This page details statistics of the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League. Unless notified these statistics concern all seasons since the inception of the UEFA Cup in the 1971–72 season, including qualifying rounds. 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.

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General performances

By club

A total of 29 clubs have won the tournament since its 1971 inception, with Sevilla being the only team to win it seven times, and only one to win three in a row. A total of fifteen clubs have won the tournament multiple times: the forementioned club, along with Liverpool, Juventus, Inter Milan, Atlético Madrid, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid, IFK Göteborg, Parma, Feyenoord, Chelsea, Porto and Eintracht Frankfurt. A total of 32 clubs have reached the final without ever managing to win the tournament. Clubs from eleven countries have provided tournament winners. Spanish clubs have been the most successful, winning a total of fourteen titles. Italy and England are second with nine each, while the other multiple-time winners are Germany with seven, Netherlands with four, and Portugal, Sweden and Russia with two each. The only other countries to provide a tournament winner are Belgium, Ukraine, and Turkey. France, Scotland, Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Austria have all provided losing finalists. 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. Clubs from a total of 53 European cities have participated in the tournament final. Clubs from 27 cities have provided winners, with the clear city leaders being Sevilla and Madrid (seven and five respectively).

By nation

By city

By player

By manager

All-time top 25 UEFA Cup and Europa League rankings

Note: Clubs ranked on theoretical points total (2 points for a win, 1 point for draw, results after extra time count, all matches that went to penalties count as draw). Includes qualifying matches.

Number of participating clubs by country of the Europa League era

The following is a list of clubs that have played in the Europa League group stage (league phase since the 2024–25 season). Season in bold represents teams that qualified for the knockout phase that season. Starting from the 2021–22 season with the introduction of the knockout round play-offs, round of 16 teams are considered to be qualified.

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

Team in Bold: qualified for knockout phase

Club appearances

Performance review

By semi-final appearances

Consecutive appearances

As of 29 August 2024 Bold = Ongoing streak Italics = Currently in Champions League, but may still drop down to Europa League

Undefeated champions

Consecutive wins

Miscellaneous records

Highest attendances

Overall (UEFA Cup/Europa League)

1. 110,000 – Real Madrid 0–0 Ipswich Town, 3 October 1973, First round second leg
2. 93,000 – Real Madrid 2–1 Torino, 1 April 1992, Semi-finals first leg
3. 92,000 – Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig, 14 September 1977, First round first leg
4. 90,832 – Barcelona 0–0 Liverpool, 5 April 2001, Semi-finals first leg Sources:

Europa League only

1. 90,225 – Barcelona 2–2 Manchester United, 16 February 2023, Knockout round play-offs first leg
2. 80,465 – Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Gent, 23 February 2017, Round of 32 second leg
3. 79,468 – Barcelona 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt, 14 April 2022, Quarter-finals second leg
4. 75,180 – Manchester United 1–1 Liverpool, 17 March 2016, Round of 16 second leg
5. 75,138 – Manchester United 1–1 Celta Vigo, 11 May 2017, Semi-finals second leg Sources:

Individuals' goals

Most goals in a single match

The record for most goals scored in a single match across all UEFA Cup/Europa League seasons is held by Eldar Hadžimehmedović, after he scored six goals for Lyn against NSÍ Runavík in the 2003–04 qualifying round. Europa League only

Most goals in a single season

UEFA Cup and Europa League

Goals in different finals

UEFA Cup and Europa League

All-time top goalscorers

Including qualifying rounds

Excluding qualifying rounds

All-time appearances

Including qualifying rounds

Excluding qualifying rounds

Records