The 2006 Spar European Cup took place in Málaga, Spain and attracted over 2000 athletes from 49 countries. The mascot for the 2006 games was "Manolito" the Octopus, it was chosen from the drawings submitted in a contest aimed at Andalusian schoolchildren, the winner was Eva Simancas Rubio, aged 11 from ‘Julio Caro Baroja’. The top two teams for both men and women qualified for the 2006 IAAF World Cup.
The 2001 European Cup took place on 23 and 24 June 2001 in Bremen, Germany. The B finals were held in Vaasa, Finland and Budapest, Hungary.
The 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 15 February 2003 at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany. It was the inaugural edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the eight top performing nations from the 2002 European Cup. The event was held before a sell-out crowd of 3069 people and athletes gave a positive reaction to the competition, with 60 metres winner Jason Gardener remarking that "The public, the organisation and the facilities are very good here". This reception led to Leipzig being awarded the hosting rights to the 2004 European Athletics Indoor Cup by the European Athletic Association. Spain won the men's section of the team competition, while Russia took the top women's honours.
The 2006 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 5 March 2006 at the Stade Couvert Régional in Liévin, France. It was the third edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the six top performing nations from the 2005 European Cup and the top two from the European Cup First League. Great Britain's women's team withdrew due to the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, while the Italian women also withdrew as the dates coincided with their indoor national championships. The event was held a week prior to the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow.
The 2008 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 16 February 2008 at the CSKA Universal Sports Hall in Moscow, Russia. It was the fourth and final edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the six top performing nations from the 2007 European Cup and the top two from the European Cup First League. Great Britain and Northern Ireland did not send either a men's or women's team and they were replaced by Ukraine and Spain, respectively. The men's team from Greece also opted not to participate and they were replaced by Sweden. The host nation won both the men's and women's competitions.
The 1967 European Cup was the 2nd edition of the international team competition in athletics between European nations, organised by the European Athletic Association.
The 2002 European Cup was the 23rd edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 2003 European Cup was the 24th edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 1977 European Cup was the 6th edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 1979 European Cup was the seventh edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 1981 European Cup was the 8th edition of the European Cup of athletics. It was the last edition to feature multiple stages of competition before being replaced by the promotion/relegation system since 1983.
The 1985 European Cup was the 10th edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 1991 European Cup was the 13th edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 1993 European Cup was the 14th edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 1994 European Cup was the 15th edition of the European Cup of athletics. From this edition on, the event was held annually until 2011.
The 1995 European Cup was the 16th edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 1996 European Cup was the 17th edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 1997 European Cup was the 18th edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 1998 European Cup was the 19th edition of the European Cup of athletics.
The 1999 European Cup was the 20th edition of the European Cup of athletics.
