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Newcastle United F.C. in European football

Newcastle United F.C. first played European football with their appearance in the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a competition which they won. Their first Champions League appearance came in 1997–98. Newcastle's first and last appearance in the Cup Winners' Cup came in 1998–99.

Newcastle United in European football
ClubNewcastle United
Seasons played17
First entry1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Latest entry2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Titles
Intertoto Cup(2006)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup(1969)

According to UEFA their only official UEFA title was won in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.[1]

As of the 2023–24 season, they have played a total of 17 seasons in European football. Alan Shearer is the club's leading goalscorer in European competition with 30 goals. Shay Given has made the most appearances in European competition for Newcastle with 54.

Results by season edit

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Leg Away Leg Aggregate
1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round   Feyenoord 4–0 0–2 4–2
Second Round   Sporting CP 1–0 1–1 2–1
Third Round   Zaragoza 2–1 2–3 4(A)–4
Quarter-finals   Vitória de Setúbal 5–1 1–3 6–4
Semi-finals   Rangers 2–0 0–0 2–0
Final   Újpest 3–0 3–2 6–2
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round   Dundee United 1–0 2–1 3–1
Second Round   Porto 1–0 0–0 1–0
Third Round   Southampton 0–0 1–1 1(A)–1
Quarter-finals   Anderlecht 3–1 0–2 3–3(A)
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round   Inter Milan 2–0 1–1 3–1
Second Round   Pécsi Dózsa 2–0 0–2 2–2(P)
1977–78 UEFA Cup First Round   Bohemians 4–0 0–0 4–0
Second Round   Bastia 1–3 1–2 2–5
1994–95 UEFA Cup First Round   Antwerp 5–2 5–0 10–2
Second Round   Athletic Bilbao 3–2 0–1 3–3(A)
1996–97 UEFA Cup First Round   Halmstad 4–0 1–2 5–2
Second Round   Ferencváros 4–0 2–3 6–3
Third round   Metz 2–0 1–1 3–1
Quarter-finals   Monaco 0–1 0–3 0–4
1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round   Croatia Zagreb 2–1 2–2 4–3
Group stage   Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 2–2 3rd
  PSV Eindhoven 0–2 0–1
  Barcelona 3–2 0–1
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First Round   Partizan 2–1 0–1 2–2(A)
1999–2000 UEFA Cup First Round   CSKA Sofia 2–2 2–0 4–2
Second Round   Zürich 3–1 2–1 5–2
Third Round   Roma 0–0 0–1 0–1
2001–02 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third Round   Lokeren 1–0 4–0 5–0
Semi-finals   1860 Munich 3–1 3–2 6–3
Finals   Troyes 4–4 0–0 4–4(A)
2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round   Željezničar 1–0 4–0 5–0
Group stage   Juventus 1–0 0–2 2nd
  Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 0–2
  Feyenoord 0–1 3–2
2nd group stage   Barcelona 0–2 1–3 3rd
  Inter Milan 1–4 2–2
  Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 3–1
2003–04 UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round   Partizan 0–1 1–0 1–1(P)
UEFA Cup First Round   NAC Breda 5–0 1–0 6–0
Second Round   Basel 1–0 3–2 4–2
Third Round   Vålerenga 3–1 1–1 4–2
Fourth Round   Mallorca 4–1 3–0 7–1
Quarter-finals   PSV Eindhoven 2–1 1–1 3–2
Semi-finals   Marseille 0–0 0–2 0–2
2004–05 UEFA Cup First round   Bnei Sakhnin 2–0 5–1 7–1
Group stage   Sochaux – 4–0 1st
  Sporting CP 1–1 –
  Panionios – 1–0
  Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 –
Round of 32   Heerenveen 2–1 2–1 4–2
Round of 16   Olympiacos 3–1 4–0 7–1
Quarter-finals   Sporting CP 1–0 1–4 2–4
2005–06 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third Round   Dubnica 2–0 3–1 5–1
Semi-finals   Deportivo La Coruña 1–2 1–2 2–4
2006–07 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third Round   Lillestrøm 1–1 3–0 4–1
UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round   Ventspils 0–0 1–0 1–0
First round   Levadia Tallinn 1–0 2–1 3–1
Group stage   Celta Vigo 2–1 1st
  Fenerbahçe 1–0
  Palermo 1–0
  Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0
Round of 32   Zulte Waregem 1–0 3–1 4–1
Round of 16   AZ 4–2 0–2 4–4(A)
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round   Atromitos 1–0 1–1 2–1
Group stage   Marítimo 1–1 0–0 2nd
  Bordeaux 3–0 0–2
  Club Brugge 1–0 2–2
Round of 32   Metalist Kharkiv 0–0 1–0 1–0
Round of 16   Anzhi Makhachkala 1–0 0–0 1–0
Quarter-finals   Benfica 1–1 1–3 2–4
2023–24 UEFA Champions League Group stage   Milan 1–2 0–0 4th
  Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 1–1
  Borussia Dortmund 0–1 0–2

Source for Fairs Cup:[2]

Overall record edit

As of 13 December 2023
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 30 12 5 13 39 40 −1 040.00
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 72 43 17 12 123 60 +63 059.72
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 24 13 6 5 37 21 +16 054.17
UEFA Intertoto Cup 12 7 3 2 26 13 +13 058.33
Total 140 75 31 34 227 136 +91 053.57

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Tenure Goals
1   Alan Shearer 1996–2006 30
2   Shola Ameobi 2000–2014 15
3   Craig Bellamy 2001–2005 11
4   Wyn Davies 1966–1971 10
5   Pop Robson 1962–1971 9
  Faustino Asprilla 1996–1998
7   Nolberto Solano 1998–2004
2005–2007		 7
8   Obafemi Martins 2006–2009 6
9   Kieron Dyer 1999–2007 5
  Patrick Kluivert 2004–2005
  Laurent Robert 2001–2005
  Jim Scott 1967–1969
  Gary Speed 1998–2004

Source:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Profile: Matches". Newcastle United FC: England. UEFA. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Game by Game in the Fairs Cup". toon 1892. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Goal Machines". Club Records. Newcastle United. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

Further reading edit

  • K. Fletcher, Magpies in Europe: From Antwerp to Zurich. (2011)
  • Paul Joannou, The Grand Tour: Newcastle United's Adventures in Europe. (2006)
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