Manchester United F.C. in European football

Manchester United F.C. in European football

Manchester United have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup three times
Club Manchester United F.C.
First entry 1956–57 European Cup
Last entry 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

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Manchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. They were the first English club to enter European competition, entering the European Cup in 1956. Since then, the club has competed in every UEFA-organised competition, with the exception of the now-defunct Intertoto Cup.

The competition in which the club has had the most success is the European Cup (now known as the UEFA Champions League); they have won three European Cups, the first of which came in 1968; this win made them the first English club to win the European Cup. The other two victories came in 1999 and 2008. The club has also won the Cup Winners' Cup, which they won in 1991; the Super Cup, also won in 1991; and the Intercontinental Cup, which they won in 1999.

After their Champions League wins in 1999 and 2008, Manchester United also competed as UEFA's representatives at the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. They were knocked out of the 2000 tournament at the group stage, but went on to win the 2008 competition, becoming the first English side to do so.

Contents

History

Early years

Following their league title win the previous season, Manchester United first competed in European football competition in the 1956–57 season. 1954–55 Football League winners Chelsea had been denied the opportunity to take part in the inaugural European Cup by The Football League's chairman Alan Hardaker, who feared that European football would damage the integrity of the English game. However, Matt Busby, the manager of Manchester United, was a forward-thinking man and was determined to have his team compete on the European stage. With the backing of The Football Association's chairman, Stanley Rous (who would later go on to become the president of FIFA), Manchester United were allowed to compete in the 1956–57 European Cup.

The club's first match in European competition was a European Cup preliminary round tie against Anderlecht at Parc Astrid in Brussels; Manchester United won the match 2–0 in front of 35,000 spectators. The return leg was played at Maine Road, the home of Manchester United's local rivals Manchester City, as United's stadium, Old Trafford, had not yet been fitted with the necessary floodlighting for evening games. The match finished as a 10–0 win for Manchester United, a result that still stands as the club's record win in all competitions. A long run in the European Cup followed, including wins over Borussia Dortmund and Athletic Bilbao and culminating with a semi-final tie against Real Madrid. The first leg took United to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, where they were defeated 3–1 in front of a record away crowd of 135,000 spectators. However, they were only able to draw 2–2 in the second leg back at Old Trafford, and the club's first European season came to an end as Real Madrid went on to record the second of their five consecutive European Cup titles.

Munich

United won the league title again that season, and were therefore eligible to compete in the European Cup for the second consecutive year. After dispatching Shamrock Rovers 9–2 on aggregate in the preliminary round, United were paired with Dukla Prague for the first round. After the second leg in Prague, the team was scheduled to fly back to Manchester the following day, but fog over Manchester prevented this and they were forced to make hasty arrangements to travel back via ferry from the Hook of Holland to Harwich and then by train up to Manchester. This long-winded journey took its toll on the players, who were only able to manage a 1–1 away draw against Birmingham City two days later.

Eager to avoid such a scenario again, the club's management chartered a plane for the quarter-final second leg away to Red Star Belgrade. Following a 2–1 win in the first leg at Old Trafford, a 3–3 draw in Belgrade was enough to secure passage to the semi-finals. On the return flight to Manchester, British European Airways Flight 609 stopped over in a snow-covered Munich for refuelling. Once the refuelling was complete, the pilot was given clearance to take off, only to be halted by a fault with the plane's engine. A second attempt was made a few seconds later, but the same fault kept the plane grounded. Half an hour later, after inspection by the airport's engineers, the plane was given clearance for another take-off attempt. The suggested solution was to have the plane accelerate more slowly, but this meant that the take-off velocity would not be reached until the plane was even further down the runway. Once the plane reached 117 knots – the speed at which it was no longer safe to abort the take-off – the pilot would have expected the plane's velocity to continue to increase; however, there was a sudden drop in velocity and the plane was unable to take off before the end of the runway. It skidded off the end of the runway, through a wire fence and across a road before crashing into a house.

The impact of the crash and the subsequent explosion of fuel killed 21 of the 44 people on board instantly, and another two died in hospital a few days later. Eight of those who died were Manchester United players, among them Duncan Edwards, Roger Byrne and Tommy Taylor, while club secretary Walter Crickmer, trainer Tom Curry and coach Bert Whalley were also killed. Matt Busby was also severely injured, but he made a full recovery after two months in hospital. With eight of the club's first team having been killed in the accident, and several more still recuperating, a threadbare side took to the field for the semi-final matches against Milan. A 2–1 win at Old Trafford in the first leg gave the team hope of a place in the final, but a 4–0 defeat back at the San Siro put paid to those dreams. In honour of those who died, UEFA offered United a berth in the 1958–59 European Cup, drawing them against BSC Young Boys in the preliminary round, but the Football League denied United entry to the competition as they had not won the Football League the previous season after their league campaign crumbled in the aftermath of the Munich air disaster.

