FC Utrecht in European football

FC Utrecht in European football
ClubFC Utrecht
Seasons played16
First entry1980–81 UEFA Cup
Latest entry2025–26 UEFA Europa League

FC Utrecht in European football refers to the participation of FC Utrecht, a football club from the Netherlands, in UEFA competitions. Since making their debut in 1980, FC Utrecht have appeared in several editions of the UEFA Cup and later the Europa League, with occasional entries in the Cup Winners’ Cup and Intertoto Cup. The club’s most notable achievements include reaching the UEFA Cup group stage in 2004–05 and again in the Europa League in 2010–11, where they faced major clubs such as SSC Napoli, Liverpool F.C., and FCSB. Although often eliminated in the early rounds, FC Utrecht have recorded memorable victories over opponents including Celtic F.C., Grazer AK, and MŠK Žilina.

History

1980s

FC Utrecht made its European debut in 1980. After defeating FC Argeș Pitești in their first tie, they were eliminated by Eintracht Frankfurt. Later in the decade they lost to Hamburger SV, FC Porto, and FC Dynamo Kyiv. Their best results came with victories over LASK before falling to Hellas Verona FC.

1990s

European appearances were rare in the 1990s. Utrecht eliminated SK Sturm Graz in the first round but were knocked out by Real Madrid CF in the next stage. The rest of the decade saw no continental football for the club.

2000s

The early 2000s brought renewed activity in Europe. FC Utrecht overcame Grazer AK but lost to parma, and were later beaten by Legia Warsaw. Their strongest run came in 2004, when they comfortably defeated MŠK Žilina and then entered the group stage. There they faced Real Zaragoza, FC Dnipro, Club Brugge KV, and FK Austria Wien, but did not progress further. An Intertoto Cup appearance in 2007 ended with elimination against Hammarby Fotboll on away goals.

2010s

The highlight of the decade came in 2010, when FC Utrecht advanced past KF Tirana, FC Luzern, and Celtic F.C. to qualify for the Europa League group stage. There they played SSC Napoli, Liverpool F.C., and FCSB, earning respectable results but finishing bottom of the group. Later campaigns ended earlier, including a surprise defeat to FC Differdange 03 in 2013, a narrow elimination against Lech Poznań, a play-off defeat to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, and an exit against HŠK Zrinjski Mostar.

2020s

In the mid-2020s FC Utrecht returned to European competition. They overcame FC Sheriff Tiraspol and Servette FC to reach the play-off round.

Overall record

As of 11 December 2025
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD W%
Cup Winners' Cup 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 050.00
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 66 21 19 26 86 85 +1 031.82
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 70 22 21 27 90 91 −1 031.43

Source: UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference; W% = Win percentage. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

Top scorers

As of 27 November 2025
Rank Goals Player Date of last goal Competition
1 9 Ricky van Wolfswinkel 2 December 2010 2010–11 UEFA Europa League
2 5 Stefaan Tanghe 16 September 2004 2004–05 UEFA Cup
Victor Jensen 21 August 2025 2025–26 UEFA Europa League
4 4 Hans van de Haar 16 September 2004 2004–05 UEFA Cup
Jacob Mulenga 25 July 2013 2013–14 UEFA Europa League
Willy Carbo 30 September 1981 1981–82 UEFA Cup
7 3 Dirk Kuyt 3 October 2002 2002–03 UEFA Cup
Dries Mertens 4 November 2010 2010–11 UEFA Europa League
Miguel Rodríguez 27 November 2025 2025–26 UEFA Europa League
Ton de Kruijk 2 October 1985 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup
Włodzimierz Smolarek 23 October 1991 1991–92 UEFA Cup

