List of UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers
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The UEFA Europa League is the second most important club competition in Europe organised by UEFA. Originally a knock-out competition, it later evolved and included group stages and a series of qualifying rounds. It was known as UEFA Cup from its beginning, in 1971, until 2009. This article includes both season top scorers and overall top scorers.
Contents
All-time top scorers (including qualifying rounds)
Rank | Nat. | Player | Goals | Games | Goal Ratio | Debut in Europe | Clubs |
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Henrik Larsson | 40 | 56 | 0.714 | 1994 | Feyenoord, Celtic, Helsingborg |
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 33 | 40 | 0.825 | 2004 | SC Heerenveen, Ajax, Schalke 04 |
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Radamel Falcao | 31 | 33 | 0.939 | 2009 | Porto, Atlético Madrid |
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Dieter Müller | 29 | 36 | 0.805 | 1973 | Köln, Stuttgart, Bordeaux |
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Shota Arveladze | 27 | 44 | 0.613 | 1993 | Dinamo Tbilisi, Trabzonspor, Ajax, Rangers, AZ |
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Alessandro Altobelli | 25 | 58 | 0.431 | 1977 | Internazionale, Juventus |
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Mladen Petrić | 24 | 63 | 0.380 | 2004 | Basel, Hamburg |
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Claudio Pizarro | 24 | 33 | 0.727 | 1999 | Werder Bremen |
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Jupp Heynckes | 23 | 21 | 1.095 | 1967 | Hannover 96, Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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Martin Chivers | 22 | 34 | 0.647 | 1971 | Tottenham Hotspur, Servette |
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Dennis Bergkamp | 22 | 41 | 0.536 | 1986 | Ajax, Internazionale, Arsenal |
Bold = Still active
Winners by seasons
The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament. (Tournament phase differs from qualification phase)
By team
Team | Titles | Goals | Seasons | |
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4 | 38 | 1972–73*, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80* |
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3 | 32 | 1979–80*, 1995–96, 2007–08* |
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2 | 18 | 1976–77, 1984–85* |
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2 | 14 | 1981–82, 1986–87* | |
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2 | 15 | 1985–86, 1989–90* | |
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2 | 16 | 1993–94*, 1996–97 | |
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2 | 15 | 1992–93, 1997–98 | |
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2 | 19 | 1973–74, 2001–02 | |
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2 | 17 | 1982–83, 2009–10* | |
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2 | 15 | 1989–90*, 2009–10* | |
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2 | 29 | 2002–03, 2010–11 | |
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2 | 16 | 2013–14, 2014–15* |
- * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
- List is ordered by date of accomplishment.
By country
Country | Titles | Goals | Seasons | |
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11 | 121 | 1971–72, 1972–73*, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1979–80*, 1979–80*, 1985–86, 1989–90*, 1990–91, 1993–94*, 1994–95, 1995–96 |
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8 | 71 | 1972–73*, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78*, 1986–87*, 1986–87*, 1993–94*, 2001–02 |
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5 | 41 | 1986–87*, 2002–03*, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2014–15* |
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3 | 22 | 1982–83*, 1992–93, 1997–98 |
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3 | 35 | 1976–77, 1984–85*, 2004–05 | |
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3 | 26 | 1996–97, 1998–99, 2007–08* | |
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3 | 25 | 2000–01*, 2013–14, 2015–16 | |
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2 | 15 | 1978–79, 1987–88* |
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2 | 13 | 1988–89, 1989–90* | |
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2 | 20 | 1981–82, 2002–03* | |
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2 | 13 | 1982-83, 1984–85* | |
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2 | 29 | 2010–11, 2011–12 |
- * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
- List is ordered by date of accomplishment.
By player
Country | Titles | Goals | Seasons | |
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2 | 22 | 1972–73*, 1974–75 |
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2 | 29 | 2010–11, 2011–12 |
- * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
- List is ordered by date of accomplishment.
Notes
- ↑ Includes West Germany but not East Germany.
- ↑ In the 1979–80 season two German players were joint top scorers.
- ↑ In the 1986–87 season two Dutch players were joint top scorers.
References
- ↑ Excluding the qualifying rounds since the 2004–05 season.
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec3tops.html