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

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, Northern_Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic_of_Ireland, Romania, Russia (from 1992/93), Saarland, San Marino, 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), Yugoslavia (until 1991/92), FR Yugoslavia (from 1995/96)

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GDR (until 1991/92, see also Germany)

SC Motor Jena (now named FC Carl Zeiss Jena)
  -Swansea Town           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1961/62         2:2,5:1
1
1 1st leg played in Linz

BFC Dynamo (now named FC Berlin)
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1971/72         1:1,1:1 aet, p.5:4

1.FC Magdeburg
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1979/80         2:3,4:2 aet
  -Swansea City           Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1983/84             1:1,1:0

FC Carl Zeiss Jena
  -Newport County         Cup Winners Cup         Quarterfinal 1980/81              2:2,1:0

1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig (now named VfB Leipzig)
  -Swansea City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1981/82         1:0,2:1

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Italy

SSC Napoli
  -Bangor City            Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1962/63         0:2,3:1,2:1
1
1 playoff played in London

AS Roma
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1984/85                 2:0,1:0

Atalanta Bergamo
  -Merthyr Tydfil         Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1987/88         1:2,2:0

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Malta

Sliema Wanderers
  -Borough United         Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1963/64         0:0,0:2
  -Swansea City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1982/83         0:12,0:5

FC Zurrieq
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1986/87         0:3,0:4

FC La Valetta
  -Barry Town             Champions League        Qualification 1st Round 1999/2000 0:0,3:2

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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)

Slovan Bratislava (now Slovakia)
  -Borough United         Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1963/64                 2:1,3:0

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Denmark

Esbjerg BK
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1964/65         0:0,0:1

Lyngby BK København
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1990/91         0:0,0:1

Århus GF
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1988/89                 2:1,4:0

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Portugal

Sporting Lisboa
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1964/65                 1:2,0:0
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1973/74         0:0,2:1

FC Porto
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1968/69         2:2,2:1
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1984/85         0:1,4:3
1
  -Barry Town             Champions' League       Qualification 2nd Round 2001/02   8:0,1:3
1 FC Wrexham won because of away goals rule

Sporting Braga
  -Swansea City           Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1982/83             0:3,1:0

Boavista Porto
  -Barry Town             UEFA Cup                Qualification 2000/01             2:0,3:0

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Spain

Real Saragossa
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Quarterfinal 1964/65              2:2,1:0
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1986/87                 0:0,2:2 aet
1
1 Real Saragossa won because of away goals rule

Real Madrid
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Quarterfinal 1970/71              0:1,2:0

Athletico Madrid
  -Bangor City            Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1985/86                 2:0,1:0

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Belgium

Standard Liege
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1965/66         2:1,0:0
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1993/94         5:2,3:1

RSC Anderlecht
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         Quarterfinal 1975/76              1:0,1:1

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Bulgaria

Slavia Sofia
  -Swansea Town           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1966/67         1:1,4:0

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Republic of Ireland

Shamrock Rovers
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1967/68         1:1,0:2

Derry City
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1988/89         0:0,0:4

Cork City
  -Cwmbran Town           Champions' Cup          Qualification 1993/94             2:3,2:1
1
1 Cork City won because of away goals rule

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Netherlands

NAC Breda
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1967/68                 1:1,1:4

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

Torpedo Moskva (now Russia)
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Quarterfinal 1967/68              0:1,1:0,0:1
1
1 2nd leg played in Taschkent, playoff played in Augsburg/FRG

Dinamo Tbilisi (now Georgia)
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1976/77         0:1,3:0

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FRG (until 1991/92, see also Germany)

Hamburger SV
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Semifinal 1967/68                 1:1,3:2

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Norway

Mjøndalen Drammen
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1969/70         1:7,1:5

FC Haugar
  -Newport County         Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1980/81                 0:0,0:6

FK Frederiksstad
  -Bangor City            Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1985/86         1:1,0:0
1
1 Bangor City won because of away goals rule

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Turkey

Göztepe Izmir
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1969/70                 3:0,0:1

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Cyprus

POL Larnaca
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1970/71         0:8,0:0

