欧足联欧洲联赛

Hoseneru23/测试页18
The UEFA Europa League logo.
成立1971年2009年改成现制
地区欧洲UEFA
参赛队数48 (分组赛)
+8 clubs join after Champions League group stage[1]
160 (总计)
2009–10

欧足联欧洲联赛UEFA Europa League)是欧洲第二大的欧洲俱乐部赛事,仅次于欧洲冠军联赛。欧洲联赛是一项年度的足球杯赛,供所有欧洲足总成员国的球会参赛,参赛资格根据球会在所在国的联赛表现及杯赛表现。

欧洲联赛的前身是欧洲足总杯UEFA Cup),于2009年6月正式改制为现欧足联欧洲联赛,2009-10赛季开始进行赛事[2][3]。欧洲足总将欧洲联赛定性为欧洲足总杯的延续,改变的仅是赛制及宣传包装。


此赛事的历史可追溯至1971年,该年欧洲足总接手1955年组织的城市博览会杯,改为欧洲足总杯。1999年欧洲优胜者杯UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)被取消并并入欧洲足总杯[4]

The competition began in 1971 and replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. For UEFA footballing records purposes, the Inter-Cities Fair Cup is recognised as the direct predecessor of the UEFA Cup. In 1999, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup.[5] For the 2005/6 competition a group stage was added prior to the knock out stage. The 2009 rebranding will see a merge of the UEFA Intertoto Cup producing an enlarged competition format, with an expanded group stage and changed qualifying criteria.

乌克兰球队顿涅茨克矿工是此项赛事的现任冠军,顿涅茨克矿工在去届决赛击败来自德国云达不来梅,成为欧洲足总杯的最后一任冠军。

  1. ^ The top three teams in each group advance to the round of 32, where they are joined by the eight third-place teams in the Champions League group phase.
  2. ^ Uefa Cup gets new name in revamp. bbc.co.uk. [2008-09-26]. 
  3. ^ UEFA Cup to become UEFA Europa League. uefa.com. [2008-09-26]. 
  4. ^ UEFA Cup History. UEFA.com. [2008-04-27]. 
  5. ^ UEFA Cup History. UEFA.com. [2008-04-27].