Cypriot football clubs in European competitions

Cypriot men’s football teams have participated in UEFA competitions since the 1963–64 season. [1][2] Before that, the Cyprus Football Association joined UEFA in 1962.[3] Cypriot teams have participated in five European competitions: the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Europa Conference League. 16 different Cypriot clubs have participated in at least in one European competition.

In the first few decades of participation, Cypriot teams lost by large margins.[2] Later, results began to improve. In 2008, a Cypriot team, Anorthosis Famagusta FC, qualified for the group stage of a European competition for the first time. [4] Since then, at least one Cypriot team has participated in the group stage of a European tournament every season. The best performance was the appearance of APOEL FC in the quarter-finals of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.[5] APOEL would also make an appearance in the round of 16 of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, the second best performance of a Cypriot team in UEFA competitions.

Cyprus' UEFA coefficient at the end of the 2012–13 season was 14th, the highest the country ever achieved. [6][7]

European Cup/UEFA Champions League[edit]

Cypriot teams began participating in the European Cup (renamed the UEFA Champions League in 1992) in 1963. The first team to do so was Anorthosis Famagusta FC against FK Partizan in Belgrade on 11th September 1963.[1][2]

In this competition only the Cypriot Champions have taken part, except in the 2014–15 season, when, due to Cyprus’ UEFA coefficient ranking, the country had two participants.[7]

Cypriot teams have taken part in the competition every season since 1963 with three exceptions:

  • 1964–65 season: The Cyprus championship was abandoned and no team was crowned champion.[8]
  • 1974–75 season: As a result of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the three teams that qualified for European competitions withdrew. In the European Cup that team was Omonia.[9][10]
  • In the 1994–95 and 1996–97 seasons Cyprus did not receive a Champions League place due to a low country coefficient. The champions (Apollon and APOEL respectively) took part in the UEFA Cup.[11][12]

Eight different Cypriot teams have taken part in the competition. On five occasions one team took part in the group stage of the Champions League. Anorthosis were the first team that took part in the group stage, in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. APOEL were the participants on the other four occasions. The team that has progressed furthest was APOEL in the 2011–12 season, who reached the quarter-finals.

The table presents the statistics of Cypriot teams in the competition.

Statistics of Cypriots teams at European Cup/UEFA Champions League.
Home Away Total
Team P Pld Q W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
APOEL FC 16 86 19 20 10 13 63 51 70 5 14 24 27 64 29 25 24 37 90 115 99
AC Omonia 18 48 6 11 5 8 42 30 38 4 1 19 19 76 13 15 6 27 61 106 51
Anorthosis Famagusta FC 8 36 8 10 5 3 36 17 35 2 4 12 11 27 10 12 9 15 47 44 45
AEL Limassol 3 10 2 4 0 1 7 7 12 1 1 3 1 11 4 5 1 4 8 18 16
Apollon Limassol FC 2 6 1 1 1 1 4 3 4 0 0 3 1 6 0 1 1 4 5 9 4
Olympiakos Nicosia 3 6 0 0 1 2 2 19 1 0 0 3 2 17 0 0 1 5 4 36 1
Pezoporikos Larnaca FC 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 2 7 0
EPA Larnaca FC 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 16 0
Total 52 196 36 46 22 30 155 135 160 12 20 66 62 216 56 58 42 96 217 351 216

For purposes of comparison the calculated rating system used is: win = 3 points, draw = 1 point, defeat = 0 points.

The table presents the participation of Cypriot teams in the competitions per season.

