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Italian football clubs in international competitions
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Italian football clubs have entered European association football competitions (UEFA Champions League/European Cup, UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Conference League and the now defunct UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup) since the 1955–56 season, when Milan took part in European Cup competition. Nowadays, Italian football is the second force in Europe according to UEFA ranking, following the English league.[1] Italian clubs have also entered worldwide inter-club competitions several times since the 1963 Intercontinental Cup.
The golden age of Italian football since the establishing of UEFA is regarded to have occurred in the 1980s and in the 1990s, when several Italian clubs won UEFA competitions, contributing to Serie A obtaining the highest confederation coefficient score for about fifteen years. Since the beginning of 21st century, the force of Italian football at international stage has decreased, mainly after the Calciopoli scandal.[2]
So far, Italian clubs have won the Champions League/European Cup twelve times (Milan, Internazionale and Juventus), the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup seven times (Milan, Fiorentina, Juventus, Lazio, Parma and Sampdoria), the Europa League/UEFA Cup ten times (Internazionale, Juventus, Parma, Napoli and Atalanta), the Conference League once (Roma), the UEFA Super Cup nine times (Milan, Juventus, Lazio and Parma), the Intercontinental Cup seven times (Internazionale, Milan and Juventus), the FIFA Club World Cup twice (Internazionale and Milan), the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup once (Roma), and the UEFA Intertoto Cup four times (Bologna, Juventus, Perugia and Udinese).[3][4][5]
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European and worldwide competitions winners from Italy
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UEFA competitions winners from Italy
Cups and finals
European competitions
UEFA Champions League/European Cup
UEFA Cup Winner’s Cup/European Cup Winner’s Cup
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup
UEFA Conference League
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
UEFA Super Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Intertoto Cup (before UEFA)
Other tournaments
Mitropa Cup
Latin Cup
Worldwide competitions
Intercontinental Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
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Full European record
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Note: Clubs in bold won the respective season's competition.
UEFA Champions League/European Cup
The competition was named European Cup until 1991–92, after which it switched its name to UEFA Champions League.
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup
The competition was named UEFA Cup until 2008–09, after which it switched its name to UEFA Europa League.
UEFA Conference League
The competition was named UEFA Europa Conference League until 2023–24, after which it switched its name to UEFA Conference League.
European/UEFA Super Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1955–1971) is recognised as the predecessor to the UEFA Cup, it was not organised by UEFA. Consequently, UEFA does not consider clubs' records in the Fairs Cup to be part of their European record.[11][12]
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Although the tournament was founded in 1961–62, it was only taken over by UEFA in 1995.
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Qualification to European competitions
Seven teams from Italy qualify for European competitions.
The Serie A winners and clubs finishing 2nd, 3rd and 4th qualify to the UEFA Champions League group stage, while two other teams (one being the Coppa Italia winners) qualify to the UEFA Europa League. The club finishing 6th qualifies for the play-off round of the UEFA Conference League. If the Coppa Italia winner already qualified for the UEFA Champions League or Europa League, then the club finishing 6th qualifies for the Europa League group stage and the 7th qualifies for the play-off round of the Conference League. During season 2024-2025, Italy qualified 5 teams to the Champions League, those who finished 1st to 5th in the previous Serie A, based on the new extra-spot rule.[14]
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UEFA coefficient records
Participation of Italian clubs in European competitions
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The following table shows the number of seasons in which Italian clubs took part in the three European seasonal cups (including the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup).
- UCL = UEFA Champions League (European Cup)
- CWC = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- UEL = UEFA Europa League (UEFA Cup)
- UECL = UEFA Conference League
It takes into account competitions in which Italian clubs have taken part in the season kick-off, namely in the month of September when, usually, UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League group stages start. It does not take into account qualifying rounds held during the summer. Azure denotes clubs that experienced a Champions League group phase, pink a Europa League group phase, and green a Conference League group phase.
When two or more clubs have the same number of participations, they are sorted by the number of seasons in the most important competition.
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Consecutive seasons in European competitions
Teams in bold: active streak. Only the best result of each teams is shown
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Head-to-head against other European clubs
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Positive balance (more wins than losses)
Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
Negative balance (more losses than wins)
As of matches played 8 May 2025
By club
Sources:[20]
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Positive balance (more wins than losses)
Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
Negative balance (more losses than wins)
As of matches played 8 May 2025
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Footnotes
- With the score 1–0 to Marseille after 87 mins, the floodlights failed. Milan refused to play on when lighting was restored and Marseille were awarded the match 3–0.[7]
- UEFA invalidated this game and awarded a 3–0 victory to Schalke 04 as Fiorentina fielded an ineligible player, Gianfranco Casarsa.[9]
- Abandoned at half-time after official was injured by firework while Fiorentina led 2–1. The match was awarded 0–3 to Grasshoppers.[10]
- The game was abandoned in the 114th minute of extra time due to some objects being thrown on the pitch, some even hitting the referee. UEFA banned Perugia and awarded a 3–0 win to Trabzonspor.[13]
- After consultations with UEFA, Palermo, which had originally qualified to the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup, were withdrawn by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) on 6 June 2006. Due to the ongoing match-fixing scandal in Italy, the FIGC could not officially confirm the 2005–06 Serie A standings in time for Palermo to compete in the Intertoto Cup and therefore French club Auxerre replaced Palermo, according to UEFA regulations governing the Intertoto Cup. According to the final standings, Palermo qualified for the UEFA Cup.
- The 2009–10, 2013–14, and 2022–23 UEFA Europa League knockout phases after the 2009–10, 2013–14, and 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage eliminations are not included.
- The 2000–01 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds elimination with consequent 2000–01 UEFA Cup qualification is not included.
- The 2003–04, 2018–19, and 2019–20 UEFA Europa League knockout phases after the 2003–04, 2018–19, 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage eliminations are not included.
- In the first two editions of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Internazionale played four matches over two seasons. In the first edition (1955–1958), Inter played two matches in the 1955–56 season and the same number in the 1956–57 season. In the second edition (1958–1960), Internazionale played three matches in the 1958–59 season and one in the 1959–60 season. In consideration of this statistical detail, the actual count of seasons in which Internazionale played at least one match in European cups rises to 60.
- The 2023–24 UEFA Europa League knockout phase after the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage elimination is not included.
- The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League play-off round elimination with consequent 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualification is not included.
- The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase after the UEFA Champions League group stage elimination is not included. Moreover, the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round elimination is not included.
- The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League play-off round elimination with consequent 2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualification is not included.
- The 2013–14, 2017–18, and 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phases after the 2013–14, 2017–18, and 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage eliminations are not included.
- The 2008–09 UEFA Cup knockout stage after the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage elimination is not included.
- The 2015–16 UEFA Champions League play-off round elimination with consequent 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualification is not included.
- The 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase after the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage elimination is not included.
- The 2019–20 UEFA Europa League play-off round elimination is not included.
- The 1999–2000 and 2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds eliminations with consequent 1999–2000 and 2001–02 UEFA Cup qualifications are not included.
- The 2010–11 UEFA Champions League play-off round elimination with consequent 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualification is not included.
- The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round elimination is not included.
- The 2018–19 UEFA Europa League play-off round elimination is not included. Moreover, the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase after the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage elimination is not included.
- The 2011–12 and 2012–13 UEFA Champions League play-off round eliminations with consequent 2011–12 and 2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifications are not included.
- The 2005–06 UEFA Cup knockout stage after the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage elimination is not included. Moreover, the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round elimination is not included.
- The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round elimination is not included.
- The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round elimination with consequent 2006–07 UEFA Cup qualification is not included.
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