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UEFA Cup appeared in 1971. Competitions won high interest of fans. In terms of significance specified cup does not reach the Champions League. But fans there are many. Meetings champions constantly reviewed bookmakers. If desired customers able to bet on matches of UEFA Championship with betting company.

Tournament Emerges

In the middle of the last century organized the Fairs Tournament. Games has been for nearly 20 years. Thoughts about the championship attribute to three people:
• Stanley Rose;
• Ottorino Barrasi;
• Ernst Thommen.
Base consisted one rule. Participate in the tournament have the opportunity only players from one roster per city. That is a couple of teams from Berlin to fight for the title of the best could not.
First Tournament took place 3 years. Games lasted during fairs. Leadership according to the results deserved by the team of Barcelona.
Second tournament carried out according to a similar principle. Participate could clubs from cities where there were fairs. However there were differences without differences. Organizers allowed to play professional athletes. Cup started to be held every year. Increased number teams.
Championship reached high importance. According to the results UEFA began to hold games under its own auspices.

First years

In 1971 the winner was the UK team. Tournament changed name. Relations to fairs was no more. In the early years leadership won by players from European north:
• Belgium;
• the Netherlands;
• Sweden;
• Germany;
• Great Britain.
Later situation changed. The UEFA Championship became a battlefield for players from southern Europe. Twice first place hold Real Madrid. Since 1989 8 times first place went to Italians.

Main award

The main prize was the silver bowl. Weight of the trophy 15 kg. Made bowl in Spain. Developers didn't put handles. Such a decision increased the attractiveness of the trophy.
Award transferred. Formerly trophy given to the team in perpetuity upon observance of any of the requirements. Rules was 3:
1. Club won three times in a row.
2. Football players won the trophy 5 times per cycle.
3. Each cycle starts after of the last transfer of the cup for permanent placement.
Before the rule change specifiedconditions managed to fulfill only players of the Spanish club Sevilla.
At the beginning of the last decade, the organization requirements changed. After norms changed. Now champion takes copy of cup. Main prize stored by UEFA.

Conducting the tournament

Each major Old World league may to field a regulated number of teams. As a rule for the UEFA Cup get squads, won positions after the after elimination of the main European Cup tournament.