Manchester City Football Club, an English professional association football club, has gained entry to Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) competitions on several occasions. They have represented England in the European Cup (now the Champions League) on twelve occasions, the UEFA Cup (now the Europa League) on seven separate occasions, and the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup twice. Manchester City are one of thirteen English football clubs to have won a European title, in City's case the 1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup. They are currently within the top 3 ranked European clubs based on recent performance in UEFA competition.