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Glentoran made their European debut in 1962 when they played Real Zaragoza in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup.
On two different occasions we have reached the 2nd round stage of the European Cup, in its old form. In 1977 we overcame Valur of Iceland (2-1 on agg.) before losing to the mighty Juventus of Italy (6-0 on agg.)
In 1981 we eased past Progress Neidercorn from Luxembourg by 5-1 margin but unfortunately lost out 3-2 after extra-time to C.S.K.A. Sofia in the Second Round.
1973-74 season was perhaps Glentoran’s finest hour in Europe when they reached the quarter-final stage of the now defunct Cup Winners Cup. On the way to the quarter-final stage we beat RM Chimia Valcea of Romania, then Brann Bergen of Norway before finally losing out to Borussia Mönchengladbach of Germany.
In the 2004-05 season another little bit of history was created when Glentoran won their first ever away European tie, defeating AC Allianssi of Finland 2-1 to progress to the next round.
Back in 1967 in a European Cup tie with Benfica of Portugal, Glentoran drew 1-1 in Belfast before drawing 0-0 in Lisbon. In doing so they were the first team to stop Benfica scoring in a home European game and at the same time, sadly, also became the first side to go out of Europe on the ‘Away Goals Rule’.
| SEASON | COMPETITION | OPPOSITION | 1st LEG | 2nd LEG | AGGREGATE |
| 1962-63 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | Real Zaragoza | Home lost 2-0 | Away lost 6-2 | Lost 8-4 |
| 1963-64 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | Partick Thistle | Home lost 4-1 | Away lost 3-0 | Lost 7-1 |
| 1964-65 | European Cup | Panathanaikos | Home draw 2-2 | Away lost 3-2 | Lost 5-4 |
| 1965-66 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | Royal Antwerp | Away lost 1-0 | Home draw 3-3 | Lost 4-3 |
| 1966-67 | Cup Winners Cup | Glasgow Rangers | Home draw 1-1 | Away lost 4-0 | Lost 5-1 |
| 1967-68 | European Cup | Benfica | Home draw 1-1 | Away draw 0-0 | Draw 1-1 (lost on away goals rule) |
| 1968-69 | European Cup | Anderlecht | Away lost 3-0 | Home draw 2-2 | Lost 5-2 |
| 1969-70 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | Arsenal | Away lost 3-0 | Home won 1-0 | Lost 3-1 |
| 1970-71 | European Cup | Waterford | Home lost 3-1 | Away lost 1-0 | Lost 4-2 |
| 1971-72 | UEFA Cup | Eintract Braunschweig | Home lost 1-0 | Away lost 6-1 | Lost 7-2 |
| 1973-74 | Cup Winners Cup |
Chimia Ramnicu Vilcea
SK Brann
Borussia Moenchegladbach
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Away draw 2-2
Away draw 1-1
Home lost 2-0
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Home won 2-0
Home won 3-1
Away lost 5-0
|
Won 4-2
Won 4-2
lost 7-0
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| 1975-76 | UEFA CUP | Ajax | Home lost 6-1 | Away lost 8-0 | Lost 14-1 |
| 1976-77 | UEFA CUP | F.C. Basle | Home won 3-2 | Away lost 3-0 | Lost 5-3 |
| 1977-78 | European Cup |
Valur
Juventus
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Away lost 1-0
Home lost 1-0
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Home won 2-0
Away lost 5-0
|
Won 2-1
Lost 6-0
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| 1978-79 | UEFA Cup | I.B.V. | Away draw 0-0 | Home draw 1-1 | Draw 1-1 (lost on away goals rule) |
| 1981-82 | European Cup |
Progres Neidercorn
CSKA Sofia
|
Away draw 1-1 Away lost 2-0 |
Home won 4-0 Home won 2-1 |
Won 5-1 Lost 3-2 |
| 1982-83 | UEFA Cup | Banik Ostrava | Home lost 3-1 | Away lost 1-0 | Lost 4-1 |
| 1983-84 | Cup Winners Cup | Paris St. Germain | Home lost 2-1 | Away lost 2-1 | Lost 4-2 |
| 1984-85 | UEFA Cup | Standard Liege | Home draw 1-1 | Away lost 2-0 | Lost 3-1 |
| 1985-86 | Cup Winners Cup | Fram | Away lost 3-1 | Home won 1-0 | Lost 3-2 |
| 1986-87 | Cup Winners Cup | Lokomotiv Leipzig | Home draw 1-1 | Away lost 2-0 | Lost 3-1 |
| 1987-88 | Cup Winners Cup | Rovanemi SP | Away draw 0-0 | Home draw 1-1 | Draw 1-1 (lost on away goals rule) |
| 1988-89 | European Cup | Spartak Moscow | Away lost 2-0 | Home draw 1-1 | Lost 3-1 |
| 1989-90 | UEFA Cup | Dundee United | Home lost 3-1 | Away lost 2-0 | Lost 5-1 |
| 1990-91 | Cup Winners Cup | Steaua Bucharest | Home draw 1-1 | Away lost 5-0 | Lost 6-1 |
| 1992-93 | Champions League Qualifying | Marseille | Home lost 5-0 | Away lost 3-0 | Lost 8-0 |
| 1996-97 | Cup Winners Cup | Sparta Prague | Home lost 2-1 | Away lost 8-0 | Lost 10-1 |
| 1998-99 | Cup Winners Cup | Macaabi Haifa | Home lost 1-0 | Away lost 2-1 | Lost 3-1 |
| 1999-2000 | Champions League Qualifying | Litex Lovech | Away lost 3-0 | Home lost 2-0 | Lost 5-0 |
| 2000-01 | UEFA Cup | Lillestrom | Home lost 3-0 | Away lost 1-0 | Lost 4-0 |
| 2001-02 | UEFA Cup | Midtjylland | Away draw 1-1 | Home lost 4-0 | Lost 5-1 |
| 2002-03 | UEFA Cup | Wilsa Krakow | Home lost 2-0 | Away lost 4-0 | Lost 6-0 |
| 2003-04 | Champions League Qualifying | HJK Helsinki | Home draw 0-0 | Away lost 1-0 | Lost 1-0 |
| 2004-05 | UEFA Cup |
AC Allianssi IF Elfsborg |
Home draw 2-2 Home lost 1-0 |
Away won 2-1 Away lost 2-1 |
Won 4-3 Lost 3-1 |
| 2005-06 | Champions League Qualifying | Shelbourne | Home lost 2-1 | Away lost 4-1 | Lost 6-2 |
| 2006-07 | UEFA Cup | SK Brann | Home lost 1-0 | Away lost 1-0 | Lost 2-0 |
| 2007-08 | UEFA CUP | AIK Solna | Home lost 5-0 | Away lost 4-0 | Lost 9-0 |
| 2008-09 | UEFA CUP | SK Liepajas Metallurgs | Home draw 1-1 | Away Lost 2-0 | Lost 3-1 |
| 2009-10 | Champions League Qualifying | Maccabi Haifa | Away lost 6-0 | Home lost 4-0 | Lost 10-0 |
| 2010-11 | Europa League Qualifying Round 1 | KR Reykavik | Away lost 3-0 | Home draw 2-2 | Lost 5-2 |
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2011-12 |
Europa League Qualifying Round 1 Europa League Qualifying Round 2 |
FK Renova FC Vorskla |
Away lost 2-1 Home lost 2-0 |
Home won 2-1 Away lost 3-0 |
Draw 3-3 (won 3-2 on pens) Lost 5-0 |