Cypriot football clubs in European Cup/Champions League.
Season Team Round Opponent Country Home Away Agg. Result
1963–64 Anorthosis First preliminary FK Partizan SerbiaCL3 1-3[13] 0-3[13] 1-6
1964–65 Cyprus championship was abandoned and no team was crowned as a champion.[8]
1965–66 APOEL First round SV Werder Bremen German 0-5CL1[14] 0-5[14] 0-10
1966–67 Omonia First round TSV 1860 Munich German 1-2CL1[15] 0-8[15] 1-10
1967–68 Olympiakos First round FK Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-2[16] 1-3[16] 3-5
1968–69 AEL First round Real Madrid CF Spain 0-6CL2[17] 0-6[17] 0-12
1969–70 Olympiakos First round Real Madrid CF Spain 0-8CL2[18] 1-6[18] 1-14
1970–71 EPA First round Borussia Mönchengladbach German 0-6CL1[19] 0-10[19] 0-16
1971–72 Olympiakos First round Feyenoord Netherlands 0-9CL2[20] 0-8[20] 0-17
1972–73 Omonia First round Waterford F.C. Ireland 2-0[21] 1-2[21] 3-2
Second round FC Bayern Munich German 0-4CL1[21] 0-9[21] 0-13
1973–74 APOEL First round FC Zorya Luhansk UkraineCL4 0-1[22] 0-2[22] 0-3
1974–75 Omonia First round Cork Celtic F.C. Ireland Withdrew as a result of Turkish invasion of Cyprus.[23][24][25]
1975–76 Omonia First round Íþróttabandalag Akraness Iceland 2-1[26] 0-4[26] 2-5
1976–77 Omonia First round PAOK FC Greece 0-[27] 1-1[27] 1-3
1977–78 Omonia First round Juventus F.C. Italy 0-3[28] 0-2[28] 0-5
1978–79 Omonia First round Bohemian F.C. Ireland 2-1[29] 0-1[29] 2-2
1979–80 Omonia First round FA Red Boys Differdange Luxembourg 6-1[30] 1-2[30] 7-3
Second round AFC Ajax Netherlands 4-0[30] 0-10[30] 4-10
1980–81 APOEL First round Berliner FC Dynamo GermanCL5 2-1[31] 0-3[31] 2-4
1981–82 Omonia First round S.L. Benfica Portugal 0-1[32] 0-[32] 0-4
1982–83 Omonia First round Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Finland 2-0[33] 0-3[33] 2-3
1983–84 Omonia First round USC CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 4-1[34] 0-3[34] 4-4
1984–85 Omonia First round FC Dinamo București Romania 2-1[35] 1-4[35] 3-5
1985–86 Omonia First round Rabat Ajax F.C. Malta 5-0[36] 5-0[36] 10-0
Second round R.S.C. Anderlecht Belgium 1-3[36] 0-1[36] 1-4
1986–87 APOEL First round Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Finland 1-0[37] 2-3[37] 3-3
Second round Beşiktaş J.K. Turkey APOEL refused to play.[38][37][39]
1987–88 Omonia First round Shamrock Rovers F.C. Ireland 0-0[40] 1-0[40] 1-0
Second round FC Steaua București Romania 0-2[40] 1-3[40] 1-5
1988–89 Pezoporikos First round IFK Göteborg Sweden 1-2[41] 1-5[41] 2-7
1989–90 Omonia First round FC Swarovski Tirol Austria 2-3[42] 0-6[42] 2-9
1990–91 APOEL First round FC Bayern Munich German 2-3[43] 0-4[43] 2-7
1991–92 Apollon First round FC U Craiova 1948 Romania 3-0[44] 0-2[44] 3-2
Second round SD Crvena Zvezda Serbia 0-2[44] 1-3[44] 1-5
1992–93 APOEL First round AEK Athens F.C. Greece 2-2[45] 1-1[45] 3-3
1993–94 Omonia Preliminary FC Aarau Switzerland 2-1[46] 0-2[46] 2-3
1994–95 Cyprus didn't deserve a place to Champions League due to low country coefficient.[11]
1995–96 Anorthosis Qualifying round Rangers F.C. Scotland 0-0[47] 0-1[47] 0-1
1996–97 Cyprus didn't deserve a place to Champions League due to low country coefficient.[12]
1997–98 Anorthosis First Qualifying FK Kareda Kaunas Lithuania 3-0[48] 1-1[48] 3-1
Second Qualifying Lierse S.K. Belgium 2-0[48] 0-3[48] 2-3
1998–99 Anorthosis First Qualifying Valletta F.C. Malta 6-0[49] 2-0[49] 8-0
Second Qualifying Olympiacos F.C. Greece 2-4[49] 1-2[49] 3-6
1999–2000 Anorthosis First Qualifying ŠK Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 2-1[50] 1-1[50] 3-2
Second Qualifying Hertha BSC German 0-0[50] 0-2[50] 0-2
2000–01 Anorthosis Second Qualifying R.S.C. Anderlecht Belgium 0-0[51] 2-4[51] 2-4
2001–02 Omonia Second Qualifying SD Crvena Zvezda Serbia 1-1[52] 1-2[52] 2-3
2002–03 APOEL First Qualifying FC Flora Estonia 1-0[53] 0-0[53] 1-0
Second Qualifying NK Maribor Slovenia 4-2[53] 1-2[53] 5-4
Third Qualifying AEK Athens F.C. Greece 2-3[53] 0-1[53] 2-4
2003–04 Omonia First Qualifying FC Irtysh Pavlodar Kazakhstan 0-0[54] 2-1[54] 2-1
Second Qualifying Wisła Kraków Poland 2-2[54] 2-5[54] 4-7
2004–05 APOEL Second Qualifying AC Sparta Prague Czech Republic 2-2[55] 1-2[55] 3-4
2005–06 Anorthosis First Qualifying FC Dinamo Minsk Belarus 1-0[56] 1-1[56] 2-1
Second Qualifying Trabzonspor Turkey 3-1[56] 0-1[56] 3-2
Third Qualifying Rangers F.C. Scotland 1-2[56] 0-2[56] 1-4
2006–07 Apollon First Qualifying Cork City F.C. Ireland 1-1[57] 0-1[57] 1-2
2007–08 APOEL First Qualifying FC BATE Borisov Belarus 2-0[58] 0-3 (aet)[58] 2-3
2008–09 Anorthosis First Qualifying FC Pyunik Armenia 1-0[59] 2-0[59] 3-0
Second Qualifying SK Rapid Wien Austria 3-0[59] 1-3[59] 4-3
Third Qualifying Olympiacos F.C. Greece 3-0[59] 0-1[59] 3-1
Groups SV Werder Bremen German 2-2[59] 0-0[59] 4th place [59]
Panathinaikos F.C. Greece 3-1[59] 0-1[59]
Inter Milan Italy 3-3[59] 0-1[59]
2009–10 APOEL Second Qualifying EB/Streymur Faroe Islands 3-0[60] 2-0[60] 5-0
Third Qualifying FK Partizan Serbia 2-0[60] 0-1[60] 2-1
Play-off F.C. Copenhagen Denmark 3-1[60] 0-1[60] 3-2
Groups Atlético Madrid Spain 1-1[60] 0-0[60] 4th place [60]
Chelsea F.C. England 0-1[60] 2-2[60]
FC Porto Portugal 0-1[60] 1-2[60]
2010–11 Omonia Second Qualifying FK Renova Macedonia 3-0[61] 2-0[61] 5-0
Third Qualifying FC Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1-1[61] 1-4[61] 2-5
2011–12 APOEL Second Qualifying KF Skënderbeu Korçë Albania 4-0[62] 2-0[62] 6-0
Third Qualifying ŠK Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 0-0[62] 2-0[62] 2-0
Play-off Wisła Kraków Poland 3-1[62] 0-1[62] 3-2
Groups FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2-1[62] 0-0[62] 1st place [62]
FC Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 0-2[62] 1-1[62]
FC Porto Portugal 2-1[62] 1-1[62]
Round of 16 Olympique Lyonnais France 1-0, 4-3 (pen)[62] 0-1[62] 1-1
Quarter-finals Real Madrid CF Spain 0-3[62] 2-5[62] 2-8
2012–13 AEL Second round Linfield F.C. Northern Ireland 3-0[63] 0-0[63] 3-0
Third Round FK Partizan Serbia 1-0[63] 1-0[63] 2-0
Play-off R.S.C. Anderlecht Belgium 2-1[63] 0-2[63] 2-3
2013–14 APOEL Third Qualifying NK Maribor Slovenia 1-1[64] 0-0[64] 1-1
2014–15 APOEL Third Qualifying Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Finland 2-0[65] 2-2[65] 4-2
Play-off AaB Fodbold Denmark 4-0[65] 1-1[65] 5-1
Groups FC Barcelona Spain 0-4[65] 0-1[65] 4th place [65]
AFC Ajax Netherlands 1-1[65] 0-4[65]
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. France 0-1[65] 0-1[65]
AEL Third Qualifying FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 1-0[66] 0-3[66] 1-3
2015–16 APOEL Second Qualifying FK Vardar Macedonia 0-0[67] 1-1[67] 1-1
Third Qualifying FC Midtjylland Denmark 0-1[67] 2-1[67] 2-2
Play-off FC Astana Kazakhstan 1-1[67] 0-1[67] 1-2
2016–17 APOEL Second Qualifying The New Saints F.C. Wales 3-0[68] 0-0[68] 3-0
Third Qualifying Rosenborg BK Norway 3-0[68] 1-2[68] 4-2
Play-off F.C. Copenhagen Denmark 1-2[68] 1-1[68] 0-1
2017-18 APOEL Second Qualifying F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 1-0[69] 1-0[69] 2-0
Third Qualifying FC Viitorul Constanța Romania 4-0 (aet)[69] 0-1[69] 4-1
Play-off SK Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2-0[60] 0-0[60] 2-0
Groups Borussia Dortmund Germany 1-1[69] 1-1[69] 4th place [69]
Real Madrid CF Spain 0-6[69] 0-3[69]
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. England 0-3[69] 0-3[69]
2018–19 APOEL First Qualifying Sūduva Marijampolė Lithuania 1-0 1-3 2-3
2019–20 APOEL Second Qualifying FK Sutjeska Nikšić Montenegro 3-0 1-0 4-0
Third Qualifying Qarabağ FK Azerbaijan 1-2 2-0 3-2
Play-off AFC Ajax Netherlands 0-0 0-2 0-2
2020–21 Omonia First Qualifying Ararat-Armenia Armenia Single-leg tie 1-0 (a.e.t.) 1-0
Second Qualifying Legia Warsaw Poland Single-leg tie 2-0 (a.e.t.) 2-0
Third Qualifying Red Star Belgrade Serbia 1-1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p) 		Single-leg tie 2-1
Play-off Olympiacos F.C. Greece 0-0 0-2 0-2
2021–22 Omonia Second Qualifying Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 0-1 0-2 0-3

CL1: The home matches of Cypriot teams did not take place in Cyprus but in their opponents country, but not at opponents' ground.
CL2: The home matches of Cypriot teams did not take place in Cyprus but in their opponents country, at opponents' ground.
CL3: The Serbian team represented Yugoslavia.
CL4: The Ukraine team represented Soviet Union.
CL5: The German team represented East Germany.

UEFA Cup/Europa League[edit]

Cypriot teams began to participate to UEFA Cup (which renamed to UEFA Europa League at 2009) at 1971. The first team who participated was Digenis.[70] From 1971 until 1999 only the second team of Cypriot First Division was taking part. In two season, beside the second team, the champions team also took part due to low country coefficient.[11][12] Since 1999, at the competition take part also the winner of Cyprus Cup and nowadays more that two Cypriot teams are taking part to the competition. Furthermore, in many occasions the Cyprus champions, after eliminated from Champions League continue to UEFA Cup/Europa League.

Only in 1974–75 season no Cypriot team took part to the competition. As a result of Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the three teams that qualified to European competition withdrew. In UEFA Cup that team was Pezoporikos.[9][10]

Fifteen different teams took part in the competition. The Cypriot teams had seven participation to the group stage. AEK was the first team that participated in the group stage at 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. The rest six participations came from APOEL (3), Apollon (2) and AEL (1). Most successful team was APOEL of 2016–17 season that qualifies and participated to round of 16.

The table presents the statistic of Cypriot teams in the competition.

