These are the matches FK RFS have played in European football competitions. Having only been founded in 2016, the club's first entry into European competitions was in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, qualifying for the first qualifying round after a third place finish in their 2018 league campaign.
Following a first place finish in the 2021 season, FK RFS qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. After a defeat to Finnish champions HJK Helsinki, RFS dropped down into the third qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. Being put against Hibernians of Malta, they won away and then drew in the home leg, putting the through into a play-off round fixture against Northern Irish club Linfield. After a penalty shoot-out victory, RFS qualified for the group stages of a European competition. In the group stage, RFS were drawn against Fiorentina, who went on to reach the final; İstanbul Başakşehir, who topped the group; and Heart of Midlothian, who lost in the group stage as well. Against these teams, RFS found no success, losing 4 and drawing 2 games, and only scoring 2 goals in their entire campaign.
In 2024, RFS qualified for their first ever Europa League League Phase. In their 1st Game, they played Romanian Liga I champions FCSB. Away from home, they lost 4–1, the only goal coming from club captain and centre-back Žiga Lipušček. In the following match, RFS played against Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray. Before the match, they were considered underdogs, with very few people backing them to get a result. Affirming this, Galatasaray went 2–0 up in the first 40 minutes. Despite the odds, goals from striker Janis Ikaunieks, and young winger Lasha Odisharia put them level at 2–2 by the 55th minute. The score stayed, and RFS made a brilliant comeback to draw the game against the heavy favourites. After losses to Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK, and Maccabi Tel Aviv, and a draw versus RSC Anderlecht, RFS found themselves mathematically eliminated in 34th in the league phase. Despite being eliminated the previous game, Adam Markhiyev scored a late goal vs Dutch side Ajax to secure a historic 1–0 victory. However, a loss to Dynamo Kiev caused them to finish the league phase on 5 points, eliminated in 32nd.
Due to being crowned champions in the 2024 Virsliga campaign, RFS automatically qualify for the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. Key
S = Seasons Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against a.e.t. = Match determined after extra time p = Match determined by penalty shoot-out a = Match determined by away goals rule QF = Quarter-finals KO = Knockout round
League = League Phase Group = Group stage Group 2 = Second group stage PO = Play-off round RO16 = Round of 16 R3 = Round 3 R2 = Round 2 R1 = Round 1 Q3 = Third qualification round Q2 = Second qualification round Q1 = First qualification round QR = Qualification round
Matches The following is a complete list of matches played by FK RFS in UEFA tournaments. It includes the season, tournament, the stage, the opponent club and the scores in home and away, with FK RFS's score noted first. It is up to date as of 14 August 2024.
+List of FK RFS matches in European footballSeasonTournamentRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregateRef. 2019–20 Europa League Q1 Olimpija Ljubljana 0–2 3–2 3–4 2020–21 Europa League Q1 Partizan 0–1 — 0–1 2021–22 Europa Conference League Q1 KÍ Klaksvík 2–3 4–2 (a.e.t.) 6–5 Q2 Puskás Akadémia 3–0 2–0 5–0 Q3 Gent 2–2 0–1 2–3 2022–23 Champions League Q1 HJK Helsinki 2–1 (a.e.t.) 0–1 2–2 (4–5 p) Europa Conference League Q3 Hibernians 1–1 3–1 4–2 PO Linfield 2–2 1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–3 (4–2 p) Group Fiorentina 0–3 1–1 4th Heart of Midlothian 0–2 1–2 Istanbul Başakşehir 0–0 0–3 2023–24 Europa Conference League Q1 Makedonija GP 4–1 1–0 5–1 Q2 Sabah 0–2 1–2 1–4 2024–25 Champions League Q1 Larne 3–0 4–0 7–0 Q2 Bodø/Glimt 1–3 0–4 1–7 Europa League Q3 UE Santa Coloma 7–0 2–0 9–0 PO APOEL 2–1 1–2 3–3 (4–2 p) League FCSB – 1–4 32nd Galatasaray 2–2 – Eintracht Frankfurt – 0–1 Anderlecht 1–1 – PAOK 0–2 – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 1–2 Ajax Amsterdam 1–0 – Dynamo Kyiv – 0–1 2025-26 Champions League Q1 Levadia Tallinn 1–0 1–0 2–0 Q2 Malmö 1–4 0–1 1–5 Europa League Q3 KuPS 1–2 0–1 1–3 Conference League PO Hamrun Spartans 2–2 0–1 2–3 2026-27 Conference League Q1 Glentoran 2–0 2–1 4–1 Q2 Vestri 4–1 1–1 5–2 Q3 Jablonec – 0–2 TBD
European Record
By Competition The following is a list of the all-time statistics from RFS's games in the 3 UEFA tournaments it has participated in. The list contains the tournament, the number of matches played (Pld), won (W), drawn (D) and lost (L). The number of goals for (GF), goals against (GA), goal difference (GD) and the percentage of matches won (Win%). The statistics include qualification matches and is up to date as of the 2024–25 season. The statistics also include goals scored during extra time where applicable; in these games, the result given is the result at the end of extra time.
Tournament UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa LeagueUEFA Conference League
By Club
The following list details FK RFS's all-time record against clubs they have met one or more times in European competition. The club and its country are given, as well as the number of games played (Pld), won by RFS (W), drawn (D) and lost by RFS (L), goals for RFS (GF), goals against RFS (GA), RFS's goal difference (GD), and their win percentages. Statistics are correct as of the 2024–25 season and include goals scored during extra time where applicable; in these games, the result given is the result at the end of extra time.
Accurate as of 3 September 2025.
ClubPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin% Ajax Amsterdam Anderlecht APOEL Bodø/Glimt Dynamo Kyiv Eintracht Frankfurt FCSB Fiorentina Galatasaray Gent Ħamrun Spartans Heart of Midlothian Hibernians HJK Helsinki İstanbul Başakşehir KÍ Klaksvík KuPS Larne Levadia Tallinn Linfield Maccabi Tel Aviv Makedonija GP Malmö Olimpija Ljubljana PAOK Partizan Puskás Akadémia Sabah UE Santa Coloma
UEFA Club Ranking
Rank Team Points122 Borac Banja Luka13.125123 Cercle Brugge12.750124 FK RFS12.500125 Servette12.500126 Astana12.500
Player Statistics
Goalscorers
NamePos.YearsUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa LeagueUEFA Conference LeagueTotalRatio 1 Jānis Ikaunieks 2020 2023–Present 2 Darko Lemajić 2019–2021 2023–Present 3 Andrej Ilić 2021–2023 4 Stefan Panić 2022–Present 5 Žiga Lipušček 2020–Present 6 Emerson Deocleciano 2020–2025 7 Cedric Kouadio 2019–Present 8 Kevin Friesenbichler 2021–2023 9 Mārtiņš Ķigurs 2024–Present 10 Arturs Zjuzins 2018–2024 11 Victor Osuagwu 2024–Present 12 Petr Mareš 2021–Present 13 Daniels Balodis 2018 2024–2025 14 Ismaël Diomandé 2022–Present 15 Gļebs Kļuškins 2018–2020 16 Tin Vukmanic 2019 17 Barthélemy Diedhiou 2025–Present 18 Lasha Odisharia 2024–Present 19 Tomislav Šarić 2020–2022 20 Tomáš Šimkovič 2019–2022 2022–2023 21 Vitālijs Jagodinskis 2009 2019–2020 2020–2024 22 Adam Markhiyev 2023–2025 23 Roberts Savalnieks 2017–2022 2023–Present 24 Own goal 2019–Present
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