UEFA Europa League
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UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League is an annual football club competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It is the second-tier competition of European club football, ranking below the UEFA Champions League and above the UEFA Europa Conference League.
History[edit | edit source]
The competition was first introduced in 1971 as the UEFA Cup. It replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which had been running since 1955. In 2009, the competition was rebranded as the UEFA Europa League following a merger with the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Format[edit | edit source]
The UEFA Europa League features a group stage followed by knockout rounds. Teams qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. The group stage consists of 48 teams divided into 12 groups of four. Each team plays the others in their group home and away. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage, where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Qualification[edit | edit source]
Clubs qualify for the UEFA Europa League based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. The number of teams that each association enters into the UEFA Europa League is based on the UEFA coefficients, which ranks the leagues of member associations.
Trophy and Awards[edit | edit source]
The winners of the UEFA Europa League receive the UEFA Europa League Trophy, which is one of the most prestigious trophies in European club football. The winning team also qualifies for the following season's UEFA Champions League and earns the right to play in the UEFA Super Cup against the winners of the UEFA Champions League.
Notable Records[edit | edit source]
The most successful club in the history of the UEFA Europa League is Sevilla FC, with six titles. Other notable winners include Juventus FC, Inter Milan, and Liverpool FC.
Related Competitions[edit | edit source]
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Europa Conference League
- UEFA Super Cup
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- UEFA Intertoto Cup
See Also[edit | edit source]
- Union of European Football Associations
- Football in Europe
- List of UEFA Europa League winners
- UEFA coefficients
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