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Southampton F.C. in European football

Southampton Football Club is an English football club based in Southampton, Hampshire. The club was established in 1885, and has competed in the English football league system from 1920. Since their first qualification in the European cup competition in 1969, they have participated in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the European Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Europa League and the Texaco Cup. The club qualified for European Football after the 2014–15 season through their league position for the first time since 1984.

Southampton F.C. in European football
ClubSouthampton F.C.
Seasons played9
First entry1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Latest entry2016–17 UEFA Europa League

History edit

1961–62 Anglo-French Friendship Cup edit

The Anglo-Franco Friendship Cup was a short-lived Inter-League competition that lasted for two seasons. The format had four teams from England competing against four teams from France. Individual clubs could not win the competition outright, so whatever countries' teams claimed the most aggregate wins overall would be declared the best league and win the trophy. The draw for the 1961–62 competition was; Saints v Bordeaux, Blackburn v Nancy, Lens v Cardiff, and Derby v Béziers.[1]

13 November 1961 Southampton   2 – 1   Bordeaux The Dell, Southampton, England
Report
1 May 1962 Bordeaux   2 – 0   Southampton Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France
Davies  
Paine  		 Report

Southampton lost 2–3 on aggregate, but the English League won 2–1 in aggregate victories (with one tied).

1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup edit

The Saints' maiden European voyage was the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which they took part in with fellow English clubs Newcastle United, Liverpool and eventual winners Arsenal. Southampton's first opponents were Norwegian side Rosenborg. Despite losing 1–0 away, a comfortable 2–0 win at home in the second leg put Southampton into a Second Round tie with Portuguese side Vitória de Guimarães. A closely fought 3–3 away draw was followed by a 5–1 home win which saw them through to the last 16 where Southampton were drawn against fellow English side Newcastle United. A 0–0 away and 1–1 result at home meant that Southampton failed to progress to the quarter-finals after losing out on away goals.

First round edit

17 September 1969 Rosenborg   1 – 0   Southampton Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim, Norway
Report Attendance: 20,330
1 October 1969 Southampton   2 – 0   Rosenborg The Dell, Southampton, England
Davies  
Paine  		 Report Attendance: 22,329

Southampton won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round edit

4 November 1969 Vitória de Guimarães   3 – 3   Southampton Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Mendes   12', 58'
Pinto   88' (pen)		 Report Channon   13'
Davies   63'
Paine   83'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Pius Kamber (Switzerland)
12 November 1969 Southampton   5 – 1   Vitória de Guimarães The Dell, Southampton, England
Costeado   13' (o.g.)
Davies   54' (pen)
Gabriel   55'
Channon   85'		 Report Ademir   68' Attendance: 21,414
Referee: Robert Fraunciel (France)

Southampton won 8–4 on aggregate.

Third round edit

17 December 1969 Newcastle United   0 – 0   Southampton St James' Park, Newcastle, England
Report Attendance: 37,580
14 January 1970 Southampton   1 – 1   Newcastle United The Dell, Southampton, England
Channon   Report Robson   Attendance: 25,182

Southampton lost 1–1 on aggregate after the away goals rule.

1971–72 UEFA Cup edit

After finishing seventh in the previous season, Southampton qualified for European competition for the second time in two years. Drawn in the first round against Athletic Bilbao, the Saints came from behind to win the first leg 2–1. However a fortnight later, they lost 2–0 away after conceding a late goal which confirmed their exit from the competition.

First round edit

15 September 1971 Southampton   2 – 1   Athletic Bilbao The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Jenkins   64'
Channon   69' (pen)		 Report Arieta   58' Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
29 September 1971 Athletic Bilbao   2 – 0   Southampton San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain
20:00 Ortuondo   69'
Arieta   90'		 Report Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Southampton lost 3–2 on aggregate.

