UEFA CompetitionsValletta FC`s baptism in European football was in season 1963/64, against Czechoslovakia giants Dukla Praha in the Champions League. To date (season 2001/2002), Valletta FC participated 25 times in European competitions; 11 editions of the Champions Cup and 7 editions each of the Cup Winners` and UEFA Cups. Throught the years, Valletta FC were polled against several high-profile European clubs- Juventus FC and Internazionale (Italy), Leeds UTD (England), Glasgow Rangers (Scotland), Porto (Portugal) and Dinamo Moscow (USSR) to mention just a few. The results obtained by Valletta in European competitions, were however not always so positive. Disastrous results such as 8-0 defeats against Grasshoppers os Switzerland and Honved of Hungary as well as a 10-0 trashing against Glasgow Rangers were amongst the worse defeats experienced. However amidst all this, Valletta also achieved positive results such as minimal 1-0 defeats to Porto and Internazionale as well as victories against HJK Helsinki and Barry Town. Without any doubt Valletta's qualification to the first round proper of the Champions cup in season 1999/2000 was the most successful participation ever, eliminating Barry Town of Wales 3-2 on aggregate. In season 2000/2001, Valletta just missed qualification in extra-time losing 8-6 on aggregate to Rijeka in the qualifiying round of the UEFA cup. In season, 2001/2002,
Valletta FC participated in European competitions for the 13th cosecutive
year. Infact no other local club has ever managed to participate for
such a long period cosecutively. |
Champions Cup
|
Season
|
Country
|
Team
|
Home
|
Away
|
Agg.
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| 1963-64 | Czechoslovakia | vs Dukla Praha |
0-2
|
0-6
|
0-8
|
| 1974-75 | Finland | vs HJK Helsinki |
1-0
|
1-4
|
2-4
|
| 1978-79 | Switzerland | vs Grasshoppers |
3-5
|
0-8
|
3-13
|
| 1980-81 | Hungary | vs Honved |
0-3
|
0-8
|
0-11
|
| 1984-85 | Austria | vs FK Austria Memphis |
0-4
|
0-4
|
0-8
|
| 1990-91 | Scotland | vs Glasgow Rangers |
0-4
|
0-6
|
0-10
|
| 1992-93 | Israel | vs Maccabi Tel Aviv |
1-2
|
0-1
|
1-3
|
| 1997-98 | Latvia | vs Skonto Riga |
1-0
|
0-2
|
1-2
|
| 1998-99 | Cyprus | vs Anorthosis Famagusta |
0-2
|
0-6
|
0-8
|
| 1999-2000 | Wales | vs Barry Town |
3-2
|
0-0
|
3-2
|
| Austria | vs Rapid Vienna |
0-3
|
0-2
|
0-5
|
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| 2001-2002 | Finland | vs FC Haka |
0-0
|
0-5
|
0-5
|
| 2008-2009 | Slovakia | vs FC Artmedia Petrzalka | 0-2 |
0-1 |
0-3 |
Cup Winners Cup
|
Season
|
Country
|
Team
|
Home
|
Away
|
Agg.
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| 1964-65 | Spain | vs Real Zaragoza |
0-3
|
1-5
|
1-8
|
| 1975-76 | Hungary | vs Haladas Szombathely |
1-1
|
0-7
|
1-8
|
| 1977-78 | USSR | vs Dinamo Moscow |
0-2
|
0-5
|
0-7
|
| 1983-84 | Scotland | vs Glasgow Rangers |
0-10
|
0-8
|
0-18
|
| 1991-92 | Portugal | vs Porto |
0-3
|
0-1
|
0-4
|
| 1995-96 | Slovakkia | vs Inter Bratislavia |
2-5
|
0-0
|
2-5
|
| 1996-97 | Romania | vs Gloria Bistrita |
1-2
|
1-2
|
2-4
|
Uefa Cup
|
Season
|
Country
|
Team
|
Home
|
Away
|
Agg.
|
| 1972-73 | Italy | vs FC Internazionale |
0-1
|
1-6
|
1-7
|
| 1979-80 | England | vs Leeds United |
0-4
|
0-3
|
0-7
|
| 1987-88 | Italy | vs Juventus |
0-4
|
0-3
|
0-7
|
| 1989-90 | Austria | vs F.N. First Vienna |
1-4
|
0-3
|
1-7
|
| 1993-94 | Turkey | vs Trabzonspor |
1-3
|
1-3
|
2-6
|
| 1994-95 | Romania | vs Rapid Bucharest |
2-6
|
1-1
|
3-7
|
| 2000-2001 | Croatia | vs HNK Rijeka |
4-5
|
2-3
|
6-8
|
| 2003-2004 | Switzerland | vs Neuchatel Xamax |
0-2
|
0-2
|
0-4
|
Intertoto Cup
|
Season
|
Country
|
Team
|
Home
|
Away
|
Agg.
|
| 2002-2003 | Albania | vs K.S. Teuta |
1-2
|
0-0
|
1-2
|
| 2004-2005 | Montenegro | vs FK Buducnost |
0-5
|
2-2
|
2-7
|
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