UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

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The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (in English and officially, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup); or European Cup Winners' Cup (in English: European Cup Winners' Cup) until 1994, and known as European Cup Winners' Cup was an official international soccer competition organized by UEFA that, for 39 seasons, was played by the winners of the national cup competitions of different European countries. Although the 1960-61 edition, won by Fiorentina of Italy, is considered the first of the competition, it was not recognized by UEFA until October 1963 at the request of the Italian Federation, due to the fact that its organization fell on the Mitropa Cup committee. The European confederation was directly in charge of organizing the tournament from 1961 to 1999, the year in which the Cup Winners' Cup was absorbed by the UEFA Cup.

The format of the competition was identical to that of the original European Champions Cup: 32 teams faced off in four rounds of direct knockouts over two legs, with the final being played in a single leg since its second edition, in 1962. The winner of the Cup Winners' Cup had the right to play in the European Super Cup, against the champion of the European Cup/Champions League. He qualified to play the Cup Winners' Cup:

  • The Cup Champion of each EUFA member country.
  • The current champion of the Recopa, to defend his title. If the champion was able to qualify for the European Cup/Game Champions League, his place in the Recoup remained vacant.
  • The finalist of the Copa competition of a country, in case the champion had doubled (winning League and Cup of his country) and therefore would have been classified for the European Cup/Game Champions League.
  • On one occasion he played a team not included in these three cases, the SC Heerenveen, semi-finalist of the 1998 Dutch Cup competition, which went on to play the Recopa of the next season when the two finalists (Ajax de Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven) have been ranked for the UEFA Champions League, not without before contesting an elimination with the other semi-finalist.

The competition held its last edition in 1999, due to the fact that UEFA restructured the European club competitions to give more prominence to the European Champions Cup, which was renamed the Champions League, ceasing to be an exclusive competition for the league champions to give entry to more clubs.

The club with the most European Cup Winners' Cup titles to its credit is Fútbol Club Barcelona, which won it four times: 1979, 1982, 1989 and 1997. On the other hand, no Cup Winners' Cup champion managed, in their 39 years of history, winning the competition two years in a row; arriving, on eight occasions (1962, 1963, 1974, 1977, 1988, 1994, 1995 and 1997) the current champion to the final, without being able to win the title.

The trophy, having never been owned by any club, was officially awarded to its last winner, Società Sportiva Lazio.

History

Trophy handed over to the 1995 Recopa champion, Real Zaragoza.

The first edition had only 10 participants, and the first champion was Associazione Calcio Fiorentina, who beat Glasgow Rangers in the two-legged final (2-0 in the first leg and 2-1 in the second leg). This was the only time a double-legged Cup Winners' Cup final was played.

The second edition increased the number of participants, reaching 23 teams. Fiorentina would reach the final again, but this time it was Club Atlético de Madrid who won the title after a tiebreaker match that they won by three goals to nil, played in Stuttgart, since in Glasgow they equalized by one goal.

In 1963 Atlético returned to a final, where they were beaten 5-1 by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in Rotterdam. In this edition, the number increased to 25 participants.

In 1964, Sporting from Portugal wins after beating the Hungarian MTK Budapest. After drawing in Brussels, a tiebreaker was played in Antwerp, and the "lions" they rose by a goal to nil.

In 1965, West Ham United, with Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst on the team (world champions in 1966 with England), would beat 1860 Munich at the mythical Wembley in London by two to nil, with goals from Alan Sealey.

The following two years -1966 and 1967-, the title would fall into the hands of German clubs, specifically Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. The first was imposed in Glasgow against Liverpool Football Club (2-1); while the second did the same with Rangers Football Club (1-0 in Nuremberg). In the Bavarian ranks, players who would later win the World Cup would stand out, such as Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller and Sepp Maier.

In 1968, Italian Milan won the trophy after defeating German Hamburg by two to zero, in the final played in Rotterdam. The following year, they would make history by winning the European Champions Cup, now the Champions League.

In 1969, Fútbol Club Barcelona -and with figures such as Sadurní, Rifé, Rexach and company-, would reach its first Cup Winners' Cup final, but lost to Slovan Bratislava of the then nation of Czechoslovakia 3-2, in the final played in Basel.

In 1970 and 1971, Manchester City Football Club and Chelsea Football Club would win the competition after beating Polish Górnik Zabrze and Real Madrid Club de Fútbol respectively. In the case of Chelsea, they needed the tiebreaker duel, played in Piraeus.

In 1972, Rangers from Scotland would lift the trophy -and the only international title in its history- after beating Dinamo Moscow, from the Soviet Union, in the final at the Camp Nou (Barcelona), although the behavior of the fans of the Scottish club was deplorable in that final. As a consequence, Rangers were punished by not going to defend their title the following season.

In 1973, Milan would again reign in the tournament. They beat Leeds United Association Football Club by the minimum, with a goal from Luciano Chiarugi, in the decisive duel played in Thessaloniki.

In 1974, F.C. Magdeburg, then representing the German Democratic Republic, made history by winning the title in Rotterdam, beating defending champions Milan in the final.

In 1975, the Soviet Dynamo kyiv defeated the Hungarian Ferencvárosi Torna Club in Basel 2-0.

From 1976 to 1978, Belgian Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht would become the only club to reach three consecutive Cup Winners' Cup finals in history, clinching two championships. In the first year, they beat West Ham United Football Club at home (Brussels) 4-2. In the second year they would fall in Amsterdam against Hamburg S. V. 2-0, while in the following season they would win in Paris against the Austrian Austria Vienna 4-0.

In 1979, Barcelona would win the first of its four Cup Winners' Cups after defeating Fortuna Düsseldorf in Basel 4-3.

The following year, the Spanish Valencia Football Club beat the English Arsenal Football Club in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw, with extra time included (5-4). The final was played at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels.

In 1981, Dinamo Tbilisi (today belonging to Georgia) would make history by beating West Ham United in the quarterfinals and Carl Zeiss Jena in the final in Düsseldorf to claim the trophy.

In 1982, and on the eve of the World Cup to be held in Spain, Barcelona played the final in their own Camp Nou stadium, achieving their second win against Belgian Standard Liège, winning by two goals to one.

In 1983, the Scottish Aberdeen Football Club, then coached by a barely known Alex Ferguson, beat Real Madrid 2-1 in Gothenburg.

In 1984, Michel Platini's Juventus Football Club beat the Portuguese Futebol Clube do Porto 2-0 at the St. Jakob Park stadium in Basel, winning the championship.

In 1985, the English Everton Football Club would win the title after beating the Austrian Rapid Vienna. The title would be a bitter celebration, since the sanction imposed on English football by UEFA after the Heysel Tragedy, two weeks after Everton's victory, would deprive them of the possibility of defending the title the following season.

In 1986, Dynamo Kiev would repeat the success achieved in 1975 after beating Atlético Madrid 3-0 at the Gerland Stadium in Lyon.

In 1987, a young Marco van Basten would give Ajax Amsterdam, coached by Johann Cruyff, victory against Lokomotiv Leipzig led by René Müller and Olaf Marschall, in Athens. The following year, the same Dutch club would reach the decisive duel, although they could not repeat the success after succumbing to the surprising Belgian RKV Mechelen in Strasbourg.

Barcelona wins the trophy in 1989 after beating the Italian Unione Calcio Sampdoria in Bern, a team that the following year would win the cup over Anderlecht. It should be noted that the Spanish club and the Italian club would play the final of the European Cup, three years later at Wembley.

In 1991, Manchester United Football Club, already with Alex Ferguson on the red bench, would beat Barcelona 2-1 in Rotterdam.

Werder Bremen would achieve the throne in 1992 after beating an Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club that was led by Arsène Wenger.

The Italian Parma Football Club would be the protagonist in the next two finals, beating Belgian Antwerp in 1993 and losing the next against Arsenal.

In 1995, Real Zaragoza surprised Europe after beating the last champion, Arsenal F.C. in the Parc des Princes in Paris. Nayim, a player from the Maño club, would be the great protagonist when he launched from 49 meters and scored the decisive goal in the last 20 seconds of extra time, which would crown them as champions.

