It is considered the second level of international ski jumping, ranking below the World Cup and not counting Grand Prix which world top class summer competition.
International Ski Federation considers the last two Europa Cup seasons in 1991/92 and 1992/93 where they competed only in Europe and with only European ski jumpers, as first two continental cup season.
Competitors from United States, Canada and Asia previously competed in their own Pacific Rum Cup which was canceled, joined with Europeans on the second level of world ski jumping competition.
[1] Summer events organized already in first season like with men counted together in joined overall winter ranking until 2007/08.
First 408 individual events for men between 1991 and 2001 are not yet calculated in the incomplete winning statistics list at the International Ski Federation official homepage, where they currently run statistics only from 17 November 2001 on.