E.F.U. Europa Cup

The E.F.U. Europa Cup

The E.F.U. Europa Cup is the "secondary" cup competition for clubs in my Chart Soccer setup and is intended as a way into Europe for those clubs that missed out on qualification for the Champions Cup. It also allows for European competition for winners of national cup competitions and a consolation route for some of the clubs eliminated from the Champions Cup qualifying stages.

Qualification

Originally, back in the days when there were around 32 countries in the E.F.U., qualification was for two clubs from each league, irrespective of the size of the country, so there were usually around 64 clubs taking part in the competition. The first competition was played in Season 96, and it has always tended to be a bit more "democratic" than the Champions' Cup, with unusual winners such as Partick Thistle from Scotland, Vicenza from Italy and Sunderland and Birmingham from England. In more recent years, qualification has been for between one and three clubs per country allocated according to national coefficient rankings.

Current Format

The current format of the competition (from Season 196) is a straight knockout competition, with 97 qualifiers from 55 countries. Fourteen countries have three entrants, another fourteen have two entrants and the remaining twenty-seven countries have one entrant. The eight teams knocked out in the Champions Cup play-off round enter at the First Round (Proper) stage (Round of 64). All ties are played over two legs with aggregate score determining the winner. A draw after extra-time goes to penalty kicks.

Recent finals of the E.F.U. Europa Cup

Listed below are the most recent cup finals with links to full details of each competition.

Season Winners   Runners up
155 PSV EINDHOVEN 2 Internazionale 1
156 CHELSEA P 3 Juventus 3
157 A.C. MILAN 1 A.S. Monaco 0
158 DEPORTIVO LA CORUÑA 2 Hertha BSC 1
159 A.C. MILAN 1 Borussia Dortmund 0
160 MÁLAGA CF 3 Real Madrid 1
161 DEPORTIVO LA CORUÑA 4 Girondins Bordeaux 2
162-164 No competition      
165 LOKOMOTIV MOSKVA 1 Panathinaikos 0
166 LIVERPOOL 4 Ajax 2
167 DEPORTIVO LA CORUÑA 4 Lokomotiv Moskva 0
168 NAPOLI 2 CSKA Moskva 1
169 CSKA MOSKVA 2 Paris Saint-Germain 1
170 OLYMPIQUE LYON 1 Valencia 0
171 LIVERPOOL 1 Real Betis 0
172 ATHLETIC BILBAO 3 Manchester City 1
173 DEPORTIVO LA CORUÑA 2 AC Milan 0
174 ARSENAL 1 Bayer Leverkusen 0*
175 LIVERPOOL 4 Espanyol 2
176 BENFICA 2 Internazionale 0
177 ARSENAL 2 Valencia 1
178 REAL SOCIEDAD 2 Internazionale 1
179 REAL SOCIEDAD 3 Galatasaray 0
180 SCHALKE 04 2 Sevilla 1
181 SPORTING BRAGA 2 Lokomotiv Moscow 0
182 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 Sevilla 0
183 LIVERPOOL 2 FC Barcelona 1*
184 AS ROMA 3 Ajax 2
185 LIVERPOOL 3 Arsenal 0
186 MANCHESTER UTD 3 Ajax 2*
187 CHELSEA 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1*
188 GRANADA CF 3 Norwich City 1*
189 NAPOLI 3 Arsenal 0
190 ATALANTA 3 Juventus 0
191 AS ROMA 1 Bayer Leverkusen 0
192 LIVERPOOL 4 Olympique Lyon 2
193 AS ROMA 3 Manchester City 1
194 WEST HAM UNITED 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 0
195 OLYMPIQUE LYON 2 Sevilla 0
196 EINTRACHT FRANKFURT 1 Juventus 0

P = won on penalties. * = after extra time.


