Red Star Belgrade in international football

List of Red Star Belgrade's official international matches from 1956–57 season until today.[1]

Red Star Belgrade in international football
ClubRed Star Belgrade
Seasons played62
First entry1956–57 European Cup
Latest entry2024–25 UEFA Champions League
Titles
Champions League1 (1991)
Intercontinental Cup1 (1991)

A brief history

Red Star's European story began in 1956–57 season with match in Kerkrade, Netherlands. The first rival in the first round of the 1956–57 European Cup were Dutch champions Rapid JC (the club later changed its name to Roda JC), with Bora Kostić scoring Red Star's first ever European goal. Since the first European Cup semi-final, when Red Star was eliminated by Fiorentina, Red Star participated 14 times in a European competition quarter-final (not counting the Mitropa Cup), and was a semi-finalist in each of the three UEFA competitions for a total of six appearances. Throughout this time, Red Star steadily kept its place among the top 15 European clubs on UEFA's ranking list, situated just behind Real Madrid and Barcelona for the number of season participations in European Cups.[2] In 1991, Red Star finally won the 1991 European Cup, in a game against Marseille.

From 1992 to 1995, the clubs from FR Yugoslavia were forbidden to take part in the European competitions, due to the sanctions against Yugoslavia. For two decades after 1995, Red Star has only made two group stage appearances of the second-tier competition UEFA Cup, in 2005–06 and 2007–08.

In 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Red Star made another group stage appearance and even advanced to the "Round of 32" where it lost to CSKA Moscow. After 26 years of absence from the top-tier European competition, Red Star made group stage appearance of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.[3] For the second consecutive season, Red Star qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage.[4]

Club all-time European record

Red Star Belgrade Seasons Pld W D L GF GA W %
Representing Serbia 18 144 50 38 56 197 207 34.72
Representing Serbia and Montenegro 11 66 26 20 20 109 80 39.39
Representing Yugoslavia 33 179 89 30 60 347 235 49.72
Total 62 389 165 88 136 653 522 42.42
Competition Pld W D L
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 167 73 34 60
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 165 70 42 53
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 34 12 10 12
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 21 9 2 10
UEFA Super Cup 1 0 0 1
Intercontinental Cup 1 1 0 0
Total 389 165 88 136
As of 29 January 2025

UEFA Ranking

Best results in international competitions

Season Achievement Notes
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
1990–91 Winners defeated Marseille 0–0 in Bari, 5–3 pen.
1956–57 Semi-finals lost to Fiorentina 0–1 in Belgrade, 0–0 in Firenze
1970–71 Semi-finals lost to Panathinaikos 4–1 in Belgrade, 0–3 in Athens
1991–92 Semi-finals finished second in a group with Sampdoria, Anderlecht and Panathinaikos
1957–58 Quarter-finals lost to Manchester United 1–2 in Manchester, 3–3 in Belgrade
1973–74 Quarter-finals lost to Atlético Madrid 0–2 in Belgrade, 0–0 in Madrid
1980–81 Quarter-finals lost to Internazionale 1–1 in Milan, 0–1 in Belgrade
1981–82 Quarter-finals lost to Anderlecht 1–2 in Brussels, 1–2 in Belgrade
1986–87 Quarter-finals lost to Real Madrid 4–2 in Belgrade, 0–2 in Madrid
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
1978–79 Runners-up lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 in Belgrade, 0–1 in Düsseldorf
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1974–75 Semi-finals lost to Ferencváros 1–2 in Budapest, 2–2 in Belgrade
1971–72 Quarter-finals lost to Dynamo Moscow 1–2 in Belgrade, 1–1 in Moscow
1985–86 Quarter-finals lost to Atlético Madrid 0–2 in Belgrade, 1–1 in Madrid
UEFA Super Cup
1991 Runners-up lost to Manchester United 0–1 in Manchester
Intercontinental Cup
1991 Winners defeated Colo-Colo 3–0 in Tokyo
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
1961–62 Semi-finals lost to Barcelona 0–2 in Belgrade, 1–4 in Barcelona
1962–63 Quarter-finals lost to Roma 0–3 in Rome, 2–0 in Belgrade
Mitropa Cup
1958 Winners defeated Rudá Hvězda Brno 4–1 in Belgrade, 3–2 in Brno
1967–68 Winners defeated Spartak Trnava 0–1 in Trnava, 4–1 in Belgrade
1957 Semi-finals lost to Vasas 1–3 in Budapest, 2–3 in Belgrade

Biggest win in UEFA competition:

Season Match Score
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
1957–58 Red Star – Stade Dudelange 9–1
1969–70 Red Star – Linfield 8–0

List of matches

Note: Red Star score always listed first.

