# Aston Villa F.C. in European football

Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club, based in Birmingham. The club first played in Europe in the UEFA Cup in the 1975–76 season, losing in the first round to Royal Antwerp, with their first match being a 4–1 loss on 17 September 1975. Aston Villa are one of the 6 clubs from England to have won the European Cup, winning in 1982, beating Bayern Munich in the final, after winning the 1980–81 English First Division. In the same year, they won the 1982 European Super Cup against 1982 Cup Winners' Cup champions, Barcelona, and played in the 1982 Intercontinental Cup, against Copa Libertadores holders, Peñarol, although they lost this 2–0. Aston Villa was also one of the winners of the 2001 Intertoto Cup. Including the 2024–25 Champions League, Aston Villa has played in 19 seasons of UEFA competitions, although the 2024–25 Champions League is the first time Aston Villa is playing in the Champions League or European Cup since the 1982–83 European Cup.

## Record by competition

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| European Cup/UEFA Champions League | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 064.00 |
| UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League | 56 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 79 | 59 | +20 | 042.86 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 057.14 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 037.50 |
| UEFA Super Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | 114 | 55 | 24 | 35 | 175 | 112 | +63 | 048.25 |
Last updated: 12 March 2025 Source: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/clubs/52683--aston-villa/

## List of matches

| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
| 1975–76 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Belgium | Antwerp | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 |
| 1977–78 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Turkey | Fenerbahçe | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 |
| 1977–78 | UEFA Cup | 2R | Poland | Górnik Zabrze | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 1977–78 | UEFA Cup | 3R | Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 1977–78 | UEFA Cup | QF | Spain | Barcelona | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 |
| 1981–82 | European Cup (Winners) | 1R | Iceland | Valur | 5–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 |
| 1981–82 | European Cup (Winners) | 2R | East Germany | Dynamo Berlin | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 (a) |
| 1981–82 | European Cup (Winners) | QF | Soviet Union | Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 1981–82 | European Cup (Winners) | SF | Belgium | Anderlecht | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 1981–82 | European Cup (Winners) | F | West Germany | Bayern Munich | 1–0 |
| 1982–83 | UEFA Super Cup (Winners) | F | Spain | Barcelona | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 1982–83 | Intercontinental Cup | F | Uruguay | Peñarol | 0–2 |
| 1982–83 | European Cup | 1R | Turkey | Beşiktaş | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| 1982–83 | European Cup | 2R | Romania | Dinamo București | 4–2 | 2–0 | 7–0 |
| 1982–83 | European Cup | QF | Italy | Juventus | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–5 |
| 1983–84 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Portugal | Vitória de Guimarães | 5–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 |
| 1983–84 | UEFA Cup | 2R | Soviet Union | Spartak Moscow | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 |
| 1990–91 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Czechoslovakia | Baník Ostrava | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
| 1990–91 | UEFA Cup | 2R | Italy | Inter Milan | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | 2R | Spain | Deportivo La Coruña | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 1994–95 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Italy | Inter Milan | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 0–1 | 1–1 (4–3 p) |
| 1994–95 | UEFA Cup | 2R | Turkey | Trabzonspor | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Sweden | Helsingborg | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | 1R | France | Bordeaux | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | 2R | Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | 3R | Romania | Steaua București | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | QF | Spain | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Norway | Strømsgodset | 3–2 | 3–0 | 6–2 |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | 2R | Spain | Celta Vigo | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| 2000–01 | Intertoto Cup | 3R | Czech Republic | Dukla Příbram | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| 2000–01 | Intertoto Cup | SF | Spain | Celta Vigo | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| 2001–02 | Intertoto Cup (Winners) | 3R | Croatia | Slaven Belupo | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 2001–02 | Intertoto Cup (Winners) | SF | France | Rennes | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 2001–02 | Intertoto Cup (Winners) | F | Switzerland | Basel | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Croatia | Varteks | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2002–03 | Intertoto Cup | 3R | Switzerland | Zürich | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| 2002–03 | Intertoto Cup | SF | France | Lille | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| 2008–09 | Intertoto Cup (Co-winners) | 3R | Denmark | Odense | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 2QR | Iceland | FH | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Bulgaria | Litex Lovech | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | GS | Netherlands | Ajax | 2–1 | — | — |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | GS | Czech Republic | Slavia Prague | — | 1–0 | — |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | GS | Slovakia | Žilina | 1–2 | — | — |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | GS | Germany | Hamburger SV | — | 1–3 | — |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | R32 | Russia | CSKA Moscow | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| 2009–10 | Europa League | P/O | Austria | Rapid Wien | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2010–11 | Europa League | P/O | Austria | Rapid Wien | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 |
| 2023–24 | Europa Conference League | P/O | Scotland | Hibernian | 3–0 | 5–0 | 8–0 |
| 2023–24 | Europa Conference League | GS | Poland | Legia Warsaw | 2–1 | 2–3 | — |
| 2023–24 | Europa Conference League | GS | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zrinjski Mostar | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
| 2023–24 | Europa Conference League | GS | Netherlands | AZ | 2–1 | 4–1 | — |
| 2023–24 | Europa Conference League | R16 | Netherlands | Ajax | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| 2023–24 | Europa Conference League | QF | France | Lille | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 3–3 (4–3 p) |
| 2023–24 | Europa Conference League | SF | Greece | Olympiacos | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–6 |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | LP | Switzerland | Young Boys | — | 3–0 | — |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | LP | Germany | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | — | — |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | LP | Italy | Bologna | 2–0 | — | — |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | LP | Belgium | Club Brugge | — | 0–1 | — |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | LP | Italy | Juventus | 0–0 | — | — |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | LP | Germany | RB Leipzig | — | 3–2 | — |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | LP | France | Monaco | — | 0–1 | — |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | LP | Scotland | Celtic | 4–2 | — | — |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | R16 | Belgium | Club Brugge | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 |
| 2024–25 | Champions League | QF | France | Paris Saint-Germain | | | |

### Key

* 2QR = Second qualifying round
* P/O = Play-off round
* 1R = First round
* 2R = Second round
* 3R = Third round
* GS = Group stage
* LP = League phase
* R32 = Round of 32
* R16 = Round of 16
* QF = Quarter-finals
* SF = Semi-finals
* F = Final