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58 minutes ago, Zek said:

Ankara

Minor issue being it's not a European city :p

In terms of additions to the list: Luxembourg City isn't what immediately comes to mind as a 'major' capital, but is very important for its financial/banking sector and is one of the de facto capitals of the European Union, and would present a real challenge!

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It's quite interesting what criteria people use to define "major" =) Lets go for top 14 by population (because it's easily available on Wikipedia...):

Previous CL-winning teams in parenthesis.

Only EU-countries:
1. London (Chelsea)
2. Berlin
3. Madrid (Real Madrid)
4. Rome
5. Paris
6. Bucharest (Steaua Bucharest)
7. Vienna
8. Warsaw
9. Budapest
10: Prague
11. Sofia
12. Brussels
13. Stockholm
14. Amsterdam (Ajax)

Missing on the list if all of European countries is considered:
Moscow
Kyiv
Minsk
Belgrade (Red star Belgrade)

So a potential list of missing clubs could be:

Herta BSC (Berlin)
Lazio (Rome)
Roma (Rome)
PSG (Paris)
Austria Vien (Vienna)
Legia Warsaw (Warsaw)
MTK Budapest (Budapest)
Ferencvaros (Budapest)
Ujpest (Budapest)
Budapest Honved (Budapest)
Sparta Prague (Prague)
Levski Sofia (Sofia)
Lokomotiv (Sofia)
Anderlecht (Brussels)
AIK (Stockholm)
Djurgården (Stockholm)
Hammarby (Stockholm)
CSKA Moscow (Moscow)
Spartac Moscow (Moscow)
Dynamo Moscow (Moscow)
Arsenal Kyiv (Kyiv)
Dinamo Minsk (Minsk)

Anyone want to go for CL with Hammarby or Ferencvaros?

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21 hours ago, Klfh said:

It's quite interesting what criteria people use to define "major" =) Lets go for top 14 by population (because it's easily available on Wikipedia...):

Previous CL-winning teams in parenthesis.

Only EU-countries:
1. London (Chelsea)
2. Berlin
3. Madrid (Real Madrid)
4. Rome
5. Paris
6. Bucharest (Steaua Bucharest)
7. Vienna
8. Warsaw
9. Budapest
10: Prague
11. Sofia
12. Brussels
13. Stockholm
14. Amsterdam (Ajax)

Missing on the list if all of European countries is considered:
Moscow
Kyiv
Minsk
Belgrade (Red star Belgrade)

So a potential list of missing clubs could be:

Herta BSC (Berlin)
Lazio (Rome)
Roma (Rome)
PSG (Paris)
Austria Vien (Vienna)
Legia Warsaw (Warsaw)
MTK Budapest (Budapest)
Ferencvaros (Budapest)
Ujpest (Budapest)
Budapest Honved (Budapest)
Sparta Prague (Prague)
Levski Sofia (Sofia)
Lokomotiv (Sofia)
Anderlecht (Brussels)
AIK (Stockholm)
Djurgården (Stockholm)
Hammarby (Stockholm)
CSKA Moscow (Moscow)
Spartac Moscow (Moscow)
Dynamo Moscow (Moscow)
Arsenal Kyiv (Kyiv)
Dinamo Minsk (Minsk)

Anyone want to go for CL with Hammarby or Ferencvaros?

 

hmm Vienna & Warsaw should really come in to it then but how come Moscow doesn't show as a European Capital? 

 

I'm wanting 5 so would you go PSG, Hertha Berlin, Lazio, CSKA or Spartak Moscow, Austria or Rapid Vienna???

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Checked Wikipedia and actually in population order its - 

 

Moscow

Berlin

Athens

Rome

Paris

so wish me luck and this should be a good break from my struggles with Alfreton on my online challenge where I'm awfully close to the sack.

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On 31/12/2018 at 20:38, Spurs08 said:

Minor issue being it's not a European city :p

In terms of additions to the list: Luxembourg City isn't what immediately comes to mind as a 'major' capital, but is very important for its financial/banking sector and is one of the de facto capitals of the European Union, and would present a real challenge!

If a team from Ankara won the Turkish league they'd play in the European Cup so I'd include them. Same goes for Beitar Jerusalem. Both big cities.

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38 minutes ago, allezdae said:

If a team from Ankara won the Turkish league they'd play in the European Cup so I'd include them. Same goes for Beitar Jerusalem. Both big cities.

By your logic, Europe shares land borders with China and North Korea, and is only about 2.5 miles away from the United States.

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16 hours ago, Spurs08 said:

Got to admit it would be interesting to see a team bordering China play in the Europa on a Thursday night :D

I think FC Kairat (from Almaty, Kazakhstan) is currently holds the record for the furthest UEFA destination (from all clubs who have qualified). 

FC Luch-Energia, from the Russian pacific port of Vladivostok would be the furthest journey. They're currently back in the Russian 2nd tier - so it might be some time before they will challenge for a European spot.

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