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Note: Countries and their representing teams are listed in chronicle order of their 1st encounter with teams from Northern Ireland.

Albania, Andorra, Armenia (from 1994/95), Austria, Azerbaijan (from 1994/95), Belarus (from 1993/94), Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina (from 1998/99), Bulgaria, Croatia (from 1993/94), Cyprus, Czechoslovakia (Champions’ Cup and UEFA Cup until 1993/94, Cup Winners Cup until 1992/93), Czech_Republic (Champions’ Cup and UEFA-Cup from 1994/95, Cup Winners Cup from 1993/94), Denmark, England, Estonia (from 1992/93), Faroe Islands, Finland, France, FRG (until 1991/92), GDR (until 1991/92), Georgia (from 1993/94), Germany (from 1992/93), Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia (from 1992/93), Liechtenstein, Lithuania (from 1992/93), Luxembourg, FYR Macedonia (from 1994/95), Malta, Moldova (from 1993/94), Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic_of_Ireland, Romania, Russia (from 1992/93), Saarland, Scotland, Slovakia (Champions’ Cup and UEFA-Cup from 1994/95, Cup Winners Cup from 1993/94), Slovenia (from 1992/93), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine (from 1992/93), USSR (until 1991/92), Wales, Yugoslavia (until 1991/92), FR_Yugoslavia (from 1995/96)

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Denmark

Århus GF
  -FC Glenavon            Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1957/58         0:0,3:0
  -FC Glenavon            Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1988/89         4:1,3:1

Esbjerg BK
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1962/63         2:1,0:0

FC København
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1993/94         0:3,4:0 aet

Odense BK
  -FC Linfield Belfast    UEFA Cup                1st Round 1994/95                 1:1,5:0

Silkeborg IF
  -Crusaders Belfast      UEFA Cup                Qualification 1995/96             2:1,4:0

FC Midtjylland
  -Glentoran Belfast      UEFA Cup                Qualification 2001/02             1:1,4:0

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France

Stade Reims
  -FC Newton Ards         Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1957/58         4:1,6:2 1
1 2nd leg played in Paris

FC Nantes
  -FC Cliftonville        Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1979/80         1:0,7:0
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1980/81         1:0,2:0

Paris St.Germain
  -Glentoran Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1983/84         2:1,2:1

Girondins Bordeaux
  -FC Glenavon            UEFA Cup                1st Round 1990/91                 0:0,2:0

Olympique Marseille
  -Glentoran Belfast      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1992/93         5:0,3:0

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Sweden

IFK Göteborg
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1959/60         1:2,6:1

IFK Norrköping
  -Crusaders Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1968/69         2:2,4:1

Örgryte Göteborg
  -FC Coleraine           UEFA Cup                Qualification 2000/01             2:1,1:0

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GDR (until 1991/92, see also Germany)

ASK Vorwärts Berlin (later named FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder, now named Viktoria Frankfurt(Oder)
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1961/62         3:0 1
1 FC Linfield Belfast withdrew before 2nd leg

1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig (now named VfB Leipzig)
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1967/68                 5:1,0:1
  -FC Coleraine           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1977/78         4:1,2:2
  -FC Coleraine           UEFA Cup                1st Round 1985/86                 1:1,5:0
  -Glentoran Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1986/87         1:1,2:0

FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder (now named Viktoria Frankfurt/Oder)
  -Ballymena United       UEFA Cup                1st Round 1980/81                 1:2,3:0

BSG Stahl Brandenburg
  -FC Coleraine           UEFA Cup                1st Round 1986/87                 1:1,1:0

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England

Leicester City
  -FC Glenavon            Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1961/62         4:1,3:1

Arsenal London
  -Glentoran Belfast      Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1969/70                 3:0,0:1

Manchester City
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1970/71         1:0,1:2 1
1 Manchester City won because of away goals rule

FC Liverpool
  -Crusaders Belfast      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1976/77         2:0,5:0

FC Southampton
  -Carrick Rangers        Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1976/77                 5:2,4:1

