Leeds United F.C. in European football explained

Continent:Europe
Leeds United F.C. in European football
Club:Leeds United
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup:2 (1968, 1971)
Seasons Played:18
First Entry:1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Last Entry:2002–03 UEFA Cup

Leeds United first played European football with their appearance in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a competition which they have won twice. Their first European Cup/Champions League appearance came in 1969–70. Leeds' first and last appearance in the Cup Winners' Cup came in 1972–73.

Summary

The club's debut in European competitions came in the 1965–66 season in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which they competed in for three consecutive seasons before winning the trophy in the 1967–68 season. They had been on the losing side in the same competition a year previously, and won it again in 1970–71, the final season of its existence before it was effectively replaced by the new UEFA Cup.

The club reached a further two European finals during the 1970s; the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1973 and the European Cup final in 1975. However, they were beaten on both occasions. Their venture into the 1979–80 UEFA Cup would be their last in European competitions for more than a decade; it ended in the second round.

European competitions then became effectively out of the question for Leeds, who were relegated to the Second Division in 1982 and did not win promotion until 1990. League title glory in 1992 sealed their return to Europe after more than a decade as England's representatives in the European Cup, where they were eliminated in the second round by Scottish champions Rangers.

In 1999–2000, the club enjoyed its best run in European competitions for 25 years, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. They reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 2000–2001 season losing to Valencia (changes in qualification requirements meant that they could now qualify as the third placed team in their domestic league) a year later. Their most recent European campaign to date was in the 2002–03 season, where they competed in the UEFA Cup and reached the third round. By this stage, however, the club was deep in financial trouble and was starting to sell most of its key players, which contributed to relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2003–04. Sixteen years on, the club has regained its place in the top flight of English football.

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundOppositionScore
1965–66Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst Round Torino2–1 Elland Road
0–0 (A)
Second Round Leipzig2–1 (A)
0–0 Elland Road
Third Round Valencia1–1 Elland Road
1–0 (A)
Quarter-Final Újpest4–1 Elland Road
1–1 (A)
Semi-Final Real Zaragoza0–1 (A)
2–1 Elland Road
1–3 Elland Road
1966–67Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst RoundBye
Second Round DWS3–1 (A)
5–1 Elland Road
Third Round Valencia1–1 Elland Road
2–0 (A)
Quarter-Final Bologna0–1 (A)
1–0 Elland Road[1]
Semi-Final Kilmarnock4–2 Elland Road
0–0 (A)
Final Dinamo Zagreb0–2 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
0–0 Elland Road
1967–68Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst Round Spora Luxembourg9–0 (A)
7–0 Elland Road
Second Round Partizan Belgrade2–1 (A)
1–1 Elland Road
Third Round Hibernian1–0 Elland Road
1–1 (A)
Quarter-Final Rangers[2] 0–0 (A)
2–0 Elland Road
Semi-Final Dundee[3] 1–1 (A)
1–0 Elland Road
Final[4] Ferencváros1–0 Elland Road
0–0 Népstadion, Budapest
1968–69Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst Round Standard Liège0–0 (A)
3–2 Elland Road
Second Round Napoli2–0 Elland Road
0–2 (A)
Third Round Hannover5–1 Elland Road
2–1 (A)
Quarter-Final Újpest0–1 Elland Road
0–2 (A)
1969–70European CupFirst Round Lyn10–0 Elland Road
6–0 (A)
Second Round Ferencváros3–0 Elland Road
3–0 (A)
Quarter-Final Standard Liège1–0 (A)
1–0 Elland Road
Semi-Final Celtic0–1 Elland Road
1–2 (A)
1970–71Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst Round Sarpsborg1–0 (A)
5–0 Elland Road
Second Round Dynamo Dresden1–0 Elland Road
1–2 (A)[5]
Third Round Sparta Prague6–0 Elland Road
3–2 (A)
Quarter-Final Vitória Setúbal2–1 Elland Road
1–1 (A)
Semi-Final Liverpool1–0 (A)
0–0 Elland Road
Final Juventus2–2 Stadio Comunale, Turin
1–1 Elland Road
Fairs Cup Play-off Final Barcelona1–2 Nou Camp
1971–72UEFA CupFirst Round Lierse0–4 Elland Road
2–0 (A)
1972–73European Cup Winners' CupFirst Round Ankaragücü1–1 (A)
1–0 Elland Road
Second Round Carl Zeiss Jena0–0 (A)
2–0 Elland Road
Quarter-Final Rapid București5–0 Elland Road
3–1 (A)
Semi-Final Hajduk Split1–0 Elland Road
0–0 (A)
Final Milan0–1 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
1973–74UEFA CupFirst Round Strømsgodset1–1 (A)
6–1 Elland Road
Second Round Hibernian0–0 Elland Road
0–0 (A)[6]
Third Round Vitória Setúbal1–0 Elland Road
1–3 (A)
1974–75European CupFirst Round Zürich4–1 Elland Road
1–2 (A)
Second Round Újpest2–1 (A)
3–0 Elland Road
Quarter-Final Anderlecht3–0 Elland Road
1–0 (A)
Semi-Final Barcelona2–1 Elland Road
1–1 (A)
Final Bayern Munich0–2 Parc des Princes, Paris
1979–80UEFA CupFirst Round Valletta4–0 (A)
3–0 Elland Road
Second Round Universitatea Craiova0–2 (A)
0–2 Elland Road
1992–93Champions LeagueFirst Round Stuttgart0–3 (A)
4–1 Elland Round[7]
Second Round Rangers1–2 (A)
1–2 Elland Road
1995–96UEFA CupFirst Round AS Monaco3–0 (A)
0–1 Elland Road
Second Round PSV Eindhoven3–5 Elland Road
0–3
1998–99UEFA CupFirst Round Marítimo1–0 Elland Road
0–1 (A)[8]
Second Round Roma0–1 (A)
0–0 Elland Road
1999–2000UEFA CupFirst Round Partizan Belgrade3–1 (A)
1–0 Elland Road
Second Round Lokomotiv Moscow4–1 Elland Road
3–0 (A)
Third Round Spartak Moscow1–2 (A)
1–0 Elland Road
Fourth Round Roma0–0 (A)
1–0 Elland Road
Quarter-Final Slavia Prague3–0 Elland Road
1–2 (A)
Semi-Final Galatasaray0–2 (A)
2–2 (H)
2000–01Champions LeagueThird qualifying round 1860 Munich2–1 Elland Road
1–0 (A)
Group H Barcelona0–4 (A)
1–1 Elland Road
Group H Milan1–0 Elland Road
1–1 (A)
Group H Beşiktaş6–0 Elland Road
0–0 (A)
Second Group D Real Madrid0–2 Elland Road
2–3 (A)
Second Group D Lazio1–0 (A)
3–3 Elland Road
Second Group D Anderlecht2–1 Elland Road
4–1 (A)
Quarter-Final Deportivo La Coruña3–0 Elland Road
0–2 (A)
Semi-Final Valencia0–0 Elland Road
0–3 (A)
2001–02UEFA CupFirst Round Marítimo0–1 (A)
3–0 Elland Road
Second Round Troyes4–2 Elland Road
2–3 (A)
Third Round Grasshopper2–1 (A)
2–2 Elland Road
Fourth Round PSV Eindhoven0–0 (A)
0–1 Elland Road
2002–03UEFA CupFirst Round Metalurh Zaporizhya1–0 Elland Road
1–1 (A)
Second Round Hapoel Tel Aviv1–0 Elland Road
4–1 (A)
Third Round Málaga0–0 (A)
1–2 Elland Road

Notes and References

  1. Won on Coin flipping
  2. Web site: European Nights: Leeds United 2 Rangers 0 (report and contemporary newspaper scans). Leeds United F.C. History. 9 April 1968. 20 January 2018.
  3. Web site: European Nights: Leeds United 1 Dundee 0 (report and contemporary newspaper scans). Leeds United F.C. History. 15 May 1968. 20 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Matches: 11 September 1968 – Ferencvaros 0 Leeds United 0. The Mighty Mighty Whites. 14 January 2018.
  5. Won on Away goals rule
  6. Won 5–4 on penalties
  7. Stuttgart would have won on away goals; however, it was realised that in the second leg between Leeds United and Stuttgart, Stuttgart had substituted a fourth foreign player. At the time, a maximum of three foreign players was allowed. The game was awarded to Leeds United with a score of 3–0, making it 3–3 on aggregate with no difference in away goals. A play-off match in Barcelona was ordered, which Leeds United won 2–1.
  8. Won 4–1 on penalties

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