List of UEFA Cup and Europa League winning managers

The UEFA Cup was a European association football competition contested from 1972 to 2009. In the 2009–10 season its name was changed to UEFA Europa League.

Unai Emery is a record four-time winner of the competition as manager

English manager Bill Nicholson led Tottenham Hotspur to victory in the inaugural final, an all-English encounter against Wolverhampton Wanderers. For the first 25 years of the competition, the final was contested over two legs, one at each club's stadium. In 1998, Luigi Simoni led Inter Milan to victory over Lazio in the competition's first single-legged final held at a neutral venue, the Parc des Princes in Paris.

Only seven managers have won the competition more than once. Unai Emery is a record four-time winner: he won three consecutive editions of the UEFA Europa League with Sevilla in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and a fourth title with Villarreal in 2021. Three-time winner Giovanni Trapattoni led Juventus to victory in 1977, Internazionale in 1991, and Juventus once again in 1993, and Luis Molowny led Real Madrid to consecutive wins in 1985 and 1986, as did fellow Spaniard Juande Ramos who managed Sevilla to victory in both the 2006 and 2007 UEFA Cup Finals. Rafael Benítez became the first manager to win the competition as both the UEFA Cup (in 2004) and as the UEFA Europa League (in 2013), a feat later achieved by José Mourinho, who won the UEFA Cup with Porto in 2003 and the UEFA Europa League with Manchester United in 2017. Diego Simeone won in 2012 and 2018, both times with Atlético Madrid.

Spanish managers have won the title twelve times. Recent finals have been dominated by Spanish managers, with seven wins between 2010 and 2022. Ten managers have won the title in charge of teams from a country other than their own; the most recent was Austrian Oliver Glasner, as manager of German club Eintracht Frankfurt.

By year
Giovanni Trapattoni, Three-time winner in 1977 and 1991 and 1993.
Rafael Benítez, winning manager in 2004 and 2013, also became the second manager to win the cup with two different teams.
José Mourinho, winning manager in 2003 and 2017
Juande Ramos, winning manager in 2006 and 2007
Diego Simeone, winning manager in 2012 and 2018
Bobby Robson, winning manager in 1981
Dino Zoff, winning manager in 1990
Franz Beckenbauer, winning manager in 1996
Fatih Terim, winning manager in 2000
Mircea Lucescu, winning manager in 2009 the last UEFA Cup format
André Villas-Boas, winning manager in 2011, and the youngest manager ever to win a European competition, at age 33
Final Nationality Winning manager Country Club Ref.
1972  EnglandBill Nicholson  EnglandTottenham Hotspur [1]
1973  ScotlandBill Shankly  EnglandLiverpool [2]
1974  NetherlandsWiel Coerver  NetherlandsFeyenoord [3]
1975  West GermanyHennes Weisweiler  West GermanyBorussia Mönchengladbach [4]
1976  EnglandBob Paisley  EnglandLiverpool [5]
1977  ItalyGiovanni Trapattoni  ItalyJuventus [6]
1978  NetherlandsKees Rijvers  NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven [7]
1979  West GermanyUdo Lattek  West GermanyBorussia Mönchengladbach [8]
1980  West GermanyFriedel Rausch  West GermanyEintracht Frankfurt [9]
1981  EnglandBobby Robson  EnglandIpswich Town [10]
1982  SwedenSven-Göran Eriksson  SwedenIFK Göteborg [11]
1983  BelgiumPaul Van Himst  BelgiumAnderlecht [12]
1984  EnglandKeith Burkinshaw  EnglandTottenham Hotspur [13]
1985  SpainLuis Molowny  SpainReal Madrid [14]
1986  SpainLuis Molowny  SpainReal Madrid [14]
1987  SwedenGunder Bengtsson  SwedenIFK Göteborg [15]
1988  West GermanyErich Ribbeck  West GermanyBayer Leverkusen [16]
1989  ItalyOttavio Bianchi  ItalyNapoli [17]
1990  ItalyDino Zoff  ItalyJuventus [18]
1991  ItalyGiovanni Trapattoni  ItalyInter Milan [6]
1992  NetherlandsLouis van Gaal  NetherlandsAjax [19]
1993  ItalyGiovanni Trapattoni  ItalyJuventus [6]
1994  ItalyGiampiero Marini  ItalyInter Milan [20]
1995  ItalyNevio Scala  ItalyParma [21]
1996  GermanyFranz Beckenbauer  GermanyBayern Munich [22]
1997  NetherlandsHuub Stevens  GermanySchalke 04 [23]
1998  ItalyLuigi Simoni  ItalyInter Milan [24]
1999  ItalyAlberto Malesani  ItalyParma [25]
2000  TurkeyFatih Terim  TurkeyGalatasaray [26]
2001  FranceGérard Houllier  EnglandLiverpool [27]
2002  NetherlandsBert van Marwijk  NetherlandsFeyenoord [28]
2003  PortugalJosé Mourinho  PortugalPorto [29]
2004  SpainRafael Benítez  SpainValencia [30]
2005  RussiaValery Gazzaev  RussiaCSKA Moscow [31]
2006  SpainJuande Ramos  SpainSevilla [32]
2007  SpainJuande Ramos  SpainSevilla [32]
2008  NetherlandsDick Advocaat  RussiaZenit Saint Petersburg [33]
2009  RomaniaMircea Lucescu  UkraineShakhtar Donetsk [34]
2010  SpainQuique Sánchez Flores  SpainAtlético Madrid [35]
2011  PortugalAndré Villas-Boas  PortugalPorto [36]
2012  ArgentinaDiego Simeone  SpainAtlético Madrid [37]
2013  SpainRafael Benítez  EnglandChelsea [38]
2014  SpainUnai Emery  SpainSevilla [39]
2015  SpainUnai Emery  SpainSevilla [40]
2016  SpainUnai Emery  SpainSevilla [41]
2017  PortugalJosé Mourinho  EnglandManchester United [42]
2018  ArgentinaDiego Simeone  SpainAtlético Madrid [43]
2019  ItalyMaurizio Sarri  EnglandChelsea [44]
2020  SpainJulen Lopetegui  SpainSevilla [45]
2021  SpainUnai Emery  SpainVillarreal [46]
2022  AustriaOliver Glasner  GermanyEintracht Frankfurt [47]

Managers with multiple titles
Rank Nationality Manager Number of wins Years won Club(s)
1 Unai Emery 4 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021 Sevilla, Villarreal
2 Giovanni Trapattoni 3 1977, 1991, 1993 Inter Milan, Juventus
3 Luis Molowny 2 1985, 1986 Real Madrid
Juande Ramos 2 2006, 2007 Sevilla
Rafael Benítez 2 2004, 2013 Valencia, Chelsea
José Mourinho 2 2003, 2017 Porto, Manchester United
Diego Simeone 2 2012, 2018 Atlético Madrid
Bold=Still active as manager

By nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each nationality.

NationalityNumber of
wins
 Spain12
 Italy10
 Netherlands6
 Germany5
 England4
 Portugal3
 Argentina2
 Sweden2
 Austria1
 Belgium1
 France1
 Romania1
 Russia1
 Scotland1
 Turkey1

See also
  • List of UEFA Cup and Europa League finals
  • UEFA Cup and Europa League records and statistics

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