Tottenham Hotspurs
  -FC Coleraine           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1982/83         3:0,4:0

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Yugoslavia (until 1991/92, see also Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Slovenia, FR_Yugoslavia)

OFK Beograd (now FR_Yugoslavia)
  -FC Portadown           Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1962/63                 5:1,2:3

Crvena Zvezda Beograd (now FR_Yugoslavia)
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1969/70         8:0,4:2
  -FC Portadown           Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1991/92         4:0,4:0 1
1 1st leg played in Szeged

Partizan Beograd (now FR_Yugoslavia)
  -FC Portadown           UEFA Cup                2nd Round 1974/75                 5:0,1:1

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Spain

Real Saragossa
  -Glentoran Belfast      Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  Preliminary Round 1962/63         2:0,6:2

FC Valencia
  -Crusaders Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1967/68         4:0,4:2

CF Barcelona
  -Distillery Belfast     Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1971/72         3:1,3:0

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Portugal

SL Benfica Lisboa
  -Distillery Belfast     Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1963/64         3:3,5:0
  -Glentoran Belfast      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1967/68         1:1,0:0 1
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1983/84         3:0,3:2
1 SL Benfica Lisboa won because of away goals rule

Vitoria Setubal
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1968/69                 3:0,3:1

FC Porto
  -FC Portadown           Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1990/91         5:0,8:1

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Turkey

Fenerbahçe Istanbul
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1963/64                 4:1,0:2

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Scotland

Partick Thistle
  -Glentoran Belfast      Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  Preliminary Round 1963/64         4:1,3:0

Glasgow Rangers
  -Glentoran Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1966/67         1:1,4:0

FC Kilmarnock
  -FC Coleraine           Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1970/71                 1:1,2:3
  -FC Glenavon            UEFA Cup                Qualification 2001/02             1:0,1:0

Dundee United
  -FC Coleraine           UEFA Cup                1st Round 1987/88                 1:0,3:1
  -Glentoran Belfast      UEFA Cup                1st Round 1989/90                 3:1,2:0

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Greece

Panathinaikos Athina
  -Glentoran Belfast      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1964/65         2:2,3:2
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          1/8 Final 1984/85                 2:1,3:3

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Romania

Steaua Bucuresti
  -Derry City             Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1964/65         3:0,2:0
  -Glentoran Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1990/91         1:1,5:0

Dinamo Bucuresti
  -Crusaders Belfast      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1973/74         1:0,11:0

Chimia Rimnicu Vilcea
  -Glentoran Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1973/74         2:2,0:2

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Norway

Lyn Oslo
  -Derry City             Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1965/66         5:3,1:5

Vålerenga Oslo
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          1/8 Final 1966/67                 1:4,1:1

SK Brann Bergen
  -Glentoran Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1973/74                 1:1,1:3

Lillestrøm SK
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1978/79         0:0,1:0
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1987/88         1:1,4:1
  -Glentoran Belfast      UEFA Cup                Qualification 2000/01             3:0,1:0

Rosenborg Trondheim
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1986/87         1:0,1:1

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Belgium

FC Anvers
  -Glentoran Belfast      Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1965/66                 1:0,3:3
  -FC Glenavon            Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1992/93         1:1,1:1 aet, p.3:1

RSC Anderlecht
  -Derry City             Champions' Cup          1/8 Final 1965/66                 9:0 1
  -Glentoran Belfast      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1968/69         3:0,2:2
  -FC Coleraine           Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  2nd Round 1969/70                 6:1,7:3
  -Ballymena United       Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1989/90         6:0,4:0
1 Derry City withdrew before 2nd leg

Standard Liege
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1971/72         2:0,3:2
  -FC Newton Ards         UEFA Cup                2nd Round 1973/74                 2:3,6:1
  -FC Glenavon            UEFA Cup                1st Round 1979/80                 1:0,1:0
  -Glentoran Belfast      UEFA Cup                1st Round 1984/85                 1:1,2:0
  -FC Portadown           UEFA Cup                1st Round 1992/93                 5:0,0:0

