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 of the opposing side. The first classic derby of the season was on the 4th match day. Anorthosis Famagusta welcomed Omonia Nicosia at the Antonis Papadopoulos on September 25. After a good quarter of an hour for Anorthosis, Omonia was one that took the reins of the game and found a chance to open the score with Efrem with the goalkeeper avoids the goal. Shortly afterwards Anorthosis it was the team who lost the opportunities to score with Jan Rezek, Okkas and Roncatto with Antonis Georgallides said in both opportunities "no". At the end of the halftime. Stanislav Angelov lost