| Most recent season or competition: 2021 | |
| League | European Club Championships |
|---|---|
| Sport | Judo |
| Founded | 2014 |
| First season | 2014 |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:  PSG Judo (FRA)W: PSG Judo (FRA) |
| Most titles | M:  Fighter Tbilisi (GEO) (2)W: (1) |
The Europa League is a European judo club team championship for men and women. Like the Champions League, it is held under the umbrella of the European Judo Union. Four clubs of the national club championships are eligible to start. [1]
| Season | Host | Champion | Vice-Champion | Dritter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 [2] [3] |  Hoofddorp | Fighter Tbilisi | Kenamju Haarlem |  Sporting Clube de Portugal |
| 2015 [4] [5] | Tbilisi | Sagaredjo |  KBR Nalchik | Edelweiss Grozny
|
| 2016 [6] [7] |  Belgrade | New Stream | Red Star Belgrade |  JC Akademik
|
| 2017 [8] |  Wuppertal | Edelweiss Grozny |  CJ Valencia | Hamburger Judo Team
|
| 2018 [9] |  Bucharest | Golden Gori | ESBM Blanc-Mesnil | Ratiborets |
| 2019 [10] | Odivelas | Fighter Tbilisi | Sucy Judo | TSV Abensberg
|
| 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | |||
| 2021 [11] [12] |  Prague | PSG Judo | SGS Judo | SC Akhmat
|
| 2022 | was not held [1] | |||
| Season | Host | Champion | Vice-Champion | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 [3] [13] | Hoofddorp | JSV Speyer |  Judo Club Cortaillod | Kenamju Haarlem
|
| 2015 [4] [14] | Tbilisi | JTS Noord-oost | SK Shabolovka | Dinamo Rno-alania
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| 2016 [15] [7] | Belgrade | Valencia CJ | Slavija Novi Sad | Yawara-Neva
|
| 2017 [16] [8] | Wuppertal | FLAM 91 | 1. JC Mönchengladbach |  Fiamme Gialle Roma
|
| 2018 [9] [17] | Bucharest | RSC Champigny | ESBM Blanc-Mesnil | SGS Judo
|
| 2019 [18] [10] | Odivelas | US Orléans | Ujisk Slavija | SGS Judo
|
| 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | |||
| 2021 [19] [20] [12] | Prague | PSG Judo | SC UWS | ESBM Blanc-Mesnil |
| 2022 | was not held [1] | |||
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