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From Roma to Chelsea: All the previous UEFA Conference League winners

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Tai Kolade

Published 3 weeks ago

The UEFA Conference League has had a short history, but it has had some great winners in that time. In this article, we examine all the winners and notable records from the competition.

[p]Since 2021, the UEFA Conference League has been a fixture in the footballing calendar, serving as the third-tier competition of European club football.[/p][p]In the short time since its inception, it has become a great tournament that has become a must-watch for football fans.[/p][p]In this article, we look at the winners of the tournament ahead of a new name making it on the trophy, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a] take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rayo-vallecano/8bcjFy6O/"]Rayo Vallecano[/a] in the final of the 2025/26 season.[/p][embed guid="4318e631-4281-4311-8ee5-c5f6a81a8d5e" url="https://x.com/Conf_League/status/2058811745892700493" social-type="twitter" /][h2]The winners[/h2][p][b]2021/22:[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/as-roma/zVqqL0ma/"]Roma[/a] (Italy) 1-0 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a] (Netherlands)[/p][p][b]2022/23:[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham United[/a] (England) 2-1 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fiorentina/Q3A3IbXH/"]Fiorentina[/a] (Italy)[/p][p][b]2023/24:[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/olympiacos-piraeus/hnzvnHPS/"]Olympiacos[/a] (Greece) 1-0 Fiorentina (Italy), AET[/p][p][b]2024/25:[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] (England) 4-1 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/betis/vJbTeCGP/"]Real Betis[/a] (Spain)[/p][h2]Club and country power rankings[/h2][p]England has been the most dominant country in this competition, with two of the four winners being English clubs - West Ham and Chelsea.[/p][p]This record could be extended if [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/crystal-palace-AovF1Mia/rayo-vallecano-8bcjFy6O/?mid=Q17aZoV7"]Crystal Palace beat Spanish side Rayo Vallencano on Wednesday, May 27th[/a].[/p][p]Fiorentina are seen as one of the most unlucky clubs in the competition, being back-to-back finalists and losing both times.[/p][embed guid="65968efa-49d6-4d82-af02-c4b5658e2d3e" url="https://x.com/Conf_League/status/2057808949135696134" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Individual record breakers[/h2][p][b]Most Conference League goals: [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ishak-mikael/UsA6pins/"]Mikael Ishak[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lech-poznan/OpNH7Ouf/"]Lech Poznan[/a]) - 13 goals[/p][p][b]Most Conference League goals (including qualifying rounds): [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-cabral/rwlLxxk1/"]Arthur Cabral[/a] - 21 goals[/p][p][b]Most goals in a Conference League season: [/b]2023/24 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-kaabi-ayoub/6RewslBm/"]Ayoub El Kaabi[/a] (Olympiacos) - 11 goals[/p][p]*[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sarr-ismaila/ll2uTDkB/"]Ismaila Sarr[/a] is the current top scorer in the 2025/26 season with nine goals. Since Crystal Palace will be in the final, Sarr has the opportunity to extend this record[/p][h2]The historic 2025 milestone[/h2][p]When Chelsea won the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League, they became the first club in football history to win the full set of major European trophies - the Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, and the Cup Winners' Cup.[/p][embed guid="16bcb2f9-bb72-403f-ba59-73610aa460b0" url="https://x.com/Conf_League/status/2037107295491154288" social-type="twitter" /][h2]FAQs[/h2][p][b]Which team won the first-ever UEFA Europa Conference League?[/b][/p][p][i]Roma.[/i][/p][p][b]Who is the all-time top scorer in the UEFA Conference League?[/b][/p][p][i]Mikael Ishak with 13 goals[/i][/p][p][b]Which club has reached the most Conference League finals without winning?[/b][/p][p][i]Fiorentina (2).[/i][/p][p][b]What historic milestone did Chelsea achieve by winning the 2025 final?[/b][/p][p][i]Chelsea became the first team to complete the set of major European trophies.[/i][/p][p][b]When and where is the 2026 UEFA Conference League final taking place?[/b][/p][p][i]Wednesday, May 27, at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany.[/i][/p][p][b]Which country has produced the most Conference League champions to date?[/b][/p][p][i]England (2) - West Ham and Chelsea.[/i][/p][p][b]Why did UEFA drop the word "Europa" from the competition's name[/b][/p][p][i]UEFA removed the word 'Europa' from the name to enable further development for the competition as a stand-alone entity. [/i][/p]

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