UEFA Europa League

The UEFA Europa League (previously called the UEFA Cup) is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions.

Previously called the UEFA Cup, the competition is now the Europa League,[2][3] following a change in format. For UEFA footballing records purposes, the Cup and UEFA are considered the same competition, with the change of name being simply a rebranding.[4]

The competition replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup; however, for UEFA records purposes, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is not recognised as the direct predecessor of the UEFA Cup.[5] In 1999, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup.[6] For the 2004/05 competition a group stage was added prior to the knock out stage. The 2009 rebranding included a merge with the UEFA Intertoto Cup, producing an enlarged competition format, with an expanded group stage and changed qualifying criteria.

Atlético Madrid of Spain are the current champions of the competition, having beaten English side Fulham in the 2010 final on 12 May 2010, the first time the competition was known as the Europa League.

The most successful clubs in the competition are Juventus, Internazionale and Liverpool with three titles apiece.[7]

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