FC Groningen in European football includes the games which have been played byFC Groningen in European competitions organised byUEFA.

Groningen has playedAtlético Madrid andPartizan most in European competition, meeting each team on four occasions. Against both opponents, Groningen recorded two victories and two defeats.

Groningen made their European debut in the1983–84 UEFA Cup. In the first round, they won 4–2 on aggregate againstAtlético Madrid, highlighted by a 3–0 home win. However, their campaign ended in the second round againstInter Milan, where despite a 2–0 home win, they were eliminated after a 5–1 away loss, resulting in a 5–3 defeat on aggregate.

The club returned to theUEFA Cup in the 1986–87 season. They secured victories overGalway United (8–2 on aggregate) andNeuchâtel Xamax (1–1 on aggregate, advancing on away goals) before being eliminated byVitória S.C. in the third round.

In the1988–89 UEFA Cup, Groningen again reached the third round. They facedAtlético Madrid in the first round, progressing on away goals. Subsequent victories overServette (3–1 on aggregate) saw them advance to the third round, where they were defeated byVfB Stuttgart.

The early 1990s saw Groningen make brief appearances in European competitions. In the1991–92 UEFA Cup, they were eliminated in the first round byRot-Weiß Erfurt, losing both home and away matches 1–0. The following season, 1992–93, Groningen were again eliminated in the first round, following a 2–1 defeat on aggregate againstVác FC-Samsung.

After a 13-year absence, Groningen returned to European football in the mid-2000s. In the2006–07 UEFA Cup, they facedPartizan in the first round. Despite a 1–0 home victory, a 4–2 away loss led to a 4–3 loss on aggregate. The following season, 2007–08, saw them paired withFiorentina in the first round. After both legs ended in 1–1 draws, Groningen were eliminated after apenalty shoot-out.

By winning the2014–15 KNVB Cup, their first major honour, Groningen were granted direct entry into the group stages of the2015–16 UEFA Europa League. Groningen facedOlympique de Marseille,Braga, andSlovan Liberec. They finished last in the group, drawing twice and losing four times.

As of 10 December 2015

Season	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1983–84 UEFA Cup	First round	Atlético Madrid	3–0[1]	1–2[2]	4–2
	Second round	Inter Milan	2–0[3]	1–5[4]	3–5
1986–87 UEFA Cup	First round	Galway United	5–1[5]	3–1[6]	8–2
	Second round	Neuchâtel Xamax	0–0[7]	1–1[8]	1–1 (a)
	Third round	Vitória S.C.	1–0[9]	0–3[10]	1–3
1988–89 UEFA Cup	First round	Atlético Madrid	1–0[11]	1–2[12]	2–2 (a)
	Second round	Servette	2–0[13]	1–1[14]	3–1
	Third round	VfB Stuttgart	1–3[15]	0–2[16]	1–5
1989–90 Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Ikast FS	1–0[17]	2–1[18]	3–1
	Second round	Partizan	4–3[19]	1–3[20]	5–6
1991–92 UEFA Cup	First round	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	0–1[21]	0–1[22]	0–2
1992–93 UEFA Cup	First round	Vác FC-Samsung	1–1[23]	0–1[24]	1–2
1995 Intertoto Cup	Group 9	Boby Brno Unistav	—	1–2[25]	2nd
		Etar Veliko Tarnovo	3–0[25]	—
		Beveren	—	2–2[25]
		Ceahlăul	0–0[25]	—
1996 Intertoto Cup	Group 10	Gaziantepspor	1–1[26]	—	3rd
		Narva Trans	—	4–1[26]
		Vasas	1–1[26]	—
		Lierse	—	1–2[26]
1997 Intertoto Cup	Group 10	Čukarički Stankom	1–0[27]	—	2nd
		Spartak Varna	—	2–0[27]
		Gloria Bistrița	4–1[27]	—
		Montpellier	—	0–3[27]
2006–07 UEFA Cup	First round	Partizan	1–0[28]	2–4[29]	3–4
2007–08 UEFA Cup	First round	Fiorentina	1–1[30]	1–1[31]	2–2 (3–4p)
2014–15 Europa League	2nd qualifying round	Aberdeen	1–2[32]	0–0[33]	1–2
2015–16 Europa League	Group F	Olympique de Marseille	0–3[34]	1–2[35]	4th
		Braga	0–0[36]	0–1[37]
		Slovan Liberec	0–1[38]	1–1[39]
UEFA club coefficient:No information[40]

As of 10 December 2015

As of 10 December 2015

	Country	Games	Won	Draw	Lost	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Opponents
1	Serbia[note 1]	5	3	0	2	9	10	Čukarički Stankom (1),Partizan (4)
2	Germany	4	0	0	4	1	7	Rot-Weiß Erfurt (2),VfB Stuttgart (2)
	Italy	4	1	2	1	5	7	Fiorentina (2),Inter Milan (2)
	Portugal	4	1	1	2	1	4	Braga (2),Vitória S.C. (2)
	Spain	4	2	0	2	6	4	Atlético Madrid (4)
	Switzerland	4	1	3	0	4	2	Neuchâtel Xamax (2),Servette (2)
7	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	3	3	Boby Brno Unistav (1),Slovan Liberec (2)
	France	3	0	0	3	1	8	Montpellier (1),Olympique de Marseille (2)
	Hungary	3	0	2	1	2	3	Vác FC-Samsung (2),Vasas (1)
10	Belgium	2	0	1	1	3	4	Beveren (1),Lierse (1)
	Bulgaria	2	2	0	0	5	0	Etar Veliko Tarnovo (1),Spartak Varna (1)
	Denmark	2	2	0	0	3	2	Ikast FS (2)
	Ireland	2	2	0	0	8	2	Galway United (2)
	Romania	2	1	1	0	4	1	Gloria Bistrița (1),Ceahlăul (1)
	Scotland	2	0	1	1	1	2	Aberdeen (2)
16	Estonia	1	1	0	0	4	1	Narva Trans (1)
	Turkey	1	0	1	0	1	1	Gaziantepspor (1)

As of 10 December 2015

#	Goals	Player	Date of last goal	Competition
1	6	Mariano Bombarda	13 July 1997	1997 Intertoto Cup
2	5	Henny Meijer[41]	18 October 1989	1989–90 Cup Winners' Cup
		Peter Houtman[42]	1 October 1986	1986–87 UEFA Cup
4	4	Dean Gorré	29 June 1996	1996 Intertoto Cup
5	3	Erwin Koeman[43]	19 October 1983	1983–84 UEFA Cup
		Theo ten Caat[44]	1 November 1989	1989–90 Cup Winners' Cup

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