Republic of Ireland football clubs in European competitions

League of Ireland clubs have participated in European football competitions since the 1957–58 European Cup, where Shamrock Rovers were eliminated in the preliminary round by Manchester United. In total, 19 clubs have represented the Republic of Ireland in European competition.

Statistics

As of 24 July 2025

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Overall

UEFA coefficient and ranking

For the 2026-27 UEFA competitions, the associations will be allocated places according to their 2025 UEFA association coefficient, which is based on their clubs' performances in UEFA club competitions between the 2020-21 season and the 2024-25 season. In the 2025 rankings used to allocate berths for the 2026-27 European competitions, the Republic of Ireland's coefficient points total will be 14.968. After earning a score 5.343 points during the 2024-25 European campaign, the Republic of Ireland climbed 4 places to 31st out of 55 in the rankings, earning them a spot in the 2026-27 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.

Rank Nation Points
29  Bulgaria 19.875
30  Azerbaijan 19.625
31  Republic of Ireland 14.968
32  Moldova 14.5
33  Iceland 13.52

Appearances in UEFA competitions

Overview of clubs

As of 24 July 2025

Club UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League

(including Inter-Cities Fairs Cup)

UEFA Europa Conference League UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup Total
Apps P W D L Apps P W D L Apps P W D L Apps P W D L Apps P W D L Apps P W D L
Shamrock Rovers 13 32 5 8 19 15 50 13 9 28 5 26 9 6 11 6 16 5 2 9 2 6 3 0 3 41 130 35 25 70
Dundalk 12 33 4 12 17 12 43 10 6 27 2 9 4 3 2 3 8 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 29 94 20 23 51
Bohemians 6 18 4 4 10 15 31 3 10 18 1 6 4 1 1 3 8 2 2 4 3 10 4 0 6 28 73 17 17 39
St. Patrick's Athletic 4 8 0 3 5 12 42 10 7 25 4 18 7 5 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 2 22 74 19 15 40
Shelbourne 7 24 5 9 10 8 19 2 4 13 1 4 1 2 1 4 10 1 1 8 3 6 3 1 2 23 65 14 17 34
Cork City 3 10 2 1 7 11 32 7 7 18 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 4 16 4 6 6 20 62 14 14 34
Derry City[nb 1] 3 6 0 1 5 10 26 7 5 14 3 10 4 2 4 2 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 46 12 9 25
Sligo Rovers 2 4 0 0 4 4 10 2 4 4 2 8 4 0 4 2 6 1 1 4 1 4 0 2 2 11 32 7 7 20
Waterford 6 14 3 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 9 22 4 1 17
Limerick 2 4 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 0 2 10
Drogheda United 1 4 2 1 1 4 12 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 5 5 6
Drumcondra 3 6 1 0 5 2 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 3 0 9
Cork Hibernians 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 2 1 7
Finn Harps 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 1 7
Longford Town 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 1 4
Bray Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 3
Cork Celtic 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 3
Home Farm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1
Sporting Fingal 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2
Total 64 167 26 39 102 103 291 60 58 173 18 81 33 19 29 35 86 16 15 55 14 46 16 9 21 234 671 151 140 380
  Indicates clubs that are still active in this season's UEFA Champions League.
  Indicates clubs that are still active in this season's UEFA Europa League.
  Indicates clubs that are still active in this season's UEFA Conference League.

