FC Twente in European football

FC Twente in European football includes the games which are played by FC Twente in competitions organised by UEFA.

History 1960s: Early Appearances FC Twente made its European debut in the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, following a strong domestic campaign. The club was eliminated in the first round by FC Rouen, marking the beginning of its continental journey.

1970s: First European Success and UEFA Cup Finalists The 1970s were FC Twente's breakthrough in European football. They reached the semi-finals of the 1972–73 UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated by Borussia Mönchengladbach. Their biggest achievement came in the 1974–75 UEFA Cup, where they advanced to the final after defeating teams like Juventus and Dukla Prague. However, in the final, they were heavily beaten by Borussia Mönchengladbach, losing 0–0 away and 1–5 at home.

1980s: Inconsistent Performances FC Twente participated in various European competitions throughout the decade but failed to replicate its earlier success. The club's most notable run was in the 1983–84 UEFA Cup, where they reached the third round before being knocked out by Panathinaikos.

1990s: Revival and Champions League Qualification During the 1990s, FC Twente had a resurgence, frequently qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Their best run came in the 1997–98 UEFA Cup, reaching the third round. In 1998–99, Twente qualified for the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds but were eliminated by FK Partizan, missing out on the group stage.

2000s: Strong UEFA Cup Campaigns FC Twente became a regular in the UEFA Cup, advancing to the Round of 16 in 2006–07, where they lost to Getafe. Their consistent domestic performances ensured European qualification almost every season.

2010s: Champions League Group Stage and Europa League Runs This decade marked Twente’s greatest European success. After winning the 2009–10 Eredivisie, they qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage, finishing third in a group with Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, and Werder Bremen, which sent them to the Europa League knockouts. They reached the quarter-finals of the 2010–11 Europa League, where they were eliminated by Villarreal. FC Twente continued participating in European competitions but struggled to advance beyond the group stages.

2020s: Return to European Competition After a period of absence, Twente returned to European football in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. They reached the playoff round but were eliminated by Fiorentina, narrowly missing out on the group stage.

Overall record Intertoto Cup was founded first in 1961–62, but was only taken over by UEFA in 1995. Therefore the results of Intertoto Cup before the year 1995 are excluded from the statistics.

CompetitionEntriesPldWDLGFGAUEFA Europa Conference League3147342916UEFA Champions League5162861928UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup21118482842182161UEFA Cup Winners' Cup18512144UEFA Intertoto Cup2823399Inter-Cities Fairs Cup2105231812Total34174694560271230

Top scorers Intertoto Cup was founded first in 1961–62, but was only taken over by UEFA in 1995. Therefore the results of Intertoto Cup before the year 1995 are excluded from the statistics.

RankGoalsPlayerDate of last goalCompetition119 Jan Jeuring9 April 19751974–75 UEFA Cup212 Johan Zuidema23 April 19751974–75 UEFA Cup311 Nacer Chadli20 September 20122012–13 UEFA Europa League Theo Pahlplatz18 September 19741974–75 UEFA Cup510 Luuk de Jong8 March 20122011–12 UEFA Europa League68 Kick van der Vall27 September 19781978–79 UEFA Cup77 Ab Gritter27 September 19781978–79 UEFA Cup Leroy Fer30 August 20122012–13 UEFA Europa League95 Daan Rots6 August 20262026–27 UEFA Conference League Marc Janko1 December 20112011–12 UEFA Europa League René Notten11 December 19741974–75 UEFA Cup René van de Kerkhof8 November 19721972–73 UEFA Cup Sem Steijn20 February 20252024–25 UEFA Europa League

Record by country Intertoto Cup was founded first in 1961–62, but was only taken over by UEFA in 1995. Therefore the results of Intertoto Cup before the year 1995 are excluded from the statistics.