Return to Europe

Victory in the 1962–63 FA Cup meant that United returned to European competition after a five-year absence for the 1963–64 Cup Winners' Cup. After sweeping aside Willem II of the Netherlands and the defending champions, England's Tottenham Hotspur, United were drawn against Sporting CP in the quarter-finals. A 4–1 home win in the first leg meant that United needed to avoid defeat by more than three goals at Estádio José Alvalade to progress to the semi-finals; however, the team succumbed to their heaviest defeat in European competition to date, losing 5–0 on the night and 6–4 on aggregate.

A second-place finish in the league in 1963–64 meant that United qualified for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1964–65. They reached the semi-finals, knocking out Djurgården, Borussia Dortmund, Everton and Strasbourg before losing 2–1 to Ferencváros in a play-off after a 3–3 aggregate draw over two legs.

Back in the European Cup

The following season saw United return to the European Cup for the first time since Munich after they had beaten Leeds United to top spot in the Football League on goal average. After seeing off Finland's HJK Helsinki and Vorwärts Berlin of East Germany in the first two rounds, Manchester United were drawn against four-time finalists, two-time winners and the previous season's runners-up, Benfica. Benfica's most famous player, the Portuguese international Eusébio, had just been named the European Footballer of the Year and his team went into the tie as favourites. Despite this tag, United ran out 3–2 winners in the first leg at Old Trafford, before beating the Lisbon side 5–1 back at the Estádio da Luz, in what is considered to be the greatest match of George Best's career.[1][2][3] The result set up a semi-final tie with Partizan, a tie that would take United back to for the first time since the tragedy in Munich. Best had injured his knee in an FA Cup Sixth Round match against Preston North End a couple of weeks before, and although he played in the first leg against Partizan, he was not fully fit and United struggled, losing 2–0 at the JNA Stadium. A goal from Nobby Stiles secured a 1–0 win in the second leg back at Old Trafford, but it was not enough and Matt Busby, believing that his dream of winning the European Cup was over, considered retirement; however, he resolved to win another league title and have one last shot at Europe's biggest prize.

First European title

Manchester United won the 1966–67 Football League title by four points over Nottingham Forest with a game to spare; this secured their second European Cup appearance in three seasons for 1967–68. After overcoming the Maltese champions, Hibernians, in the first round, United were handed yet another trip to Yugoslavia, this time to take on FK Sarajevo. The Red Devils faced a long journey to Sarajevo for the first leg, and they were held to a 0–0 draw in a very physical match. The second leg was equally robust, but United took control of the tie with goals from John Aston and George Best. Sarajevo were only able to pull back one goal and United went through to the quarter-finals, where they were drawn against Polish side Górnik Zabrze. United won the first leg at Old Trafford 2–0; an own goal from Stefan Florenski put them 1–0 up after an hour, and Brian Kidd doubled their lead in the final minute. The Poles had come to be considered one of the better sides in the last eight, and they were able to come away with a 1–0 win in the second leg, but it was not enough to prevent United from progressing to a semi-final tie with Real Madrid.

