The UEFA Europa League, once known as the UEFA Cup is a European soccer tournament that is a notch below the Champions League. Here is a look at the event and UEFA Europa League betting at the BetPhoenix sportsbook.
Former UEFA Cup
This competition has been taking place since 1971 for teams in Europe. It was known as the UEFA Cup until the 2009-2010 season when it was changed to the UEFA Europa League. A total of 26 different teams have won the title in history with Juventus, Inter Milan and Liverpool winning three times each. There are a number of ways to qualify for the tournament but the best teams in England don’t want to be playing as they would hope to have made it into the Champions League.
Format
The group stage has 48 teams in 12 groups of four teams each playing in a double round robin format. The top two teams from each group advance and then play four rounds of knockout rounds that are two legs, home and away. The final is played at a neutral site. The final of the UEFA Europa League is played on a Wednesday so that it is played 10 days before the Champions League final.
Europa League Betting
The winner of this tournament in 2012 was Atletico Madrid who also took the title in 2010. Porto was the winner in 2011. When it comes to UEFA Europa League betting you have all of the normal options when wagering at BetPhoenix including side, total and futures. The tournament doesn’t get the publicity of the Champions League but it can still be interesting to follow and to bet on.
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