UEFA Cup and Europa League records and statistics
This page details statistics of the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League. Unless notified these statistics concern all seasons since inception of the UEFA Cup in the 1971–72 season, including qualifying rounds. The UEFA Cup replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in the 1971–72 season, so the Fairs Cup is not considered a UEFA competition, and hence clubs' records in the Fairs Cup are not considered part of their European record. General performances. By club. A total of 29 clubs have won the tournament since its 1971 inception, with Sevilla being the  only team to win it six times, and only one to win three in a row. A total of fourteen clubs have won the tournament multiple times: the forementioned club, along with Liverpool, Juventus, Inter Milan, Atlético Madrid, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid, IFK Göteborg, Parma, Feyenoord, Chelsea and Porto. A total of 32 clubs have reached the final without ever managing to win the tournament. Clubs from eleven countries have provided tournament winners. Spanish clubs have been the most successful, winning a total of thirteen titles. Italy and England are second with nine each, while the other multiple -time winners are Germany with six, Netherlands with four, and Portugal, Sweden and Russia with two each. The only other countries to provide a tournament winner are Belgium, Ukraine, and Turkey. France, Scotland, Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Austria have all provided losing finalists. The 1980 UEFA Cup saw four Bundesliga teams (i.e., Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and VfB Stuttgart) make up all of the semi-finals competitors — a unique record for one country. Frankfurt beat Mönchengladbach in the final. Clubs from a total of 53 European cities have participated in the tournament final. Clubs from 27 cities have provided  winners, with the clear city leaders being Sevilla and Madrid (six and five respectively). All-time top 25 UEFA Cup and Europa League rankings. Note: Clubs ranked on theoretical points total (2 points for a win, 1 point for draw, results after extra time count, all matches that went to penalties count as draw). Includes qualifying matches. Number of participating clubs by country of the Europa League era. The following is a list of clubs that have played or will be playing in the Europa League group stage. Season in Bold: Team qualified for knockout phase that season Number of  participating clubs in the group stage of the UEFA Cup era. Team in Bold: qualified for knockout phase Club appearances. Consecutive appearances. " As of 9 December 2020 " Bold = Ongoing streak "Italics" = Currently in Champions League, but may still drop down to Europa League Highest attendances. Overall (UEFA Cup/Europa League). 1. 110,000 – Real Madrid 0–0 Ipswich Town, 3 October 1973, first round second leg 2. 93,000 – Real Madrid 2–1 Torino, 1 April 1992, semi-final first leg 3. 92,000 – Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig, 14 September 1977, first round first leg 4. 90,832 – Barcelona 0–0 Liverpool, 5 April  2001, semi-final first leg Sources: Europa League only. 1. 80,465 – Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Gent, 23 February 2017, Round of 32 second leg 2. 79,468 – Barcelona 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt, 14 April 2022, Quarter-finals second leg 3. 75,180 – Manchester United 1–1 Liverpool, 17 March 2016, Round of 16 second leg 4. 75,138 – Manchester United 1–1 Celta Vigo, 11 May 2017, Semi-finals second leg 5. 73,525 – Barcelona 1–1 Napoli, 17 February 2022, Knockout round play-offs first leg Sources: Individuals' goals. Most goals in a single match. The record for goals scored in a single Europa League match is held  by Eldar Hadžimehmedović, after he scored all of Lyn Fotball's six goals against NSÍ Runavík in 2003. "Europa League only" Most goals in a single season. "UEFA Cup and Europa League" Goals in different finals. "UEFA Cup and Europa League" All-time top goalscorers. Including qualifying rounds. Bold = Still active