# SC Heerenveen in European football

SC Heerenveen in European football includes the games which are played by SC Heerenveen in competitions organized by UEFA.

## History
### 1990s: European Debut and Intertoto Cup Runs

SC Heerenveen made their European debut in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup, reaching the quarter-finals before losing to Bordeaux. They participated in subsequent Intertoto Cups in 1996 and 1997 but did not progress past the group stages.
In the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, SC Heerenveen advanced to the second round, defeating Amica Wronki before being eliminated by Varteks. In 1999, they reached the semi-finals of the Intertoto Cup, losing to West Ham United F.C..

### 2000s: Champions League Group Stage and UEFA Cup Consistency

The 2000–01 season marked SC Heerenveen's first and only appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stage, where they faced Valencia CF, Olympique Lyonnais, and Olympiacos F.C., finishing fourth in their group.
Throughout the decade, they regularly competed in the UEFA Cup (now Europa League), with notable performances including reaching the round of 32 in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. In the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, SC Heerenveen participated in the group stage but did not advance further.

### 2010s: Decline in European Appearances

SC Heerenveen's European appearances became less frequent in this decade. In the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, they reached the group stage but did not progress. Their last notable European participation was in the 2012-13 Europa League, where they were eliminated in the play-off round by Molde FK.

## Totals

| Competition | Participations | Games | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals scored | Goals conceded |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| UEFA Europa League | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| UEFA Cup | 6 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 48 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 5 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 20 |
| Total | 15 | 77 | 29 | 14 | 34 | 113 | 96 |

## Top scorers

| # | Goals | Name | Last score | Tournament |
| 1 | 11 | Gerald Sibon | 16 Dec 2009 | Europa League |
| 2 | 6 | Radoslav Samardžić | 24 Jul 1999 | Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | 5 | Arnold Bruggink | 23 Feb 2006 | UEFA Cup |
| 3 | 5 | Erik Regtop | 29 Jul 1995 | Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | 5 | Erik Tammer | 15 Jul 1995 | Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | 5 | Jeffrey Talan | 12 Sep 2000 | Champions League |
| 3 | 5 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 29 Sep 2005 | UEFA Cup |
| 8 | 4 | Mika Väyrynen | 16 Dec 2009 | Europa League |
| 8 | 4 | Uğur Yıldırım | 29 Sep 2005 | UEFA Cup |
| 10 | 3 | Afonso Alves | 14 Dec 2006 | UEFA Cup |
| 10 | 3 | Georgios Samaras | 14 Dec 2005 | UEFA Cup |
| 10 | 3 | Johan Hansma | 14 Dec 2005 | UEFA Cup |
| 10 | 3 | Jon Dahl Tomasson | 13 Jul 1996 | Intertoto Cup |
| 10 | 3 | Romeo Wouden | 20 Jul 1996 | Intertoto Cup |
| 10 | 3 | Tarik Elyounoussi | 2 Oct 2008 | UEFA Cup |

## Competitions by Countries

| | Country | Games | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals Scored | Goals Against | Opponents |
| 1 | Portugal | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | S.C. Braga (1), S.L. Benfica (1), Sporting CP (2), U.D. Leiria (1), Vitória F.C. (4) |
| 2 | Romania | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | FC Dinamo București (1), FC Național București (2), FC Rapid București (2), FC Steaua București (2), FCV Farul Constanța (1) |
| 3 | France | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux (1), FC Nantes (1), Olympique de Marseille (1), Olympique Lyonnais (2), RC Lens (1) |
| 4 | England | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | Newcastle United F.C. (2), Portsmouth F.C. (1), West Ham United F.C. (2) |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | Hertha BSC (2), MSV Duisburg (1), VfB Stuttgart (1), VfL Wolfsburg (1) |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | CA Osasuna (1), Valencia CF (2), Villarreal CF (2) |
| 7 | Greece | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Olympiacos F.C. (2), PAOK FC (2) |
| 7 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | Hammarby Fotboll (2), Helsingborgs IF (2) |
| 9 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | K.S.K. Beveren (2), Lierse S.K. (1) |
| 9 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb (1), Varteks (2) |
| 9 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | Aalborg (1), Næstved Boldklub (1), Odense Boldklub (1) |
| 9 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Lillestrøm SK (1), Molde FK (2) |
| 9 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Amica Wronki (2), Polonia Warsaw (1) |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | FC Baník Ostrava (2) |
| 14 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | A.C. Milan (1), Parma (1) |
| 14 | Latvia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | FK Ventspils (2) |
| 14 | Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | FC Koper (2) |
| 18 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | FC Dinamo-93 Minsk (1) |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | PFC Levski Sofia (1) |
| 18 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Békéscsaba 1912 Előre (1) |
| 18 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sligo Rovers F.C. (1) |
| 18 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. (1) |
| 18 | Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | FBK Kaunas (1) |
| 18 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PFC CSKA Moscow (1) |
| 18 | Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Ton Pentre F.C. (1) |

## Most Played Team

| Rank | Team | Country | Games | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals Scored | Goals Against |
| 1 | Vitória F.C. | Portugal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 |