Statistics of Cypriots teams at UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.
Home Amay Total
Team P Pld Q W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
AC Omonia 19 72 17 19 11 6 70 33 68 11 7 18 44 55 40 30 18 24 114 88 108
APOEL FC 17 80 15 19 9 12 57 49 66 11 8 21 46 61 41 30 17 33 103 110 107
Anorthosis Famagusta FC 17 58 12 14 3 12 46 34 45 9 2 18 30 71 29 23 5 30 76 105 74
Apollon Limassol FC 12 58 11 12 8 9 47 39 44 6 6 17 33 60 24 18 14 26 80 99 68
AEK Larnaca FC 5 32 9 10 3 3 26 11 33 5 5 6 22 24 20 15 8 9 48 35 53
AEL Limassol 4 16 2 4 1 3 15 7 13 2 1 5 6 16 7 6 2 8 21 23 20
Olympiakos Nicosia 2 6 1 0 2 1 4 8 2 1 0 2 5 18 3 1 2 3 9 26 5
Ethnikos Achna FC 1 4 1 1 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 2 2 5 0 1 1 2 7 5 4
Pezoporikos Larnaca FC 3 6 0 0 2 1 5 8 2 0 0 3 1 12 0 0 2 4 6 20 2
APOP Kinyras FC 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 4 1
Ermis Aradippou FC 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
EPA Larnaca FC 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 6 0
Digenis Akritas Morphou FC 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
Alki Larnaca FC 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 12 0
Enosis Neon Paralimni FC 2 4 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 15 0 0 0 4 4 21 0
Total 88 348 68 79 41 54 280 213 278 45 29 100 191 351 164 124 70 154 471 564 442

For purposes of comparison the calculated rating system used is: win = 3 points, draw = 1 point, defeat = 0 points.

The table presents the participation of Cypriot teams in the competitions per season.

