European Champions League (table Tennis)
European Champions League (ECL) is the seasonal table tennis competition for the highest ranked European club teams and is regarded as the most important international club competition in Europe. It is organised by the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) and replaced the European Club Cup of Champions (ECCC), the previous prominent club competition, since the 1998/99 season. Originally there is only a men competition while a women competition was introduced in the 2005/06 season. The competition starts in September and the champions are usually determined in May in recent years.
Belgian club La Villette Charleroi is the most successful club in the history of the men's competition, being the champions from 2001 to 2004 and having won the competition for 5 times, while MF Services Heerlen from Netherlands has won the league twice and been the first runners-up once, making it the most successful club in the women's competition. The Finals of 10/11 season were held in April to May, with German club Borussia Düsseldorf became the champions of the men's competition. The women's competition was cancelled in 10/11 season, because the number of teams entering the competition was too low, owing to financial problem. Dutch club MF Services Heerlen won the most recent title of the women's competition in season 09/10.
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