Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in European football explained

Continent:Europe
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in European football
Club:Tottenham Hotspur
Seasons Played:31
First Entry:1961–62 European Cup
Last Entry:2024–25 UEFA Europa League

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club became the first British club to win a major European competition, with the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1963. In 1972, they won the inaugural UEFA Cup and won the competition again in 1984. The team regularly qualified for European football in the 2010s, and were runners-up in the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League. Defender Steve Perryman is the club's most decorated player; winning two UEFA Cup titles.[1] Striker Harry Kane holds the record for most goals with 45, and most appearances with 76. In September 2021, Kane became the first player to score a hat-trick in each of the Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League.

Up until 2016, White Hart Lane served as the club's home venue for European home matches, which was temporarily replaced with Wembley Stadium the following season. Their first home match of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage saw the club's highest-ever record attendance of 85,011 for a European home match against Monaco.[2] As of 2019, home games are played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.[3]

Summary

By competition

CompetitionSeasonsTitlesPldWDLGFGAGDLast season playedBest result
European Cup
UEFA Champions League
706328132211690+262022–23bgcolor=SilverFinalists
UEFA Cup
UEFA Europa League
162153883728315134+1812020–21bgcolor=GoldWinners
UEFA Europa Conference League1083141412+22021–22Group stage
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup613320586534+311991–92bgcolor=GoldWinners
UEFA Intertoto Cup104103313−101995Group stage
Total3032611405665513293+220

Source: UEFA.com, Last updated on 8 March 2023.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

By home or away

OverallPldWDLGFGAGD
Home1 2130922117325113+212
Away131493547188169+19
Neutral210153+2
Total2631425665518285+233
Last updated: 8 March 2023

1 Includes two 1995 Intertoto Cup matches against Lucerne and Östers where Tottenham played as hosts away from their home stadium, at The Goldstone Ground. They lost both matches and Tottenham was banned from UEFA European competitions for the following season, after fielding under-strength sides.[4] [5]

2 Tottenham’s final group stage match at home in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League against Rennes did not take place due to numerous positive COVID-19 tests in the Tottenham Hotspur squad. The UEFA Appeals Body declined Tottenham’s request to rearrange the game before the 31 December deadline, which meant they had forfeited the game, awarding a 3–0 win for Rennes.[6] [7]

By opponent

Table correct as of match played 8 March 2023.

OpponentPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDifference
1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
2 1 0 1 5 2 +3
4 3 1 0 9 4 +5
5 1 1 3 6 6 0
2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
2 2 0 0 7 2 +5
1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
2 1 0 1 7 2 +5
4 0 2 2 4 7 −3
3 1 1 1 1 1 0
6 1 4 1 7 16 −9
4 1 2 1 6 9 −3
3 1 1 1 3 2 +1
2 1 0 1 3 1 +2
6 4 2 0 10 7 +3
4 4 0 0 15 4 +11
3 2 1 0 7 3 +4
2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
3 2 1 0 5 9 −4
1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
4 3 0 1 14 2 +12
3 2 1 0 6 3 +3
2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
2 2 0 0 14 0 +14
2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
2 0 0 2 4 4 0
4 2 1 1 6 4 +2
2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
8 3 2 3 12 9 +3
4 1 1 2 5 4 +1
2 1 1 0 10 5 +5
2 2 0 0 9 2 +7
2 0 1 1 2 3 −1
1 0 1 0 1 2 −1
6 4 0 2 10 6 +4
1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
2 1 0 1 5 0 +5
6 3 3 0 12 11 +1
2 0 1 1 3 4 −1
2 1 1 0 1 2 −1
2 2 0 0 15 1 +14
2 0 0 2 0 0 0
2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
2 1 0 1 6 3 +3
3 1 2 0 2 4 −2
1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
1 0 1 0 0 2 −2
2 2 0 0 7 1 +6
2 2 0 0 12 3 +9
4 2 1 1 7 6 +1
1 1 0 0 7 2 +5
2 1 1 0 4 4 0
2 1 1 0 3 4 −1
2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
6 2 1 3 4 3 +1
4 1 2 1 7 6 +1
2 1 1 0 6 3 +3
2 1 0 1 1 0 +1
1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
2 2 0 0 5 2 +3
4 2 1 1 10 5 +5
1 0 1 0 1 2 −1
2 1 1 0 3 1 2
2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
2 1 0 1 1 0 +1
4 2 1 1 5 4 +1
Qarabağ2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
2 2 0 0 8 4 +4
2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
2 0 2 0 0 4 −4
6 1 3 2 4 8 −4
4 3 1 0 11 1 +10
2 0 1 1 2 5 −3
2 1 1 0 1 1 0
1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
2 0 1 1 3 4 −1
2 0 1 1 1 3 −2
2 2 0 0 7 1 +6
2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
4 3 0 1 5 2 +3
2 1 1 0 6 2 +4
1 0 0 1 2 2 0
2 0 1 1 1 3 -2
2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
2 1 0 1 7 4 +3
1 0 1 0 0 2 −2
2 1 0 1 3 1 +2
2 1 1 0 3 3 0
2 1 1 0 2 2 0
2 1 0 1 5 2 +3
2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
2 2 0 0 8 1 +7
2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
2 1 1 0 6 3 +3
2 1 0 1 3 0 +3
Total 223 123 50 51 451 231 +220

European finals

YearDateCompetitionOpposing TeamScore (*)VenueManagerCaptain(s)
bgcolor=Gold196315 MayCup Winners' Cup Atlético Madrid De Kuip, Rotterdam Bill Nicholson Danny Blanchflower
bgcolor=Gold19721st leg: 3 May
UEFA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
White Hart Lane, London
Bill Nicholson Alan Mullery
bgcolor=Silver19741st leg: 22 May
UEFA Cup Feyenoord White Hart Lane, London
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Bill Nicholson Martin Peters
bgcolor=Gold19841st leg: 9 May
UEFA Cup Anderlecht Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels
White Hart Lane, London
Keith Burkinshaw Steve Perryman
Graham Roberts
bgcolor=Silver20191 JuneUEFA Champions League Liverpool Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Mauricio Pochettino Hugo Lloris

List of matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAgg.Ref.
1961–62European CupPreliminary round Górnik Zabrze8–12–4
First round Feyenoord1–13–14–2
Quarter-finals Dukla Prague4–10–14–2
Semi-finals Benfica2–11–33–4
1962–63Cup Winners' CupFirst round Rangers5–23–28–4
Quarter-finals Slovan Bratislava6–00–26–2
Semi-finals OFK Beograd3–12–15–2
Final Atlético MadridN/AN/A5–1
1963–64Cup Winners' CupSecond round Manchester United2–01–43–4
1967–68Cup Winners' CupFirst round Hajduk Split4–32–06–3
Second round Lyon4–30–14–4 (a)
1971–72UEFA CupFirst round Keflavík9–06–115–1
Second round Nantes1–00–01–0
Third round Rapid București3–02–05–0
Quarter-finals UTA Arad1–12–03–1
Semi-finals AC Milan2–11–13–2
Final Wolverhampton Wanderers1–12–13–2
1972–73UEFA CupFirst round Lyn6–06–312–3
Second round Olympiacos4–00–14–1
Third round Red Star Belgrade2–00–12–1
Quarter-finals Vitória de Setúbal1–01–22–2 (a)
Semi-finals Liverpool2–10–12–2 (a)
1973–74UEFA CupFirst round Grasshopper4–15–19–2
Second round Aberdeen4–11–15–2
Third round Dinamo Tbilisi5–11–16–2
Quarter-finals 1. FC Köln3–02–15–1
Semi-finals Lokomotive Leipzig2–02–14–1
Final Feyenoord2–20–22–4
1981–82Cup Winners' CupFirst round Ajax3–03–16–1
Second round Dundalk1–01–12–1
Quarter-finals Eintracht Frankfurt2–01–23–2
Semi-finals Barcelona1–10–11–2
1982–83Cup Winners' CupFirst round Coleraine4–03–07–0
Second round Bayern Munich1–11–42–5
1983–84UEFA CupFirst round Drogheda United8–06–014–0
Second round Feyenoord4–22–06–2
Third round Bayern Munich2–00–12–1
Quarter-finals Austria Wien2–02–24–2
Semi-finals Hajduk Split1–01–22–2 (a)
Final Anderlecht1–1 1–12–2 (4–3 p)
1984–85UEFA CupFirst round Braga6–03–09–0
Second round Club Brugge3–01–24–2
Third round Bohemians Prague2–01–13–1
Quarter-finals Real Madrid0–10–00–1
1991–92Cup Winners' CupQualifying round SV Stockerau1–01–02–0
First round Hajduk Split2–00–12–1
Second round Porto3–10–03–1
Quarter-finals Feyenoord0–00–10–1
1995–96UEFA Intertoto CupGroup 2 Lucerne0–2N/A
Rudar VelenjeN/A2–1
Östers IF1–2N/A
1. FC KölnN/A0–8
1999–2000UEFA CupFirst round Zimbru Chișinău3–00–03–0
Second round 1. FC Kaiserslautern1–00–21–2
2006–07UEFA CupFirst round Slavia Prague1–01–02–0
Group B BeşiktaşN/A2–0
Club Brugge3–1N/A
Bayer LeverkusenN/A1–0
Dinamo București3–1N/A
Round of 32 FeyenoordN/AN/ABye
Round of 16 Braga3–23–26–4
Quarter-finals Sevilla2–21–23–4
2007–08UEFA CupFirst round Anorthosis Famagusta6–11–17–2
Group G Getafe1–2N/A
Hapoel Tel AvivN/A2–0
Aalborg BK3–2N/A
AnderlechtN/A1–1
Round of 32 Slavia Prague1–12–13–2
Round of 16 PSV Eindhoven0–11–1 (5–6 p)
2008–09UEFA CupFirst round Wisła Kraków2–11–13–2
Group D UdineseN/A0–2
Dinamo Zagreb4–0N/A
NECN/A1–0
Spartak Moscow2–2N/A
Round of 32 Shakhtar Donetsk1–10–21–3
2010–11UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round Young Boys4–02–36–3
Group A Werder Bremen3–02–2
Twente4–13–3
Inter Milan3–13–4
Round of 16 AC Milan0–01–01–0
Quarter-finals Real Madrid0–10–40–5
2011–12UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round Heart of Midlothian0–05–05–0
Group A PAOK1–20–0
Rubin Kazan1–00–1
Shamrock Rovers3–14–0
2012–13UEFA Europa LeagueGroup J Lazio0–00–0
Panathinaikos1–13–1
Maribor1–13–1
Round of 32 Lyon2–11–13–2
Round of 16 Inter Milan3–04–4 (a)
Quarter-finals Basel2–24–4 (1–4 p)
2013–14UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round Dinamo Tbilisi3–05–08–0
Group K Anzhi Makhachkala4–12–0
Sheriff Tiraspol2–12–0
Tromsø3–02–0
Round of 32 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk3–10–13–2
Round of 16 Benfica1–32–23–5
2014–15UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round AEL Limassol3–02–15–1
Group C Beşiktaş1–10–1
Partizan1–00–0
Asteras Tripolis5–12–1
Round of 32 Fiorentina1–10–21–3
2015–16UEFA Europa LeagueGroup J Anderlecht2–11–2
Monaco4–11–1
Qarabağ3–11–0
Round of 32 Fiorentina3–01–14–1
Round of 16 Borussia Dortmund1–20–31–5
2016–17UEFA Champions LeagueGroup E Monaco1–21–2
CSKA Moscow3–11–0
Bayer Leverkusen0–10–0
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32 Gent2–20–12–3
2017–18UEFA Champions LeagueGroup H Real Madrid3–11–1
Borussia Dortmund3–12–1
APOEL3–03–0
Round of 16 Juventus1–22–23–4
2018–19UEFA Champions LeagueGroup B Inter Milan1–01–2
Barcelona2–41–1
PSV Eindhoven2–12–2
Round of 16 Borussia Dortmund3–01–04–0
Quarter-finals Manchester City1–03–44–4 (a)
Semi-finals Ajax0–13–23–3 (a)
Final LiverpoolN/AN/A0–2
2019–20UEFA Champions LeagueGroup B Olympiacos4–22–2
Bayern Munich2–71–3
Red Star Belgrade5–04–0
Round of 16 RB Leipzig0–10–30–4
2020–21UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round Lokomotiv PlovdivN/A2–1N/A
Third qualifying round ShkëndijaN/A3–1N/A
Play-off round Maccabi Haifa7–2N/AN/A
Group J Ludogorets Razgrad4–03–1
LASK3–03–3
Antwerp2–00–1
Round of 32 Wolfsberger AC4–04–18–1
Round of 162–02–3
2021–22UEFA Europa Conference LeaguePlay-off round Paços de Ferreira3–00–13–1
Group G Rennes0–3 (awd.)
Vitesse3–20–1
Mura5–11–2
2022–23UEFA Champions LeagueGroup D Marseille2–0
Sporting CP0–2
Eintracht Frankfurt0–0
Round of 16 AC Milan0–00–10–1

Last updated: 8 March 2023
Note: Tottenham score always listed first.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legends: Steve Perryman . Tottenham Hotspur F.C. . 30 August 2021.
  2. News: Phil . McNulty . Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Monaco . BBC Sport . 14 September 2016 . 30 September 2021 .
  3. News: City dispatched in first Champions League match at new stadium . Tottenham Hotspur F.C. . 9 April 2019 . 30 September 2021 .
  4. News: Uefa ban stuns Spurs and Wimbledon . Shaw . Phil . 13 January 1996 . . 10 March 2011.
  5. News: Premier League vetoes the Intertoto Cup . 17 January 1996 . . 10 March 2011.
  6. News: UEFA Statement . 9 December 2021. . 20 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Tottenham vs Rennes forfeited. UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2021. 20 December 2021.