Cypriot football clubs in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.
Season Team Round Opponent Country Home Away Agg. Result
1971–72 Digenis First round A.C. Milan Italy 0-3EL1[71] 0-4[71] 0-7
1972–73 EPA First round FC Ararat Yerevan ArmeniaEL6 0-1[72] 0-1[71] 0-2
1973–74 Olympiakos First round VfB Stuttgart Germany 0-4[73] 0-9[73] 0-13
1974–75 Pezoporikos First round Dukla Prague Czech RepublicEL7 Withdrew due to Turkish invasion of Cyprus.[74][75][76]
1975–76 Enosis Neon Paralimni First round MSV Duisburg Germany 2-3[77] 1-7[77] 3-10
1976–77 Enosis Neon Paralimni First round 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 1-3[78] 0-8[78] 1-11
1977–78 APOEL First round Torino F.C. Italy 1-1[79] 0-3[79] 1-4
1978–79 Pezoporikos First round Śląsk Wrocław Poland 2-2[80] 1-5[80] 3-7
1979–80 Alki First round FC Dinamo București Romania 2-2[81] 1-5[81] 3-7
1980–81 Pezoporikos First round VfB Stuttgart Germany 1-4[82] 0-6[82] 1-10
1981–82 APOEL First round FC Argeș Pitești Romania 1-1[83] 0-4[83] 1-5
1982–83 Pezoporikos First round FC Zürich Switzerland 2-2[84] 0-1[84] 2-3
1983–84 Anorthosis First round FC Bayern Munich Germany 0-1[85] 0-10[85] 0-11
1984–85 Apollon First round Bohemians 1905 Czech RepublicEL7 2-2[86] 1-6[86] 3-8
1985–86 APOEL First round FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia Bulgaria 2-2[87] 2-4 (aet)[87] 4-6
1986–87 Omonia First round FC Sportul Studențesc București Romania 1-1[88] 0-1[88] 1-2
1987–88 EPA First round Victoria București Romania 0-1[89] 0-3[89] 0-4
1988–89 APOEL First round FK Velež Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-5[90] 0-1[90] 2-6
1989–90 Apollon First round Real Zaragoza Spain 0-3[91] 1-1[91] 1-4
1990–91 Omonia First round PFC Slavia Sofia Bulgaria 4-2[92] 1-2[92] 5-4
Second round R.S.C. Anderlecht Belgium 1-1[92] 0-3[92] 1-4
1991–92 Anorthosis First round FC Steaua București Romania 1-2[93] 2-2[93] 3-4
1992–93 Anorthosis First round Juventus F.C. Italy 0-[94] 1-6[94] 1-10
1993–94 Apollon First round Dunakanyar-Vác FC Hungary 4-0[95] 0-2[95] 4-2
Second round Inter Milan Italy 3-3[95] 0-1[95] 3-4
1994–95 Apollon Preliminary KF Teuta Durrës Albania 4-2[96] 4-1[96] 8-3
First round FC Sion Switzerland 1-3[96] 3-2 (aet)[96] 4-5
Anorthosis Preliminary PFC Shumen 2010 Bulgaria 2-0[97] 2-1[97] 4-1
First round Athletic Bilbao Spain 2-0[97] 0-3[97] 2-3
1995–96 Omonia Preliminary Sliema Wanderers F.C. Malta 3-0[98] 2-1[98] 5-1
First round S.S. Lazio Italy 1-2[98] 0-5[98] 1-7
1996–97 APOEL First preliminary B71 Sandoy Faroe Islands 4-2[99] 5-1[99] 9-3
Second preliminary Iraklis 1908 Thessaloniki F.C. Greece 2-1[99] 1-0[99] 3-1
First round RCD Espanyol Spain 2-2[99] 0-1[99] 2-3
Anorthosis First preliminary Shirak SC Armenia 4-0[100] 2-2[100] 6-2
Second preliminary Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 1-2[100] 0-4[100] 1-6
1997–98 Apollon First preliminary MYPA Finland 3-0[101] 1-1[101] 4-1
Second preliminary R.E. Mouscron Belgium 0-0[101] 0-3[101] 0-3
AnorthosisEL3 First round Karlsruher SC Germany 1-1[102] 1-2[102] 1-3
1998–99 Omonia First preliminary Linfield F.C. Northern Ireland 5-1[103] 3-5[103] 8-6
Second preliminary SK Rapid Wien Austria 3-1[103] 0-2[103] 3-3
AnorthosisEL3 First round FC Zürich Switzerland 2-3[104] 0-4[104] 2-7
1999–2000 AnorthosisEL3 First round Legia Warsaw Poland 1-0[105] 0-2[105] 1-2
APOEL Preliminary Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0-0[106] 0-2[106] 0-2
Omonia Preliminary FC Belshina Bobruisk Belarus 3-0[107] 5-1[107] 8-1
First round Juventus F.C. Italy 2-5[107] 0-5[107] 2-10
2000–01 APOEL Preliminary FK Tomori Berat Albania 2-0[108] 3-2[108] 5-2
First round Club Brugge KV Belgium 0-1[108] 0-2[108] 0-3
Omonia Preliminary PFC Neftochimic Burgas Bulgaria 0-0[109] 1-2[109] 1-2
2001–02 Apollon Preliminary KF Tirana Albania 3-1[110] 2-3[110] 5-4
First round AFC Ajax Netherlands 0-3[110] 0-2[110] 0-5
Olympiakos Preliminary Dunaújváros FC Hungary 2-2[111] 4-2[111] 6-4
First round Club Brugge KV Belgium 2-2[111] 1-7[111] 3-9
2002–03 AEL Preliminary Ferencvárosi TC Hungary 2-1[112] 0-4[112] 2-5
Anorthosis Preliminary CS Grevenmacher Luxembourg 3-0[113] 0-2[113] 3-2
First round Iraklis 1908 Thessaloniki F.C. Greece 3-1[113] 2-4[113] 5-5 (a.)
Second round Boavista F.C. Portugal 0-1[113] 1-2[113] 1-3
APOELEL3 First round Grazer AK Austria 2-0[114] 1-1[114] 3-1
Second round Hertha BSC Germany 0-1[114] 0-4[114] 0-5
2003–04 Anorthosis Preliminary FK Željezničar Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-3[115] 0-1[115] 1-4
APOEL Preliminary Derry City F.C. Northern Ireland 2-1[116] 3-0[116] 5-1
First round RCD Mallorca Spain 1-2[116] 2-4[116] 3-6
2004–05 AEK Second preliminary Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. Israel 3-0[117] 0-4[117] 3-4
Omonia First preliminary FK Sloga Jugomagnat Macedonia 4-0[118] 4-1[118] 8-1
Second preliminary USC CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 1-1[118] 1-3 (aet)[118] 2-4
2005–06 AnorthosisEL3 First round U.S. Città di Palermo Italy 0-4[119] 1-2[119] 1-6
APOEL First preliminary Birkirkara F.C. Malta 4-0[120] 2-0[120] 6-0
Second preliminary Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 1-0[120] 2-2 (aet)[120] 3-2
First round Hertha BSC Germany 0-1[120] 1-3[120] 1-4
Omonia First preliminary Hibernians F.C. Malta 3-0[121] 3-0[121] 6-0
Second preliminary FC Dinamo București Romania 2-1[121] 1-3[121] 3-4
2006–07 APOEL First preliminary S.S. Murata San Marino 3-1[122] 4-0[122] 7-1
Second preliminary Trabzonspor Turkey 1-1[122] 0-1[122] 1-2
Ethnikos AchnaEL4 Second preliminary K.S.V. Roeselare Belgium 5-0[123] 1-2[123] 6-2
First round RC Lens France 0-0[123] 1-3[123] 1-3
Omonia First preliminary HNK Rijeka Croatia 2-1[124] 2-2[124] 4-3
Second preliminary PFC Litex Lovech Bulgaria 0-0[124] 1-2[124] 1-2
2007–08 Anorthosis First preliminary FK Vardar Macedonia 1-0[125] 1-0[125] 2-0
Second preliminary CFR Cluj Romania 0-0[125] 3-1[125] 3-1
First round Tottenham Hotspur F.C. England 1-1[126] 1-6[126] 1-7
Omonia First preliminary FK Rudar Pljevlja Montenegro 2-0[127] 2-0[127] 4-0
Second preliminary USC CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 1-1[127] 1-2[127] 2-3
2008–09 APOEL First preliminary FK Pelister Macedonia 1-0[128] 0-0[125] 1-0
Second preliminary SD Crvena Zvezda Serbia 2-2[125] 3-3 (aet)[125] 5-5
First round FC Schalke 04 Germany 1-4[125] 1-1[125] 1-5
Omonia First preliminary FK Milano Kumanovo Macedonia 2-0[126] 2-1[126] 4-1
Second preliminary AEK Athens F.C. Greece 2-2[126] 1-0[126] 3-2
First round Manchester City F.C. England 1-2[126] 1-2[126] 2-4
2009–10 Anorthosis First preliminary UN Käerjéng 97 Luxembourg 5-0[129] 2-1[129] 7-1
Second preliminary OFK Petrovac Montenegro 2-1[129] 1-3 (aet)[129] 3-4
APOP Kinyras Preliminary SK Rapid Wien Austria 2-2 (aet)[130] 1-2[130] 3-4
Omonia Second preliminary Havnar Bóltfelag Faroe Islands 4-0[131] 4-1[131] 8-1
Third preliminary FC Vaslui Romania 1-1[131] 0-2[131] 1-3
2010–11 Anorthosis First preliminary FC Banants Armenia 3-0[132] 1-0[132] 4-0
Second preliminary HNK Šibenik Croatia 0-2[132] 3-0 (aet)[132] 3-2
Third preliminary Cercle Brugge K.S.V. Belgium 3-1[132] 0-1[132] 3-2
Play-off PFC CSKA Moscow Russia 1-2[132] 0-4[132] 1-6
APOEL Second preliminary FK Tauras Tauragė Lithuania 3–1[133] 3–0[133] 6-1
Third preliminary FK Jablonec Czech Republic 1–0[133] 3–1[133] 4-1
Play-off Getafe CF Spain 1-1 (aet)[133] 0-1[133] 1-2
Apollon Third preliminary FC Sibir Novosibirsk Russia 2-1[134] 0-1[134] 2-2 (a.)
OmoniaEL3 Play-off FC Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 0-1[135] 2-2[135] 2-3
2011–12 AEK Second preliminary Floriana F.C. Malta 1-0[136] 8-0[136] 9-0
Third preliminary FK Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 3-0[136] 2-2[136] 5-2
Play-off Rosenborg BK Norway 2-1[136] 0-0[136] 2-1
Groups Maccabi Haifa F.C. Israel 2-1[136] 0-1[136] 4th place[137]
FC Steaua București Romania 1-1[136] 1-3[136]
FC Schalke 04 Germany 0-5[136] 0-0[136]
Anorthosis Second preliminary FC Gagra Georgia 3-0[137] 0-2[137] 3-2
Third preliminary FK Rabotnichki Macedonia 0-2[137] 2-1[137] 2-3
Omonia Third preliminary ADO Den Haag Netherlands 3-0[138] 0-1[138] 3-1
Play-off FC Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2-1[138] 0-1[138] 2-2 (a.)
2012–13 AELEL3 Groups Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 0-0[139] 0-2[139] 4th place[140]
Olympique de Marseille France 3-0[139] 1-5[139]
Fenerbahçe S.K. Turkey 0-1[139] 0-2[139]
Anorthosis Second preliminary FCI Levadia Tallinn Switzerland 3-0[141] 3-1[141] 6-1
Third preliminary FC Dila Gori Georgia 0-3[141] 1-0[141] 1-3
APOEL Second preliminary FK Senica Slovakia 2-0[140] 1-0[140] 3-0
Third preliminary Aalesunds FK Norway 2-1[140] 1-0[140] 3-1
Play-off Neftçi PFK Azerbaijan 1-3[140] 1-1[140] 2-4
Omonia Third preliminary SD Crvena Zvezda Serbia 0-0 (5-6 pen)[142] 0-0[142] 0-0 (agr)
2013–14 Anorthosis Second preliminary Gefle IF Sweden 3-0[143] 0-4[143] 3-4
APOEL Play-off S.V. Zulte Waregem Belgium 1-2[144] 1-1[144] 2-3
GroupsEL5 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 0-3[144] 0-2[144] 3rd place[144]
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 0-0[144] 0-0[144]
FC Girondins de Bordeaux France 2-1[144] 1-2[144]
Apollon Play-off OGC Nice France 2-0[145] 0-1[145] 2-1
Groups S.S. Lazio Italy 0-0[145] 1-2[145] 3rd place[144]
Legia Warsaw Poland 0-2[145] 1-0[145]
Trabzonspor Turkey 1-2[145] 2-4[145]
Omonia Second preliminary FC Astra Giurgiu Romania 1-2[146] 1-1[146] 1-3
2014–15 AELEL3 Play-off Tottenham Hotspur F.C. England 1-2[147] 0-3[147] 1-5
Apollon Play-off FC Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 1-1[148] 4-1[148] 5-2
Groups FC Zürich Switzerland 3-2[148] 1-3[148] 4th place[148]
Villarreal Spain 0-2[148] 0-4[148]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 0-2[148] 0-5[148]
Ermis Preliminary BSC Young Boys Switzerland 0-2[149] 0-1[149] 0-3
Omonia Second preliminary FK Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 0-0[150] 2-0[150] 2-0
Third preliminary FK Metalurg Skopje Macedonia 3-0[150] 1-0[150] 4-0
Play-off FC Dynamo Moscow Russia 1-2[150] 2-2[150] 3-4
2015–16 AEK Third preliminary FC Girondins de Bordeaux France 0-1[151] 0-3[151] 0-4
APOEL Groups FC Schalke 04 Germany 0-3[152] 0-1[152] 4th place[152]
AC Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1-3[152] 0-2[152]
Asteras Tripoli F.C. Greece 2-1[152] 0-2[152]
Apollon First preliminary FC Saxan Moldova 2-0[153] 2-0[153] 4-0
Second preliminary FK Trakai Lithuania 4-0[153] 0-0[153] 4-0
Third preliminary Gabala FK Azerbaijan 1-1[153] 0-1[153] 1-2
Omonia First preliminary FC Dinamo Batumi Georgia 2-0[154] 0-1[154] 2-1
Second preliminary Jagiellonia Białystok Poland 1-0[154] 0-0[154] 1-0
Third preliminary Brøndby IF Denmark 2-2[154] 0-0[154] 2-2 (a.)
2016–17 AEK First preliminary S.S. Folgore Falciano Calcio San Marino 3-0[155] 3-1[155] 6-1
Second preliminary Cliftonville F.C. Northern Ireland 2-0[155] 3-2[155] 5-2
Third preliminary FC Spartak Moscow Russia 1-1[155] 1-0[155] 2-1
Play-off FC Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 0-1[155] 0-3[155] 0-4
APOEL Groups BSC Young Boys Switzerland 1-0[156] 1-2[156] 1st place[156]
Olympiacos F.C. Greece 2-0[156] 1-0[156]
FC Astana Kazakhstan 2-1[156] 1-3[156]
Round of 32 Athletic Bilbao Spain 2-0[156] 2-3[156] 4-3
Round of 16 R.S.C. Anderlecht Belgium 0-1[156] 0-1[156] 0-2
Apollon Third preliminary Grasshopper Club Zürich Switzerland 1-2[157] 3-3[157] 4-5
Omonia First preliminary FC Banants Armenia 1-0[158] 4-1 (aet)[158] 5-1
Second preliminary Beitar Jerusalem F.C. Israel 3-2[158] 0-1[158] 3-3 (a.)
2017–18 Apollon Second preliminary FC Zaria Bălți Moldova 3-0[159] 2-1[159] 5-1
Third preliminary Aberdeen F.C. Scotland 2-0[159] 1-2[159] 3-2
Play-off FC Midtjylland Denmark 3-2[159] 1-1[159] 4-3
Groups Atalanta B.C. Italy 1-1[159] 1-3[159] 4th place[148]
Everton F.C. England 0-3[159] 2-2[159]
Olympique Lyonnais France 1-1[159] 0-4[159]
AEK First preliminary Lincoln Red Imps F.C. Gibraltar 5-0[160] 1-1[160] 6-1
Second preliminary Cork City F.C. Ireland 1-0[160] 1-0[160] 2-0
Third preliminary FC Dinamo Minsk Belarus 2-0[160] 1-1[160] 3-1
Play-off FC Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 0-0[160] 1-3[160] 1-3
AEL First preliminary St Joseph's F.C. Gibraltar 6-0[161] 4-0[161] 10-0
Second preliminary FC Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg 2-1[161] 1-0[161] 3-1
Third preliminary FK Austria Wien Austria 2-0[161] 1-1[161] 3-1
2018–19 Apollon First preliminary FC Stumbras Lithuania 2-0 0-1 2-1
Second preliminary FK Željezničar Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1 2-1 5-2
Third preliminary FC Dynamo Brest Belarus 4-0 0-1 4-1
Play-off FC Basel Switzerland 1-0 2-3 3-3
Groups Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 2-3 0-2 3rd place
S.S. Lazio Italy 2-0 1-2
Olympique de Marseille France 2-2 3-1
Anorthosis First preliminary KF Laçi Albania 2-1 0-1 2-2
AEK Second preliminary Dundalk F.C. Ireland 4-0 0-0 4-0
Third preliminary SK Sturm Graz Austria 5-0 2-0 7-0
Play-off AS Trenčín Slovakia 3-0 1-1 4-1
Groups Bayer 04 Leverkusen Germany 1-5 2-4 3rd place
FC Zürich Switzerland 0-1 2-1
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 1-1 0-0
APOEL Second preliminary FC Flora Estonia 5-0 0-2 5-2
Third preliminary Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Israel 3-1 2-2 5-3
Play-off FC Astana Kazakhstan 1-0 0-1 (1-2 pen) 1-2

