2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup
The 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the European Rugby Champions Cup, the annual club rugby union competition run by European Professional Club Rugby (ECPR) for teams from the top six nations in European rugby. It was the 25th season of pan-European professional club rugby competition.
| 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Date | 15 November 2019 – 17 October 2020 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 20 |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Attendance | 779,079 (12,985 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 42,041 - Leinster v Northampton Saints 14 December 2019 |
| Lowest attendance | 3,114 - Benetton v Lyon 14 December 2019 |
| Tries scored | 333 (5.55 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Joe Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs) 95 points |
| Top try scorer(s) | Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs) 8 tries |
| Final | |
| Venue | Ashton Gate, Bristol |
| Champions | Exeter Chiefs (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Racing 92 |
The tournament began on 15 November 2019. The knock-out stage of the tournament was rescheduled from April and May to September and October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the final, originally scheduled for 23 May 2020 at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille in France, taking place on 17 October 2020 at Ashton Gate in Bristol.
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