This is a list of Swedish football clubs in European competition. Swedish clubs have participated since 1955, when Djurgårdens IF entered the 1955–56 European Cup and played Gwardia Warszawa of Poland in the first round. A total of 25 clubs have participated in UEFA competitions throughout the years.

In results, IFK Göteborg has won the UEFA Cup on two occasions, by beating Hamburger SV in the 1982 UEFA Cup final and Dundee United in the 1987 UEFA Cup final. Further on, Malmö FF reached the 1979 European Cup final, which they lost to Nottingham Forest. IFK Göteborg also reached the semi-finals of the 1985–86 European Cup, which they lost to Barcelona and Swedish teams reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup on four occasions.

Swedish teams have also competed internationally in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the pre-UEFA Intertoto Cup. Further on, eight teams competed in the 1959–62 Nordic Cup and four teams competed in each of three editions of the Royal League. After the 1979 European Cup final, Nottingham Forest declined to play in the 1979 Intercontinental Cup, and runners-up Malmö FF took their spot, losing to Club Olimpia of Paraguay.

Swedish teams have met teams from present Germany the most, 70 times, followed by Italy on 67 times. Swedish clubs are unbeaten against teams from present Belarus, Gibraltar, Kosovo, Liechtenstein and San Marino.

Statistics

Most European Cup/Champions League competitions appeared in: 20 – Malmö FF Most UEFA Cup/Europa League competitions appeared in: 19 – Malmö FF Most Conference League competitions appeared in: 3 – Djurgårdens IF Most Cup Winners' Cup competitions appeared in: 5, joint record – AIK, Malmö FF and IFK Norrköping Most Intertoto Cup competitions appeared in: 3 – Örgryte IS Most competitions appeared in overall: 45 – Malmö FF First match played: Djurgårdens IF 0–0 Gwardia Warszawa, 20 September 1955 (1955–56 European Cup first round) Most matches played: 221 – Malmö FF Most match wins: 81 – Malmö FF Most match draws: 48 – Malmö FF Most match losses: 92 – Malmö FF Biggest win (match): 11 goals – Malmö FF 11–0 Pezoporikos Larnaca (1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup first round) Biggest win (aggregate): 17 goals – IFK Göteborg 17–0 Avenir Beggen (1984–85 European Cup first round) Biggest defeat (match): 8 goals – Real Madrid 8–0 Malmö FF (2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage) Biggest defeat (aggregate): 9 goals – IFK Göteborg 2–11 Feyenoord (1961–62 European Cup preliminary round)

UEFA coefficient and ranking For the 2023–24 UEFA competitions, the associations will be allocated places according to their 2022 UEFA country coefficients, which take into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2021–22. In the 2022 rankings used for the 2023–24 European competitions, Sweden's coefficient points total is 22.875. After earning a score of 5.125 during the 2021–22 European campaign, Sweden is ranked by UEFA as the 23rd best association in Europe out of 55 – staying in the same position as the previous season.

21 26.375 22 24.375 23 22.875 24 19.500 25 17.150 Full list

Appearances in UEFA competitions

Club Total First appearance Last appearance AIK 29 4 17 2 5 1 1973–74 UC 2025–26 UECL Åtvidabergs FF 6 2 2 0 2 0 1970–71 ECWC 2006–07 UC IK Brage 2 0 2 0 0 0 1982–83 UC 1988–89 UC IF Brommapojkarna 1 0 1 0 0 0 2014–15 UEL 2014–15 UEL Degerfors IF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1993–94 ECWC 1993–94 ECWC Djurgårdens IF 23 7 9 3 3 1 1955–56 EC 2024–25 UECL IF Elfsborg 21 2 16 2 0 1 1971–72 UC 2024–25 UEL GAIS 2 0 2 0 0 0 1975–76 UC 1990–91 UC Gefle IF 3 0 3 0 0 0 2006–07 UC 2013–14 UEL IFK Göteborg 35 15 16 0 2 1 1958–59 EC 2020–21 UEL BK Häcken 11 1 8 3 0 0 2007–08 UC 2025–26 UECL Halmstads BK 11 4 4 0 1 2 1977–78 EC 2005–06 UC Hammarby IF 11 1 4 3 1 2 1983–84 ECWC 2025–26 UECL Helsingborgs IF 12 2 8 0 1 1 1996–97 UC 2012–13 UEL Kalmar FF 11 1 5 1 3 1 1978–79 ECWC 2023–24 UECL Landskrona BoIS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1972–73 ECWC 1977–78 UC Malmö FF 45 21 20 0 5 1 1964–65 UC 2025–26 UEL IFK Malmö 1 1 0 0 0 0 1960–61 EC 1960–61 EC IFK Norrköping 20 5 9 0 5 1 1956–57 EC 2019–20 UEL Örebro SK 7 0 5 0 0 2 1991–92 UC 2011–12 UEL Örgryte IS 6 1 2 0 0 3 1986–87 EC 2003 UIC Östers IF 16 4 9 0 1 2 1969–70 EC 2004–05 UC Östersunds FK 1 0 1 0 0 0 2017–18 UEL 2017–18 UEL Trelleborgs FF 1 0 1 0 0 0 1994–95 UC 1994–95 UC Västra Frölunda IF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2000 UIC 2000 UIC

