Grand Slam (UEFA)
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The Grand Slam in UEFA competitions is composed of victories in the three cups that existed until 1999: the UEFA Champions League (formerly the European Champions Cup), the UEFA Cup and the now defunct Cup Winners' Cup. The European Super Cup and the Intertoto Cup are not taken into account.
Since the Cup Winners' Cup was merged with the UEFA Cup in 2000, the "membership" of this group for clubs is extremely rare, and the players' listing (dominated by Italian players) will close, most probably in this decade.
Winners
- Teams (4):
- Players (10):
- Sergio Brio - Juventus
- Antonio Cabrini - Juventus
- Gaetano Scirea - Juventus
- Stefano Tacconi - Juventus
- Marco Tardelli - Juventus
- Fabio Cudicini - AS Roma and AC Milan
- Gianluca Vialli - Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea
- Danny Blind - Ajax
- Arnold Muhren - Ajax and Ipswich Town
- Vítor Baía - Porto and Barcelona
Grand Slam Hopefuls
These teams have won the Cup Winners' Cup, making them the only ones eligible for the "Grand Slam". While some (like Arsenal, Manchester United and Valencia) have fair chances of completing the grand slam, most of the teams in this group are either missing both the still existing competitions or have lost most of their competitive power.
Some clubs, paradoxically, have slightly lower prospects for the Grand Slam in the immediate future because of their strength instead of their weakness. The clubs that currently fall into this category are AC Milan and Man United. Both are missing the UEFA Cup; however, both have been fixtures in the Champions League in recent years.
- Teams missing a Champions League win
- Teams missing a UEFA Cup win
- Teams missing both trophies
Major Teams that cannot join the club
There are a number of major teams in Europe that have won the European Cup/Champions League and the UEFA Cup, but failed to win the European Cup Winners Cup. These include: