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Atalanta are the latest team to win the UEFA Europa League.
The UEFA Europa League (UEL) is considered the second most important international competition for European clubs, after the UEFA Champions League (UCL). Clubs qualify for the Europa League based on their performance in their respective leagues and cup competitions. It has been organized since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was known as the UEFA Cup at that time and Tottenham Hotspur won the inaugural competition.
In 2008, UEFA decided to change the name to UEFA Europe League from the 2009/10 season. The competition changed the format from knockout matches to a group stage in the first phase and a knock-out stage would succeed.
They also added that the third-placed teams in the group stage of UCL would be participating in the knock-out stage of the UEL. The winners of the UCL and UEL then face each other for the UEFA Super Cup title. The UEFA Europa League 2023-24 is currently going on so it's time, we look at the UEFA Europa League Winners List.
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Who won the first UEFA Europa League?
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If the UEFA Cup editions are excluded then Spanish giants, Atletico Madrid were the champions of the Inaugural edition after defeating Fulham in the 2009/10 Final. Diego Forlan scored both goals for ATM and lifted the title. Werder Bremen striker Claudio Pizarro ( 9 goals & 5 assists) finished as the top scorer of the inaugural edition.
Who have won the most Europa League titles?
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Sevilla lead the UEFA Europa League Winners List with five titles. The Los Rojiblancos won their maiden UEL title in the 2013-14 season after beating Portuguese side Benfica by 4-2 on penalties. Since then, they have ruled the completion just like the Spanish Giants, Real Madrid have done in the UCL over the years.
Sevilla did the three-peat by winning the 2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16 season. Sevilla would still top the list with seven titles if the UEFA Cup is included.
| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Sevilla | 5 |
| Atlético Madrid | 3 |
| Chelsea | 2 |
| Porto | 1 |
| Manchester United | 1 |
| Villareal | 1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 |
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UEFA Europa League all-time top scorers
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- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Dortmund, Arsenal, Barcelona, Marseille) | 34 goals
- Radamel Falcao (Porto, Atlético de Madrid) | 30 goals
- Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht, Everton, Inter, Roma) | 27 goals
- Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Club) | 26 goals
- Munas Dabbur (Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Salzburg, Sevilla, Hoffenheim) | 24 goals
- Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla, Atlético de Madrid, Valencia) | 22 goals
- Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon, Arsenal) | 22 goals
- Edin Džeko (Wolfsburg, Manchester City, Roma) | 21 goals
- Óscar Cardozo (Benfica, Olympiacos) | 20 goals
- Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP, Man United) | 20 goals
UEFA Europa League Winners List
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| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Atalanta (Italy) | 3-0 | Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) |
| 2022-23 | Sevilla (Spain) | 1-1 (a.e.t.) penalties 4-1 | Roma (Italy) |
| 2021-22 | Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) penalties 5-4 | Rangers (Scotland) |
| 2020-21 | Villarreal (Spain) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) penalties 11-10 | Manchester United (England) |
| 2019-20 | Sevilla (Spain) | 3-2 | Inter Milan (Italy) |
| 2018-19 | Chelsea (England) | 4-1 | Arsenal (England) |
| 2017-18 | Atltico Madrid (Spain) | 3-0 | Marseille (France) |
| 2016-17 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Ajax |
| 2015-16 | Sevilla | 3-1 | Liverpool |
| 2014-15 | Sevilla | 3-2 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| 2013-14 | Sevilla | 0-0 | Benfica |
| 2012-13 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Benfica |
| 2011-12 | Atletico Madrid | 3-0 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 2010-11 | Porto | 1-0 | Braga |
| 2009-10 | Atletico Madrid | 2-1 | Fulham |
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Atalanta (Italy) | 3-0 | Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) |
| 2022-23 | Sevilla (Spain) | 1-1 (a.e.t.) penalties 4-1 | Roma (Italy) |
| 2021-22 | Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) penalties 5-4 | Rangers (Scotland) |
| 2020-21 | Villarreal (Spain) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) penalties 11-10 | Manchester United (England) |
| 2019-20 | Sevilla (Spain) | 3-2 | Inter Milan (Italy) |
| 2018-19 | Chelsea (England) | 4-1 | Arsenal (England) |
| 2017-18 | Atltico Madrid (Spain) | 3-0 | Marseille (France) |
| 2016-17 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Ajax |
| 2015-16 | Sevilla | 3-1 | Liverpool |
| 2014-15 | Sevilla | 3-2 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| 2013-14 | Sevilla | 0-0 | Benfica |
| 2012-13 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Benfica |
| 2011-12 | Atletico Madrid | 3-0 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 2010-11 | Porto | 1-0 | Braga |
| 2009-10 | Atletico Madrid | 2-1 | Fulham |
| 2008-09 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2-1 | Werder Bremen |
| 2007-08 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2-0 | Rangers |
| 2006-07 | Sevilla | 2-2 | Espanyol |
| 2005-06 | Sevilla | 4-0 | Middlesbrough |
| 2004-05 | CSKA Moscow | 3-1 | Sporting CP |
| 2003-04 | Valencia | 2-0 | Marseille |
| 2002-03 | Porto | 3-2 | Celtic |
| 2001-02 | Feyenoord | 3-2 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2000-01 | Liverpool | 5-4 | Deportivo Alavs |
| 1999-2000 | Galatasaray | 0-0 | Arsenal |
| 1998-99 | Parma | 3-0 | Marseille |
| 1997-98 | Inter Milan | 3-0 | Lazio |
| 1996–97 | Schalke 04 (Germany) | 1–0, 0–1 | Inter Milan (Italy) |
| 1995–96 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | 2–0, 3–1 | Bordeaux (France) |
| 1994–95 | Parma (Italy) | 1–0, 1–1 | Juventus (Italy) |
| 1993–94 | Inter Milan (Italy) | 1–0, 1–0 | Austria Salzburg (Austria) |
| 1992–93 | Juventus (Italy) | 3–1, 3–0 | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) |
| 1991–92 | Ajax ( Netherlands) | 2–2, 0–0 | Torino (Italy) |
| 1990–91 | Inter Milan (Italy) | 2–0, 0–1 | Roma (Italy) |
| 1989–90 | Juventus (Italy) | 3–1, 0–0 | Fiorentina (Italy) |
| 1988–89 | Napoli (Italy) | 2–1, 3–3 | VfB Stuttgart (West Germany) |
| 1987–88 | Bayer Leverkusen (West Germany) | 0–3, 3–0 | Espanyol (Spain) |
| 1986–87 | IFK Göteborg (Sweden) | 1–0, 1–1 | Dundee United (Scotland) |
| 1985–86 | Real Madrid (Spain) | 5–1, 0–2 | 1. FC Köln (West Germany) |
| 1984–85 | Real Madrid (Spain) | 3–0, 0–1 | Videoton (Hungary) |
| 1983–84 | Tottenham Hotspur (England) | 1–1, 1–1 | Anderlecht (Belgium) |
| 1982–83 | Anderlecht (Belgium) | 1–0, 1–1 | Benfica (Portugal) |
| 1981–82 | IFK Göteborg (Sweden) | 1–0, 3–0 | Hamburger SV (West Germany) |
| 1980–81 | Ipswich Town (England) | 3–0, 2–4 | AZ (Netherlands) |
| 1979–80 | Eintracht Frankfurt (West Germany) | 2–3, 1–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) |
| 1978–79 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) | 1–1, 1–0 | Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) |
| 1977–78 | PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) | 0–0, 3–0 | Bastia (France) |
| 1976–77 | Juventus (Italy) | 1–0, 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao (Spain) |
| 1975–76 | Liverpool (England) | 3–2, 1–1 | Club Brugge (Belgium) |
| 1974–75 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) | 0–0, 5–1 | Twente (Netherlands) |
| 1973–74 | Feyenoord ( Netherlands) | 2–2, 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur (England) |
| 1972–73 | Liverpool (England) | 3–0, 0–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (West Germany) |
| 1971–72 | Tottenham Hotspur (England) | 2–1, 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |