…….Champions League and UEFA Cup

Spain continued their dominance of youth competitions in 2007, becoming the first country to win both the UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championship title in the same year and also impressing on the world stage – although the European challenge faltered at the last in both the FIFA U-17 and U-20 World Cups.

The year 2007 will go down as a momentous one in UEFA’s history, heralding the start of a new era. The election of a new President kicked off a fascinating 12 months in the annals of European football’s governing body.

Never mind Christmas presents, for clubs all over Europe the greatest gift of the year came in the shape of silverware in domestic and continental competition. uefa.com salutes all teams successful at the highest level this season. A total of 23 teams defended the league titles they won last season while PFC Levski Sofia, NK Dinamo Zagreb, FK Ventspils, Linfield FC, FK Crvena Zvezda, AC Sparta Praha, Tampere United, F91 Dudelange, S.S. Murata, FC Dynamo Kyiv and Celtic FC were the eleven teams to win domestic doubles. This year also saw UEFA welcome a new member association, with FK Zeta taking the honour of winning the first Montenegrin title since independence.