Aberdeen F.C. in European football

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Aberdeen FC in European football
Club Aberdeen
First entry 1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup
Last entry 2015–16 UEFA Europa League
Titles
Champions League 0
Europa League 0
Cup Winners' Cup
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Super Cup
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Aberdeen is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Aberdeen's first participation in European competition was in the 1967–68 season, when they competed in the European Cup Winners' Cup.

The club has competed in Europe in 29 seasons since 1967, winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 and the European Super Cup in the same year, a Scottish record for European trophy wins.

Willie Miller holds the record for European appearances for Aberdeen, making 61 appearances between 1973 and 1989. The club's top scorer in Europe is Mark McGhee, with 14 goals. Aberdeen's record win in Europe is 10–0, which came in their first-ever European match against KR Reykjavik of Iceland in 1967.

History

1967–1974

Aberdeen played their first official match in competitive European football in September 1967 in a European Cup Winners' Cup first round game against KR Reykjavik of Iceland. They qualified for the competition after reaching the Scottish Cup Final in 1967. Celtic had won the League and European Cup, and so they qualified for the European Cup. The match ended in a 10–0 victory for Aberdeen.[1] The return leg saw Aberdeen win 4–1, making the score 14–1 on aggregate.[2] In the second round, Aberdeen were knocked out by Belgian club Standard Liege, losing 0–3 in Liège, but winning the second leg 2–0 at Pittodrie.[3]

In 1968, in the Fairs Cup, Aberdeen defeated Bulgarian club Slavia Sofia in the first round. In the second round, a capacity crowd saw Aberdeen beat Spanish club Real Zaragoza 2–1, however Aberdeen were defeated 0–3 in Spain, and were knocked out 2–4 on aggregate.[3]

Aberdeen had the distinction of being the very first team to be knocked out of a European competition in a penalty shoot-out during the first round of the European Cup Winners' Cup of 1970–71.[4]

After a 4–4 two-legged aggregate draw against Hungarian team Honvéd, the match had to be decided by a penalty shoot-out. Aberdeen lost by five kicks to four in Budapest, Jim Forrest missed a penalty.

In 1971, Aberdeen were drawn against Spanish club Celta Vigo in the first round of the UEFA Cup. A 3–0 aggregate victory meant Aberdeen were through to the second round, where they were drawn against Italian club Juventus. Aberdeen lost the first leg in Turin 0–2 with Fabio Capello amongst the scorers. They drew the second leg 1–1, Joe Harper scored Aberdeen's goal.

The 1972–73 UEFA Cup saw Aberdeen drawn with Borussia Mönchengladbach of West Germany. Aberdeen went down 2–3 at Pittodrie, and lost the second leg 3–6, going out of the competition with a 5–9 aggregate score.

The following year, after knocking out Finn Harps of Ireland, Aberdeen were drawn against English opposition for the first time in European competition. Aberdeen drew 1–1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur, but were beaten 1–4 at White Hart Lane in the second leg.

Aberdeen failed to qualify for European football between 1974 and 1977.

1977–1986

Aberdeen's first European tie for four years came against Belgian club RWD Molenbeek of Brussels in 1977. A 0–0 draw away in the Belgian capital set the Dons up for the return leg at Pittodrie, however Drew Jarvie's goal could not prevent Aberdeen losing 2–1, knocking them out of Europe. This was manager Billy McNeill's only European tie as Aberdeen manager.

Despite losing the 1978 Scottish Cup final to Rangers, Aberdeen qualified for the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup because Rangers had won the Premier Division, and they qualified for the European Cup. Under new manager Alex Ferguson, Aberdeen knocked out Marek Dimitrov of Bulgaria in the first round. Ferguson's team lost to Fortuna Düsseldorf in the second round, losing the first leg 0–3 in West Germany but winning 2–0 in Aberdeen.

In the 1979–80 season, Aberdeen once again failed to progress past the first round of the UEFA Cup, losing 1–2 on aggregate to West German club Eintracht Frankfurt.

After winning the Premier Division in 1980, Aberdeen made their debut in the European Cup in the 1980–81 season. Aberdeen were drawn against Austria Memphis in the opening round of the European Cup. The first leg at Pittodrie was won by Aberdeen, Mark McGhee scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win. The second leg in Vienna ended in a 0–0 draw. Aberdeen advanced to the second round, where the draw had paired them with English champions Liverpool.[5] After winning 1–0 in Aberdeen, Liverpool won the second leg 4–0 at Anfield to complete a 5–0 victory.

The following season in the UEFA Cup of 1981–82, Aberdeen knocked out defending champions, English club Ipswich Town, in the opening round, then beat Romanians FC Arges Pitesti in the second round, before going on to lose in the third round to future European champions SV Hamburg. This was the first time that Aberdeen had reached the third round of a European competition.

In 1982–83, Aberdeen had qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Scottish Cup in 1982. Aberdeen were entered in the preliminary round against FC Sion of Switzerland. The first leg at Pittodrie ended in a 7–0 victory for Aberdeen over the Swiss side. This was Aberdeen's second biggest margin of victory in European competition, and in the second leg Aberdeen won 4–1 in Switzerland to complete an 11–1 aggregate win. This set up a tie in the first round against Dinamo Tirana from Albania. The first leg was close, with John Hewitt scoring the only goal of the game, and what turned out to be the only goal of the tie, as Aberdeen's first trip to Albania ended in a 0–0 draw. That was enough to see Aberdeen through to the next round, with a 1–0 aggregate victory. In the second round, Polish club Lech Poznan were drawn to play Aberdeen. In the first leg in Scotland, Aberdeen won 2–0. In the return leg in Poland, Aberdeen ground out a 1–0 victory. The aggregate score-line was 3–0 and this had earned Aberdeen a passage to the quarter-finals of Europe for the very first time in the club's history.

The draw for the quarter finals paired Aberdeen with West Germany's Bayern Munich. In the first leg, the game finished 0–0, with Aberdeen putting in a good defensive display.[6] In the second leg at Pittodrie, Bayern Munich twice took the lead, but Aberdeen won the game 3–2, in a game described as "Pittodrie's greatest night".[6]

In the semi-final, Aberdeen had been drawn against Belgian club Waterschei. Aberdeen won 5–1 at home in the first leg. In the second leg in Belgium, Aberdeen lost for the first time in the competition that season, the Belgians won 1–0.[6]

The final saw Aberdeen face the Spanish club Real Madrid. Before the final the club released a song recorded by the players, 'European Song', to coincide with the appearance in the final. The game took place in a rain-soaked Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg. Aberdeen took the lead early in the game through Eric Black. Seven minutes later, a back pass by Alex McLeish left the opposition forward one-on-one with goalkeeper Jim Leighton. He took the ball past Leighton who brought him down for a penalty. The penalty was converted and Real Madrid had equalised, it was 1–1 at half time. The teams could not be separated after 90 minutes, it had ended 1–1, and the game was forced into extra time. Aberdeen took the lead when Mark McGhee's cross met the head of substitute John Hewitt, who headed the ball into the goal. Real Madrid could not recover and at full-time, Aberdeen had won 2–1.[6]

This was followed up with victory in the European Super Cup in December 1983, when SV Hamburg, the reigning European Cup champions were beaten 2–0 over two legs thanks to goals by Neil Simpson and Mark McGhee at Pittodrie.

As of 2015, Aberdeen are the last club from Scotland to have won a European trophy and the only club from Scotland to have won two European trophies.

Aberdeen's defence of the Cup Winners' Cup in the 1983–84 season began against Akranes in the first round. A 2–1 win away from home was followed by a 1–1 draw at home. Aberdeen knocked out Belgian club Beveren in the second round, then Ujpest Dozsa in the third round to set up a semi-final against F.C. Porto. Two 0–1 defeats ended Aberdeen's chance of retaining the cup.

In the 1984–85 European Champions Cup, Aberdeen lost in the first round to East German champions Dynamo Berlin on penalties after a 3–3 aggregate draw. In the following year's European Cup, Aberdeen knocked out Akranes and Servette in the first two rounds.

The quarter final draw paired Aberdeen with IFK Göteborg, the Swedish champions. A 2–2 draw at home was followed by a 0–0 draw in Gothenburg, meaning that Aberdeen were knocked out on the away goals rule.

Alex Ferguson's final European campaign at Aberdeen came in the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup. Aberdeen were knocked out in the first round by Sion, the Swiss club winning 4–2 on aggregate.

1986–1996

Ian Porterfield succeeded Alex Ferguson in November 1986. His first and only European campaign began in September 1987 against Irish club Bohemians. A 0–0 draw in Dublin was followed by a 1–0 win at Pittodrie; Jim Bett scored the winning goal. In the second round, Aberdeen were knocked out on the away goals rule by Dutch club Feyenoord.[7]

In 1988, new co-managers Jocky Scott and Alex Smith led Aberdeen into the UEFA Cup. They were drawn with East Germany club Dynamo Dresden, but lost the tie 0–2 on aggregate. The following year, Aberdeen lost again at the first round stage of the UEFA Cup, this time against Austrian club Rapid Vienna on the away goals rule.

After winning the Scottish Cup in 1990, Aberdeen qualified for the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup. After defeating Cypriot cup winners Nea Salamina 5–0 on aggregate, Aberdeen lost in the second round to Legia Warsaw of Poland 0–1 on aggregate. In 1991, Alex Smith's Aberdeen were beaten home and away by Danish club BK 1903 in the first round of the UEFA Cup. Smith was sacked in 1992 and replaced by former captain Willie Miller.

Willie Miller's first European campaign as Aberdeen manager came in the club's last-ever campaign in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1993. A 7–0 aggregate victory over Icelandic club Valur was followed by a 3–5 defeat over two legs by Italian club Torino, despite Aberdeen taking the lead in both ties.

In the following season, Latvian club Skonto Riga knocked Aberdeen out of the UEFA Cup on the away goals rule after a 0–0 draw in Riga was followed by a 1–1 draw in Aberdeen. Miller was dismissed as manager later in that season. Roy Aitken was appointed to replace him.

After winning the Scottish League Cup in 1995–96, Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup. Following a 4–1 win in Lithuania against Zalgiris Vilnius, Aberdeen set a new record for the heaviest home European defeat in the second leg at Pittodrie by losing 1–3. It was still enough to go through 5–4 on aggregate. A 6–4 aggregate win over Barry Town of Wales in the next round was followed by a 2–0 defeat over two legs by Brondby in round two, who were then managed by future Aberdeen manager Ebbe Skovdahl.

2000–2007

Aberdeen's first European tie in four years came in the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup in 2000 under the management of Ebbe Skovdahl. Aberdeen were drawn against Irish side, Bohemians. In the first tie at Pittodrie, Aberdeen took a 1–0 lead thanks to a goal from Robbie Winters. Bohemians then equalised and later took the lead with a last minute winner.[8] The return leg saw Aberdeen take the lead, when David Morrison nicked the ball off of Robbie Winters, only to see the ball roll past his keeper and into the empty net. The single goal wasn't enough, as Aberdeen went out on the away goals rule again and became the first Scottish team to be knocked out by an Irish team.[9]

Skovdahl's next European campaign came in 2002. A single Darren Mackie goal was enough to see Aberdeen eliminate Moldovan club Nistru Otaci in the qualifying round.[10] Aberdeen were then drawn against Hertha Berlin of Germany in the first round. The tie itself remained goalless, until in the last minute of the second leg, Michael Preetz scored what proved to be the winning goal. Aberdeen were once again knocked out of Europe at an early stage.[11]

Aberdeen failed to qualify for Europe between 2003 and 2006.

2007–present

Former Birmingham City player and Dunfermline Athletic manager Jimmy Calderwood took over from Steve Paterson in 2004; he had to wait three years, however, before he tasted European action at Aberdeen. His first game came against the Ukrainian opposition of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. The first leg at Pittodrie finished in a 0–0 draw.[12] In the second leg, Aberdeen took the lead midway through the second half when Darren Mackie headed home a Richard Foster cross. Dnipro later equalised through Andriy Vorobei, but thanks to resolute defending and a number of saves from goalkeeper Langfield, Mackie's goal was enough to see Aberdeen through to the group stages. This was the first time Aberdeen had won a European tie on the away goals rule.[13]

In the Group stages for the then UEFA Cup Aberdeen were drawn in Group B alongside Panathinaikos, Atletico Madrid, FC Copenhagen and Russians Locomotiv Moscow. At that time the groups contained 5 teams with two games being played away and two at home. The first match in Athens at Panathinaikos of Greece ended in a 3–0 defeat.[14] Many fans of the famous Gate 13 fans groups of Panathinaikos boycotted the game following an ongoing dispute with the Greek club hierarchy. Greek International Dimitris Salpingidis scored in the tie. The next home game was against Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow. Aberdeen took the lead when Zander Diamond headed in a Barry Nicholson corner. The Russians later equalised when Branislav Ivanovic headed in a corner on the stroke of half time. The game finished 1–1 on a cold night with snow consistently falling.[15] Aberdeen's next game was against Spanish club Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón. Aberdeen lost 0–2.[16] Atletico scorers were Forlan and an own goal from Langfield after a free-kick by Simao had struck the post and hit the goalkeeper on the back.

After a number of other group matches ended in draws, Aberdeen surprisingly found themselves in a position to qualify alongside Atletico and the Greeks. At the time three teams qualified for the knock out rounds. Aberdeen's final group game was against FC Copenhagen, requiring a win to see them progress through to the next round. A 4–0 win over the Danish champions came courtesy of two goals from Jamie Smith, an own goal from Mikael Antonsson, and a goal from Ricky Foster.[17]

In the December draw for the last 32, held in Nyon, Aberdeen were drawn out of the hat first against German club Bayern Munich in the first knockout round. Aberdeen opened the scoring in the first leg at Pittodrie when on-loan midfielder Josh Walker curled a shot from outside the box and beat goalkeeper Michael Rensing. Oliver Kahn did not play in the 1st leg at Pittodrie but other star players such as Ze Roberto, Klose, Podolski and Lahm did play. Bayern equalised a few minutes later, when Miroslav Klose raced on to a flick on by Luca Toni and scored. Aberdeen then re-took the lead when another on-loan midfielder, Sone Aluko, flicked the ball over the defender Lúcio and hit a volleyed shot which beat goalkeeper Michael Rensing again. Bayern Munich equalised when Alan Maybury was adjudged to have handled the ball in the box. Aberdeen goalkeeper Jamie Langfield saved the resulting penalty; however, the ball rebounded back to Hamit Altıntop, who scored. The game finished 2–2.[18] The second leg finished in a 1–5 defeat for Aberdeen.[19]

Aberdeen qualified for the newly re-branded UEFA Europa League after finishing fourth in the 2008–09 season. Under new manager Mark McGhee, Aberdeen were drawn against Czech Republic team SK Sigma Olomouc in the qualifying rounds. The tie ended in a record 1–8 aggregate defeat for Aberdeen, a 1–5 defeat at home[20] was followed by a 0–3 defeat in the Czech Republic.[21]

Aberdeen failed to qualify for European football between 2010 and 2014. Until Derek McInnes became manager this was a period when the club struggled in domestic football specifically under Mark McGhee before an era of stabilisation under Craig Brown. After finishing third in the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership, they qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. In July 2014, they comfortably won 8-0 on aggregate in the first qualifying round against FK Daugava Riga - Adam Rooney the Irish striker amongst the scorers. In the second qualifying round, after an uneventful 0-0 draw at Pittodrie, they won 2-1 away from home thanks to goals from Rooney and McGinn. Overall on aggregate they edged past FC Groningen. They lost to Spanish club Real Sociedad in the third qualifying round of the 2014-2015 Europa League by an aggregate score of 5-2. Despite brave performances in San Sebastian (0-2) and at Pittodrie (2-3) the Dons lost both legs. The Dons exited the Europa League competition for another season. Both Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes and the then Sociedad coach Jagoba Arrasate paid tribute to the players efforts in both ties.

Aberdeen qualified again for the UEFA Europa League, thanks to finishing 2nd in the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership. It was the first time since 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons that they had qualified for Europe in back-to-back seasons. In the first qualifying round, the club faced Shkëndija of Macedonia. The tie was played in the Philip II Arena in Skopje. The Dons had a tough couple of ties drawing 1-1 in Macedonia and then 0-0 at home therefore going through on the Away goals rule becoming the second time the Dons had qualified from a tie in this way. In the second qualifying round, they faced Rijeka of Croatia and the Dons beat them 3-0 in Croatia, thanks to goals from Considine, Pawlett and McLean. A 2-2 draw at home took them through to the 3rd Qualifying round against FC Kairat of Kazakhstan. The Dons faced a grueling 5,300km journey to Almaty in the first leg, losing the game 2-1. The club flight stopped in Tallinn on the way over to Almaty then in Turkey on the way home. Kenny Mclean scored his second goal for the club in the second half in Almaty.

Team statistics

Games

Season Competition Round Opponent 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate
1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Iceland KR Reykjavík 10–0 4–1 14–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Belgium Standard Liège 0–3 2–0 2–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 0–0 2–0 2–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Spain Real Zaragoza 2–1 0–3 2–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Hungary Budapest Honvéd 3–1 1–3 4–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
1971–72 UEFA Cup 1R Spain Celta de Vigo 2–0 1–0 3–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Italy Juventus 0–2 1–1 1–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
1972–73 UEFA Cup 1R West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–3 3–6 5–9 Symbol delete vote.svg
1973–74 UEFA Cup 1R Republic of Ireland Finn Harps 4–1 3–1 7–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R England Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 1–4 2–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
1977–78 UEFA Cup 1R Belgium Molenbeek 0–0 1–2 1–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Bulgaria Marek Dimitrov 2–3 3–0 5–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R West Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–3 2–0 2–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
1979–80 UEFA Cup 1R West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 0–1 1–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
1980–81 European Cup 1R Austria Austria Memphis 1–0 0–0 1–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R England Liverpool 0–1 0–4 0–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
1981–82 UEFA Cup 1R England Ipswich Town 1–1 3–1 4–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Romania Arges Pitesti 3–0 2–2 5–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
3R West Germany Hamburg 3–2 1–3 4–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup PR Switzerland Sion 7–0 4–1 11–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
1R Albania Dinamo Tirana 1–0 0–0 1–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Poland Lech Poznan 2–0 1–0 3–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
QF West Germany Bayern Munich 0–0 3–2 3–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
SF Belgium Waterschei 5–1 0–1 5–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
Final Spain Real Madrid 2–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
1983 European Super Cup Final West Germany Hamburg 0–0 2–0 2–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Iceland IA Akranes 2–1 1–1 3–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Belgium Beveren 0–0 4–1 4–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
QF Hungary Újpest 0–2 3–0 3–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
SF Portugal Porto 0–1 0–1 0–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
1984–85 European Cup 1R East Germany Dynamo Berlin 2–1 1–2 3–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
1985–86 European Cup 1R Iceland IA Akranes 3–1 4–1 7–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Switzerland Servette 0–0 1–0 1–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
QF Sweden IFK Göteborg 2–2 0–0 2–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Switzerland Sion 2–1 0–3 2–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
1987–88 UEFA Cup 1R Republic of Ireland Bohemian 0–0 1–0 1–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Netherlands Feyenoord 2–1 0–1 2–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
1988–89 UEFA Cup 1R East Germany Dynamo Dresden 0–0 0–2 0–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
1989–90 UEFA Cup 1R Austria Rapid Wien 2–1 0–1 2–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Cyprus Nea Salamina 2–0 3–0 5–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Poland Legia Warsaw 0–0 0–1 0–1 Symbol delete vote.svg
1991–92 UEFA Cup 1R Denmark BK 1903 0–1 0–2 0–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Iceland Valur 3–0 4–0 7–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Italy Torino 2–3 1–2 3–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
1994–95 UEFA Cup QR Latvia Skonto 0–0 1–1 1–1 Symbol delete vote.svg
1996–97 UEFA Cup QR Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius 4–1 1–3 5–4 Symbol keep vote.svg
1R Wales Barry Town 3–1 3–3 6–4 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Denmark Brøndby 0–2 0–0 0–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Republic of Ireland Bohemian 1–2 1–0 2–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Moldova Nistru Otaci 1–0 0–0 1–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
1R Germany Hertha BSC 0–0 0–1 0–1 Symbol delete vote.svg
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1R Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–0 1–1 1–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
Group B Greece Panathinaikos 0–3 3rd Symbol keep vote.svg
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1
Spain Atlético Madrid 0–2
Denmark Copenhagen 4–0
3R Germany Bayern Munich 2–2 1–5 3–7 Symbol delete vote.svg
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 3Q Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc 1–5 0–3 1–8 Symbol delete vote.svg
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Latvia FK Daugava Rīga 5–0 3–0 8–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
2Q Netherlands FC Groningen 0–0 2–1 2–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
3Q Spain Real Sociedad 0–2 2–3 2–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Republic of Macedonia Shkëndija 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a) Symbol keep vote.svg
2Q Croatia Rijeka 3–0 2–2 5–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
3Q Kazakhstan Kairat 1–2 1–1 2–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • QR: Qualifying round
  • 1R: First round
  • 2R: Second round
  • 3R: Third round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • QF: Quarter-finals
  • SF: Semi-finals

By country

Country Pld W D L GF GA
Albania Albania 2 1 1 0 1 0
Austria Austria 4 2 1 1 3 2
Belgium Belgium 8 3 2 3 12 8
Bulgaria Bulgaria 4 2 1 1 7 3
Croatia Croatia 2 1 1 0 5 2
Cyprus Cyprus 2 2 0 0 5 0
Czech Republic Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 1 8
Denmark Denmark 5 1 1 3 4 5
East Germany East Germany 4 1 1 2 3 5
England England 6 1 2 3 6 12
Greece Greece 1 0 0 1 0 3
West Germany West Germany 16 4 5 7 20 29
Hungary Hungary 4 2 0 2 7 6
Iceland Iceland 8 7 1 0 31 5
Republic of Ireland Ireland 6 4 1 1 10 4
Italy Italy 4 0 1 3 4 8
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2 0 1 1 2 3
Latvia Latvia 4 2 2 0 9 1
Lithuania Lithuania 2 1 0 1 5 4
Moldova Moldova 2 1 1 0 1 0
Netherlands Netherlands 4 2 1 1 4 3
Poland Poland 4 2 1 1 3 1
Portugal Portugal 2 0 0 2 0 2
Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia 2 0 2 0 1 1
Romania Romania 2 1 1 0 5 2
Russia Russia 1 0 1 0 1 1
Spain Spain 8 4 0 4 9 12
Sweden Sweden 2 0 2 0 2 2
Switzerland Switzerland 6 4 1 1 14 5
Ukraine Ukraine 2 0 2 0 1 1
Wales Wales 2 1 1 0 6 4

By competition

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup 52 15 18 19 62 68 −6
Cup Winners' Cup 39 22 5 12 79 39 +40
European Cup 12 5 4 3 14 12 +2
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 4 2 1 1 4 4 0
UEFA Europa League 14 4 5 5 21 20 1
Super Cup 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
Total 122 48 34 40 179 143 +36

