Beşiktaş J.K. in European football
Turkish club in European football
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Beşiktaş J.K. is a professional sports club based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. After winning the 1957–58 Federation Cup, a tournament that was held to designate Turkey's representative in the European Cup, the club first participated in the European Cup in 1958. Since then, Beşiktaş have regularly participated in European tournaments. The club managed to reach the quarter-finals of the 1986–87 European Cup, 2002–03 UEFA Cup, and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
In the following tables the first score is always that of Beşiktaş.
Overall record
- Accurate as of 21 August 2025
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Cup / Champions League | 89 | 27 | 19 | 43 | 89 | 153 | −64 | 30.34 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 20.00 |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 133 | 57 | 25 | 51 | 209 | 180 | +29 | 42.86 |
| UEFA Conference League | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 60.00 |
| Total | 257 | 97 | 50 | 110 | 348 | 394 | −46 | 37.74 |
Best campaigns
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Cup / UEFA Champions League | |||
| 1986–87 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv 0–2 in İzmir, 0–5 in Kiev | |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | |||
| 1993–94 | Last 16 | eliminated by Ajax 1–2 in Amsterdam, 0–4 in Istanbul | |
| 1994–95 | Last 16 | eliminated by Auxerre 2–2 in Istanbul, 0–2 in Auxerre | |
| 1998–99 | Last 16 | eliminated by Vålerenga 0–1 in Oslo, 3–3 in Istanbul | |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | |||
| 2002–03 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Lazio 0–1 in Rome, 1–2 in Istanbul | |
| 2016–17 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Lyon 1–2 in Lyon, 2–1 in regular time and 6–7 on penalties in Istanbul | |
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
The European Cup was inaugurated in 1955, and Beşiktaş entered this competition for the first time in 1958, after winning the 1957–58 Federation Cup. The major success of the club is to play in the quarter-finals of 1986–87 European Cup, where they were eliminated by then-Soviet champions Dynamo Kyiv. After the European Cup became the Champions League in 1992, Beşiktaş managed to play in the group stage six times, reaching the knockout stage once in 2018.
| Season | Round | Opposing team | Home | Away | Aggregate | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958–59 | Preliminary round |  Olympiacos |
Olympiacos withdrew [A] |
[1] | ||
| First round |  Real Madrid |
1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | ||
| 1960–61 | Preliminary round |  Rapid Wien |
1–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | [2] |
| 1966–67 | First round |  Ajax |
1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | [3] |
| 1967–68 | First round | Rapid Wien |
0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | [4] |
| 1982–83 | First round |  Aston Villa |
0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | [5] |
| 1986–87 | First round |  Dinamo Tirana |
2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | [6] |
| Second round |  APOEL |
APOEL withdrew [B] | ||||
| Quarter-final |  Dynamo Kyiv |
0–5 | 0–2 | 0–7 | ||
| 1990–91 | First round |  Malmö FF |
2–2 | 2–3 | 4–5 | [7] |
| 1991–92 | First round | PSV Eindhoven |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | [8] |
| 1992–93 | First round | Göteborg |
2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | [9] |
| 1995–96 | Qualifying round |  Rosenborg |
3–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | [10] |
| 1997–98 | Second qualifying round |  Maribor |
0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | [11] |
| Group E |  Bayern Munich |
0–2 | 0–2 | 3rd | ||
 Paris Saint-Germain |
3–1 | 1–2 | ||||
| Göteborg |
1–0 | 1–2 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Second qualifying round |  Hapoel Haifa |
1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) | [12] |
| 2000–01 | Second qualifying round |  Levski Sofia |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | [13] |
| Third qualifying round |  Lokomotiv Moscow |
3–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | ||
| Group H |  Milan |
0–2 | 1–4 | 4th | ||
| Leeds United |
0–0 | 0–6 | ||||
 Barcelona |
3–0 | 0–5 | ||||
| 2003–04 | Group G | Chelsea |
0–2 | 2–0 | 3rd | [14] |
 Sparta Prague |
1–0 | 1–2 | ||||
 Lazio |
0–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| 2007–08 | Second qualifying round |  Sheriff Tiraspol |
1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | [15] |
| Third qualifying round |  Zürich |
2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| Group A |  Porto |
0–1 | 0–2 | 4th | ||
| Liverpool |
2–1 | 0–8 | ||||
| Marseille |
2–1 | 0–2 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Group B | Manchester United |
0–1 | 1–0 | 4th | [16] |
| CSKA Moscow |
1–2 | 1–2 | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg |
0–3 | 0–0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Third qualifying round | Feyenoord |
3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | [17] |
| Play-off round | Arsenal |
0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Group B | Napoli |
1–1 | 3–2 | 3rd | [18] |
| Benfica |
3–3 | 1–1 | ||||
 Dynamo Kyiv |
1–1 | 0–6 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Group G | Porto |
1–1 | 3–1 | 1st | |
| RB Leipzig |
2–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| Monaco |
1–1 | 2–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Bayern Munich |
1–3 | 0–5 | 1–8 | ||
| 2020–21 | Second qualifying round |  PAOK |
1–3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Group C | Ajax |
1–2 | 0–2 | 4th | |
| Sporting CP |
1–4 | 0–4 | ||||
| Borussia Dortmund |
1–2 | 0–5 | ||||
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
| Season | Round | Opposing team | Home | Away | Agg. | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | First round | Fiorentina |
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 | [19] |
| 1977–78 | First round |  Diósgyőri |
2–0 | 0–5 | 2–5 | [20] |
| 1984–85 | First round | Rapid Wien |
1–1 | 1–4 | 2–5 | [21] |
| 1989–90 | First round | Borussia Dortmund |
0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | [22] |
| 1993–94 | First round |  Košice |
2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | [23] |
| Second round | Ajax |
0–4 | 1–2 | 1–6 | ||
| 1994–95 | First round |  HJK |
2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | [24] |
| Second round | Auxerre |
2–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | ||
| 1998–99 | First round | Spartak Trnava |
3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | [25] |
| Second round | Vålerenga |
3–3 | 0–1 | 3–4 |
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
| Season | Round | Opposing team | Home | Away | Agg. | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 | First round |  Steagul Roșu Brașov |
2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | [26] |
| 1985–86 | First round | Athletic Bilbao |
0–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | [27] |
| 1987–88 | First round | Inter Milan |
0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | [28] |
| 1988–89 | First round |  Dinamo Zagreb |
1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | [29] |
| 1996–97 | Qualifying round |  Dinamo Minsk |
2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | [30] |
| First round |  Molenbeek |
3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| Second round |  Legia Warsaw |
2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
| Third round | Valencia |
2–2 | 1–3 | 3–5 | ||
| 2002–03 | First round |  Sarajevo |
2–2 | 5–0 | 7–2 | [31] |
| Second round | Alavés |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Third round | Dynamo Kyiv |
3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | ||
| Fourth round | Slavia Prague |
4–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | ||
| Quarter-final | Lazio |
1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | ||
| 2003–04 | Third round | Valencia |
0–2 | 2–3 | 2–5 | [32] |
| 2004–05 | First round | Bodø/Glimt |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | [33] |
| Group B | Athletic Bilbao |
3–1 | N/a | 4th | ||
 Steaua București |
N/a | 1–2 | ||||
| Parma |
N/a | 2–3 | ||||
| Standard Liège |
1–1 | N/a | ||||
| 2005–06 | Second qualifying round |  Vaduz |
5–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | [34] |
| First round | Malmö FF |
0–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | ||
| Group H | Sevilla |
N/a | 0–3 | 4th | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg |
1–1 | N/a | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers |
1–1 | N/a | ||||
| Vitória |
N/a | 3–1 | ||||
| 2006–07 | First round | CSKA Sofia |
2–0 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | 4–2 | [35] |
| Group B | Tottenham Hotspur |
0–2 | N/a | 4th | ||
| Dinamo București |
N/a | 1–2 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen |
N/a | 1–2 | ||||
| Club Brugge |
2–1 | N/a | ||||
| 2008–09 | Second qualifying round | Široki Brijeg |
4–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | [36] |
| First round | Metalist Kharkiv |
1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Second qualifying round |  Víkingur |
3–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | [37] |
| Third qualifying round | Viktoria Plzeň |
3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | ||
| Play-off round | HJK Helsinki |
2–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | ||
| Group L | Porto |
1–3 | 1–1 | 2nd | ||
| Rapid Wien |
2–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| CSKA Sofia |
1–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| Round of 32 | Dynamo Kyiv |
1–4 | 0–4 | 1–8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Play-off round | Alania |
3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | [38] |
| Group E | Stoke City |
3–1 | 1–2 | 1st | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv |
1–0 | 0–1 | ||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv |
5–1 | 3–2 | ||||
| Round of 32 | Braga |
0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Round of 16 | Atlético Madrid |
0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Play-off round | Tromsø |
2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 [C] | [39] |
| 2014–15 | Group C | Tottenham Hotspur |
1–0 | 1–1 | 1st | [40] |
| Asteras Tripolis |
1–1 | 2–2 | ||||
 Partizan |
2–1 | 4–0 | ||||
| Round of 32 | Liverpool |
1–0 (a.e.t.) | 0–1 | 1–1 (5–4 p) | ||
| Round of 16 | Club Brugge |
1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 | ||
| 2015–16 | Group H | Lokomotiv Moscow |
1–1 | 1–1 | 3rd | [41] |
| Sporting CP |
1–1 | 1–3 | ||||
 Skënderbeu |
2–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Round of 32 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | [42] |
| Round of 16 | Olympiacos |
4–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | ||
| Quarter-final | Lyon |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | 1–2 | 3–3 (6–7 p) | ||
| 2018–19 | Second qualifying round | B36 Tórshavn |
6–0 | 2–0 | 8–0 | |
| Third qualifying round | LASK |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) | ||
| Play-off round | Partizan |
3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | ||
| Group I | Genk |
2–4 | 1–1 | 3rd | ||
| Malmö |
0–1 | 0–2 | ||||
| Sarpsborg 08 |
3–1 | 3–2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Group K | Braga |
1–2 | 1–3 | 4th | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0–1 | 0–4 | ||||
| Slovan Bratislava |
2–1 | 2–4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Third qualifying round | Rio Ave |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | N/a | 1–1 (2–4 p) | |
| 2024–25 | Play-off round | Lugano |
5–1 | 3–3 | 8–4 | |
| League phase | Ajax |
N/a | 0–4 | 28th | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
1–3 | N/a | ||||
| Lyon |
N/a | 1–0 | ||||
| Malmö FF |
2–1 | N/a | ||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv |
1–3 | N/a | ||||
| Bodø/Glimt |
N/a | 1–2 | ||||
| Athletic Bilbao |
4–1 | N/a | ||||
| Twente |
N/a | 0–1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Second qualifying round | Shakhtar Donetsk |
2–4 | 0–2 | 2–6 |
UEFA Conference League
| Season | Round | Opposing team | Home | Away | Agg. | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Second qualifying round | Tirana |
3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| Third qualifying round |  Neftçi |
2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | ||
| Play-off round | Dynamo Kyiv |
1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | ||
| Group D | Club Brugge |
0–5 | 1–1 | 3rd | ||
| Lugano |
2–3 | 2–0 | ||||
| Bodø/Glimt |
1–2 | 1–3 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Third qualifying round |  St Patrick's Athletic |
3–2 | 4–1 | 7–3 | |
| Play-off round | Lausanne-Sport |
0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Statistics by club/country
- Accurate as of 28 August 2025
| Country | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania |
Dinamo Tirana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Skënderbeu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| Tirana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | |
| Austria |
LASK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rapid Wien | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | –7 | |
| Subtotal | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | –7 | |
| Azerbaijan |
Neftçi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
 Belarus |
Dinamo Minsk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| Belgium |
Club Brugge | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | –7 |
| Genk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | |
| RWD Molenbeek | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| Standard Liège | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | –6 | |
| Bosnia Herzegovina |
Sarajevo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Široki Brijeg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | |
| Bulgaria |
CSKA Sofia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Levski Sofia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | |
 Croatia |
Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
| Czech Republic |
Slavia Prague | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Sparta Prague | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | |
| England |
Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | –6 | |
| Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | –7 | |
| Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | |
| Subtotal | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 35 | –21 | |
| Faroe Islands |
B36 Tórshavn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | |
| Finland |
HJK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| Subtotal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | |
| France |
Auxerre | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| Lyon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Marseille | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | |
| Monaco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Subtotal | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | |
| Germany |
Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Bayern Munich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | –11 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | –8 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
| RB Leipzig | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | |
| Subtotal | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 31 | –22 | |
| Greece |
Asteras Tripolis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Olympiacos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
| PAOK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | |
| Subtotal | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | |
| Hungary |
Diósgyőri | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | |
| Ireland |
St Patrick's Athletic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | |
| Israel |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | |
| Subtotal | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | |
| Italy |
Fiorentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 |
| Inter Milan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
| Lazio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | –4 | |
| Milan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | |
| Napoli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Parma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | |
| Subtotal | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | –17 | |
| Liechtenstein |
Vaduz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| Moldova |
Sheriff Tiraspol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
| Netherlands |
Ajax | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | –15 |
| Feyenoord | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | |
| Twente | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Subtotal | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24 | –14 | |
| Norway |
Bodø/Glimt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | –3 |
| Rosenborg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
| Tromsø | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| Vålerenga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |
| Subtotal | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | –1 | |
| Poland |
Legia Warsaw | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| Portugal |
Benfica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Braga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | –2 | |
| Porto | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | –3 | |
| Rio Ave | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sporting CP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | –9 | |
| Vitória | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| Subtotal | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | –12 | |
| Romania |
Brașov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Dinamo București | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
| FCSB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –3 | |
| Russia |
Alania Vladikavkaz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
| Serbia |
Partizan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
| Subtotal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | |
| Slovakia |
Košice | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | |
| Spartak Trnava | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
| Slovenia |
Maribor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| Spain |
Alavés | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | |
| Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | |
| Real Madrid | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
| Sevilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | |
| Valencia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | –5 | |
| Subtotal | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 35 | –15 | |
| Sweden |
IFK Göteborg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 |
| Malmö FF | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | –1 | |
| Subtotal | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | –2 | |
| Switzerland |
Lausanne-Sport | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Lugano | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | |
| Zürich | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| Subtotal | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | |
| Ukraine |
Dynamo Kyiv | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | –16 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | |
| Subtotal | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 36 | –22 | |
| Total | 257 | 97 | 50 | 110 | 345 | 388 | –43 | |
Player and coach statistics
- Accurate as of 11 June 2023
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Top-scoring players in European competitions
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Players with most European appearances
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Coaches with most European appearances
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UEFA club ranking
Current ranking
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 108 |  APOEL | 14.500 |
| 109 | Sparta Prague | 14.000 |
 Astana | ||
 Beşiktaş | ||
| 112 | Wolfsberger AC | 13.500 |
Ranking history
| Season | Rank | Points | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53  | 0.500 | [45] |
| 1961 | 60  | 0.500 | [46] |
| 1962 | 75 | 0.500 | [47] |
| 1963 | 95 | 0.500 | [48] |
| 1975 | 149 | 1.000 | [49] |
| 1976 | 151 | 1.000 | [50] |
| 1977 | 152 | 1.000 | [51] |
| 1978 | 92 | 2.000 | [52] |
| 1979 | 93 | 2.000 | [53] |
| 1980 | 155 | 1.000 | [54] |
| 1981 | 153 | 1.000 | [55] |
| 1982 | 149 | 1.000 | [56] |
| 1983 | 204 | 0.500 | [57] |
| 1984 | 199 | 0.500 | [58] |
| 1985 | 149 | 1.000 | [59] |
| 1986 | 149  | 1.000 | [60] |
| 1987 | 84 | 2.250 | [61] |
| 1988 | 86 | 2.250 | [62] |
| 1989 | 57 | 3.250 | [63] |
| 1990 | 73 | 2.750 | [64] |
| 1991 | 62 | 3.250 | [65] |
| 1992 | 69 | 2.500 | [66] |
| 1993 | 58 | 3.000 | [67] |
| 1994 | 76 | 2.500 | [68] |
| 1995 | 50 | 3.500 | [69] |
| 1996 | 55 | 3.000 | [70] |
| 1997 | 43 | 3.666 | [71] |
| 1998 | 44 | 3.499 | [72] |
| 1999 | 76 | 29.175 | [73] |
| 2000 | 84 | 26.925 | [74] |
| 2001 | 73 | 33.987 | [75] |
| 2002 | 97 | 26.362 | [76] |
| 2003 | 76 | 33.495 | [77] |
| 2004 | 68 | 32.656 | [78] |
| 2005 | 55 | 37.872 | [79] |
| 2006 | 59 | 38.634 | [80] |
| 2007 | 50 | 43.791 | [81] |
| 2008 | 60 | 40.469 | [82] |
| 2009 | 64 | 32.445 | [83] |
| 2010 | 62 | 33.890 | [84] |
| 2011 | 57 | 37.010 | [85] |
| 2012 | 52 | 41.810 | [86] |
| 2013 | 66 | 34.900 | [87] |
| 2014 | 66 | 32.840 | [88] |
| 2015 | 58 | 36.520 | [89] |
| 2016 | 62 | 34.920 | [90] |
| 2017 | 43 | 45.840 | [91] |
| 2018 | 26 | 57.000 | [92] |
| 2019 | 25 | 62.000 | [93] |
| 2020 | 27 | 54.000 | [94] |
| 2021 | 29 | 49.000 | [95] |
| 2022 | 49 | 33.000 | [96] |
| 2023 | 109 | 14.000 | [97] |
Non-UEFA competitions
Statistics
- As of 30 May 1973
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Soccer League | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | –11 |
| Balkans Cup | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 33 | –24 |
| Total | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 52 | –35 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.
International Soccer League
| International Soccer League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Round | Opponent | Score | Agg. |
| 1961 | Group Stage (Section I) |
Everton |
0–4 | 8th |
 Bangu |
1–6 | |||
 New York Americans |
0–1 | |||
| Karlsruher SC |
3–1 | |||
 Kilmarnock |
1–1 | |||
 Montreal Concordia |
1–1 | |||
 Dinamo București |
2–5 | |||
Balkans Cup
| Balkans Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. | |
| 1963–64 | Group Stage (Group A) |
Rapid București |
0–0 | 0–3 | 4th | |
| Levski Sofia |
1–1 | 0–4 | ||||
| Dinamo Tirana |
1–0 | 0–2 | ||||
| 1964–66 | Group Stage (Group B) |
Rapid București |
0–3 | 0–3 | 4th | |
| Cherno More Varna |
1–1 | 0–2 | ||||
| 17 Nëntori Tirana |
1–1 | 0–2 | ||||
| 1973 | Group Stage (Group B) |
 Lokomotiv Sofia |
1–6 | 0–0 | 2nd | |
 Aris |
2–1 | 2–4 | ||||
By country
- As of 30 May 1973
| Country | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania |
FC Dinamo City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| KF Tirana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | |
 Brazil |
Bangu AC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | –5 |
| Bulgaria |
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | –5 |
| PFC Cherno More Varna | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
| PFC Levski Sofia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | –11 | |
 Canada |
Montreal Concordia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| England |
Everton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –4 |
| Germany |
Karlsruher SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Greece |
Aris Thessaloniki FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 |
| Romania |
FC Dinamo București | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 |
| FC Rapid București | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | –9 | |
| Subtotal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | –12 | |
| Scotland |
Kilmarnock FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| United States |
New York Americans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Total | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 52 | -35 | |
Notes
- A. a Olympiacos withdrew due to international political issues, refusing to play in Istanbul following the long-standing tension between Turkey and Greece.[98]
- B. b APOEL withdrew for political reasons.[99]
- C. c On 30 August 2013, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld UEFA's ban on Beşiktaş.[100] As a result, UEFA decided to replace Beşiktaş in the Europa League group stage with Tromsø, who were eliminated by Beşiktaş in the play-off round.[101]