Matches

Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1956–57 European Cup Preliminary round Anderlecht 2–0 (A), 10–0 (H)
First round Borussia Dortmund 3–2 (H), 0–0 (A)
Quarter-final Athletic Bilbao 3–5 (A), 3–0 (H)
Semi-final Real Madrid 1–3 (A), 2–2 (H)
1957–58 European Cup Preliminary round Shamrock Rovers 6–0 (A), 3–2 (H)
First round Dukla Prague 3–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
Quarter-final Red Star Belgrade 2–1 (H), 3–3 (A)
Semi-final Milan 2–1 (H), 0–4 (A)
1958–59 European Cup Preliminary round Young Boys Withdrew
1963–64 Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary round Willem II 1–1 (A), 6–0 (H)
First round Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 (A), 4–1 (H)
Quarter-final Sporting CP 4–1 (H), 0–5 (A)
1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Djurgården 1–1 (A), 6–0 (H)
Second round Borussia Dortmund 6–1 (A), 4–0 (H)
Third round Everton 1–1 (A), 6–0 (H)
Quarter-final Strasbourg 5–0 (A), 0–0 (H)
Semi-final Ferencváros 3–2 (H), 0–1 (A), 1–2 (A)
1965–66 European Cup Preliminary round HJK Helsinki 3–2 (A), 6–0 (H)
First round Vorwärts Berlin 2–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
Quarter-final Benfica 3–2 (H), 5–1 (A)
Semi-final Partizan Belgrade 0–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
1967–68 European Cup First round Hibernians 4–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
Second round FK Sarajevo 0–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
Quarter-final Górnik Zabrze 2–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
Semi-final Real Madrid 1–0 (H), 3–3 (A)
Final Benfica 4–1 (N)
1968–69 European Cup First round Waterford 3–1 (A), 7–1 (H)
Second round Anderlecht 3–0 (H), 1–3 (A)
Quarter-final Rapid Vienna 3–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
Semi-final Milan 0–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
1976–77 UEFA Cup First round Ajax 0–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
Second round Juventus 1–0 (H), 0–3 (A)
1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup First round Saint-Étienne 1–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
Second round Porto 0–4 (A), 5–2 (H)
1980–81 UEFA Cup First round Widzew Łódź 1–1 (H), 0–0 (A)[nb 1]
1982–83 UEFA Cup First round Valencia 0–0 (H), 1–2 (A)
1983–84 Cup Winners' Cup First round Dukla Prague 1–1 (H), 2–2 (A)[nb 2]
Second round Spartak Varna 2–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
Quarter-final Barcelona 0–2 (A), 3–0 (H)
Semi-final Juventus 1–1 (H), 1–2 (A)
1984–85 UEFA Cup First round Rába ETO Győr 3–0 (H), 2–2 (A)
Second round PSV Eindhoven 0–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
Third round Dundee United 2–2 (H), 3–2 (A)
Quarter-final Videoton 1–0 (H), 0–1 (A)[nb 3]
1990–91 Cup Winners' Cup First round Pécsi Munkás 2–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
Second round Wrexham 3–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
Quarter-final Montpellier 1–1 (H), 2–0 (A)
Semi-final Legia Warsaw 3–1 (A), 1–1 (H)
Final Barcelona 2–1 (N)
1991 Super Cup Final Red Star Belgrade 1–0 (H)
1991–92 Cup Winners' Cup First round Athinaikos 0–0 (A), 2–0 (H)
Second round Atlético Madrid 0–3 (A), 1–1 (H)
1992–93 UEFA Cup First round Torpedo Moscow 0–0 (H), 0–0 (A)[nb 4]
1993–94 Champions League First round Kispest Honvéd 3–2 (A), 2–1 (H)
Second round Galatasaray 3–3 (H), 0–0 (A)[nb 1]
1994–95 Champions League Group A IFK Göteborg 4–2 (H), 1–3 (A)
Galatasaray 0–0 (A), 4–0 (H)
Barcelona 2–2 (H), 0–4 (A)
1995–96 UEFA Cup First round Rotor Volgograd 0–0 (A), 2–2 (H)[nb 1]
1996–97 Champions League Group C Juventus 0–1 (A), 0–1 (H)
Rapid Vienna 2–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
Fenerbahçe 2–0 (A), 0–1 (H)
Quarter-final Porto 4–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
Semi-final Borussia Dortmund 0–1 (A), 0–1 (H)
1997–98 Champions League Group B Košice 3–0 (A), 3–0 (H)
Juventus 3–2 (H), 0–1 (A)
Feyenoord 2–1 (H), 3–1 (A)
Quarter-final AS Monaco 0–0 (A), 1–1 (H)[nb 1]
1998–99 Champions League Second qualifying round ŁKS Łódź 2–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
Group D Barcelona 3–3 (H), 3–3 (A)
Bayern Munich 2–2 (A), 1–1 (H)
Brøndby 6–2 (A), 5–0 (H)
