Dutch football clubs in European competitions

Dutch football clubs have entered European association football competitions since 1900, when HVV and RAP took part in the inaugural season of the Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz (one of the first European club football tournaments, is considered a predecessor of club tournaments in Europe, namely the European Cup),[3] which was also won by RAP.

Points by season
(UEFA coefficient)[1][2]
Season Points
1955–56 2.000
1956–57 0.000
1957–58 6.000
1958–59 0.000
1959–60 5.000
1960–61 1.000
1961–62 3.500
1962–63 5.333
1963–64 3.666
1964–65 5.000
1965–66 1.000
1966–67 4.500
1967–68 2.500
1968–69 5.200
1969–70 9.500
1970–71 9.600
1971–72 8.400
1972–73 8.500
1973–74 7.500
1974–75 11.200
1975–76 8.000
1976–77 4.250
1977–78 12.500
1978–79 3.250
1979–80 7.250
1980–81 8.666
1981–82 3.800
1982–83 2.000
1983–84 3.833
1984–85 3.750
1985–86 2.600
1986–87 7.250
1987–88 9.200
1988–89 4.250
1989–90 3.200
1990–91 2.250
1991–92 8.600
1992–93 7.600
1993–94 2.600
1994–95 7.400
1995–96 12.500
1996–97 6.250
1997–98 6.833
1998–99 4.833
1999–2000 6.250
2000–01 6.083
2001–02 10.166
2002–03 6.166
2003–04 5.416
2004–05 12.000
2005–06 7.583
2006–07 8.214
2007–08 5.000
2008–09 6.333
2009–10 9.416
2010–11 11.166
2011–12 13.600
2012–13 4.214
2013–14 5.916
2014–15 6.083
2015–16 5.750
2016–17 9.100
2017–18 2.900
2018–19 8.600
2019–20 9.400
2020–21 9.200
2021–22 19.200
2022–23 13.500

In the inaugural 1955–56 European Cup, PSV Eindhoven participated as the national champions. Feyenoord became the first Dutch club to win the European Cup in 1970. Subsequently, followed by three consecutive European Cup wins by Ajax. The third Dutch club to win the European Cup was PSV Eindhoven, doing so in 1988.

Main UEFA finals edit

Year Competition   Dutch team Opposing team Score Venue
1969 European Cup Ajax   Milan 1–4   Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
1970 European Cup Feyenoord   Celtic 2–1 (a.e.t.)   San Siro, Milan
1971 European Cup Ajax   Panathinaikos 2–0   Wembley Stadium, London
1972 European Cup Ajax   Internazionale 2–0   De Kuip, Rotterdam
1973 European Cup Ajax   Juventus 1–0   Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade
1973 European Super Cup Ajax   Milan 1–0   San Siro, Milan
6–0 (6–1 agg.)   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1974 UEFA Cup Feyenoord   Tottenham Hotspur 2–2   White Hart Lane, London
2–0 (4–2 agg.)   De Kuip, Rotterdam
1975 UEFA Cup FC Twente   Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0   Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
1–5 (1–5 agg.)   Diekman Stadion, Enschede
1978 UEFA Cup PSV Eindhoven   Bastia 0–0   Stade Furiani, Bastia
3–0 (3–0 agg.)   Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
1981 UEFA Cup AZ '67   Ipswich Town 3–0   Portman Road, Ipswich
4–2 (4–5 agg.)   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1987 European Cup Winners' Cup Ajax   Lokomotiv Leipzig 1–0   Olympic Stadium, Athens
1987 European Super Cup Ajax   Porto 0–1   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1–0 (0–2 agg.)   Estádio das Antas, Porto
1988 European Cup Winners' Cup Ajax   Mechelen 0–1   Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
1988 European Cup PSV Eindhoven   Benfica 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)   Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
1988 European Super Cup PSV Eindhoven   Mechelen 0–3   Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne, Mechelen
1–0 (1–3 agg.)   Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
1992 UEFA Cup Ajax   Torino 2–2   Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
0–0 (2–2 agg.) (a)   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1995 UEFA Champions League Ajax   Milan 1–0   Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
1995 UEFA Super Cup Ajax   Zaragoza 1–1   La Romareda, Zaragoza
4–0 (5–1 agg.)   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1996 UEFA Champions League Ajax   Juventus 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)   Stadio Olimpico, Rome
2002 UEFA Cup Feyenoord   Borussia Dortmund 3–2   De Kuip, Rotterdam
2002 UEFA Super Cup Feyenoord   Real Madrid 1–3   Stade Louis II, Monaco
2017 UEFA Europa League Ajax   Manchester United 0–2   Friends Arena, Stockholm
2022 UEFA Europa Conference League Feyenoord   Roma 0–1   Arena Kombëtare, Tirana

Intercontinental finals edit

Year Competition  Dutch team Opposing team Score Venue
1970 Intercontinental Cup Feyenoord   Estudiantes 2–2   La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
1–0 (3–2 agg.)   De Kuip, Rotterdam
1971 [a]
1972 Intercontinental Cup Ajax   Independiente 1–1   Estadio Libertadores de América, Buenos Aires
3–0 (4–1 agg.)   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1973 [a]
1988 Intercontinental Cup PSV   Nacional 2–2 (a.e.t.) 6–7 (p)   National Stadium, Tokyo
1995 Intercontinental Cup Ajax   Grêmio 0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (p)   National Stadium, Tokyo

Lower or non-UEFA European finals edit

Year Competition   Dutch team Opposing team Score Venue
1962 Intertoto Cup[b] Ajax   Feyenoord 4–2   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1972 European Super Cup[c] Ajax   Rangers 1–3   Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
3–2 (6–3 agg.)   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup[d] Heerenveen   Villarreal 1–2   Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
0–0 (1–2 agg.)   El Madrigal, Villarreal

Final appearance by competition edit

Competition Winners Runners-up Total
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 6 2 8
European / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 1 2
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 4 3 7
UEFA Conference League 0 1 1
UEFA Super Cup[c] 2 3 5
Total UEFA Finals 13 10 23
Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup 3 1 4

Friendly finals edit

*Only friendly tournaments where three or more clubs, from at least two different countries participated in a tournament format (at least semi-finals, final) are included in this list.

