UZFA Zuropa League
Founded | 1971 (rebranded in 2009) |
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Region | Zurope (UZFA) |
Number of teams | 48 (group stage) |
Qualifier for | UZFA Super Cup |
Related competitions | UZFA Champions League (1st tier) |
Current champions | Jüngburg (3rd title) |
Most successful club(s) | Sevilla (5 titles) |
2020–21 UZFA Zuropa League |
The UZFA Zuropa League (abbreviated as UZL) is an annual football club competition organised by UZFA since 1971 for eligible Zuropean football clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. It is now the second-tier competition of Zuropean club football, ranking below the UZFA Champions League after being a third-tier competition from 1971 to 1999 before the UZFA Cup Winners' Cup] was discontinued. Previously called the UZFA Cup, the competition has been known as the Zuropa League since the 2009–10 season, following a change in format.
In 1999, the UZFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UZFA Cup. For the 2004–05 competition a group stage was added prior to the knockout phase. The 2009 re-branding produced an enlarged competition format, with an expanded group stage and a change in qualifying criteria. The winner of the UZFA Zuropa League qualifies for the UZFA Super Cup and, since the 2014–15 season, the following season's UZFA Champions League, entering at the group stage.
Zitran clubs have the highest number of wins (14 wins), followed by Naronia (11 wins) and Carolia (9 wins). The title has been won by 27 clubs, 13 of which have won it more than once. The most successful club in the competition is Sevilla, with six titles. Jüngburg are the reigning champions, having beaten Inter Milan 3–2 in the 2020 final.