Rugby Heineken Cup
History - Importan facts - Winners
Important Facts
Qualification
Positions in the Heineken Cup are allocated to the six competing nations on the following basis:
6 France (top 6 in Top 14)
6 England (top 5 in Guinness Premiership, plus winner of Anglo-Welsh Cup if English)
3 Ireland (top 3 Irish sides in Celtic League)
3 Wales (top 3 Welsh sides in Celtic League)
2 Scotland (top 2 Scottish sides in Celtic League)
2 Italy (2 finalists in Super 10)
The winners of the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup both qualify for the next year's Heineken Cup.
Records by nation
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
| England | 6 | 3 | Leicester Tigers (2), London Wasps (2), Bath, Northampton Saints | Leicester Tigers (3) |
| France | 4 | 8 | Toulose (3), Brive | Stade Français (2), Biarritz, Brive, Colomiers, Perpignan, Toulouse (2), |
| Ireland | 2 | 2 | Munster, Ulster | Munster (2) |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | Cardiff |
Records by club
| Team | Winners | Runners-up |
| Toulouse | 3 | 2 |
| Leicester Tigers | 2 | 3 |
| London Wasps | 2 | 0 |
| Munster | 2 | 2 |
| Brive | 1 | 1 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 |
| Northampton Saints | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster | 1 | 0 |
| Stade Français | 0 | 2 |
| Biarritz | 0 | 1 |
| Cardiff | 0 | 1 |
| Colomiers | 0 | 1 |
| Perpignan | 0 | 1 |
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