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
Anorthosis Famagusta FC in European football Champions League, although they lost to Inter Milan 1–0 at San Siro, they drew 3–3 in GSP Stadium. In their 5th Champions League game, Anorthosis had a chance to make it to the knock-out stage if they would have won against Werder Bremen. Anorthosis went up 2–0, but in the second half Diego made the score 2–1, and minutes before the match ended, Hugo Almeida managed to equalise for Bremen, and the match finished 2–2. Anorthosis still had a chance to get into the knock-out stage in the final match against Panathinaikos if they would have won. However, during the