EL1: The home matches of Cypriot teams were not take place in Cyprus but in their opponents country, but not at opponents' ground.
EL2: The home matches of Cypriot teams were not take place in Cyprus but in their opponents country, at opponents' ground.
EL3: The team started the season at UEFA Champions League but eliminated and continued to UEFA Cup/Europa League.
EL4: Ethnikos Achna took part to UEFA Cup after qualified from Intertoto Cup.
EL5: Although APOEL eliminated at Europa League's Play-Off, after a draw between the eliminated teams to replace Fenerbahçe S.K. which had panished from Court of Arbitration for Sport, APOEL was the team that drawn to take the place of the Turkish team.[162]
EL6: The Armenian team was represented Soviet Union.
EL7: The Czech team was represented Czechoslovakia.

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[edit]

Cypriot teams participated to UEFA Cup Winners' Cup from 1963–64 season until 1998–99 season when the competition was abolished.[1][163] At the competition only the Cypriot Cup winner was taking part or the finalist of the cup if the cup winner was also the champion (so had qualified to European Cup/UEFA Champions League).

The first match of a Cypriot team in any European competition was in 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup, when APOEL faced SK Gjøvik-Lyn at GSP Stadium (1902).[1][2] Ten different teams had taken part to the competition.[164] The best result came from Apollon Limassol at the last season of the competition, at 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, when for the first time a Cypriot team eliminated two teams and participated in the second round.

Only in 1974–75 season no Cypriot team took part in the competition. As a result of Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the three teams that qualified to European competition withdrew. In UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that team was Enosis Neon Paralimni.[9][10]

The table presents the statistic of Cypriot teams in the competition.

Statistics of Cypriots teams at UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Home Amay Total
Team P Pld Q W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
APOEL 10 30 5 5 2 8 20 14 17 1 4 10 7 64 7 6 6 18 27 78 24
Apollon 6 16 2 2 2 4 9 14 8 1 0 7 7 36 3 3 2 11 16 50 11
Omonia 5 12 1 1 0 5 5 11 3 1 1 4 2 12 4 2 1 9 7 23 7
AEK 1 4 1 1 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 2 5 3 4
AEL 3 6 0 1 1 1 3 3 4 0 0 3 1 12 0 1 1 4 4 15 4
Enosis Neon Paralimni 2 4 0 1 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 2 1 11 0 1 0 3 4 15 3
Pezoporikos 3 6 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 23 0 0 2 4 2 25 2
Anorthosis 3 6 0 0 1 2 1 8 1 0 0 3 0 26 0 0 1 5 1 34 1
Nea Salamis 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
Olympiakos 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 8 0
Total 35 88 9 11 9 24 48 64 42 3 5 36 19 192 14 14 14 60 67 256 56

For purposes of comparison the calculated rating system used is: win = 3 points, draw = 1 point, defeat = 0 points.

The table presents the participation of Cypriot teams in the competitions per season.

