# FC Rapid București in European football

Rapid București i is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, whose team has regularly taken part in Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) competitions. Qualification for Romanian clubs is determined by a team's performance in its domestic league and cup competitions. Steaua have regularly qualified for the primary European competition, the European Cup, by winning the Liga I. Rapid have also achieved European qualification via the Cupa României and have played in both the former UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup (now called the UEFA Europa League).

## European competitions

The first continental competition organised by UEFA was the European Cup in 1955. It is the most prestigious European competition and was conceived by the editor of L'Équipe Gabriel Hanot, as a competition for winners of the European national football leagues. The format of the competition was changed for the 1992–93 season to include a group stage instead of the straight knockout format previously in use. The competition was also renamed as the UEFA Champions League. Further changes were made for the 1997–98 season, with the runners-up from countries placed highly in the UEFA coefficients allowed to enter. This was later expanded to four team for the top countries in the coefficients.
A number of other European competitions have also taken place. The secondary cup competition is the UEFA Cup, which was established in 1972. The competition was initially open to teams who finished as runners-up in their respective national leagues. This was later expanded based on the countries rank in the coefficients and performance in domestic cup competitions. The competition was renamed as the UEFA Europa League for the 2009–10 season. The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a competition for the winners of all European domestic cup competitions. Established in 1960 it was considered the secondary cup competitions until the re-branding of the European Cup, which weakened the competition and it was considered the weakest of the three competitions. The competition was discontinued in 1999 and amalgamated into the UEFA Cup.
The UEFA Super Cup is a competition between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League. It was contested between the winners of the Champions League and Cup Winners' Cup up until the discontinuation of the latter in 1999. The competition was originally held over two-legs but was changed to a single match in 1998. The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was established in 1955 and run independently of UEFA. It was initially for team from cities that hosted trade fairs, it was later expanded to include runners-up from the domestic leagues. In 1971, it came under the control of UEFA and was re-branded as the UEFA Cup. Established in 1960 the Intercontinental Cup was a competition for the winners of the European Cup and the South American equivalent the Copa Libertadores. Jointly organised by UEFA and the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) it was contested until 2004, when it was replaced by the FIFA Club World Cup which included the winners of all six confederations regional championships.

## Total statistics

Including home match with Heerenveen.
| Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| UEFA Champions League / European Cup | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | –2 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 |
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 13 | 72 | 33 | 16 | 23 | 104 | 72 | +32 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| Total | 20 | 96 | 41 | 23 | 32 | 140 | 105 | +35 |

## Statistics by country

Including home match with Heerenveen.
| Country | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Andorra | UE Sant Julià | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
| Armenia | FC Mika | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Austria | FK Austria Wien | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Austria | SK Rapid Wien | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Belgium | R. Charleroi S.C. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Belgium | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | –1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | FK Sarajevo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Bulgaria | PFC Botev Plovdiv | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Bulgaria | PFC Lokomotiv Sofia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Czech Republic | FK Mladá Boleslav | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| England | Leeds United A.F.C. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 |
| England | Liverpool F.C. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| England | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | –13 |
| Finland | MYPA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| France | Olympique Lyonnais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| France | Paris Saint-Germain F.C. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| France | Stade Rennais F.C. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
| Germany | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | –4 |
| Germany | Hamburger SV | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Germany | Hertha BSC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Germany | Karlsruher SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| Germany | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Germany | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | –5 |
| Greece | Panathinaikos FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | PAOK F.C. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Israel | Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 |
| Italy | F.C. Internazionale Milano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| Italy | Juventus FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Italy | S.S.C. Napoli | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | –4 |
| Latvia | Skonto FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 |
| Lithuania | FK Atlantas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
| Luxembourg | CS Grevenmacher | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Malta | Sliema Wanderers F.C. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Malta | Valletta FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 |
| Netherlands | Feyenoord | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 |
| Netherlands | SC Heerenveen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Netherlands | Vitesse Arnhem | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | –6 |
| Norway | Vålerenga Fotball | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Poland | Legia Warsaw | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
| Poland | Odra Wodzisław | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Poland | Śląsk Wrocław | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 |
| Portugal | C.D. Nacional | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Republic of Macedonia | FK Vardar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Romania | FC Steaua București | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Slovakia | MŠK Žilina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Slovenia | ND Gorica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Sweden | Landskrona BoIS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Ukraine | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Total | Total | 96 | 41 | 23 | 32 | 140 | 105 | +35 |

