Dutch football clubs in European competitions

Points by season
(UEFA coefficient)[1][2][3]
Season Points League
Position
[a]
1955–56 2.000
1956–57 0.000
1957–58 6.000
1958–59 0.000
1959–60 5.000 12
1960–61 1.000 18
1961–62 3.500 16
1962–63 5.333 16
1963–64 3.666 13
1964–65 5.000 13
1965–66 1.000 12
1966–67 4.500 12
1967–68 2.500 17
1968–69 5.200 14
1969–70 9.500 12
1970–71 9.600 6
1971–72 8.400 4
1972–73 8.500 2
1973–74 7.500 2
1974–75 11.200 3
1975–76 8.000 2
1976–77 4.250 3
1977–78 12.500 2
1978–79 3.250 2
1979–80 7.250 5
1980–81 8.666 4
1981–82 3.800 3
1982–83 2.000 10
1983–84 3.833 12
1984–85 3.750 14
1985–86 2.600 19
1986–87 7.250 15
1987–88 9.200 8
1988–89 4.250 6
1989–90 3.200 8
1990–91 2.250 7
1991–92 8.600 6
1992–93 7.600 8
1993–94 2.600 9
1994–95 7.400 9
1995–96 12.500 5
1996–97 6.250 5
1997–98 6.833 5
1998–99 4.833 5
1999–2000 6.250 6
2000–01 6.083 6
2001–02 10.166 7
2002–03 6.166 8
2003–04 5.416 8
2004–05 12.000 7
2005–06 7.583 7
2006–07 8.214 8
2007–08 5.000 9
2008–09 6.333 8
2009–10 9.416 10
2010–11 11.166 9
2011–12 13.600 8
2012–13 4.214 9
2013–14 5.916 8
2014–15 6.083 9
2015–16 5.750 10
2016–17 9.100 13
2017–18 2.900 14
2018–19 8.600 11
2019–20 9.400 10
2020–21 9.200 7
2021–22 19.200 7
2022–23 13.500 6
2023–24 10.000 6

Dutch football clubs have entered European association football competitions since 1900, when HVV and RAP took part in the inaugural season of the Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz (one of the first European club football tournaments, is considered a predecessor of club tournaments in Europe, namely the European Cup),[4] which was also won by RAP.

In the inaugural 1955–56 European Cup, PSV Eindhoven participated as the national champions. Feyenoord became the first Dutch club to win the European Cup in 1970. Subsequently, followed by three consecutive European Cup wins by Ajax. The third Dutch club to win the European Cup was PSV Eindhoven, doing so in 1988.

Main UEFA finals

Year Competition Dutch team Opposing team Score Venue
1969 European Cup Ajax Milan 1–4 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
1970 European Cup Feyenoord Celtic 2–1 (a.e.t.) San Siro, Milan
1971 European Cup Ajax Panathinaikos 2–0 Wembley Stadium, London
1972 European Cup Ajax Internazionale 2–0 De Kuip, Rotterdam
1973 European Cup Ajax Juventus 1–0 Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade
1973 European Super Cup Ajax Milan 1–0 San Siro, Milan
6–0 (6–1 agg.) Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1974 UEFA Cup Feyenoord Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 White Hart Lane, London
2–0 (4–2 agg.) De Kuip, Rotterdam
1975 UEFA Cup FC Twente Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
1–5 (1–5 agg.) Diekman Stadion, Enschede
1978 UEFA Cup PSV Eindhoven Bastia 0–0 Stade Furiani, Bastia
3–0 (3–0 agg.) Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
1981 UEFA Cup AZ '67 Ipswich Town 3–0 Portman Road, Ipswich
4–2 (4–5 agg.) Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1987 European Cup Winners' Cup Ajax Lokomotiv Leipzig 1–0 Olympic Stadium, Athens
1987 European Super Cup Ajax Porto 0–1 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1–0 (0–2 agg.) Estádio das Antas, Porto
1988 European Cup Winners' Cup Ajax Mechelen 0–1 Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
1988 European Cup PSV Eindhoven Benfica 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
1988 European Super Cup PSV Eindhoven Mechelen 0–3 Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne, Mechelen
1–0 (1–3 agg.) Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
1992 UEFA Cup Ajax Torino 2–2 Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
0–0 (2–2 agg.) (a) Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1995 UEFA Champions League Ajax Milan 1–0 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
1995 UEFA Super Cup Ajax Zaragoza 1–1 La Romareda, Zaragoza
4–0 (5–1 agg.) Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1996 UEFA Champions League Ajax Juventus 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) Stadio Olimpico, Rome
2002 UEFA Cup Feyenoord Borussia Dortmund 3–2 De Kuip, Rotterdam
2002 UEFA Super Cup Feyenoord Real Madrid 1–3 Stade Louis II, Monaco
2017 UEFA Europa League Ajax Manchester United 0–2 Friends Arena, Stockholm
2022 UEFA Europa Conference League Feyenoord Roma 0–1 Arena Kombëtare, Tirana

Intercontinental finals

Year Competition Dutch team Opposing team Score Venue
1970 Intercontinental Cup Feyenoord Estudiantes 2–2 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
1–0 (3–2 agg.) De Kuip, Rotterdam
1971 [b]
1972 Intercontinental Cup Ajax Independiente 1–1 Estadio Libertadores de América, Buenos Aires
3–0 (4–1 agg.) Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1973 [b]
1988 Intercontinental Cup PSV Nacional 2–2 (a.e.t.) 6–7 (p) National Stadium, Tokyo
1995 Intercontinental Cup Ajax Grêmio 0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (p) National Stadium, Tokyo

Lower or non-UEFA European finals

Year Competition Dutch team Opposing team Score Venue
1962 Intertoto Cup[c] Ajax Feyenoord 4–2 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1972 European Super Cup[d] Ajax Rangers 1–3 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
3–2 (6–3 agg.) Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup[e] Heerenveen Villarreal 1–2 Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
0–0 (1–2 agg.) El Madrigal, Villarreal

Final appearance by competition

Competition Winners Runners-up Total
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 6 2 8
European / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 1 2
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 4 3 7
UEFA Conference League 0 1 1
UEFA Super Cup[d] 2 3 5
Total UEFA Finals 13 10 23
Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup 3 1 4

Friendly finals

*Only friendly tournaments where three or more clubs, from at least two different countries participated in a tournament format (at least semi-finals, final) are included in this list.

Year Competition Dutch team Opposing team Score Venue Source
1900 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz RAP HVV 2–1 Léopold FC's field, Brussels [5]
1901 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz HBS Racing Club 1–0 Léopold FC's field, Brussels [5]
1902 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz D.F.C. Pilgrims 2–4 Léopold FC's field, Brussels [5]
1921 Tournoi du Nouvel An du Red Star Maastricht VV Red Star Paris 1–1[f]. Stade de Paris, Paris [6]
1923 Coupe Jean Dupuich Feyenoord Daring Club de Bruxelles 2–0 Léopold FC's field, Brussels [7]
1935 Tournoi de Bruxelles du Daring Club Ajax Sochaux 2–1 Brussels [8]
1958 Benelux Cup Feyenoord Anderlecht 6–0 De Kuip, Rotterdam [9]
1959 Benelux Cup Feyenoord UA Sedan 4–2 [10]
1961 Benelux Cup PSV Eindhoven Vicenza 1–2 Vicenza [11]
1973 Tournoi de Paris Feyenoord Bayern Munich 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) Parc des Princes, Paris [12]
1975 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax Molenbeek 5–2 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [13]
1975 Joan Gamper Trophy Feyenoord Barcelona 2–1 Camp Nou, Barcelona [14]
1976 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax Anderlecht 1–3 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [15]
1977 Amsterdam Tournament AZ '67 Ajax 3–0 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [16]
1978 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax Anderlecht 2–2 (p) Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [17]
1978 Bruges Matins AZ '67 Ipswich Town 2–0 Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges [18]
1978 Rotterdam AD Tournament Feyenoord Everton 3–1 De Kuip, Rotterdam [19]
1979 Amsterdam Tournament AZ '67 Ajax 2–1 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [20]
1979 Rotterdam AD Tournament Feyenoord Ipswich Town 5–4 (a.e.t.) De Kuip, Rotterdam [21]
1979 Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu Ajax Bayern Munich 2–0 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid [22]
1980 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax AZ '67 2–1 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [23]
1980 Trofeo Costa Verde AZ '67 Real Madrid 3–2 El Molinón, Gijón [24]
1981 Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu AZ '67 Sporting Gijón 2–0 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid [25]
1982 Amsterdam Tournament AZ '67 Ajax 3–3 (p) Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [26]
1982 Rotterdam AD Tournament Feyenoord Celtic 4–3 De Kuip, Rotterdam [27]
1983 Amsterdam Tournament Feyenoord Roma 1–1 (p) Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [28]
1984 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax Atlético Mineiro 2–2 (p) Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [29]
1984 Rotterdam AD Tournament Feyenoord Manchester United 1–0 De Kuip, Rotterdam [30]
1985 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax Atlético Mineiro 4–1 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [31]
1986 Joan Gamper Trophy PSV Eindhoven Barcelona 1–0 Camp Nou, Barcelona [32]
1986 Rotterdam AD Tournament Feyenoord Werder Bremen 1–3 De Kuip, Rotterdam [33]
1989 Bruges Matins PSV Torpedo Moscow 0–1 Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges [34]
1992 Joan Gamper Trophy Feyenoord Barcelona 2–0 Camp Nou, Barcelona [35]
1996 Umbro International Tournament Ajax Chelsea 2–0 City Ground, Nottingham [36]
2003 Peace Cup PSV Eindhoven Lyon 1–0 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul [37]
2005 Europe-America Tournament Feyenoord Nacional 3–0 Nanjing [38]
2006 Polar Cup FC Groningen Deportivo Barber 2–1 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat [39]
2007 UTS Polar Cup FC Utrecht Ferroviário AC 1–0 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat [40]
2007 Russian Railways Cup PSV Eindhoven Real Madrid 2–1 RZD Arena, Moscow [41]
2008 Chippie Polar Cup FC Groningen  Netherlands Antilles 4–2 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat [42]
2010 Chippie Polar Cup Ajax NEC 0–0 (4–3 p) Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat [43]
2013 Multipost Polar Cup ADO Den Haag Centro Dominguito 2–2 (4–3 p) Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat [44]
2019 Interwetten Cup FC Utrecht Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0 Hänsch-Arena, Meppen [45][46]

Notes

  1. ^ The UEFA Country Ranking is used to display the strength of the league in Europe. The ranking is determined by the sum of the UEFA country coefficients collectively earned by the leagues's clubs over the last 5 years. Therefore, from 1955 until 1959 no position can be given.
  2. ^ a b Ajax had qualified for the Intercontinental Cup, but declined to participate in tournament.
  3. ^ The Intertoto Cup did not become an official UEFA tournament until 1995.
  4. ^ a b Excludes the 1972 European Super Cup, not organised nor recognised by UEFA as an official title.
  5. ^ From 1995 to 2005 there were three joint winners in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
  6. ^ The two teams where declared winners ex aequo

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