High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960-61 season-but not recognised by the governing body of European football until two years later. The final tournament was held in 1998-99, after which it was absorbed by the UEFA Cup.