Legend: (bold) – currently in indicated competition; EC – European Cup; ECWC – European Cup Winner's Cup; UIC – UEFA Intertoto Cup, UC – UEFA Cup; UCL – UEFA Champions League, UEL – UEFA Europa League; UECL – UEFA Europa Conference League.

Active competitions UEFA Champions League Djurgårdens IF became the first Swedish team to enter the European Cup, by contesting in the 1955–56 inaugural edition. Malmö FF reached the 1979 European Cup final, which they lost to Nottingham Forest.

These are the appearances of Swedish football clubs in the European Cup and the UEFA Champions League: SeasonClubRoundOpponentHomeAwayAgg European Cup 1955–56 Djurgårdens IF 1R Gwardia Warszawa 0–0 4–1 4–1 QF Hibernian 1–3 0–1 1–4 1956–57 IFK Norrköping 1R Fiorentina 0–1 1–1 1–2 1957–58 IFK Norrköping 1R Red Star Belgrade 2–2 1–2 3–4 1958–59 IFK Göteborg PR Jeunesse d'Esch 0–1 2–1 2–2 (5–1 r) 1R Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt 2–2 0–4 2–6 1959–60 IFK Göteborg PR Linfield 6–1 1–2 7–3 1R Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 1–3 4–4 (1–3 r) 1960–61 IFK Malmö PR HIFK 2–1 3–1 5–2 1R CDNA Sofia 1–0 1–1 2–1 QF Rapid Wien 0–2 0–2 0–4 1961–62 IFK Göteborg PR Feyenoord 0–3 2–8 2–11 1962–63 IFK Norrköping PR Partizani Tirana 2–0 1–1 3–1 1R Benfica 1–1 1–5 2–6 1963–64 IFK Norrköping PR Standard Liège 2–0 0–1 2–1 1R Milan 1–1 2–5 3–6 1964–65 Malmö FF PR Lokomotiv Sofia 2–0 3–8 5–8 1965–66 Djurgårdens IF PR Levski Sofia 2–1 0–6 2–7 1966–67 Malmö FF 1R Atlético Madrid 0–2 1–3 1–5 1967–68 Djurgårdens IF 1R Gornik Zabrze 0–1 0–3 0–4 1968–69 Malmö FF 1R Milan 2–1 1–4 3–5 1969–70 Östers IF 1R Fiorentina 1–2 0–1 1–3 1970–71 IFK Göteborg 1R Legia Warsaw 0–4 1–2 1–6 1971–72 Malmö FF 1R Újpesti Dózsa 1–0 0–4 1–4 1972–73 Malmö FF 1R Benfica 1–0 1–4 2–4 1973–74 Åtvidabergs FF 1R Bayern Munich 3–1 1–3 4–4 (3–4 p) 1974–75 Åtvidabergs FF 1R Universitatea Craiova 3–1 1–2 4–3 2R HJK 1–0 3–0 4–0 QF Barcelona 0–3 0–2 0–5 1975–76 Malmö FF 1R 1. FC Magdeburg 2–1 1–2 3–3 (2–1 p) 2R Bayern Munich 1–0 0–2 1–2 1976–77 Malmö FF 1R Torino 1–1 1–2 2–3 1977–78 Halmstads BK 1R Dynamo Dresden 2–1 0–2 2–3 1978–79 Malmö FF 1R Monaco 1–0 0–0 1–0 2R Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 0–0 2–0 QF Wisła Kraków 4–1 1–2 5–3 SF Austria Wien 1–0 0–0 1–0 F Nottingham Forest 0–1 1979–80 Östers IF 1R Nottingham Forest 1–1 0–2 1–3 1980–81 Halmstads BK 1R Esbjerg 0–0 2–3 2–3 1981–82 Östers IF 1R Bayern Munich 0–1 0–5 0–6 1982–83 Östers IF 1R Olympiacos 1–0 0–2 1–2 1983–84 IFK Göteborg 1R Roma 2–1 0–3 2–4 1984–85 IFK Göteborg 1R Avenir Beggen 9–0 8–0 17–0 2R Beveren 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.) 