1956–70

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1956–57 European Cup R1 Rapid JC Kerkrade 2–0 4–3 6–3
Quarter final CSKA Sofia 3–1 1–2 4–3
Semi final Fiorentina 0–1 0–0 0–1
1957–58 European Cup QR Stade Dudelange 9–1 5–0 14–1
R1 Norrköping 2–1 2–2 4–3
Quarter final Manchester United 3–3 1–2 4–5
1959–60 European Cup R1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 0–3 1–4
1960–61 European Cup R1 Újpest Dózsa 1–2 0–3 1–5
1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1 Basel 4–1 1–1 5–2
R2 Hibernian 4–0 1–0 5–0
Quarter final Espanyol 5–0 1–2 6–2
Semi final Barcelona 0–2 1–4 1–6
1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1 Rapid Wien 1–0 1–1 2–1
R2 Barcelona 3–2 0–1 3–3 (1–0 play-off)
Quarter final Roma 2–0 0–3 2–3
1964–65 European Cup R1 Rangers 4–2 1–3 5–5 (1–3 play-off)
1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1 Fiorentina 0–4 1–3 1–7
1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1 Athletic Bilbao 5–0 0–2 5–2
R2 Valencia 1–2 0–1 1–3
1968–69 European Cup R2 Celtic 1–1 1–5 2–6
1969–70 European Cup R1 Linfield 8–0 4–2 12–2
R2 Vorwärts Berlin 3–2 1–2 4–4 (a)

1970–80

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1970–71 European Cup R1 Újpest Dózsa 4–0 0–2 4–2
R2 UTA Arad 3–0 3–1 6–1
Quarter final Carl Zeiss Jena 4–0 2–3 6–3
Semi final Panathinaikos 4–1 0–3 4–4 (a)
1971–72 Cup Winners' Cup R1 Komló Bányász 1–2 7–2 8–4
R2 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 1–1 3–2
Quarter final Dynamo Moscow 1–2 1–1 2–3
1972–73 UEFA Cup R1 Lausanne-Sport 5–1 2–3 7–4
R2 Valencia 3–1 1–0 4–1
R3 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–2 1–2
1973–74 European Cup R1 Stal Mielec 2–1 1–0 3–1
R2 Liverpool 2–1 2–1 4–2
Quarter final Atlético Madrid 0–2 0–0 0–2
1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup R1 PAOK Thessaloniki 2–0 0–1 2–1
R2 Avenir Beggen 5–1 6–1 11–2
Quarter final Real Madrid 2–0 0–2 2–2 (6–5 pen.)
Semi final Ferencváros 2–2 1–2 3–4
1975–76 UEFA Cup R1 Universitatea Craiova 1–1 3–1 4–2
R2 Hamburger SV 1–1 0–4 1–5
1976–77 UEFA Cup R1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4–1 1–2 5–3
R2 Austria Salzburg 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
R3 AEK Athens 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
1977–78 European Cup R1 Sligo Rovers 3–0 3–0 6–0
R2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 1–5 1–8
1978–79 UEFA Cup R1 Berliner FC Dynamo 4–1 2–5 6–6 (a)
R2 Sporting de Gijón 1–1 1–0 2–1
R3 Arsenal 1–0 1–1 2–1
Quarter final West Bromwich Albion 1–0 1–1 2–1
Semi final Hertha Berlin 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
Final Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 0–1 1–2
1979–80 UEFA Cup R1 Galatasaray 3–1 0–0 3–1
R2 Carl Zeiss Jena 3–2 3–2 6–4
R3 Bayern Munich 3–2 0–2 3–4

1980–90

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1980–81 European Cup R1 Viking 4–1 3–2 7–3
R2 Basel 2–0 0–1 2–1
Quarter final Internazionale 0–1 1–1 1–2
1981–82 European Cup R1 Hibernians Paola 8–1 2–1 10–2
R2 Baník Ostrava 3–0 1–3 4–3
Quarter final Anderlecht 1–2 1–2 2–4
1982–83 Cup Winners' Cup R1 Lillestrøm 3–0 4–0 7–0
R2 Barcelona 2–4 1–2 3–6
1983–84 UEFA Cup R1 Hellas Verona 2–3 0–1 2–4
1984–85 European Cup R1 Benfica 3–2 0–2 3–4
1985–86 Cup Winners' Cup R1 Aarau 2–0 2–2 4–2
R2 Lyngby 3–1 2–2 5–3
Quarter final Atlético Madrid 0–2 1–1 1–3
1986–87 European Cup R1 Panathinaikos 3–0 1–2 4–2
R2 Rosenborg 4–1 3–0 7–1
Quarter final Real Madrid 4–2 0–2 4–4 (a)
1987–88 UEFA Cup R1 Trakia Plovdiv 3–0 2–2 5–2
R2 Club Brugge 3–1 0–4 3–5
1988–89 European Cup R1 Dundalk 3–0 5–0 8–0
R2 Milan 1–1 1–1 2–2 (2–4 Pen.)
1989–90 UEFA Cup R1 Galatasaray 2–0 1–1 3–1
R2 Žalgiris 4–1 1–0 5–1
R3 Köln 2–0 0–3 2–3

1990–2000

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1990–91 European Cup R1 Grasshopper 1–1 4–1 5–2
R2 Rangers 3–0 1–1 4–1
Quarter final Dynamo Dresden 3–0 3–0 6–0
Semi final Bayern Munich 2–2 2–1 4–3
Final Olympique de Marseille 0–0 (5–3 pen.)
1991 European Super Cup Final Manchester United 0–1
1991 Intercontinental Cup Final Colo-Colo 3–0
1991–92 European Cup R1 Portadown 4–0 4–0 8–0
R2 Apollon Limassol 3–1 2–0 5–1
Group A Anderlecht 3–2 2–3 2nd out of 4
Sampdoria 1–3 0–2
Panathinaikos 1–0 2–0
1995–96 UEFA Cup QR Neuchâtel Xamax 0–1 0–0 0–1
1996–97 Cup Winners' Cup QR Heart of Midlothian 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
R1 Kaiserslautern 4–0 0–1 4–1
R2 Barcelona 1–1 1–3 2–4
1997–98 Cup Winners' Cup QR HJK Helsinki 3–0 0–1 3–1
R1 Germinal Ekeren 1–1 2–3 3–4
1998–99 UEFA Cup QR1 Kolkheti-1913 Poti 7–0 4–0 11–0
QR2 Rotor Volgograd 2–1 2–1 4–2
R1 Metz 2–1 1–2 3–3 (4–3 pen.)
R2 Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 2–3 3–5
1999–2000 UEFA Cup QR Neftçi Baku 1–0 3–2 4–2
R1 Montpellier 0–1 2–2 2–3

2000–10

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2000–01 Champions League QR1 KÍ Klaksvík 2–0 3–0 5–0
QR2 Torpedo Kutaisi 4–0 0–2 4–2
QR3 Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
UEFA Cup R1 Leicester City 3–1 1–1 4–2
R2 Celta de Vigo 1–0 3–5 4–5
2001–02 Champions League QR2 Omonia Nicosia 2–1 1–1 3–2
QR3 Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 0–3 0–3
UEFA Cup R1 Arsenal Kyiv 0–0 2–3 2–3
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Kairat Almaty 3–0 2–0 5–0
R1 Chievo Verona 0–0 2–0 2–0
R2 Lazio 1–1 0–1 1–2
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Nistru Otaci 5–0 3–2 8–2
R1 Odense 4–3 2–2 6–5
R2 Rosenborg 0–1 0–0 0–1
2004–05 Champions League QR2 Young Boys 3–0 2–2 5–2
QR3 PSV Eindhoven 3–2 0–5 3–7
UEFA Cup R1 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–2 0–4 1–6
2005–06 UEFA Cup QR2 Inter Zaprešić 4–0 3–1 7–1
R1 Braga 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Group E Basel 1–2 4th out of 5
Tromsø 1–3
Roma 3–1
Strasbourg 2–2
2006–07 Champions League QR2 Cork City 3–0 1–0 4–0
QR3 Milan 1–2 0–1 1–3
UEFA Cup R1 Slovan Liberec 1–2 0–2 1–4
2007–08 Champions League QR2 Levadia Tallinn 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
QR3 Rangers 0–0 0–1 0–1
UEFA Cup R1 Groclin Grodzisk 1–0 1–0 2–0
Group F Bayern Munich 2–3 5th out of 5
Aris Thessaloniki 0–3
Bolton Wanderers 0–1
Braga 0–2
2008–09 UEFA Cup QR2 APOEL Nicosia 3–3 2–2 5–5 (a)
2009–10 Europa League QR2 Rudar Velenje 4–0 1–0 5–0
QR3 Dinamo Tbilisi 5–2 0–2 5–4
Play off Slavia Prague 2–1 0–3 2–4

2010–20

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2010–11 Europa League QR3 Slovan Bratislava 1–2 1–1 2–3
2011–12 Europa League QR3 Ventspils 7–0 2–1 9–1
Play off Stade Rennais 1–2 0–4 1–6
2012–13 Europa League QR2 Naftan Novopolotsk 3–3 4–3 7–6
QR3 Omonia Nicosia 0–0 0–0 0–0 (6–5 pen.)
Play off Girondins de Bordeaux 0–0 2–3 2–3
2013–14 Europa League QR2 ÍB Vestmannaeyja 2–0 0–0 2–0
QR3 Chornomorets Odesa 0–0 1–3 1–3
2015–16 Europa League QR1 Kairat Almaty 0–2 1–2 1–4
2016–17 Champions League QR2 Valletta 2–1 2–1 4–2
QR3 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–4 2–2 4–6
Europa League Play off Sassuolo 1–1 0–3 1–4
2017–18 Europa League QR1 Floriana 3–0 3–3 6–3
QR2 Irtysh Pavlodar 2–0 1–1 3–1
QR3 Sparta Prague 2–0 1–0 3–0
Play off Krasnodar 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a)
Group H Arsenal 0–1 0–0 2nd out of 4
BATE Borisov 1–1 0–0
Köln 1–0 1–0
Round of 32 CSKA Moscow 0–0 0–1 0–1
2018–19 Champions League QR1 Spartaks Jūrmala 2–0 0–0 2–0
QR2 Sūduva Marijampolė 3–0 2–0 5–0
QR3 Spartak Trnava 1–1 2–1 3–2
Play off Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
Group C Paris Saint-Germain 1–4 1–6 4th out of 4
Liverpool 2–0 0–4
Napoli 0–0 1–3
2019–20 Champions League QR1 Sūduva Marijampolė 2–1 0–0 2–1
QR2 HJK Helsinki 2–0 1–2 3–2
QR3 Copenhagen 1–1 1–1 2–2 (7–6 pen.)
Play off Young Boys 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
Group B Bayern Munich 0–6 0–3 4th out of 4
Tottenham Hotspur 0–4 0–5
Olympiacos 3–1 0–1

2020–present

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2020–21 Champions League QR1 Europa 5–0 5–0
QR2 Tirana 1–0 1–0
QR3 Omonia 1–1 1–1 (2–4 p)
Europa League Play off Ararat-Armenia 2–1 2–1
Group L Gent 2–1 2–0 2nd out of 4
TSG Hoffenheim 0–0 0–2
Slovan Liberec 5–1 0–0
Round of 32 Milan 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
2021–22 Champions League QR2 Kairat Almaty 5–0 1–2 6–2
QR3 Sheriff Tiraspol 1–1 0–1 1–2
Europa League Play off CFR Cluj 4–0 2–1 6–1
Group F Braga 2–1 1–1 1st out of 4
Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 1–0
Midtjylland 0–1 1–1
Knockout round play-offs Bye
Round of 16 Rangers 2–1 0–3 2–4
2022–23 Champions League QR3 Pyunik 5–0 2–0 7–0
Play off Maccabi Haifa 2–2 2–3 4–5
Europa League Group H Monaco 0–1 1–4 4th out of 4
Ferencváros 4–1 1–2
Trabzonspor 2–1 1–2
2023–24 Champions League Group G Manchester City 2–3 1–3 4th out of 4
RB Leipzig 1–2 1–3
Young Boys 2–2 0–2
2024–25 Champions League Play off Bodø/Glimt 2–0 1–2 3–2
League phase Benfica 1–2 29th out of 36
Internazionale 0–4
Monaco 1–5
Barcelona 2–5
VfB Stuttgart 5–1
Milan 1–2
PSV Eindhoven 2–3
Young Boys 1–0
2025–26 Champions League QR2

Overall record by country

As of 29 January 2025

Top scorers in international competitions

Rank Player Goals Years
1 Zoran Filipović 28 1970–1980
2 Bora Kostić 20 1951–1961, 1962–1966
Dušan Savić 1973–1982
4 Nikola Žigić 17 2003–2006
5 Aleksandar Katai 16 2014–2016, 2020–

Source

International individual awards

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