欧足联欧洲联赛
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成立 | 1971年(2009年改成现制) |
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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) |
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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,供所有欧洲足协成员国的球会参赛,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协杯(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]。欧洲足协将欧洲联赛定性为欧洲足协杯的延续,改变的仅是赛制及宣传包装。
此赛事的历史可追溯至1971年,该年欧洲足协接手1955年组织的城市博览会杯,改为欧洲足协杯。1999年,欧洲杯赛冠军杯(UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)被取消并并入欧洲足协杯[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.
乌克兰球队萨克达是此项赛事的现任冠军,萨克达在去届决赛击败来自德国的云达不来梅,成为欧洲足协杯的最后一任冠军。
- ^ 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.
- ^ Uefa Cup gets new name in revamp. bbc.co.uk. [2008-09-26].
- ^ UEFA Cup to become UEFA Europa League. uefa.com. [2008-09-26].
- ^ UEFA Cup History. UEFA.com. [2008-04-27].
- ^ UEFA Cup History. UEFA.com. [2008-04-27].