UEFA Cup and Europa League records and statistics

This article lists the official records and statistics of the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Cup.^[1]

General performances

By club

Club	Finals Appearances	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runners-up
Sevilla	5	5	0	2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016
Juventus	4	3	1	1977, 1990, 1993	1995
Internazionale	4	3	1	1991, 1994, 1998	1997
Liverpool	4	3	1	1973, 1976, 2001	2016
Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	2	2	1975, 1979	1973, 1980
Tottenham Hotspur	3	2	1	1972, 1984	1974
Feyenoord	2	2	0	1974, 2002
IFK Göteborg	2	2	0	1982, 1987
Real Madrid	2	2	0	1985, 1986
Parma	2	2	0	1995, 1999
Porto	2	2	0	2003, 2011
Atlético Madrid	2	2	0	2010, 2012
Anderlecht	2	1	1	1983	1984
PSV Eindhoven	1	1	0	1978
Eintracht Frankfurt	1	1	0	1980
Ipswich Town	1	1	0	1981
Bayer Leverkusen	1	1	0	1988
Napoli	1	1	0	1989
Ajax	1	1	0	1992
Bayern Munich	1	1	0	1996
Schalke 04	1	1	0	1997
Galatasaray	1	1	0	2000
Valencia	1	1	0	2004
CSKA Moscow	1	1	0	2005
Zenit St. Petersburg	1	1	0	2008
Shakhtar Donetsk	1	1	0	2009
Chelsea	1	1	0	2013

By country

The UEFA Cup replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in the 1971–72 season, so the Fairs Cup is not considered a UEFA competition, and hence clubs' records in the Fairs Cup are not considered part of their European record.^[2]

The following table lists countries by number of winners and runner-up in the UEFA Cup and Europa League. Spain leads the field with 10 titles, followed by Italy with nine, England with seven, and Germany with six titles; 32 of 43 editions were won by teams from these four countries. Teams from a total of 11 countries have won the competition.

The 1980 UEFA Cup saw four Bundesliga teams (i.e., Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and VfB Stuttgart) make up all of the semi-finals competitors — a unique record for one country. Frankfurt beat Mönchengladbach in the final.

Nation	Winners	Runners-up
Spain	10	5
Italy	9	6
England	7	6
Germany	6	8
Netherlands	4	2
Portugal	2	5
Sweden	2	0
Russia	2	0
Belgium	1	2
Ukraine	1	1
Turkey	1	0
France	0	4
Scotland	0	3
Austria	0	1
Yugoslavia	0	1
Hungary	0	1

Number of participating clubs of the Europa League era

The following is a list of clubs that have played in the Europa League group stages.

Nation	#	Clubs	Years
Germany (14)	3	Schalke 04	2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17
	2	Bayer Leverkusen	2010–11, 2012–13
	2	Stuttgart	2010–11, 2012–13
	2	Hannover 96	2011–12, 2012–13
	2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2012–13, 2014–15
	2	Borussia Dortmund	2010–11, 2015–16
	1	Hamburg	2009–10
	1	Hertha BSC	2009–10
	1	Werder Bremen	2009–10
	1	Eintracht Frankfurt	2013–14
	1	Freiburg	2013–14
	1	Wolfsburg	2014–15
	1	Augsburg	2015–16
	1	Mainz 05	2016–17
Italy (12)	5	Lazio	2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
	4	Napoli	2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
	4	Fiorentina	2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
	3	Internazionale	2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17
	2	Udinese	2011–12, 2012–13
	2	Roma	2009–10, 2016–17
	1	Genoa	2009–10
	1	Juventus	2010–11
	1	Palermo	2010–11
	1	Sampdoria	2010–11
	1	Torino	2014–15
	1	Sassuolo	2016–17
England (12)	5	Tottenham Hotspur	2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
	3	Liverpool	2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16
	2	Fulham	2009–10, 2011–12
	2	Everton	2009–10, 2014–15
	1	Manchester City	2010–11
	1	Stoke City	2011–12
	1	Birmingham City	2011–12
	1	Newcastle United	2012–13
	1	Swansea City	2013–14
	1	Wigan Athletic	2013–14
	1	Manchester United	2016–17
	1	Southampton	2016–17
Portugal (12)	5	Sporting CP	2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
	3	Braga	2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17
	2	Estoril	2013–14, 2014–15
	1	Benfica	2009–10
	1	Nacional	2009–10
	1	Porto	2010–11
	1	Académica	2012–13
	1	Marítimo	2012–13
	1	Paços de Ferreira	2013–14
	1	Vitória de Guimarães	2013–14
	1	Rio Ave	2014–15
	1	Belenenses	2015–16
France (11)	3	Lille	2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15
	3	Bordeaux	2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
	3	Saint-Étienne	2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
	2	Paris Saint-Germain	2010–11, 2011–12
	2	Lyon	2012–13, 2013–14
	2	Marseille	2012–13, 2015–16
	1	Toulouse	2009–10
	1	Rennes	2011–12
	1	Guingamp	2014–15
	1	Monaco	2015–16
	1	Nice	2016–17
Spain (9)	5	Athletic Bilbao	2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17
	5	Villarreal	2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
	3	Atlético Madrid	2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
	3	Sevilla	2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15
	2	Valencia	2009–10, 2013–14
	1	Getafe	2010–11
	1	Levante	2012–13
	1	Real Betis	2013–14
	1	Celta Vigo	2016–17
Netherlands (8)	6	PSV Eindhoven	2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
	5	AZ	2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
	3	Twente	2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13
	3	Ajax	2009–10, 2015–16, 2016–17
	2	Feyenoord	2014–15, 2016–17
	1	Heerenveen	2009–10
	1	Utrecht	2010–11
	1	Groningen	2015–16
Ukraine (8)	4	Metalist Kharkiv	2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
	4	Dynamo Kyiv	2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15
	4	Dnipro	2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
	2	Shakhtar Donetsk	2009–10, 2016–17
	1	Karpaty Lviv	2010–11
	1	Vorskla Poltava	2011–12
	1	Chornomorets Odesa	2013–14
	1	Zorya Luhansk	2016–17
Russia (8)	4	Rubin Kazan	2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
	3	Krasnodar	2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
	2	Anzhi Makhachkala	2012–13, 2013–14
	2	Lokomotiv Moscow	2011–12, 2015–16
	2	Zenit Saint Petersburg	2010–11, 2016–17
	1	CSKA Moscow	2010–11
	1	Kuban Krasnodar	2013–14
	1	Dynamo Moscow	2014–15
Romania (8)	6	Steaua București	2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17
	2	Astra Giurgiu	2014–15, 2016–17
	1	CFR Cluj	2009–10
	1	Dinamo București	2009–10
	1	Timișoara	2009–10
	1	Rapid București	2011–12
	1	Vaslui	2011–12
	1	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	2013–14
Belgium (7)	6	Club Brugge	2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
	5	Anderlecht	2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17
	4	Standard Liège	2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
	3	Genk	2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17
	2	Gent	2010–11, 2016–17
	1	Zulte Waregem	2013–14
	1	Lokeren	2014–15
Switzerland (7)	4	Young Boys	2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17
	3	Basel	2009–10, 2012–13, 2015–16
	3	Zürich	2011–12, 2014–15, 2016–17
	1	Lausanne-Sport	2010–11
	1	St. Gallen	2013–14
	1	Thun	2013–14
	1	Sion	2015–16
Greece (6)	6	PAOK	2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
	4	Panathinaikos	2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17
	3	AEK Athens	2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
	2	Asteras Tripoli	2014–15, 2015–16
	1	Aris	2010–11
	1	Olympiacos	2016–17
Turkey (6)	4	Beşiktaş	2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
	4	Fenerbahçe	2009–10, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17
	2	Trabzonspor	2013–14, 2014–15
	1	Galatasaray	2009–10
	1	Konyaspor	2016–17
	1	Osmanlıspor	2016–17
Israel (5)	3	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13
	3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2011–12, 2013–14, 2016–17
	2	Maccabi Haifa	2011–12, 2013–14
	1	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	2012–13
	1	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2016–17
Denmark (5)	4	Copenhagen	2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
	2	Odense	2010–11, 2011–12
	1	Esbjerg	2013–14
	1	AaB	2014–15
	1	Midtjylland	2015–16
Austria (4)	6	Red Bull Salzburg	2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
	6	Rapid Wien	2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
	3	Austria Wien	2009–10, 2011–12, 2016–17
	2	Sturm Graz	2009–10, 2011–12
Czech Republic (4)	6	Sparta Prague	2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
	3	Viktoria Plzeň	2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17
	3	Slovan Liberec	2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
	1	Slavia Prague	2009–10
Cyprus (4)	3	APOEL	2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
	2	Apollon Limassol	2013–14, 2014–15
	1	AEK Larnaca	2011–12
	1	AEL Limassol	2012–13
Sweden (4)	1	Malmö FF	2011–12
	1	AIK	2012–13
	1	Helsingborg	2012–13
	1	Elfsborg	2013–14
Croatia (3)	4	Dinamo Zagreb	2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15
	2	Rijeka	2013–14, 2014–15
	1	Hajduk Split	2010–11
Poland (3)	4	Legia Warsaw	2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
	2	Lech Poznań	2010–11, 2015–16
	1	Wisła Kraków	2011–12
Norway (3)	3	Rosenborg	2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16
	2	Molde	2012–13, 2015–16
	1	Tromsø	2013–14
Azerbaijan (3)	3	Qarabağ	2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
	2	Gabala	2015–16, 2016–17
	1	Neftçi	2012–13
Bulgaria (3)	2	CSKA Sofia	2009–10, 2010–11
	2	Levski Sofia	2009–10, 2010–11
	1	Ludogorets Razgrad	2013–14
Belarus (2)	2	BATE Borisov	2009–10, 2010–11
	2	Dinamo Minsk	2014–15, 2015–16
Hungary (2)	1	Debrecen	2010–11
	1	Videoton	2012–13
Republic of Ireland (2)	1	Shamrock Rovers	2011–12
	1	Dundalk	2016–17
Kazakhstan (2)	1	Shakhter Karagandy	2013–14
	1	Astana	2016–17
Scotland (1)	4	Celtic	2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
Serbia (1)	4	Partizan	2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
Moldova (1)	3	Sheriff Tiraspol	2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14
Slovenia (1)	3	Maribor	2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
Slovakia (1)	2	Slovan Bratislava	2011–12, 2014–15
Latvia (1)	1	Ventspils	2009–10
Finland (1)	1	HJK	2014–15
Albania (1)	1	Skënderbeu Korçë	2015–16

Team in Bold: qualified for knockout phase

Number of participating clubs in the group stage of the UEFA Cup era

Nation	#	Clubs	Years
France (13)	2	Auxerre	2004–05, 2006–07
	2	Lens	2005–06, 2006–07
	2	Rennes	2005–06, 2007–08
	2	Paris Saint-Germain	2006–07, 2008–09
	2	Nancy	2006–07, 2008–09
	1	Lille	2004–05
	1	Sochaux	2004–05
	1	Marseille	2005–06
	1	Monaco	2005–06
	1	Strasbourg	2005–06
	1	Bordeaux	2007–08
	1	Toulouse	2007–08
	1	Saint-Étienne	2008–09
Spain (12)	4	Sevilla	2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09
	2	Espanyol	2005–06, 2006–07
	2	Villarreal	2004–05, 2007–08
	1	Athletic Bilbao	2004–05
	1	Real Zaragoza	2004–05
	1	Celta Vigo	2006–07
	1	Osasuna	2006–07
	1	Atlético Madrid	2007–08
	1	Getafe	2007–08
	1	Deportivo La Coruña	2008–09
	1	Valencia	2008–09
	1	Racing Santander	2008–09
Germany (10)	3	Stuttgart	2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
	3	Hamburg	2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09
	2	Bayer Leverkusen	2006–07, 2007–08
	2	Schalke 04	2004–05, 2008–09
	2	Hertha BSC	2005–06, 2008–09
	1	Alemannia Aachen	2004–05
	1	Eintracht Frankfurt	2006–07
	1	Bayern Munich	2007–08
	1	Nürnberg	2007–08
	1	Wolfsburg	2008–09
England (9)	3	Tottenham Hotspur	2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
	2	Middlesbrough	2004–05, 2005–06
	2	Newcastle United	2004–05, 2006–07
	2	Bolton Wanderers	2005–06, 2007–08
	1	Blackburn Rovers	2006–07
	1	Everton	2007–08
	1	Aston Villa	2008–09
	1	Manchester City	2008–09
	1	Portsmouth	2008–09
Italy (9)	2	Parma	2004–05, 2006–07
	2	Palermo	2005–06, 2006–07
	2	Sampdoria	2005–06, 2008–09
	1	Lazio	2004–05
	1	Roma	2005–06
	1	Livorno	2006–07
	1	Fiorentina	2007–08
	1	Milan	2008–09
	1	Udinese	2008–09
Greece (8)	2	AEK Athens	2004–05, 2007–08
	2	Panionios	2004–05, 2007–08
	2	Panathinaikos	2006–07, 2007–08
	1	Egaleo	2004–05
	1	PAOK	2005–06
	1	Aris	2007–08
	1	Larissa	2007–08
	1	Olympiacos	2008–09
Netherlands (7)	4	AZ	2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
	4	Heerenveen	2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09
	3	Feyenoord	2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09
	2	Ajax	2006–07, 2008–09
	1	Utrecht	2004–05
	1	NEC	2008–09
	1	Twente	2008–09
Belgium (5)	3	Club Brugge	2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09
	2	Standard Liège	2004–05, 2008–09
	1	Beveren	2004–05
	1	Zulte Waregem	2006–07
	1	Anderlecht	2007–08
Denmark (4)	2	Copenhagen	2007–08, 2008–09
	1	Brøndby	2005–06
	1	Odense	2006–07
	1	AaB	2007–08
Russia (4)	3	Zenit Saint Petersburg	2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08
	2	Lokomotiv Moscow	2005–06, 2007–08
	2	CSKA Moscow	2005–06, 2008–09
	2	Spartak Moscow	2007–08, 2008–09
Czech Republic (4)	2	Mladá Boleslav	2006–07, 2007–08
	2	Sparta Prague	2006–07, 2007–08
	2	Slavia Prague	2005–06, 2008–09
	1	Slovan Liberec	2006–07
Portugal (4)	3	Braga	2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
	2	Benfica	2004–05, 2008–09
	1	Sporting CP	2004–05
	1	Vitória de Guimarães	2005–06
Norway (4)	1	Tromsø	2005–06
	1	Viking	2005–06
	1	Brann	2007–08
	1	Rosenborg	2008–09
Switzerland (3)	4	Basel	2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
	2	Grasshopper	2005–06, 2006–07
	1	Zürich	2007–08
Romania (3)	2	Steaua București	2004–05, 2005–06
	2	Dinamo București	2005–06, 2006–07
	2	Rapid București	2005–06, 2006–07
Turkey (3)	3	Beşiktaş	2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
	2	Galatasaray	2007–08, 2008–09
	1	Fenerbahçe	2006–07
Scotland (3)	2	Rangers	2004–05, 2006–07
	1	Heart of Midlothian	2004–05
	1	Aberdeen	2007–08
Israel (3)	2	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2006–07, 2007–08
	1	Maccabi Petah Tikva	2005–06
	1	Maccabi Haifa	2006–07
Ukraine (3)	2	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	2004–05, 2005–06
	1	Shakhtar Donetsk	2005–06
	1	Metalist Kharkiv	2008–09
Bulgaria (3)	1	Levski Sofia	2005–06
	1	Litex Lovech	2005–06
	1	CSKA Sofia	2005–06
Poland (3)	1	Amica Wronki	2004–05
	1	Wisła Kraków	2006–07
	1	Lech Poznań	2008–09
Serbia (2)	3	Partizan	2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09
	2	Red Star Belgrade	2005–06, 2007–08
Austria (2)	3	Austria Wien	2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08
	1	Grazer AK	2004–05
Sweden (2)	1	Halmstads BK	2005–06
	1	Helsingborgs IF	2007–08
Croatia (1)	3	Dinamo Zagreb	2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09
Georgia (1)	1	Dinamo Tbilisi	2004–05
Hungary (1)	1	Ferencváros	2004–05
Slovakia (1)	1	Žilina	2008–09

Team in Bold: qualified for knockout phase

Clubs

By semi-final appearances

Team	No. of Appearances	Years in Semi-finals
Internazionale	7	1985, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2002
Juventus	6	1975, 1977, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2014
Sevilla	5	2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016
Liverpool	5	1973, 1976, 2001, 2010, 2016
Borussia Mönchengladbach	5	1973, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1987
Benfica	4	1983, 2011, 2013, 2014
Atlético Madrid	4	1998, 1999, 2010, 2012
Hamburg	4	1976, 1982, 2009, 2010
Werder Bremen	4	1988, 1990, 2007, 2009
Bayern Munich	4	1980, 1989, 1996, 2008
Barcelona	4	1976, 1978, 1996, 2001
Köln	4	1975, 1981, 1986, 1990
Tottenham Hotspur	4	1972, 1973, 1974, 1984
Villarreal	3	2004, 2011, 2016
Fiorentina	3	1990, 2008, 2015
Valencia	3	2004, 2012, 2014
Sporting CP	3	1991, 2005, 2012
Parma	3	1995, 1999, 2005
Borussia Dortmund	3	1993, 1995, 2002
Real Madrid	3	1985, 1986, 1992
Stuttgart	3	1974, 1980, 1989
Shakhtar Donetsk	2	2009, 2016
Napoli	2	1989, 2015
Athletic Bilbao	2	1977, 2012
Porto	2	2003, 2011
Espanyol	2	1988, 2007
Schalke 04	2	1997, 2006
AZ	2	1981, 2005
Marseille	2	1999, 2004
Lazio	2	1998, 2003
Feyenoord	2	1974, 2002
Milan	2	1972, 2002
Kaiserslautern	2	1982, 2001
Bayer Leverkusen	2	1988, 1995
Club Brugge	2	1976, 1988
IFK Göteborg	2	1982, 1987
Anderlecht	2	1983, 1984
Twente	2	1973, 1975
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	1	2015
Chelsea	1	2013
Fenerbahçe	1	2013
Basel	1	2013
Braga	1	2011
Fulham	1	2010
Dynamo Kyiv	1	2009
Rangers	1	2008
Zenit St. Petersburg	1	2008
Osasuna	1	2007
Middlesbrough	1	2006
Steaua București	1	2006
CSKA Moscow	1	2005
Newcastle United	1	2004
Celtic	1	2003
Boavista	1	2003
Deportivo Alavés	1	2001
Arsenal	1	2000
Galatasaray	1	2000
Leeds United	1	2000
Lens	1	2000
Bologna	1	1999
Spartak Moscow	1	1998
AS Monaco	1	1997
Tenerife	1	1997
Bordeaux	1	1996
Slavia Prague	1	1996
Salzburg	1	1994
Cagliari	1	1994
Karlsruhe	1	1994
Auxerre	1	1993
Paris Saint-Germain	1	1993
Ajax	1	1992
Torino	1	1992
Genoa	1	1992
Roma	1	1991
Brøndby IF	1	1991
Dynamo Dresden	1	1989
Dundee United	1	1987
Swarovski Tirol	1	1987
Waregem	1	1986
Videoton	1	1985
Željezničar	1	1985
Hajduk Split	1	1984
Nottingham Forest	1	1984
Bohemians	1	1983
Universitatea Craiova	1	1983
Radnički Niš	1	1982
Ipswich Town	1	1981
Sochaux	1	1981
Eintracht Frankfurt	1	1980
Red Star Belgrade	1	1979
Hertha BSC	1	1979
Duisburg	1	1979
Bastia	1	1978
PSV Eindhoven	1	1978
Grasshopper	1	1978
Molenbeek	1	1977
AEK Athens	1	1977
Lokomotive Leipzig	1	1974
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1972
Ferencváros	1	1972

