The Millennium Stadium will host Cardiff's fifth European rugby final

Cardiff has staged the showpiece club final on four previous occasions, twice at the old Cardiff Arms Park and twice at the Millennium Stadium.

European Rugby Cup chairman, Jean-Pierre Lux said: "We are delighted to be going back to Cardiff for the 2008 Heineken Cup final.

"ERC will be working in partnership with the WRU, Millennium Stadium, the Welsh Assembly and Cardiff Council."

Cardiff hosted the first two Heineken Cup finals at the old Cardiff Arms Park, when French clubs Toulouse and Brive won the coveted trophy.

Then when the Millennium Stadium took over as Wales' national stadium, Leicester Tigers triumphed there in 2002 and Munster finally claimed the European crown in 2006.

The 2006 Heineken Cup between Munster and Biarritz Olympique at the Millennium Stadium created an economic boost of more than �25m for the Welsh economy.

Research produced by the Welsh Economy Research Unit, part of Cardiff Business School, reported that Cardiff had benefited by �17.7m and the rest of Wales by �7.4m from hosting the showpiece final.

The first round of pool fixtures takes place on 9-11 November.