Active competitions

European Cup / UEFA Champions League

Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
European Cup
1957-58 Shamrock Rovers PR Manchester United 0-6 2-3 2-9
1958-59 Drumcondra PR Atlético Madrid 1-5 0-8 1-13
1959-60 Shamrock Rovers PR Nice 1-1 2-3 3-4
1960-61 Limerick PR Young Boys 0-5 2-4 2-9
1961-62 Drumcondra PR 1. FC Nürnberg 1-4 0-5 1-9
1962-63 Shelbourne PR Sporting CP 0-2 1-5 1-7
1963-64 Dundalk PR Zürich 0-3 2-1 2-4
1964-65 Shamrock Rovers PR Rapid Wien 0-2 0-3 0-5
1965-66 Drumcondra PR Vorwärts Berlin 1–0 0–3 1–3
1966-67 Waterford PR Vorwärts Berlin 1–6 0–6 1–12
1967-68 Dundalk 1R Vasas 0-1 1-8 1-9
1968-69 Waterford 1R Manchester United 1–3 1–7 2–10
1969-70 Waterford 1R Galatasaray 2–3 0–2 2–5
1970–71 Waterford 1R Glentoran 1–0 3–1 4–1
2R Celtic 0–7 2–3 2–10
1971-72 Cork Hibernians 1R Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-5 1-2 1-7
1972–73 Waterford 1R Omonia 0–2 2–1 2–3
1973–74 Waterford 1R Újpest 2–3 0–3 2–6
1974–75 Cork Celtic 1R Omonia w/o
2R Ararat Yerevan 1–2 0–5 2–7
1975–76 Bohemians 1R Rangers 1–4 1–1 2–5
1976-77 Dundalk 1R PSV Eindhoven 1–1 0–6 1–7
1977-78 Sligo Rovers 1R Crvena Zvezda 0-3 0-3 0-6
1978-79 Bohemians 1R Omonia 1-0 1-2 2-2 (a)
2R Dynamo Dresden 0-0 0-6 0-6
1979-80 Dundalk PR Linfield 1-1 2-0 3-1
1R Hibernians 2-0 0-1 2-1
2R Celtic 0-0 2-3 2-3
1980-81 Limerick 1R Real Madrid 1-2 1-5 2-7
1981-82 Athlone Town PR KB 2-2 1-1 3-3 (a)
1982-83 Dundalk 1R Liverpool 1-4 0-1 1-5
1983-84 Athlone Town 1R Standard Liège 2-3 2-8 4-11
1984-85 Shamrock Rovers 1R Linfield 1-1 0-0 1-1 (a)
1985-86 Shamrock Rovers 1R Budapest Honvéd 1-3 0-2 1-5
1986-87 Shamrock Rovers 1R Celtic 0-1 0-2 0-3
1987-88 Shamrock Rovers 1R Omonia 0-1 0-0 0-1
1988-89 Dundalk 1R Crvena Zvezda 0-5 0-3 0-8
1989-90 Derry City[nb 1][nb 2] 1R Benfica 1-2 0-4 1-6
1990-91 St. Patrick's Athletic 1R Dinamo Bucureşti 1-1 0-4 1-5
1991-92 Dundalk 1R Kispest Honvéd 0-2 1-1 1-3
UEFA Champions League
1992-93 Shelbourne PR SC Tavriya Simferopol 0-0 1-2 1-2
