# Newcastle United F.C. in European football

Newcastle United F.C. first played European football with their appearance in the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a competition which they won. Their first Champions League appearance came in 1997–98. Newcastle's first and last appearance in the Cup Winners' Cup came in 1998–99.
According to UEFA their only official UEFA title was won in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
As of the 2023–24 season, they have played a total of 17 seasons in European football. Alan Shearer is the club's leading goalscorer in European competition with 30 goals. Shay Given has made the most appearances in European competition for Newcastle with 54.

## Results by season

| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | Feyenoord | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round | Sporting CP | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Third round | Zaragoza | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–4 (a) |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Quarter-finals | Vitória de Setúbal | 5–1 | 1–3 | 6–4 |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Semi-finals | Rangers | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Final | Újpest | 3–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 |
| 1969–70 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | Dundee United | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 1969–70 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round | Porto | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 1969–70 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Third round | Southampton | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 (a) |
| 1969–70 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Quarter-finals | Anderlecht | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 (a) |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | Inter Milan | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round | Pécsi Dózsa | 2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | 2–2 (2–5 p) |
| 1977–78 | UEFA Cup | First round | Bohemians | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| 1977–78 | UEFA Cup | Second round | Bastia | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 |
| 1994–95 | UEFA Cup | First round | Antwerp | 5–2 | 5–0 | 10–2 |
| 1994–95 | UEFA Cup | Second round | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 (a) |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | First round | Halmstad | 4–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Second round | Ferencváros | 4–0 | 2–3 | 6–3 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Third round | Metz | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | Monaco | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | Croatia Zagreb | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3rd |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | PSV Eindhoven | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3rd |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Barcelona | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3rd |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Partizan | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | First round | CSKA Sofia | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | Second round | Zürich | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | Third round | Roma | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Third round | Lokeren | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Semi-finals | 1860 Munich | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–3 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Finals | Troyes | 4–4 | 0–0 | 4–4 (a) |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | Željezničar | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Juventus | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2nd |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Dynamo Kyiv | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2nd |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Feyenoord | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2nd |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Champions League | Second group stage | Barcelona | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3rd |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Champions League | Second group stage | Inter Milan | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3rd |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Champions League | Second group stage | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3rd |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | Partizan | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | 1–0 | 1–1 (3–4 p) |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | First round | NAC Breda | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | Second round | Basel | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | Third round | Vålerenga | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | Fourth round | Mallorca | 4–1 | 3–0 | 7–1 |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | PSV Eindhoven | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | Semi-finals | Marseille | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | First round | Bnei Sakhnin | 2–0 | 5–1 | 7–1 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | Group stage | Sochaux | — | 4–0 | 1st |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | Group stage | Sporting CP | 1–1 | — | 1st |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | Group stage | Panionios | — | 1–0 | 1st |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | Group stage | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–0 | — | 1st |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | Heerenveen | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | Olympiacos | 3–1 | 4–0 | 7–1 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | Sporting CP | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Third round | Dubnica | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Semi-finals | Deportivo La Coruña | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Third round | Lillestrøm | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | Ventspils | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | First round | Levadia Tallinn | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Group stage | Celta Vigo | 2–1 | — | 1st |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Group stage | Fenerbahçe | 1–0 | — | 1st |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Group stage | Palermo | — | 1–0 | 1st |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Group stage | Eintracht Frankfurt | — | 0–0 | 1st |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | Zulte Waregem | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | AZ | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–4 (a) |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | Atromitos | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Group stage | Marítimo | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2nd |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Group stage | Bordeaux | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2nd |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Group stage | Club Brugge | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2nd |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | Metalist Kharkiv | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Quarter-finals | Benfica | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Milan | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4th |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Paris Saint-Germain | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4th |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Borussia Dortmund | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4th |
Source for Fairs Cup:

## Overall record

    As of 13 December 2023
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| UEFA Champions League | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 040.00 |
| UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League | 72 | 43 | 17 | 12 | 123 | 60 | +63 | 059.72 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 054.17 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 058.33 |
| Total | 140 | 75 | 31 | 34 | 227 | 136 | +91 | 053.57 |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Tenure | Goals |
| 1 | Alan Shearer | 1996–2006 | 30 |
| 2 | Shola Ameobi | 2000–2014 | 15 |
| 3 | Craig Bellamy | 2001–2005 | 11 |
| 4 | Wyn Davies | 1966–1971 | 10 |
| 5 | Pop Robson | 1962–1971 | 9 |
| 5 | Faustino Asprilla | 1996–1998 | 9 |
| 7 | Nolberto Solano | 1998–2004 2005–2007 | 7 |
| 8 | Obafemi Martins | 2006–2009 | 6 |
| 9 | Kieron Dyer | 1999–2007 | 5 |
| 9 | Patrick Kluivert | 2004–2005 | 5 |
| 9 | Laurent Robert | 2001–2005 | 5 |
| 9 | Jim Scott | 1967–1969 | 5 |
| 9 | Gary Speed | 1998–2004 | 5 |
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