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The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season, and the last in 1998–99. The competition was then abolished to make way for a further expansion to the UEFA Champions League, with domestic cup winners now gaining entry into the UEFA Cup.
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The tournament ran for 39 seasons, with the final edition held in 1998–99, after which it was discontinued. UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Organising body, UEFA.
Apr 11, 2019 · Uefa announced that the competition would be scrapped after the 1998-99 season, giving reigning champions Chelsea the chance to become the first ...
Because of the decreased status, UEFA decided to end the competition after the 1998-1999 tournament. Lazio would become the last cup champions. Advertisement ...
Mar 10, 2019 · The last Cup Winners' Cup tournament took place in the 1998-99 season with UEFA's executive committee deciding to abolish it thereafter, ...
May 16, 2019 · ... Cup, abolished in 2008). Even taking into account the tournament's decline, a Cup Winners' Cup return was surely a more appealing format ...
Nov 11, 2023 · It was a meme in the 90's that no club can win it twice in a row, it stayed that way until the cup was scrapped. Parma and Arsenal came closest, ...
Prior to its abolition, the Cup Winners' Cup was regarded as the second most prestigious European club competition out of the three major tournaments, behind ...