2–2 (a) QF Panathinaikos 0–1 2–2 2–3 1985–86 IFK Göteborg 1R Trakia Plovdiv 3–2 2–1 5–3 2R Fenerbahçe 4–0 1–2 5–2 QF Aberdeen 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a) SF Barcelona 3–0 0–3 3–3 (4–5 p) 1986–87 Örgryte IS 1R Dynamo Berlin 2–3 1–4 3–7 1987–88 Malmö FF 1R Anderlecht 0–1 1–1 1–2 1988–89 IFK Göteborg 1R Pezoporikos Larnaca 5–1 2–1 7–2 2R 17 Nëntori Tirana 1–0 3–0 4–0 QR CSA Steaua București 1–0 1–5 2–5 1989–90 Malmö FF 1R Internazionale 1–0 1–1 2–1 2R KV Mechelen 0–0 1–4 1–4 1990–91 Malmö FF 1R Beşiktaş 3–2 2–2 5–4 2R Dynamo Dresden 1–1 1–1 2–2 (4–5 p) 1991–92 IFK Göteborg 1QR Flamurtari Vlorë 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a) 2QR Panathinaikos 2–2 0–2 2–4 UEFA Champions League 1992–93 IFK Göteborg 1QR Beşiktaş 2–0 1–2 3–2 2QR Lech Poznań 1–0 3–0 4–0 GS Milan 0–1 0–4 2nd Porto 1–0 0–2 PSV 3–0 3–1 1993–94 AIK 1QR Sparta Prague 1–0 0–2 1–2 1994–95 IFK Göteborg QR Sparta Prague 2–0 0–1 2–1 GS Manchester United 3–1 2–4 1st Barcelona 2–1 1–1 Galatasaray 1–0 1–0 QF Bayern Munich 2–2 0–0 2–2 (a) 1995–96 IFK Göteborg QR Legia Warsaw 1–2 0–1 1–3 1996–97 IFK Göteborg QR Ferencváros 3–0 1–1 4–1 GS Rosenborg 2–3 0–1 4th Porto 0–2 1–2 Milan 2–1 2–4 1997–98 IFK Göteborg 2QR Rangers 3–0 1–1 4–1 GS Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 0–3 4th Bayern Munich 1–3 1–0 Beşiktaş 2–1 0–1 1998–99 Halmstads BK 1QR Litex Lovech 2–1 0–2 2–3 1999–00 AIK 3QR AEK Athens 1–0 0–0 1–0 GS Barcelona 1–2 0–5 4th Arsenal 2–3 1–3 Fiorentina 0–0 0–3 2000–01 Helsingborgs IF 2QR BATE Borisov 0–0 3–0 3–0 3QR Internazionale 1–0 0–0 1–0 GS Bayern Munich 1–3 0–0 4th Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 1–4 Rosenborg 2–0 1–6 2001–02 Halmstads BK 2QR Bohemians 2–0 2–1 4–1 3QR Anderlecht 2–3 1–1 3–4(to UEFA Cup) 2002–03 Hammarby IF 2QR Partizan 1–1 0–4 1–5 2003–04 Djurgårdens IF 2QR Partizan 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a) 2004–05 Djurgårdens IF 2QR FBK Kaunas 0–0 2–0 2–0 3QR Juventus 1–4 2–2 3–6(to UEFA Cup) 2005–06 Malmö FF 2QR Maccabi Haifa 3–2 2–2 5–4 3QR Thun 0–1 0–3 0–4(to UEFA Cup) 2006–07 Djurgårdens IF 2QR MFK Ružomberok 1–0 1–3 2–3 2007–08 IF Elfsborg 1QR Linfield 1–0 0–0 1–0 2QR Debrecen 0–0 1–0 1–0 3QR Valencia 1–2 0–3 1–5(to UEFA Cup) 2008–09 IFK Göteborg 1QR Murata 4–0 5–0 