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UEFA Cup originated in 1971. Competitions became high demand among fans. In terms of significance this cup does not reach the Champions League. But spectators enough. Meetings tournaments often reviewed bookmakers. If so desired customers able to bet on matches of UEFA Cup with gambling brand.

Tournament Emerges

In 1955 created the Fairs Cup. Games held for nearly 20 years. Ideas about the championship attribute to three people:
• Stanley Rose;
• Ottorino Barrasi;
• Ernst Thommen.
Base consisted one rule. Play in the tournament could only athletes from one roster per city. That is a couple of teams from Berlin to fight for the title could not.
First Tournament took place 3 years. Games lasted during fairs. First place according to the results deserved by the team of Barcelona.
Second tournament led by a similar rule. Participate could clubs from localities where there were fairs. But there were differences without differences. Organizers allowed compete professional athletes. Tournament started to be held annually. Increased number teams.
Championship won great importance. As a result UEFA began to hold games under its own auspices.

At the start of the project

In the year of foundation the winner was the London club. Tournament changed name. Connections to fairs was no more. For the first time championship taken by footballers from European north:
• Belgium;
• the Netherlands;
• Sweden;
• Germany;
• Great Britain.
Later cases changed. The UEFA Championship became a battlefield for southern teams. Twice win hold Real Madrid. Since 1989 8 times first place went to Italians.

Trophy

The main award is the silver bowl. Weighs the goblet 15 kg. Made bowl in Spain. Designers didn't put handles. This improved the attractiveness of the trophy.
Prize transferred. Formerly award given to the team in perpetuity upon observance of any of the conditions. Norms was 3:
1. Roster won three draws in a row.
2. Football players won the trophy 5 times within one cycle.
3. Each cycle starts from the moment of the last transfer of the cup for perpetual storage.
Before the rule change specifiedrequirements were to fulfill only mingianos.
At the beginning of the last decade, the association requirements changed. From that time conditions changed. Now winner receives copy of cup. Main trophy stored by the organizers.