# Leeds United F.C. in European football

Leeds United first played European football with their appearance in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a competition which they have won twice. Their first European Cup/Champions League appearance came in 1969–70. Leeds' first and last appearance in the Cup Winners' Cup came in 1972–73.

## Summary

The club's debut in European competitions came in the 1965–66 season in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which they competed in for three consecutive seasons before winning the trophy in the 1967–68 season. They had been on the losing side in the same competition a year previously, and won it again in 1970–71, the final season of its existence before it was effectively replaced by the new UEFA Cup.
The club reached a further two European finals during the 1970s; the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1973 and the European Cup final in 1975. However, they were beaten on both occasions. Their venture into the 1979–80 UEFA Cup would be their last in European competitions for more than a decade; it ended in the second round.
European competitions then became effectively out of the question for Leeds, who were relegated to the Second Division in 1982 and did not win promotion until 1990. League title glory in 1992 sealed their return to Europe after more than a decade as England's representatives in the European Cup, where they were eliminated in the second round by Scottish champions Rangers.
In 1999–2000, the club enjoyed its best run in European competitions for 25 years, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. They reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 2000–2001 season losing to Valencia (changes in qualification requirements meant that they could now qualify as the third placed team in their domestic league) a year later. Their most recent European campaign to date was in the 2002–03 season, where they competed in the UEFA Cup and reached the third round. By this stage, however, the club was deep in financial trouble and was starting to sell most of its key players, which contributed to relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2003–04.