In 1996, the Paris Saint-Germain Football Club would win the tournament after beating Rapid Vienna, in the final in Brussels, thanks to Bruno N'Gotty's solitary goal. In 1997 a young Brazilian named Ronaldo would manage to give Barcelona the fourth Cup Winners' Cup in its history by beating the French in Rotterdam, under the orders of Bobby Robson.

Chelsea Football Club got their second crown by beating VfB Stuttgart, at the Råsunda Stadium in Stockholm, in the 1998 final.

The Italian Società Sportiva Lazio would become the last champion of the tournament after beating the Spanish Real Club Deportivo Mallorca at Villa Park in the English city of Birmingham. The victory of the Roman club allowed him to keep the trophy as his own.

History

For a better detail of the finals, see UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Finalists

Names and flags according to the time.
Temp.Champion Outcome Subfield Notes
Cup Europe Cup Champions Cup
1960-61 Bandera de Italia A. C. Fiorentina2 - 0, 2 - 1 Bandera de Escocia Rangers F. C. First and only final to double game.
1961-62 Bandera de España Atletico de Madrid1 - 1, 3 - 0 (des.)Bandera de Italia A. C. Fiorentina First final determined in a strip game. First club to repeat final consecutively. Undefeated champion
1962-63 Bandera de Inglaterra Tottenham Hotspur F. C.5 - 1 Bandera de España Atletico de Madrid Victory more lumpy.
1963-64 Bandera de Portugal S. C. Portugal3 - 3, 1 - 0 (des.)Bandera de Hungría M. T. K. Budapest End with more goals. UEFA happens to the Mitropa committee as an organizer
1964-65 Bandera de Inglaterra West Ham United F. C.2 - 0 Bandera de Alemania Occidental T. S. V. München
1965-66 Bandera de Alemania Occidental B. V. Borussia2 - 1 (dog.)Bandera de Inglaterra Liverpool F. C. First final determined in extension.
1966-67 Bandera de Alemania Occidental F. C. Bayern1 - 0 (dog.)Bandera de Escocia Rangers F. C. Record of consecutive championships of the same country.
1967-68 Bandera de Italia Milan A. C.2 - 0 Bandera de Alemania Occidental Hamburger S. V. For the first time, teams from all UEFA members participate.
1968-69 Bandera de Checoslovaquia Š. K. Slovan Bratislava3 - 2 Bandera de España C. F. Barcelona
1969-70 Bandera de Inglaterra Manchester City F. C.2 - 1 Bandera de Polonia K. S. Górnik Zabrze
1970-71 Bandera de Inglaterra Chelsea F.C.1 - 1, 2 - 1 (des.)Bandera de España Real Madrid C. F. Record of consecutive championships of the same country equal
1971-72 Bandera de Escocia Rangers F. C.3 - 2 Bandera de la Unión Soviética F. K. Dynamo Moskva First club to reach three finals
1972-73 Bandera de Italia Milan A. C.1 - 0 Bandera de Inglaterra Leeds United A. F. C. First club to repeat title, undefeated champion
1973-74 Bandera de Alemania F. C. Magdeburg2 - 0 Bandera de Italia Milan A. C.
