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The European Cups 1956-2006: Finals; Statistical Overview League Performances
Topic Started: Feb 20 2009, 06:00 AM (287 Views)
Gregoriak
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The following thread concentrates on how well leagues did in reaching the finals of all three European Cups each season (EC1, CWC, Fairs/UEFA Cup) since their respective inception.

The European Cups Finals

Season - # of clubs - best performing league
1955-56 1 No league with more than one team
1956-57 1 No league with more than one team
1957-58 2 SPAIN
1958-59 1 No league with more than one team
1959-60 2 SPAIN
1960-61 2 ITALY
1961-62 4 SPAIN
1962-63 2 SPAIN
1963-64 3 SPAIN
1964-65 2 ITALY
1965-66 3 SPAIN
1966-67 2 SCOTLAND
1967-68 2 ENGLAND
1968-69 1 No league with more than one team
1969-70 2 ENGLAND
1970-71 2 ENGLAND
1971-72 2 ENGLAND
1972-73 2 ENGLAND, ITALY
1973-74 1 No league with more than one team
1974-75 2 GERMANY
1975-76 2 ENGLAND, BELGIUM
1976-77 2 GERMANY
1977-78 2 BELGIUM
1978-79 2 GERMANY
1979-80 3 GERMANY
1980-81 2 ENGLAND
1981-82 2 GERMANY
1982-83 1 No league with more than one team
1983-84 2 ENGLAND, ITALY
1984-85 2 ENGLAND
1985-86 3 SPAIN
1986-87 1 No league with more than one team
1987-88 2 HOLLAND
1988-89 3 ITALY
1989-90 4 ITALY
1990-91 2 ITALY
1991-92 2 ITALY
1992-93 3 ITALY
1993-94 3 ITALY
1994-95 3 ITALY
1995-96 2 FRANCE
1996-97 2 ITALY, GERMANY
1997-98 3 ITALY
1998-99 2 ITALY
1999-00 2 SPAIN
2000-01 2 SPAIN
2001-02 2 GERMANY
2002-03 2 ITALY
2003-04 2 FRANCE
2004-05 1 No league with more than one team
2005-06 2 SPAIN, ENGLAND

SOME RECORDS

Best performing league – most frequently

15 times: ITALY
10 times: ENGLAND
10 times: SPAIN
7 times: GERMANY
2 times: BELGIUM
2 times: FRANCE
1 time: SCOTLAND
1 time: HOLLAND

Best performing league – most successive seasons

7 seasons: ITALY [1988-89 to 1994-95]
4 seasons: ENGLAND [1969-70 to 1972-73]
3 seasons: SPAIN [1961-62 to 1964-65]
3 seasons: ITALY [1996-97 to 1998-99]

Highest number of teams in all finals in one season

4 teams: SPAIN [1961-62]
4 teams: ITALY [1989-90]
3 teams: SPAIN [1963-64]
3 teams: SPAIN [1965-66]
3 teams: GERMANY [1979-80]
3 teams: SPAIN [1985-86]
3 teams: ITALY [1988-89]
3 teams: ITALY [1992-93]
3 teams: ITALY [1993-94]
3 teams: ITALY [1994-95]
3 teams: ITALY [1997-98]

Overall number of times a league's clubs competed in finals

53 times: ITALY
50 times: SPAIN
43 times: ENGLAND
34 times: GERMANY
16 times: HOLLAND
12 times: PORTUGAL
12 times: BELGIUM
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Simon
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I'd be interested to see the stats splitting the European Cup from the UEFA Cup and the old ECWC - I've heard it before but from memory I think things are pretty much neck and neck between England, Italy and Spain in the European Cup.

There are interesting shades of grey as well, for example the prime period of English success was abruptly interrupted by the 5 year ban after Heysel, although on the other hand England would often have stronger teams in the ECWC as the FA Cup is a bigger deal to the English than the cup competition is in most other countries.

The evidence is that money talks. It's hard to see how another league could currently challenge the hegemony of the big three leagues, but at least we can talk of a 'big three'. In financial terms, Italy was head and shoulders above every other league in the late-80s / early-to-mid 90s and that was reflected not just in their fine record in the CL but particularly through their dominance of the UEFA Cup in that period.
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