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Rangers FC in European football
Barcelona scoring against Rangers in a Champions League match
ClubRangers
First entry1956–57 European Cup
Latest entry2019–20 UEFA Europa League
Titles
Champions League0 (Best: Semi-final)
Europa League0 (Best: Final)
Cup Winners' Cup1 (1972)
Super Cup0 (Best: Final (unofficial))

Rangers played their first official match in competitive European football on 2 October 1956.

To date, the club has featured in over 300 matches and played in three UEFA sanctioned tournaments as well as an additional two other European competitions, namely the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the European Super Cup.

Overview

The club's first ever match against European opponents, however, was a friendly match against Austrian side First Vienna in the 1903–04 season during a tour of Austria and Czechoslovakia which resulted in six victories from six matches. They won the match 7–2.[1] The club's first competitive match was a European Cup second-round match against Nice. The match ended in a 2–1 home victory for Rangers thanks to goals from Max Murray (Rangers' first European goal scorer) and Billy Simpson.

In season 1960–61, Rangers took part in the inaugural European Cup Winners' Cup. In this season, they became the second British club to reach a European final (emulating Birmingham City, who had reached the final of the Inter-cities Fairs Cup the previous year), eventually losing 4–1 on aggregate to Fiorentina.[2] Rangers were also runners-up to Bayern Munich in 1966–67. However, they did go on to win the trophy in 1972 after defeating Dynamo Moscow.

The 1982–83 season saw Rangers play in the UEFA Cup for the first time. They defeated Borussia Dortmund in the first round but were eliminated in the following round by 1. FC Köln.

Rangers became the first Scottish club to appear in the UEFA Champions League, when in 1992 they defeated Danish side Lyngby in the first round. Rangers faced Leeds United in the second round in a tie dubbed the "Battle of Britain" due to the clubs being the respective champions of Scotland and England. In this, the inaugural season of the Champions League, the tournament was open only to national champions, with knock-out rounds leading to a group stage of eight teams in two groups of four, and only the winners of each group progressing to a one-off final match. Although unbeaten, Rangers finished second in Group A, one point behind French champions Marseille, who defeated Milan in the final. The French club were later involved in a match-fixing scandal and were stripped of their national title. It is not clear whether the group stage of the 1992–93 Champions League should be considered as a semi-final, given that the winners of each group went into the final, or as a quarter-final, given that it was contested by the last eight teams in the competition. However, Rangers' second-placed finish in their group made them one of the top four teams in that season's tournament – their highest ever finish in the Champions League and equalling their 1959–60 run to the semi-finals in its predecessor format of the competition, the European Cup.

In 1999–2000 under Dick Advocaat, the club had assembled a talented, cosmopolitan squad containing several Dutchmen and other internationals, at huge expense.[3][4] They eliminated UEFA Cup holders Parma in the Champions League qualifying round,[5][4] only to be drawn in a group containing two more of Europe's strongest teams: Bayern Munich were the 1999 runners-up, while Valencia were destined to be the 2000 runners-up, and those two clubs met in the 2001 final. Despite that quality of opposition, Rangers came close to eliminating Bayern,[6][7] and after falling into the UEFA Cup, lost to Borussia Dortmund only via a last-minute goal and a penalty shootout.[8] In the following campaign, they seemed poised to progress after beating Sturm Graz and Monaco in the first two rounds of group fixtures,[9] only to collect just two more points and again finish third,[10] with German opposition (Kaiserslautern) again swiftly ending UEFA Cup hopes.[11]

In 2001–02, Rangers quickly dropped into the secondary competition and survived a late missed penalty to overcome Paris Saint-Germain[12] (whose team included future Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldinho and Mikel Arteta who would soon move to Glasgow); they were knocked out by the eventual winners Feyenoord, inspired by former Celtic striker Pierre van Hooijdonk.[13] By that time Alex McLeish had taken over from Advocaat, heralding an era of less lavish spending as the failures to succeed in Europe despite the heavy investment translated as worrying figures on Rangers' financial reports; this debt would later have dire consequences for the club, although in the short and medium term more domestic honours were won.[14]

Rangers became the first Scottish club to qualify from both the Champions League group stage in 2005–06[15] and the UEFA Cup group stage in 2006–07.[16]

Over a quarter of a century after their first appearance in the competition, Rangers reached the 2008 UEFA Cup Final. They played Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg at the City of Manchester Stadium, but lost 2–0 after an exhausting season of football: aiming for four trophies, Rangers ultimately ended up with only two – the League Cup and Scottish Cup. The Manchester final saw a huge number of Rangers supporters make the short journey from Scotland, but the event was marred by serious disorder at one of the city's main 'fan zones' after the screen showing the match failed to function.