Opponents by country

As of 11 December 2025
Rank Country Pld W D L GF GA Opponents
1 Austria 7 4 2 1 13 6 Austria Wien (1), Grazer AK (2), LASK (2), Sturm Graz (2)
2 Italy 6 0 4 2 6 9 Hellas Verona (2), Parma (2), Napoli (2)
3 Germany 5 2 0 3 7 12 Eintracht Frankfurt (2), Hamburger SV (2), SC Freiburg (1)
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 2 1 4 3 Zrinjski Mostar (4)
Poland 4 0 2 2 4 9 Lech Poznań (2), Legia Warsaw (2)
Romania 4 1 2 1 4 4 Argeș Pitești (2), Steaua București (2)
Spain 4 0 0 4 2 8 Real Betis (1), Real Madrid (2), Zaragoza (1)
Sweden 4 1 2 1 5 4 Djurgården IF (2), Hammarby IF (2)
Switzerland 4 4 0 0 9 3 Luzern (2), Servette (2)
10 England 3 0 2 1 1 2 Liverpool (2), Nottingham Forest F.C. (1)
France 3 0 1 2 0 5 Auxerre (2), Lyon (1)
Portugal 3 0 1 2 1 4 Porto (3)
Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 7 Dnipro (1), Dynamo Kyiv (2)
14 Albania 2 1 1 0 5 1 Tirana (2)
Luxembourg 2 0 1 1 4 5 Differdange 03 (2)
Malta 2 1 1 0 3 1 Valletta (2)
Moldova 2 2 0 0 7 2 Sheriff Tiraspol (2)
Russia 2 1 0 1 1 2 Zenit Saint Petersburg (2)
Scotland 2 1 0 1 4 2 Celtic (2)
Slovakia 2 2 0 0 6 0 Žilina (2)
21 Belgium 1 0 0 1 0 1 Club Brugge (1)
Norway 1 0 0 1 0 1 SK Brann (1)

Most frequent opponents

As of 6 November 2025
Rank Club Country Pld W D L GF GA Last match
1 HŠK Zrinjski Mostar  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 2 1 4 3 2025–26 UEFA Europa League
2 FC Porto  Portugal 3 0 1 2 1 4 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

European match history

As of 11 December 2025
Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1980–81 UEFA Cup First round Argeș Pitești 2–0[1] 0–0[2] 2–0
Second round Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1[3] 1–3[4] 3–4
1981–82 UEFA Cup First round Hamburger SV 3–6[5] 1–0[6] 4–6
1982–83 UEFA Cup First round Porto 0–1[7] 0–2[8] 0–3
1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Dynamo Kyiv[a] 2–1[9] 1–4[10] 3–5
1987–88 UEFA Cup First round LASK 2–0[11] 0–0[12] 2–0
Second round Hellas Verona 1–1[13] 1–2[14] 2–3
1991–92 UEFA Cup First round Sturm Graz 3–1[15] 1–0[16] 4–1
Second round Real Madrid 1–3[17] 0–1[18] 1–4
2001–02 UEFA Cup First round Grazer AK 3–0[19] 3–3[20] 6–3
Second round Parma 1–3[21] 0–0[22] 1–3
2002–03 UEFA Cup First round Legia Warsaw 1–3[23] 1–4[24] 2–7
2003–04 UEFA Cup First round Žilina 2–0[25] 4–0[26] 6–0
Second round Auxerre 0–0[27] 0–4[28] 0–4
2004–05 UEFA Cup First round Djurgården IF 4–0[29] 0–3[30] 4–3
Group stage Zaragoza — 0–2[31] 5th
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1–2[32] —
Club Brugge — 0–1[33]
Austria Wien 1–2[34] —
2007 Intertoto Cup Third round Hammarby IF 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2010–11 Europa League Second qualifying round Tirana 4–0[35] 1–1[36] 5–1
Third qualifying round Luzern 1–0[37] 3–1[38] 4–1
Play-off round Celtic 4–0[39] 0–2[40] 4–2
Group stage Napoli 3–3[41] 0–0[42] 4th
Liverpool 0–0[43] 0–0[44]
Steaua București 1–1[45] 1–3[46]
2013–14 Europa League Second qualifying round Differdange 03 3–3[47] 1–2[48] 4–5
2017–18 Europa League Second qualifying round Valletta 3–1[49] 0–0[50] 3–1
Third qualifying round Lech Poznań 0–0[51] 2–2[52] 2–2 (a)
Play-off round Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–0[53] 0–2 (a.e.t.)[54] 1–2
2019–20 Europa League Second qualifying round Zrinjski Mostar 1–1[55] 1–2 (a.e.t.)[56] 2–3
2025–26 Europa League Second qualifying round Sheriff Tiraspol 4–1[57] 3–1[58] 7–2
Third qualifying round Servette 2–1[59] 3–1[60] 5–2
Play-off round Zrinjski Mostar 0–0[61] 2–0[62] 2–0
League phase Lyon 0–1[63] —
Brann — 0–1[64]
SC Freiburg — 0–2[65]
Porto 1–1[66] —
Real Betis — 1–2[67]
Nottingham Forest 1–2[68] —
Genk —
Celtic —
UEFA club coefficient: 1,500 (126th) (as per 2022–23 season)[69]