Year Competition   Dutch team Opposing team Score Venue Source
1900 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz RAP   HVV 2–1   Léopold FC's field, Brussels [4]
1901 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz HBS   Racing Club 1–0   Léopold FC's field, Brussels [4]
1902 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz D.F.C.   Pilgrims 2–4   Léopold FC's field, Brussels [4]
1921 Tournoi du Nouvel An du Red Star Maastricht VV   Red Star Paris 1–1[e].   Stade de Paris, Paris [5]
1923 Coupe Jean Dupuich Feyenoord   Daring Club de Bruxelles 2–0   Léopold FC's field, Brussels [6]
1935 Tournoi de Bruxelles du Daring Club Ajax   Sochaux 2–1   Brussels [7]
1958 Benelux Cup Feyenoord   Anderlecht 6–0   De Kuip, Rotterdam [8]
1959 Benelux Cup Feyenoord   UA Sedan 4–2 [9]
1961 Benelux Cup PSV Eindhoven   Vicenza 1–2   Vicenza [10]
1973 Tournoi de Paris Feyenoord   Bayern Munich 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)   Parc des Princes, Paris [11]
1975 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax   Molenbeek 5–2   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [12]
1975 Joan Gamper Trophy Feyenoord   Barcelona 2–1   Camp Nou, Barcelona [13]
1976 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax   Anderlecht 1–3   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [14]
1977 Amsterdam Tournament AZ '67   Ajax 3–0   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [15]
1978 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax   Anderlecht 2–2 (p)   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [16]
1978 Bruges Matins AZ '67   Ipswich Town 2–0   Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges [17]
1978 Rotterdam AD Tournament Feyenoord   Everton 3–1   De Kuip, Rotterdam [18]
1979 Amsterdam Tournament AZ '67   Ajax 2–1   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [19]
1979 Rotterdam AD Tournament Feyenoord   Ipswich Town 5–4 (a.e.t.)   De Kuip, Rotterdam [20]
1979 Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu Ajax   Bayern Munich 2–0   Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid [21]
1980 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax   AZ '67 2–1   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [22]
1980 Trofeo Costa Verde AZ '67   Real Madrid 3–2   El Molinón, Gijón [23]
1981 Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu AZ '67   Sporting Gijón 2–0   Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid [24]
1982 Amsterdam Tournament AZ '67   Ajax 3–3 (p)   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [25]
1982 Rotterdam AD Tournament Feyenoord   Celtic 4–3   De Kuip, Rotterdam [26]
1983 Amsterdam Tournament Feyenoord   Roma 1–1 (p)   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [27]
1984 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax   Atlético Mineiro 2–2 (p)   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [28]
1984 Rotterdam AD Tournament Feyenoord   Manchester United 1–0   De Kuip, Rotterdam [29]
1985 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax   Atlético Mineiro 4–1   Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam [30]
1986 Joan Gamper Trophy PSV Eindhoven   Barcelona 1–0   Camp Nou, Barcelona [31]
1986 Rotterdam AD Tournament Feyenoord   Werder Bremen 1–3   De Kuip, Rotterdam [32]
1989 Bruges Matins PSV   Torpedo Moscow 0–1   Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges [33]
1992 Joan Gamper Trophy Feyenoord   Barcelona 2–0   Camp Nou, Barcelona [34]
1996 Umbro International Tournament Ajax   Chelsea 2–0   City Ground, Nottingham [35]
2003 Peace Cup PSV Eindhoven   Lyon 1–0   Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul [36]
2005 Europe-America Tournament [nl] Feyenoord   Nacional 3–0   Nanjing [37]
2006 Polar Cup FC Groningen   Deportivo Barber 2–1   Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat [38]
2007 UTS Polar Cup FC Utrecht   Ferroviário AC 1–0   Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat [39]
2007 Russian Railways Cup PSV Eindhoven   Real Madrid 2–1   RZD Arena, Moscow [40]
2008 Chippie Polar Cup FC Groningen   Netherlands Antilles 4–2   Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat [41]
2010 Chippie Polar Cup Ajax   NEC 0–0 (4–3 p)   Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat [42]
2013 Multipost Polar Cup ADO Den Haag   Centro Dominguito 2–2 (4–3 p)   Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat [43]
2019 Interwetten Cup [nl] FC Utrecht   Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0   Hänsch-Arena, Meppen [44][45]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Ajax had qualified for the Intercontinental Cup, but declined to participate in tournament.
  2. ^ The Intertoto Cup did not became an official UEFA tournament until 1995.
  3. ^ a b Excludes the 1972 European Super Cup, not organised nor recognised by UEFA as an official title.
  4. ^ From 1995 to 2005 there were three joint winners in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
  5. ^ The two teams where declared winners ex aequo

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