Quarter-final Internazionale 2–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Semi-final Juventus 1–1 (H), 3–2 (A)
Final Bayern Munich 2–1 (N)
1999 Super Cup Final Lazio 0–1 (N)
1999–2000 Champions League First group round
Group D
Croatia Zagreb 0–0 (H), 2–1 (A)
Sturm Graz 3–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
Marseille 2–1 (H), 0–1 (A)
Second group round
Group B
Fiorentina 0–2 (A), 3–1 (H)
Valencia 3–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
Bordeaux 2–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
Quarter-final Real Madrid 0–0 (A), 2–3 (H)
2000–01 Champions League First group round
Group G
Anderlecht 5–1 (H), 1–2 (A)
Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
PSV Eindhoven 1–3 (A), 3–1 (H)
Second group round
Group A
Panathinaikos 3–1 (H), 1–1 (A)
Sturm Graz 2–0 (A), 3–0 (H)
Valencia 0–0 (A), 1–1 (H)
Quarter-final Bayern Munich 0–1 (H), 1–2 (A)
2001–02 Champions League First group round
Group G
Lille 1–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Deportivo 1–2 (A), 2–3 (H)
Olympiacos 2–0 (A), 3–0 (H)
Second group round
Group A
Bayern Munich 1–1 (A), 0–0 (H)
Boavista 3–0 (H), 3–0 (A)
Nantes 1–1 (A), 5–1 (H)
Quarter-final Deportivo 2–0 (A), 3–2 (H)
Semi-final Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 (H), 1–1 (A)[nb 1]
2002–03 Champions League Third qualifying round Zalaegerszeg 0–1 (A), 5–0 (H)
First group round
Group F
Maccabi Haifa 5–2 (H), 0–3 (A)
Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
Olympiacos 4–0 (H), 3–2 (A)
Second group round
Group D
Basel 3–1 (A), 1–1 (H)
Deportivo 2–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
Juventus 2–1 (H), 3–0 (A)
Quarter-final Real Madrid 1–3 (A), 4–3 (H)
2003–04 Champions League Group E Panathinaikos 5–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
Stuttgart 1–2 (A), 2–0 (H)
Rangers 1–0 (A), 3–0 (H)
First knockout round Porto 1–2 (A), 1–1 (H)
2004–05 Champions League Third qualifying round Dinamo Bucureşti 2–1 (A), 3–0 (H)
Group D Lyon 2–2 (A), 2–1 (H)
Fenerbahçe 6–2 (H), 0–3 (A)
Sparta Prague 0–0 (H), 4–1 (A)
First knockout round Milan 0–1 (H), 0–1 (A)
2005–06 Champions League Third qualifying round Debrecen 3–0 (H), 3–0 (A)
Group D Villarreal 0–0 (A), 0–0 (H)
Benfica 2–1 (H), 1–2 (A)
Lille 0–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
2006–07 Champions League Group F Celtic 3–2 (H), 0–1 (A)
Benfica 1–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
Copenhagen 3–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
First knockout round Lille 1–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
Quarter-final Roma 1–2 (A), 7–1 (H)
Semi-final Milan 3–2 (H), 0–3 (A)
2007–08 Champions League Group F Sporting CP 1–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
Roma 1–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Dynamo Kyiv 4–2 (A), 4–0 (H)
First knockout round Lyon 1–1 (A), 1–0 (H)
Quarter-final Roma 2–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
Semi-final Barcelona 0–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
Final Chelsea 1–1 (N)[nb 5]
2008 Super Cup Final Zenit St. Petersburg 1–2 (N)
2008–09 Champions League Group E Villarreal 0–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
Aalborg 3–0 (A), 2–2 (H)
Celtic 3–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
First knockout round Internazionale 0–0 (A), 2–0 (H)
Quarter-final Porto 2–2 (H), 1–0 (A)
Semi-final Arsenal 1–0 (H), 3–1 (A)
Final Barcelona 0–2 (N)
2009–10 Champions League Group B Beşiktaş 1–0 (A), 0–1 (H)
Wolfsburg 2–1 (H), 3–1 (A)
CSKA Moscow 1–0 (A), 3–3 (H)
First knockout round Milan 3–2 (A), 4–0 (H)
Quarter-final Bayern Munich 1–2 (A), 3–2 (H)[nb 1]
2010–11 Champions League Group C Rangers 0–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
Valencia 1–0 (A), 1–1 (H)
Bursaspor 1–0 (H), 3–0 (A)
First knockout round Marseille 0–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
Quarter-final Chelsea 1–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
Semi-final Schalke 04 2–0 (A), 4–1 (H)
Final Barcelona 1–3 (N)
2011–12 Champions League Group C Benfica 1–1 (A), 2–2 (H)
Basel 3–3 (H), 1–2 (A)
Oțelul Galați 2–0 (A), 2–0 (H)
2011–12 Europa League Round of 32 Ajax 16 February 2012 (A), 23 February 2012 (H)

