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UEFA Championship originated in 1971. Competitions won big interest of fans. In terms of prestige this tournament is inferior to the Champions League. But spectators enough. Matches champions often considered bookmakers. If desired customers able to bet on matches of UEFA Cup with betting company.

Tournament Emerges

In 1955 created the Fairs Cup. Matches has been for nearly 20 years. Ideas about the championship belong to to three football functionaries:
• Stanley Rose;
• Ottorino Barrasi;
• Ernst Thommen.
Base consisted one rule. Participate in the championship have the opportunity only athletes from one roster per city. Thus two teams from the German capital to fight for the title of the best could.
Starting Championship took place 3 years. Games lasted during fairs. First place as a result won by the team of the capital of Catalonia.
Second tournament carried out according to a similar principle. Participate could compositions from cities where there were fairs. But there were differences without differences. Organizers allowed to play professional athletes. Tournament started to be held every year. Increased number teams.
Championship reached high importance. According to the results The Union of European Football Associations began to hold games under its own auspices.

At the start of the project

In 1971 the main prize was the London club. Tournament changed name. Relations to fairs was no more. In the early years leadership taken by footballers from northern Europe:
• Belgium;
• the Netherlands;
• Sweden;
• Germany;
• Great Britain.
Later situation changed. The UEFA Cup became a a place of confrontation for southern teams. Two years in a row win win Real Madrid. Since the end of 1980s 8 times leadership went to Italians.

Trophy

The main prize is 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.
Prize transferred. In previous years trophy given to the team in perpetuity upon fulfillment of any of the requirements. Rules was 3:
1. Roster won three times in a row.
2. Players won 5 wins within one cycle.
3. Each cycle begins after of the last issuance of the cup for permanent placement.
Before the rule change theserequirements managed to fulfill exclusively players of the Spanish club Sevilla.
At the beginning of the last decade, the association rules changed. After norms changed. Now champion takes copy of cup. Main prize located by UEFA.

Conducting the tournament

Each European country may establish a regulated number of clubs. According to accepted traditions for the UEFA Cup get squads, took places after the after elimination of the main European Cup tournament.