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Top Europa League Champions: All-Time UEFA Trophy Winners

Who has won the most Europa League titles? All-time list of UEFA trophy winners image

The UEFA Europa League began its journey as the UEFA Cup in 1971, following the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Similar to the European Cup, which is now known as the UEFA Champions League, its initial format was a simple knockout tournament.

Tottenham Hotspur claimed the inaugural UEFA Cup title in 1971. Between 1971 and 2009, three clubs—Inter Milan, Juventus, and Liverpool—each secured the trophy three times.

In a historic match in 2025, Tottenham defeated Manchester United in an all-English final, marking the end of their long drought for a significant trophy.

Spanish clubs have traditionally been the most successful in this competition, achieving 14 triumphs. Following them are the English and Italian teams, with German clubs, including those from West Germany, winning it seven times.

From 1971 to 1997, UEFA Cup finals were contested over two legs, until the 1997/98 final, where Inter Milan faced Lazio in the first single-match format.

This article by The Sporting News explores the clubs with the highest number of Europa League titles, along with the history and results of each final up to now.

Which club has the most Europa League titles?

This century, Sevilla has been the unrivaled force in the Europa League, winning the trophy seven times without ever losing a final.

No other club surpasses Sevilla in the number of Europa League titles.

Their latest victory was clinched through penalties in the 2023 final against Jose Mourinho’s Roma.

In addition to Sevilla, five clubs have lifted the trophy on three occasions: Inter Milan, Liverpool, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, and Tottenham, who claimed victory in 2025.

Club Titles Winning Years
Sevilla 7 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2023
Inter Milan 3 1991, 1994, 1998
Liverpool 3 1973, 1976, 2001
Juventus 3 1977, 1990, 1993
Atlético Madrid 3 2010, 2012, 2018
Tottenham Hotspur 3 1972, 1984, 2025
Borussia Monchengladbach 2 1975, 1979
Feyenoord 2 1974, 2002
Eintracht Frankfurt 2 1980, 2022
IFK Gothenburg 2 1982, 1987
Real Madrid 2 1985, 1986
Parma 2 1995, 1999
Porto 2 2003, 2011
Chelsea 2 2013, 2019
Anderlecht 1 1983
Ajax 1 1992
Manchester United 1 2017
PSV Eindhoven 1 1978
Ipswich Town 1 1981
Bayer Leverkusen 1 1988
Napoli 1 1989
Bayern Munich 1 1996
Schalke 04 1 1997
Galatasaray 1 2000
Valencia 1 2004
CSKA Moscow 1 2005
Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 2008
Shakhtar Donetsk 1 2009
Villarreal 1 2021
Atalanta 1 2024

History and results of Europa League finals

Year Victors Score Finalists
1971–72 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1, 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1972–73 Liverpool 3–0, 0–2 Borussia Monchengladbach
1973–74 Feyenoord 2–2, 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur
1974–75 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–0, 5–1 Twente
1975–76 Liverpool 3–2, 1–1 Club Brugge
1976–77 Juventus 1–0, 1–2 Athletic Bilbao
1977–78 PSV Eindhoven 0–0, 3–0 Bastia
1978–79 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–1, 1–0 Red Star Belgrade
1979–80 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–3, 1–0 Borussia Monchengladbach
1980–81 Ipswich Town 3–0, 2–4 AZ
1981–82 IFK Gothenburg 1–0, 3–0 Hamburg
1982–83 Anderlecht 1–0, 1–1 Benfica
1983–84 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1, 1–1* Anderlecht
1984–85 Real Madrid 3–0, 0–1 Videoton
1985–86 Real Madrid 5–1, 0–2 Cologne
1986–87 IFK Gothenburg 1–0, 1–1 Dundee United
1987–88 Bayer Leverkusen 0–3, 3–0* Espanyol
1988–89 Napoli 2–1, 3–3 VfB Stuttgart
1989–90 Juventus 3–1, 0–0 Fiorentina
1990–91 Inter Milan 2–0, 0–1 Roma
1991–92 Ajax 2–2, 0–0 Torino
1992–93 Juventus 3–1, 3–0 Borussia Dortmund
1993–94 Inter Milan 1–0, 1–0 Austria Salzburg
1994–95 Parma 1–0, 1–1 Juventus
1995–96 Bayern Munich 2–0, 3–1 Bordeaux
1996–97 Schalke 04 1–0, 0–1* Inter Milan
1997–98 Inter Milan 3–0 Lazio
1998–99 Parma 3–0 Marseille
1999–2000 Galatasaray 0–0* Arsenal
2000–01 Liverpool 5–4§ Deportivo Alavés
2001–02 Feyenoord 3–2 Borussia Dortmund
2002–03 Porto 3–2† Celtic
2003–04 Valencia 2–0 Marseille
2004–05 CSKA Moscow 3–1 Sporting CP
2005–06 Sevilla 4–0 Middlesbrough
2006–07 Sevilla 2–2* Espanyol
2007–08 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–0 Rangers
2008–09 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1† Werder Bremen
2009–10 Atletico Madrid 2–1† Fulham
2010–11 Porto 1–0 Braga
2011–12 Atlético Madrid 3–0 Athletic Bilbao
2012–13 Chelsea 2–1 Benfica
2013–14 Sevilla 0–0* Benfica
2014–15 Sevilla 3–2 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2015–16 Sevilla 3–1 Liverpool
2016–17 Manchester United 2–0 Ajax
2017–18 Atletico Madrid 3–0 Marseille
2018–19 Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal
2019–20 Sevilla 3–2 Inter Milan
2020–21 Villarreal 1–1* Manchester United
2021–22 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1* Rangers
2022–23 Sevilla 1–1* Roma
2023-24 Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen
2024-25 Tottenham 1-0 Manchester United

*Note: Matches marked with an asterisk () indicate a penalty shootout decided the outcome.
†Note: Matches marked with a dagger (†) indicate a decision was reached after extra time.
§Note: Matches marked with a section symbol (§) indicate a golden goal situation determined the winner.

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