1993-94 Cork City PR Cwmbrân Town 2-1 2-3 4-4 (a)
1R Galatasaray 0-1 1-2 1-3
1994-95 None entered[nb 3]
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98 Derry City 1QR Maribor 0-2 0-1 0-3
1998-99 St. Patrick's Athletic 1QR Celtic 0-2 0-0 0-2
1999-2000 St. Patrick's Athletic 1QR Zimbru Chișinău 0-5 0-5 0-10
2000-01 Shelbourne 1QR Sloga Jugomagnat 1-1 1-0 2-1
2QR Rosenborg 1-1 1-3 2-4
2001-02 Bohemians 1QR Levadia Maardu 3-0 0-0 3-0
2QR Halmstads 1-2 0-2 1-4
2002-03 Shelbourne 1QR Hibernians 0-1 2-2 2-3
2003-04 Bohemians 1QR BATE Borisov 3-0 0-1 3-1
2QR Rosenborg 0-1 0-4 0-5
2004-05 Shelbourne 1QR KR 0-0 2-2 2-2 (a)
2QR Hajduk Split 2-0 2-3 4-3
3QR Deportivo La Coruña 0-0 0-3 0-3
2005-06 Shelbourne 1QR Glentoran 4-1 2-1 6-2
2QR Steaua București 0-0 1-4 1-4
2006-07 Cork City 1QR Apollon Limassol 1-0 1-1 2-1
2QR Crvena Zvezda 0-1 0-3 0-4
2007-08 Derry City 1QR Pyunik 0-0 0-2 0-2
2008-09 Drogheda United 1QR Levadia Tallinn 2-1 1-0 3-1
2QR Dynamo Kyiv 1-2 2-2 3-4
2009-10 Bohemians 2QR Red Bull Salzburg 0-1 1-1 1-2
2010-11 Bohemians 2QR The New Saints 1-0 0-4 1-4
2011-12 Shamrock Rovers 2QR Flora 1-0 0-0 1-0
3QR Copenhagen 0-2 0-1 0-3
2012-13 Shamrock Rovers 2QR Ekranas 0-0 1-2 1-2
2013-14 Sligo Rovers 2QR Molde 0-1 0-2 0-3
2014-15 St. Patrick's Athletic 2QR Legia Warsaw 0-5 1-1 1-6
2015-16 Dundalk 2QR BATE Borisov 0-0 1-2 1-2
2016-17 Dundalk 2QR FH 1-1 2-2 3-3 (a)
3QR BATE Borisov 3-0 0-1 3-1
QPO Legia Warsaw 0-2 1-1 1-3
2017-18 Dundalk 2QR Rosenborg 1-1 1-2 2-3
2018-19 Cork City 1QR Legia Warsaw 0-1 0-3 0-4
2019-20 Dundalk 1QR Riga 0-0 0-0 0-0 (5-4 p)
2QR Qarabağ 1-1 0-3 1-4
2020-21 Dundalk 1QR Celje N/A 0-3 0-3
2021-22 Shamrock Rovers 1QR Slovan Bratislava 2-1 0-2 2-3
2022-23 Shamrock Rovers 1QR Hibernians 3-0 0-0 3-0
2QR Ludogorets Razgrad 2-1 0-3 2-4
2023-24 Shamrock Rovers 1QR Breiðablik 0-1 1-2 1-3
2024-25 Shamrock Rovers 1QR Víkingur Reykjavík 2-1 0-0 2-1
2QR Sparta Prague 0-2 2-4 2-6
2025-26 Shelbourne 1QR Linfield 1-0 1-1 2-1
2QR Qarabağ 0-3 0-1 0-4