1974-75 Bandera de la Unión Soviética F. K. Dynamo Kyiv3 - 0 Bandera de Hungría Ferencvárosi T. C. Undefeated champion
1975-76 Bandera de Bélgica R. S. C. Anderlecht4 - 2 Bandera de Inglaterra West Ham United F. C.
1976-77 Bandera de Alemania Hamburger S. V.2 - 0 Bandera de Bélgica R. S. C. Anderlecht
1977-78 Bandera de Bélgica R. S. C. Anderlecht4 - 0 Bandera de Austria F. K. Austria Wien First club to contest three consecutive finals
1978-79 Bandera de España F. C. Barcelona4 - 3 (dog.)Bandera de Alemania Düsseldorfer TSV Fortuna Final with more goals
1979-80 Bandera de España Valencia C. F.0 - 0 (5-4 p.m.)Bandera de Inglaterra Arsenal F. C. 1st final determined by criminals. Record of consecutive championships of the same country equal
1980-81 Bandera de la Unión Soviética S. K. Dinamo Tbilisi2 - 1 Bandera de Alemania F. C. Carl Zeiss Jena
1981-82 Bandera de España F. C. Barcelona2 - 1 Bandera de Bélgica Royal Standard de Liège
1982-83 Bandera de Escocia Aberdeen F. C.2 - 1 (dog.)Bandera de España Real Madrid C. F. Record of lost ends
1983-84 Bandera de Italia Juventus F. C.2 - 1 Bandera de Portugal F. C. Porto Undefeated champion
1984-85 Bandera de Inglaterra Everton F.C.3 - 1 Bandera de Austria S. K. Rapid Wien Undefeated champion
1985-86 Bandera de la Unión Soviética F. K. Dynamo Kyiv3 - 0 Bandera de España Atletico de Madrid Sanction to English teams for the Heysel Tragedy.
1986-87 Bandera de los Países Bajos A. F. C. Ajax1 - 0 Bandera de Alemania F. C. Lokomotive Leipzig
1987-88 Bandera de Bélgica K. V. Mechelen1 - 0 Bandera de los Países Bajos A. F. C. Ajax Undefeated champion
1988-89 Bandera de España F. C. Barcelona2 - 0 Bandera de Italia U. C. Sampdoria Undefeated champion
1989-90 Bandera de Italia U. C. Sampdoria2 - 0 (dog.)Bandera de Bélgica R. S. C. Anderlecht Undefeated champion
1990-91 Bandera de Inglaterra Manchester United F. C.2 - 1 Bandera de España F. C. Barcelona Undefeated champion
1991-92 Bandera de Alemania S. V. Werder Bremen2 - 0 Bandera de Francia A. S. Monaco F. C. Undefeated champion. Penalty is lifted to English teams
1992-93 Bandera de Italia Parma F. C.3 - 1 Bandera de Bélgica Royal Antwerp F. C.
1993-94 Bandera de Inglaterra Arsenal F. C.1 - 0 Bandera de Italia Parma F. C. Undefeated champion
UEFA Cup Champions Cup
1994-95 Bandera de España Real Zaragoza2 - 1 (dog.)Bandera de Inglaterra Arsenal F. C. Restructuring of competition
1995-96 Bandera de Francia Paris Saint-Germain F. C.1 - 0 Bandera de Austria S. K. Rapid Wien Record of lost ends matched
1996-97 Bandera de España F. C. Barcelona1 - 0 Bandera de Francia Paris Saint-Germain F. C. Record of titles, contested finals and undefeated champion
1997-98 Bandera de Inglaterra Chelsea F.C.1 - 0 Bandera de Alemania VfB Stuttgart
1998-99 Bandera de Italia S. S. Lazio2 - 1 Bandera de España R. C. D. Mallorca Undefeated champion. First and only trophy on property

