Dundee United F.C. in European football

Dundee United in Europe
ClubDundee United
First entry1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Latest entry2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
Titles
Champions League0 (Best: Semi-finals)
Europa League0 (Best: Runners-up)
Cup Winners' Cup0 (Best: Second round)
Conference League0 (Best: Third Qualifying Round)

Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in the city of Dundee. The club's first ever tie in European competition was in the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup where they knocked out holders Barcelona in the Second round winning both legs in the process before losing in the following round to Italian giants Juventus despite winning the home leg 1–0. They had their best spell in the 1980s, reaching the semi-final of the European Cup in 1984 and the final of the UEFA Cup in 1987,[1][2] also reaching the quarter-final stage of the latter in both 1982 and 1983. In total they have won 46 games in European competition, currently more than any Scottish club outside the Old Firm and Aberdeen.[3]

Following a 10 year absence from European matches, Dundee United qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round, culminating in a 7–1 aggregate loss to AZ Alkmaar, matching the record greatest loss inflicted on a Scottish club in a European competition.[4]

Matches

List of Dundee United games in European competitions[5]
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg. Notes Ref
1966–67 Fairs Cup 2R Barcelona 2–0 2–1 4–1
3R Juventus 1–0 0–3 1–3
1969–70 Fairs Cup R1 Newcastle United 1–2 0–1 1–3
1970–71 Fairs Cup R1 Grasshoppers 3–2 0–0 3–2
R2 Sparta Prague 1–0 1–3 2–3
1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup R1 Jiul Petroşani 3–0 0–2 3–2
R2 Bursaspor 0–0 0–1 0–1
1975–76 UEFA Cup R1 Keflavík 4–0 2–0 6–0
R2 Porto 1–2 1–1 2–3
1977–78 UEFA Cup R1 KB Copenhagen 1–0 0–3 1–3
1978–79 UEFA Cup R1 Standard Liège 0–0 0–1 0–1
1979–80 UEFA Cup R1 Anderlecht 0–0 1–1 1–1 Away goals
R2 Diósgyőri 0–1 1–3 1–4
1980–81 UEFA Cup R1 Śląsk Wrocław 7–2 0–0 7–2
R2 Lokeren 1–1 0–0 1–1 Away goals
1981–82 UEFA Cup R1 AS Monaco 1–2 5–2 6–4
R2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–0 0–2 5–2
R3 SV Winterslag 5–0 0–0 5–0
QF Radnički Niš 2–0 0–3 2–3
1982–83 UEFA Cup R1 PSV Eindhoven 1–1 2–0 3–1
R2 Viking Stavanger 0–0 3–1 3–1
R3 Werder Bremen 2–1 1–1 3–2
QF Bohemians Prague 0–0 0–1 0–1
1983–84 European Cup R1 Ħamrun Spartans 3–0 3–0 6–0
R2 Standard Liège 4–0 0–0 4–0
QF Rapid Vienna 1–0 1–2 2–2 Away goals
SF Roma 2–0 0–3 2–3
1984–85 UEFA Cup R1 AIK Stockholm 3–0 0–1 3–1
R2 LASK Linz 5–1 2–1 7–2
R3 Manchester United 2–3 2–2 4–5
1985–86 UEFA Cup R1 Bohemians 2–2 5–2 7–4
R2 Vardar Skopje 2–0 1–1 3–1
R3 Neuchâtel Xamax 2–1 1–3 3–4 Extra time
1986–87 UEFA Cup R1 Lens 2–0 0–1 2–1
R2 Universitatea Craiova 3–0 0–1 3–1
R3 Hajduk Split 2–0 0–0 2–0
QF Barcelona 1–0 2–1 3–1
SF Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 2–0 2–0
Final IFK Göteborg 1–1 0–1 1–2
1987–88 UEFA Cup R1 Coleraine 3–1 1–0 4–1
R2 TJ Vítkovice 1–2 1–1 2–3
1988–89 Cup Winners' Cup R1 Floriana 1–0 0–0 1–0
R2 Dinamo Bucharest 0–1 1–1 1–2
1989–90 UEFA Cup R1 Glentoran 2–0 3–1 5–1
R2 Royal Antwerp 3–2 0–4 3–6
1990–91 UEFA Cup R1 FH 2–2 3–1 5–3
R2 Vitesse Arnhem 0–4 0–1 0–5
1993–94 UEFA Cup R1 Brøndby IF 3–1 0–2 3–3 Away goals
1994–95 Cup Winners' Cup R1 Tatran Prešov 3–2 1–3 4–5
1997–98 UEFA Cup QR1 CE Principat 9–0 8–0 17–0
QR2 Trabzonspor 1–1 0–1 1–2
2005–06 UEFA Cup QR2 MyPa-47 2–2 0–0 2–2 Away goals
2010–11 Europa League PO AEK Athens 0–1 1–1 1–2
2011–12 Europa League QR2 Śląsk Wrocław 3–2 0–1 3–3 Away goals
2012–13 Europa League QR3 Dynamo Moscow 2–2 0–5 2–7
2022–23 Conference League QR3 AZ 1–0 0–7 1–7
2025-26 Conference League QR2 UNA Strassen - - -

Overall record

By competition

Competition P W D L GF GA GD
European Cup/Champions League 8 5 1 2 14 5 +9
Fairs Cup/UEFA Cup/Europa League 92 38 26 28 145 101 +44
UEFA Conference League 2 1 0 1 1 7 −6
Cup Winners' Cup 10 3 3 4 9 10 −1
Total 112 47 30 35 169 123 +53

By country

[5][6]

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win% Ref
Andorra 2 2 0 0 17 0 +17 100.00
Austria 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 075.00
Belgium 12 3 7 2 14 9 +5 025.00
Czechoslovakia 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 016.67
Denmark 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 050.00
England 4 0 1 3 5 8 −3 000.00
Finland 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00
France 4 2 0 2 8 5 +3 050.00
Greece 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Hungary 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
Iceland 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 075.00
Ireland 2 1 1 0 7 4 +3 050.00
Italy 4 2 0 2 3 6 −3 050.00
Malta 4 3 1 0 7 0 +7 075.00
Netherlands 6 2 1 3 4 13 −9 033.33
Northern Ireland 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 100.00
Norway 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00
Poland 4 2 1 1 10 5 +5 050.00
Portugal 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Romania 6 2 1 3 7 5 +2 033.33
Russia 2 0 1 1 2 7 −5 000.00
Slovakia 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 050.00
Spain 4 4 0 0 7 2 +5 100.00
Sweden 4 1 1 2 4 3 +1 025.00
 Switzerland 4 2 1 1 6 6 +0 050.00
Turkey 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 000.00
West Germany 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 050.00
Yugoslavia 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 050.00

Records

References

  1. ^ Winton, Richard (20 May 2020). "On This Day: Dundee United reach Uefa Cup final in 1987". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ Strachan, Graeme (20 May 2022). "Dundee United photos found in attic show amazing Uefa Cup final scenes at Tannadice". The Courier. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  3. ^ Club Statistics & Year-by-Year Results - Country: Scotland Archived 4 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, bravepages.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Dundee United slumped to the joint heaviest European defeat by a Scottish side as AZ Alkmaar marched into the Europa Conference League play-offs". BBC Sport. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Results against teams from all countries". FitbaStats. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Result record by country". FitbaStats. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Player statistics". Arab Archive. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Goalscoring totals". Arab Archive. Retrieved 28 August 2019.