FC Twente in European football explained
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 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, following a strong domestic campaign. The club was eliminated in the first round by 1860 Munich, 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
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Top scorers
[4]
Record by country
[16]
Rank | Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Clubs (matches) |
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1 | Germany | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 32 | Bayer Leverkusen (2), Bayern Munich (2), Borussia Mönchengladbach (4), Dynamo Dresden (2), Hannover 96 (2), Schalke 04 (3), Werder Bremen (4) |
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2 | England | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | Arsenal (2), Fulham (2), Ipswich Town (4), Manchester City (3), Manchester United F.C. (1), Tottenham Hotspur (2) |
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3 | France | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | Auxerre (2), OGC Nice (1), Marseille (2), Paris Saint-Germain (1), Rennes (2), Rouen (2) |
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Turkey | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | Beşiktaş (1), Bursaspor (2), Eskişehirspor (2), Fenerbahçe (5) |
5 | Italy | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | Fiorentina (2), Inter Milan (2), Juventus (4), SS Lazio (1) |
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Spain | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | Getafe (2), Las Palmas (2), Levante (2), Racing Santander (1), Villarreal (2) |
Sweden | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | Hammarby IF (2), Helsingborgs IF (2), IFK Göteborg (2), Kalmar FF (2), Malmö FF (1) |
8 | Denmark | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | AGF (2), BK Frem (2), OB (2), Vejle (2) |
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9 | Belgium | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Anderlecht (2), Club Brugge (2), Molenbeek (2), Union Saint-Gilloise (1) |
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Greece | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | AEK Athens (2), Olympiacos F.C. (1), Panachaiki (2), Panionios (2) |
11 | Norway | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Brann (2), Kongsvinger (2), Lillestrøm (2) |
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Romania | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Steaua București (4), Vaslui (2) |
13 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | Red Bull Salzburg (4) |
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Azerbaijan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Qarabağ (4) |
Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | Dukla Prague (2), Mladá Boleslav (2) |
Poland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Polonia Warsaw (2), Wisła Kraków (2) |
Portugal | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Benfica (2), Sporting CP (2) |
Russia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Rubin Kazan (2), Zenit Saint Petersburg (2) |
Scotland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | Dundee United (2), Rangers (2) |
Serbia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | Čukarički (2), OFK Beograd (2) |
21 | Andorra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | UE Santa Coloma (2) |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Velež Mostar (2) |
Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Dinamo Zagreb (2) |
Estonia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | FCI Levadia (2) |
Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Inter Turku (2) |
Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Dinamo Tbilisi (2) |
Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Kispest Honvéd (2) |
Latvia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Riga (2) |
Moldova | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Sheriff Tiraspol (2) |
Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Grasshopper (2) | |
Most played clubs
European match history
Intertoto Cup history
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Notes
- 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.
- Web site: FC Twente in UEFA Champions League . UEFA . 3 February 2023 . 3 February 2023 .
- Web site: FC Twente in UEFA Europa League . UEFA . 3 February 2023 . 3 February 2023 .
- 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.
- Web site: Last score of Jan Jeuring. UEFA. 24 January 2025.
- Web site: Last score of Johan Zuidema. UEFA. 24 January 2025.
- Web site: Last score of Nacer Chadli. UEFA. 24 January 2025.
- Web site: Last score of Theo Pahlplatz. UEFA. 24 January 2025.
- Web site: Last score of Luuk de Jong. UEFA. 24 January 2025.
- Web site: Last score of Kick van der Vall. UEFA. 24 January 2025.
- Web site: Last score of Ab Gritter. UEFA. 24 January 2025.
- Web site: Last score of Leroy Fer. UEFA. 24 January 2025.
- Web site: Last score of Marc Janko. UEFA. 24 January 2025.
- Web site: Last score of René Notten. UEFA. 24 January 2025.
- Web site: Last score of René van de Kerkhof. UEFA. 24 January 2025.
- 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.
- Web site: Twente vs. Rouen. 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Rouen vs. Twente. UEFA. 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. AEK . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: AEK vs. Twente . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Eskişehirspor . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Eskişehirspor vs. Twente . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Dinamo Zagreb . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Dinamo Zagreb vs. Twente . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Juventus . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Juventus vs. Twente . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Dinamo Tbilisi . UEFA . 6 December 2023.
- Web site: Dinamo Tbilisi vs. Twente . UEFA . 6 December 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Boldklubben Frem . UEFA . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Boldklubben Frem vs. Twente . UEFA . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Las Palmas . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Las Palmas vs. Twente . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Beograd . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Beograd vs. Twente . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Twente . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Dundee . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Dunde vs. Twente . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Panachaiki . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Panachaiki vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Ipswich Town . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Ipswich Town vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Ipswich Town . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Ipswich Town vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Molenbeek . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Molenbeek vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Dukla Prague . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Dukla Prague vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Velež Mostar . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Velež Mostar vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Juventus . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Juventus vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Rangers . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Rangers vs. Twente . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Brann . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Brann vs. Twente . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Vejle Boldklub . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Vejle Boldklub vs. Twente . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Anderlecht . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Anderlecht vs. Twente . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Manchester City . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Manchester City vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Panionios . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Panionios vs. Twente . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Göteborg . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Dynamo Dresden . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Dynamo Dresden vs. Twente . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Club Brugge . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Club Brugge vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Bayer Leverkusen . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Bayern Munich . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Bayern Munich vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Kispest Honvéd . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Kispest Honvéd vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Lillestrøm . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Lillestrøm vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. AGF . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: AGF vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Auxerre . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Auxerre vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Austria Salzburg . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Austria Salzburg vs. Twente . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Polonia Warsaw vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Polonia Warsaw vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Grasshopper . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Grasshopper vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- The 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.
- Web site: Twente vs. Kalmar . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Kalmar vs. Twente . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Levadia Tallinn . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Levadia Tallinn vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Getafe vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Getafe . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Arsenal . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Arsenal vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Stade Rennais . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Stade Rennais vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Racing de Santander . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Manchester City vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Schalke 04 . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Olympique de Marseille vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Olympique de Marseille . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Sporting . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Sporting vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Qarabağ . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Qarabağ vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Fenerbahçe . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Fenerbahçe vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Steaua București . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Steaua București vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Sheriff Tiraspol . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Sheriff Tiraspol vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Werder Bremen . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Werder Bremen vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Inter Milan . UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Inter Milan vs. Twente . UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Tottenham . UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Tottenham vs. Twente . UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Werder Bremen . UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Werder Bremen vs. Twente . UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Rubin Kazan . UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Rubin Kazan vs. Twente . UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Zenit . UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Zenit vs. Twente . UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Villarreal . UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Villarreal vs. Twente . UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Sporting Vaslui . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Sporting Vaslui vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Benfica . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Benfica vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Fulham . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Fulham vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Wisła Kraków . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Gent vs. Ajax . UEFA . 8 November 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Odense Boldklub . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Odense Boldklub vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Steaua București . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Steaua București vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Schalke 04 . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Schalke 04 vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Santa Coloma . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Santa Coloma vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Inter Turku . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Inter Turku vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Mladá Boleslav . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Mladá Boleslav vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Bursaspor . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Bursaspor vs. Twente . UEFA . 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Hannover 96. UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Hannover 96 vs. Twente. UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Helsingborgs. UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Helsingborgs vs. Twente. UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Levante. UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Levante vs. Twente. UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Qarabağ. UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Qarabağ vs. Twente. UEFA. 14 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Čukarički . UEFA . 8 December 2023.
- Web site: Čukarički vs. Twente . UEFA . 8 December 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Fiorentina . UEFA . 8 December 2023.
- Web site: Fiorentina vs. Twente . UEFA . 8 December 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Salzburg . UEFA . 13 August 2024.
- Web site: Salzburg vs. Twente . UEFA . 6 August 2024.
- Web site: Manchester United vs. Twente. UEFA. 26 September 2024.
- Web site: Twente vs. Fenerbahçe. UEFA. 3 October 2024.
- Web site: Twente vs. Lazio. UEFA. 7 November 2024.
- Web site: Nice vs. Twente. UEFA. 7 November 2024.
- Web site: Twente vs. Union Saint-Gilloise. UEFA. 28 November 2024.
- Web site: Olympiacos vs. Twente. UEFA. 13 December 2024.
- Web site: Malmö vs. Twente. UEFA. 23 January 2025.
- Web site: Twente vs. Beşiktaş. UEFA. 30 January 2025.
- Web site: UEFA club coefficients. UEFA. 31 January 2025.
- 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.
- Web site: Twente vs. Djurgårdens . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Djurgårdens vs. Twente . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Hannover 96 . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Hannover 96 vs. Twente . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Union Teplice . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Union Teplice vs. Twente . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Twente . UEFA . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Zürich . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Zürich vs. Twente . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Standard Liège . FC Twente . 16 September 2023.
- Web site: Twente vs. Standard Liège . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: Rot-Weiß Erfurt vs. Twente . FC Twente . 15 September 2023.
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