Player Statistics

Goal scorers

Name Nationality UEFA Cup/Europa League Cup Winners' Cup European Cup Super Cup TOTAL
Mark McGhee Scotland 1 11 1 1 14
John Hewitt Scotland 4 5 3 0 12
Drew Jarvie Scotland 7 3 0 0 10
Joe Harper Scotland 5 3 0 0 8
Gordon Strachan Scotland 3 5 0 0 8
Eric Black Scotland 1 3 3 0 7
Eoin Jess Scotland 0 6 0 0 6
Adam Rooney Republic of Ireland 6 0 0 0 6
Neil Simpson Scotland 0 4 1 1 6
Peter Weir Scotland 3 3 0 0 6
Frank Munro Scotland 0 5 0 0 5
Billy Dodds Scotland 4 0 0 0 4
Niall McGinn Northern Ireland 4 0 0 0 4
Jim Storrie Scotland 0 4 0 0 4
Steve Murray Scotland 1 2 0 0 3
Jimmy Smith Scotland 1 2 0 0 3
Jim Bett Scotland 1 1 0 0 2
Willie Falconer Scotland 1 0 1 0 2
Jim Forrest Scotland 2 0 0 0 2
Stephen Glass Scotland 2 0 0 0 2
Arthur Graham Scotland 1 1 0 0 2
Jonny Hayes Republic of Ireland 2 0 0 0 2
Brian Irvine Scotland 1 1 0 0 2
Darren Mackie Scotland 2 0 0 0 2
Kenny McLean Scotland 2 0 0 0 2
Bertie Miller Scotland 2 0 0 0 2
Joe Miller Scotland 1 1 0 0 2
Willie Miller Scotland 0 1 1 0 2
Peter Pawlett Scotland 2 0 0 0 2
Davie Robb Scotland 2 0 0 0 2
Craig Robertson Scotland 1 1 0 0 2
Duncan Shearer Scotland 1 1 0 0 2
Jamie Smith Scotland 2 0 0 0 2
Ian Taylor Scotland 1 1 0 0 2
Sone Aluko Nigeria 1 0 0 0 1
Ian Angus Scotland 0 0 1 0 1
Dougie Bell Scotland 0 1 0 0 1
Martin Buchan Scotland 0 1 0 0 1
Andrew Considine Scotland 1 0 0 0 1
Zander Diamond Scotland 1 0 0 0 1
Ricky Foster Scotland 1 0 0 0 1
Hans Gillhaus Netherlands 0 1 0 0 1
Brian Grant Scotland 1 0 0 0 1
Stevie Gray Scotland 0 0 1 0 1
Jim Hermiston Scotland 1 0 0 0 1
Paul Kane Scotland 1 0 0 0 1
Stuart Kennedy Scotland 0 1 0 0 1
Paul Mason England 0 1 0 0 1
Shaleum Logan England 1 0 0 0 1
Steve Lovell England 1 0 0 0 1
Frank McDougall Scotland 0 0 1 0 1
Alex McLeish Scotland 0 1 0 0 1
Chic McLelland Scotland 0 1 0 0 1
Tommy McMillan Scotland 0 1 0 0 1
Harry Melrose Scotland 0 1 0 0 1
Charlie Mulgrew Scotland 1 0 0 0 1
Mixu Paatelainen Finland 0 1 0 0 1
Jens Petersen Denmark 0 1 0 0 1
Mark Reynolds Scotland 1 0 0 0 1
Lee Richardson England 0 1 0 0 1
David Rowson Scotland 1 0 0 0 1
Billy Stark Scotland 0 0 1 0 1
Josh Walker England 1 0 0 0 1
Andy Watson Scotland 1 0 0 0 1
Alex Willoughby Scotland 1 0 0 0 1
Dean Windass England 1 0 0 0 1
Robbie Winters Scotland 1 0 0 0 1
Paul Wright Scotland 0 1 0 0 1
Darren Young Scotland 1 0 0 0 1

Honours

European honours of Aberdeen F.C.
Honour No. Years
European Cup Winners' Cup 1 1982–83
UEFA Super Cup 1 1983

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