UEFA Europa League Trivia — 40 Questions and Answers

🏆 Europa League · 40 Questions · Updated May 2026

The UEFA Europa League may live in the shadow of the Champions League, but it has produced some of football’s greatest nights — Sevilla’s remarkable dynasty, Liverpool’s legendary 2001 triumph, and Jose Mourinho’s Serie A giants falling to underdogs. Test your knowledge of European football’s second-tier competition with these 40 Europa League trivia questions. Also explore our Champions League all-time records quiz and the 2025-26 UCL season quiz.

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Easy Europa League Trivia (Questions 1–12)

Easy

1. Q: What is the UEFA Europa League?
   A: UEFA’s second-tier European club competition — ranking below the Champions League but above the UEFA Europa Conference League.
2. Q: What was the Europa League called before it was rebranded in 2009-10?
   A: The UEFA Cup — the competition ran from 1971 until the 2008-09 season before the rebrand.
3. Q: Which club has won the Europa League the most times?
   A: Sevilla — they have won 7 Europa League titles (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2023), far more than any other club.
4. Q: What colour is the Europa League trophy?
   A: The trophy is gold-coloured (silver with gold plating) — distinct from the UCL’s silver trophy.
5. Q: In which round can teams that finish outside the top 8 in the Champions League league phase drop into the Europa League?
   A: The knockout round playoff — clubs finishing in the 9th–24th positions in the UCL league phase can drop into the Europa League’s knockout round playoff.
6. Q: Which English club won the UEFA Cup in 2001, completing a famous cup treble that season?
   A: Liverpool — they beat Deportivo Alavés 5-4 in a remarkable final, and also won the FA Cup and League Cup under Gerard Houllier.
7. Q: How many consecutive Europa League titles did Sevilla win from 2014 to 2016?
   A: Three consecutive titles — a remarkable hat-trick of wins establishing Sevilla as the competition’s most dominant dynasty.
8. Q: The Europa League Final is typically held in which month?
   A: May — usually in the third or fourth week of May, shortly before or after the Champions League Final.
9. Q: Which European nation has had the most different clubs win the Europa League/UEFA Cup?
   A: Spain — Sevilla, Real Madrid, Valencia, Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona have all won the competition.
10. Q: Manchester United won their only Europa League title in which year?
    A: 2017 — they beat Ajax 2-0 in the final in Stockholm, with goals from Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
11. Q: Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 in the 2019 Europa League Final. In which city was the match played?
    A: Baku, Azerbaijan — the first all-English European final, played controversially far from both clubs’ supporter bases.
12. Q: Atletico Madrid have won the Europa League multiple times. How many times as of 2026?
    A: Three times — 2010, 2012, and 2018. Atletico are one of only a handful of clubs to win both the Europa League and the Champions League.

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Medium Europa League Trivia (Questions 13–28)

Medium

13. Q: Which club won the first UEFA Cup in 1972?
    A: Tottenham Hotspur — they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in an all-English final, 3-2 on aggregate.
14. Q: Inter Milan won the UEFA Cup three times — in which years?
    A: 1991, 1994, and 1998 — making Inter Milan the most successful UEFA Cup/Europa League winner before Sevilla’s dominant era.
15. Q: Arsenal have never won the Europa League despite reaching the final. How many times have they been runners-up?
    A: Once — Arsenal lost the 2019 final 4-1 to fellow English club Chelsea in Baku, Azerbaijan.
16. Q: In the 2015 Europa League Final, Sevilla came from behind to beat Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-2 in extra time. Who was Sevilla’s match-winning scorer?
    A: Carlos Bacca — he scored twice including the winner. Kevin Gameiro had set up Sevilla’s comeback in a tense final in Warsaw.
17. Q: Roma won the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022. What did this mean for José Mourinho’s managerial record?
    A: It made Mourinho the only manager in history to win the UEFA Cup/Europa League, the Champions League, and the Europa Conference League — completing the full set of major UEFA club trophies.
18. Q: Atletico Madrid won the Europa League in 2010. Which major trophy did they win four years later?
    A: The UEFA Champions League — Atletico beat Barcelona and Chelsea to reach the final, before losing to Real Madrid after extra time in the 2014 UCL Final. A remarkable European double across four seasons.
19. Q: The Europa League had a 32-club group stage format before its 2024-25 revamp. What replaced it?
    A: A 36-team league phase where each team plays 6 matches against different opponents — a format mirroring the Champions League’s revamp, replacing fixed four-team groups.
20. Q: Eintracht Frankfurt won the Europa League in 2022 — their first major European trophy since 1980. Who did they beat in the final?
    A: Rangers — in Seville. Eintracht Frankfurt won on penalties after the match ended 1-1 in extra time, with their remarkable travelling support creating an unforgettable atmosphere.
21. Q: Which Premier League club won the Europa League in 2013 by beating Benfica 2-1 in the final in Amsterdam?
    A: Chelsea — a Fernando Torres goal sealed victory in what was their first Europa League title.
22. Q: Sevilla won their first back-to-back Europa League titles in 2006 and 2007. Who managed them in both campaigns?
    A: Juande Ramos managed Sevilla for both the 2006 and 2007 Europa League titles — marking the start of their remarkable EL dynasty.
23. Q: Several Sevilla players have won the Europa League four or five times. Which Spain international full-back is among those with the most EL winner’s medals?
    A: Jesús Navas — he collected multiple Europa League winner’s medals with Sevilla across their dominant years, featuring in both their early dynasty (2006, 2007) and later runs.
24. Q: The 2023 Europa League Final was won by Sevilla for a record 7th time — who did they beat?
    A: Roma — Sevilla won on penalties after the match ended 1-1 after extra time, with José Mourinho’s Roma falling short in a dramatic shoot-out.
25. Q: How is Europa League qualification typically determined within national leagues?
    A: Clubs finishing 3rd to 6th in top leagues (depending on UEFA coefficient), plus domestic cup winners, and UCL league phase dropouts (9th–24th).
26. Q: Atalanta won a major European trophy for the first time when they claimed the 2024 Europa League. Who did they beat in the final?
    A: Bayer Leverkusen — who were unbeaten in the Bundesliga that season but fell to Atalanta 3-0 in the Europa League Final in Dublin.
27. Q: Which city hosted the 2019 Europa League Final between Chelsea and Arsenal?
    A: Baku, Azerbaijan — the first time a European final was held in the Caucasus region. The all-English final proved controversial due to travel difficulties and Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s inability to attend.
28. Q: Villarreal beat Manchester United on penalties in the 2021 Europa League Final. What was historic about the shootout?
    A: The shootout went to 22 penalties (11-11) before Villarreal goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli saved David de Gea’s spot kick — the longest shootout in a European final.