1974–75 Texaco Cup edit

After being relegated to the Second Division the previous season, Southampton qualified for the final instance of the short lived Texaco Cup. Alongside 15 other English teams split into four groups of Round Robin format, the top two from each group would progress to the quarter-finals where they would be drawn against Scottish opposition. Southampton's group consisted of West Ham, Luton Town and Leyton Orient which they topped after being undefeated. The knockout stages were a two-legged affair and Southampton were drawn a tough fixture against Rangers F.C. but managed to win convincingly 5–1 on aggregate despite playing away in front of 35,000. The semi final against Oldham Athletic proved just as routine with Southampton winning 5–2 over the two legs which progressed them through to the final against Newcastle United. Despite winning the first leg, the previous season's FA Cup finalists proved the gap between divisions was too large for Southampton to overcome and won the tournament with two goals in extra time.

Group stages edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Southampton 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
  Luton Town 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
  West Ham United 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 2
  Leyton Orient 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
3 August 1974 Luton Town   1 – 1   Southampton Kenilworth Road, Luton, England
Chatterly   Attendance: 8,445
6 August 1974 Southampton   2 – 1   Leyton Orient The Dell, Southampton, England
Osgood  
Channon  		 Fairbrother   Attendance: 9,932
10 August 1974 Southampton   2 – 0   West Ham United The Dell, Southampton, England
Gilchrist   10'
O'Brien   65'		 Report Attendance: 11,364

Quarter final edit

18 September 1974 Rangers   1 – 3   Southampton Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland
19:30 Osgood    
O'Brien  		 Attendance: 35,000
1 October 1974 Southampton   2 – 0   Rangers The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Gilchrist  
Own Goal  		 Attendance: 19,481

Southampton won 5–1 on aggregate.

Semi final edit

22 October 1974 Oldham Athletic   1 – 3   Southampton Boundary Park, Oldham, England
19:20 Channon    
Blyth  		 Attendance: 13,082
5 November 1974 Southampton   2 – 1   Oldham Athletic The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Channon  
Stokes  		 Attendance: 14,431

Southampton won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final edit

5 November 1974 Southampton   1 – 0   Newcastle United The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Channon   Attendance: 17,100
22 October 1974 Newcastle United   3 – 0 (a.e.t.)   Southampton St James' Park, Newcastle, England
19:20 Tudor   73', 113'
Cannell   118'		 Attendance: 20,100

Southampton lost 3–1 on aggregate after extra time.

1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup edit

Despite being in the Second Division, Southampton caused a huge upset in the 1976 FA Cup Final by beating Manchester United 1–0. This qualified the Saints for the European Cup Winners' Cup competition where they were drawn in the first round against Olympique Marseille who had won the Coupe de France the previous season. Although suffering an away defeat, a 4–0 victory at home saw them through to the second round. Southampton travelled to Carrick Rangers of Northern Ireland who had won the Irish Cup to qualify for the tournament. A 9–3 aggregate win progressed high-scoring Southampton into the third round against Belgian Cup champions R.S.C. Anderlecht. Despite levelling the aggregate score to 2–2 in the second leg, Southampton conceded late on to be eliminated from the tournament. Anderlecht went on to reach the final.

First round edit

14 September 1976 Southampton   4 – 0   Marseille The Dell, Southampton, England
22:00 Waldron   31'
Channon   34', 69' (p.)
Osgood   35'		 Report Attendance: 17,100
Referee: Pedro Maria Urrestarazu Elordi (Spain)
28 September 1976 Marseille   2 – 1   Southampton Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France
22:00 Nogués   26'
Emon   80'		 Report Peach   70' Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Germany)

Southampton won 5–2 on aggregate.

Second round edit

19 October 1976 Carrick Rangers   2 – 5   Southampton Taylors Avenue, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
22:00 Erwin   52'
Prenter   83'		 Report Stokes   10'
Channon   61', 85'
McCalliog   67'
Osgood   80'		 Referee: Ole Amundsen (Denmark)
2 November 1976 Southampton   4 – 1   Carrick Rangers The Dell, Southampton, England
22:00 Williams   16'
Hayes   31', 74'
Stokes   68'		 Report Reid   36' Referee: Frans Derks (Netherlands)

Southampton won 9–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals edit

1 March 1977 Anderlecht   2 – 0   Southampton Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Belgium
22:00 Ressel   30'
Rensenbrink   83'		 Report Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Austria)
15 March 1977 Southampton   2 – 1   Anderlecht The Dell, Southampton, England
22:00 Peach   61' (pen)
MacDougall   77'		 Report van der Elst   83' Referee: Rudi Glöckner (Germany)

Southampton lost 3–2 on aggregate.

