FC Dnipro in European football

This is a list of matches of FC Dnipro in European competitions. Between 1965 (Soviet Union teams debuted in Europe) and 2019, 20 times Dnipro qualified for the European continental club competitions and once reached a final (2015) when it was defeated by the Spanish team of Sevilla in Warsaw.

FC Dnipro in European football
ClubFC Dnipro
First entry1984–85 European Cup
Latest entry2014–15 UEFA Champions League

Dnipro made its debut in 1985 as the winner of the 1983 Soviet Top League and qualifying to the 1984–85 European Cup. It managed to defeat the Turkish champions Trabzonspor on aggregate. That season it reached quarterfinals and were defeated by the Frech champions Bordeaux on penalties after both matches were tied at 1.

Due to direct sanctions from FIFA, for refusing to pay salary to coaching and playing staff, at first Dnipro was denied license of play in European competition by placing third in the 2015–16 season and then in the season of 2016–17 it was forced into relegation by administrative measures from the Ukrainian Association of Football (at that time Football Federation of Ukraine) all the way to amateur competitions and after couple of seasons were disbanded by its owners (Ihor Kolomoiskyi and his Privat Group).

In 2017 a similar club from the same city SC Dnipro-1 was established supposedly by different people and officially has no relations to the club established in the Soviet Union.

Tallies balance edit

Country Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Armenia Yerevan 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6
Banants 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6
Subtotal 4 4 0 0 16 4 +12
  Austria Tirol Innbruck 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
Admira Wacker 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2
Austria Wien 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
Subtotal 5 4 1 0 9 4 +5
  Azerbaijan Qarabağ 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0
  Belgium Club Brugge 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2
Subtotal 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2
  Bulgaria Levski Sofia 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0
Litex Lovech 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
Subtotal 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2
  Croatia Hajduk Split 4 1 1 2 2 4 -2
Dinamo Zagreb 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
Subtotal 6 2 2 2 5 5 +0
  Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2
  Denmark Copenhagen 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2
Subtotal 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2
  East Germany Wismut Aue 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3
  England Middlesbrough 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3
Fulham 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2
Tottenham 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1
Subtotal 5 2 0 3 3 9 -6
  Estonia Nõmme Kalju 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
  France Bordeaux 4 0 3 1 4 5 -1
Marseille 4 0 3 1 2 3 -1
Saint-Étienne 4 1 1 2 1 4 -3
Subtotal 12 1 7 4 7 12 -5
  Germany Wismut Aue 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3
Eintracht Frankfurt 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1
HSV 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
Subtotal 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4
  Greece Olympiacos 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
  Israel Maccabi Haifa 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
  Italy Fiorentina 4 0 1 3 3 6 -3
Napoli 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1
Inter Milan 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2
Lazio 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2
Subtotal 12 2 3 7 13 19 -6
  Liechtenstein Vaduz 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
  Netherlands PSV 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4
Utrecht 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
Ajax 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0
Subtotal 8 5 1 2 12 8 +4
  Northern Ireland Linfield 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
  Norway Rosenborg 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
  Poland Legia Warsaw 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1
GKS Bełchatów 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2
Lech Poznań 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1
Subtotal 6 1 3 2 5 5 +0
  Portugal Benfica 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4
Paços Ferreira 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
Subtotal 4 2 0 2 4 4 +0
  Romania Pandurii Târgu Jiu 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
  Russia Alania Vladikavkaz 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4
Subtotal 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4
  Scotland Hearts 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2
Hibernian 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4
Aberdeen 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0
Subtotal 6 1 4 1 8 6 +2
  Serbia Partizan 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1
Spartak Subotica 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
Subtotal 4 1 1 2 5 5 +0
  Slovakia MFK Petržalka 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3
Nitra 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4
  Spain Real Zaragoza 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
Sevilla 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1
Subtotal 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2
  Sweden AIK 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5
  Switzerland Grasshoppers 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
AC Bellinzona 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0
Basel 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2
Subtotal 5 2 1 2 8 9 -1
  Turkey Trabzonspor 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 3 1 +1
  Yugoslavia Hajduk Split 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3
Subtotal 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3

