Today we have the first, preliminary round in the
Champions Cup, and the second round in the
Challenge Cup.
Three Champions Cup winners start in the preliminary round:
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FC Seher Bosna won in the 37
th season, but they also played in last season's final.
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İdmangücü won in the 39
th season.
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NO MA'AM won back in the 23
rd season. They also won the Challenge cup in the 36
th season - which was their last big achievement.
Starting today are also
Moldavian Stars. They are a staple in the international competitions, but haven't won anything since the 30
th season when they took the Challenge Cup.
We also have a couple of clubs that made it to the Champions Cup or Challenge Cup final before:
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SSSE made it to the final of the Champions Cup twice thus far (unfortunately for them
Gružanin Football Club won both times), but both were a while ago (in the 25
th season, and in the 30
th season).
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FC SPIDERS Sydney played in the Challenge Cup final (a final that went all the way to the penalty shootout) in the 35
th season.
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BH Dragons played in the Challenge Cup final just last season. Unfortunately for them the extra-time didn't go their way.
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Il Circolino played in the Challenge Cup final in the 39
th season.
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Borussia Dortmund played in the Challenge Cup final in the 38
th season.
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Mighty Bears F.C. might be better known for their exploits in the youth competitions, they also played in the Champions Cup final in the 38
th season.
Three clubs already won, either the Champions Cup or the Challenge Cup:
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Slovenia Dreamteam won both. The Champions Cup in the 19
th season (in the 18
th season they played in the final), and the Challenge Cup in the 26
th season (and played in the final in the 30
th season).
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KS Hetman Zamość won the Challenge Cup twice now - in the 39
th, and 38
th season.
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Olimpija FC won the Challenge Cup in the 22
nd season (known as
Chelsea London Football Club at the time).
We also have a couple of clubs that played in the Challenge Cup or Champions Cup finals:
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Galacticos C.P. played in the Challenge Cup final way, way back in the ninth season.
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East Strike played both in the Champions Cup final (season 14) and in the Challenge Cup final (season 16).
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UC Real Lima played in the Challenge Cup final in the 27
th season.
