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
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
As of 13 December 2023
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 30125133940−1040.00
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 7243171212360+63059.72
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 210122+0050.00
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 2413653721+16054.17
UEFA Intertoto Cup 127322613+13058.33
Total 140753134227136+91053.57

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Tenure Goals
1 Alan Shearer1996–200630
2 Shola Ameobi2000–201415
3 Craig Bellamy2001–200511
4 Wyn Davies1966–197110
5 Pop Robson1962–19719
Faustino Asprilla1996–1998
7 Nolberto Solano1998–2004
2005–2007		7
8 Obafemi Martins2006–20096
9 Kieron Dyer1999–20075
Patrick Kluivert2004–2005
Laurent Robert2001–2005
Jim Scott1967–1969
Gary Speed1998–2004

Source:[3]

References
  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
  • 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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