Results of defending champions on opening weekends
| Season | Champions | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992/93 | LEE | WIM (H) | W 2-1 |
| 1993/94 | MUN | NOR (A) | W 0-2 |
| 1994/95 | MUN | QPR (H) | W 2-0 |
| 1995/96 | BLB | QPR (H) | W 1-0 |
| 1996/97 | MUN | WIM (A) | W 0-3 |
| 1997/98 | MUN | TOT (A) | W 0-2 |
| 1998/99 | ARS | NFO (H) | W 2-1 |
| 1999/00 | MUN | EVE (A) | D 1-1 |
| 2000/01 | MUN | NEW (H) | W 2-0 |
| 2001/02 | MUN | FUL (H) | W 3-2 |
| 2002/03 | ARS | BIR (H) | W 2-0 |
| 2003/04 | MUN | BOL (H) | W 4-0 |
| 2004/05 | ARS | EVE (A) | W 1-4 |
| 2005/06 | CHE | WIG (A) | W 0-1 |
| 2006/07 | CHE | MCI (H) | W 3-0 |
| 2007/08 | MUN | RDG (H) | D 0-0 |
| 2008/09 | MUN | NEW (H) | D 1-1 |
| 2009/10 | MUN | BIR (H) | W 1-0 |
| 2010/11 | CHE | WBA (H) | W 6-0 |
| 2011/12 | MUN | WBA (A) | W 1-2 |
| 2012/13 | MCI | SOU (H) | W 3-2 |
| 2013/14 | MUN | SWA (A) | W 1-4 |
| 2014/15 | MCI | NEW (A) | W 0-2 |
| 2015/16 | CHE | SWA (H) | D 2-2 |
| 2016/17 | LEI | HUL (A) | L 2-1 |
| 2017/18 | CHE | BUR (H) | L 2-3 |
| 2018/19 | MCI | ARS (A) | W 0-2 |
| 2019/20 | MCI | WHU (A) | W 0-5 |
| 2020/21 | LIV | LEE (H) | W 4-3 |
| 2021/22 | MCI | TOT (A) | L 1-0 |