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Rebranding as “Europa League”: in 2009-10 season, UEFA re-branded the event as UEFA Europa League and since than it has grown from energy to energy. Though nonetheless behind Champions League by way of status and cash it holds vital vital now as winners get the direct entry to champions league and the prize cash can also be elevated considerably. Lets check out historical past winners of UEFA Cup/ UEFA Europa League.
| YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP | RESULT |
| 2018 | Atletico Madrid | Marseille | Atletico Madrid won 3-0 |
| 2017 | Ajax | Manchester United won 2-1 | |
| 2016 | Sevilla | Liverpool | Sevilla won 3-1 |
| 2015 | Sevilla | Dnipro | Sevilla won 3-1 |
| 2014 | Sevilla | Benfica | Sevilla won on penalties |
| 2013 | Chelsea | Benfica | Chelsea won 2-1 |
| 2012 | Athletic Bilbao | Atletico Madrid won 3-0 | |
| 2011 | FC Porto | SC Braga | Porto won 1-0 |
| 2010 | Atlético Madrid | Fulham | Atletico Madrid won 2-1 |
| 2009 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Werder Bremen | Shakhtar won 2-1 |
| 2008 | Zenit | Rangers | Zenit won 2-0 |
| 2007 | Sevilla | Espanyol | Sevilla won on penalties |
| 2006 | Sevilla | Middlesbrough | Sevilla won 4-0 |
| 2005 | CSKA Moscow | Sporting Lisbon | CSKA won 3-1 |
| 2004 | Valencia | Marseille | Valencia won 2-0 |
| 2003 | FC Porto | Celtic | FC Porto won 3-2 |
| 2002 | Feyenoord | B. Dortmund | Feyenoord won 3-2 |
| 2001 | Liverpool | D. Alavés | Liverpool won via golden goal |
| 2000 | Galatasaray | Arsenal | Galatasaray won on penalties |
| 1999 | Parma | Marseille | Parma won 3-0 |
| 1998 | Inter Milan | Lazio | Inter won 3-0 |
| 1997 | FC Schalke | Inter Milan | Schalke won on penalties |
| 1996 | Bayern Munich | Bordeaux | Bayern Munich 5-1 aggregate |
| 1995 | Parma | Juventus | Parma 2-1 on aggregate |
| 1994 | Inter Milan | Casino Salzburg | Inter won on aggregate 2-0 |
| 1993 | Juventus | Borussia Dortmund | Juventus won 6-1 on aggregate |
| 1992 | Ajax | Torino | Ajax won on away goal rule |
| 1991 | Inter Milan | As Roma | Inter won 2-1 on aggregate |
| 1990 | Juventus | Fiorentina | Juventus won 3-1 on aggregate |
| 1989 | Napoli | VfB Stuttgart | Napoli won 5-4 on aggregate |
| 1988 | Bayer Leverkusen | Espanyol | Leverkusen won on penalties |
| 1987 | IFK Göteborg | Dundee UTD | Goteborg 2-1 on aggregate |
| 1986 | Real Madrid | FC Köln | Real Madrid 5-3 aggregate |
| 1985 | Real Madrid | Videoton | Real Madrid 3-1 aggregate |
| 1984 | Tottenham | Anderlecht | Tottenham won on penalties |
| 1983 | Anderlecht | Benfica | Anderlecht won 2-1 |
| 1982 | IFK Göteborg | Hamburg | Göteborg 4-1 on aggregate |
| 1981 | Ipswich Town | AZ Alkmaar | Ipswich won 5-4 on aggregate |
| 1980 | Eintracht Frankfurt | B. M’gladbach | Frankfurt won on away goals |
| 1979 | Borussia M’gladbach | Red Star Belgrade | Borussia M’gladbach won 2-1 |
| 1978 | PSV Eindhoven | Batsia | PSV won 3-0 on aggregate |
| 1977 | Juventus | Athletic Bilbao | Juventus won on away goals |
| 1976 | Liverpool | Club Brugge | Liverpool won 4-3 on aggregate |
| 1975 | Borussia M’gladbach | FC Twenty | B. M’gladbach 5-1 aggregate |
| 1974 | Feyenoord | Tottenham | Feyenoord won 4-2 aggregate |
| 1973 | Liverpool | B.M’gladbach | Liverpool won 3-2 aggregate |
| 1972 | Tottenham | Wolverhampton | Tottenham won 3-2 |
| 1970 | Arsenal FC | Anderlecht | Arsenal won 6-1 |
| 1969 | Newcastle United | Újpesti Dózsa | Newcastle won 6-2 aggregate |
| 1968 | Leeds United | Ferencváros | Leeds won 1-0 aggregate |
| 1967 | Dinamo Zagreb | Leeds United | Zagreb won 2-0 aggregate |
| 1966 | FC Barcelona | Real Zaragoza | Barcelona 4-3 aggregate |
| 1965 | Ferencvárosi TC | Juventus | Ferencvárosi 1-0 win |
| 1964 | Real Zaragoza | Valencia | Zatagoza won 2-1 |
| 1963 | Valencia CF | Dinamo Zagreb | Valencia won 4-1 |
| 1962 | Valencia CF | Barcelona | Valencia won 7-3 |
| 1961 | AS Roma | Birmingham City | Roma won 4-2 |
| 1958-60 | Barcelona XI | Birmingham City | Barcelona 4-1 aggregate |
| 1955-58 | Barcelona XI | London XI | Barcelona XI won 8-2 |