Are the Europa and UEFA Cup the same competition?
Difference between Europa and UEFA Cup
The Europa League is the UEFA Cup. The UEFA Europa League (UEFA Cup, Europa League, or pronounced Europa League) is the second largest club tournament in European football after the UEFA Champions League, held annually by the European Football Confederation.
The UEFA Cup, formerly known as the European Union Cup, was renamed the UEFA Europa League in 2009. Eligibility includes domestic cup winners from UEFA member countries and a specific number of top league clubs. The tournament uses a group stage and knockout stage format to determine the winner. The winning team is awarded a place in the UEFA Super Cup and direct promotion to the group stage of the following season's UEFA Champions League.
The winner's trophy of the UEFA Cup is called the "Bertoni Trophy".
The trophy was designed by Studio Bertoni in Milan, Italy. The trophy is made of sterling silver and rests on a yellow marble base. With a height of 65 centimeters, a width of 33 centimeters at its widest point, a depth of 23 centimeters, and a weight of 15 kilograms, it is the heaviest trophy ever awarded at a UEFA tournament. The design of the trophy, above the marble base, shows "a group of players who appear to be fighting for the soccer ball, while in reality they are supporting the octagonal 'body' of the cup with the UEFA logo".
The team that wins the UEFA Cup does not get to keep the original trophy permanently, but receives a replica of the same size as the original trophy. UEFA also gives special recognition to teams that have won the UEFA Cup three times in a row or a cumulative total of five times.
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Is the Europa League the UEFA Cup?
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