The UEFA Cup
An amalgamation of the Inter Cities Fairs Cup and the Cup Winners Cup, the UEFA Cup football tournament is one of two major regional club competitions in Europe. Although the majority of the clubs participating in the UEFA Cup are champions of the various domestic knockout cup competitions in Europe, the tournament also absorbs a number of clubs eliminated in the early stages of the Champions League.
The UEFA Cup is a substantially bigger tournament than the UEFA Champions League. Hundreds of clubs participate in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup, with 80 clubs competing in the first round of the tournament proper. A total of 40 clubs contest the group stage of the UEFA Cup, before the remaining teams are eliminated in five knockout rounds.
The UEFA Cup final is scheduled for Wednesday 20 May 2009 with Shakhtar Donetsk up against Werder Bremen!
The UEFA Cup is a substantially bigger tournament than the UEFA Champions League. Hundreds of clubs participate in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup, with 80 clubs competing in the first round of the tournament proper. A total of 40 clubs contest the group stage of the UEFA Cup, before the remaining teams are eliminated in five knockout rounds.
The UEFA Cup final is scheduled for Wednesday 20 May 2009 with Shakhtar Donetsk up against Werder Bremen!
Contents at a Glance
UEFA Cup History
The UEFA Cup is the product of two regional competitions contested by European clubs from the 1950s onwards, the Inter Cities Fairs Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners Cup. As the older of the two competitions, the Inter Cities Fairs Cup is regarded as the predecessor to the UEFA Cup.The UEFA Cup assumed its current identity in 1971 when UEFA took over the Inter Cities Fairs Cup and made several amendments to its format to increase the tournament's appeal. In 1999 UEFA merged the Cup Winners Cup with the UEFA Cup, creating a stronger pool of participants and forging a unique identity for the tournament.
Read more about UEFA Cup History
"The UEFA cup is due for a re-branding, and will soon be launched as the Europa League!"
Latest UEFA Cup News
Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium
The 2009 UEFA Cup venue was announced by UEFA on the 4th of October 2006. Stadiums throughout Europe put forward bids to host the UEFA Cup final, but the Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, was eventually awarded the right to host one of the year's biggest football events.
The Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul is one of only two stadiums in Turkey with a UEFA 5 star rating. This 50,000 capacity venue has a rich football heritage stretching back a century, and currently serves as the home of Fenerbahce, Turkey's most successful football club.
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2009 UEFA Cup Preview
The 2009 UEFA Cup will be one of the most competitive in the tournament's history, with several former European champions, as well as other European heavyweights participating in the event.
The sheer diversity of clubs participating in the Champions League makes predicting a winner difficult. Nevertheless, many football fans will be putting their money on the European heavyweights taking part in the tournament.
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakthtar Donetsk are the first Ukrainian team to participate in the UEFA Cup Final, it will be quite a surprise win if they do manage to beat Bremen in the final as the underdogs.
SV Werder Bremen
The German team are a firm favourite going into the UEFA Cup final. They might be hindered without their defender Per Mertesacker who has been ruled out of the final due to an injury.
The sheer diversity of clubs participating in the Champions League makes predicting a winner difficult. Nevertheless, many football fans will be putting their money on the European heavyweights taking part in the tournament.
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakthtar Donetsk are the first Ukrainian team to participate in the UEFA Cup Final, it will be quite a surprise win if they do manage to beat Bremen in the final as the underdogs.
SV Werder Bremen
The German team are a firm favourite going into the UEFA Cup final. They might be hindered without their defender Per Mertesacker who has been ruled out of the final due to an injury.
UEFA Cup Football Clubs
Manchester City: Manchester City appears to be a strong contender for the 2010 UEFA Cup title. The club's fortunes have improved dramatically since being bought out, and it now has the players to take it all the way to the final.
AC Milan: With 7 Champions League titles to its name AC Milan is a force to reckoned with in any tournament. The side not only boasts a star-studded squad, but also has the experience to claim its first UEFA Cup title.
Valencia: Valencia is likely to carry the Spanish flag in the 2010 UEFA Cup. The club is one of the most successful in the history of the UEFA Cup, having won two Inter Cities Fairs Cup titles, one UEFA Cup Winners Cup and a UEFA Cup title.
AC Milan: With 7 Champions League titles to its name AC Milan is a force to reckoned with in any tournament. The side not only boasts a star-studded squad, but also has the experience to claim its first UEFA Cup title.
Valencia: Valencia is likely to carry the Spanish flag in the 2010 UEFA Cup. The club is one of the most successful in the history of the UEFA Cup, having won two Inter Cities Fairs Cup titles, one UEFA Cup Winners Cup and a UEFA Cup title.
Manchester City
AC Milan
Valencia
UEFA Cup Fact #1
The UEFA Cup will be re-branded for the 2009/2010 UEFA season. Proposed changes include a new, streamlined format, and the re-branding of the tournament as the 'Europa League'.
UEFA Cup Betting Guide
Every year the UEFA Cup provides fans of European Club football with hundreds of opportunities to turn their knowledge of the sport into payouts from the various UEFA Cup betting markets.Many football fans use match-betting markets to back their clubs in high profile UEFA Cup encounters against some of the biggest clubs in Europe. Others use the UEFA Cup betting markets to bet on goal scorers, place score casts or boost their Uefa Cup live betting odds with accumulator bets.
UEFA Cup Fact #2
Only two clubs have claimed consecutive UEFA Cup titles, with Sevilla achieving this feat most recently by winning the UEFA Cup in 2006 and 2007.
UEFA Cup Final 2008
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UEFA Cup Fact #3
Ajax Amsterdam set the record for the most goals scored in a UEFA Cup tie by beating Red Boys Differdange 14-0 in 1984.
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- tdove tdove Oct 31, 2008 @ 10:01 pm
- Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
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- Bieng a Soccer player myself, I love this Lens!!
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- HAha! I don't see what's so bad about keeping it as UEFA Cup anyway
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- Europa League??? Pffft! Sounds like more Euro garbage to me.
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