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League

Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
1962-63 Drumcondra 1R Odense XI 4-1 2-4 6-5
2R Bayern Munich 1-0 0-6 1-6
1963-64 Shamrock Rovers 1R Valencia 0-1 2-2 2-3
1964-65 Shelbourne 1R Beleneses 0-0 1-1 1-1 (2-1 Play-off)
2R Atlético Madrid 0-1 0-1 0-2
1965-66 Shamrock Rovers 2R Zaragoza 1-1 1-2 2-3
1966-67 Drumcondra 1R Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 1-6 1-8
1967-68 St. Patrick's Athletic 1R FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1-3 3-6 4-9
1968-69 Dundalk 1R DOS Utrecht 2-1 1-1 3-2
2R Rangers 0-3 1-6 1-9
1969-70 Dundalk 1R Liverpool 0-4 0-10 0-14
1970-71 Cork Hibernians 1R Valencia 0-3 1-3 1-6
UEFA Cup
1971-72 Shelbourne 1R Vasas 1-1 0-1 1-2
1972-73 Bohemians 1R Köln 0-3 1-2 1-5
1973-74 Finn Harps 1R Aberdeen 1-3 1-4 2-7
1974-75 Bohemians 1R Hamburg 0-1 0-3 094
1975-76 Athlone Town 1R Vålerengen 3-1 1-1 4-2
2R Milan 0-0 0-3 0-3
1976-77 Finn Harps 1R Derby County 1-4 0-12 1-16
1977-78 Bohemians 1R Newcastle United 0-0 0-4 0-4
1978-79 Finn Harps 1R Everton 0-5 0-5 0-10
1979-80 Bohemians 1R Sporting CP 0-0 0-2 0-2
1980-81 Dundalk 1R Porto 0-0 0-1 0-1
1981-82 Limerick United 1R Southampton 0-3 1-1 1-4
1982-83 Shamrock Rovers 1R Fram 0-4 0-3 0-7
2R Universitatea Craiova 0-2 0-3 0-5
1983-84 Drogheda United 1R Tottenham Hotspur 0-6 0-8 0-14
1984-85 Bohemians 1R Rangers 3-2 0-2 3-4
1985-86 Bohemians 1R Dundee United 2-5 2-2 4-7
1986-87 Galway United 1R FC Groningen 1-3 1-5 2-8
1987-88 Bohemians 1R Aberdeen 0-0 0-1 0-1
1988-89 St. Patrick's Athletic 1R Hearts 0-2 0-2 0-4
1989-90 Dundalk 1R Wettingen 0-2 0-3 0-5
1990-91 Derry City 1R Vitesse 0-1 0-0 0-1
1991-92 Cork City 1R Bayern Munich 1-1 0-2 1-3
1992-93 Derry City 1R Vitesse 1-2 0-3 1-5
1993-94 Bohemians 1R Bordeaux 0-1 0-5 0-6
1994-95 Shamrock Rovers PR Górnik Zabrze 0-1 0-7 0-8
Cork City PR Slavia Prague 0-4 0-2 0-6
1995-96 Dundalk PR Malmö FF 0-2 0-2 0-4
Shamrock Rovers PR ÍA 0-3 0-3 0-6
1996-97 Bohemians PR Dinamo Minsk 1-1 0-0 1-1 (a)
St. Patrick's Athletic PR Slovan Bratislava 3-4 0-1 3-5
1997-98 Bohemians 1QR Ferencváros 0-1 0-5 0-6
1998-99 Shelbourne 1QR Rangers 3-5 0-1 3-7
1990-2000 Bray Wanderers QR Grasshopper 0-4 0-4 0-8
Cork City QR IFK Göteborg 1-0 0-3 1-3
2000-01 Bohemians QR Aberdeen 0-1 1-2 2-2 (a)
1R 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1-3 1-0 2-3
Cork City QR Lausanne-Sports 0-1 0-1 0-2
2001-02 Longford Town QR Litex Lovech 1-1 0-2 1-3
Shelbourne QR Brøndby 0-3 0-2 0-5
2002-03 Shamrock Rovers QR Djurgårdens IF 1-3 0-2 1-5
Dundalk QR Varteks 0-4 0-5 0-9
2003-04 Derry City QR APOEL 0-3 1-2 1-5
Shelbourne QR Olimpija Ljubljana 2-3 0-1 2-4
2004-05 Bohemians 1QR Levadia Tallinn 1-3 0-0 1-3
Longford Town 1QR Vaduz 2-3 0-1 2-4
Shelbourne 1R Lille OSC 2-2 0-2 2-4
2005-06 Longford Town 1QR Carmarthen Town 2-0 1-5 3-5
Cork City 1QR Ekranas 0-1 2-0 2-1
2QR Djurgårdens IF 0-0 1-1 1-1 (a)
1R Slavia Prague 1-2 0-2 1-4
2006-07 Drogheda United 1QR HJK 3-1 1-1 2-4
2QR IK Start 1-0 0-1 1-1 (10-11 p)
Derry City 1QR IFK Göteborg 1-0 1-0 2-0
2QR Gretna F.C. 2-2 5-1 7-3
1R Paris Saint-Germain 0-0 0-2 0-2
2007-08 Drogheda United 1QR Libertas 3-0 1-1 4-1
2QR Helsingborgs IF 1-1 0-3 1-4
St. Patrick's Athletic 1QR Odense 0-0 0-5 0-5
2008-09 Cork City 1QR Haka 2-2 0-4 2-6
St. Patrick's Athletic 1QR Olimps/ASK 2-0 1-0 3-0
1QR IF Elfsborg 2-1 2-2 4-3
1R Hertha BSC 0-0 2-0 2-0
UEFA Europa League