## Matches

| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
| 1965–66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round | Torino | 2–1 Elland Road 0–0 (A) |
| 1965–66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second Round | Leipzig | 2–1 (A) 0–0 Elland Road |
| 1965–66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Third Round | Valencia | 1–1 Elland Road 1–0 (A) |
| 1965–66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Quarter-Final | Újpest | 4–1 Elland Road 1–1 (A) |
| 1965–66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Semi-Final | Real Zaragoza | 0–1 (A) 2–1 Elland Road 1–3 Elland Road |
| 1966–67 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round | Bye | |
| 1966–67 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second Round | DWS | 3–1 (A) 5–1 Elland Road |
| 1966–67 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Third Round | Valencia | 1–1 Elland Road 2–0 (A) |
| 1966–67 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Quarter-Final | Bologna | 0–1 (A) 1–0 Elland Road |
| 1966–67 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Semi-Final | Kilmarnock | 4–2 Elland Road 0–0 (A) |
| 1966–67 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Final | Dinamo Zagreb | 0–2 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb 0–0 Elland Road |
| 1967–68 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round | Spora Luxembourg | 9–0 (A) 7–0 Elland Road |
| 1967–68 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second Round | Partizan Belgrade | 2–1 (A) 1–1 Elland Road |
| 1967–68 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Third Round | Hibernian | 1–0 Elland Road 1–1 (A) |
| 1967–68 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Quarter-Final | Rangers | 0–0 (A) 2–0 Elland Road |
| 1967–68 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Semi-Final | Dundee | 1–1 (A) 1–0 Elland Road |
| 1967–68 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Final | Ferencváros | 1–0 Elland Road 0–0 Népstadion, Budapest |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round | Standard Liège | 0–0 (A) 3–2 Elland Road |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second Round | Napoli | 2–0 Elland Road 0–2 (A) |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Third Round | Hannover | 5–1 Elland Road 2–1 (A) |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Quarter-Final | Újpest | 0–1 Elland Road 0–2 (A) |
| 1969–70 | European Cup | First Round | Lyn | 10–0 Elland Road 6–0 (A) |
| 1969–70 | European Cup | Second Round | Ferencváros | 3–0 Elland Road 3–0 (A) |
| 1969–70 | European Cup | Quarter-Final | Standard Liège | 1–0 (A) 1–0 Elland Road |
| 1969–70 | European Cup | Semi-Final | Celtic | 0–1 Elland Road 1–2 (A) |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round | Sarpsborg | 1–0 (A) 5–0 Elland Road |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second Round | Dynamo Dresden | 1–0 Elland Road 1–2 (A) |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Third Round | Sparta Prague | 6–0 Elland Road 3–2 (A) |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Quarter-Final | Vitória Setúbal | 2–1 Elland Road 1–1 (A) |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Semi-Final | Liverpool | 1–0 (A) 0–0 Elland Road |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Final | Juventus | 2–2 Stadio Comunale, Turin 1–1 Elland Road |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Fairs Cup Play-off Final | Barcelona | 1–2 Nou Camp |
| 1971–72 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Lierse | 0–4 Elland Road 2–0 (A) |
| 1972–73 | European Cup Winners' Cup | First Round | Ankaragücü | 1–1 (A) 1–0 Elland Road |
| 1972–73 | European Cup Winners' Cup | Second Round | Carl Zeiss Jena | 0–0 (A) 2–0 Elland Road |
| 1972–73 | European Cup Winners' Cup | Quarter-Final | Rapid București | 5–0 Elland Road 3–1 (A) |
| 1972–73 | European Cup Winners' Cup | Semi-Final | Hajduk Split | 1–0 Elland Road 0–0 (A) |
| 1972–73 | European Cup Winners' Cup | Final | Milan | 0–1 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki |
| 1973–74 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Strømsgodset | 1–1 (A) 6–1 Elland Road |
| 1973–74 | UEFA Cup | Second Round | Hibernian | 0–0 Elland Road 0–0 (A) |
| 1973–74 | UEFA Cup | Third Round | Vitória Setúbal | 1–0 Elland Road 1–3 (A) |
| 1974–75 | European Cup | First Round | Zürich | 4–1 Elland Road 1–2 (A) |
| 1974–75 | European Cup | Second Round | Újpest | 2–1 (A) 3–0 Elland Road |
| 1974–75 | European Cup | Quarter-Final | Anderlecht | 3–0 Elland Road 1–0 (A) |
| 1974–75 | European Cup | Semi-Final | Barcelona | 2–1 Elland Road 1–1 (A) |
| 1974–75 | European Cup | Final | Bayern Munich | 0–2 Parc des Princes, Paris |
| 1979–80 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Valletta | 4–0 (A) 3–0 Elland Road |
| 1979–80 | UEFA Cup | Second Round | Universitatea Craiova | 0–2 (A) 0–2 Elland Road |
| 1992–93 | Champions League | First Round | Stuttgart | 0–3 (A) 4–1 Elland Round |
| 1992–93 | Champions League | Second Round | Rangers | 1–2 (A) 1–2 Elland Road |
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | First Round | AS Monaco | 3–0 (A) 0–1 Elland Road |
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | Second Round | PSV Eindhoven | 3–5 Elland Road 0–3 |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Marítimo | 1–0 Elland Road 0–1 (A) |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | Second Round | Roma | 0–1 (A) 0–0 Elland Road |
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Partizan Belgrade | 3–1 (A) 1–0 Elland Road |
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | Second Round | Lokomotiv Moscow | 4–1 Elland Road 3–0 (A) |
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | Third Round | Spartak Moscow | 1–2 (A) 1–0 Elland Road |
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | Fourth Round | Roma | 0–0 (A) 1–0 Elland Road |
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | Quarter-Final | Slavia Prague | 3–0 Elland Road 1–2 (A) |
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | Semi-Final | Galatasaray | 0–2 (A) 2–2 (H) |
| 2000–01 | Champions League | Third qualifying round | 1860 Munich | 2–1 Elland Road 1–0 (A) |
| 2000–01 | Champions League | Group H | Barcelona | 0–4 (A) 1–1 Elland Road |
| 2000–01 | Champions League | Group H | Milan | 1–0 Elland Road 1–1 (A) |
| 2000–01 | Champions League | Group H | Beşiktaş | 6–0 Elland Road 0–0 (A) |
| 2000–01 | Champions League | Second Group D | Real Madrid | 0–2 Elland Road 2–3 (A) |
| 2000–01 | Champions League | Second Group D | Lazio | 1–0 (A) 3–3 Elland Road |
| 2000–01 | Champions League | Second Group D | Anderlecht | 2–1 Elland Road 4–1 (A) |
| 2000–01 | Champions League | Quarter-Final | Deportivo La Coruña | 3–0 Elland Road 0–2 (A) |
| 2000–01 | Champions League | Semi-Final | Valencia | 0–0 Elland Road 0–3 (A) |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Marítimo | 0–1 (A) 3–0 Elland Road |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | Second Round | Troyes | 4–2 Elland Road 2–3 (A) |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | Third Round | Grasshopper | 2–1 (A) 2–2 Elland Road |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | Fourth Round | PSV Eindhoven | 0–0 (A) 0–1 Elland Road |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | First Round | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 1–0 Elland Road 1–1 (A) |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | Second Round | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 Elland Road 4–1 (A) |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | Third Round | Málaga | 0–0 (A) 1–2 Elland Road |