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The Europa League was started in 1971 by UEFA but at that time it was known as the UEFA Cup.
Shakhtar Donetsk was the last champion before the UEFA Cup was renamed to the UEFA Europa League after beating Werder Bremen 2–1 in extra time in the 2009 final.
After the UEFA Champions League, the Europa League is the second most important international competition for European clubs.
The current Europa League champions are Eintracht Frankfurt, who defeated Rangers 5–4 on penalties in the 2022 final.
Sevilla is the club with the most victories, having won the competition six times since its inception.
Real Madrid, which won in 1985 and 1986, and Sevilla, which won in 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, and 2016, are the only teams to have retained their titles.
The Europa League has been won thirteen times by teams from Spain, more than any other country.
Let’s now see the complete list of Europa League winners since it started.
Europa League Winners Since Inception
UEFA Cup
| Year | Winner | Runnerup | Scoreline |
| 1971–72 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-2 on aggregate |
| 1972–73 | Liverpool | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3-2 on aggregate |
| 1973–74 | Feyenoord | Tottenham Hotspur | 4-2 on aggregate |
| 1974–75 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Twente | 5-1 on aggregate |
| 1975–76 | Liverpool | Club Brugge | 4-3 on aggregate |
| 1976–77 | Juventus | Athletic Bilbao | 2-2 on aggregate (away goals) |
| 1977–78 | PSV Eindhoven | Bastia | 3-0 on aggregate |
| 1978–79 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Red Star Belgrade | 2-1 on aggregate |
| 1979–80 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3-3 on aggregate (away goals) |
| 1980–81 | Ipswich Town | AZ | 5-4 on aggregate |
| 1981–82 | IFK Göteborg | Hamburger SV | 4-0 on aggregate |
| 1982–83 | Anderlecht | Benfica | 2-1 on aggregate |
| 1983–84 | Tottenham Hotspur | Anderlecht | 2-2 on aggregate (4-3 on penalties) |
| 1984–85 | Real Madrid | Videoton | 3-1 on aggregate |
| 1985–86 | Real Madrid | FC Köln | 5-3 on aggregate |
| 1986–87 | IFK Göteborg | Dundee United | 2-1 on aggregate |
| 1987–88 | Bayer Leverkusen | Espanyol | 3-3 on aggregate (3-2 on penalties) |
| 1988–89 | Napoli | VfB Stuttgart | 5-4 on aggregate |
| 1989–90 | Juventus | Fiorentina | 3-1 on aggregate |
| 1990–91 | Inter Milan | Roma | 2-1 on aggregate |
| 1991–92 | Ajax | Torino | 2-2 on aggregate (away goals) |
| 1992–93 | Juventus | Borussia Dortmund | 6-1 on aggregate |
| 1993–94 | Inter Milan | Salzburg | 2-0 on aggregate |
| 1994–95 | Parma | Juventus | 2-1 on aggregate |
| 1995–96 | Bayern Munich | Bordeaux | 5-1 on aggregate |
| 1996–97 | Schalke 04 | Inter Milan | 1-1 on aggregate (4-1 on penalties) |
| 1997–98 | Inter Milan | Lazio | 3-0 |
| 1998–99 | Parma | Marseille | 3-0 |
| 1999–2000 | Galatasaray | Arsenal | 0-0 AET (4-1 on penalties) |
| 2000–01 | Liverpool | Deportivo Alavés | 5-4 (won via golden goal) |
| 2001–02 | Feyenoord | Borussia Dortmund | 3-2 |
| 2002–03 | Porto | Celtic | 3-2 AET |
| 2003–04 | Valencia | Marseille | 2-0 |
| 2004–05 | CSKA Moscow | Sporting CP | 3-1 |
| 2005–06 | Sevilla | Middlesbrough | 4-0 |
| 2006–07 | Sevilla | Espanyol | 2-2 AET (3-1 on penalties) |
| 2007–08 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Rangers | 2-0 |
| 2008–09 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Werder Bremen | 2-1 AET |
Europa League
| 2009–10 | Atlético Madrid | Fulham | 2-1 AET |
| 2010–11 | Porto | Braga | 1-0 |
| 2011–12 | Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 3-0 |
| 2012–13 | Chelsea | Benfica | 2-1 |
| 2013–14 | Sevilla | Benfica | 0-0 AET (4-2 on penalties) |
| 2014–15 | Sevilla | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 3-2 |
| 2015–16 | Sevilla | Liverpool | 3-1 |
| 2016–17 | Manchester United | Ajax | 2-0 |
| 2017–18 | Atlético Madrid | Marseille | 3-0 |
| 2018–19 | Chelsea | Arsenal | 4-1 |
| 2019–20 | Sevilla | Inter Milan | 3-2 |
| 2020–21 | Villarreal | Manchester United | 1-1 AET (11-10 on penalties) |
| 2021–22 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Rangers | 1-1 AET (5-4 on penalties) |
This article was updated 6 months ago
