Red Star Belgrade in international football

List of Red Star Belgrade's official international matches from 1956–57 season until today.[1]

Red Star Belgrade in international football
ClubRed Star Belgrade
Seasons played61
First entry1956–57 European Cup
Latest entry2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Titles
Champions League1 (1991)
Intercontinental Cup1 (1991)

A brief history edit

Red Star's European story began in 1956–57 season with match in Kerkrade, Netherlands. The first rival in the first round of the 1956–57 European Cup were Dutch champions Rapid JC (the club later changed its name to Roda JC), with Bora Kostić scoring Red Star's first ever European goal. Since the first European Cup semi-final, when Red Star was eliminated by Fiorentina, Red Star participated 14 times in a European competition quarter-final (not counting the Mitropa Cup), and was a semi-finalist in each of the three UEFA competitions for a total of six appearances. Throughout this time, Red Star steadily kept its place among the top 15 European clubs on UEFA's ranking list, situated just behind Real Madrid and Barcelona for the number of season participations in European Cups.[2] In 1991, Red Star finally won the 1991 European Cup, in a game against Marseille.

From 1992 to 1995, the clubs from FR Yugoslavia were forbidden to take part in the European competitions, due to the sanctions against Yugoslavia. For two decades after 1995, Red Star has only made two group stage appearances of the second-tier competition UEFA Cup, in 2005–06 and 2007–08.

In 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Red Star made another group stage appearance and even advanced to the "Round of 32" where it lost to CSKA Moscow. After 26 years of absence from the top-tier European competition, Red Star made group stage appearance of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.[3] For the second season in a row, Red Star qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage.[4]

Club all-time European record edit

Red Star Belgrade Seasons Pld W D L GF GA Match %W
Representing   Serbia 17 134 47 38 49 181 183 35.07
Representing   Serbia and Montenegro 11 66 26 20 20 109 80 39.39
Representing   Yugoslavia 33 179 89 30 60 347 235 49.72
Total 61 379 162 88 129 637 498 42.74
Competition Pld W D L
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 157 70 34 53
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 165 70 42 53
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 34 12 10 12
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 21 9 2 10
UEFA Super Cup 1 0 0 1
Intercontinental Cup 1 1 0 0
Total 379 162 88 129
As of 13 December 2023

UEFA Ranking edit

Best results in international competitions edit

Season Achievement Notes
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
1990–91 Winners defeated   Marseille 0–0 in Bari, 5–3 pen.
1956–57 Semi-finals lost to   Fiorentina 0–1 in Belgrade, 0–0 in Firenze
1970–71 Semi-finals lost to   Panathinaikos 4–1 in Belgrade, 0–3 in Athens
1991–92 Semi-finals finished second in a group with   Sampdoria,   Anderlecht and   Panathinaikos
1957–58 Quarter-finals lost to   Manchester United 1–2 in Manchester, 3–3 in Belgrade
1973–74 Quarter-finals lost to   Atlético Madrid 0–2 in Belgrade, 0–0 in Madrid
1980–81 Quarter-finals lost to   Internazionale 1–1 in Milan, 0–1 in Belgrade
1981–82 Quarter-finals lost to   Anderlecht 1–2 in Brussels, 1–2 in Belgrade
1986–87 Quarter-finals lost to   Real Madrid 4–2 in Belgrade, 0–2 in Madrid
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
1978–79 Runners-up lost to   Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 in Belgrade, 0–1 in Düsseldorf
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1974–75 Semi-finals lost to   Ferencváros 1–2 in Budapest, 2–2 in Belgrade
1971–72 Quarter-finals lost to   Dynamo Moscow 1–2 in Belgrade, 1–1 in Moscow
1985–86 Quarter-finals lost to   Atlético Madrid 0–2 in Belgrade, 1–1 in Madrid
UEFA Super Cup
1991 Runners-up lost to   Manchester United 0–1 in Manchester
Intercontinental Cup
1991 Winners defeated   Colo-Colo 3–0 in Tokyo
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
1961–62 Semi-finals lost to   Barcelona 0–2 in Belgrade, 1–4 in Barcelona
1962–63 Quarter-finals lost to   Roma 0–3 in Rome, 2–0 in Belgrade
Mitropa Cup
1958 Winners defeated   Rudá Hvězda Brno 4–1 in Belgrade, 3–2 in Brno
1967–68 Winners defeated   Spartak Trnava 0–1 in Trnava, 4–1 in Belgrade
1957 Semi-finals lost to   Vasas 1–3 in Budapest, 2–3 in Belgrade

Biggest win in UEFA competition:

Season Match Score
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
1957–58 Red Star – Stade Dudelange 9–1
1969–70 Red Star – Linfield 8–0

List of matches edit

Note: Red Star score always listed first.

