Sevilla FC
Club Overview
Sevilla FC is one of the oldest football clubs in Spain, founded in 1890 by a group of British and Spanish residents of Seville. The club is the most successful in the history of the UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League, having won the competition a record seven times between 2006 and 2023.
Sevilla is one of the founding members of La Liga, having competed in the inaugural Spanish first division in 1929. The club has spent the vast majority of its history in the top flight and was crowned La Liga champion in 1945–46.
UEFA Cup / Europa League Titles
| Edition | Final opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 UEFA Cup | Middlesbrough | Eindhoven |
| 2006–07 UEFA Cup | Espanyol | Glasgow |
| 2013–14 UEFA Europa League | Benfica | Turin |
| 2014–15 UEFA Europa League | Dnipro | Warsaw |
| 2015–16 UEFA Europa League | Liverpool | Basel |
| 2019–20 UEFA Europa League | Inter Milan | Cologne |
| 2022–23 UEFA Europa League | Roma | Budapest |
Major Honours
- La Liga: 1945–46
- UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup: 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2023 — competition record
- UEFA Super Cup: 2006
- Copa del Rey: 1935, 1939, 1948, 2007, 2010
- Supercopa de España: 2007
Notable Era — The Juande Ramos / Monchi Years
Sevilla's modern golden era began in the mid-2000s under sporting director Ramón "Monchi" Rodríguez Verdejo and head coach Juande Ramos. The club assembled a squad featuring Dani Alves, Adriano Correia, Ivica Dragutinović, Christian Poulsen, Frédéric Kanouté, and Luís Fabiano, winning consecutive UEFA Cups in 2006 and 2007 together with the Copa del Rey in 2007. The model — careful scouting, low-cost signings, profitable resales — became widely studied in European football.
Related: Luís Fabiano · La Liga · All teams