Glentoran in Europe
Glentoran in Europe
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 L 2-0 |
Away L 6-2 |
Lost 8-2 |
1963-64 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | Partick Thistle | Home L 4-1 |
Away L 3-0 |
Lost 7-1 |
1964-65 | European Cup | Panathanaikos | Home D 2-2 |
Away L 3-2 |
Lost 5-4 |
1965-66 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | Royal Antwerp | Away L 1-0 |
Home D 3-3 |
Lost 4-3 |
1966-67 | Cup Winners Cup | Glasgow Rangers | Home D 1-1 |
Away L 4-0 |
Lost 5-1 |
1967-68 | European Cup | Benfica | Home D 1-1 |
Away D 0-0 |
Drew 1-1 (Lost on away goals rule) |
1968-69 | European Cup | Anderlecht | Away L 3-0 |
Home D 2-2 |
Lost 5-2 |
1969-70 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | Arsenal | Away L 3-0 |
Home W 1-0 |
Lost 3-1 |
1970-71 | European Cup | Waterford | Home L 3-1 |
Away L 1-0 |
Lost 4-2 |
1971-72 | UEFA Cup | Eintract Braunschweig | Home L 1-0 |
Away L 6-1 |
Lost 7-2 |
1973-74 | Cup Winners Cup |
Chimia Ramnicu Vilcea
|
Away
D 2-2 |
Home
W2-0 |
Won 4-2
|
SK Brann | Away D 1-1 |
Home W 3-1 |
Won 4-2 | ||
Borussia Moenchegladbach | Home L 2-0 |
Away L 5-0 |
Lost 7-0 | ||
1975-76 | UEFA CUP | Ajax | Home L 6-1 |
Away L 8-0 |
Lost 14-1 |
1976-77 | UEFA CUP | F.C. Basle | Home W 3-2 |
Away L 3-0 |
Lost 5-3 |
1977-78 | European Cup |
Valur
|
Away
L 1-0 |
Home
W2-0 |
Won 2-1
|
Juventus | Home L 1-0 |
Away L 5-0 |
Lost 6-0 | ||
1978-79 | UEFA Cup | I.B.V. | Away D 0-0 |
Home D 1-1 |
Drew 1-1 (Lost on away goals rule) |
1981-82 | European Cup |
Progres Neidercorn
|
Away |
Home |
Won 5-1 |
CSKA Sofia | Away L 2-0 |
Home W 2-1 |
Lost 3-2 | ||
1982-83 | UEFA Cup | Banik Ostrava | Home L 3-1 |
Away L 1-0 |
Lost 4-1 |
1983-84 | Cup Winners Cup | Paris St. Germain | Home L 2-1 |
Away L 2-1 |
Lost 4-2 |
1984-85 | UEFA Cup | Standard Liege | Home D 1-1 |
Away L 2-0 |
Lost 3-1 |
1985-86 | Cup Winners Cup | Fram | Away L 3-1 |
Home W 1-0 |
Lost 3-2 |
1986-87 | Cup Winners Cup | Lokomotiv Leipzig | Home D 1-1 |
Away L 2-0 |
Lost 3-1 |
1987-88 | Cup Winners Cup | Rovanemi SP | Away D 0-0 |
Home D 1-1 |
Drew 1-1 (Lost on away goals rule) |
1988-89 | European Cup | Spartak Moscow | Away L 2-0 |
Home D 1-1 |
Lost 3-1 |
1989-90 | UEFA Cup | Dundee United | Home L 3-1 |
Away L 2-0 |
Lost 5-1 |
1990-91 | Cup Winners Cup | Steaua Bucharest | Home D 1-1 |
Away L 5-0 |
Lost 6-1 |
1992-93 | Champions League Qualifying | Marseille | Home L 5-0 |
Away L 3-0 |
Lost 8-0 |
1996-97 | Cup Winners Cup | Sparta Prague | Home L 2-1 |
Away L 8-0 |
Lost 10-1 |
1998-99 | Cup Winners Cup | Maccabi Haifa | Home L 1-0 |
Away L 2-1 |
Lost 3-1 |
1999-2000 | Champions League Qualifying | Litex Lovech | Away L 3-0 |
Home L 2-0 |
Lost 5-0 |
2000-01 | UEFA Cup | Lillestrom | Home L 3-0 |
Away L 1-0 |
Lost 4-0 |
2001-02 | UEFA Cup | Midtjylland | Away D 1-1 |
Home L 4-0 |
Lost 5-1 |
2002-03 | UEFA Cup | Wilsa Krakow | Home L 2-0 |
Away L 4-0 |
Lost 6-0 |
2003-04 | Champions League Qualifying | HJK Helsinki | Home D 0-0 |
Away L 1-0 |
Lost 1-0 |
2004-05 | UEFA Cup |
AC Allianssi |
Home |
Away |
Won 4-3 |
IF Elfsborg | Home L 1-0 |
Away L 2-1 |
Lost 3-1 | ||
2005-06 | Champions League Qualifying | Shelbourne | Home L 2-1 |
Away L 4-1 |
Lost 6-2 |
2006-07 | UEFA Cup | SK Brann | Home L 1-0 |
Away L 1-0 |
Lost 2-0 |
2007-08 | UEFA CUP | AIK Solna | Home L 5-0 |
Away L 4-0 |
Lost 9-0 |
2008-09 | UEFA CUP | SK Liepajas Metallurgs | Home D 1-1 |
Away L 2-0 |
Lost 3-1 |
2009-10 | Champions League Qualifying | Maccabi Haifa | Away L 6-0 |
Home L 4-0 |
Lost 10-0 |
2010-11 | Europa League Qualifying R 1 | KR Reykavik | Away L 3-0 |
Home D 2-2 |
Lost 5-2 |
2011-12 |
Europa League Qualifying R 1 |
FK Renova |
Away |
Home |
Drew 3-3 |
Europa League Qualifying R 2 | FC Vorskla | Home L 2-0 |
Away L 3-0 |
Lost 5-0 | |
2013-14 |
Europa League Qualifying Rnd 1 |
KR Reykjavik |
Away D 0-0 |
L 0-3 |
Lost 3-0 |
2015-16 |
Europa League Qualifying Rnd 1 |
MŠK Žilina |
L 1-4 |
L 3-0 |
Lost 7-1
|
2020-21 | Europa League Qualifying Rnd 1 | HB Torshavn |
One leg (C-19) |
Won 1-0 | |
Europa League Qualifying Rnd 2 | Motherwell | One leg (C-19) | Lost 5-1 | ||
2021-22 | Europa Conference League Q1 | The New Saints | Home | D 1-1 | |
Away | L 2-0 | Lost 3-1 | |||
2023-24 | Europa Conference League Q1 | FC Gzira United | Away | D 2-2 | |
Home | D 1-1 | Lost 14-13 on pens |