1956–70 edit

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1956–57 European Cup R1   Rapid JC Kerkrade 2–0 4–3 6–3
Quarter final   CSKA Sofia 3–1 1–2 4–3
Semi final   Fiorentina 0–1 0–0 0–1
1957–58 European Cup QR   Stade Dudelange 9–1 5–0 14–1
R1   Norrköping 2–1 2–2 4–3
Quarter final   Manchester United 3–3 1–2 4–5
1959–60 European Cup R1   Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 0–3 1–4
1960–61 European Cup R1   Újpest Dózsa 1–2 0–3 1–5
1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1   Basel 4–1 1–1 5–2
R2   Hibernian 4–0 1–0 5–0
Quarter final   Espanyol 5–0 1–2 6–2
Semi final   Barcelona 0–2 1–4 1–6
1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1   Rapid Wien 1–0 1–1 2–1
R2   Barcelona 3–2 0–1 3–3 (1–0 play-off)
Quarter final   Roma 2–0 0–3 2–3
1964–65 European Cup R1   Rangers 4–2 1–3 5–5 (1–3 play-off)
1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1   Fiorentina 0–4 1–3 1–7
1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1   Athletic Bilbao 5–0 0–2 5–2
R2   Valencia 1–2 0–1 1–3
1968–69 European Cup R2   Celtic 1–1 1–5 2–6
1969–70 European Cup R1   Linfield 8–0 4–2 12–2
R2   Vorwärts Berlin 3–2 1–2 4–4 (a)

1970–80 edit

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1970–71 European Cup R1   Újpest Dózsa 4–0 0–2 4–2
R2   UTA Arad 3–0 3–1 6–1
Quarter final   Carl Zeiss Jena 4–0 2–3 6–3
Semi final   Panathinaikos 4–1 0–3 4–4 (a)
1971–72 Cup Winners' Cup R1   Komló Bányász 1–2 7–2 8–4
R2   Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 1–1 3–2
Quarter final   Dynamo Moscow 1–2 1–1 2–3
1972–73 UEFA Cup R1   Lausanne-Sport 5–1 2–3 7–4
R2   Valencia 3–1 1–0 4–1
R3   Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–2 1–2
1973–74 European Cup R1   Stal Mielec 2–1 1–0 3–1
R2   Liverpool 2–1 2–1 4–2
Quarter final   Atlético Madrid 0–2 0–0 0–2
1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup R1   PAOK Thessaloniki 2–0 0–1 2–1
R2   Avenir Beggen 5–1 6–1 11–2
Quarter final   Real Madrid 2–0 0–2 2–2 (6–5 pen.)
Semi final   Ferencváros 2–2 1–2 3–4
1975–76 UEFA Cup R1   Universitatea Craiova 1–1 3–1 4–2
R2   Hamburger SV 1–1 0–4 1–5
1976–77 UEFA Cup R1   Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4–1 1–2 5–3
R2   Austria Salzburg 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
R3   AEK Athens 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
1977–78 European Cup R1   Sligo Rovers 3–0 3–0 6–0
R2   Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 1–5 1–8
1978–79 UEFA Cup R1   Berliner FC Dynamo 4–1 2–5 6–6 (a)
R2   Sporting de Gijón 1–1 1–0 2–1
R3   Arsenal 1–0 1–1 2–1
Quarter final   West Bromwich Albion 1–0 1–1 2–1
Semi final   Hertha Berlin 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
Final   Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 0–1 1–2
1979–80 UEFA Cup R1   Galatasaray 3–1 0–0 3–1
R2   Carl Zeiss Jena 3–2 3–2 6–4
R3   Bayern Munich 3–2 0–2 3–4

