Participation of non-top flight clubs in UEFA club competitions

The UEFA club competitions are several tournaments in which all UEFA affiliated teams can participate, including clubs from non-top flight leagues across Europe. This is the list of non-top flight clubs that played a match in any of the UEFA club competitions.

Only the 1960–61 and 2020–21 seasons saw no non-top flight clubs participate within UEFA club competitions (does not include 1955–56 to 1959–60 as no top-flight clubs could enter the UEFA European Cup at the time).

Clubs are listed when they played at least one UEFA match while competing below the highest tier of their domestic league system. A club that began an UEFA competition in the top flight but was relegated before a later round is included only for the round or rounds played after its relegation. Clubs admitted from an association outside the UEFA are classified according to the level at which they competed in their own domestic league system. Clubs created outside a domestic league pyramid are not classified as non-top-flight clubs merely because they did not play in that pyramid.

Results +List of non-top flight clubs competing in the UEFA club competitionsSeasonUEFA Competition(s)League tierNon-top flight clubFirst round enteredFinal round reached1961–62Cup Winners' CupFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Swansea TownPreliminary round1962–63Cup Winners' CupCheshire County League (Tier 6) Bangor CityFirst roundFrench Division 2 (Tier 2) Saint-ÉtienneFirst roundSecond round1963–64Cup Winners' CupWelsh League North (Tier 2) Borough UnitedFirst roundSecond roundEerste Divisie (Tier 2) Willem II TilburgFirst round1964–65Cup Winners' CupFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Cardiff CityFirst roundQuarter-finals1965–66Cup Winners' CupFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Cardiff City (2)First roundNorwegian First Division (Tier 2) Rosenborg BKFirst roundSecond round1966–67Cup Winners' CupSlovak National Football League (Tier 2) 1. FC Tatran PrešovFirst roundFootball League Third Division (Tier 3) Swansea City (2)1967–68Cup Winners' CupDanish 1st Division (Tier 2) Randers Sportsklub FrejaFirst roundFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Cardiff City (3)First roundSemi-finals1968–69Cup Winners' CupFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Cardiff City (4)First roundDanish 1st Division (Tier 2) Randers Sportsklub Freja (2)First roundQuarter-finals1969–70Cup Winners' CupNorwegian First Division (Tier 2) Mjøndalen IFFirst roundFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Cardiff City (5)First roundSecond round1970–71Cup Winners' CupSoviet First League (Tier 2) Karpaty LvivFirst roundFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Cardiff City (6)First roundQuarter-finals1971–72Cup Winners' CupFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Cardiff City (7)First roundLuxembourg Division of Honour (Tier 2) Jeunesse HautcharageCzech National Football League (Tier 2) Skoda Plzen1972–73Cup Winners' CupDanish 1st Division (Tier 2) Fremad AmagerFirst roundFootball League Third Division (Tier 3) WrexhamFirst roundSecond round1973–74Cup Winners' CupFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Cardiff City (8)First roundFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) SunderlandFirst round Second roundDivizia B (Tier 2) Chimia Râmnicu VâlceaFirst round1974–75Cup Winners' CupFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Cardiff City (9)First round1975–76Cup Winners' CupYugoslav Second League (Tier 2) FK Borac Banja LukaFirst roundSecond roundFootball League Third Division (Tier 3) Wrexham (2)First roundQuarter-finals1976–77Cup Winners' CupFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Cardiff City (10)Qualifying roundFirst roundDivizia B (Tier 2) CSU Dunărea de Jos GalațiFirst roundNorwegian First Division (Tier 2) FK Bodø/GlimtIrish League B Division (Tier 2) Carrick RangersFirst roundSecond roundFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) SouthamptonFirst roundQuarter-finals1977–78Cup Winners' CupFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Cardiff City (11)First round1978–79Cup Winners' CupFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Wrexham (3)First round1979–80Cup Winners' Cup2. Liga (Tier 2) Wacker InnsbruckFirst roundFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Wrexham (4)1980–81Cup Winners' CupSegunda División (Tier 2) Castilla CFFirst roundNorwegian First Division (Tier 2) SK HaugarFirst roundSecond roundFootball League Third Division (Tier 3) Newport CountyFirst roundQuarter-finalsFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) West Ham United1981–82Cup Winners' CupSoviet First League (Tier 2) SKA Rostov-on-DonFirst roundSecond round1982–83Cup Winners' CupDivizia B (Tier 2) Baia MareFirst round1983–84Cup Winners' CupFootball League Second Division (Tier 2) Swansea City (3)Preliminary roundII Liga (Tier 2) Lechia GdańskFirst roundEerste Divisie (Tier 2) NEC NijmegenFirst roundSecond round1984–85Cup Winners' CupFootball League Fourth Division (Tier 4) Wrexham (5)First roundSecond round1985–86Cup Winners' CupNorwegian First Division (Tier 2) Fredrikstad FKFirst roundNorthern Premier League (Tier 6) Bangor City (2)First roundSecond round1986–87Cup Winners' CupFootball League Fourth Division (Tier 4) Wrexham (6)First roundSecond round1987–88Cup Winners' CupSouthern Football League Midland Division (Tier 7) Merthyr TydfilFirst roundSuperettan (Tier 2) Kalmar FFFirst roundSecond roundSerie B (Tier 2) AtalantaSecond roundSemi-finals 1988–89Cup Winners' CupYugoslav Second League (Tier 2) FK Borac Banja Luka (2)First round2. Liga (Tier 2) Kremser SCFootball League Third Division (Tier 3) Cardiff City (12)First roundSecond round1989–90Cup Winners' CupFootball League Third Division (Tier 3) Swansea City (4)First round1990–91Cup Winners' CupLeague of Ireland First Division (Tier 2) Bray WanderersPreliminary round2. Bundesliga (Tier 2) PSV SchwerinFirst round1991–92Cup Winners' Cup2. Liga (Tier 2) SV StockerauQualifying roundRegionalliga (Tier 3) Eisenhüttenstädter FC StahlFirst roundFootball League Third Division (Tier 3) Cardiff City (13)UEFA Cup2. Bundesliga (Tier 2) Hallescher FCFirst round Rot-Weiß ErfurtFirst roundSecond round1992–93Cup Winners' CupNorwegian First Division (Tier 2) Strømsgodset IFQualifying round1. Liga Classic (Tier 4) VaduzFootball League Third Division (Tier 3) Cardiff City (14)First round2. Bundesliga (Tier 2) Hannover 96I Liga (Tier 2) Miedź Legnica1993–94Cup Winners' Cup3. Liga (Tier 5) BalzersQualifying roundFirst roundFootball League Division Two (Tier 2) Cardiff City (15)First round1994–95UEFA CupLigue 2 (Tier 2) Olympique de MarseilleFirst round Second round1995–96Cup Winners' CupYugoslav Second League (Tier 2) FK ObilićQualifying round1. Liga Classic (Tier 4) Vaduz (2)Football League Second Division (Tier 3) Wrexham (7)First round1996–97Cup Winners' Cup1. Liga Classic (Tier 4) Vaduz (3)Qualifying roundFirst round2. Bundesliga (Tier 2) 1. FC KaiserslauternFirst roundChampionnat National (Tier 3) Nîmes OlympiqueFirst roundSecond round1997–98Cup Winners' Cup3. Liga (Tier 5) Balzers (2)Qualifying roundLigue 2 (Tier 2) OGC NiceFirst roundSecond round1998–99Cup Winners' Cup1. Liga Classic (Tier 4) Vaduz (4)Qualifying round1999–2000UEFA CupLeague of Ireland First Division (Tier 2) Bray Wanderers (2)Qualifying round1. Liga Classic (Tier 4) Vaduz (5)Qualifying roundLiga Portugal 2 (Tier 2) Beira-MarFirst round2000–01UEFA Cup1. Liga Classic (Tier 3) Vaduz (6)Qualifying roundLigue 2 (Tier 2) GuegnonFirst round2001–02UEFA CupSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (7)Qualifying roundLigue 2 (Tier 2) RC Strasbourg AlsaceFirst round2. Bundesliga (Tier 2) 1. FC Union BerlinFirst roundSecond round2002–03UEFA CupLeague of Ireland First Division (Tier 2) DundalkQualifying roundSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Lugano Vaduz (8)Ligue 2 (Tier 2) LorientFirst roundLiga Portugal 2 (Tier 2) LeixõesFootball League First Division (Tier 2) Ipswich TownPreliminary roundSecond round2003–04UEFA CupSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (9)Qualifying roundLiga Leumit (Tier 2) Hapoel Ramat Gan GivatayimFirst round2004–05UEFA CupSuperettan (Tier 2) Östers IFFirst qualifying roundSecond qualifying roundSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (10)Second League of Serbia and Montenegro (Tier 2) Budućnost Banatski DvorSecond qualifying roundLigue 2 (Tier 2) LB ChâteaurouxFirst roundFootball League Championship (Tier 2) MillwallRussian First League (Tier 2) Terek Groznyi2. Bundesliga (Tier 2) Alemannia AachenFirst roundRound of 322005–06UEFA CupBeta Ethniki (Tier 2) Aris ThessalonikiFirst round2006–07UEFA CupSuperettan (Tier 2) Åtvidabergs FFFirst qualifying roundSecond qualifying roundSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (11)Scottish Second Division (Tier 3) Gretna Second qualifying round2007–08UEFA CupScottish First Division (Tier 2) Dunfermline AthleticSecond qualifying roundSuperettan (Tier 2) BK HäckenFirst qualifying roundFirst round2008–09UEFA CupScottish Football League First Division (Tier 2) Queen of the SouthSecond qualifying round2009–10Europa LeagueII Lyga (Tier 3) FBK KaunasSecond qualifying roundSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (12)Second qualifying roundThird qualifying roundPrva Liga (Tier 2) FK SevojnoLigue 2 (Tier 2) En Avant GuingampPlay-off round2010–11Europa LeagueSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (13)Second qualifying round Lausanne-SportSecond qualifying roundGroup stage2011–12Europa LeagueErovnuli Liga 2 (Tier 2) GagraSecond qualifying roundSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (14)Second qualifying roundThird qualifying roundEFL Championship (Tier 2) Birmingham CityGroup stage2012–13Europa League1. Liga Classic (Tier 4) USV Eschen/MaurenFirst qualifying round2013–14Europa LeagueMacedonian Second Football League (Tier 2) TeteksFirst qualifying roundSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (15)Norwegian First Division (Tier 2) HøddSecond qualifying roundLiga Leumit (Tier 2) Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim (2)Third qualifying roundRegionalliga Mitte (Tier 3) PaschingPlay-off roundEFL Championship (Tier 2) Wigan AthleticGroup stage2014–15Europa League Esiliiga B (Tier 3) Santos TartuFirst qualifying round1. divisjon (Tier 2) Tromsø ILFirst qualifying roundThird qualifying round Austrian Football Second League (Tier 2) SKN St. PöltenSecond qualifying round2015–16Europa LeagueEerste Divisie (Tier 2) Go Ahead EaglesFirst qualifying roundLeague of Ireland First Division (Tier 2) University College DublinSecond qualifying round2016–17Europa LeagueScottish Football League First Division (Tier 2) HibernianSecond qualifying roundSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) ZürichGroup stage2017–18Europa LeagueSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (16)First qualifying roundSecond qualifying round2018–19Europa LeagueKategoria e Parë (Tier 2) TiranaFirst qualifying roundSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (17)First qualifying roundSecond qualifying round2019–20Europa LeagueSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (18)First qualifying roundSecond qualifying round2021–22Europa Conference LeagueErovnuli Liga 2 (Tier 2) Gagra (2)First qualifying roundMacedonian Second Football League (Tier 2) SileksSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (19)Second qualifying round2022–23Europa Conference LeagueSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (20)Second qualifying round Group stage2023–24Europa Conference LeagueSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (21)First qualifying round2024–25Europa LeagueLiga II (Tier 2) Corvinul HunedoaraFirst qualifying roundSecond qualifying roundI Liga (Tier 2) Wisła KrakówConference LeagueSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (22)Second qualifying roundLiga II (Tier 2) Corvinul HunedoaraThird qualifying roundI Liga (Tier 2) Wisła KrakówThird qualifying roundPlay-off round2025–26Conference League Erovnuli Liga 2 (Tier 2) SpaeriSecond qualifying roundSwiss Challenge League (Tier 2) Vaduz (23)Second qualifying round Third qualifying round2026–27Europa League1. deild karla (Tier 2) VestriFirst qualifying roundLiga Portugal 2 (Tier 2) TorreenseLeague phaseTBDConference League1. deild karla (Tier 2) VestriSecond qualifying round

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