List of UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers
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The UEFA Europa League is the second most important club competition in Europe organized by UEFA. Originally a knockout competition, it later evolved to include group stages and a series of qualifying rounds. It was known as the UEFA Cup from its inception in 1971 until a re-branding in 2009. This article lists both the competition's seasonal top scorers and overall top scorers, including a list of goals scored in the competition proper and a list of goals scored including qualifying rounds.
All-time top scorers (group stage to final)
[edit]- As of 9 May 2024[1]
- Players that took part in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League are highlighted in bold.
- Players still active but not in this year's Europa League are highlighted in italics.
Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Ratio | Years | Club(s) (Goals) |
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34 | 62 | 0.55 | 2009– | Lille (0/7), Borussia Dortmund (8/10), Arsenal (14/26), Barcelona (2/6), Marseille (10/13) |
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31 | 45 | 0.69 | 1994–2008 | Feyenoord (1/6), Celtic (24/31), Helsingborg (6/8) |
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30 | 31 | 0.97 | 2010– | Porto (17/14), Atlético Madrid (13/17) |
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30 | 50 | 0.6 | 2004–2020 | Heerenveen (5/13), Ajax (11/15), Schalke 04 (14/22) |
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29 | 36 | 0.81 | 1973–1984 | 1. FC Köln (25/31), VfB Stuttgart (1/2), Bordeaux (3/3) |
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27 | 46 | 0.59 | 2009– | Anderlecht (5/18), Everton (8/9), Inter Milan (7/6), Roma (7/13) |
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26 | 39 | 0.67 | 2012–2018 | Valencia (0/6), Athletic Bilbao (26/33) |
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25 | 48 | 0.52 | 2003– | Željezničar (0/1), VfL Wolfsburg (5/14), Manchester City (3/7), Roma (17/26) |
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25 | 58 | 0.43 | 1977–1989 | Inter Milan (21/50), Juventus (4/8) | |
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24 | 41 | 0.59 | 1994–2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi (1/2), Trabzonspor (2/2), Ajax (10/13), Rangers (2/7), AZ (9/17) |
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24 | 49 | 0.49 | 2011– | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1/8), Red Bull Salzburg (14/28), Sevilla (3/6), 1899 Hoffenheim (6/7) | |
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24 | 54 | 0.44 | 2005– | Strasbourg (2/3), Paris Saint-Germain (0/5), Sevilla (17/33), Atlético Madrid (2/5), Valencia (3/8) | |
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23 | 21 | 1.1 | 1971–1975 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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23 | 36 | 0.64 | 2004–2018 | CSKA Moscow (20/31), Beşiktaş (3/5) | |
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23 | 67 | 0.34 | 1999–2015 | PAOK (13/43), Panathinaikos (10/24) | |
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22 | 34 | 0.65 | 1971–1978 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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22 | 36 | 0.61 | 1988–1998 | VfB Stuttgart (4/8), Inter Milan (3/13), Bayern Munich (15/14), Sampdoria (0/1) | |
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22 | 42 | 0.52 | 1988–2000 | Ajax (9/21), Inter Milan (9/13), Arsenal (4/8) | |
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22 | 48 | 0.46 | 2012– | Lyon (9/21), Arsenal (13/27) | |
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22 | 49 | 0.45 | 1977–1989 | Bayern Munich (13/22), Inter Milan (9/23), Servette (0/4) |
All-time top scorers (including qualifying rounds)
[edit]- Players that took part in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League (including qualifying rounds) are highlighted in bold.
- Players still active but not in this year's Europa League are highlighted in italics.
Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Ratio | Years | Club(s) (Goals) |
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40 | 56 | 0.71 | 1994–2009 | Feyenoord (1/6), Celtic (27/35), Helsingborg (12/15) |
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37 | 68 | 0.54 | 2009– | Lille (0/9), Borussia Dortmund (11/14), Arsenal (14/26), Barcelona (2/6), Marseille (10/13) |
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34 | 54 | 0.63 | 2004–2020 | Heerenveen (5/13), Ajax (11/17), Schalke 04 (18/24) |
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32 | 62 | 0.52 | 2016– | HJK (4/6), Rangers (28/56) |
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31 | 35 | 0.89 | 2009– | Porto (18/16), Atlético Madrid (13/17), Galatasaray (0/2) |
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31 | 47 | 0.66 | 2011–2018 | Valencia (0/6), Athletic Bilbao (31/41) | |
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29 | 36 | 0.81 | 1973–1984 | 1. FC Köln (25/31), VfB Stuttgart (1/2), Bordeaux (3/3) |
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27 | 44 | 0.61 | 2004–2022 | CSKA Moscow (20/32), Beşiktaş (4/8), Kairat (3/4) |
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27 | 45 | 0.6 | 1993–2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi (2/4), Trabzonspor (4/4), Ajax (10/13), Rangers (2/7), AZ (9/17) | |
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27 | 46 | 0.59 | 2009– | Anderlecht (5/18), Everton (8/9), Inter Milan (7/6), Roma (7/13) | |
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26 | 57 | 0.46 | 2011– | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1/12), Red Bull Salzburg (16/30), Grasshopper (0/2), Sevilla (3/6), 1899 Hoffenheim (6/7) |
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26 | 57 | 0.46 | 2005–2019 | Strasbourg (2/3), Paris Saint-Germain (1/7), Sevilla (18/34), Atlético Madrid (2/5), Valencia (3/8) | |
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25 | 40 | 0.63 | 2006–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur (20/28), Portsmouth (2/4), Rangers (3/8) |
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25 | 49 | 0.51 | 2003– | Željezničar (0/1), VfL Wolfsburg (5/14), Manchester City (3/7), Roma (17/26) | |
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25 | 55 | 0.45 | 1977–1989 | Inter Milan (21/50), Juventus (4/8) | |
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25 | 72 | 0.35 | 2004–2016 | Grasshopper (1/11), Basel (8/26), Hamburger SV (15/27), Panathinaikos (1/8) | |
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24 | 44 | 0.55 | 2002–2017 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (21/34), Sevilla (2/8), Dynamo Moscow (1/2) |
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24 | 60 | 0.4 | 2012– | Club Brugge (3/7), Sevilla (14/31), Villarreal (7/22) | |
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24 | 67 | 0.36 | 2005– | Vardar (1/6), Rabotnički (0/6), Red Star Belgrade (0/2), APOEL (1/5), Club Brugge (1/3), Legia Warsaw (0/6), AEK Larnaca (21/39) | |
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23 | 21 | 1.1 | 1972–1975 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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23 | 33 | 0.7 | 1999–2010 | Werder Bremen | |
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23 | 47 | 0.49 | 2010– | FC Utrecht (9/12), Sporting CP (9/20), Saint-Étienne (1/6), Basel (4/9) | |
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23 | 52 | 0.44 | 2012– | Lyon (10/25), Arsenal (13/27) | |
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23 | 59 | 0.39 | 2007–2017 | Benfica (22/43), Trabzonspor (1/11), Olympiacos (0/5) | |
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23 | 76 | 0.3 | 1999–2015 | PAOK (13/52), Panathinaikos (10/24) |
Top scorers by season
[edit]The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament (tournament phase differs from qualification phase).[4]
By club
[edit]Rank | Club | Titles | Goals | Season(s) |
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4 | 38 | 1972–73*, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80* |
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3 | 32 | 1979–80*, 1995–96, 2007–08* |
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24 | 1982–83, 2009–10*, 2020–21* | ||
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25 | 1990–91, 2016–17*, 2020–21* | ||
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2 | 19 | 1973–74, 2001–02 |
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18 | 1976–77, 1984–85* | ||
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14 | 1981–82, 1986–87* | ||
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15 | 1985–86, 1989–90* | ||
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15 | 1989–90*, 2009–10* | ||
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15 | 1992–93, 1997–98 | ||
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16 | 1993–94*, 1996–97 | ||
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29 | 2002–03, 2010–11 | ||
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13 | 2003–04, 2020–21* | ||
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18 | 2007–08*, 2016–17* | ||
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16 | 2012–13, 2017–18* | ||
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16 | 2013–14, 2014–15* | ||
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18 | 2015–16, 2017–18* | ||
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14 | 2019–20**, 2022–23* | ||
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1 | 12 | 1972–73* |
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14 | 1975–76 | ||
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8 | 1977–78* | ||
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8 | 1977–78* | ||
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14 | 1980–81 | ||
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9 | 1983–84 | ||
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7 | 1984–85* | ||
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5 | 1986–87* | ||
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5 | 1986–87* | ||
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5 | 1986–87* | ||
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6 | 1987–88* | ||
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6 | 1987–88* | ||
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7 | 1988–89 | ||
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9 | 1991–92 | ||
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9 | 1993–94* | ||
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10 | 1994–95 | ||
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8 | 1998–99* | ||
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8 | 1998–99* | ||
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8 | 1998–99* | ||
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10 | 1999–2000 | ||
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7 | 2000–01* | ||
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7 | 2000–01* | ||
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11 | 2004–05 | ||
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9 | 2005–06 | ||
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11 | 2006–07 | ||
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11 | 2008–09 | ||
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12 | 2011–12 | ||
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8 | 2014–15* | ||
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11 | 2018–19 | ||
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8 | 2019–20** | ||
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7 | 2020–21* | ||
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7 | 2021–22 | ||
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6 | 2022–23* | ||
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10 | 2023–24 |
- * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
- ** A top scorer played for two different clubs during given season.