Overall record

By competition

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%[nb 6] Ref
Champions League / European Cup &10000000000000235000000235 &10000000000000132000000132 &1000000000000005800000058 &1000000000000004500000045 &10000000000000441000000441 &10000000000000222000000222 +219 &1000000000000005617000056.17 [4]
Cup Winners' Cup &1000000000000003100000031 &1000000000000001600000016 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000060000006 &1000000000000005500000055 &1000000000000003500000035 +20 &1000000000000005160999951.61 [5]
Europa League / UEFA Cup / Inter-Cities Fairs Cup &1000000000000003100000031 &1000000000000001200000012 &1000000000000001300000013 &100000000000000060000006 &1000000000000004800000048 &1000000000000002600000026 +22 &1000000000000003871000038.71 [6]
Super Cup &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000030000003 −1 &1000000000000003332999933.33 [7]
Intertoto Cup &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 +0 !
Intercontinental Cup &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000020000002 +0 &1000000000000003332999933.33 [8]
Club World Cup &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000070000007 +3 &1000000000000006000000060.00 [9]
Total &10000000000000305000000305 &10000000000000162000000162 &1000000000000008200000082 &1000000000000006100000061 &10000000000000553000000553 &10000000000000235000000235 +318 &1000000000000005310999953.11 [10]

By country

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%[nb 6] Ref
 Austria &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &1000000000000001700000017 &100000000000000010000001 +16 &1000000000000008750000087.50 [11]
 Belgium &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000002200000022 &100000000000000060000006 +16 &1000000000000006667000066.67 [12]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 +1 &1000000000000005000000050.00 [13]
 Bulgaria &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000010000001 +3 &10000000000000100000000100.000 [14]
 Croatia &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 +1 &1000000000000005000000050.00 [15]
 Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000050000005 +5 &1000000000000003332999933.33 [16]
 Denmark &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000001900000019 &100000000000000050000005 +14 &1000000000000006667000066.67 [17]
 East Germany &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000010000001 +4 &10000000000000100000000100.000
 England &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000001500000015 &100000000000000080000008 +7 &1000000000000006667000066.67 [18]
 Finland &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000020000002 +7 &10000000000000100000000100.000 [19]
 France &1000000000000002600000026 &1000000000000001300000013 &1000000000000001100000011 &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000003600000036 &1000000000000001500000015 +21 &1000000000000005000000050.00 [20][21]
 Germany / West Germany &1000000000000002700000027 &1000000000000001400000014 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000060000006 &1000000000000005000000050 &1000000000000002700000027 +23 &1000000000000005185000051.85 [22]
 Greece &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &1000000000000002400000024 &100000000000000040000004 +20 &1000000000000008000000080.00 [23]
 Hungary &1000000000000001500000015 &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000002900000029 &1000000000000001200000012 +17 &1000000000000006667000066.67 [24]
 Ireland &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &1000000000000001900000019 &100000000000000040000004 +15 &10000000000000100000000100.000 [25]
 Israel &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000050000005 +0 &1000000000000005000000050.00 [26]
 Italy &1000000000000003500000035 &1000000000000001700000017 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000001300000013 &1000000000000004900000049 &1000000000000004000000040 +9 &1000000000000004857000048.57 [27]
 Malta &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 +4 &1000000000000005000000050.00 [28]
 Netherlands &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000001900000019 &100000000000000090000009 +10 &1000000000000006000000060.00 [29]
 Poland &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000040000004 +5 &1000000000000003750000037.50 [30]
 Portugal &1000000000000002300000023 &1000000000000001400000014 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000004900000049 &1000000000000002900000029 +20 &1000000000000006086999960.87 [31]
 Romania &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000010000001 +8 &10000000000000100000000100.000 [32]
 Russia &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000070000007 +0 &1000000000000001428999914.29 [33]
 Scotland &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000001700000017 &100000000000000080000008 +9 &1000000000000006000000060.00 [34]
 Serbia &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000060000006 +1 &1000000000000006000000060.00 [35]
 Slovakia &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000000000000 +6 &10000000000000100000000100.000 [36]
 Spain &1000000000000004100000041 &1000000000000001100000011 &1000000000000001700000017 &1000000000000001300000013 &1000000000000005300000053 &1000000000000005900000059 −6 &1000000000000002682999926.83 [37]
 Sweden &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000001200000012 &100000000000000070000007 +5 &1000000000000005000000050.00 [38]
 Switzerland &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000070000007 +1 &1000000000000002500000025.00 [39]
 Turkey &1000000000000001200000012 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000030000003 &1000000000000002000000020 &1000000000000001000000010 +10 &1000000000000005000000050.00 [40]
 Ukraine &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000020000002 +7 &1000000000000007500000075.00 [41]
 Wales &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000000000000 +5 &10000000000000100000000100.000 [42]

Honours

European

Worldwide

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Lost on away goals
  2. ^ Won on away goals
  3. ^ Lost 5–4 on penalties
  4. ^ Lost 4–3 on penalties
  5. ^ Won 6–5 on penalties
  6. ^ a b Win% is rounded to two decimal places

References

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