Aston Villa F.C. in international football

Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club, based in Birmingham. The club first played in Europe in the UEFA Cup in the 1975–76 season, losing in the first round to Antwerp, with their first match being a 4–1 loss on 17 September 1975. Aston Villa are one of the six clubs from England to have won the European Cup, winning in 1982, beating Bayern Munich in the final, after winning the 1980–81 English First Division. In the same year, they won the 1982 European Super Cup against 1982 Cup Winners' Cup champions, Barcelona, and played in the 1982 Intercontinental Cup, against Copa Libertadores holders, Peñarol, although they lost this 2–0. Aston Villa was also one of the winners of the 2001 Intertoto Cup, and won the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League. Aston Villa has played in nineteen seasons of UEFA competitions, although the 2024–25 Champions League was the club's first participation in a first-tier European competition since the 1982–83 European Cup.

Record by competition

List of matches SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryOpponentHomeAwayAgg.1975–76UEFA Cup1RAntwerpalign="center"align="center"align="center"1977–78UEFA Cup1RFenerbahçealign="center"align="center"align="center"2RGórnik Zabrzealign="center"align="center"align="center"3RAthletic Bilbaoalign="center"align="center"align="center"QFBarcelonaalign="center"align="center"align="center"1981–82European Cup (winners)1RValuralign="center"align="center"align="center"2RDynamo Berlinalign="center"align="center" align="center"QFDynamo Kyivalign="center"align="center"align="center"SFAnderlechtalign="center"align="center"align="center"FBayern Munichcolspan="3;" align="center"1982–83European Super Cup (winners)FBarcelonaalign="center"align="center"align="center"Intercontinental CupFPeñarolcolspan="3;" align="center"European Cup1RBeşiktaşalign="center"align="center"align="center"2RDinamo Bucureștialign="center"align="center"align="center"QFJuventusalign="center"align="center"align="center"1983–84UEFA Cup1RVitória de Guimarãesalign="center"align="center"align="center"2RSpartak Moscowalign="center"align="center"align="center"1990–91UEFA Cup1RBaník Ostravaalign="center"align="center"align="center"2RInter Milanalign="center"align="center"align="center"1993–94UEFA Cup1RSlovan Bratislavaalign="center"align="center"align="center"2RDeportivo La Coruñaalign="center"align="center"align="center"1994–95UEFA Cup1RInter Milanalign="center" align="center"align="center"2RTrabzonsporalign="center"align="center"align="center"1996–97UEFA Cup1RHelsingborgalign="center"align="center"align="center"1997–98UEFA Cup1RBordeauxalign="center"align="center"align="center"2RAthletic Bilbaoalign="center"align="center"align="center"3RSteaua Bucureștialign="center"align="center"align="center"QFAtlético Madridalign="center"align="center"align="center"1998–99UEFA Cup1RStrømsgodsetalign="center"align="center"align="center"2RCelta Vigoalign="center"align="center"align="center"2000–01Intertoto Cup3RDukla Příbramalign="center"align="center"align="center"SFCelta Vigoalign="center"align="center"align="center"2001–02Intertoto Cup (winners)3RSlaven Belupoalign="center"align="center"align="center"SFRennesalign="center"align="center"align="center"FBaselalign="center"align="center"align="center"UEFA Cup1RVarteksalign="center"align="center"align="center"2002–03Intertoto Cup3RZürichalign="center"align="center"align="center"SFLillealign="center"align="center"align="center"2008–09Intertoto Cup (co-winners)3ROdensealign="center"align="center"align="center"UEFA Cup2QRFHalign="center"align="center"align="center"1RLitex Lovechalign="center"align="center"align="center"GSAjax align="center"align="center"align="center"Slavia Praguealign="center" align="center"align="center"Žilina align="center"align="center"align="center"Hamburger SValign="center"align="center"align="center"R32CSKA Moscowalign="center"align="center"align="center"2009–10Europa LeagueP/ORapid Wienalign="center"align="center"align="center"2010–11Europa LeagueP/ORapid Wienalign="center"align="center"align="center"2023–24Europa Conference LeagueP/OHibernianalign="center"align="center"align="center"GSLegia Warsawalign="center"align="center"align="center"Zrinjski Mostaralign="center"align="center"align="center"AZalign="center"align="center"align="center"R16Ajaxalign="center"align="center"align="center"QFLillealign="center"align="center" align="center"SFOlympiacosalign="center"align="center"align="center"2024–25Champions LeagueLPYoung Boysalign="center" align="center" align="center" Bayern Munich align="center" align="center" align="center" Bologna align="center" align="center" align="center" Club Bruggealign="center" align="center" align="center" Juventusalign="center" align="center" align="center" RB Leipzigalign="center" align="center" align="center" Monacoalign="center" align="center" align="center" Celticalign="center" align="center" align="center" R16Club Bruggealign="center" align="center" align="center"QFParis Saint-Germainalign="center" align="center" align="center"2025–26Europa League (winners)LPBolognaalign="center" align="center" align="center" Feyenoordalign="center" align="center" align="center" Go Ahead Eaglesalign="center" align="center" align="center" Maccabi Tel Avivalign="center" align="center" align="center" Young Boysalign="center" align="center" align="center" Baselalign="center" align="center" align="center" Fenerbahçealign="center" align="center" align="center" Red Bull Salzburgalign="center" align="center" align="center" R16Lillealign="center" align="center" align="center"QFBolognaalign="center" align="center" align="center"SFNottingham Forestalign="center" align="center" align="center"FSC Freiburgcolspan="3;" align="center"2026–27UEFA Super CupFParis Saint-Germaincolspan="3;" align="center"Champions LeagueLPClub Bruggealign="center" align="center" Fenerbahçealign="center" align="center" Vikingalign="center" align="center" Barcelonaalign="center" align="center" Galatasarayalign="center" align="center" Paris Saint-Germainalign="center" align="center" Borussia Dortmundalign="center" align="center" Slavia Praguealign="center" align="center"

Key 2QR = Second qualifying round P/O = Play-off round 1R = First round 2R = Second round 3R = Third round GS = Group stage LP = League phase R32 = Round of 32 R16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals F = Final

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