In 1999 it wasmerged with the UEFA Cup Winners Cup which had been for the winnersof domestic cup competitions.The first final was an all Englishaffair as Wolverhampton Wanderers and حقيبة صغيرة كيلي Tottenham Hotspur contested thehonours, with Spurs becoming the inaugural winners.Since then, the most successful clubshave been Liverpool, Sacs à Main 3jours Internazional and Juventus with three titleseach.Originally the competition was purely aknockout one, played over two legs both home and away including thefinal but this was changed in 1997 ?? 98 as the final became aone-off game.Beginning in 2004 ?? 05 two qualifyingrounds were introduced for teams in the lower ranked UEFAAssociations. These were joined in the first round proper byqualifiers from the higher ranked UEFA Associations as well aslosers from the third qualifying round of the Champions League. Winners from this round were thenseeded into groups with the top teams in each group then competing inthe final knock-out stages.Teams from Italy have the best record,winning the competition nine times and being runners-up six times.German, English and Spanish sides have six wins apiece with Dutchteams winning four times. No French side has ever won the title.After Liverpool, the best performingEnglish sides in the competition are Tottenham with two titles,Ipswich with one and runners-up slots for Arsenal, Daha Fazla çanta Middlesbrough andFulham.Fulham reached the 2010 final but werenarrowly beaten 2 ?? 1 by Atletico Madrid after extra time.The competition, Veske Og Lommebok whilst definitelyinthe shadow the Champions League, frequently provides the opportunityfor the smaller clubs in Europe to take center stage and can lead tosome great cup runs for the fans and exciting matches for theneutral.