A History of Major
European Club Competitions

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Volume I:
European Cup (1955-1991) Champions League (since 1992)
VOLUME II:
European Cup Winners’ Cup (1960-1999) Super Cup (since 1972)
VOLUME III:
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1955-1971)UEFA CUP (1971-2009)Europa League (since 2009)






Club competitions between teams from European countries trace their origins back to 1897 when the Challenge Cup was founded as a competition between clubs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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The Mitropa Cup came about following the end of World War I.
Following World War II, the Latin Cup, for teams from France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, was another of the ancestors of European competitions. It was played from 1949 to 1957, overlapping with the birth of the European Cup.
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