Past finals of the E.F.U. Europa Cup

Season Winners   Runners up  
96 Juventus
4
 Real Madrid
2
97 Vicenza
2
 Torino
0
98 Anderlecht
3
 F.C. Porto
1
99 Ajax Amsterdam *
2,2 (4)
Feyenoord
0,2 (2)
100 Eintracht Frankfurt
0,3 (3)
Athletic Bilbao *
0,0 (0)
101 Sunderland
0,3 (3)
Standard Liège *
1,0 (1)
102 Sunderland
2,2 (4)
Aston Villa *
2,1 (3)
103 SV Hamburg *
1,2 (3)
Sheffield United
1,1 (2)
104 VfB Stuttgart
2,2 (4)
Napoli *
2,0 (2)
105 Bayern Munich *
1,3 (4)
F.C. Cologne
2,1 (3)
106 Birmingham City *
1,2 (3)
Atletico Madrid
2,0 (2)
107 PSV Eindhoven *
1,2,1 (4)
Auxerre
3,0,0 (3)
108 Torino *
4,1 (5)
Rapid Vienna
1,1 (2)
109 Ajax Amsterdam
3,3 (6)
Real Madrid *
0,0 (0)
110 Tottenham Hostpur
0,4 (4)
Juventus *
2,0 (2)
111 Ajax Amsterdam *
4,1,2 (7)
Tottenham Hotspur
3,2,1 (6)
112 Sampdoria
2,3 (5)
Bayern Munich *
2,2 (4)
113 Bayern Munich *
4,0 (4)
IFK Gothenburg
0,1 (1)
114 Inter Milan *
0,2 (2)
Sporting Lisbon
1,0 (1)
115 Real Madrid *
1,2 (3)
PSV Eindhoven
0,1 (1)
116 SV Hamburg *
1,3 (4)
Kaiserslautern
0,0 (0)
117 Real Madrid
1,4 (5)
VfB Stuttgart *
0,3 (3)
118 Partick Thistle *
2,1 (3)
Anderlecht
0,2 (2)
119 Everton *
1,3 (4)
Ajax Amsterdam
2,1 (3)
120 PSV Eindhoven *
4,0 (4)
Standard Liège
0,1 (1)
121 Bayern Munich
3,4
 Sheffield United
3,3
122 Barcelona
1
 Bayern Munich
0
123 Inter Milan
1
 Barcelona
0
124 Borussia Mönchengladbach
4
 Strasbourg
0
125 Dynamo Kiev P
0,1
 Anderlecht
0,1
126 F.C. Porto P
1,1
 Juventus
1,1
127 SV Hamburg P
2,2
 Valencia
2,2
128 Feyenoord
3
 Aberdeen
1
129 Juventus P
1
 Real Madrid
1
130 SV Hamburg
2
 PSV Eindhoven
0
131 Dynamo Kiev
3
 Real Madrid
2
132 Dynamo Zagreb
3
 Fiorentina
1
133 Spartak Moscow
3
 Barcelona
1
134 Ajax Amsterdam
1
 Anderlecht
0
135 SV Hamburg *
1,2 (3)
Feyenoord
0,2 (2)
136 Atletico Madrid A
2,4 (6)
Twente Enschede *
3,3 (6)
137 Bayern Munich
3,1 (4)
Gent *
0,1 (1)
138 Eintracht Frankfurt A
1,1 (2)
F.C. Cologne *
2,0 (2)
139 Valencia *
3,1 (4)
Monaco
2,0 (2)
140 Real Madrid
3,1 (4)
F.C. Porto *
3,0 (3)
141 Werder Bremen *
4,0 (4)
 Auxerre
1,2 (3)
142 SV Hamburg
3,4 (7)
Borussia Mönchengladbach *
1,2 (3)
143 Feyenoord *
3,2 (5)
Benfica
2,2 (4)
144 Atletico Madrid
2,3 (5)
Bayern Munich *
2,1 (3)
145 Bayern Munich *
4,2 (6)
 Feyenoord
0,2 (2)
146 Nantes P
0,3 (3)
Bayern Munich *
3,0 (3)
147 NANTES
3,2 (5)
Roda J.C. *
1,0 (1)
148 PSV EINDHOVEN *
3,4 (7)
Boavista
1,2 (3)
149 AC MILAN
4
 Fiorentina
3
150 REAL MADRID
4
 Rapid Bucharest
3
151 PSV EINDHOVEN
4
 Guimaraes
2
152 PSV EINDHOVEN
3
 Ajax
2
153 REAL BETIS
3
 Hearts
1
154 BENFICA
2
 Besiktas
1
155 PSV EINDHOVEN
2
 Internazionale
1
156 CHELSEA P
3
 Juventus
3
157 AC MILAN
1
 AS Monaco
0
158 DEPORTIVO LA CORUÑA
2
 Hertha Berlin
1
159 AC MILAN
1
 Borussia Dortmund
0
160 MÁLAGA CF 3 Real Madrid 1

* = home team in first leg; P = won on penalties; A = won on away goals


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