Explore here results and scores of UEFA Cup Finals 1971-72 to 2008-09 & Europa League Finals 2009-10 to 2025-26. The UEFA Cup was a football competition for European club teams, organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). From 1971-72 to 2008-09, the UEFA Cup was a tournament for European football clubs overseen by UEFA. It ranked second among European club competitions, following the UEFA Champions League.
Clubs qualify for the UEFA Cup based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions.
Shakhtar Donetsk, a Ukrainian club, were the final champions before the competition was rebranded as the UEFA Europa League in 2009-10.
UEFA decided to re-name the UEFA Cup to the ‘UEFA Europa League’ from the 2009-2010 season onward.
Atletico Madrid, a Spanish club, won the first Europa League title by defeating Fulham from England in Hamburg.
UEFA Cup & UEFA Europa League Finals Results 1971-72 to 2025-26
| Season | Winners | Runners-Up | Scores | Notes | (Lost to Winners) | (Lost to Runners-Up) | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 |  | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | 1-1, 2-1 | AC MILAN | FERENCVAROSI | 1971-72 | ||
| 1972-73 | | LIVERPOOL |  | BORUSSIA MOENCHENGLADBACH | 3-0, 0-2 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | FC TWENTE ENSCHEDE | 1972-73 | ||
| 1973-74 |  | FEYENOORD | | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 2-0, 2-2 | VfB STUTTGART | 1FC LOKOMOTIVE LEIPZIG | 1973-74 | ||
| 1974-75 | | BORUSSIA MOENCHENGLADBACH | | FC TWENTE ENSCHEDE | 0-0, 5-1 | 1FC KOLN | JUVENTUS | 1974-75 | ||
| 1975-76 | | LIVERPOOL |  | CLUB BRUGGE | 3-2, 1-1 | BARCELONA | SV HAMBURG | 1975-76 | ||
| 1976-77 |  | JUVENTUS |  | ATHLETIC BILBAO | 1-0, 1-2 | Away Goals | AEK ATHENS | RWD MOLENBEEK | 1976-77 | |
| 1977-78 | | PSV EINDHOVEN |  | SC BASTIA | 3-0, 0-0 | BARCELONA | GRASSHOPPER-CLUB ZURICH | 1977-78 | ||
| 1978-79 | | BORUSSIA MOENCHENGLADBACH |  | RED STAR BELGRADE | 1-0, 1-1 | MSV DUISBURG (FRG) | HERTHA BSC BERLIN | 1978-79 | ||
| 1979-80 | | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | | BORUSSIA MOENCHENGLADBACH | 1-0, 2-3 | Away Goals | BAYERN MUNICH | VfB STUTTGART | 1979-80 | |
| 1980-81 | | IPSWICH TOWN | | AZ 67 ALKMAAR | 3-0, 2-4 | 1FC KOLN | FC SOCHAUX-MONTBELIARD | 1980-81 | ||
| 1981-82 |  | IFK GOTHENBURG | | SV HAMBURG | 1-0, 3-0 | 1FC KAISERSLAUTERN | FK RADNICKI NIS | 1981-82 | ||
| 1982-83 | | RSC ANDERLECHT |  | BENFICA | 1-0, 1-1 | BOHEMIANS PRAHA (TCH) | UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA | 1982-83 | ||
| 1983-84 | | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | | RSC ANDERLECHT | 1-1, 1-1 | Pens 4-3 | NHK HAJDUK SPLIT (YUG) | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 1983-84 | |
| 1984-85 | | REAL MADRID |  | VIDEOTON SZEKESFEHERVAR | 3-0, 0-1 | INTER MILAN | FK ZELJEZNICAR SARAJEVO | 1984-85 | ||
| 1985-86 | | REAL MADRID | | 1FC KOLN | 5-1, 0-2 | INTER MILAN | KSV WAREGEM | 1985-86 | ||
| 1986-87 | | IFK GOTHENBURG |  | DUNDEE UNITED | 1-0, 1-1 | FC TIROL INNSBRUCK | BORUSSIA MOENCHENGLADBACH | 1986-87 | ||
| 1987-88 | | BAYER LEVERKUSEN | | RDC ESPANYOL | 3-0, 0-3 | Pens 3-2 | SV WERDER BREMEN | RCD ESPANYOL | 1987-88 | |
| 1988-89 | | SSC NAPOLI | | VfB STUTTGART | 2-1, 3-3 | BAYERN MUNICH | DYNAMO DRESDEN | 1988-89 | ||
| 1989-90 | | JUVENTUS | | FIORENTINA | 3-1, 0-0 | 1FC KOLN | SV WERDER BREMEN | 1989-90 | ||
| 1990-91 | | INTER MILAN | | AS ROMA | 2-0, 0-1 | SPORTING LISBON | BRONDBY IF | 1990-91 | ||
| 1991-92 | | AJAX | | TORINO | 0-0, 2-2 | Away Goals | GENOA CFC | REAL MADRID | 1991-92 | |
| 1992-93 | | JUVENTUS | | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 3-0, 3-1 | PARIS ST. GERMAIN | AJ AUXERRE | 1992-93 | ||
| 1993-94 | | INTER MILAN |  | SV AUSTRIA SALZBURG | 1-0, 1-0 | CAGLIARI CALCIO | KARLSRUHER SC | 1993-94 | ||
| 1994-95 | | PARMA | | JUVENTUS | 1-0, 1-1 | BAYER LEVERKUSEN | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 1994-95 | ||