Cypriot football clubs in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Season Team Round Opponent Country Home Away Agg. Result
1963–64 APOEL Preliminary SK Gjøvik-Lyn Norway 6–0[165] 1–0[165] 7–0
First Round Sporting Clube de Portugal Portugal 0–2CW2[166] 1–16[166] 1–18
1964–65 Anorthosis Preliminary AC Sparta Prague Czech RepublicCW3 0–6CW1[167] 0–10[167] 0–16
1965–66 Omonia First Round Olympiacos F.C. Greece 0–1[168] 1–1[168] 1–2
1966–67 Apollon First Round Standard Liège Belgium 0–1CW1[169] 1–5[169] 1–6
1967–68 Apollon First Round Győri ETO FC Hungary 0–4CW1[170] 0–5[170] 0–9
1968–69 APOEL First Round Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Scotland 0–2[171] 1–10[171] 1–12
1969–70 APOEL First Round Lierse S.K. Belgium 0–1CW2[172] 1–10[172] 1–11
1970–71 Pezoporikos First Round Cardiff City F.C. Wales 0–0[173] 0–8[173] 0–8
1971–72 Anorthosis First Round K. Beerschot V.A.C. Belgium 0–1CW2[174] 0–7[174] 0–8
1972–73 Pezoporikos First Round Cork Hibernians F.C. Ireland 1–2CW2[175] 1–4[175] 2–6
1973–74 Pezoporikos First Round Malmö FF Sweden 0–0[176] 0–11[176] 0–11
1974–75 Enosis Neon Paralimni First Round FC Avenir Beggen Luxembourg Withdrew due to Turkish invasion of Cyprus[177][178][179]
1975–76 Anorthosis First Round FC Ararat Yerevan ArmeniaCW4 1–1[180] 0–9[180] 1–10
1976–77 APOEL First Round Iraklis 1908 Thessaloniki F.C. Greece 2–0[181] 0–0[181] 2–0
Second Round S.S.C. Napoli Italy 1–1[182] 0–2[182] 1–3
1977–78 Olympiakos First Round FC Universitatea Craiova Romania 1–6[183] 0–2[183] 1–8
1978–79 APOEL First Round Shamrock Rovers F.C. Ireland 0–1[184] 0–2[184] 0–3
1979–80 APOEL Preliminary Boldklubben 1903 Denmark 0–1[185] 0–6[185] 0–7
1980–81 Omonia First Round K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk Belgium 1–3[186] 0–4[186] 1–7
1981–82 Enosis Neon Paralimni First Round Vasas SC Hungary 1–0[187] 0–8[187] 1–8
1982–83 Apollon First Round FC Barcelona Spain 1–1[188] 0–8[188] 1–9
1983–84 Enosis Neon Paralimni First Round K.S.K. Beveren Belgium 2–4[189] 1–3[189] 3–7
1984–85 APOEL First Round Servette FC Switzerland 0–3[190] 1–3[190] 1–6
1985–86 AEL First Round Dukla Prague Czech RepublicCW3 2–2[191] 0–4[191] 2–6
1986–87 Apollon First Round Malmö FF Sweden 2–1[192] 0–6[192] 2–7
1987–88 AEL Preliminary FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda SlovakiaCW5 0–1[193] 1–5[193] 1–6
1988–89 Omonia First Round Panathinaikos F.C. Greece 0–1[194] 0–2[194] 0–3
1989–90 AEL First Round FC Admira Wacker Mödling Austria 1–0[195] 0–3[195] 1–3
1990–91 Nea Salamis First Round Aberdeen F.C. Scotland 0–2[196] 0–3[196] 0–5
1991–92 Omonia First Round Club Brugge KV Belgium 0–2[197] 0–2[197] 0–4
1992–93 Apollon First Round Liverpool F.C. England 1–2[198] 1–6[198] 2–8
1993–94 APOEL Preliminary Bangor F.C. Northern Ireland 2–1[199] 1–1[199] 3–2
First Round Paris Saint-Germain F.C. France 0–1[200] 0–2[200] 0–3
1994–95 Omonia Preliminary CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Moldova 3–1[201] 1–0[201] 3–1
First Round Arsenal F.C. England 1–3[202] 0–3[202] 1–6
1995–96 APOEL Preliminary Neftçi PFK Azerbaijan 3–0[203] 0–0[203] 3–0
First Round Deportivo de La Coruña Spain 0–0[204] 0–8[204] 0–8
1996–97 AEK Preliminary FC Kotayk Armenia 5–0[205] 0–1[205] 5–1
First Round FC Barcelona Spain 0–0[206] 0–2[206] 0–2
1997–98 APOEL Preliminary Havnar Bóltfelag Faroe Islands 6–0[207] 1–1[207] 7–1
First Round SK Sturm Graz Austria 0–1[208] 0–3[208] 0–4
1998–99 Apollon Preliminary FK Ekranas Lithuania 3–3[209] 2–1[209] 5–4
First Round FK Jablonec Czech Republic 2–1[210] 1–2 (4–3 pen)[210] 3–3
Second Round Panionios F.C. Greece 0–1[211] 2–3[211] 2–4

CW1: The home matches of Cypriot teams were not take place in Cyprus but in their opponents country, but not at opponents' ground.
CW2: The home matches of Cypriot teams were not take place in Cyprus but in their opponents country, at opponents' ground.
CW3: The Czech teams was represented Czechoslovakia.
CW4: The Armenian teams was represented Soviet Union.
CW5: The Slovak team was represented Czechoslovakia.

UEFA Intertoto Cup[edit]

UEFA Intertoto Cup was taken over by UEFA at 1995. That season the Cypriot teams began to participate in the competition,[212] until 2008 when the competition abolished.[213] Only in 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup no Cypriot team took part.

In the middle of every football season, any Cypriot teams wanted to take part in Intertoto, declare their nomination and the one of them that finished in the highest position at Cypriot First Division qualified to Intertoto Cup.[212][214][215][216][217]

In total, Cypriot teams took part in 13 of the 14 seasons of the competition held by UEFA. Every season only one Cypriot team took part except of 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup when two teams took part. At 1995, 1996 and 1997 the teams were started from group stage of five teams, giving two home and two away matches. The two first team were qualified. From 1998 until 2005 the competition held with a knockout system. The final three winners of the competitions qualified to UEFA Cup. From 2006 yo 2008 competition also held with a knockout system but the winners that qualified to UEFA Cup increase to 11, and so more teams were able to qualified.[218]

Most successful Cypriot team was Ethnikos Achna, at 2006. According to UEFA website, Ethnikos Achna considered as a winner of 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup,[219][220] because that year the winners were the 11 teams that qualified to 2006–07 UEFA Cup.[220]

The table presents the statistic of Cypriot teams in the competition.

Statistics of Cypriots teams at UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Home Amay Total
Team P Pld Q W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
Ethnikos Achna 6 16 3 3 3 2 13 14 12 1 3 4 7 16 6 4 6 6 20 30 18
Nea Salamis 3 12 1 4 0 2 12 14 12 1 1 4 5 15 4 5 1 6 17 29 16
Apollon 1 4 0 1 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 2 0 10 0 1 0 3 4 13 3
Enosis Neon Paralimni 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 0 0 4 1 23 0
Anorthosis 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 0
Olympiakos 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
Total 14 40 4 8 3 9 30 44 27 2 4 14 13 65 10 10 7 23 43 109 37

For purposes of comparison the calculated rating system used is: win = 3 points, draw = 1 point, defeat = 0 points.


The table presents the participation of Cypriot teams in the competitions per season.

Cypriot football clubs in UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Season Team Round Opponent Country Home Away Agg. Result
1995 Nea Salamis GroupI1 OFI Crete F.C. Greece – 1–2[221][222] 3rd place
JK Tervis Pärnu Estonia 2–0[221][222] –
FK Budućnost Podgorica MontenegroI3 – 1–1[221][222]
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Germany 0–2[221][222] –
1996 Apollon GroupI1 SV Werder Bremen Germany 0–2[223][224] – 4th place
Djurgårdens IF Fotboll Sweden – 0–8[223][224]
B68 Toftir Faroe Islands 4–1[223][224] –
LASK Linz Austria – 0–2[223][224]
1997 Nea Salamis GroupI1 FC Lausanne-Sport Switzerland – 1–4[225][226] 4th place
Ards F.C. Northern Ireland 4–1[225][226] –
Royal Antwerp F.C. Belgium – 0–4[225][226]
AJ Auxerre France 1–10[225][226] –
1998 Ethnikos Achna First Round Örgryte IS Sweden 2–1[227][228] 0–4[227][228] 2–5
1999 No team took part.
2000 Nea Salamis First Round KF Vllaznia Shkodër Albania 4–1[229][230] 2–1[229][230] 6–2
Second Round FK Austria Wien Austria 1–0[230][231] 0–3[230][231] 1–3
2001 Anorthosis First Round NK Slaven Belupo Croatia 0–2[232][233] 0–7[232][233] 0–9
2002 Enosis Neon Paralimni First Round SC Bregenz Austria 0–2[234][235] 1–3[234][235] 1–5
2003 Ethnikos Achna First Round Győri ETO FC Hungary 2–2[236][237] 1–1[236][237] 3–3
Olympiakos First Round FK Dubnica Slovakia 1–4[236][237] 0–3[236][237] 1–7
2004 Ethnikos Achna First Round FK Vardar Macedonia 1–5[238][239] 1–5[238][239] 2–10
2005 Olympiakos First Round AF Gloria Bistrița Romania 0–5[240][241] 0–11[240][241] 0–16
2006 Ethnikos Achna First Round FK Partizani Tirana Albania 4–2[242][243] 1–2[242][243] 5–4
Second Round NK Osijek Croatia 0–0[243][244] 2–2[243][244] 2–2
Third Round Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. Israel 2–3[243][245] 2–0[243][245] 4–3 I2
2007 Ethnikos Achna First Round FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov Macedonia 1–0[246][247] 0–2[246][247] 1–2
2008 Ethnikos Achna First Round Besa Kavajë Albania 1–1[248][249] 0–0[248][249] 1–1

I1: At 1995, 1996 and 1997 teams were started from group stage of five teams, giving two home and two away matches. The two first team were qualified.
I2:Ethnikos Achna continue to UEFA Cup.
I3:The team from Montenegro was represented Serbia and Montenegro.