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France

FC Nantes
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1970/71                 1:5,1:2

Paris St.Germain
  -Swansea City           Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1982/83                 1:0,2:0

AS Monaco
  -Swansea City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1991/92         2:1,8:0

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Switzerland

FC Zürich
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1972/73         1:1,1:2

Servette Genf
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1976/77             0:1,2:1
1
1 Cardiff City won because of away goals rule

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

Hajduk Split (now Croatia)
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1972/73                 1:3,2:0
1
1 Hajduk Split won because of away goals rule

NK Rijeka (now Croatia)
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1978/79         3:0,0:2

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Hungary

Ferencvaros Budapest
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1974/75         2:0,4:1

BVSC Budapest
  -Barry Town             UEFA Cup                Preliminary Round 1996/97         3:1,1:3 aet, p.2:4

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Sweden

Djurgården Stockholm
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1975/76         1:2,1:1

Halmstads BK
  -Bangor City            UEFA Cup                Qualification 2000/01             7:0,4:0

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Poland

Stal Rszeszow
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1975/76                 0:2,1:1

GKS Katowice
  -Inter Cardiff          UEFA Cup                Qualification 1994/95             2:0,6:0

Widzew Lodz
  -Bangor City            UEFA Cup                Qualification 1995/96             4:0,1:0

Ruch Chorzow
  -FC Llansantffraid      Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1996/97             1:1,5:0

Wisla Krakow
  -FC Newton              UEFA Cup                Qualification 1998/99             0:0,7:0

Polonia Warszawa
  -FC Llansantffraid      UEFA Cup                Qualification 2001/02             4:0,2:0

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Austria

Austria Wien
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1977/78         1:0,0:0

Admira Wien
  -Cardiff City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1992/93         1:1,2:0

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Northern Ireland

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

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Greece

Panathinaikos Athina
  -Swansea City           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1989/90         3:2,3:3

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England

Manchester United
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1990/91                 3:0,2:0

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Lithuania (from 1992/93, see also USSR)

Shalgiris Vilnius
  -Barry Town             Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1994/95             1:0,6:0

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Iceland

IA Akranes
  -Bangor City            UEFA Cup                Qualification 1994/95             2:1,2:0

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Romania

Petrolul Ploiesti
  -FC Wrexham             Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1995/96             0:0,1:0

National Bukarest
  -Cwmbran Town           Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1997/98             5:2,7:0

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Latvia (from 1992/93, see also USSR)

RAF Jelgava Riga
  -Afan Lido              UEFA Cup                Qualification 1995/96             2:1,0:0

Skonto Riga
  -FC Newton              UEFA Cup                Qualification 1996/97             4:1,3:0

Dinaburg Daugavpils
  -Barry Town             UEFA Cup                Qualification 1996/97             0:0,1:2

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Scotland

FC Aberdeen
  -Barry Town             UEFA Cup                1st Round 1996/97                 3:1,3:3

Celtic Glasgow
  -Inter Cardiff          UEFA Cup                Qualification 1997/98             3:0,5:0
  -Cwmbran Town           UEFA Cup                Qualification 1999/2000           6:0,4:0

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Ukraine (from 1992/93, see also USSR)

Dinamo Kjiv
  -Barry Town             Champions' Cup          Qualification 1997/98             2:0,4:0
  -Barry Town             Champions' Cup          Qualification 1998/99             8:0,2:1

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Finland

Haka Valkeakoski
  -Bangor City            Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1998/99             0:2,0:1

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Slovenia

HIT Nova Gorica
  -Inter Cardiff          UEFA Cup                Qualification 1999/2000           2:0,0:1

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Estonia (from 1992/93, see also USSR)

Levadia Maardu
  -FC Llansantffraid      Champions League        Qualification 1st Round 2000/01   2:2,4:0

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Azerbaijan (1994/95, see also USSR)

FK Shamkir
  -Barry Town             Champions' League       Qualification 1st Round 2001/02   0:2,0:1

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

Slovan Bratislava
  -Cwmbran Town           UEFA Cup                Qualification 2001/02             4:0,1:0

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Last updated: 24-Aug-01

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