UEFA Europa Conference League / UEFA Conference League

Season Club Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
UEFA Europa Conference League
2021-22 Sligo Rovers 1QR FH 1-2 0-1 1-3
Bohemians 1QR Stjarnan 3-0 1-1 4-1
2QR F91 Dudelange 3-0 1-0 4-0
3QR PAOK 2-1 0-2 2-3
Dundalk 1QR Newtown 4-0 1-0 5-0
2QR FCI Levadia 2-2 2-1 4-3
3QR Vitesse 1-2 2-2 3-4
Shamrock Rovers 2QR bye
3QR Teuta 1-0 2-0 3-0
QPO Flora 0-1 2-4 2-5
2022-23 Derry City 1QR Riga 0-2 0-2 0-4
Sligo Rovers 1QR Bala Town 0-1 2-1 2-2 (4-3 p)
2QR Motherwell 2-0 1-0 3-0
3QR Viking 1-0 1-5 2-5
St. Patrick's Athletic 2QR Mura 1-1 0-0 1-1 (6-5 p)
3QR CSKA Sofia 0-2 1-0 1-2
Shamrock Rovers GS Djurgårdens IF 0-0 0-1 4th out of 4 teams
Gent 1-1 0-3
Molde 0-2 0-3
2023-24 Dundalk 1QR Bruno's Magpies 3-1 0-0 3-1
2QR KA 2-2 1-3 3-5
Derry City 1QR HA 1-0 0-0 1-0
2QR KuPS 2-1 3-3 5-4
3QR Tobol 1-0 0-1 1-1 (5-6 p)
St. Patrick's Athletic 1QR F91 Dudelange 2-3 1-2 3-5
Shamrock Rovers 2QR Ferencváros 0-2 0-4 0-6
UEFA Conference League
2024-25 Derry City 1QR Bruno's Magpies 2-1 0-2 2-3
Shelbourne 1QR St Joseph's 2-1 1-1 3-2
2QR Zürich 0-0 0-3 0-3
St. Patrick's Athletic 2QR Vaduz 3-1 2-2 5-3
3QR Sabah 1-0 1-0 2-0
QPO İstanbul Başakşehir 0-0 0-2 0-2
Shamrock Rovers LP APOEL 1-1 — 10th out of 36
Larne — 4-1
The New Saints 2-1 —
Rapid Wien — 1-1
Borac Banja Luka 3-0 —
Chelsea — 1-5
KPO Molde 0-1 1-0 1-1 (4-5 p)
2025-26 St. Patrick's Athletic 1QR Hegelmann 1-0 2-0 3-0
2QR Nõmme Kalju 1-0 2-2 (a.e.t.) 3-2
3QR Beşiktaş 1-4 2-3 3-7
Shamrock Rovers 2QR St Joseph's 0-0 4-0 4-0
3QR Ballkani 4-0 0-1 4-1
QPO Santa Clara 0-0 2-1 2-1
LP Sparta Prague — 1-4
Celje 0-2 —
AEK Athens —
Shakhtar Donetsk N/A
Breiðablik —
Hamrun Spartans —
Shelbourne QPO Linfield 3–1 2–0 5–1
LP Häcken 0-0 —
Shkëndija — 0-1
Drita —
AZ Alkmaar —
Crystal Palace —
Celje —

Notes

  1. ^ a b Derry City played in Northern Irish football until 1985, when they joined the League of Ireland and now represent the Republic of Ireland in European competition.
  2. ^ Derry City had previously represented Northern Ireland in the 1966-67 European Cup.
  3. ^ No clubs entered the Champions League during these seasons as a result of restructuring by UEFA, with entry to the competition limited to the continent's top 24 countries. The league champions entered the UEFA Cup instead.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "History: Shamrock Rovers 0-6 Man Utd". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Drumcondra Dublin - Stævnet Odense 4:1 (Europa League 1962/1963, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  3. ^ "History: Dundalk 4-0 Newtown". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic - St Patrick's Athletic 4:1 (Cup Winners Cup 1961/1962, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b "History: Aberystwyth 0-5 Derry". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. ^ "History: Derby 12-0 Finn Harps". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  7. ^ "History: Finn Harps 1-4 Derby". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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