Record by club

As of 11 December 2025
Club Country Matches Season(s) W D L
Albania
Tirana  Albania 2 2010–11 1 1 0
Austria
LASK  Austria 2 1987–88 1 1 0
Sturm Graz  Austria 2 1991–92 2 0 0
Grazer AK  Austria 2 2001–02 1 1 0
Austria Wien  Austria 1 2004–05 0 0 1
Belgium
Club Brugge  Belgium 1 2004–05 0 0 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zrinjski Mostar  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 2019–20, 2025–26 1 2 1
England
Liverpool  England 2 2010–11 0 2 0
Nottingham Forest F.C.  England 1 2025-26 0 0 1
France
Auxerre  France 2 2003–04 0 1 1
Olympique Lyonnais  France 1 2025-26 0 0 1
Germany
Eintracht Frankfurt  Germany 2 1980–81 1 0 1
Hamburger SV  Germany 2 1981–82 1 0 1
SC Freiburg  Germany 1 2025-26 0 0 1
Italy
Hellas Verona  Italy 2 1987–88 0 1 1
Parma  Italy 2 2001–02 0 1 1
Napoli  Italy 2 2010–11 0 2 0
Luxembourg
Differdange 03  Luxembourg 2 2013–14 0 1 1
Malta
Valletta  Malta 2 2017–18 1 1 0
Moldova
Sheriff Tiraspol  Moldova 2 2025–26 2 0 0
Norway
SK Brann  Norway 1 2025–26 0 0 1
Poland
Legia Warsaw  Poland 2 2002–03 0 0 2
Lech Poznań  Poland 2 2017–18 0 2 0
Portugal
Porto  Portugal 3 1982–83, 2025–26 0 1 2
Romania
Argeș Pitești  Romania 2 1980–81 1 1 0
Steaua București  Romania 2 2010–11 0 1 1
Russia
Zenit Saint Petersburg  Russia 2 2017–18 1 0 1
Scotland
Celtic  Scotland 2 2010–11 1 0 1
Slovakia
Žilina  Slovakia 2 2003–04 2 0 0
Spain
Real Betis  Spain 1 2025-26 0 0 1
Real Madrid  Spain 2 1991–92 0 0 2
Zaragoza  Spain 1 2004–05 0 0 1
Sweden
Djurgården IF  Sweden 2 2004–05 1 0 1
Hammarby IF  Sweden 2 2007–08 0 2 0
Switzerland
Luzern  Switzerland 2 2010–11 2 0 0
Servette  Switzerland 2 2025–26 2 0 0
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv[a]  Ukraine 2 1985–86 1 0 1
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk  Ukraine 1 2004–05 0 0 1

Notes

  1. ^ a b Team of former Soviet Union.

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