| Club | Leeds United |
|---|---|
| Seasons played | 18 |
| First entry | 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| Latest entry | 2002–03 UEFA Cup |
| Titles | |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 2 (1968, 1971) |
Leeds United F.C. first played European football with their appearance in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a competition which they have won twice. Their first European Cup/Champions League appearance came in 1969–70. Leeds' first and last appearance in the Cup Winners' Cup came in 1972–73.
Summary
The club's debut in European competitions came in the 1965–66 season in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which they competed in for three consecutive seasons before winning the trophy in the 1967–68 season. They had been on the losing side in the same competition a year previously, and won it again in 1970–71, the final season of its existence before it was effectively replaced by the new UEFA Cup.
The club reached a further two European finals during the 1970s; the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1973 and the European Cup final in 1975. However, they were beaten on both occasions. Their venture into the 1979–80 UEFA Cup would be their last in European competitions for more than a decade; it ended in the second round.
European competitions then became effectively out of the question for Leeds, who were relegated to the Second Division in 1982 and did not win promotion until 1990. League title glory in 1992 sealed their return to Europe after more than a decade as England's representatives in the European Cup, where they were eliminated in the second round by Scottish champions Rangers.
In 1999–2000, the club enjoyed its best run in European competitions for 25 years, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. They reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 2000–2001 season losing to Valencia (changes in qualification requirements meant that they could now qualify as the third placed team in their domestic league) a year later. Their most recent European campaign to date was in the 2002–03 season, where they competed in the UEFA Cup and reached the third round. By this stage, however, the club was deep in financial trouble and was starting to sell most of its key players, which contributed to relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2003–04. Sixteen years on, the club has regained its place in the top flight of English football.
Matches
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round |  Torino |
2–1 Elland Road 0–0 (A) |
| Second Round |  Leipzig |
2–1 (A) 0–0 Elland Road | ||
| Third Round | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Valencia |
1–1 Elland Road 1–0 (A) | ||
| Quarter-Final |  Újpest |
4–1 Elland Road 1–1 (A) | ||
| Semi-Final | Real Zaragoza |
0–1 (A) 2–1 Elland Road 1–3 Elland Road | ||
| 1966–67 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round | Bye | |
| Second Round |  DWS |
3–1 (A) 5–1 Elland Road | ||
| Third Round | Valencia |
1–1 Elland Road 2–0 (A) | ||
| Quarter-Final | Bologna |
0–1 (A) 1–0 Elland Road[1] | ||
| Semi-Final |  Kilmarnock |
4–2 Elland Road 0–0 (A) | ||
| Final | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dinamo Zagreb |
0–2 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb 0–0 Elland Road | ||
| 1967–68 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round |  Spora Luxembourg |
9–0 (A) 7–0 Elland Road |
| Second Round | Partizan Belgrade |
2–1 (A) 1–1 Elland Road | ||
| Third Round | Hibernian |
1–0 Elland Road 1–1 (A) | ||
| Quarter-Final | Rangers[2] |
0–0 (A) 2–0 Elland Road | ||
| Semi-Final | Dundee[3] |
1–1 (A) 1–0 Elland Road | ||
| Final[4] | Ferencváros |
1–0 Elland Road 0–0 Népstadion, Budapest | ||
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Standard Liège |
0–0 (A) 3–2 Elland Road |
| Second Round | Napoli |
2–0 Elland Road 0–2 (A)[1] | ||
| Third Round |  Hannover |
5–1 Elland Road 2–1 (A) | ||
| Quarter-Final | Újpest |
0–1 Elland Road 0–2 (A) | ||
| 1969–70 | European Cup | First Round |  Lyn |
10–0 Elland Road 6–0 (A) |
| Second Round | Ferencváros |
3–0 Elland Road 3–0 (A) | ||
| Quarter-Final | Standard Liège |
1–0 (A) 1–0 Elland Road | ||
| Semi-Final | Celtic |
0–1 Elland Road 1–2 (A) | ||
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round | Sarpsborg |
1–0 (A) 5–0 Elland Road |
| Second Round | Dynamo Dresden |
1–0 Elland Road 1–2 (A)[5] | ||
| Third Round |  Sparta Prague |
6–0 Elland Road 3–2 (A) | ||
