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
Croatian football clubs in European competitions in European competitions from 2012–13 to 2016–17. In the 2017 rankings that are used for the 2018–19 European competitions, Croatia's coefficient points total is 25.250. After earning a score of 5.125 during the 2016–17 European campaign, Croatia is ranked by UEFA as the 16th best association in Europe out of 55. "(As of 13 December 2018), Source: Bert Kassies website." Croatian football clubs in European competitions Croatian football clubs have participated in UEFA competitions since 1958. Before 1992 Croatia was a part of Yugoslavia. Therefore, Croatian teams represented this country and did not always have a guaranteed spot in European