European Cup Winners' Cup (trophy)
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The European Cup Winners' Cup, also known as the Coupe des Vainqueurs de Coupe Européenne or simply Cup Winners' Cup (Coupe des Coupes), was a trophy
awarded annually by UEFA
to the football club that wins the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
. Before the 1994–95 season the competition shared its name with the trophy, being also known as the European Cup Winners' Cup.
The UEFA
regulations stated that a club would get to keep the original trophy upon their third consecutive win or fifth overall, although this never happened. No club ever managed to successfully defend their title and the club with the most overall wins is Barcelona
, who won it four times. Hence the trophy was permanently awarded to Lazio
, the last winners.
Trophy
A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...
awarded annually by UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
to the football club that wins the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
. Before the 1994–95 season the competition shared its name with the trophy, being also known as the European Cup Winners' Cup.
The UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
regulations stated that a club would get to keep the original trophy upon their third consecutive win or fifth overall, although this never happened. No club ever managed to successfully defend their title and the club with the most overall wins is Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, who won it four times. Hence the trophy was permanently awarded to Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
, the last winners.