Manchester United's comfortable win over Ajax in the 2016-17 Europa League was, surprisingly, the first time in their illustrious history that they'd lifted the trophy. It meant that they completed the full house of trophies, Champions League/European Cup, Europa League/UEFA Cup, European Cup Winners Cup, European Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup/Intercontinental Cup, English Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, FA Charity Shield/Community Shield. Not only is it a third trophy for Jose Mourinho and his team, it's also important in that it gives them a place back in the Champions League for the 2017-18 season. With United, local rivals Manchester City and Liverpool all expecting to target more signings over the summer, it promises to be another exciting season.
A list of all of the winners of the UEFA Europa League, including its previous incarnations as the Fairs Cup and the UEFA Cup...
| Year | Title Winners | Runners-up | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wolves | 3:2 (2:1 1:1) |
| 1972-73 | Liverpool FC | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3:2 (3:0 0:2) |
| 1973-74 | Feyenoord | Tottenham Hotspur | 4:2 (2:2 2:0) |
| 1974-75 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | FC Twente (Enschede) | 5:1 (0:0 5:1) |
| 1975-76 | Liverpool FC | Club Brugge KV | 4:3 (3:2 1:1) |
| 1976-77 | Juventus | Athletic Bilbao | 2:2 (1:0 2:1) (Away goals rule) |
| 1977-78 | PSV Eindhoven | SEC Bastia | 3:0 (0:0 3:0) |
| 1978-79 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Red Star Belgrade | 2:1 (1:1 1:0) |
| 1979-80 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3:3 (2:3 1:0) (Away goals rule) |
| 1980-81 | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | 5:4 (3:0 2:4) |
| 1981-82 | IFK Göteborg | Hamburger SV | 4:0 (1:0 3:0) |
| 1982-83 | Anderlecht | SL Benfica | 2:1 (1:0 1:1) |
| 1983-84 | Tottenham Hotspur | RSC Anderlecht | 2:2 (1:1 1:1) (4-3 pens) |
| 1984-85 | Real Madrid | Videoton | 3:1 (3:0 0:1) |
| 1985-86 | Real Madrid | 1.FC Köln | 5:3 (5:1 0:2) |
| 1986-87 | IFK Göteborg | Dundee United | 2:1 (1:0 1:1) |
| 1987-88 | Bayer Leverkusen | Español | 3:3 (0:3 3:0) (3:2 pens) |
| 1988-89 | Napoli | VfB Stuttgart | 5:4 (2:1 3:3) |
| 1989-90 | Juventus | Fiorentina | 3:1 (3:1 0:0) |
| 1990-91 | Inter | Roma | 2:1 (2:0 0:1) |
| 1991-92 | Ajax | Torino | 2:2 (2:2 0:0) (Away goals rule) |
| 1992-93 | Juventus | Borussia Dortmund | 6:1 (3:1 3:0) |
| 1993-94 | Inter | Casino Salzburg | 2:0 (1:0 1:0) |
| 1994-95 | Parma | Juventus | 2:1 (1:0 1:1) |
| 1995-96 | Bayern München | Girondins Bordeaux | 5:1 (2:0 3:1) |
| 1996-97 | FC Schalke 04 | Internazionale | 1:1 (1:0 0:1) (4:1 pens) |
| 1997-98 | Inter | Lazio | 3:0 |
| 1998-99 | Parma | Olympique Marseille | 3:0 |
| 1999-00 | Galatasaray | Arsenal | 0:0 (4:1 pens) |
| 2000-01 | Liverpool | Deportivo Alavés | 5:4 (aet) |
| 2001-02 | Feyenoord | Borussia Dortmund | 3:2 |
| 2002-03 | FC Porto | Celtic | 3:2 (aet) |
| 2003-04 | Valencia | Olympique Marseille | 2:0 |
| 2004-05 | CSKA Moscow | Sporting CP Lisboa | 3:1 |
| 2005-06 | Sevilla FC | Middlesbrough | 4:0 |
| 2006-07 | Sevilla FC | Espanyol | 2:2 (3:1 pens) |
| 2007-08 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Rangers Glasgow | 2:0 |
| 2008-09 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Werder Bremen | 2:1 (aet) |
| 2009-10 | Atlético Madrid | Fulham | 2:1 (aet) |
| 2010-11 | FC Porto | Sporting Braga | 1:0 |
| 2011-12 | Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 3:0 |
| 2012-13 | Chelsea FC | SL Benfica | 2:1 |
| 2013-14 | Sevilla FC | SL Benfica | 0:0 (4:2 pens) |
| 2014-15 | Sevilla FC | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 3:2 |
| 2015-16 | Sevilla FC | Liverpool | 3:1 |
| 2016-17 | Manchester United | Ajax | 2:0 |
