Champions League Football Betting Odds
17th June 2008, by
Champions League Football Betting Odds - Competition Background
Champions League betting odds are a mainstay of Centrebet's football betting service. Champions League football (soccer) competitions take place on three continents - Africa, Asia and Europe - but it is the latter which commands the greatest level of attention from punters as European Champions League showcases the best talent club football has to offer. The UEFA Champions League is now the world's most prestigious club tournament.
The Champions League began as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, in the 1955/56 season, with Real Madrid (Spain) beating Reims (France) 4-3 in the final. The competition adopted a new name and format for the 1992/93 campaign that ended with the other half of Spanish football royalty, Barcelona, crowned as European champion for the first time. England's Liverpool took out the 2004/05 tournament when it beat Italy's AC Milan. This final was a perfect example of the skill, excitement and drama on offer in Champions League play, with Liverpool (England), 3-0 down at half-time, staging a dramatic fight back to force extra time and a win on penalties.
Centrebet's Champions League Football Betting Options
Centrebet's range of Champions League betting odds is sufficient to satisfy the most demanding Champions League punter. Naturally, Centrebet offers odds on the Champions League winner and updates its title betting market (winner book) as the competition progresses from the first qualifying round in July/August to the final in May. As well as match head-to-heads and the tournament winner books, you can bet on the Champions League top goal scorer, teams that will top their group and those reaching the next phase.
The real action, however, occurs when Centrebet issues Champions League match betting odds on each of the competition's games. Head-to-head betting, in which football punters gamble on one of the three possible results - home win, away win or draw - is what excites most people. Centrebet offers a wide range of football betting odds on all the major European football competitions, including UEFA Cup betting odds, Euro Championship odds, Intertoto Cup odds and Royal League prices.
Centrebet's Champions League Betting Favourites
Betting on the eventual winner of the Champions League is a relatively open affair as the standard of club football in Europe's big countries is of a similar level. Basically, you could make a case for any of the qualifiers from England (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United), Italy (Internazionale, Roma and Milan) and Spain (Barcelona and Real Madrid). Add to this group the current powerhouses of the next tier of domestic competitions - PSV (Netherlands), Porto (Portugal) and Lyon (France) - plus a now customary surprise packet and you've got an engrossing competition with a dozen legitimate winners.
To find out more about the current competition team, match and draw information visit the Official UEFA Champions League site.
Past Champions League Winners
| Season | Winner | Runner Up | Final Score | Decided on penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | AC Milan | Liverpool | 2 – 1 | |
| 2005/06 | Barcelona | Arsenal | 2 – 1 | |
| 2004/05 | Liverpool | Milan | 3 – 3 | 3-2 on penalties |
| 2003/04 | Porto | Monaco | 3 – 0 | |
| 2002/03 | Milan | Juventus | 0 – 0 | 3-2 on penalties |
| 2001/02 | Real Madrid | Leverkusen | 2 – 1 | |
| 2000/01 | Bayern Munchen | Valencia | 1 – 1 | 5-4 on penalties |
| 1999/00 | Real Madrid | Valencia | 3 – 0 | |
| 1998/99 | Manchester United | Bayern Munchen | 2 – 1 | |
| 1997/98 | Real Madrid | Juventus | 1 – 0 | |
| 1996/97 | Dortmund | Juventus | 3 – 1 |
Champions League Football Betting - Part Of A Bigger Range
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last update : 17th June 2008 17:11