FC Zorya Luhansk in European football

Its first European competition participation occurred in 1973–74 season in UEFA European Cup as the Soviet representative. Zorya played its first game as Zaria at its home stadium Avanhard (Avangard) on September 19, 1973 hosting the Cypriot club APOEL FC. After that season the club did not participate in continental competitions for over 40 years until 2014–15 season.

Statistics by country

Country	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	Laçi	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4
Subtotal		2	2	0	0	5	1	+4
Belgium	Charleroi	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Subtotal		2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Cyprus	APOEL	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Subtotal		2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Czechoslovakia	Spartak Trnava	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1
Subtotal		2	0	1	1	0	1	-1
England	Manchester United	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3
Subtotal		2	0	0	2	0	3	-3
Netherlands	Feyenoord	4	0	2	2	5	7	-2
Subtotal		4	0	2	2	5	7	-2
Norway	Molde	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Subtotal		2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Poland	Legia Warsaw	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2
Subtotal		2	0	0	2	2	4	-2
Turkey	Fenerbahçe	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2
Subtotal		2	0	1	1	1	3	-2

Results

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1973–74	European Cup	1R	APOEL	2–0	1–0	3–0
		2R	Spartak Trnava	0–1	0–0	0–1
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Laçi	2–1	3–0	5–1
		3Q	Molde	1–1	2–1	3–2
		PO	Feyenoord	1–1	3–4	4–5
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	3Q	Charleroi	3–0	2–0	5–0
		PO	Legia Warsaw	0–1	2–3	2–4
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	Group A	Manchester United	0–2	0–1	4th
			Fenerbahçe	1–1	0–2
			Feyenoord	1–1	0–1
2017–18	UEFA Europa League	Group		–	–	TBD
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Notes

• 1R: First round
• 2R: Second round
• 2Q: Second qualifying round
• 3Q: Third qualifying round
• PO: Play-off round