1981–82 UEFA Cup edit

Southampton qualified for the UEFA Cup for the third time after finishing sixth in the First Division the previous season. In the first round, the Saints travelled to Ireland for the first time to play Limerick F.C., after a convincing 3–0 win and a 1–1 draw at home Southampton were through to the second round against Sporting Clube de Portugal. Despite a very respectable 0–0 away in Lisbon, the home defeat proved too much to overcome and Southampton were eliminated from the competition.

First round edit

16 September 1981 Limerick   0 – 3   Southampton Markets Field, Ireland
17:45 Report Stephen Morgan   58', 59'
Armstrong   78'		 Referee: Henk van Ettekoven (Netherlands)
29 September 1981 Southampton   1 – 1   Limerick The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Keegan   63' Report Walsh   65' Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)

Southampton won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round edit

21 October 1981 Southampton   2 – 4   Sporting CP The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Keegan   68' (pen)
Channon   71'		 Report Jordão   2'
Holmes   20' (og)
Fernandes   45', 90+1'		 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
4 November 1981 Sporting CP   0 – 0   Southampton Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 Report Referee: Ruedi Renggli (Switzerland)

Southampton lost 4–2 on aggregate.

1982–83 UEFA Cup edit

Southampton qualified for a European Cup competition in successive seasons for the first time and played Swedish team IFK Norrköping in the first round. A 2–2 draw at The Dell meant that they exited the tournament on the away goals rule after a 0–0 result in Sweden.

First round edit

15 September 1982 Southampton   2 – 2   IFK Norrköping The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Armstrong   62'
Wright   86'		 Report Pettersson   48', 82' Referee: Miklos Nagy (Hungary)
29 September 1982 IFK Norrköping   0 – 0   Southampton Nya Parken, Norrköping, Sweden
19:00 Report Referee: Alexandr Mushkovets (Russia)

Southampton lost 2–2 on aggregate after the away goals rule.

1984–85 UEFA Cup edit

In the 1983–84 Season, Southampton recorded their best ever finish in the First Division as runners up to Liverpool, just three points behind. In the first round of the UEFA Cup, they drew German opponents Hamburger SV. Despite a 0–0 draw at home in the first leg, Southampton were unable to claim victory in Hamburg and eventually lost 2–0.

First round edit

19 September 1984 Southampton   0 – 0   Hamburger SV The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Report Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium)
3 October 1984 Hamburger SV   2 – 0   Southampton Imtech Arena, Hamburg, Germany
20:00 Kaltz   69' (pen)
McGhee   90'		 Report Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

Southampton lost 2-–0 on aggregate.

2003–04 UEFA Cup edit

After almost two decades absent from European competition, Southampton qualified for the UEFA Cup after finishing runners up in the 2003 FA Cup Final. It was the first time that St. Mary's Stadium hosted a competitive European match. Following on from a 1–1 draw at home, Southampton conceded late on in Romania and found themselves eliminated from the first round for the third time in a row.

First round edit

24 September 2003 Southampton   1 – 1   Steaua București St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England
19:30 Phillips   52' Report Răducanu   20' Attendance: 30,557
Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway)
15 October 2003 Steaua București   1 – 0   Southampton Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania
20:00 Răducanu   82' Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Southampton lost 2–1 on aggregate.

2015–16 UEFA Europa League edit

Since the winners of the 2014–15 FA Cup, Arsenal, and winners of the 2014–15 Football League Cup, Chelsea, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the FA Cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, Liverpool, and the spot awarded to the League Cup winner (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team, Southampton. The draw for the third round was held on 17 July 2015, Southampton drew Dutch team Vitesse Arnhem who finished fifth in the previous season of the Eredivisie.

Vitesse (30 July and 6 August 2015)

Southampton entered the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round. Their first game took place against Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem on 30 July 2015, which the Saints won 3–0 at St Mary's Stadium.[2] Graziano Pellè found the net first in the 36th minute to put Southampton one up, before Dušan Tadić scored a penalty just before half time.[2] Substitute Shane Long finished the scoring late in the second half to win the game for the home side.[2] In the second leg Southampton won 2–0, therefore advancing to the play-off round 5–0 on aggregate.[3] Pellè scored again to put the Saints up in the fourth minute, with Sadio Mané doubling his side's lead just a minute before the end of the match.[3]

Midtjylland (20 and 27 August 2015)

In the qualifying play-off round, Southampton faced FC Midtjylland. In the first leg the Saints drew 1–1 with the Danish champions, with Jay Rodriguez equalising after Tim Sparv's opener on the stroke of half-time.[4] In the second leg, Midtjylland striker Morten Rasmussen scored the only goal of the game to ensure the Danish side won 2–1 on aggregate to eliminate Southampton from the competition.[5]

Third qualifying round edit

30 July 2015 Southampton   3 – 0   Vitesse Arnhem St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England
20:05 BST Pellè   36'
Tadić   45' (pen.)
Long   84'		 Report Attendance: 30,580
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
6 August 2015 Vitesse Arnhem   0 – 2   Southampton GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands
19:00 BST Report Pellè   4'
Mané   88'		 Referee: Ilías Spathas (Greece)

Southampton won 5–0 on aggregate.

Play-off round edit

20 August 2015 Southampton   1 – 1   Midtjylland St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England
20:00 BST Rodriguez   56' (pen.) Report Sparv   45' Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
27 August 2015 Midtjylland   1 – 0   Southampton MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark
20:45 CEST Rasmussen   28' Report Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Southampton lost 2–1 on aggregate.

2016–17 UEFA Europa League edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group K

Since the winners of the 2015–16 Football League Cup, Manchester City qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League through their league position, the spot normally awarded to the League Cup winner was passed down to the team who finished in sixth place in the 2015–16 Premier League, Southampton. This was the first time that Southampton had participated in the Europa League group stage and on 26 August 2016, were drawn into Group K alongside Internazionale, Sparta Prague and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

Sparta Prague (15 September 2016)
 
Charlie Austin scored twice in the opening game of the Europa League to help Southampton to a 3–0 win.

Southampton entered the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League at the group stage, when they were drawn in Group K with Internazionale, Sparta Prague and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[6] In the opening match against Sparta Prague on 15 September 2016, the Saints picked up their first win of the season when they beat the Czech side 3–0.[7] Charlie Austin opened the scoring with a fifth-minute penalty, before doubling his side's lead 20 minutes later with a header.[7] Jay Rodriguez scored a third in added time at the end of the match to send Southampton to the top of the group.[7]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (29 September 2016)

In their second match of the tournament, the Saints were held to a goalless draw at Israeli champions Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[8] The game did not feature many goalscoring opportunities for either side in the first half, which Hapoel largely dominated, although James Ward-Prowse had a number of chances on goal after the break.[8] The home side came closest to winning the game in the second half through Maor Melikson and Ben Sahar chances, however the deadlock stayed unbroken and both sides remained on level points at the top of the group table.[8]

Internazionale (20 October 2016)

On 20 October 2016 the Saints travelled to the San Siro to face Internazionale, losing 1–0 to the Italian side.[9] The visitors almost scored on a number of occasions in the first half, notably when Ward-Prowse's shot went over the crossbar and Cuco Martina's went wide of the post.[9] Antonio Candreva scored the only goal of the game in the 67th minute, before Marcelo Brozović received a second booking and was sent off ten minutes later.[9] However, Southampton could not take advantage of the extra player and succumbed to their first defeat in the tournament.[9]