RankCountryPldWDLGFGAClubs (matches)1 Germany194781832Bayer Leverkusen (2), Bayern Munich (2), Borussia Mönchengladbach (4), Dynamo Dresden (2), Hannover 96 (2), Schalke 04 (3), Werder Bremen (4)2 England141671628Arsenal (2), Fulham (2), Ipswich Town (4), Manchester City (3), Manchester United F.C. (1), Tottenham Hotspur (2)3 France10316614Auxerre (2), OGC Nice (1), Marseille (2), Paris Saint-Germain (1), Rennes (2), Rouen (2) Turkey104151817Beşiktaş (1), Bursaspor (2), Eskişehirspor (2), Fenerbahçe (5)5 Italy9234912Fiorentina (2), Inter Milan (2), Juventus (4), SS Lazio (1) Spain93151016Getafe (2), Las Palmas (2), Levante (2), Racing Santander (1), Villarreal (2) Sweden94231613Hammarby IF (2), Helsingborgs IF (2), IFK Göteborg (2), Kalmar FF (2), Malmö FF (1)8 Denmark8620244AGF (2), BK Frem (2), OB (2), Vejle (2) Norway8512129FK Bodø/Glimt (2), Brann (2), Kongsvinger (2), Lillestrøm (2)10 Belgium721449Anderlecht (2), Club Brugge (2), Molenbeek (2), Union Saint-Gilloise (1) Greece7421156AEK Athens (2), Olympiacos F.C. (1), Panachaiki (2), Panionios (2)12 Azerbaijan623184Qarabağ (6) Romania633051Steaua București (4), Vaslui (2)14 Austria4022710Red Bull Salzburg (4) Czech Republic4301103Dukla Prague (2), Mladá Boleslav (2) Hungary411279Kispest Honvéd (2), Ferencvárosi TC (2) Poland430194Polonia Warsaw (2), Wisła Kraków (2) Portugal403146Benfica (2), Sporting CP (2) Russia421174Rubin Kazan (2), Zenit Saint Petersburg (2) Scotland4310103Dundee United (2), Rangers (2) Serbia4301115Čukarički (2), OFK Beograd (2)22 Andorra220090UE Santa Coloma (2) Bosnia and Herzegovina210121Velež Mostar (2) Croatia211032Dinamo Zagreb (2) Estonia201112FCI Levadia (2) Finland211061Inter Turku (2) Georgia210143Dinamo Tbilisi (2) Latvia220050Riga (2) Moldova210123Sheriff Tiraspol (2) Slovakia211093FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (2) Switzerland210146Grasshopper (2)

Most played clubs

RankClubPldWDLGFGA1 Qarabağ6231842 Fenerbahçe5113493 Borussia Mönchengladbach4013210 Steaua București422031 Ipswich Town402246 Juventus421165 Red Bull Salzburg4022710 Werder Bremen4211559 Manchester City301257 Schalke 04320145

European match history

CompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregate1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst round Rouen1–00–21–21970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst round AEK Athens3–01–04–0Second round Eskişehirspor6–12–38–4Third round Dinamo Zagreb1–02–23–2Quarter-finals Juventus2–20–22–41972–73 UEFA CupFirst round Dinamo Tbilisi2–02–34–3Second round BK Frem4–05–09–0Third round Las Palmas3–01–24–2Quarter-finals OFK Beograd2–02–34–3Semi-finals Borussia Mönchengladbach1–20–31–51973–74 UEFA CupFirst round Dundee4–23–17–3Second round Panachaiki7–01–18–1Third round Ipswich Town1–20–11–31974–75 UEFA CupFirst round Ipswich Town1–12–23–3 (a)Second round Molenbeek2–11–03–1Third round Dukla Prague5–01–36–3Quarter-finals Velež Mostar2–00–12–1Semi-finals Juventus3–11–04–1Final Borussia Mönchengladbach1–50–01–51977–78 European Cup Winners' CupFirst round Rangers3–00–03–0Second round Brann2–02–14–1Quarter-finals Vejle4–03–07–0Semi-finals Anderlecht0–10–20–31978–79 UEFA CupFirst round Manchester City1–12–33–41979–80 European Cup Winners' CupFirst round Panionios3–10–43–51980–81 UEFA CupFirst round IFK Göteborg5–10–25–3Second Round Dynamo Dresden1–10–01–1 (a)1989–90 UEFA CupFirst Round Club Brugge0–01–41–41990–91 UEFA CupFirst Round Bayer Leverkusen1–1 0–11–21993–94 UEFA CupFirst round Bayern Munich3–40–33–71994–95 UEFA CupFirst round Kispest Honvéd1–43–14–51997–98 UEFA CupFirst round Lillestrøm0–12–12–2 (a)Second round AGF0–01–11–1 (a)Third round Auxerre0–10–20–31998 UEFA Intertoto CupSecond round Kongsvinger2–00–02–0Third round Austria Salzburg2–21–33–52001–02 UEFA CupFirst round Polonia Warsaw2–02–14–1Second round Grasshopper3–21–44–62006 UEFA Intertoto CupThe 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the first edition after a major change of the competition format. There were only three rounds instead of five, and eleven tournament co-winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.Third round Kalmar FF3–10–13–22006–07 UEFA CupSecond qualifying round FCI Levadia1–10–11–22007–08 UEFA CupFirst round Getafe3–20–13–3 (a)2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round Arsenal0–20–40–62008–09 UEFA CupFirst round Rennes1–01–22–2 (a)Group stage Racing Santander1–02nd Manchester City2–3 Schalke 042–1 Paris Saint-Germain0–4Round of 32 Marseille0–11–01–1 2009–10 UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round Sporting CP1–10–01–1 (a)2009–10 UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round Qarabağ3–10–03–1Group stage Fenerbahçe0–12–12nd Steaua București0–01–1 Sheriff Tiraspol2–10–2Round of 32 Werder Bremen1–01–42–42010–11 UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage Inter Milan2–20–13rd Tottenham Hotspur3–31–4 Werder Bremen1–12–02010–11 UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32 Rubin Kazan2–22–04–2Round of 16 Zenit Saint Petersburg3–00–23–2Quarter-finals Villarreal1–31–52–82011–12 UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round Vaslui2–00–02–0Play-off round Benfica2–21–33–52011–12 UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage Fulham1–01–11st Wisła Kraków4–11–2 OB3–24–1Round of 32 Steaua București1–01–02–0Round of 16 Schalke 041–01–42–42012–13 UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round UE Santa Coloma6–03–09–0Second qualifying round Inter Turku1–15–06–1Third qualifying round Mladá Boleslav2–02–04–0Play-off round Bursaspor4–1 1–35–4Group stage Hannover 962–20–04th Helsingborgs IF1–32–2 Levante0–00–32014–15 UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round Qarabağ1–10–01–1 (a)2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference LeagueThird qualifying round Čukarički4–13–17–2Play-off round Fiorentina0–01–21–22024–25 UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round Red Bull Salzburg3–31–24–52024–25 UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phase Manchester United1–123rd Fenerbahçe1–1 Lazio0–2 Nice2–2 Union Saint-Gilloise0–1 Olympiacos0–0 Malmö FF3–2 Beşiktaş1–0Knockout phase play-offs Bodø/Glimt2–12–5 4–62026–27 UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round Ferencváros1–22–23–42026–27 UEFA Conference LeagueThird qualifying round FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda6–03–39–3Play-off round Qarabağ FK0–14–1 4–2UEFA club coefficient: 13,500 (118th)

Intertoto Cup history The tournament was founded in 1961–62, but was only taken over by UEFA in 1995. Therefore the results of Intertoto Cup before the year 1995 are excluded from the statistics.

Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate1970 Intertoto CupGroup stage Djurgårdens IF4–12–22nd Hannover 961–12–2 Union Teplice2–06–21977 Intertoto CupGroup stage Maccabi Tel Aviv3–43–13rd Standard Liège3–21–2 MSV Duisburg0–23–21983 Intertoto CupGroup stage Zürich1–14–31st Fortuna Düsseldorf1–04–2 Standard Liège2–02–41985 Intertoto CupGroup stage Standard Liège1–10–14th Fortuna Düsseldorf0–02–4 Rot-Weiß Erfurt1–00–4

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References

External links FC Twente in www.uefa.com Official web site of FC Twente