| 1995-96 | | BAYERN MUNICH | | GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX | 2-0, 3-1 | BARCELONA | SLAVIA PRAGUE | 1995-96 | ||
| 1996-97 | | SCHALKE 04 | | INTER MILAN | 1-0, 0-1 | Pens 4-1 | CD TENERIFE | AS MONACO | 1996-97 | |
| 1997-98 | | INTER MILAN | | SS LAZIO | 3-0 | PARIS | SPARTAK MOSCOW | ATLETICO MADRID | 1997-98 | |
| 1998-99 | | PARMA | | OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLES | 3-0 | MOSCOW | ATLETICO MADRID | BOLOGNA FC | 1998-99 | |
| 1999-00 |  | GALATASARAY | | ARSENAL | 0-0 (Pens 4-1) | COPENHAGEN | LEEDS UNITED | RC LENS | 1999-00 | |
| 2000-01 | | LIVERPOOL | | DEPORTIVO ALAVES | 5-4 (AET) | DORTMUND | BARCELONA | 1FC KAISERSLAUTERN | 2000-01 | |
| 2001-02 | | FEYENOORD | | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 3-2 | ROTTERDAM | INTER MILAN | AC MILAN | 2001-02 | |
| 2002-03 | | FC PORTO | | CELTIC | 3-2 (AET) | SEVILLE | SS LAZIO | BOAVISTA FC | 2002-03 | |
| 2003-04 | | VALENCIA | | OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLES | 2-0 | GOTHENBERG | VILLARREAL CF | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 2003-04 | |
| 2004-05 |  | CSKA MOSCOW | | SPORTING LISBON | 3-1 | LISBON | PARMA | AZ 67 ALKMAAR | 2004-05 | |
| 2005-06 | | SEVILLA | | MIDDLESBROUGH | 4-0 | EINDHOVEN | STUEA BUCHAREST | SCHALKE 04 | 2005-06 | |
| 2006-07 | | SEVILLA | | RDC ESPANYOL | 2-2 (AET) (Pens 3-1) | GLASGOW | CA OSASUNA | WERDER BREMEN | 2006-07 | |
| 2007-08 | | ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG | | RANGERS | 2-0 | MANCHESTER | BAYERN MUNICH | FIORENTINA | 2007-08 | |
| 2008-09 |  | SHAKHTAR DONETSK | | WERDER BREMEN | 2-1 (AET) | ISTANBUL | DYNAMO KIEV | SV HAMBURG | 2008-09 | |
| 2009-10 | | ATLETICO MADRID | | FULHAM | 2-1 (AET) | HAMBURG | LIVERPOOL | SV HAMBURG | 2009-10 | |
| 2010-11 | | FC PORTO | | SC BRAGA | 1-0 | DUBLIN | VILLARREAL CF | BENFICA | 2010-11 | |
| 2011-12 | | ATLETICO MADRID | | ATHLETIC BILBAO | 3-0 | BUCHAREST | VALENCIA | SPORTING LISBON | 2011-12 | |
| 2012-13 | | CHELSEA | | BENFICA | 2-1 | AMSTERDAM | FC BASEL | FENERBAHCE SK | 2012-13 | |
| 2013-14 | | SEVILLA | | BENFICA | 0-0 (AET) (Pens 3-2) | TURIN | VALENCIA | JUVENTUS | 2013-14 | |
| 2014-15 | | SEVILLA | | DNIPRO DNIPROPETROVSK | 3-2 | WARSAW | FIORENTINA | NAPOLI | 2014-15 | |
| 2015-16 | | SEVILLA | | LIVERPOOL | 3-1 | BASEL | SHAKHTAR DONETSK | VILLARREAL CF | 2015-16 | |
| 2016-17 | | MANCHESTER UNITED | | AJAX | 2-0 | STOCKHOLM | CELTA VIGO | LYON | 2016-17 | |
| 2017-18 | | ATLETICO MADRID | | MARSEILLE | 3-0 | LYON | ARSENAL | RED BULL SALZBURG | 2017-18 | |
| 2018-19 | | CHELSEA | | ARSENAL | 4-1 | BAKU | EINTRACHT FRANFURT | VALENCIA | 2018-19 | |
| 2019-20 | | SEVILLA | | INTER MILAN | 3-2 | COLOGNE | MANCHESTER UNITED | SHAKHTAR DONETSK | 2019-20 | |
| 2020-21 | | VILLARREAL | | MANCHESTER UNITED | 1-1 (AET) (Pens 11-10) | GDANSK | ARSENAL | AS ROMA | 2020-21 | |
| 2021-22 | | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | | RANGERS | 1-1 (AET) (Pens 5-4) | SEVILLE | WEST HAM UNITED | RB LEIPZIG | 2021-22 | |
| 2022-23 | | SEVILLA | | AS ROMA | 1-1 (AET) (Pens 4-1) | BUDAPEST | JUVENTUS | BAYER LEVERKUSEN | 2022-23 | |
| 2023-24 | | ATALANTA | | BAYER LEVERKUSEN | 3-0 | DUBLIN | MARSEILLE | AS ROMA | 2023-24 | |
| 2024-25 | | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | | MANCHESTER UNITED | 1-0 | BILBAO | BODO/GLIMT | ATHLETIC BILBAO | 2024-25 | |
| 2025-26 | | ASTON VILLA | | SC FREIBURG | 3-0 | ISTANBUL | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | BRAGA | 2025-26 |
UEFA Cup & Europa League Winners & Finalists 1972-2026
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Paul Yarden founded MyFootballFacts (MFF) in April 2009, after decades of collecting football data and statistics. A devout football fan, Paul follows the beautiful game around the world. As MFF’s main statistician and chief editor, he creates data reviews, daily football quizzes, and writes numerous articles. Renowned for his ability to spot trends, Paul is often described as a walking…