The UEFA Europa League was formally known as UEFA Cup. This cup has seen twenty seven distinct clubs winning the title. The Europa League was first played back in the year 1972 where the title was won by Tottenham Hotspur of England that played against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tottenham won 3-2 in the tournament.
The latest tournament 2014-2015 was played by Sevilla of Spain against Benfica, where Benfica lost to Sevilla 4-2. Benfica had also lost to Chealsea of England in the last immediate tournament, 2013-2014. Chealse score 2-1 in the competition.
The most successful clubs in the UEFA Europa League are Sevilla, Liverpool, Internazionale, and Juventus. All these clubs have won thrice each. The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is recognized as the forerunner of the UEFA Cup but not an official competition under UEFA. Here is the UEFA Europa League winners list:
| Year | Winner | Runners-Up | Score |
| 2014 | Sevilla (SPAIN) | Liverpool | 3-1 |
| 2014 | Sevilla (SPAIN) | Benfica | 4-2 |
| 2013 | Chelsea (ENGLAND) | Benfica | 2-1 |
| 2012 | Atletico Madrid (SPAIN) | Athletic Bilbao | 3-0 |
| 2011 | FC Porto (PORTUGAL) | Braga | 1-0 |
| 2010 | Atletico Madrid (SPAIN) | Fulham | 2-1 |
| 2009 | Shakhtar Donetsk (UKRAINE) | Werder Bremen | 2-1 |
| 2008 | Zenit St. Petersburg (RUSSIA) | Rangers | 2-0 |
| 2007 | Sevilla (SPAIN) | Espanyol | 3-1 |
| 2006 | Sevilla (SPAIN) | Middlesbrough | 4-0 |
| 2005 | CSKA Moskva (RUSSIA) | Sporting CP | 3-1 |
| 2004 | Valencia CF (SPAIN) | Marseille | 2-0 |
| 2003 | FC Porto (PORTUGAL) | Celtic | 3-2 |
| 2002 | Feyenoord Rotterdam (NETHERLANDS) | Borussia Dortmund | 3-2 |
| 2001 | Liverpool (ENGLAND) | Alaves | 5-4 |
| 2000 | Galatasaray (TURKEY) | Arsenal | 4-1 |
| 1999 | Parma AC (ITALY) | Marseille | 3-0 |
| 1998 | Internazionale (ITALY) | Lazio | 3-0 |
| 1997 | FC Schalke 04 (GERMANY) | Internazionale | 4-1 |
| 1996 | Bayern Munich (GERMANY) | Bordeaux | 5-1 |
| 1995 | Parma AC (ITALY) | Juventus | 1-0 |
| 1994 | Internazionale (ITALY) | Austria Salzburg | 2-0 |
| 1993 | Juventus (ITALY) | Borussia Dortmund | 6-1 |
| 1992 | AFC Ajax (NETHERLANDS) | Torino | 2-2 |
| 1991 | Internazionale (ITALY) | Roma | 2-1 |
| 1990 | Juventus (ITALY) | Fiorentina | 3-1 |
| 1989 | SSC Napoli (ITALY) | Stuttgart | 5-4 |
| 1988 | Bayer Leverkusen (GERMANY) | Espanyol | 3-2 |
| 1987 | IFK Goteborg (SWEDEN) | Dundee United | 2-1 |
| 1986 | Real Madrid (SPAIN) | FC Koln | 5-3 |
| 1985 | Real Madrid (SPAIN) | Videoton | 3-1 |
| 1984 | Tottenham Hotspur (ENGLAND) | Anderlecht | 4-3 |
| 1983 | RSC Anderlecht (BELGIUM) | Benfica | 1-0 |
| 1982 | IFK Goteborg (SWEDEN) | Hamburger | 4-0 |
| 1981 | Ipswich Town (ENGLAND) | AZ ’67 | 4-2 |
| 1980 | Eintracht Frankfurt (GERMANY) | Borussia Monchengladbach | 5-3 |
| 1979 | Borussia Monchengladbach (GERMANY) | Red Star Belgrade | 2-1 |
| 1978 | PSV Eindhoven (NETHERLAND) | Bastia | 3-0 |
| 1977 | Juventus (ITALY) | Juventus | 2-2 |
| 1976 | Liverpool (ENGLAND) | Brugge | 4-3 |
| 1975 | Borussia Monchengladbach (GERMANY) | Twente | 5-1 |
| 1974 | Feyenoord Rotterdam (NETHERLANDS) | Tottenham Hotspur | 4-2 |
| 1973 | Liverpool (ENGLAND) | Borussia Monchengladbach | 6-2 |
| 1972 | Tottenham Hotspur (ENGLAND) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-2 |