Note: pen. = Penalties; des. = Tiebreaker match; pro. = Rollover.

Honours of Prizes

Only 32 clubs among the 493 historical participants in the competition have managed to proclaim themselves winners, while nineteen more for a total of fifty-one complete the list of clubs with a presence in a final. Among them, the Spanish clubs dominate with fourteen times, while the English are the ones that have won the most titles with eight and who have contributed the most different champion clubs with seven. Twelve clubs have won the tournament undefeated.

Equipment Titles Subfield Years champion
Bandera de España F. C. Barcelona42 1979, 1982, 1989, 1997
Bandera de Bélgica R. S. C. Anderlecht22 1976, 1978
Bandera de Italia A. C. Milan21 1968, 1973
Bandera de la Unión Soviética Bandera de Ucrania F. C. Dinamo of Kiev2- 1975, 1986
Bandera de Inglaterra Chelsea F.C.2- 1971, 1998
Bandera de España Atletico de Madrid12 1962
Bandera de Escocia Rangers F. C.12 1972
Bandera de Inglaterra Arsenal F. C.12 1994
Bandera de Italia A. C. F. Fiorentina11 1961
Bandera de Inglaterra West Ham United F. C.11 1965
Bandera de Alemania Hamburg S. V.11 1977
Bandera de los Países Bajos A. F. C. Ajax11 1987
Bandera de Italia U. C. Sampdoria11 1990
Bandera de Italia Parma F. C.11 1993
Bandera de Francia Paris Saint-Germain F. C.11 1996
Bandera de Inglaterra Tottenham Hotspur F. C.1- 1963
Bandera de Portugal S. C. Portugal1- 1964
Bandera de Alemania B. V. Borussia1- 1966
Bandera de Alemania F. C. Bayern1- 1967
Bandera de República Checa Bandera de Eslovaquia Š. K. Slovan Bratislava1- 1969
Bandera de Inglaterra Manchester City F. C.1- 1970
Bandera de Alemania Bandera de Alemania F. C. Magdeburg1- 1974
Bandera de España Valencia C. F.1- 1980
Bandera de la Unión Soviética Bandera de Georgia F. C. Dinamo Tbilisi1- 1981
Bandera de Escocia Aberdeen F. C.1- 1983
Bandera de Italia Juventus F. C.1- 1984
Bandera de Inglaterra Everton F.C.1- 1985
Bandera de Bélgica K. V. Mechelen1- 1988
Bandera de Inglaterra Manchester United F. C.1- 1991
Bandera de Alemania Werder Bremen1- 1992
Bandera de España Real Zaragoza1- 1995
Bandera de Italia S. S. Lazio1- 1999
Bandera de España Real Madrid C. F. - 2
Bandera de Austria S. K. Rapid Vienna - 2
Bandera de Hungría M. T. K. Budapest - 1
Bandera de Alemania TSV 1860 Munich - 1
Bandera de Inglaterra Liverpool F. C. - 1
Bandera de Polonia Górnik Zabrze - 1
Bandera de la Unión Soviética Bandera de Rusia F. C. Dinamo Moscow - 1
Bandera de Inglaterra Leeds United F. C. - 1
Bandera de Hungría Ferencvárosi T. C. - 1
Bandera de Austria F. K. Austria Vienna - 1
Bandera de Alemania Fortuna Düsseldorf - 1
Bandera de Alemania Bandera de Alemania F. C. Carl Zeiss Jena - 1
Bandera de Bélgica Standard Liege - 1
Bandera de Portugal F. C. Porto - 1
Bandera de Alemania Bandera de Alemania Lokomotive Leipzig - 1
Bandera de Francia A. S. Monaco F. C. - 1
Bandera de Bélgica Royal Antwerp F. C. - 1
Bandera de Alemania VfB Stuttgart - 1
Bandera de España R. C. D. Mallorca - 1

Titles by country

Country Titles Subcamp. Clubs champions
EnglandBandera de InglaterraEngland85 Chelsea (2), Arsenal (1), West Ham United (1), Tottenham Hotspur (1), Manchester City (1), Everton (1), Manchester United (1)
SpainBandera de EspañaSpain77 Barcelona (4), Atlético de Madrid (1), Valencia (1), Real Zaragoza (1)
ItalyFlag of Italy.svgItaly74 Milan (2), Fiorentina (1), Sampdoria (1), Parma (1), Juventus (1), Lazio (1)
GermanyFlag of Germany.svgGermany56 Hamburg (1), Borussia Dortmund (1), Bayern Munich (1), Magdeburg (1), Werder Bremen (1)
BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svgBelgium34 Anderlecht (2), Mechelen (1)
ScotlandBandera de EscociaScotland22 Rangers (1), Aberdeen (1)
UkraineFlag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine2- Kiev Dinamo (2)
Bandera de FranciaFrance12 Paris Saint-Germain (1)
Bandera de PortugalPortugal11 Sporting de Portugal (1)
NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands11 Ajax Amsterdam (1)
SlovakiaFlag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia1- Slovan Bratislava (1)
GeorgiaBandera de GeorgiaGeorgia1- Dinamo Tbilisi (1)
AustriaFlag of Austria.svgAustria - 3 -
HungaryFlag of Hungary.svgHungary - 2 -
PolandFlag of Poland.svgPoland - 1 -
RussiaFlag of Russia.svg Russia - 1 -

