Van 1972, het oprichtingsjaar, tot 1997 werd de finale van de UEFA Cup over twee wedstrijden gespeeld.
| 1971–72 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Molineux | 45,000 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | White Hart Lane | 54,000 | |
| 1972–73 | Liverpool | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–0 | Anfield | 41,169 |
| Liverpool | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–2 | Bökelbergstadion | 35,000 | |
| 1973–74 | Feyenoord | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | White Hart Lane | 46,281 |
| Feyenoord | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | De Kuip | 59,000 | |
| 1974–75 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | FC Twente | 0–0 | Rheinstadion | 42,000 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | FC Twente | 5–1 | Diekman Stadion | 21,000 | |
| 1975–76 | Liverpool | Club Brugge | 3–2 | Anfield | 56,000 |
| Liverpool | Club Brugge | 1–1 | Jan Breydelstadion | 32,000 | |
| 1976–77 | Juventus | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Stadio Comunale | 75,000 |
| Juventus | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | San Mamés | 43,000 | |
| 1977–78 | PSV Eindhoven | Bastia | 0–0 | Stade Armand Cesari | 15,000 |
| PSV Eindhoven | Bastia | 3–0 | Philips Stadion | 27,000 | |
| 1978–79 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Rode Ster Belgrado | 1–1 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda | 87,000 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Rode Ster Belgrado | 1–0 | Rheinstadion | 45,000 | |
| 1979–80 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–3 | Bökelbergstadion | 25,000 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–0 | Waldstadion | 59,000 | |
| 1980–81 | Ipswich Town | AZ | 3–0 | Portman Road | 27,532 |
| Ipswich Town | AZ | 2–4 | Olympisch Stadion Amsterdam | 28,500 | |
| 1981–82 | IFK Göteborg | Hamburger SV | 1–0 | Nya Ullevi | 42,548 |
| IFK Göteborg | Hamburger SV | 3–0 | Volksparkstadion | 60,000 | |
| 1982–83 | Anderlecht | Benfica | 1–0 | Heizelstadion | 55,000 |
| Anderlecht | Benfica | 1–1 | Estádio da Luz | 80,000 | |
| 1983–84 | Tottenham Hotspur* | Anderlecht | 1–1 | Constant Van den Stock Stadion | 40,000 |
| Tottenham Hotspur* | Anderlecht | 1–1 | White Hart Lane | 46,205 | |
| 1984–85 | Real Madrid | Videoton | 3–0 | Stadion Sóstói | 30,000 |
| Real Madrid | Videoton | 0–1 | Santiago Bernabéu | 90,000 | |
| 1985–86 | Real Madrid | 1.FC Köln | 5–1 | Santiago Bernabéu | 85,000 |
| Real Madrid | 1.FC Köln | 0–2 | Olympiastadion Berlin | 15,000 | |
| 1986–87 | IFK Göteborg | Dundee United | 1–0 | Nya Ullevi | 50,023 |
| IFK Göteborg | Dundee United | 1–1 | Tannadice Park | 20,911 | |
| 1987–88 | Bayer Leverkusen* | Espanyol | 0–3 | Estadi de Sarrià | 42,000 |
| Bayer Leverkusen* | Espanyol | 3–0 | Ulrich Haberland Stadion | 22,000 | |
| 1988–89 | Napoli | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Stadio San Paolo | 83,000 |
| Napoli | VfB Stuttgart | 3–3 | Neckarstadion | 67,000 | |
| 1989–90 | Juventus | Fiorentina | 3–1 | Stadio Comunale | 45,000 |
| Juventus | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Stadio Partenio | 32,000 | |
| 1990–91 | Internazionale | AS Roma | 2–0 | San Siro | 68,887 |
| Internazionale | AS Roma | 0–1 | Stadio Olimpico | 70,901 | |
| 1991–92 | Ajax | Torino | 2–2 | Stadio Delle Alpi | 65,377 |
| Ajax | Torino | 0–0 | Olympisch Stadion Amsterdam | 42,000 | |
| 1992–93 | Juventus | Borussia Dortmund | 3–1 | Westfalenstadion | 37,000 |
| Juventus | Borussia Dortmund | 3–0 | Stadio Delle Alpi | 62,781 | |
| 1993–94 | Internazionale | Casino Salzburg | 1–0 | Ernst Happel Stadion | 47,500 |
| Internazionale | Casino Salzburg | 1–0 | San Siro | 80,326 | |
| 1994–95 | Parma | Juventus | 1–0 | Stadio Ennio Tardini | 22,062 |
| Parma | Juventus | 1–1 | San Siro | 80,754 | |
| 1995–96 | Bayern München | Girondins Bordeaux | 2–0 | Olympiastadion München | 62,000 |
| Bayern München | Girondins Bordeaux | 3–1 | Parc Lescure | 36,000 | |
| 1996–97 | Schalke 04* | Internazionale | 1–0 | Parkstadion | 56,000 |
| Schalke 04* | Internazionale | 0–1 | San Siro | 83,000 | |
| 1997–98 | Internazionale | Lazio | 3–0 | Parc des Princes | 44,412 |
| 1998–99 | Parma | Marseille | 3–0 | Luzhniki | 62,000 |
| 1999–2000 | Galatasaray* | Arsenal | 0–0 | Parken Stadion | 38,919 |
| 2000–01 | Liverpool | Deportivo Alavés | 5–4 gg | Westfalenstadion | 48,050 |
| 2001–02 | Feyenoord | Borussia Dortmund | 3–2 | De Kuip | 45,611 |
| 2002–03 | Porto | Celtic | 3–2 nv | Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla | 52,972 |
| 2003–04 | Valencia | Marseille | 2–0 | Nya Ullevi | 39,000 |
| 2004–05 | CSKA Moskou | Sporting Portugal | 3–1 | Estádio José Alvalade | 47,085 |
| 2005–06 | Sevilla | Middlesbrough | 4–0 | Philips Stadion | 33,100 |
| 2006–07 | Sevilla* | Espanyol | 2–2 | Hampden Park | 47,602 |
| 2007–08 | Zenit Sint Petersburg | Glasgow Rangers | 2–0 | City of Manchester Stadium | 43,878 |
| 2008–09 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Werder Bremen | 2–1 nv | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium | 37,357 |
| 2009–10 | Atlético Madrid | Fulham | 2–1 nv | Volksparkstadion | 49,000 |
| 2010–11 | FC Porto | Sporting Braga | 1–0 | Aviva Stadium | 45,391 |
| 2011–12 | Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 | Arena Națională | 52.347 |
| 2012–13 | Chelsea | Benfica | 2–1 | Amsterdam Arena | 46.163 |
| 2013–14 | Sevilla* | Benfica | 0–0 | Stadio della Juve | 33.120 |
| 2014–15 | Sevilla | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 3–2 | National Stadium Warschau | 45.000 |
| 2015–16 | Sevilla | Liverpool | 3-1 | St. Jakob-Park | 35.000 |
| 2016–17 | nnb | Friends Arena | nnb | ||
| 2017–18 | nnb | Stade des Lumières | nnb |
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