The 2011–12 season was Rangers' 51st European campaign. However, due to entering administration in 2012 and the subsequent liquidation of the club's holding company, the new entity that was set up in its place, The Rangers International Football Club Plc, was restricted from European competition by UEFA for three seasons as rules stated they needed to present three years worth of accounts; Rangers were therefore not eligible for participation again until 2015–16.[17]

Rangers next qualified for Europe having finished third in the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership, however their participation in the Europa League proved to be brief and disappointing, as semi-professionals Progrès Niederkorn of Luxembourg overturned a 1–0 deficit to win 2–0 at home and advance in the Second qualifying round.[18] The next campaign in the same competition was more successful: Rangers successfully overcame four early rounds to reach the Group Stage, where the ability of all the teams was demonstrated to be around the same level; Rangers gave a decent account of themselves but ultimately finished third and failed to progress.[19]

Matches

List of Rangers games in European competitions
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Other Agg. [a] Notes Ref
1956–57 European Cup R2 France Nice 2–1 1–2 1–3 4–6 Playoff
1957–58 European Cup R1 France Saint-Étienne 3–1 1–2 4–3
R2 Italy Milan 1–4 0–2 1–6
1959–60 European Cup PR Belgium Anderlecht 5–2 2–0 7–2
R1 Czechoslovakia Red Star Bratislava 4–3 1–1 5–4
QF Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 3–2 3–2 6–5 Playoff
SF West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 3–6 1–6 4–12
1960–61 Cup Winners' Cup R1 Hungary Ferencváros 4–2 1–2 5–4
QF West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 8–0 3–0 11–0
SF England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 1–1 3–1
Final Italy Fiorentina 0–2 1–2 1–4 [2]
1961–62 European Cup PR France Monaco 3–2 3–2 6–4
1R East Germany ASK Vorwärts Berlin 4–1 2–1 6–2
QF Belgium Standard Liège 2–0 1–4 3–4
1962–63 Cup Winners' Cup PR Spain Sevilla 4–0 0–2 4–2
1R England Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 2–5 4–8 [20]
1963–64 European Cup PR Spain Real Madrid 0–1 0–6 0–7
1964–65 European Cup 1R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 3–1 2–4 3–1 8–6 Playoff
2R Austria Rapid Wien 1–0 2–0 3–0
QF Italy Internazionale 1–0 1–3 2–3
1966–67 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Northern Ireland Glentoran 4–0 1–1 5–1
2R West Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–1 0–0 2–1
QF Spain Real Zaragoza 2–0 0–2 2–2 Coin toss
SF Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 1–0 1–0 2–0
Final West Germany Bayern Munich 0–1 Extra time
1967–68 Fairs Cup 1R East Germany Dynamo Dresden 2–1 1–1 3–2
2R West Germany 1. FC Köln 3–0 1–3 4–3
3R Bye
QF England Leeds United 0–0 0–2 0–2
1968–69 Fairs Cup 1R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 2–0 0–1 2–1
2R Republic of Ireland Dundalk 6–1 3–0 9–1
3R Netherlands DWS Amsterdam 2–1 2–0 4–1
QF Spain Athletic Bilbao 4–1 0–2 4–3
SF England Newcastle United 0–0 0–2 0–2
1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Romania Steaua București 0–0 2–0 2–0
2R Poland Górnik Zabrze 1–3 1–3 2–6
1970–71 Fairs Cup 1R Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 0–1 1–2
1971–72 Cup Winners' Cup 1R France Rennes 1–0 1–1 2–1 [21]
2R Portugal Sporting Lisbon 3–2 3–4 6–6 Away goals [21]
