 [4] | Berlin | Racing Club de France Paris | 5:2 (45:20) | JC Frankfurt/Oder | ? | |
| 1994 [4] | Paris | TSV Abensberg | 5:2 (50:20) | Racing Club de France Paris | ? | |
| 1995 [4] [9] | PSG Judo | 3:3 (27:25) |  JC Taifu Dnjepropetrowsk | ? | ||
| 1996 [4] [10] | Paris | TSV Abensberg | 6:1 (47:10) | US Orléans | Kenamju Haarlem
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| 1997 [4] [11] | Abensberg | TSV Abensberg | 4:3 (37:23) | PSG Judo | MTV Ingolstadt TSV Großhadern | |
| 1998 [4] [12] | Abensberg | Kenamju Haarlem | 5:2 (39:17) | PSG Judo | TSV Abensberg | |
| 1999 [4] [13] |  Oradea | Liberty Rom | 6:0 (55:0) | JC Taifu Dnjepropetrowsk | Kenamju Haarlem
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| 2000 [4] [14] | Abensberg | TSV Abensberg | ||||
| 2001 [4] [15] | Haarlem |  Yawara Newa St. Petersburg | 4:3 | Kenamju Haarlem | TSV Abensberg
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| 2002 [4] [16] | Abensberg | Yawara Newa St. Petersburg | 8:6 | TSV Abensberg | Petrom Liberty Oradea | |
| 2003 [4] [17] | Haarlem | Kenamju Haarlem | 9:4 | TSV Abensberg | Yawara Newa St. Petersburg
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| 2004 [4] [18] | Abensberg | Yawara Newa St. Petersburg | 13:1 |  Istanbul Büyüksehir | TSV Abensberg
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| 2005 [4] [19] | Yawara Newa St. Petersburg | 9:4 | TSV Abensberg | Sambo-70 Moskau
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| 2006 [4] [20] |  Budapest | TSV Abensberg | 8:4 | Yawara Newa St. Petersburg |  JC Sagarevo Tiflis
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| 2007 [4] [21] | Yawara Newa St. Petersburg | Team Gladiator | Levallois SC
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| 2008 [4] [22] |  Tallinn | Turkey Caykur Spor Club Rize | Team Gladiator | TSV Abensberg | ||
| 2009 [23] | Russia Yawara Newa St. Petersburg | 8:2 | Levallois SC | Kocaeli Spor Club | ||
| 2010 [24] | Yawara Newa St. Petersburg | Saint-Genevieve Sport | Kocaeli Spor Club | |||
| 2011 [25] | Antalya | Levallois SC | JC Chilly-Mazarin Morangis | TSV Abensberg
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| 2012 [26] | Istanbul | TSV Abensberg | Yawara Newa St. Petersburg | Galatasaray Istanbul
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| 2013 [27] | Paris | TSV Abensberg | Levallois SC | Dinamo RNO-Alania
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| 2014 [28] | Samara | Yawara-Neva | Dinamo RNO-Alania | TSV Abensberg
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| 2015 [29] | Wien | Fighters Tbilisi | TSV Abensberg | Yawara-Neva
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| 2016 [30] | Grozny | Sagaredjo FF Superstars | Yawara-Neva | Fighters Tbilisi
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| 2017 [31] | Ankara | Yawara-Neva | New Stream | Fighters Tbilisi
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| 2018 [32] | Bucharest | Golden Gori | ESBM Judo Blanc-Mesnil |  Red Star Belgrade
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| 2019 [33] |  Odivelas | Sporting Club Portugal | Yawara Newa St. Petersburg | Red Star Belgrade
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| 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | |||||
| 2021 [34] | Paris | Yawara Newa St. Petersburg | Red Star Belgrade | Golden Gori | ||
| 2022 [35] | Gori | Fighter Tbilisi | 3:2 | Red Star Belgrade | Golden Gori
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| 2023 [36] | Belgrade | OJK Beograd |  Aris JC | PSG Judo | ||
* 1986: Due to the tiebreaker and the undervaluation, three playoffs were played, which Orleans won 2-1.
| Season | Host | Champion | Vice-Champion | Third Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Belgrade | PSG Judo | JC Pontault Combault | Galatasaray
| [37] |
| Season | Host | Champion | Vice-Champion | Third Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Montpellier | PSG Judo | Red Star | Judo Nice | [38] |
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