text: what is the difference between the uefa cup and the uefa champions league?   champs league is for the top 4 teams of each premier division from countries around europe eg.england,spain,france,germany,italy,russia,denmark etc.  uefa cup is for 5th,6th and 7th place teams from the top division of various countries.also the winners of the fa cup and the league cup get a place in the uefa .for england that is but the same goes for other countries as well.