- List is ordered by date of accomplishment.
By country
[edit]Rank | Country | Titles | Goals | Seasons |
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11 | 104 | 1971–72, 1972–73*, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1979–80*, 1979–80*, 1985–86, 1989–90*, 1990–91, 1993–94*, 1994–95, 1995–96 |
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8 | 71 | 1972–73*, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78*, 1986–87*, 1986–87*, 1993–94*, 2001–02 |
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6 | 50 | 1986–87*, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2014–15*, 2016–17* |
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47 | 2000–01*, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18*, 2020–21*, 2020–21* | ||
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5 | 48 | 1976–77, 1984–85*, 2004–05, 2021–22, 2022–23* |
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4 | 33 | 1982–83, 1984–85*, 1998–99*, 1999–2000 |
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34 | 1996–97, 1998–99, 2007–08*, 2017–18* | ||
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3 | 26 | 1992–93, 1997–98, 2018–19 |
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2 | 15 | 1978–79, 1987–88* |
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20 | 1981–82, 1985–86* | ||
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13 | 1988–89, 1989–90* | ||
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29 | 2010–11, 2011–12 | ||
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15 | 2019–20, 2020–21* | ||
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1 | 14 | 1980–81 |
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9 | 1983–84 | ||
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5 | 1986–87* | ||
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6 | 1987–88* | ||
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9 | 1991–92 | ||
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8 | 1998–99* | ||
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7 | 2000–01* | ||
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9 | 2005–06 | ||
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11 | 2006–07 | ||
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10 | 2007–08* | ||
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9 | 2009–10* | ||
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9 | 2009–10* | ||
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8 | 2012–13 | ||
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8 | 2014–15* | ||
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8 | 2016–17* | ||
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7 | 2020–21* | ||
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6 | 2022–23* | ||
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10 | 2023–24 |
- * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
- List is ordered by date of accomplishment.
By player
[edit]Rank | Player | Titles | Goals | Seasons |
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2 | 23 | 1972–73*, 1974–75 |
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18 | 1998–99*, 1999–2000 | ||
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30 | 2010–11, 2011–12 | ||
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26 | 2015–16, 2017–18* |
- * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
- List is ordered by date of accomplishment.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Player featured in two clubs during the same season after the squad changes were introduced from the 2018–19 season onwards.
- ^ Includes West Germany but not East Germany.
- ^ In the 1979–80 season two German players were joint top scorers.
- ^ In the 1986–87 season two Dutch players were joint top scorers.
- ^ In the 2020–21 season two Spanish players were joint top scorers.
- ^ Includes SFR Yugoslavia.
See also
[edit]- List of UEFA Champions League top scorers
- List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorers
- List of UEFA Europa League hat-tricks
References
[edit]- ^ "Europa League - All-time Topscorers". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Europa League All-time Topscorers". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Europa League Qual All-time Topscorers". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF.
- ^ Excluding the qualifying rounds since the 2004–05 season.