Cypriot football clubs in European competitions Cypriot football clubs in European competitions Cypriots men football teams have participated in UEFA competitions since season 1963-64. Before that, Cyprus Football Association joined UEFA in 1962. Cypriot teams have participated in four European competitions: European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup. Altogether, 16 different clubs participated at least in one European competition. The first decades the Cypriot teams loses with high scores. Then, they improve their results. They were qualifying over stronger teams. At 2008, a Cypriot team, Anorthosis Famagusta FC, qualified for the first time to the group stage
English clubs in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League English clubs in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (previously known as the European Cup) is a seasonal club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. The prize, the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is considered the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. As of the end of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League season, English clubs have twelve European Cup wins along with clubs from Italy. Incidentally, Real Madrid from Spain have won this many by themselves. The most recent English