SK Beveren-Waas
  -Ballymena United       Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1978/79         3:0,3:0
  -FC Linfield Belfast    UEFA Cup                1st Round 1981/82                 3:0,5:0

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USSR (until 1991/92, see also Armenia, Azerbaidshan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine)

Dinamo Kjiv (now Ukraine)
  -FC Coleraine           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1965/66         6:1,4:0

Dnjepr Dnjepropetrowsk (now Ukraine)
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1989/90         2:1,1:0

Spartak Moskva (now Russia)
  -Glentoran Belfast      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1988/89         2:0,1:1

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Luxembourg

Aris Bonnevoie
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1966/67         3:3,1:6
  -Carrick Rangers        Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1976/77         1:3,2:1

Jeunesse d'Esch
  -FC Coleraine           Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1969/70                 3:2,0:4

Progres Niedercorn
  -Glentoran Belfast      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1981/82         1:1,0:4

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Bulgaria

CSKA Sofia
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Quarterfinal 1966/67              2:2,1:0
  -Glentoran Belfast      Champions' Cup          1/8 Final 1981/82                 2:0,1:2 aet
  -FC Portadown           UEFA Cup                Qualification 1999/2000           3:0,5:0

Litex Lovetsch
  -Glentoran Belfast      Champions League        Qualification 1st Round 1999/2000 3:0,2:0

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Italy

AS Roma
  -FC Newton Ards         Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1969/70         0:0,3:1
  -Ballymena United       Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1981/82         2:0,4:0

Juventus Torino
  -Glentoran Belfast      Champions' Cup          1/8 Final 1977/78                 1:0,5:0

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Republic of Ireland

FC Waterford
  -Glentoran Belfast      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1970/71         3:1,1:0

FC Dundalk
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Qualification 1979/80             1:1,2:0 1
1 2nd leg played in Haarlem/Netherlands

Shamrock Rovers
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1984/85         0:0,1:1 1
1 FC Linfield Belfast won because of away goals rule

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FRG (until 1991/92, see also Germany)

Eintracht Braunschweig
  -Glentoran Belfast      UEFA Cup                1st Round 1971/72                 1:0,6:1

Borussia Mönchengladbach
  -Glentoran Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Quarterfinal 1973/74              2:0,5:0

Eintracht Frankfurt/Main
  -FC Coleraine           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1975/76         5:1,6:2

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Netherlands

Sparta Rotterdam
  -FC Coleraine           Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  2nd Round 1970/71                 2:0,2:1
  -FC Coleraine           UEFA Cup                1st Round 1983/84                 4:0,1:1

Feyenoord Rotterdam
  -FC Coleraine           Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1974/75         7:0,4:1

PSV Eindhoven
  -FC Newton Ards         Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1974/75         10:0,4:1
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1975/76         2:1,8:0
  -FC Glenavon            UEFA Cup                1st Round 1977/78                 6:2,5:0

Ajax Amsterdam
  -Glentoran Belfast      UEFA Cup                1st Round 1975/76                 6:1,8:0

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Iceland

Valur Reykjavik
  -FC Portadown           UEFA Cup                1st Round 1974/75                 0:0,1:2
  -Glentoran Belfast      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1977/78         1:0,0:2

IB Vestmannæyar
  -Glentoran Belfast      UEFA Cup                1st Round 1978/79                 0:0,1:1 1
1 IB Vestmannæyar won because of away goals rule

Fram Reykjavik
  -Glentoran Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1985/86         3:1,0:1

FH Hafnafjørður
  -FC Linfield Belfast    UEFA Cup                Qualification 1994/95             1:0,1:3
  -FC Glenavon            UEFA Cup                Qualification 1995/96             0:0,0:1

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Switzerland

FC Basel
  -Glentoran Belfast      UEFA Cup                1st Round 1976/77                 2:3,3:0

Servette Geneve
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1985/86         2:2,2:1
  -Crusaders Belfast      UEFA Cup                1st Round 1993/94                 0:0,4:0