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Hard Europa League Trivia (Questions 29–40)

Hard

29. Q: In which year did the UEFA Cup switch from a two-legged final to a single-leg final at a neutral venue?
    A: 1998 — the 1997-98 UEFA Cup Final between Inter Milan and Lazio was the last two-legged final. From 1998-99 onwards it became a single neutral-venue match.
30. Q: The highest-scoring European final came in 2001. What was the score and which clubs played?
    A: Liverpool 5-4 Deportivo Alavés (aet) — a golden-goal own goal settled the match. Goals from McAllister (pen), Robbie Fowler, Emile Heskey, and Gary McAllister plus an Alavés own goal made it the most dramatic final in competition history.
31. Q: Shakhtar Donetsk won the UEFA Cup in 2009. Against which club did they win the final, and where was it played?
    A: Werder Bremen — Shakhtar won 2-1 after extra time in Istanbul, becoming the first Ukrainian club to win a major European trophy.
32. Q: Which club holds the record for most UEFA Cup titles before the 2009-10 rebrand to Europa League?
    A: Inter Milan, Juventus, and Liverpool each won three UEFA Cup titles. No single club won more — Inter (1991, 1994, 1998), Juventus (1977, 1990, 1993), Liverpool (1973, 1976, 2001).
33. Q: Benfica were runners-up in the 2013 Europa League Final, losing to Chelsea. Which other European final did Benfica famously lose in 1983?
    A: The 1983 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup Final — Benfica lost to Aberdeen, managed by Alex Ferguson. Benfica’s record of European final defeats is one of football’s great tragedies.
34. Q: The UEFA Europa Conference League, introduced in 2021-22, sits below the Europa League. Which player scored the winning goal for Roma in its inaugural final?
    A: Tammy Abraham — he scored the winner against Feyenoord in Tirana, giving José Mourinho his unique distinction as winner of all three UEFA club trophies.
35. Q: From which season did the Europa League adopt a league phase format similar to the Champions League revamp?
    A: 2024-25 — the Europa League moved to a 36-team league phase where each team plays 6 matches against varied opponents rather than in fixed four-team groups.
36. Q: Bayer Leverkusen had an extraordinary 2023-24 season going unbeaten in the Bundesliga but losing the Europa League Final. What were their Bundesliga statistics?
    A: Leverkusen went the entire 2023-24 Bundesliga season unbeaten (34 matches — won 28, drew 6), winning the title for the first time in their history before losing the Europa League Final 3-0 to Atalanta.
37. Q: The 2023 Europa League Final — Sevilla vs Roma — ended 1-1 after extra time. What happened in the penalty shootout?
    A: Sevilla won 4-1 on penalties — Paulo Dybala missed for Roma, and Sevilla’s goalkeeper Yassine Bounou (Bono) saved two penalties to secure a record seventh Europa League title.
38. Q: Porto won the 2011 Europa League, beating Braga in an all-Portuguese final. Who managed Porto to this trophy?
    A: André Villas-Boas — at just 33 years old, the youngest manager to win the UEFA Europa League. His success led to his move to Chelsea that summer.
39. Q: Real Madrid won the UEFA Cup in 1985 and 1986. Which Spanish rivals did they beat in the 1986 final?
    A: Cologne in the 1986 final — actually Real Madrid beat Cologne in 1986 and Videoton in 1985. Real Madrid are one of only a handful of clubs who have won both the European Cup/UCL and the UEFA Cup/Europa League.
40. Q: The UEFA Cup was won by clubs from the UK in its early years. Which British club was the first UEFA Cup winner?
    A: Tottenham Hotspur — they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 on aggregate in the 1972 UEFA Cup Final, the competition’s inaugural edition.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which club has won the Europa League the most times?

Sevilla with 7 Europa League titles (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2023) — more than double the next most successful clubs. Their dominance of the competition is unmatched in European football history.

What was the UEFA Cup before it became the Europa League?

The competition ran as the UEFA Cup from 1971 until 2008-09. It was rebranded as the UEFA Europa League from the 2009-10 season, with significant format changes including a group stage and a more prestigious identity.

Can Champions League clubs enter the Europa League?

Yes — clubs that finish in the lower positions (9th–24th) of the Champions League league phase drop into the Europa League’s knockout round playoff, adding significant quality to the competition’s later stages.

Who scored the most Europa League goals of all time?

Henrikh Mkhitaryan holds the Europa League all-time goals record with 11 goals in the competition. Across the broader UEFA Cup/Europa League combined history, several players with long multi-club careers accumulated higher totals.

Has Arsenal ever won the Europa League?

No — Arsenal reached the final in 2019 but lost 4-1 to Chelsea in Baku, Azerbaijan. It remains one of the few major trophies missing from Arsenal’s cabinet despite multiple Europa League campaigns.

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