They have also won the Intercontinental Cup twice, the 1991 – 92 UEFA Cup, as well as the Karl Rappan Cup, a predecessor of the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1962.

Managed by Louis van Gaal, Ajax won the 1992 UEFA Cup.

* UEFA Super Cup: 2

:: 1973, 1995 *( Ajax also won in 1972, however, UEFA only sanctioned the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in 1973 so the 1972 edition was an unofficial one.

In 1981, they became Dutch champions and UEFA Cup finalists.

In 2004 – 05, they reappeared in the UEFA Cup tournament, advancing to the semi-finals.

They also finished third in the Eredivisie that season, again qualifying for the UEFA Cup, after spending most of the season in the top two spots.

* UEFA Cup

On the European stage Roma won an Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1960 – 61, coming close to European Cup victory in 1983 – 84 ( lost the one-legged final played at home against Liverpool after a penalty shootout ), and finishing as runners-up in the UEFA Cup for 1990 – 91 ( two-legged aggregate defeat against Internazionale ).

The club have also been successful in continental competitions, winning two UEFA Cup Winners ' Cups, one UEFA Super Cup and one UEFA Champions League title.

It is because Roma entered 2010 – 11 UEFA Champions League which counter-weight the effect of the new collective agreement of Serie A.

Charlton left Manchester United at the end of the 1972 – 73 season, having scored 249 goals and set a club record of 758 appearances, a record which Ryan Giggs broke in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.

In 2009 – 10, the club won their first " Double " and in 2012 became the first London club to win the UEFA Champions League.

Under caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo, Chelsea won their seventh FA Cup, and their first UEFA Champions League title, beating Bayern Munich 4 – 3 on penalties, the first London club to win the trophy.

Current League Champions and the first Irish side to reach the group stages of a European competition: 2011 – 12 UEFA Europa League group stage Shamrock Rovers play at Tallaght Stadium in South Dublin, play at Richmond Park, and play their home games at the UCD Bowl in Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown, while is based at Tolka Park.

England have never won the UEFA European Football Championship – their best performance being a semi final appearance at the 1968 and 1996 Championships.

The only seasons in recent times when this pattern was not followed were 1999 – 2000, when most rounds were played a few weeks earlier than normal as an experiment, and 2010 – 2011 when the FA Cup Final was played before the Premier League season had finished, in order to allow the stadium to be ready for the UEFA Champions League final.

The team made its first European appearance in 1983 – 1984 in the UEFA Cup and were knocked out in the second round of the tournament by Sturm Graz.

* 1954 – UEFA ( Union of European Football Associations ) is formed in Basel, Switzerland.

Dalglish also scored three days later on his Anfield debut in a 2 – 0 victory over Newcastle United, and he scored Liverpool's sixth goal when they beat Keegan's Hamburg 6 – 0 in the second leg of the 1977 UEFA Super Cup final.

The 1997 – 98 campaign saw Newcastle finish in only 13th place and, despite Dalglish achieving some notable successes during the season ( including a 3 – 2 UEFA Champions League win over Barcelona and an FA Cup final appearance against Arsenal ), he was sacked by Freddie Shepherd after two draws in the opening two games of the subsequent 1998 – 1999 season, and replaced by former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit.

Liverpool won both the League and the UEFA Cup during the 1972 – 73 season, and the FA Cup again a year later.

Despite finishing fifth in Benítez's first season, Liverpool won the 2004 – 05 UEFA Champions League, beating A. C. Milan 3 – 2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended with a score of 3 – 3.

* May 8 – Feyenoord Rotterdam wins the UEFA Final Cup with 3-2 from Borussia Dortmund.

During the 1995 – 96 UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup, Everton and Borussia Mönchengladbach were beaten.

Nine more European finals would follow in the years after with Feyenoord's win over Borussia Dortmund in the 2002 UEFA Cup final being the 10th and latest.

He lost in the 1997 UEFA Champions League Final 3 – 1 to Borussia Dortmund when he was unable to make an impression against the close marking of Paul Lambert.

* UEFA Cup – 2 legs, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 – 2 Eintracht Frankfurt ; Eintracht Frankfurt 1 – 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach, 3 – 3 on aggregate, Frankfurt win on away goals

UEFA Cup led Deportivo to be beaten again by a German side, Borussia Dortmund.

* UEFA Cup – Feyenoord wins 3-2 in the final against Borussia Dortmund, winning the cup for the second time.

Borussia Dortmund have won eight German football championships, three German Cups, four German Supercups, one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup, and one Intercontinental Cup.

In the same season, Borussia lost the final of the 2002 UEFA Cup to Dutch side Feyenoord.

In 1979, they reached the UEFA Cup final, but lost unhappily against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

He picked up a costly yellow card in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Borussia Dortmund, which ruled him out of the return leg at Old Trafford.

With their status safe, HSV were now among a small pack of clubs – consisting of Borussia Dortmund, Hannover 96, Arminia Bielefeld and Bochum — that were chasing 7th place and the qualifying spot for the following season's UEFA Intertoto Cup.

The club then lost to Borussia Dortmund in a penalty shoot out in the UEFA Cup.

PSG against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League

In addition to playing in all the league games in 1996 – 97 – league conquest – Klos added 11 appearances in the season's UEFA Champions League ( 46 official games for the season ), as Borussia won the tournament for the first time ever.

They won the German Cup in 1974, 1975, 1981, and 1988, and took the UEFA Cup over another German team – Borussia Mönchengladbach – in 1980.

At the end of the season, he signed his very first professional contract, going to be instrumental in the side's 1996 double, while also helping it to the 1996 – 97 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals-losing to eventual winners Borussia Dortmund-after winning the group stage over Ajax.

He also scored a vital last-minute equaliser against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League second group stage, a goal which ultimately proved to be crucial in the Merengues making it into the knockout stages.

In spite of this, the team continued to enjoy a fair measure of success on the field through the 70's with a second place Bundesliga finish behind Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1974 – 75, a semi-final appearance in the 1979 UEFA Cup, and two appearances in the final of the German Cup ( 1977 and 1979 ).

However, there would be joy for Clemence two seasons later when Liverpool won both the League title and UEFA Cup, with Clemence saving a penalty in the final of the latter against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

The last one was the 2002 UEFA Cup Final in which Feyenoord, coincidentally playing a home match, defeated Borussia Dortmund 3 – 2.

He scored in the first leg of the UEFA Cup final helping Liverpool to a 3 – 2 aggregate victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach.