Hibernian F.C. in Europe
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Hibernian have a significant history in European competitions. The club was the first British club to enter European competition[1], the European Cup in its first season.
Hibs have lost on four occasions to the club that went on to win the competition[2], and have themselves reached the quarter-final of the competition they were entered in on five occasions[3].
[edit] Results
In all cases the Hibs score is listed first.
Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Nation | Home score | Away score | Aggregate | Notes |
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1955-56 | European Cup[4] | 1 | Rot-Weiss Essen | West Germany | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | First appearance of a British club in European competition. Three of the Famous Five scored in the away leg - Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond. |
1955-56 | European Cup | QF | Djurgårdens IF | Sweden | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | The "away" match was played at Firhill Stadium, Glasgow. |
1955-56 | European Cup | SF | Stade Reims | France | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | Reims went on to lose in the final to Real Madrid. |
1960-61 | Fairs Cup | 1 | Lausanne | Switzerland | Lausanne withdrew. Hibernian received a 2-0 walkover to the next round. | |||
1960-61 | Fairs Cup | 2 | Barcelona | Spain | 3–2 | 4–4 | 7–6 | |
1960-61 | Fairs Cup | SF | Roma | Italy | 2–2 | 3–3 | 5–5 | The away goals rule was not in operation. Hibs lost the play-off match 6–0, their biggest defeat in one match in European competition. Roma went on to win the competition. |
1961-62 | Fairs Cup | 1 | Belenenses | Portugal | 3–3 | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
1961-62 | Fairs Cup | 2 | Red Star Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–5 | |
1962-63 | Fairs Cup | 1 | Stævnet | Denmark | 4–0 | 3–2 | 7–2 | |
1962-63 | Fairs Cup | 2 | Utrecht XI | Netherlands | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
1962-63 | Fairs Cup | QF | Valencia | Spain | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–6 | Valencia went on to win the competition. |
1965-66 | Fairs Cup | 1 | Valencia | Spain | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | Hibs lost 3–0 in the play-off match. |
1967-68 | Fairs Cup | 1 | Porto | Portugal | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | |
1967-68 | Fairs Cup | 2 | Napoli | Italy | 5–0 | 1–4 | 6–4 | One of the most famous matches ever played at Easter Road[5]. Hibs overturn a three-goal deficit by scoring five goals past Italian goalkeeping legend Dino Zoff. |
1967-68 | Fairs Cup | QF | Leeds United | England | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | Leeds United went on to win the competition. |
1968-69 | Fairs Cup | 1 | NK Olimpija | Yugoslavia | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | |
1968-69 | Fairs Cup | 2 | Lokomotive Leipzig | East Germany | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | Joe McBride scored a hat-trick in the home leg, the first hat-trick scored by a Hibs player in European competition. |
1968-69 | Fairs Cup | 3 | Hamburg | West Germany | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | Hibs were eliminated on the away goals rule. |
1970-71 | Fairs Cup | 1 | Malmo | Sweden | 6–0 | 3–2 | 9–2 | Joe McBride scored a hat-trick (his and the club's second in European competition) in the home leg. |
1970-71 | Fairs Cup | 2 | Vitoria Guimaraes | Portugal | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
1970-71 | Fairs Cup | 3 | Liverpool | England | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
1972-73 | Cup Winners' Cup[6] | 1 | Sporting Portugal | Portugal | 6–1 | 1–2 | 7–3 | Jimmy O'Rourke scored a hat-trick in the home leg. |
1972-73 | Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | KS Besa Kavajë | Albania | 7–1 | 1–1 | 8–2 | Jimmy O'Rourke scored a hat-trick in the home leg for the second straight tie. |
1972-73 | Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Hajduk Split | Yugoslavia | 4–2 | 0–3 | 4–5 | |
1973-74 | UEFA Cup | 1 | IBK Keflavik | Iceland | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
1973-74 | UEFA Cup | 2 | Leeds United | England | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Hibs lost 5–4 on penalties. |
1974-75 | UEFA Cup | 1 | Rosenborg BK | Norway | 9–1 | 3–2 | 12–3 | Hibs' biggest win in Europe in one leg and on aggregate. |
1974-75 | UEFA Cup | 2 | Juventus | Italy | 2–4 | 0–4 | 2–8 | Hibs' biggest aggregate defeat in European competition. |
1975-76 | UEFA Cup | 1 | Liverpool | England | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | Liverpool went on to win the competition. |
1976-77 | UEFA Cup | 1 | Sochaux | France | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
1976-77 | UEFA Cup | 2 | Östers IF | Sweden | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
1978-79 | UEFA Cup | 1 | IFK Norrköping | Sweden | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
1978-79 | UEFA Cup | 2 | RC Strasbourg | France | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
1989-90 | UEFA Cup | 1 | Videoton | Hungary | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | Hibs' first appearance in Europe for over 10 years. |
1989-90 | UEFA Cup | 2 | R.F.C. de Liège | Belgium | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | The tie went to extra time. |
1992-93 | UEFA Cup | 1 | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | Hibs lost on the away goals rule. |
2001-02 | UEFA Cup | 1 | AEK Athens | Greece | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | The tie went to extra time. |
2004-05 | Intertoto Cup | 2 | FK Vėtra | Lithuania | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | The first matches under the management of Tony Mowbray. |
2005-06 | UEFA Cup | 1 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Ukraine | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–5 | |
2006-07 | Intertoto Cup | 2 | Dinaburg FC | Latvia | 5–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | |
2006-07 | Intertoto Cup | 3 | Odense Boldklub | Denmark | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | Hibs lost on the away goals rule. |
2008-09 | Intertoto Cup | 2 | IF Elfsborg or HB Torshavn | Sweden or Faroe Islands | July 5, 2008 | July 12, 2008 | Unknown | The opposition will be determined the week before the first match. |
[edit] Notes
- ^ European Union The Times, July 17, 2005
- ^ Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61; Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1962-63; Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1967-68; UEFA Cup 1975-76
- ^ European Cup 1955-56; Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61; Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1962-63; Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1967-68; UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1972-73
- ^ Hibs were not champions in 1955, but were invited.
- ^ Classic Match: Hibs 5 - 0 Napoli, November 29, 1967 Edinburgh Evening News, March 24, 2008
- ^ Hibs entered this competition as they had lost the 1972 Scottish Cup Final to league champions Celtic.
[edit] External links
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