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While the UEFA Champions League is the ultimate prize in European soccer, there's plenty of prestige attached to a Europa League title. Winning the second-tier competition can provide a ticket to the next season's Champions League group stage, along with a shot at the UEFA Super Cup trophy. Sevilla has taken home the most overall championships, with seven titles.
In 2026, Aston Villa defeated SC Freiburg 3-0.
Check out the all-time winners in Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup) history.
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2026: Aston Villa
2025: Tottenham Hotspur
2024: Atalanta
2023: Sevilla
2022: Eintracht Frankfurt
2021: Villarreal
2020: Sevilla
2019: Chelsea
2018: Atlético Madrid
2017: Manchester United
2016: Sevilla
2015: Sevilla
2014: Sevilla
2013: Chelsea
2012: Atlético Madrid
2011: Porto
2010: Atlético Madrid
2009: Shakhtar Donetsk
2008: Zenit Saint Petersburg
2007: Sevilla
2006: Sevilla
2005: CSKA Moscow
2004: Valencia
2003: Porto
2002: Feyenoord
2001: Liverpool
2000: Galatasaray
1999: Parma
1998: Internazionale
1997: Schalke 04
1996: Bayern Munich
1995: Parma
1994: Internazionale
1993: Juventus
1992: Ajax
1991: Internazionale
1990: Juventus
1989: Napoli
1988: Bayer Leverkusen
1987: IFK Göteborg
1986: Real Madrid
1985: Real Madrid
1984: Tottenham Hotspur
1983: Anderlecht
1982: IFK Göteborg
1981: Ipswich Town
1980: Eintracht Frankfurt
1979: Borussia Mönchengladbach
1978: PSV Eindhoven
1977: Juventus
1976: Liverpool
1975: Borussia Mönchengladbach
1974: Feyenoord
1973: Liverpool
1972: Tottenham Hotspur
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