List of UEFA Cup and Europa League winners
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| Founded | 1971 |
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| Region | UEFA (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 48 (group stage) 2 (finalists) |
| Current champions |  Porto (2nd title) |
| Most successful club |  Juventus Internazionale Liverpool(3 titles) |
 2011–12 UEFA Europa League |
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The UEFA Europa League, formerly the UEFA Cup, is an association football competition established in 1972.[1] It is considered to be the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League. Clubs qualify for the Europa League based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. For the first 25 years of the competition, the final was contested over two legs, one at each participating club's stadium, but in 1998, Internazionale defeated Lazio in the competition's first single-legged final held at a neutral venue, the Parc des Princes in Paris.[2] Tottenham Hotspur won the inaugural competition in 1972 defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 on aggregate.[3]
Juventus, Internazionale and Liverpool hold the record for the most victories, with each team winning the competition three times since its inception.[1] Real Madrid and Sevilla are the only teams to have retained the UEFA Cup. Real Madrid won the competition in 1985 and 1986, whilst Sevilla retained the cup in 2007 after winning it in 2006. Teams from Italy have won the competition the most times, with nine winners coming from the country.[1] Borussia Mönchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund, Marseille, and Espanyol hold the distinction of losing in the final the most times, each team has lost the final twice. The last champions before the UEFA Cup was renamed as the UEFA Europa League were Shakhtar Donetsk who beat Werder Bremen 2–1 after extra time in the 2009 UEFA Cup Final. The current champions are Porto having won the 2011 UEFA Europa League Final, which took place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, defeating Braga 1–0.
While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is considered to be the predecessor to the UEFA Cup, UEFA do not consider the tournament to be an official UEFA contest, and therefore successes in this competition are not included in the list.[4]
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[edit] Winners
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Match was won during extra time |
| * | Match was won on a penalty shootout |
| § | Match was won by a golden goal |
- The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
- The two-legged finals are listed in the order they were played.
- The wikilinks in the "Final score" column point to the article about that competition's final game.
[edit] Performances
[edit] By teams
[edit] By countries
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
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| Italy |
9 | 6 |
 Germany |
6 | 8 |
| England |
6 | 5 |
 Spain |
6 | 4 |
 Netherlands |
4 | 2 |
| Portugal |
2 | 3 |
 Russia |
2 | 0 |
 Sweden |
2 | 0 |
 Belgium |
1 | 2 |
 Turkey |
1 | 0 |
 Ukraine |
1 | 0 |
 France |
0 | 4 |
 Scotland |
0 | 3 |
 Austria |
0 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia |
0 | 1 |
 Hungary |
0 | 1 |
[edit] Notes
A. ^ Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Galatasaray won the penalty-shootout 4–1.[5]
B. ^ Score was 4–4 after 90 minutes. Liverpool scored the golden goal in the 26th minute of extra time.[6]
C. ^ Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes.[7]
D. ^ Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes and extra time. Sevilla won the penalty shootout 3–1.[8]
[edit] References
- General
- "UEFA Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). 18 May 2007. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/ec3b.html. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- Specific
- ^ a b c "Competition format". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 13 July 2005. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/format/index.html. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ "2009 final: Istanbul". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 31 May 2008. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/finals/index.html. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ "Spurs keep Wolves at bay". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 2 January 2006. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=1971/intro.html. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ "UEFA Cup: All-time finals". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080309094213/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/kind=1/newsid=2571.html.
- ^ "1999/00: Galatasaray the pride of Turkey". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 1 June 2000. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1999/index.html. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "2000/01: Liverpool prevail in nine-goal thriller". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 1 June 2001. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2000/overview/index.html#200001+liverpool+prevail+nine+goal+thriller. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "2002/03: Mourinho makes his mark". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 1 June 2003. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/overview/index.html#200203+mourinho+makes+mark. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "2006/07: Sevilla defend their honour". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 1 June 2007. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2006/index.html. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "2008/09: Shakhtar strike gold in Istanbul". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 1 June 2007. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2009/overview/index.html#200809+shakhtar+strike+gold+istanbul. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "2009/10: Atletico crown historic campaign". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 1 June 2007. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2010/overview/index.html#200910+atletico+crown+historic+campaign. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
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