QF Italy Torino 1–0 1–1 2–1 [21]
SF West Germany Bayern Munich 2–0 1–1 3–1
Final Soviet Union Dinamo Moscow 3–2
1972–73 Super Cup Final Netherlands Ajax 1–3 2–3 3–6
1973–74 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Turkey Ankaragücü 4–0 2–0 6–0
2R West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 0–3 3–5
1975–76 European Cup 1R Republic of Ireland Bohemians 4–1 1–1 5–2
2R France Saint-Étienne 1–2 0–2 1–4
1976–77 European Cup 1R Switzerland Zürich 1–1 0–1 1–2
1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup QR Switzerland Young Boys 1–0 2–2 3–2
1R Netherlands Twente 0–0 0–3 0–3
1978–79 European Cup 1R Italy Juventus 2–0 0–1 2–1
2R Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–0 3–2 3–2
QF West Germany 1. FC Köln 1–1 0–1 1–2
1979–80 Cup Winners' Cup PR Norway Lillestrøm 1–0 2–0 3–0
1R West Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 0–0 2–1
2R Spain Valencia 1–3 1–1 2–4
1981–82 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 2–1 0–3 2–4
1982–83 UEFA Cup 1R West Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–0 0–0 2–0
2R West Germany 1. FC Köln 2–1 0–5 2–6
1983–84 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Malta Valletta 10–0 8–0 18–0
2R Portugal Porto 2–1 0–1 2–2 Away goals
1984–85 UEFA Cup 1R Republic of Ireland Bohemians 2–0 2–3 4–3
2R Italy Internazionale 3–1 0–3 3–4
1985–86 UEFA Cup 1R Spain Osasuna 1–0 0–2 1–2
1986–87 UEFA Cup 1R Finland Ilves 4–0 0–2 4–2
2R Portugal Boavista 2–1 1–0 3–1
3R West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 0–0 1–1 Away goals
1987–88 European Cup 1R Soviet Union Dynamo Kiev 2–0 0–1 2–1
2R Poland Górnik Zabrze 3–1 1–1 4–2
QF Romania Steaua București 2–1 0–2 2–3
1988–89 UEFA Cup 1R Poland GKS Katowice 1–0 4–2 5–2
2R West Germany 1. FC Köln 1–1 0–2 1–3
1989–90 European Cup 1R West Germany Bayern Munich 1–3 0–0 1–3
1990–91 European Cup 1R Malta Valletta 6–0 4–0 10–0
2R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 1–1 0–3 1–4
1991–92 European Cup 1R Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 2–1 0–1 2–2 Away goals
1992–93 Champions League 1R Denmark Lyngby 2–0 1–0 3–0
2R England Leeds United 2–1 2–1 4–2
Group A France Olympique Marseille 2–2 1–1 2nd
Russia CSKA Moscow 0–0 1–0
Belgium Club Brugge 2–1 1–1
1993–94 Champions League 1R Bulgaria Levski Sofia 3–2 1–2 4–4 Away goals
1994–95 Champions League QR Greece AEK Athens 0–1 0–2 0–3
1995–96 Champions League QR Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 1–0 0–0 1–0
Group C Romania Steaua București 1–1 0–1 4th
Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–2 2–2
Italy Juventus 0–4 1–4
1996–97 Champions League QR Russia Alania Vladikavkaz 3–1 7–2 10–3
Group A Switzerland Grasshopper 2–1 0–3 4th
France Auxerre 1–2 1–2
Netherlands Ajax 0–1 1–4
1997–98 Champions League QR1 Faroe Islands 6–0 5–0 11–0
QR2 Sweden IFK Göteborg 1–1 0–3 1–4
UEFA Cup 1R France Strasbourg 1–2 1–2 2–4
1998–99 UEFA Cup QR1 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 2–0 5–3 7–3
QR2 Greece PAOK 2–0 0–0 2–0
1R Israel Beitar Jerusalem 4–2 1–1 5–3
2R Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 2–1 3–2
3R Italy Parma 1–1 1–3 2–4
1999–2000 Champions League QR2 Finland Haka 3–0 4–1 7–1
QR3 Italy Parma 2–0 0–1 2–1
Group F Spain Valencia 1–2 0–2 3rd
Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 0–1
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4–1 1–0