## European match history

    As of 30 August 2012
| Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1995 Intertoto Cup | Group stage | Næstved Boldklub | 2–1 | — | 1st |
| 1995 Intertoto Cup | Group stage | Ton Pentre F.C. | — | 7-0 | 1st |
| 1995 Intertoto Cup | Group stage | Békéscsaba 1912 Előre | 4–0 | — | 1st |
| 1995 Intertoto Cup | Group stage | U.D. Leiria | — | 0–1 | 1st |
| 1995 Intertoto Cup | Round of 16 | FCV Farul Constanța | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 1995 Intertoto Cup | Quarter final | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 1996 Intertoto Cup | Group stage | Sligo Rovers F.C. | — | 0–0 | 3rd |
| 1996 Intertoto Cup | Group stage | Lillestrøm SK | 0–1 | — | 3rd |
| 1996 Intertoto Cup | Group stage | FC Nantes | — | 1–3 | 3rd |
| 1996 Intertoto Cup | Group stage | FBK Kaunas | 3-1 | — | 3rd |
| 1997 Intertoto Cup | Group stage | FC Dinamo-93 Minsk | — | 0–1 | 4th |
| 1997 Intertoto Cup | Group stage | Polonia Warsaw | 0–0 | — | 4th |
| 1997 Intertoto Cup | Group stage | MSV Duisburg | — | 0–2 | 4th |
| 1997 Intertoto Cup | Group stage | AaB | 8-2 | — | 4th |
| 1998–99 Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Amica Wronki | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| 1998–99 Cup Winners' Cup | Second round | Varteks | 2–1 | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | 4–5 |
| 1999 Intertoto Cup | First round | Hammarby Fotboll | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 1999 Intertoto Cup | Second round | West Ham United F.C. | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 2000–01 Champions League | Group stage | Olympique Lyonnais | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4th |
| 2000–01 Champions League | Group stage | Valencia CF | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4th |
| 2000–01 Champions League | Group stage | Olympiacos F.C. | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4th |
| 2002–03 UEFA Cup | First round | National București | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| 2003 Intertoto Cup | First round | Lierse S.K. | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| 2003 Intertoto Cup | Semi-finals | FC Koper | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2003 Intertoto Cup | Finals | Villarreal CF | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| 2004–05 UEFA Cup | First round | Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. | 5–0 | Cancelled | 5–0 |
| 2004–05 UEFA Cup | Group stage | S.L. Benfica | — | 2–4 | 3rd |
| 2004–05 UEFA Cup | Group stage | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | — | 3rd |
| 2004–05 UEFA Cup | Group stage | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | — | 2–2 | 3rd |
| 2004–05 UEFA Cup | Group stage | K.S.K. Beveren | 1–0 | — | 3rd |
| 2004–05 UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | Newcastle United F.C. | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 |
| 2005–06 UEFA Cup | First round | FC Baník Ostrava | 5–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 |
| 2005–06 UEFA Cup | Group stage | FC Dinamo București | — | 0–0 | 3rd |
| 2005–06 UEFA Cup | Group stage | PFC CSKA Moscow | 0–0 | — | 3rd |
| 2005–06 UEFA Cup | Group stage | Olympique de Marseille | — | 0–1 | 3rd |
| 2005–06 UEFA Cup | Group stage | PFC Levski Sofia | 2–1 | — | 3rd |
| 2005–06 UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | FC Steaua București | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| 2006–07 UEFA Cup | First round | Vitória F.C. | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3–0 |
| 2006–07 UEFA Cup | Group stage | CA Osasuna | — | 0-0 | 5th |
| 2006–07 UEFA Cup | Group stage | Odense Boldklub | 0-1 | — | 5th |
| 2006–07 UEFA Cup | Group stage | Parma | — | 1-2 | 5th |
| 2006–07 UEFA Cup | Group stage | RC Lens | 1-0 | — | 5th |
| 2007–08 UEFA Cup | First round | Helsingborgs IF | 5–3 | 1–5 | 6–8 |
| 2008–09 UEFA Cup | First round | Vitória F.C. | 5–2 | 1–1 | 6–3 |
| 2008–09 UEFA Cup | Group stage | A.C. Milan | 1–3 | — | 5th |
| 2008–09 UEFA Cup | Group stage | VfL Wolfsburg | — | 1–5 | 5th |
| 2008–09 UEFA Cup | Group stage | S.C. Braga | 1–2 | — | 5th |
| 2008–09 UEFA Cup | Group stage | Portsmouth F.C. | — | 0–3 | 5th |
| 2009-10 Europa League | Playoff round | PAOK FC | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 (a) |
| 2009-10 Europa League | Group stage | Sporting CP | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3rd |
| 2009-10 Europa League | Group stage | FK Ventspils | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3rd |
| 2009-10 Europa League | Group stage | Hertha BSC | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3rd |
| 2012-13 Europa League | 3rd qualifying round | FC Rapid București | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| 2012-13 Europa League | Play-off round | Molde FK | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |