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
Omonia V.C. of CEV Cup, in knock-out games. 2nd Qualification Round "First Leg" "Second Leg" 2nd Qualification Round "First Leg" "Second Leg" 3rd Qualification Round "First Leg" "Second Leg" Home CEV Champions League attendance record Owing to its recent domestic success, Omonia VC has also participated at the other two of CEV's pan-European competitions. In a rare occasion, it was drawn to play against their biggest domestic rivals Anorthosis Famagusta where it successfully knocked them out from the competition.Omonia VC's first European success was the elimination of the Montenegrin team OK Sutjeska Nikšić when the current coach Savvas Savva was a teammate