Statistics

For a complete statistical summary of the competitions see UEFA European Recoup Statistics

Historical classification

The 118 points achieved by the Spanish Fútbol Club Barcelona place it as the leader of the historical classification of the competition among the 493 teams that have ever participated in it, achieved in 13 editions of the competition. 29 points below is the second classified Club Atlético de Madrid, who in turn surpasses the third historic team in the tournament, the Scottish Rangers Football Club, by 24 points.


Note: Historical score system of 2 points per victory.
Pos Club Temp.Points PJ PG PE P GF GC Dif. Pts. x3Titles Subfield
1Bandera de España F. C. Barcelona131188550181717887+9116842
2Bandera de España Atletico de Madrid9896238131111857+6112712
3Bandera de Escocia Rangers F. C.10655427111610062+389212
4Bandera de Bélgica R. S. C. Anderlecht76144293128634+529022
5Bandera de Inglaterra Chelsea F.C.55639231068128+53792-
6Bandera de Austria S. K. Rapid Vienna1055521917168773+1474-2
7Bandera de Francia Paris Saint-Germain F. C.6543824686627+397811
=Bandera de Portugal S. L. Benfica75442211296734+3375--
9Bandera de Alemania F. C. Bayern de Munich55239191466736+31711-
10Bandera de Escocia Aberdeen F. C.84939225127937+42711-
=Bandera de Portugal F. C. Porto84941217135844+1470-1
Updated data final competition.

Historical scorers table

For a complete detail see Maximum European Recouplers.

The tournament's top scorer is the Dutchman Rob Rensenbrink with 25 goals, followed by the German Gerd Müller with 20 goals, being the only players to surpass the twenty-goal barrier in the history of the competition.

In addition, it is worth noting among the top scorers the aforementioned Müller for being the player with the best scoring average in the competition with 0.80 goals per game, ahead of Kurt Hamrin and Rensenbrink with an average of 0.70 and 0, 69 respectively, adding 2 top scorer distinctions between them, one for the German and one for the Swede.

Note: Talked games and goals in previous rounds.

Pos. Player G.Part.Prom.Debut Clubs
1 Bandera de los Países Bajos Rob Rensenbrink 2536 0.69 1970-71 Club Brugge K. V. (2), R. S. C. Anderlecht (23)
2 Bandera de Alemania Gerd Müller 2025 0.8 1966-67 F. C. Bayern
3 Bandera de Italia Gianluca Vialli 2035 0.57 1988-89 U. C. Sampdoria (13), Chelsea F. C. (7)
4 Bandera de Bélgica François Van der Elst 1830 0.6 1975-76 R. S. C. Anderlecht
5 Bandera de Bélgica Roger Claessen 1723 0.74 1965-66 Standard Liège (16), K. Beerschot V. A. (1)
6 Bandera de Austria Hans Krankl 1733 0.52 1972-73 S. K. Rapid Wien (8), F. C. Barcelona (9)
Updated statistics to final competition.
Rob Rensenbrink, the ultimate winner of the competition.

Other statistical data

  • Great.: Bandera de Portugal Sporting de Portugal 16-1 Bandera de Chipre APOEL Nicosia in 1963-64.
  • Major global score: Bandera de Inglaterra Chelsea 21-0 Bandera de Luxemburgo Jeunesse Hautcharage (8-0 and 13-0) in 1971-72.
  • Eliminatory with more goals converted: Bandera de Bulgaria Levski Sofia 19-3 Bandera de Finlandia Lahden Review (12-2, 7-1) - 22 goals in the 1976-77 season.
  • Team with more contested finals: Bandera de España Barcelona with 6.
  • Team with more participations: Bandera de Gales Cardiff City with 14.
  • Player with more goals converted into competition: Bandera de los Países Bajos Rob Rensenbrink with 25.

Various publications

  • Wikimedia Commons hosts a multimedia category UEFA Cup Champions Cup.

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