9–0 2QR Basel 1–1 2–4 3–5 2009–10 Kalmar FF 2QR Debrecen 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a) 2010–11 AIK 2QR Jeunesse d'Esch 1–0 0–0 1–0 3QR Rosenborg 0–1 1–2 1–3(to EL) 2011–12 Malmö FF 2QR HB Tórshavn 2–0 1–1 3–1 3QR Rangers 1–1 1–0 2–1 PO Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 1–4 3–4(to EL) 2012–13 Helsingborgs IF 2QR The New Saints 3–0 0–0 3–0 3QR Śląsk Wrocław 3–1 3–0 6–1 PO Celtic 0–2 0–2 0–4(to EL) 2013–14 IF Elfsborg 2QR Daugava 7–1 4–0 11–1 3QR Celtic 0–0 0–1 0–1(to EL) 2014–15 Malmö FF 2QR Ventspils 0–0 1–0 1–0 3QR Sparta Prague 2–0 2–4 4–4 (a) PO Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 1–2 4–2 GS Atlético Madrid 0–2 0–5 4th Juventus 0–2 0–2 Olympiacos 2–0 2–4 2015–16 Malmö FF 2QR Žalgiris 0–0 1–0 1–0 3QR Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 0–2 3–2 PO Celtic 2–0 2–3 4–3 GS Paris Saint-Germain 0–5 0–2 4th Real Madrid 0–2 0–8 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 0–4 2016–17 IFK Norrköping 1QR Rosenborg 3–2 1–3 4–5 2017–18 Malmö FF 2QR Vardar 1–1 1–3 2–4 2018–19 Malmö FF 1QR Drita 2–0 3–0 5–0 2QR CFR Cluj 1–1 1–0 2–1 3QR Fehérvár 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)(to EL) 2019–20 AIK 1QR Ararat-Armenia 3–1 1–2 4–3 2QR Maribor 3–2 (a.e.t.) 1–2 4–4 (a)(to EL) 2020–21 Djurgårdens IF 1QR Ferencváros 0–2 (to EL) 2021–22 Malmö FF 1QR Riga 1–0 1–1 2–1 2QR HJK 2–1 2–2 4–3 3QR Rangers 2–1 2–1 4–2 PO Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0 1–2 3–2 GS Chelsea 0–1 0–4 4th Juventus 0–3 0–1 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–1 0–4 2022–23 Malmö FF 1QR Víkingur Reykjavík 3–2 3–3 6–5 2QR Žalgiris 0–2 0–1 0–3(to EL) 2023–24 BK Häcken 1QR The New Saints 3–1 2–0 5–1 2QR KÍ 0–0 3–3 3–3 (3–4 p)(to EL) 2024–25 Malmö FF 2QR KÍ 4–1 2–3 6–4 3QR PAOK 2–2 4–3 (a.e.t.) 6–5 PO Sparta Prague 0–2 0–2 0–4(to EL) 2025–26 Malmö FF 1QR Iberia 1999 3–1 3–1 6–2 2QR RFS 1–0 4–1 5–1 3QR Copenhagen 0–0 0–5 0–5 2026–27 Mjällby AIF 2QR Lincoln Red Imps 3–0 0–0 3–0 3QR Slovan Bratislava 1–2 0-2 1-4

UEFA Europa League

Djurgårdens IF and IF Elfsborg became the first Swedish teams to enter the UEFA Cup, by contesting in the 1971–72 inaugural edition. IFK Göteborg has won the tournament on two occasions, by beating Hamburger SV in the 1982 UEFA Cup final and Dundee United in the 1987 UEFA Cup final.

These are the appearances of Swedish football clubs in the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Europa League: