Newcastle United F.C. in European football

Newcastle United in European football
ClubNewcastle United
Seasons played18
First entry1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Latest entry2025–26 UEFA Champions League
Titles
Intertoto Cup(2006)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup(1969)

Newcastle United F.C. first played European football with their appearance in the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a competition which they won. Their first Champions League appearance came in 1997–98. Newcastle's first and last appearance in the Cup Winners' Cup came in 1998–99.

As of the 2025–26 season, they have played a total of 18 seasons in European football. Alan Shearer is the club's leading goalscorer in European competition with 30 goals. Shay Given has made the most appearances in European competition for Newcastle with 98.

Results by season

Match won Match drawn Match lost Champions Runners-up
Season Competition Round Country Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Feyenoord 4–0 0–2 4–2
Second round Sporting CP 1–0 1–1 2–1
Third round Zaragoza 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a)
Quarter-finals Vitória de Setúbal 5–1 1–3 6–4
Semi-finals Rangers 2–0 0–0 2–0
Final Újpest 3–0 3–2 6–2
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Dundee United 1–0 2–1 3–1
Second round Porto 1–0 0–0 1–0
Third round Southampton 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Quarter-finals Anderlecht 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Inter Milan 2–0 1–1 3–1
Second round Pécsi Dózsa 2–0 0–2 (a.e.t.) 2–2 (2–5 p)
1977–78 UEFA Cup First round Bohemians 4–0 0–0 4–0
Second round Bastia 1–3 1–2 2–5
1994–95 UEFA Cup First round Antwerp 5–2 5–0 10–2
Second round Athletic Bilbao 3–2 0–1 3–3 (a)
1996–97 UEFA Cup First round Halmstad 4–0 1–2 5–2
Second round Ferencváros 4–0 2–3 6–3
Third round Metz 2–0 1–1 3–1
Quarter-finals Monaco 0–1 0–3 0–4
1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round Croatia Zagreb 2–1 2–2 4–3
Group stage Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 2–2 3rd
PSV Eindhoven 0–2 0–1
Barcelona 3–2 0–1
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Partizan 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round CSKA Sofia 2–2 2–0 4–2
Second round Zürich 3–1 2–1 5–2
Third round Roma 0–0 0–1 0–1
2001–02 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round Lokeren 1–0 4–0 5–0
Semi-finals 1860 Munich 3–1 3–2 6–3
Finals Troyes 4–4 0–0 4–4 (a)
2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Željezničar 1–0 4–0 5–0
Group stage Juventus 1–0 0–2 2nd
Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 0–2
Feyenoord 0–1 3–2
Second group stage Barcelona 0–2 1–3 3rd
Inter Milan 1–4 2–2
Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 3–1
2003–04 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Partizan 0–1 (a.e.t.) 1–0 1–1 (3–4 p)
UEFA Cup First round NAC Breda 5–0 1–0 6–0
Second round Basel 1–0 3–2 4–2
Third round Vålerenga 3–1 1–1 4–2
Fourth round Mallorca 4–1 3–0 7–1
Quarter-finals PSV Eindhoven 2–1 1–1 3–2
Semi-finals Marseille 0–0 0–2 0–2
2004–05 UEFA Cup First round Bnei Sakhnin 2–0 5–1 7–1
Group stage Sochaux — 4–0 1st
Sporting CP 1–1 —
Panionios — 1–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 —
Round of 32 Heerenveen 2–1 2–1 4–2
Round of 16 Olympiacos 3–1 4–0 7–1
Quarter-finals Sporting CP 1–0 1–4 2–4
2005–06 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round Dubnica 2–0 3–1 5–1
Semi-finals Deportivo La Coruña 1–2 1–2 2–4
2006–07 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round Lillestrøm 1–1 3–0 4–1
UEFA Cup Second qualifying round Ventspils 0–0 1–0 1–0
First round Levadia Tallinn 1–0 2–1 3–1
Group stage Celta Vigo 2–1 — 1st
Fenerbahçe 1–0 —
Palermo — 1–0
Eintracht Frankfurt — 0–0
Round of 32 Zulte Waregem 1–0 3–1 4–1
Round of 16 AZ 4–2 0–2 4–4 (a)
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round Atromitos 1–0 1–1 2–1
Group stage Marítimo 1–1 0–0 2nd
Bordeaux 3–0 0–2
Club Brugge 1–0 2–2
Round of 32 Metalist Kharkiv 0–0 1–0 1–0
Round of 16 Anzhi Makhachkala 1–0 0–0 1–0
Quarter-finals Benfica 1–1 1–3 2–4
2023–24 UEFA Champions League Group stage Milan 1–2 0–0 4th
Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 1–1
Borussia Dortmund 0–1 0–2
2025–26 UEFA Champions League League phase Barcelona 1–2 —
Union Saint-Gilloise — 4–0
Benfica 3–0 —
Athletic Bilbao 2–0 —
Marseille — 1–2
Bayer Leverkusen — 2–2
PSV Eindhoven —
Paris Saint-Germain —

Source for Fairs Cup:[1]

Overall record

As of 10 December 2025
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 36 15 6 15 52 46 +6 041.67
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 72 43 17 12 123 60 +63 059.72
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 24 13 6 5 37 21 +16 054.17
UEFA Intertoto Cup 12 7 3 2 26 13 +13 058.33
Total 146 78 32 36 240 142 +98 053.42

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Tenure Goals
1 Alan Shearer 1996–2006 30
2 Shola Ameobi 2000–2014 15
3 Craig Bellamy 2001–2005 11
4 Wyn Davies 1966–1971 10
5 Faustino Asprilla 1996–1998 9
Pop Robson 1962–1971
7 Nolberto Solano 1998–2004
2005–2007		 7
8 Obafemi Martins 2006–2009 6
9 Kieron Dyer 1999–2007 5
Anthony Gordon 2023–present
Patrick Kluivert 2004–2005
Laurent Robert 2001–2005
Jim Scott 1967–1969
Gary Speed 1998–2004

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Game by Game in the Fairs Cup". toon 1892. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Goal Machines". Club Records. Newcastle United. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

Further reading

  • K. Fletcher, Magpies in Europe: From Antwerp to Zurich. (2011)
  • Paul Joannou, The Grand Tour: Newcastle United's Adventures in Europe. (2006)
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