1980–90 edit

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1980–81 European Cup R1   Viking 4–1 3–2 7–3
R2   Basel 2–0 0–1 2–1
Quarter final   Internazionale 0–1 1–1 1–2
1981–82 European Cup R1   Hibernians Paola 8–1 2–1 10–2
R2   Baník Ostrava 3–0 1–3 4–3
Quarter final   Anderlecht 1–2 1–2 2–4
1982–83 Cup Winners' Cup R1   Lillestrøm 3–0 4–0 7–0
R2   Barcelona 2–4 1–2 3–6
1983–84 UEFA Cup R1   Hellas Verona 2–3 0–1 2–4
1984–85 European Cup R1   Benfica 3–2 0–2 3–4
1985–86 Cup Winners' Cup R1   Aarau 2–0 2–2 4–2
R2   Lyngby 3–1 2–2 5–3
Quarter final   Atlético Madrid 0–2 1–1 1–3
1986–87 European Cup R1   Panathinaikos 3–0 1–2 4–2
R2   Rosenborg 4–1 3–0 7–1
Quarter final   Real Madrid 4–2 0–2 4–4 (a)
1987–88 UEFA Cup R1   Trakia Plovdiv 3–0 2–2 5–2
R2   Club Brugge 3–1 0–4 3–5
1988–89 European Cup R1   Dundalk 3–0 5–0 8–0
R2   Milan 1–1 1–1 2–2 (2–4 Pen.)
1989–90 UEFA Cup R1   Galatasaray 2–0 1–1 3–1
R2   Žalgiris 4–1 1–0 5–1
R3   Köln 2–0 0–3 2–3

1990–2000 edit

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1990–91 European Cup R1   Grasshopper 1–1 4–1 5–2
R2   Rangers 3–0 1–1 4–1
Quarter final   Dynamo Dresden 3–0 3–0 6–0
Semi final   Bayern Munich 2–2 2–1 4–3
Final   Olympique de Marseille 0–0 (5–3 pen.)
1991 European Super Cup Final   Manchester United 0–1
1991 Intercontinental Cup Final   Colo-Colo 3–0
1991–92 European Cup R1   Portadown 4–0 4–0 8–0
R2   Apollon Limassol 3–1 2–0 5–1
Group A   Anderlecht 3–2 2–3 2nd out of 4
  Sampdoria 1–3 0–2
  Panathinaikos 1–0 2–0
1995–96 UEFA Cup QR   Neuchâtel Xamax 0–1 0–0 0–1
1996–97 Cup Winners' Cup QR   Heart of Midlothian 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
R1   Kaiserslautern 4–0 0–1 4–1
R2   Barcelona 1–1 1–3 2–4
1997–98 Cup Winners' Cup QR   HJK Helsinki 3–0 0–1 3–1
R1   Germinal Ekeren 1–1 2–3 3–4
1998–99 UEFA Cup QR1   Kolkheti-1913 Poti 7–0 4–0 11–0
QR2   Rotor Volgograd 2–1 2–1 4–2
R1   Metz 2–1 1–2 3–3 (4–3 pen.)
R2   Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 2–3 3–5
1999–2000 UEFA Cup QR   Neftçi Baku 1–0 3–2 4–2
R1   Montpellier 0–1 2–2 2–3

2000–10 edit

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2000–01 Champions League QR1   KÍ Klaksvík 2–0 3–0 5–0
QR2   Torpedo Kutaisi 4–0 0–2 4–2
QR3   Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
UEFA Cup R1   Leicester City 3–1 1–1 4–2
R2   Celta de Vigo 1–0 3–5 4–5
2001–02 Champions League QR2   Omonia Nicosia 2–1 1–1 3–2
QR3   Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 0–3 0–3
UEFA Cup R1   Arsenal Kyiv 0–0 2–3 2–3
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR   Kairat Almaty 3–0 2–0 5–0
R1   Chievo Verona 0–0 2–0 2–0
R2   Lazio 1–1 0–1 1–2
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR   Nistru Otaci 5–0 3–2 8–2
R1   Odense 4–3 2–2 6–5
R2   Rosenborg 0–1 0–0 0–1
2004–05 Champions League QR2   Young Boys 3–0 2–2 5–2
QR3   PSV Eindhoven 3–2 0–5 3–7
UEFA Cup R1   Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–2 0–4 1–6
2005–06 UEFA Cup QR2   Inter Zaprešić 4–0 3–1 7–1
R1   Braga 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Group E   Basel 1–2 4th out of 5
  Tromsø 1–3
  Roma 3–1
  Strasbourg 2–2
2006–07 Champions League QR2   Cork City 3–0 1–0 4–0
QR3   Milan 1–2 0–1 1–3
UEFA Cup R1   Slovan Liberec 1–2 0–2 1–4
2007–08 Champions League QR2   Levadia Tallinn 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
QR3   Rangers 0–0 0–1 0–1
UEFA Cup R1   Groclin Grodzisk 1–0 1–0 2–0
Group F   Bayern Munich 2–3 5th out of 5
  Aris Thessaloniki 0–3
  Bolton Wanderers 0–1
  Braga 0–2
2008–09 UEFA Cup QR2   APOEL Nicosia 3–3 2–2 5–5 (a)
2009–10 Europa League QR2   Rudar Velenje 4–0 1–0 5–0
QR3   Dinamo Tbilisi 5–2 0–2 5–4
Play off   Slavia Prague 2–1 0–3 2–4

