# RCD Espanyol in European football

RCD Espanyol in European football is an article about RCD Espanyol and their record in Europe football competitions. They have played the UEFA Cup/Europa League eight times, reaching the final twice and losing both on penalties. They also competed in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup twice.

## Overall record

    As of 11 July 2020
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| UEFA Europa League | 67 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 112 | 62 | +50 | 055.22 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 025.00 |
| Total | 75 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 120 | 75 | +45 | 052.00 |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| Non-UEFA competitions |||||||||
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 057.14 |
| Intertoto Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 075.00 |
| Total | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 061.11 |

## UEFA Competitions

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1973–74 | UEFA Cup | First Round | RWD Molenbeek | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 |
| 1976–77 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Nice | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 |
| 1976–77 | UEFA Cup | Second Round | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 1976–77 | UEFA Cup | Third round | Feyenoord | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| 1987–88 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| 1987–88 | UEFA Cup | Second Round | Milan | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 1987–88 | UEFA Cup | Third round | Inter Milan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 1987–88 | UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | Vítkovice | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 1987–88 | UEFA Cup | Semi-finals | Club Brugge | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| 1987–88 | UEFA Cup | Final | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–3, 2–3 (p) |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | First Round | APOEL | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Second Round | Feyenoord | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| 1998 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Second Round | Zbrojovka Brno | 2–0 | 3–5 | 5–5 (a) |
| 1998 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Third round | Auxerre | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 1998 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Semi–finals | Valencia | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| 1999 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Third round | Montpellier | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Olimpija Ljubljana | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | Second Round | Grazer AK | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | Third Round | Porto | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Teplice | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | Group B | Lokomotiv Moscow | — | 1–0 | 2nd |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | Group B | Palermo | 1–1 | — | 2nd |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | Group B | Brøndby | — | 1–1 | 2nd |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | Group B | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | — | 2nd |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | Schalke 04 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Petržalka | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Group F | Sparta Prague | — | 2–0 | 1st |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Group F | Zulte Waregem | 6–2 | — | 1st |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Group F | Ajax | — | 2–0 | 1st |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Group F | Austria Wien | 1–0 | — | 1st |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | Livorno | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | Maccabi Haifa | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | Benfica | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Semi-finals | Werder Bremen | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Final | Sevilla | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p.) |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | QR2 | Stjarnan | 4–0 | 3–1 | 7–1 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | QR3 | Luzern | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | PO | Zorya Luhansk | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | Group H | CSKA Moscow | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1st |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | Group H | Ludogorets Razgrad | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1st |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | Group H | Ferencváros | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1st |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–6 |

## Non-UEFA Competitions

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Play-off | Aggregate |
| 1961–62 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round | Hannover 96 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 3–0 |
| 1961–62 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second Round | Birmingham City | 5–2 | 0–1 | | 5–3 |
| 1961–62 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Quarter-finals | Red Star | 2–1 | 0–5 | | 2–6 |
| 1965–66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round | Sporting CP | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 7–6 |
| 1965–66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second Round | Steagul Roșu | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 6–5 |
| 1965–66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Quarter-finals | Barcelona | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–2 |
| 1968 | Intertoto Cup | Group A5 | 1860 Munich | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 1st |
| 1968 | Intertoto Cup | Group A5 | Austria Wien | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 1st |

## Year by Year Performance

Below is a table of the performance of RCD Espanyol in European competitions.
| Season | Competition | Round | Against | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | Goals for | Goals against |
| 1961–62 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Quarter final | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| 1962–63 to 1964–65 | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions |
| 1965–66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Quarter final | Barcelona | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 |
| 1966–67 and 1967–68 | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions |
| 1968–69 | Intertoto Cup | Winner (Group A5) | 1860 Munich Austria Wien | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1969–70 to 1972–73 | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions |
| 1973–74 | UEFA Cup | Last 64 | Molenbeek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1974–75 and 1975–76 | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions |
| 1976–77 | UEFA Cup | Last 16 | Feyenoord | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 1977–78 to 1986–87 | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions |
| 1987–88 | UEFA Cup | Final | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 |
| 1988–89 to 1995–96 | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Last 32 | Feyenoord | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1997–98 | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Semi-finals | Valencia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 1999–00 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Third round | Montpellier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | Last 32 | Porto | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 2001–02 to 2004–05 | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | Last 32 | Schalke 04 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Final | Sevilla | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 11 |
| 2007–08 to 2018–19 | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions | Did not qualify For UEFA Competitions |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | Last 32 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 15 |