Team in Bold

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Finalist team in season

Undefeated champions

• The only teams in UEFA Cup history to win the tournament undefeated are Tottenham Hotspur, Borussia Mönchengladbach, IFK Göteborg (twice), Ajax, Galatasaray and Feyenoord.
• Benfica (in 2013–14) and Espanyol (in 2006–07) were undefeated in the competition, despite losing the trophy on penalties.

Consecutive wins

• Atlético Madrid hold the record of most consecutive wins (both home and away) with 16 in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League (including the final game against Athletic Bilbao), the 2012 UEFA Super Cup final and in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

Miscellaneous records

• Only four clubs have won the treble of their national league championship, domestic cup competition and the UEFA Cup all in same season. They are:
  • Porto (2003, 2011)
  • IFK Göteborg (1982)
  • Galatasaray (2000)
  • CSKA Moscow (2005)
• 12 clubs have won their national league championship and the UEFA Cup in the same season. They are:
  • Liverpool (1973, 1976)
  • IFK Göteborg (1982, 1987)
  • Porto (2003, 2011)
  • Feyenoord (1974)
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach (1975)
  • Juventus (1977)
  • PSV (1978)
  • Real Madrid (1986)
  • Galatasaray (2000)
  • Valencia (2004)
  • CSKA Moscow (2005)
  • Zenit Saint Petersburg (2008)
• Until 1997, the UEFA Cup was the only European club competition which routinely allocated multiple entrants to many countries. This has led to several finals featuring two clubs from the same country:

Season	Country
1971–72	England	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1979–80	West Germany	Eintracht Frankfurt	v	Borussia Mönchengladbach
1989–90	Italy	Juventus	v	Fiorentina
1990–91	Italy	Internazionale	v	Roma
1994–95	Italy	Parma	v	Juventus
1997–98	Italy	Internazionale	v	Lazio
2006–07	Spain	Espanyol	v	Sevilla
2010–11	Portugal	Porto	v	Braga
2011–12	Spain	Athletic Bilbao	v	Atlético Madrid

• During the 1979–80 season, West Germany had five entrants including cup holders Borussia Mönchengladbach. All five managed to reach the quarter-final stage and both semi-finals ended up being all West German affairs. Ultimately, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach in the final. No West German club that season was eliminated by a non-German club.
• During the 1997–98 season, France had seven entrants: Strasbourg as winner of French Coupe de la Ligue, Metz as runner-up of French Coupe de la Ligue, Nantes Atlantique as 3rd placed team from French Division 1, FC Girondins de Bordeaux as 4th placed team from French Division 1, and also Auxerre, Bastia & Lyon as 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group winners. Nevertheless, only one, AJ Auxerre, reach the quarter-final stage, where was eliminated by Lazio.
• Two clubs have managed to win consecutive UEFA Cups/Europa League: Real Madrid in 1985 and 1986, and Sevilla (twice) in 2006 and 2007 and then in 2014 and 2015.
• The only countries to have won for three consecutive seasons are Italy (twice) and Spain. Italy: between 1988–89 and 1990–91 (Napoli, Juventus, and Internazionale the winners) and between 1992–93 and 1994–95 (Juventus, Internazionale, and Parma). Spain: 2014 and 2015 and 2016 (Sevilla)
• The record number of consecutive participations in the UEFA Cup/Europa League is 20 by Club Brugge. All teams to play at least six consecutive seasons (including eliminations in the qualifying rounds of the tournament proper) are–:

Entries	Club	Seasons
20	Club Brugge	1996/97–2015/16
9	PAOK	1997/98–2005/06
8	Celtic	1996/97–2003/04
8	Red Star Belgrade	1998/99–2005/06
8	CSKA Sofia	1998/99–2005/06
8	Grazer	1998/99–2005/06
8	Shakhtar Donetsk	1998/99–2005/06
8	Slavia Prague	1998/99–2005/06
8	Brøndby	1999/00–2006/07
7	PSV	1979/80–1985/86
7	Spartak Moscow	1981/82–1987/88
7	Sporting CP	1988/89–1994/95
7	Parma	1998/99–2004/05
7	Vaduz	1999/00–2005/06
6	Köln	1971/72–1976/77
6	Grasshopper	1972/73–1977/78
6	Dundee United	1977/78–1982/83
6	Werder Bremen	1982/83–1987/88
6	Internazionale	1983/84–1988/89
6	Rangers	1997/98–2002/03
6	Ventspils	2000/01–2005/06
6	Wisła Kraków	2000/01–2005/06

• Entering both the Champions League and/or its qualifying rounds and the UEFA Cup in the same season has now become so common that a separate statistic of all clubs having done so in three or more consecutive seasons may be of interest (the means of entering the UEFA Cup is indicated in the last column in chronological order, G denoting group stage, q denoting qualifying round):

Entries	Club	Seasons	Stages
6	Shakhtar Donetsk	2000/01–2005/06	GqqqGq
3	Rangers	1999/00–2001/02	GGq
3	Celtic	2000/01–2003/04	GqG
3	Grazer	2002/03–2004/05	qqq
3	Club Brugge	2002/03–2004/05	qGq
3	Wisła Kraków	2003/04–2005/06	qqq

• Several times, winning the UEFA Cup was a club's only chance to qualify for European competition in the next season. A win by such a mid-table (and non-domestic-cup-winning) club then led to an extra place in the UEFA Cup for the country in question. The following clubs managed to save their season by winning the UEFA Cup:

Season	Club	Country	Domestic position
1971–72	Tottenham Hotspur	England	6th
1978–79	Borussia Mönchengladbach	West Germany	10th
1979–80	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany	9th
1983–84	Tottenham Hotspur	England	8th
1987–88	Bayer Leverkusen	West Germany	8th
1993–94	Internazionale	Italy	13th
1996–97	Schalke	Germany	12th

Goals

Most goals in a single match

The record for goals scored in a single Europa League match is held by Aritz Aduriz, after he scored all of Athletic Bilbao's five goals against Genk in 2016, twenty-two years after Fabrizio Ravanelli scored five goals in the UEFA Cup for Juventus, against CSKA Sofia.^[3]

Europa League only

Goals	Player(s)
5	Aritz Aduriz[3]
4	Radamel Falcao,[4] Edinson Cavani[4]
3	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar,[5] Jonatan Soriano,[5] Raúl Bobadilla[5] (all twice) Claudiu Keșerü,[5] Andrej Kramarić,[5] Steven Gerrard,[5] Stefanos Athanasiadis,[5] Franco Di Santo,[5] El Arabi Hillel Soudani[6]

Most goals in a single season

UEFA Cup and Europa League

Goals	Player(s)
17	Radamel Falcao
15	Jürgen Klinsmann
14	Geertruida Maria Geels, John Wark
12	Radamel Falcao, Derlei, Jupp Heynckes, Jan Jeuring
11	Alan Shearer, Walter Pandiani, Vágner Love, Stan Bowles, Lex Schoenmaker, Giuseppe Rossi
10	Jupp Heynckes, Rudi Völler, Ludwig Bründl, Luca Toni, Ulf Kirsten, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Darko Kovačević, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Aritz Aduriz

All-time top goalscorers

Including qualifying games

Rank	Nat.	Player	Goals	Games	Goal Ratio	Debut in Europe	Clubs
1		Henrik Larsson	40	56	0.714	1994	Feyenoord, Celtic, Helsingborgs IF
2		Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	33	40	0.825	2004	SC Heerenveen, Ajax, Schalke 04
3		Radamel Falcao	31	33	0.939	2009	Porto, Atlético Madrid
4		Dieter Müller	29	36	0.805	1973	Köln, Stuttgart, Bordeaux
5		Shota Arveladze	27	44	0.613	1993	Dinamo Tbilisi, Trabzonspor, Ajax, Rangers, AZ
6		Alessandro Altobelli	25	58	0.431	1977	Internazionale, Juventus
7		Mladen Petrić	24	63	0.380	2004	Basel, Hamburg
8		Claudio Pizarro	24	33	0.727	1999	Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen
9		Jupp Heynckes	23	21	1.095	1967	Hannover 96, Borussia Mönchengladbach
10		Martin Chivers	22	34	0.647	1971	Tottenham Hotspur, Servette

Bold = Still active

Excluding qualifying games

Ranking	Player	Country	Goals	App	Ratio	Years	Clubs
1	Henrik Larsson	Sweden	31	45	0.688	1996–2010	Feyenoord (1), Celtic (24), Helsingborgs IF (6)
2	Radamel Falcao	Colombia	30	31	0.967	2010-	Porto (17), Atletico (13)
3	Dieter Müller	West Germany	29	36	0.805	1973–1984	Köln (25), Stuttgart (1), Saarbrücken (3)
4	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Netherlands	29	38	0.878	2004-	SC Heerenveen (5), AFC Ajax (11), Schalke 04 (13)
5	Alessandro Altobelli	Italy	25	58	0.431	1977–1989	Internazionale (21), Juventus (4)
6	Shota Arveladze	Georgia	24	41	0.585	1994–2007	Dinamo Tbilisi (1), Trabzonspor (2), Ajax (10), Rangers (2), AZ (9)
7	Jupp Heynckes	West Germany	23	21	1.095	1971–1975	Borussia Mönchengladbach (24)
7	Dimitris Salpingidis	Greece	23	65	0.353	1999–	PAOK (13), Panathinaikos (10)
9	Martin Chivers	England	22	34	0.647	1971–1978	Tottenham Hotspur (22)
9	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	West Germany	22	49	0.448	1977–1989	Bayern Munich (13), Internazionale (9)
9	Jürgen Klinsmann	Germany	22	36	0.611	1988–1998	VfB Stuttgart (4), Internazionale (3), Bayern Munich (15)
9	Dennis Bergkamp	Netherlands	22	42	0.523	1988–2000	Ajax (9), Internazionale (9), Arsenal (4)
13	Óscar Cardozo	Paraguay	21	46	0.456	2007-	Benfica (21)
13	Ulf Kirsten	Germany	21	29	0.724	1993–1999	Dynamo Dresden (5), Bayer Leverkusen (16)
13	Alan Shearer	England	21	31	0.677	1994–2005	Newcastle United (20), Blackburn Rovers (1)
13	Claudio Pizarro	Peru	21	31	0.677	1999	Werder Bremen (21)

All-time appearances

UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup

Excluding qualifying games

Rank	Nation	Player	Games	Goals	Goal Ratio	Debut in Europe	Clubs
1		Giuseppe Bergomi	96	0	0.00	1980	Internazionale
2		Frank Rost	87	0	0.00	1995	Werder Bremen, Schalke 04, Hamburg
3		Walter Zenga	69	0	0.00	1983	Internazionale, Sampdoria
4		Dimitris Salpingidis	65	23	0.35	1999	PAOK, Panathinaikos
5		Vincenzo Scifo	62	11	0.18	1983	Anderlecht, Internazionale, Bordeaux, Auxerre, Torino, Monaco
5		David Narey	62	5	0.08	1974	Dundee United
7		Mladen Petrić	61	19	0.31	2001	Grasshoppers, Basel, Hamburg, Panathinaikos
8		Aron Winter	60	5	0.08	1986	Ajax, Lazio, Internazionale
9		Giuseppe Baresi	59	1	0.02	1977	Internazionale
10		Alessandro Altobelli	58	25	0.43	1977	Internazionale, Juventus
10		João Pereira	58	1	0.02	2003	Benfica, Braga, Sporting CP, Valencia
12		Toni Schumacher	57	0	0.00	1973	Colonia, Fenerbahçe
12		Riccardo Ferri	57	1	0.02	1983	Internazionale
12		Eamon Bannon	57	8	0.14	1980	Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian
15		Paul Hegarty	56	11	0.20	1975	Dundee United
15		Luisão	56	5	0.1	2003	Benfica
15		Pepe Reina	56	0	0.00	2000	Barcelona, Villareal, Liverpool, Napoli
15		Simão	56	16	0.29	1998	Sporting CP, Barcelona, Benfica, Atlético, Beşiktaş

Bold

=

Still active

Records

• Highest win in one leg, most goals in game:
  • 1984–85, 1st round:
    • Ajax 14–0 Red Boys Differdange
• Highest aggregate win, most goals in tie:
  • 1972–73, 1st round:
    • Feyenoord 9–0 Rumelange
    • Rumelange 0–12 Feyenoord
    • Feyenoord win 21–0 on aggregate

(tie for record for all European Cups for highest aggregate win)

