30 clubs have won the Europa League since its inception as the UEFA Cup in 1971.
The competition has given an opportunity to those unable to shine in the Champions League to succeed in Europe, with the likes of Atalanta and Villarreal winning their first European trophies in recent years.
But who are the usual suspects when it comes to Europa League glory? As of 2025, 14 teams have won the tournament on multiple occasions. Here, we have listed them all, from least to most successful.
Rank
Club
Times won
Last win
Sevilla
2023
Tottenham Hotspur
2025
Atletico Madrid
2018
Liverpool
2001
Inter
1998
Juventus
1993
Frankfurt
2022
Chelsea
2019
Porto
2011
Feyenoord
2002
Parma
1999
IFK Goteborg
1987
Real Madrid
1986
Borussia Monchengladbach
1979
14 Borussia Monchengladbach 2 titles (1975, 1979)
Borussia Monchengladbach were the most dominant force in German football in the 1970s, winning the Bundesliga title five times. During that period, they also won the UEFA Cup twice, first in 1975 and then in 1979.
Monchengladbach made the final in 1973 and 1980, but lost to Liverpool and Eintracht Frankfurt respectively.
Former Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes was one of the heroes in 1975, scoring two goals in the second-leg final win over Dutch side Twente.
13 Real Madrid 2 titles (1985, 1986)
Real Madrid are the most dominant club in Champions League history, having won European football’s elite club competition a record 15 times.
They’ve also won the UEFA Cup twice, recording back-to-back wins in 1985 and 1986. In 1985, Los Blancos beat Hungarian side Videoton in the final, while the following year, they got the better of German side Koln. Attacker Emilio Butragueno was among those to play in both triumphs.
Given their success in Europe’s premier competition, Madrid last competed in the UEFA Cup back in the 1994/95 season.
12 IFK Goteborg 2 titles (1982, 1987)
IFK Goteborg remain the only Swedish team in history to have ever won a major European title, having scooped the UEFA Cup in 1982 and 1987. Goteborg beat Hamburg in the final in 1982 under the guidance of Sven-Goran Eriksson, before repeating their feat against Dundee United in 1987.
Striker Stefan Pettersson was on the scoresheet against Dundee United, and when he scored again in the 1992 final – this time for Ajax against Torino – he became the first player in UEFA Cup history to score in multiple finals.
11 Parma 2 titles (1995, 1999)
During the peak of their powers in the 1990s, Parma never won the Italian Serie A, but they did manage to win the Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup twice each during that decade.
Their first UEFA Cup victory came in 1995 when they beat domestic rivals Juventus. Their second came four years later when they beat Marseille after the arrival of a host of would-be and established superstars like Hernan Crespo, Juan Sebastian Veron, Fabio Cannavaro, Lilian Thuram and Enrico Chiesa, scoring some great goals along the way.
10 Feyenoord 2 titles (1974, 2002)
Feyenoord first clinched the UEFA Cup in 1974 when they beat Tottenham Hotspur in the final.
Nearly three decades later in 2002, they won the competition for a second time by beating Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in a thrilling affair on home soil at De Kuip. No Dutch club has won a major European competition since.
9 Porto 2 titles (2003, 2011)
In 2002, Jose Mourinho took charge of Porto after barely a season of managing at the top level under his belt.
His limited experience proved not to matter, as in his first season in charge at the Estadio do Dragao, he guided the club to their first-ever UEFA Cup. The following year, he left to join Chelsea.
In 2011, this time under the guidance of Andre Villas-Boas, Porto again won the competition, beating Braga in the final in Dublin. A month later, Villas-Boas left for Chelsea.
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Speaking of Chelsea, like Porto, the Blues have also won the Europa League twice. The first time was in 2013 when they were managed by Rafael Benitez, beating Porto rivals Benfica in the final.
The second time was in 2019 under Maurizio Sarri, when they thumped Arsenal 4-1 in Baku thanks to a brace from Eden Hazard and goals from Olivier Giroud and Pedro.
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 titles (1980, 2022)
Eintracht Frankfurt’s two triumphs in European football’s second-tier competition were separated by a whopping 42 years.
The German club first won the title when it was the UEFA Cup in 1980, and then for a second time in 2022. In the 2022 final, Frankfurt beat Scottish club Rangers on penalties after a 1-1 draw, with Colombian Rafael Santos Borre scoring the winning spot-kick.
6 Juventus 3 titles (1977, 1990, 1993)
Juventus are one of only four clubs to have won the UEFA Cup on three occasions.
The Old Lady first scooped the title in 1977, before winning it in 1990 and 1993. In 1993, Juventus thrashed Borussia Dortmund 6-1 across a two-legged final thanks to three goals from Dino Baggio, two from Roberto Baggio and one from Andreas Moller.
However, Dortmund got revenge four years later in the Champions League final when they beat Juve 3-1 with Moller in their team, with the German having moved between the two clubs in 1994.
5 Inter 3 titles (1991, 1994, 1998)
Inter didn’t win a single domestic trophy in the 1990s, but they did win the UEFA Cup three times.
The 1998 final is best remembered for Ronaldo’s masterclass performance, which saw him run Lazio’s Alessandro Nesta ragged and score Inter’s third in an utterly dominant 3-0 win.
Reflecting on Ronaldo’s performance, Nesta later said: “I have watched that game on video so many times since then, trying to work out what I did wrong. We lost 3-0, but I don’t think now it was my fault. Ronaldo was simply unstoppable.”