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UEFA Cup originated in 1971. Competitions won big demand among fans. In terms of significance this tournament is inferior to the Champions League. However fans enough. Matches champions often reviewed bookmakers. If so desired customers able to bet on matches of UEFA Cup with gambling brand.

Tournament Emerges

In the middle of the last century created the Fairs Cup. Matches has been for 16 years. Thoughts about the championship attribute to three football functionaries:
• Stanley Rose;
• Ottorino Barrasi;
• Ernst Thommen.
Base included one rule. Participate in the championship could exclusively athletes from one roster per city. That is two teams from Berlin to fight for the title could.
First Tournament took place 36 months. Matches on during fairs. First place according to the results won by the team of the capital of Catalonia.
Second tournament carried out by a similar principle. Participate had the opportunity clubs from localities where there were fairs. However there were differences without differences. Organizers allowed to play professional athletes. Tournament started to be held every year. Increased number participants.
Championship reached high importance. According to the results The Union of European Football Associations began to hold games under its own auspices.

First years

In 1971 the winner was the London club. Tournament changed name. Relations to fairs was no more. In the early years championship won by players from European north:
• Belgium;
• the Netherlands;
• Sweden;
• Germany;
• Great Britain.
Later cases changed. The UEFA Cup became a battlefield for southern teams. Two years in a row win win Real Madrid. Since the end of 1980s 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. Designers didn't put handles. Such a decision improved the attractiveness of the trophy.
Award transferred. Formerly award given to the team forever upon fulfillment of any of the conditions. Norms existed 3:
1. Club won three times in a row.
2. Football players won the trophy 5 times within one cycle.
3. Each cycle starts after of the last transfer of the trophy for perpetual storage.
Before the rule change specifiedconditions managed to fulfill exclusively players of the Spanish club Sevilla.
At the beginning of the last decade, the association requirements replaced. After conditions changed. Now winner takes copy of cup. Main trophy located by UEFA.