• Best come-backs:
  • 1975–76, 2nd round:
    • Ipswich Town 3–0 Club Brugge
    • Club Brugge 4–0 Ipswich Town
    • Club Brugge win 4–3 on aggregate
• Best come-backs after lost first game at home:
  • 2009–10, play off:
    • Dinamo Bucuresti 0–3 Slovan Liberec
    • Slovan Liberec 0–3 Dinamo Bucuresti
    • Dinamo Bucuresti win 9–8 on penalty
  • 1981–82, Quarter-final:
    • Real Madrid 3–1 Kaiserslautern
    • Kaiserslautern 5–0 Real Madrid
    • Kaiserslautern win 6–3 on aggregate
  • 1984–85, 2nd round:
    • Queens Park Rangers 6–2 Partizan
    • Partizan 4–0 Queens Park Rangers
    • 6–6 on aggregate, Partizan win on away goals
  • 1984–85, Semi-final:
    • Internazionale 2–0 Real Madrid
    • Real Madrid 3–0 Internazionale
    • Real Madrid win 3–2 on aggregate
  • 1985–86, 3rd round:
    • Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–1 Real Madrid
    • Real Madrid 4–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
    • 5–5 on aggregate, Real Madrid win on away goals
  • 1985–86, Semi-final:
    • Internazionale 3–1 Real Madrid
    • Real Madrid 5–1 Internazionale aet
    • Real Madrid win 6–4 on aggregate
  • 1987–88, 1st round
    • Zenit Leningrad 2–0 Club Brugge
    • Club Brugge 5–0 Zenit Leningrad
    • Club Brugge win 5–2 on aggregate
  • 1987–88, 2nd round
    • Red Star Belgrade 3–1 Club Brugge
    • Club Brugge 4–0 Red Star Belgrade
    • Club Brugge win 5–3 on aggregate
  • 1987–88, 2nd round
    • Spartak Moscow 4–1 Werder Bremen
    • Werder Bremen 6–2 Spartak Moscow aet
    • Werder Bremen win 7–6 on aggregate
  • 1987–88, 2nd round
    • Brøndby 3–0 Sportul Studentesc
    • Sportul Studentesc 3–0 Brøndby
    • 3–3 on aggregate; Sportul Studentesc win on pens
  • 1987–88, 3rd round:
    • Borussia Dortmund 3–0 Club Brugge
    • Club Brugge 5–0 Borussia Dortmund
    • Club Brugge win 5–3 on aggregate
  • 1987–88, 3rd round:
    • Budapest Honvéd 5–2 Panathinaikos [after 5–0]
    • Panathinaikos 5–1 Budapest Honvéd
    • Panathinaikos win 7–6 on aggregate
  • 1988–89, 3rd round:
    • Bayern Munich 0–2 Internazionale
    • Internazionale 1–3 Bayern Munich
    • 3–3 on aggregate, Bayern Munich win on away goals
  • 1988–89, 3rd round:
    • Brøndby 1–3 Karlsruhe [after 0–3 at 81']
    • Karlsruhe 0–5 Brøndby
    • Brøndby win 6–3 on aggregate
  • 1988–89, Quarter-final:
    • Juventus 2–0 Napoli
    • Napoli 3–0 Juventus aet
    • Napoli win 3–2 on aggregate
  • 2004–05, 2nd qualifying round:
    • AEK Larnaca 3–0 Maccabi Petach-Tikwa
    • Maccabi Petach-Tikwa 4–0 AEK Larnaca
    • Maccabi Petach-Tikwa win 4–3 on aggregate
  • 2005–06, 1st round:
    • Maccabi Petach-Tikwa 0–2 Partizan Belgrade
    • Partizan Belgrade 2–5 Maccabi Petach-Tikwa
    • Maccabi Petach-Tikwa win 5–4 on aggregate
  • 2005–06, Quarter-final:
    • Basel 2–0 Middlesbrough
    • Middlesbrough 4–1 Basel [after 0–1 at 23']
    • Middlesbrough win 4–3 on aggregate
  • 2005–06, Semi-final:
    • Steaua București 1–0 Middlesbrough
    • Middlesbrough 4–2 Steaua București [after 0–2 at 24']
    • Middlesbrough win 4–3 on aggregate
  • 2009–10, Round of 16;
    • Juventus 3–1 Fulham
    • Fulham 4–1 Juventus [After 0–1 at 2']
    • Fulham win 5–4 on aggregate
  • 2013–14, Semi-final:
    • FC Basel 3–0 FC Valencia
    • FC Valencia 5–0 FC Basel aet
• Final come-back:
  • 1987–88, final:
    • Espanyol 3–0 Bayer Leverkusen
    • Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Espanyol [aet] [after 0–0 at 56']
    • 3–3 on aggregate, Bayer Leverkusen won 3–2 on penalties
• Highest aggregate score:
  • 1992–93, final:
    • Borussia Dortmund 1–3 Juventus
    • Juventus 3–0 Borussia Dortmund
    • Juventus win 6–1 on aggregate

References

1. UEFA.com
2. UEFA.com
3. "Europa League: Aritz Aduriz hits five in Athletic Bilbao win". BBC Sport. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
4. "UEFA Europa League Statistics Handbook 2016/17" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 13. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
5. "UEFA Europa League Statistics Handbook 2016/17" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 14. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
6. Hammond, Mike (20 September 2014). "Europa League matchday one facts and figures". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

See also

• UEFA Super Cup
• UEFA club competition records