UEFA Cup 3R Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–0 0–2 2–2 Penalties
2000–01 Champions League QR2 Lithuania FBK Kaunas 4–1 0–0 4–1
QR3 Denmark Herfølge 3–0 3–0 6–0
Group D Austria Sturm Graz 5–0 0–2 3rd
France Monaco 2–2 1–0
Turkey Galatasaray 0–0 2–3
UEFA Cup 3R Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 0–3 1–3
2001–02 Champions League QR2 Slovenia Maribor 3–1 3–0 6–1
QR3 Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–0 1–2 1–2
UEFA Cup 1R Russia Anzhi Makhachkala 1–0
2R Russia Dynamo Moscow 3–1 4–1 7–2
3R France Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 0–0 0–0 Penalties
4R Netherlands Feyenoord 1–1 2–3 3–4
2002–03 UEFA Cup 1R Czech Republic Viktoria Žižkov 3–1 0–2 3–3 Away goals
2003–04 Champions League QR3 Denmark Copenhagen 1–1 2–1 3–2
Group E Germany VfB Stuttgart 2–1 0–1 4th
Greece Panathinaikos 1–3 1–1
England Manchester United 0–1 0–3
2004–05 Champions League QR3 Russia CSKA Moscow 1–1 1–2 2–3
UEFA Cup R1 Portugal Marítimo 1–0 0–1 1–1 Penalties
Group F Poland Amica Wronki 5–0 4th
Austria Grazer AK 3–0
Netherlands AZ 0–1
France Auxerre 0–2
2005–06 Champions League QR3 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 2–0 2–1 4–1
Group H Portugal Porto 3–2 1–1 2nd
Italy Internazionale 1–1 0–1 [15]
Slovakia Artmedia Bratislava 0–0 2–2
R16 Spain Villarreal 2–2 1–1 3–3 Away goals
2006–07 UEFA Cup R1 Norway Molde 2–0 0–0 2–0
Group A Italy Livorno 3–2 1st
Israel Maccabi Haifa 2–0
France Auxerre 2–2 [16]
Serbia Partizan 1–0
R3 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 4–0 1–2 5–2
R4 Spain Osasuna 1–1 0–1 1–2
2007–08 Champions League QR2 Montenegro Zeta 2–0 1–0 3–0 [22]
QR3 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–0 0–0 1–0
Group E Germany VfB Stuttgart 2–1 2–3 3rd
France Lyon 0–3 3–0
Spain Barcelona 0–0 0–2
UEFA Cup 3R Greece Panathinaikos 0–0 1–1 1–1 Away goals
4R Germany Werder Bremen 2–0 0–1 2–1
QF Portugal Sporting CP 0–0 2–0 2–0
SF Italy Fiorentina 0–0 0–0 0–0 Penalties
Final Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–2 [23]
2008–09 Champions League QR2 Lithuania FBK Kaunas 0–0 1–2 1–2 [24][25]
2009–10 Champions League Group G Germany VfB Stuttgart 0–2 1–1 4th [26][27]
Spain Sevilla 1–4 0–1 [28][29]
Romania Unirea Urziceni 1–4 1–1 [30][31]
2010–11 Champions League Group C England Manchester United 0–1 0–0 3rd [32][33]
Turkey Bursaspor 1–0 1–1 [34][35]
Spain Valencia 1–1 0–3 [36][37]
Europa League R32 Portugal Sporting CP 1–1 2–2 3–3 Away goals [38][39]
R16 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–1 0–0 0–1 [40][41]
2011–12 Champions League QR3 Sweden Malmö FF 0–1 1–1 1–2 [42][43]
Europa League POR Slovenia Maribor 1–1 1–2 2–3 [44][45]
2017–18 Europa League QR1 Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn 1–0 0–2 1–2 [46][47]
2018–19 Europa League QR1 North Macedonia Shkupi 2−0 0−0 2−0 [48][49]
QR2 Croatia Osijek 1−1 1−0 2–1 [50][51]
QR3 Slovenia Maribor 3−1 0−0 3−1 [52][53]
POR Russia FC Ufa 1−0 1−1 2−1
Group G Austria Rapid Wien 3−1 0−1 3rd
Russia Spartak Moscow 0−0 3−4
Spain Villarreal 0−0 2−2
2019–20 Europa League QR1 Gibraltar St Joseph's 6−0 4−0 10−0
QR2 Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn 2−0 0−0 2−0
QR3 Denmark Midtjylland 3–1 4–2 7–3
POR Poland Legia Warsaw 1–0 0–0 1–0
Group G Portugal Porto 2−0 1–1 2nd
Switzerland Young Boys 1–1 1−2
Netherlands Feyenoord 1–0 2−2
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Notes

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