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HEINEKEN CHAMPIONS CUP Twentyfour clubs qualified automatically for the 21/22 Heineken Champions Cup as follows PRO14 (8) The four highestranked clubs from each conference NB South African clubs are not eligible TOP 14 (8) The seven highestranked clubs based on their final finishing positions, and Montpellier Hérault Rugby, 21 Challenge Cup winnersIntroduced in 1971 as the UEFA Cup, it replaced the InterCities Fairs Cup In 1999, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup From the 04–05 season a group stage was added before the knockout phase The competition has been known as the Europa League since the 09–10 season, following a change in format75 rows England have produced fourteen winners from five clubs and Italy have produced twelve winners from three clubs English teams were banned from the competition for five years following the Heysel disaster in 1985 The current champions are Chelsea, who beat Manchester City 1–0 in European Champions Cup Can Rugb...