Cypriot football clubs in European competitions of a competition, and since then at least one team participate in the group stage every season. Most important success was the qualification and the participation of APOEL FC at the quarterfinals of 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. Then is the present of the same team at the round of 16 of 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. Cyprus ranking at UEFA coefficient at the end of 2012-13 season was the 14th, the highest the country ever had. Cypriot teams began to participate in the European Cup (renamed the UEFA Champions League in 1992) in 1963. The first team that participated was Anorthosis
2011–12 Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. season made it 1–1 and gave to Anorthosis the 1 point. At Match day 3 Anorthosis went to Tasos Markou to play against Enosis Paralimni on September 17. Anorthosis players found their way to the nets on the 69th minute with the goal of Bojan Markovski after a smart kickoff of Marko Andić from the left side. Players of Anorthosis lost many opportunities to score another goal after the red card which Kiassos received. In the final stages of the match threatened to take up the equalizer causing the murmur of the fans and complaints about the fairness of the victory