Internazionale (3 November 2016)

Southampton hosted Internazionale on 3 November 2016, winning 2–1 to secure second in the group K table.[10] After Inter captain Mauro Icardi opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, the Saints were awarded a controversial penalty for a handball by Ivan Perišić just before half time, while Antonio Candreva was booked for an off-the-ball incident involving Sam McQueen.[10] Dušan Tadić's penalty was saved by Samir Handanović, before the half ended with more drama between the players of both sides.[10] The hosts increased the pressure in the second half, leading to defender Virgil van Dijk equalising in the 64th minute with a shot in the box following a corner.[10] Less than five minutes later, Southampton went ahead as Yuto Nagatomo turned Tadić's cross into the Internazionale goal.[10] Southampton held on and almost scored a third for an historic win.[10]

Sparta Prague (24 November 2016)

On 24 November, Southampton lost at Sparta Prague by a single goal to remain second in the group.[11] Despite dominating possession for most of the match, the Saints enjoyed few clear chances and went behind early on when defender Costa Nhamoinesu scored a volley from close range following a free kick, which was poorly defended by the Premier League club.[11] Goalkeeper Fraser Forster made a number of saves to deny further goals, which Prague threatened to score later on in the game.[11] The result left Southampton needing a goalless draw or win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the final group stage game in order to proceed to the knockout stages.[11]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (8 December 2016)

Southampton were knocked out of the UEFA Europa League on 8 December 2016 when they drew 1–1 with Hapoel Be'er Sheva at St Mary's Stadium.[12] Despite the home side dominating much of the possession and having many more chances on goal, it was the visitors who took the advantage in the 78th minute when Maor Buzaglo scored the Israeli side's only shot on target after poor defending from the Saints, who were left needing two goals in just over ten minutes in order to advance to the knockout stages.[12] Defender Virgil van Dijk pulled one back in stoppage time, and Maya Yoshida came close to winning the game with a last-minute header, but the game ended level and Hapoel finished the group in second place.[12]

Group stage edit

15 September 2016 Southampton   3 – 0   Sparta Prague Southampton
20:05 BST Austin   5' (pen.), 27'
Rodriguez   90+2'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 25,125
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
29 September 2016 Hapoel Be'er Sheva   0 – 0   Southampton Be'er Sheva, Israel
18:00 BST Report Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 16,138
Referee: Stefan Johannesson
20 October 2016 Internazionale   1 – 0   Southampton Milan, Italy
19:00 BST Candreva   67' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 26,719
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika
3 November 2016 Southampton   2 – 1   Internazionale Southampton
20:05 GMT van Dijk   64'
Nagatomo   69' (o.g.)		 Report Icardi   33' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,389
Referee: Paweł Gil
24 November 2016 Sparta Prague   1 – 0   Southampton Prague, Czech Republic
18:00 GMT Nhamoinesu   11' Report Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 17,429
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
8 December 2016 Southampton   1 – 1   Hapoel Be'er Sheva Southampton
20:05 GMT van Dijk   90+1' Report Buzaglo   78' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,416
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sparta Prague 6 4 0 2 8 6 +2 12 Advance to knockout phase
2   Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
3   Southampton 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8
4   Internazionale 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 6
Source: UEFA

Overall record edit

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 6 2 3 1 11 6 5
UEFA Cup 12 2 6 4 12 13 −1
Texaco Cup 9 7 1 1 16 8 8
European Cup Winners' Cup 6 4 0 2 16 8 8
Europa League 10 4 3 3 12 6 6
Total 43 19 13 11 67 41 26

References edit

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  2. ^ a b c "Southampton 3–0 Vitesse". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Vitesse 0–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Southampton 1–1 FC Midtjylland". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. ^ "FC Midtjylland 1–0 Southampton (agg 2–1)". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Europa League draw: Man Utd face reunion with Robin van Persie". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Southampton 3–0 Sparta Prague". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  9. ^ a b c d "Inter Milan 1–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Southampton 2–1 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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