The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (called European Cup Winners' Cup prior to 1994–95) was a seasonal association football competition contested between member associations of European football's governing body, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was open to winners of domestic cup competitions, such as the English FA Cup champions. Throughout its 39-year history, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was always a knock-out tournament with two-legged home and away ties until the single match final staged at a neutral venue, the only exception to this being the two-legged final in the competition's first year. The first competition was won by Fiorentina, from Italy, who defeated Scotland's Rangers 4–1 over two legs to win the 1961 final. The competition was abolished in 1999; Italian team Lazio were the last team to win the competition when they beat Mallorca 2–1.[1]
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| Founded | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1999 |
| Region | Europe (UEFA) |
| Number of teams | 32 (first round) 2 (finalists) |
| Last champions |  Lazio(1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Barcelona(4 titles) |
Barcelona are the most successful club in the competition's history, having won it on four occasions,[1] followed by Anderlecht (Belgium), Milan (Italy), Chelsea (England) and Dynamo Kyiv (USSR / Ukraine) with two victories each. Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid (all from Spain), Anderlecht (Belgium), Rangers (Scotland), Arsenal (England) and Rapid Wien (Austria) hold the record for being runners-up the most times, with each team losing the final twice. Teams from England won the competition eight times, more than any other country. Additionally, England provided nine different teams in the finals, seven of which went on to win the trophy at least once, both also records.[2]
List of finals edit
| † | Match was won after extra time |
| * | Match was won via a penalty shoot-out |
| & | Match was won after a replay |
- The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
- The wikilinks in the "Final score" column point to the article about that season's final game.
Performances edit
By club edit
By nation edit
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 England
|
8 | 5 | 13 |
| Spain
|
7 | 7 | 14 |
| Italy
|
7 | 4 | 11 |
 Germany[c]
|
4 | 4 | 8 |
 Belgium
|
3 | 4 | 7 |
 Soviet Union[d]
|
3 | 1 | 4 |
 Scotland
|
2 | 2 | 4 |
 France
|
1 | 2 | 3 |
 East Germany
|
1 | 2 | 3 |
 Netherlands
|
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Portugal
|
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia[e]
|
1 | 0 | 1 |
 Austria
|
0 | 3 | 3 |
 Hungary
|
0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland
|
0 | 1 | 1 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Only the final of the first season of the Cup Winners' Cup was played as a two-legged tie.
- ^ Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Valencia won the penalty-shootout 5–4.[7]
- ^ Includes clubs representing West Germany.
- ^ Two Soviet final appearances were by a Ukrainian SSR club (both won), one was by a Georgian SSR club (won) and one was by a Russian SFSR club (lost).
- ^ The Czechoslovak final appearance was by a Slovak SR club.
References edit
- ^ a b "History". UEFA. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ a b c Ross, James M. (31 May 1999). "European Cup Winners' Cup Finals 1961–99". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (26 January 2000). "European Cup Winners' Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "UEFA Cup Winners' Cup". UEFA. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ a b c Stokkermans, Karel (26 January 2000). "European Cup Winners' Cup". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: All-time finals". UEFA. 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 27 October 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (9 January 2008). "Cup Winners' Cup 1979–80". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
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