Grasshoppers Zürich
  -FC Coleraine           UEFA Cup                Qualification 1997/98             3:0,7:1

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Wales

Newport County
  -Crusaders Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1980/81         4:0,0:0

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Albania

17.Nentori Tirana
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1982/83         1:0,1:2 1
1 17. Nentori Tirana won because of away goals rule

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Czechoslovakia (Champions’ Cup and UEFA Cup until 1993/94, Cup Winners Cup until 1992/93, see also Czech_Republic and Slovakia)

Banik Ostrava (now Czech_Republic)
  -Glentoran Belfast      UEFA Cup                1st Round 1982/83                 3:1,1:0

Sigma Olomouc (now Czech_Republic)
  -FC Bangor              UEFA Cup                1st Round 1991/92                 3:0,3:0

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Malta

Hamrun Spartans
  -Ballymena United       Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1984/85         1:0,2:1

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Finland

Rovaniemi PS
  -Glentoran Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1987/88         0:0,1:1 1
1 Rovaniemi PS won because of away goals rule

Palloseura Kuopio
  -FC Linfield Belfast    UEFA Cup                1st Round 1988/89                 0:0,1:1 1
1 played in Wrexham, Palloseura Kuopio won because of away goals rule

Ilves Tampere
  -FC Glenavon            Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1991/92         2:3,2:1 1
1 Ilves Tampere won because of away goals rule

Haka Valkeakoski
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions League        Qualification 1st Round 2000/01   1:0,1:2 1
1 Haka Valkeakoski won because of away goals rule

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Georgia (from 1993/94, see also USSR)

Dinamo Tbilisi
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' Cup          Qualification 1993/94             2:1,1:1 1
  -Crusaders Belfast      Champions' Cup          Qualification 1997/98             3:1,5:1
1 Dinamo Tbilisi later disqualified because of alleged bribery of referee

Lokomotive Tbilisi
  -FC Linfield Belfast    UEFA Cup                Qualification 1999/2000           1:0,1:1

Torpedo Kutaissi
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Champions' League       Qualification 1st Round 2001/02   0:0,1:0

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Cyprus

Apoel Nicosia
  -FC Bangor              Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1993/94             1:1,2:1

Omonia Nicosia
  -FC Linfield Belfast    UEFA Cup                Qualification 1998/99             5:1,3:5

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Slovakia (Champions’ Cup and UEFA Cup from 1994/95, Cup Winners Cup from 1993/94, see also Czechoslovakia)

Tatran Presov
  -FC Bangor              Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1994/95             1:0,4:0

Slovan Bratislava
  -FC Portadown           UEFA Cup                Qualification 1994/95             2:0,3:0

FC Kosice
  -FC Cliftonville        Champions' Cup          Qualification 1998/99             5:1,8:0

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Ukraine (from 1992/93, see also USSR)

Schachtjor Donezk
  -FC Linfield Belfast    Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1995/96             4:1,1:0

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Germany (from 1992/93, see also FRG and GDR)

Werder Bremen
  -FC Glenavon            UEFA Cup                1st Round 1995/96                 2:0,5:0

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Czech Republic (Champions’ Cup and UEFA Cup from 1994/95, Cup Winners Cup from 1993/94, see also Czechoslovakia)

Sparta Prag
  -Glentoran Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1996/97             2:1,8:0

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Lithuania (from 1992/93, see also USSR)

Shalgiris Vilnius
  -Crusaders Belfast      UEFA Cup                Qualification 1996/97             2:0,1:2

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FR Yugoslavia (from 1995/96, see also Yugoslavia)

Vojvodina Novi Sad
  -FC Portadown           UEFA Cup                Qualification 1996/97             1:0,4:1

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Poland

Legia Warszawa
  -FC Glenavon            Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1997/98             1:1,4:0

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Israel

Hapoel Haifa
  -Glentoran Belfast      Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1998/99             0:1,1:2

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Prepared and maintained by Karsten Dähn for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Karsten Dähn (daehn@rz.uni-leipzig.de)

Last updated: 24-Aug-01

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