2010–20 edit

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2010–11 Europa League QR3   Slovan Bratislava 1–2 1–1 2–3
2011–12 Europa League QR3   Ventspils 7–0 2–1 9–1
Play off   Stade Rennais 1–2 0–4 1–6
2012–13 Europa League QR2   Naftan Novopolotsk 3–3 4–3 7–6
QR3   Omonia Nicosia 0–0 0–0 0–0 (6–5 pen.)
Play off   Girondins de Bordeaux 0–0 2–3 2–3
2013–14 Europa League QR2   ÍB Vestmannaeyja 2–0 0–0 2–0
QR3   Chornomorets Odesa 0–0 1–3 1–3
2015–16 Europa League QR1   Kairat Almaty 0–2 1–2 1–4
2016–17 Champions League QR2   Valletta 2–1 2–1 4–2
QR3   Ludogorets Razgrad 2–4 2–2 4–6
Europa League Play off   Sassuolo 1–1 0–3 1–4
2017–18 Europa League QR1   Floriana 3–0 3–3 6–3
QR2   Irtysh Pavlodar 2–0 1–1 3–1
QR3   Sparta Prague 2–0 1–0 3–0
Play off   Krasnodar 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a)
Group H   Arsenal 0–1 0–0 2nd out of 4
  BATE Borisov 1–1 0–0
  Köln 1–0 1–0
Round of 32   CSKA Moscow 0–0 0–1 0–1
2018–19 Champions League QR1   Spartaks Jūrmala 2–0 0–0 2–0
QR2   Sūduva Marijampolė 3–0 2–0 5–0
QR3   Spartak Trnava 1–1 2–1 3–2
Play off   Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
Group C   Paris Saint-Germain 1–4 1–6 4th out of 4
  Liverpool 2–0 0–4
  Napoli 0–0 1–3
2019–20 Champions League QR1   Sūduva Marijampolė 2–1 0–0 2–1
QR2   HJK Helsinki 2–0 1–2 3–2
QR3   Copenhagen 1–1 1–1 2–2 (7–6 pen.)
Play off   Young Boys 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
Group B   Bayern Munich 0–6 0–3 4th out of 4
  Tottenham Hotspur 0–4 0–5
  Olympiacos 3–1 0–1

2020–present edit

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2020–21 Champions League QR1   Europa 5–0 5–0
QR2   Tirana 1–0 1–0
QR3   Omonia Nicosia 1–1 1–1 (2–4 pen.)
Europa League Play off   Ararat-Armenia 2–1 2–1
Group L   Gent 2–1 2–0 2nd out of 4
  Hoffenheim 0–0 0–2
  Slovan Liberec 5–1 0–0
Round of 32   Milan 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
2021–22 Champions League QR2   Kairat Almaty 5–0 1–2 6–2
QR3   Sheriff Tiraspol 1–1 0–1 1–2
Europa League Play off   CFR Cluj 4–0 2–1 6–1
Group F   Braga 2–1 1–1 1st out of 4
  Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 1–0
  Midtjylland 0–1 1–1
Knockout round play-offs Bye
Round of 16   Rangers 2–1 0–3 2–4
2022–23 Champions League QR3   Pyunik 5–0 2–0 7–0
Play off   Maccabi Haifa 2–2 2–3 4–5
Europa League Group H   Monaco 0–1 1–4 4th out of 4
  Ferencváros 4–1 1–2
  Trabzonspor 2–1 1–2
2023–24 Champions League Group G   Manchester City 2–3 1–3 4th out of 4
  RB Leipzig 1–2 1–3
  Young Boys 2–2 0–2
2024–25 Champions League Play off

Overall record by country edit

As of 13 December 2023

Top scorers in international competitions edit

Rank Player Goals Years
1   Zoran Filipović 28 1970–1980
2   Bora Kostić 20 1951–1961, 1962–1966
  Dušan Savić 1973–1982
4    Nikola Žigić 17 2003–2006
5   Aleksandar Katai 16 2014–2016, 2020–

Source

International individual awards edit

References edit

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  3. ^ Stojanovic, Dusan (13 September 2018). "Red Star Belgrade prepare for their first Champions League in 26 years". chicagotribune.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ Veselinović, S. (27 August 2019). "Kredit iz Švajcarske odveo Zvezdu u Ligu šampiona!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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  6. ^ "Club coefficients". UEFA.com. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2024-05-08.

External links edit