# Kilmarnock F.C. in international football

Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in the town of Kilmarnock. The club first competed in a European competition in 1964–65, entering the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In UEFA organised competitions, the club has never progressed beyond the first round. However, in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Kilmarnock reached the semi-finals in 1966–67 losing out to Leeds United of England for a place in the final.

## Record

Kilmarnock's score is shown first in each case

### International Soccer League

Kilmarnock's record in the International Soccer League :
| Season | Round | Venue | Country | Club | Score | Kilmarnock scorers | Att. |
| 1960 | Group stage | Polo Grounds, New York | West Germany | Bayern Munich | 3–1 | Bryceland, Kerr, McInally | 10,444 |
| 1960 | Group stage | Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City | Northern Ireland | Glenavon | 2–0 | Muir, Watson | 6,000 |
| 1960 | Group stage | Polo Grounds, New York | England | Burnley | 2–0 | Kerr, Wentzel | 13,000 |
| 1960 | Group stage | Polo Grounds, New York | France | Nice | 1–1 | McInally | 12,861 |
| 1960 | Group stage | Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City | United States | New York Americans | 3–1 | McInally, Muir, own goal | 11,704 |
| 1960 | Final | Polo Grounds, New York | Brazil | Bangu | 0–2 | | 25,044 |
| 1961 | Group stage | Molson Stadium, Montreal | England | Everton | 1–2 | Kerr | 5,000 |
| 1961 | Group stage | Polo Grounds, New York | West Germany | Karlsruhe | 2–3 | Kennedy, Muir | 10,000 |
| 1961 | Group stage | Molson Stadium, Montreal | United States | New York Americans | 4–0 | Black, Brown, Kerr, Watson | 7,000 |
| 1961 | Group stage | Molson Stadium, Montreal | Canada | Montreal Concordia | 4–2 | Kerr (2), Black, McInally | 4,000 |
| 1961 | Group stage | Molson Stadium, Montreal | Turkey | Beşiktaş | 1–1 | Muir | 2,000 |
| 1961 | Group stage | Polo Grounds, New York | Romania | Dinamo București | 0–0 | | 3,000 |
| 1961 | Group stage | Polo Grounds, New York | Brazil | Bangu | 0–5 | | 4,000 |
| 1963 | Group stage | Polo Grounds, New York | England | West Ham United | 3–3 | Black, Richmond, Yard | 14,532 |
| 1963 | Group stage | Chicopee | West Germany | Preußen Münster | 5–2 | Black (2), McFadzean, McInally, Murray | 6,000 |
| 1963 | Group stage | Polo Grounds, New York | Mexico | Oro | 3–3 | McFadzean (2), Black | 7,138 |
| 1963 | Group stage | Chicago | France | Valenciennes | 1–2 | Yard | 7,000 |
| 1963 | Group stage | Polo Grounds, New York | Italy | Mantova | 2–2 | Black, McFadzean | 7,473 |
| 1963 | Group stage | Polo Grounds, New York | Brazil | Recife | 3–1 | Black, Murray, O'Conner | 5,826 |
| 1965 | Group stage | Randall's Island Stadium, New York | Hungary | Ferencváros | 1–2 | Own goal | 6,000 |
| 1965 | Group stage | Randall's Island Stadium, New York | England | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Black, Hamilton | 5,000 |
| 1965 | Group stage | Randall's Island Stadium, New York | Poland | Polonia Bytom | 1–1 | Sneddon | 5,000 |
| 1965 | Group stage | Randall's Island Stadium, New York | England | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | | 4,000 |
| 1965 | Group stage | Randall's Island Stadium, New York | Poland | Polonia Bytom | 0–2 | | 4,000 |
| 1965 | Group stage | Randall's Island Stadium, New York | Hungary | Ferencváros | 1–4 | McIlroy | 5,000 |

### European competitions

Key:
* (H) – Home match
* (A) – Away match
Kilmarnock's record in European competitions :
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Opponent | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Agg. |
| 1964–65 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | West Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–3 (A) | 5–1 (H) | 5–4 |
| 1964–65 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round | England | Everton | 0–2 (H) | 1–4 (A) | 1–6 |
| 1965–66 | European Champion Clubs' Cup | Preliminary round | Albania | 17 Nëntori | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 |
| 1965–66 | European Champion Clubs' Cup | First round | Spain | Real Madrid | 2–2 (H) | 1–5 (A) | 3–7 |
| 1966–67 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round | Belgium | Antwerp | 1–0 (A) | 7–2 (H) | 8–2 |
| 1966–67 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Third round | Belgium | La Gantoise | 1–0 (H) | 2–1 (A) | 3–1 |
| 1966–67 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Quarter-final | East Germany | Lokomotive Leipzig | 0–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | 2–1 |
| 1966–67 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Semi-final | England | Leeds United | 2–4 (A) | 0–0 (H) | 2–4 |
| 1969–70 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | Switzerland | Zürich | 2–3 (A) | 3–1 (H) | 5–4 |
| 1969–70 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round | Bulgaria | Slavia Sofia | 4–1 (H) | 0–2 (A) | 4–3 |
| 1969–70 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Third round | Romania | Dinamo Bacău | 1–1 (H) | 0–2 (A) | 1–3 |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | Northern Ireland | Coleraine | 1–1 (A) | 2–3 (H) | 3–4 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Qualifying round | Republic of Ireland | Shelbourne | 2–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) | 3–2 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | France | Nice | 1–3 (A) | 1–1 (H) | 2–4 |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Željezničar | 1–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) | 2–1 |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | Czech Republic | Sigma Olomouc | 0–2 (A) | 0–2 (H) | 0–4 |
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying round | Iceland | KR Reykjavík | 0–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | 2–1 |
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | First round | Germany | Kaiserslautern | 0–3 (A) | 0–2 (H) | 0–5 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying round | Northern Ireland | Glenavon | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) | 2–0 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | First round | Norway | Viking | 1–1 (H) | 0–2 (A) | 1–3 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Wales | Connah's Quay Nomads | 2–1 (A) | 0–2 (H) | 2–3 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Belgium | Cercle Brugge | 1–1 (H) | 0–1 (A) | 1–2 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | Third qualifying round | Norway | Tromsø | 2–2 (H) | 1–0 (A) | 3–2 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | Play-off round | Denmark | Copenhagen | 0–2 (A) | 1–1 (H) | 1–3 |

## Overall record
### By competition

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| European Champion Clubs' Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 25.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 31.25 |
| UEFA Conference League | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 25.00 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 25.00 |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 40.00 |
| International Soccer League | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 36.00 |
| Total | 73 | 25 | 19 | 29 | 102 | 111 | −9 | 34.25 |
* ↑ Includes matches in the UEFA Cup which was rebranded as the UEFA Europa League.

### By country

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| Albania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Belgium | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 66.67 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 33.33 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Denmark | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| East Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| England | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 22.22 |
| France | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Republic of Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 60.00 |
| Norway | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 25.00 |
| Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
| West Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 60.00 |
| Total | 73 | 25 | 19 | 29 | 102 | 111 | −9 | 34.25 |