Overall edit

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1984–85 European Cup First round   Trabzonspor 3–0 0–1 3–1
Second round   Levski Sofia 2–0 1–3 3–3
Quarter-final   Bordeaux 1–1 1–1 3–5 (p)
1985–86 UEFA Cup First round   Wismut Aue 2–1 3–1 5–2
Second round   PSV 1–0 2–2 3–2
Third round   Hajduk Split 0–1 0–2 0–3
1986–87 UEFA Cup First round   Legia Warsaw 0–0 0–1 0–1
1988–89 UEFA Cup First round   Bordeaux 1–1 1–2 2–3
1989–90 European Cup First round   Linfield 2–1 1–0 3–1
Second round   Tirol Innbruck 2–0 2–2 4–2
Quarter-final   Benfica 0–1 0–3 0–4
1990–91 UEFA Cup First round   Hearts 1–1 1–3 2–4
1993–94 UEFA Cup First round   Admira Wacker 1–0 3–2 4–2
Second round   Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 0–2 1–2
1997–98 UEFA Cup First qualifying round   Yerevan 6–1 2–0 8–2
Second qualifying round   Alania Vladikavkaz 1–2 1–4 2–6
2001–02 UEFA Cup First round   Fiorentina 0–0 1–2 1–2
2003–04 UEFA Cup First qualifying round   Vaduz 1–0 1–0 2–0
Second qualifying round   HSV 3–0 1–2 4–2
Second round   Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 2–0 3–1
Third round   Marseille 0–0 0–1 0–1
2004–05 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round   MFK Petržalka 3–0 1–1 4–1
First round   Maccabi Haifa 2–0 0–1 2–1
Group C   Club Brugge 3–2 1st
  Utrecht 2–1
  Austria Wien 1–0
  Real Zaragoza 1–2
Round of 32   Partizan 0–1 2–2 2–3
2005–06 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round   Banants 4–0 4–2 8–2
First round   Hibernian 5–1 0–0 5–1
Group D   AZ Alkmaar 1–2 4th
  Middlesbrough 0–3
  Litex Lovech 0–2
  Grasshoppers 3–2
2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round   Nitra 2–0 1–2 3–2
Third round   Marseille 2–2 0–0 2–2
2007–08 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round   GKS Bełchatów 1–1 4–2 5–3
First round   Aberdeen 1–1 0–0 1–1
2008–09 UEFA Cup Second qualyifing round   AC Bellinzona 3–2 1–2 4–4
2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualyifing round   Spartak Subotica 2–0 1–2 3–2
Play-off   Lech Poznań 0–1 0–0 0–1
2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off   Fulham 1–0 0–3 1–3
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off   Slovan Liberec 4–2 2–2 6–4
Group F   PSV 2–0 2–1 1st
  Napoli 3–1 2–4
  AIK 4–0 3–2
Round of 32   Basel 1–1 0–2 1–3
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Play-off   Nomme Kalju 2–0 3–1 5–1
Group E   Fiorentina 1–2 1–2 2nd
  Paços Ferreira 2–0 2–0
  Pandurii Târgu Jiu 4–1 1–0
Round of 32   Tottenham 1–0 1–3 2–3
2014–15 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round   Copenhagen 0–0 0–2 0–2
UEFA Europa League Play-off   Hajduk Split 2–1 0–0 2–1
Group F   Inter Milan 0–1 1–2 2nd
  Saint-Étienne 1–0 0–0
  Qarabağ 0–1 2–1
Round of 32   Olympiacos 2–0 2–2 4–2
Round of 16   Ajax 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
Quarter-final   Club Brugge 1–0 0–0 1–0
Semi-final   Napoli 1–0 1–1 2–1
Final   Sevilla 2–3 Runner-up
2015–16 UEFA Europa League Group G   Lazio 1–1 1–3 3rd
  Saint-Étienne 0–1 0–3
  Rosenborg 3–0 1–0

Finals edit

Year Competition Opposing Team Score Venue
2015 UEFA Europa League   Sevilla 2–3   Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw

Won semi-finals edit

Year Competition Opposing Team Score Final venue Other Semi-finalists
2015 UEFA Europa League   Napoli 1–0 (H)
1–1 (A)
Olympic Stadium (H)
Stadio San Paolo (A)
  Sevilla
  Fiorentina

Won quarter-finals edit

Year Competition Opposing Team Score Final venue
2015 UEFA Europa League   Club Brugge 1–0 (H)
0–0 (A)
Olympic Stadium (H)
Jan Breydel Stadium (A)

Lost quarter-finals edit

Year Competition Opposing Team Score Final venue
1985 European Cup   Bordeaux 1–1 (H)
1–1 (A)
Stadium Meteor (H)
Stade Bordeaux-Atlantique (A)
1990 European Cup   Benfica 0–3 (H)
0–1 (A)
Stadium Meteor (H)
Estádio da Luz (A)

European performances edit

Season Achievement Notes
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
1984–85 Quarter-finalist eliminated by   Bordeaux 1–1 in Bordeaux, 1–1 in Dnipropetrovsk
1989–90 Quarter-finalist eliminated by   Benfica 0–1 in Lisbon, 0–3 in Dnipropetrovsk
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
2014–15 Runners-up defeated by   Sevilla 2–3 in Warsaw

Overall record edit

European Cup / UEFA Champions League
Season Preliminary stages Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1984–85   Trabzonspor   Levski Sofia   Bordeaux
1989–90   Linfield   Tirol   Benfica
2014–15   Copenhagen
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
Season Preliminary stages Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1985–86   Wismut   PSV   Hajduk S.
1986–87   Legia
1988–89   Bordeaux
1990–91   Hearts
1993–94   Admira Wacker   Eintracht F.
1997–98   Yerevan   Alania
2001–02   Fiorentina
2003–04   Vaduz   Hamburg   Dinamo   Marseille
2004–05   Petržalka   Maccabi H.   Brugge 1   Partizan
2005–06   Banants   Hibernian   Litex 1
2007–08   Bełchatów   Aberdeen
2008–09   Bellinzona
2010–11   Spartak Z.V.   Lech
2011–12   Fulham
2011–12   Slovan   PSV 1   Basel
2014–15   Hajduk   Qarabağ 1   Olympiacos   Ajax   Brugge   Napoli   Sevilla
2015–16   St. Étienne 1
  • 1 Group stage. Highest-ranked eliminated team in case of qualification, lowest-ranked qualified team in case of elimination.

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