## Statistics by competition

Notes for the abbreviations in the tables below:
* QR: Qualifying round
* PR: Preliminary round
* 1R: First round
* 2R: Second round
* 3R: Third round
* QF: Quarter-finals
* 1QR: First qualifying round
* 2QR: Second qualifying round
* 3QR: Third qualifying round
* PO: Play-off round
* R32: Round of 32
* R16: Round of 16

### UEFA Champions League / European Cup

| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1967–68 | 1R | Botev Plovdiv | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| 1967–68 | 2R | Juventus | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 1999–00 | 2QR | Skonto | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–5 |
| 2003–04 | 2QR | Anderlecht | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 |

### UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup

| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1971–72 | 1R | Napoli | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 1971–72 | 2R | Legia Warsaw | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 |
| 1971–72 | 3R | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 |
| 1993–94 | 1R | Internazionale | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 |
| 1994–95 | PR | Valletta | 1–1 | 6–2 | 7–3 |
| 1994–95 | 1R | Charleroi | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 1994–95 | 2R | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–6 |
| 1996–97 | QR | Lokomotiv Sofia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 1996–97 | 1R | Karlsruhe | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 |
| 2000–01 | QR | MIKA | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 2000–01 | 1R | Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 2001–02 | QR | Atlantas | 8–0 | 4–0 | 12–0 |
| 2001–02 | 1R | Paris Saint-Germain | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| 2002–03 | QR | Gorica | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 |
| 2002–03 | 1R | Vitesse | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 2005–06 | 1QR | Sant Julià | 5–0 | 5–0 | 10–0 |
| 2005–06 | 2QR | Vardar | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 2005–06 | 1R | Feyenoord | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2005–06 | Group stage (G) | Rennes | 2–0 | N/A | 1st place |
| 2005–06 | Group stage (G) | Shakhtar Donetsk | N/A | 1–0 | 1st place |
| 2005–06 | Group stage (G) | PAOK | 1–0 | N/A | 1st place |
| 2005–06 | Group stage (G) | Stuttgart | N/A | 1–2 | 1st place |
| 2005–06 | R32 | Hertha Berlin | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2005–06 | R16 | Hamburg | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2005–06 | QF | Steaua București | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) |
| 2006–07 | 1QR | Sliema Wanderers | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 |
| 2006–07 | 2QR | Sarajevo | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2006–07 | 1R | Nacional | 1–0 | 2–1 (aet) | 3–1 |
| 2006–07 | Group stage (G) | Paris Saint-Germain | 0–0 | N/A | 4th place |
| 2006–07 | Group stage (G) | Hapoel Tel Aviv | N/A | 2–2 | 4th place |
| 2006–07 | Group stage (G) | Mladá Boleslav | 1–1 | N/A | 4th place |
| 2006–07 | Group stage (G) | Panathinaikos | N/A | 0–0 | 4th place |
| 2007–08 | 1R | Nürnberg | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2008–09 | 1R | Wolfsburg | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2011–12 | PO | Śląsk Wrocław | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
| 2011–12 | Group stage (C) | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4th place |
| 2011–12 | Group stage (C) | PSV Eindhoven | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4th place |
| 2011–12 | Group stage (C) | Legia Warsaw | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4th place |
| 2012–13 | 2QR | MYPA | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| 2012–13 | 3QR | Heerenveen | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 |

### UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup

| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1972–73 | 1R | Landskrona | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 1972–73 | 2R | Rapid Wien | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| 1972–73 | QF | Leeds United | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–8 |
| 1975–76 | 1R | Anderlecht | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| 1998–99 | QR | Grevenmacher | 2–0 | 6–2 | 8–2 |
| 1998–99 | 1R | Vålerenga | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 (a) |

### UEFA Intertoto Cup

| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1997 | Group stage (9) | Odra Wodzisław | N/A | 4–2 | 2nd place |
| 1997 | Group stage (9) | Žilina | 2–0 | N/A | 2nd place |
| 1997 | Group stage (9) | Austria Vienna | N/A | 1–1 | 2nd place |
| 1997 | Group stage (9) | Lyon | 1–2 | N/A | 2nd place |