Statistics 1963–2017[edit]

Last update: April 14, 2018

Total participations[edit]

The table below presents the statistic of all teams in all competitions.

Home Away Total
Club Prt Pld Q W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
APOEL FC 43 196 39 44 21 33 140 114 153 17 26 55 80 189 77 61 47 88 220 303 230
AC Omonia 42 132 24 31 16 19 117 74 109 16 9 41 65 143 57 47 25 60 182 217 166
Anorthosis Famagusta FC 29 102 20 24 9 18 83 61 81 11 6 34 41 131 39 35 15 52 124 192 120
Apollon Limassol FC 21 84 14 16 11 15 64 59 59 7 6 29 41 112 27 23 17 44 105 171 86
AEK Larnaca FC 6 36 10 11 4 3 31 11 37 5 5 8 22 27 20 16 9 11 53 38 57
AEL Limassol 10 32 4 9 2 5 25 17 29 3 2 11 8 39 11 12 4 16 33 56 40
Ethnikos Achna FC 7 20 4 4 4 2 18 14 16 1 3 6 9 21 6 5 7 8 27 35 22
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 4 14 1 4 0 3 12 16 12 1 1 5 5 18 4 5 1 8 17 34 16
Olympiakos Nicosia 8 18 1 0 3 6 8 42 3 1 0 8 7 51 3 1 3 14 15 93 6
Pezoporikos Larnaca FC 7 14 0 0 4 3 7 12 4 0 0 7 3 40 0 0 4 10 10 52 4
Enosis Neon Paralimni FC 5 10 0 1 0 4 6 12 3 0 0 5 3 29 0 1 0 9 9 41 3
APOP Kinyras FC 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 4 1
Ermis Aradippou FC 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Digenis Akritas Morphou FC 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
Alki Larnaca FC 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 12 0
EPA Larnaca FC 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 3 0 14 0 0 0 6 0 22 0
Total 189 672 117 144 75 117 513 456 507 62 58 216 285 824 244 206 133 333 798 1280 751

For purposes of comparison the calculated rating system used is: win = 3 points, draw = 1 point, defeat = 0 points.

Anorthosis Famagusta FC (1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2005-2006) and APOEL FC (2002-2003, 2013-2014, 2015-16, 2016-17) in four seasons, AEL Limassol (2012–13, 2014–15) in two seasons, AC Omonia (2010-2011) and Ethnikos Achna FC (2006-2007) in one season, played in two competitions the same season, entries which are aggregated in the final set.

Statistics per country[edit]

Cypriot teams have faced opponents from 49 different countries (UEFA has 55 federations members, including Cyprus); Cypriot clubs have not yet faced opponents from Andorra, Kosovo, Latvia and Liechtenstein. Clubs that belonged to Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and East Germany have been allocated to the federations belonging today.

Country Pld Q E Home Amay Total
W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
 Albania 14 6 1 6 1 0 22 7 19 4 1 2 14 9 13 10 2 2 36 16 32
 Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Armenia 14 5 2 5 1 1 18 3 16 3 1 3 6 13 10 8 2 4 24 16 26
 Austria 25 2 10 6 2 4 18 13 20 0 2 11 5 33 2 6 4 15 23 46 22
 Azerbaijan 6 1 2 1 1 1 5 4 4 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 6 6 6
 Belarus 8 3 1 4 0 0 8 0 12 1 2 1 7 6 5 5 2 1 15 6 17
 Belgium 37 2 16 4 4 10 20 24 16 0 1 18 8 65 1 4 5 28 28 89 17
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 0 3 0 1 2 5 10 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 1 5 6 15 1
 Bulgaria 18 2 7 3 6 0 14 7 15 1 0 8 9 21 3 4 6 8 23 28 18
 Croatia 8 3 1 1 1 2 2 5 4 1 2 1 7 11 5 2 3 3 9 16 9
 Czech Republic 22 4 6 4 4 3 15 17 16 1 2 8 9 35 5 5 6 11 24 52 21
 Denmark 14 4 3 3 2 2 13 8 11 1 3 3 4 11 6 4 5 5 17 19 17
 England 16 0 5 0 1 7 5 17 1 0 2 6 7 27 2 0 3 13 12 44 3
 Estonia 5 2 0 3 0 0 6 0 9 1 1 0 3 1 4 4 1 0 9 1 13
 Faroe Islands 9 4 0 5 0 0 21 3 15 3 1 0 12 3 10 8 1 0 33 6 25
 Finland 8 3 1 4 0 0 8 0 12 0 2 2 5 9 2 4 2 2 13 9 14
 France 19 2 3 4 2 4 10 15 14 0 0 9 3 22 0 4 2 13 13 37 14
 Georgia 6 2 1 2 0 1 5 3 6 1 0 2 1 3 3 3 0 3 6 6 9
 Germany 48 0 16 1 5 19 14 63 8 0 4 19 5 102 4 1 9 38 19 165 12
 Gibraltar 4 2 0 2 0 0 11 0 6 1 1 0 5 1 4 3 1 0 16 1 10
 Greece 31 5 7 7 2 6 25 20 23 3 4 9 12 21 13 10 6 15 37 41 36
 Hungary 12 2 4 3 2 1 11 9 11 1 1 4 5 22 4 4 3 5 16 31 15
 Iceland 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 2 5 3
 Republic of Ireland 14 3 4 3 2 2 7 5 11 2 0 5 4 10 6 5 2 7 11 15 17
 Israel 12 2 2 4 1 1 11 6 13 1 2 3 4 8 5 5 3 4 15 14 18
 Italy 24 0 9 0 6 6 12 30 6 0 0 12 4 36 0 0 6 18 16 66 6
 Kazakhstan 6 1 1 1 2 0 3 2 5 1 0 2 3 5 3 2 2 2 6 7 8
 Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Lithuania 8 4 0 3 1 0 13 4 10 2 2 0 6 2 8 5 3 0 19 6 18
 Luxembourg 10 5 0 5 0 0 17 2 15 3 0 2 5 5 9 8 0 2 22 7 24
 Malta 12 6 0 6 0 0 22 0 18 6 0 0 22 1 18 12 0 0 44 1 36
 Moldova 6 3 0 3 0 0 8 1 9 3 0 0 5 1 9 6 0 0 13 2 18
 Montenegro 7 2 1 2 1 0 4 1 7 2 1 1 6 4 7 4 2 1 10 5 14
 Netherlands 10 1 3 2 1 2 8 13 7 0 0 5 0 25 0 2 1 7 8 38 7
 Northern Ireland 11 5 0 6 0 0 18 4 18 2 2 1 10 8 8 8 2 1 28 12 26
 Norway 8 4 0 4 0 0 13 2 12 2 1 1 3 2 7 6 1 1 16 4 19
 Poland 12 2 3 3 2 1 9 7 11 1 1 4 4 13 4 4 3 5 13 20 15
 Portugal 10 0 3 1 0 4 2 6 3 0 1 4 4 24 1 1 1 8 6 30 4
 North Macedonia 20 7 3 7 1 2 16 7 22 6 2 2 14 11 20 13 3 4 30 18 42
 Romania 32 3 12 4 5 7 18 33 17 1 2 13 10 46 5 5 7 20 28 79 22
 Russia 14 2 4 3 2 2 9 8 11 2 2 3 7 11 8 5 4 5 16 19 19
 San Marino 4 2 0 2 0 0 6 1 6 2 0 0 7 1 6 4 0 0 13 2 12
 Scotland 10 1 4 1 1 3 3 6 4 0 0 5 2 18 0 1 1 8 5 24 4
 Serbia 14 3 4 2 3 2 7 8 9 1 2 4 6 12 5 3 5 6 13 20 14
 Slovakia 10 3 2 2 1 2 5 6 7 2 1 2 5 9 7 4 2 4 10 15 14
 Slovenia 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 3 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 6 5 5
 Spain 32 1 11 2 6 8 10 39 12 0 2 14 8 56 2 2 8 22 18 95 14
 Sweden 11 0 5 3 1 1 8 4 10 0 0 6 1 38 0 3 1 7 9 42 10
 Switzerland 21 0 8 3 1 6 13 20 10 1 1 9 10 29 4 4 2 15 23 49 14
 Turkey 8 1 1 1 1 2 5 5 4 0 0 4 2 8 0 1 1 6 7 13 4
 Ukraine 6 0 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 2 1 3 5 2 0 2 4 3 9 2
 Wales 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 1 1 0 8 1 1 2 1 3 8 5
Total 672 117 174 144 75 117 513 456 507 62 58 216 285 824 244 206 133 333 798 1280 751

For purposes of comparison the calculated rating system used is: win = 3 points, draw = 1 point, defeat = 0 points.

The matches for the group stage are included in the list, but not in the column "Qualifications" and "Exclusion" because they were not knockout matches.

1974–75 season's opponents in which Omonia, Pezoporikos and Enosis Neon Paralimni withdrew and 1986–87 season's opponent of APOEL when the club refused to participate in the second round) are not included and are not added in the column "Exclusions".

Statistics per season[edit]

The table presents the statistics of all teams per season.

Home Amay Total
Season Teams Pld Q W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA GD Pts
1963-1964 2 6 1 1 0 2 7 5 3 1 0 2 2 19 3 2 0 4 9 24 -15 6
1964-1965 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 16 -16 0
1965-1966 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 1 1 1 6 1 0 1 3 1 12 -11 1
1966-1967 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 13 0 0 0 4 2 16 -14 0
1967-1968 2 4 0 0 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0 1 3 3 14 -11 1
1968-1969 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 2 1 16 0 0 0 4 1 24 -23 0
1969-1970 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 2 2 16 0 0 0 4 2 25 -23 0
1970-1971 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 18 0 0 1 3 0 24 -24 1
1971-1972 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 19 0 0 0 6 0 32 -32 0
1972-1973 3 8 1 1 0 3 3 7 3 0 0 4 2 16 0 1 0 7 5 23 -18 3
1973-1974 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 22 0 0 1 5 0 27 -27 1
1974-1975 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975-1976 3 6 0 1 1 1 5 5 4 0 0 3 1 20 0 1 1 4 6 25 -19 4
1976-1977 3 8 1 1 1 2 4 6 4 0 2 2 1 11 2 1 3 4 5 17 -12 6
1977-1978 3 6 0 0 1 2 2 10 1 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 1 5 2 17 -15 1
1978-1979 3 6 0 1 1 1 4 4 4 0 0 3 1 8 0 1 1 4 5 12 -7 4
1979-1980 3 8 1 2 0 2 10 11 6 0 0 4 1 21 0 2 0 6 11 32 -21 6
1980-1981 3 6 0 1 0 2 4 8 3 0 0 3 0 13 0 1 0 5 4 21 -17 3
1981-1982 3 6 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 3 0 15 0 1 1 4 2 17 -15 4
1982-1983 3 6 0 1 2 0 5 3 5 0 0 3 0 12 0 1 2 3 5 15 -10 5
1983-1984 3 6 0 1 0 2 6 6 3 0 0 3 1 16 0 1 0 5 7 22 -15 3
1984-1985 3 6 0 1 1 1 4 6 4 0 0 3 3 13 0 1 1 4 7 19 -12 4
1985-1986 3 8 1 1 2 1 10 7 5 1 0 3 7 9 3 2 2 4 17 16 1 8
1986-1987 3 6 1 2 1 0 4 2 7 0 0 3 2 10 0 2 1 3 6 12 -6 7
1987-1988 3 8 1 0 1 3 0 4 1 1 0 3 3 11 3 1 1 6 3 15 -12 4
1988-1989 3 6 0 0 0 3 3 8 0 0 0 3 1 8 0 0 0 6 4 16 -12 0
1989-1990 3 6 0 1 0 2 3 6 3 0 1 2 1 10 1 1 1 4 4 16 -12 4
1990-1991 3 8 1 1 1 2 7 8 4 0 0 4 1 12 0 1 1 6 8 20 -12 4
1991-1992 3 8 1 1 0 3 4 6 3 0 1 3 3 9 1 1 1 6 7 15 -8 4
1992-1993 3 6 0 0 1 2 3 8 1 0 1 2 3 13 1 0 2 4 6 21 -15 2
1993-1994 3 10 2 3 1 1 11 6 10 0 1 4 1 8 1 3 2 5 12 14 -2 11
1994-1995 3 12 3 4 0 2 13 9 12 4 0 2 10 10 12 8 0 4 23 19 4 24
1995-1996 4 14 2 3 2 2 9 4 11 1 2 4 4 18 5 4 4 6 13 22 -9 16
1996-1997 4 18 4 5 2 2 22 10 17 2 1 6 8 21 7 7 3 8 30 31 -1 24
1997-1998 4 18 3 5 2 2 20 13 17 0 3 6 5 22 3 5 5 8 25 35 -10 20
1998-1999 4 18 4 5 1 3 25 15 16 2 0 7 11 23 6 7 1 10 36 38 -2 22
1999-2000 3 12 2 3 2 1 8 6 11 1 1 4 6 13 4 4 3 5 14 19 -5 15
2000-2001 4 12 2 3 2 1 7 2 11 2 0 4 8 14 6 5 2 5 15 16 -1 17
2001-2002 4 12 2 1 3 2 8 11 6 1 0 5 8 23 3 2 3 7 16 34 -18 9
2002-2003 4 20 5 6 0 4 17 11 18 0 2 8 6 23 2 6 2 12 23 34 -11 20
2003-2004 5 14 2 1 3 3 9 14 6 2 1 4 10 15 7 3 4 7 19 29 -10 13
2004-2005 4 10 1 2 2 1 11 8 8 1 0 4 7 15 3 3 2 5 18 23 -5 11
2005-2006 4 20 5 6 0 4 15 14 18 2 2 6 11 25 8 8 2 10 26 39 -13 26
2006-2007 4 20 6 4 5 1 18 9 17 2 2 6 14 15 8 6 7 7 32 24 8 25
2007-2008 4 14 3 4 3 0 8 2 15 3 0 4 8 14 9 7 3 4 16 16 0 24
2008-2009 4 26 7 6 5 2 25 17 23 3 5 5 11 13 14 9 10 7 36 30 6 37
2009-2010 4 22 5 6 3 2 23 8 21 3 2 6 13 15 11 9 5 8 36 23 13 32
2010-2011 4 22 6 6 2 3 18 10 20 5 1 5 15 14 16 11 3 8 33 24 9 36
2011-2012 4 36 9 12 2 4 29 19 38 4 6 8 21 20 18 16 8 12 50 39 11 56
2012-2013 4 24 5 7 2 3 17 9 23 5 3 4 9 13 18 12 5 7 26 22 4 41
2013-2014 4 22 1 3 3 5 11 13 12 1 4 6 7 17 7 4 7 11 18 30 -12 19
2014-2015 5 30