Today is the first, preliminary round of the Challenge Cup and the Champions Cup. Challenge Cup is the larger of the two international club competitions in Dugout-Online. Though it's not as prestigious as the Champions Cup. Two clubs from each DO nation qualify for the Challenge Cup each season - the second placed team from the top league in a nation, and the winner of the National Cup. And the winner of the top league in each nation competes in the Champions Cup.
Champions Cup (round 1, preliminary round)
We have several past Champions Cup, and Challenge Cup winners this time around. FC Seher Bosna are the reigning Champions. KS Glinice Radom won in the 35th season. Zürcher Lions won in the 31st season, they also won the Challenge Cup in the 34th season. RC Kouba won in the 24th season, and they also played in the final in the 27th season. Efsane.1925 won way back in the 16th season, they also the won the Challenge Cup in the 25th season. NO MA'AM won in the 23rd season, they also won the Challenge Cup in the 36th season. And Moldavian Stars won the Challenge Cup in the 30th season.
Though there are twice as many clubs playing in the preliminary round of the Challenge Cup, there are only three clubs playing today that already have an international trophy. Football Club Tallinna Ariel are the reigning Challenge Cup Champions. Kapfenberg SV won the Challenge Cup in the 32nd season. And Borsholm-Skibstrup IF won the Champions Cup in the 36th season.
