May 21, 2026 | 01:30 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Aston Villa convincingly claimed its first-ever Europa League title at Tupras Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday. The English Premier League club crushed German side Freiburg with a dominant 3–0 scoreline, with goals from Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendia, and Morgan Rogers.As Fox Sports cited, the triumph came as a major milestone for Villa, ending the club’s 30-year trophy drought. The last time The Villans lifted a major trophy was the 1995–96 Football League Cup, when they defeated Leeds United 3–0.With the victory, Villa officially etched their name into Europa League history.Full List of Europa League Winners (1971 – 2026)1972 - Tottenham Hotspur1973 - Liverpool1974 - Feyenoord1975 - Borussia Mönchengladbach1976 - Liverpool1977 - Juventus1978 - PSV Eindhoven1979 - Borussia Mönchengladbach1980 - Eintracht Frankfurt1981 - Ipswich Town1982 - IFK Göteborg1983 - Anderlecht1984 - Tottenham Hotspur1985 - Real Madrid1986 - Real Madrid1987 - IFK Göteborg1988 - Bayer Leverkusen1989 - Napoli1990 - Juventus1991 - Inter Milan1992 - Ajax1993 - Juventus1994 - Inter Milan1995 - Parma1996 - Bayern Munich1997 - Schalke 041998 - Inter Milan1999 - Parma2000 - Galatasaray2001 - Liverpool2002 - Feyenoord2003 - Porto2004 - Valencia2005 - CSKA Moscow2006 - Sevilla2007 - Sevilla2008 - Zenit Saint Petersburg2009 - Shakhtar Donetsk2010 - Atlético Madrid2011 - Porto2012 - Atlético Madrid2013 - Chelsea2014 - Sevilla2015 - Sevilla2016 - Sevilla2017 - Manchester United2018 - Atlético Madrid2019 - Chelsea2020 - Sevilla2021 - Villarreal2022 - Eintracht Frankfurt2023 - Sevilla2024 - Atalanta2025 - Tottenham Hotspur2026 - Aston VillaAston Villa’s Europa League triumph could give England the potential to send six clubs to next season’s Champions League. However, that scenario depends on where Villa finishes in the Premier League standings.Should Villa conclude the season inside the top five, their Europa League qualification spot will not create an additional Champions League place for another English club, given they would have already secured passage through league placement.On the other hand, if Villa happen to finish outside the top five, they will still march into the Champions League as Europa League winners while the Premier League’s top five also qualify, giving England six representatives in Europe's elite competition.Read: Full List of Premier League Winners: From 1992 to 2026 SeasonClick here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News