| Quarter-Final |  Vitória Setúbal |
2–1 Elland Road 1–1 (A) | ||
| Semi-Final |  Liverpool |
1–0 (A) 0–0 Elland Road | ||
| Final | Juventus |
2–2 Stadio Comunale, Turin 1–1 Elland Road[5] | ||
| Fairs Cup Play-off Final | Barcelona |
1–2 Nou Camp | ||
| 1971–72 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Lierse |
0–4 Elland Road 2–0 (A) |
| 1972–73 | European Cup Winners' Cup | First Round |  Ankaragücü |
1–1 (A) 1–0 Elland Road |
| Second Round | Carl Zeiss Jena |
0–0 (A) 2–0 Elland Road | ||
| Quarter-Final | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rapid București |
5–0 Elland Road 3–1 (A) | ||
| Semi-Final | Hajduk Split |
1–0 Elland Road 0–0 (A) | ||
| Final | Milan |
0–1 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki | ||
| 1973–74 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Strømsgodset |
1–1 (A) 6–1 Elland Road |
| Second Round | Hibernian |
0–0 Elland Road 0–0 (A)[6] | ||
| Third Round | Vitória Setúbal |
1–0 Elland Road 1–3 (A) | ||
| 1974–75 | European Cup | First Round | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Zürich |
4–1 Elland Road 1–2 (A) |
| Second Round | Újpest |
2–1 (A) 3–0 Elland Road | ||
| Quarter-Final | Anderlecht |
3–0 Elland Road 1–0 (A) | ||
| Semi-Final | Barcelona |
2–1 Elland Road 1–1 (A) | ||
| Final | Bayern Munich |
0–2 Parc des Princes, Paris | ||
| 1979–80 | UEFA Cup | First Round |  Valletta |
4–0 (A) 3–0 Elland Road |
| Second Round |  Universitatea Craiova |
0–2 (A) 0–2 Elland Road | ||
| 1992–93 | Champions League | First Round | Stuttgart |
0–3 (A) 4–1 Elland Round[7] |
| Second Round | Rangers |
1–2 (A) 1–2 Elland Road | ||
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | First Round |  AS Monaco |
3–0 (A) 0–1 Elland Road |
| Second Round | PSV Eindhoven |
3–5 Elland Road 0–3 | ||
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Marítimo |
1–0 Elland Road 0–1 (A)[8] |
| Second Round | Roma |
0–1 (A) 0–0 Elland Road | ||
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | First Round | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Partizan Belgrade |
3–1 (A) 1–0 Elland Road |
| Second Round |  Lokomotiv Moscow |
4–1 Elland Road 3–0 (A) | ||
| Third Round | Spartak Moscow |
1–2 (A) 1–0 Elland Road[5] | ||
| Fourth Round | Roma |
0–0 (A) 1–0 Elland Road | ||
| Quarter-Final | Slavia Prague |
3–0 Elland Road 1–2 (A) | ||
| Semi-Final | Galatasaray |
0–2 (A) 2–2 (H) | ||
| 2000–01 | Champions League | Third qualifying round | 1860 Munich |
2–1 Elland Road 1–0 (A) |
| Group H |  Barcelona |
0–4 (A) 1–1 Elland Road | ||
| Group H | Milan |
1–0 Elland Road 1–1 (A) | ||
| Group H | Beşiktaş J.K. |
6–0 Elland Road 0–0 (A) | ||
| Second Group D | Real Madrid |
0–2 Elland Road 2–3 (A) | ||
| Second Group D | Lazio |
1–0 (A) 3–3 Elland Road | ||
| Second Group D | Anderlecht |
2–1 Elland Road 4–1 (A) | ||
| Quarter-Final | Deportivo La Coruña |
3–0 Elland Road 0–2 (A) | ||
| Semi-Final | Valencia |
0–0 Elland Road 0–3 (A) | ||
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Marítimo |
0–1 (A) 3–0 Elland Road |
| Second Round | Troyes |
4–2 Elland Road 2–3 (A) | ||
| Third Round | Grasshopper |
2–1 (A) 2–2 Elland Road | ||
| Fourth Round | PSV Eindhoven |
0–0 (A) 0–1 Elland Road | ||
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | First Round |  Metalurh Zaporizhya |
1–0 Elland Road 1–1 (A) |
| Second Round |  Hapoel Tel Aviv |
1–0 Elland Road 4–1 (A) | ||
| Third Round | Málaga |
0–0 (A) 1–2 Elland Road | ||
Notes and references
- 1 2 Won on Coin flipping
- ↑ "European Nights: Leeds United 2 Rangers 0 (report and contemporary newspaper scans)". Leeds United F.C. History. 9 April 1968. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ↑ "European Nights: Leeds United 1 Dundee 0 (report and contemporary newspaper scans)". Leeds United F.C. History. 15 May 1968. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ↑ "Matches: 11 September 1968 – Ferencvaros 0 Leeds United 0". The Mighty Mighty Whites. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 Won on Away goals rule
- ↑ Won 5–4 on penalties
- ↑ Stuttgart would have won on away goals; however, it was realised that in the second leg between Leeds United and Stuttgart, Stuttgart had substituted a fourth foreign player. At the time, a maximum of three foreign players was allowed. The game was awarded to Leeds United with a score of 3–0, making it 3–3 on aggregate with no difference in away goals. A play-off match in Barcelona was ordered, which Leeds United won 2–1.
- ↑ Won 4–1 on penalties