Portuguese football clubs in international competitions

Points by season (UEFA coefficient)[1]
Season Points
1998–99 3.500
1999–2000 5.833
2000–01 6.125
2001–02 9.375
2002–03 10.750
2003–04 10.250
2004–05 8.166
2005–06 5.500
2006–07 8.083
2007–08 7.928
2008–09 6.785
2009–10 10.000
2010–11 18.800
2011–12 11.833
2012–13 11.750
2013–14 9.916
2014–15 9.083
2015–16 10.500
2016–17 8.083
2017–18 9.666
2018–19 10.900
2019–20 10.300
2020–21 9.600
2021–22 12.916
2022–23 12.500
2023–24 11.000
2024–25 16.250

Portuguese football clubs have entered in official international association football competitions since 1955–56 season, when Sporting took part in the inaugural European Cup (not counting the participation of the Portuguese clubs in the Latin Cup). Sporting's striker João Martins would also make history, as he was the first player ever to score a goal in the European Cup against FK Partizan. Benfica became the first Portuguese club to win the UEFA Champions League, after winning two consecutive titles in 1961 and 1962 breaking the victorious sequence of 5 consecutive titles of Real Madrid. Porto would be the other Portuguese club to conquer the UEFA Champions League, both in 1987 and 2004, and the only Portuguese club to be world champions, after winning the Intercontinental Cup the both times Porto disputed. Porto's European title in 2004 would also be the last title of the UEFA Champions League outside of the Big Five leagues. The only other Portuguese club to win at least a major trophy in Europe is Sporting, who won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1964.

Final appearance by competition

Competition Winners Runners-up Total
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 4 5 9
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 2 5 7
European / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 1 2
European / UEFA Super Cup 1 3 4
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 1 2
Intercontinental Cup 2 2 4
Total 10 17 27

Final appearance by club

European Cup / UEFA Champions League

Club Winners Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Benfica 2 5 1961, 1962 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990
Porto 2 0 1987, 2004

UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Porto 2 0 2003, 2011
Benfica 0 3 1983, 2013, 2014
Sporting 0 1 2005
Braga 0 1 2011

European / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Sporting 1 0 1964
Porto 0 1 1984

European / UEFA Super Cup

Club Winners Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Porto 1 3 1987 2003, 2004, 2011

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Club Winners Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
União de Leiria 1 1 2007a 2004
Braga 1 0 2008

Intercontinental Cup

Club Winners Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Porto 2 0 1987, 2004
Benfica 0 2 1961, 1962

Full record

European competitions

European Cup / UEFA Champions League

Season Team Progress Score Opponent Venue(s)
1955–56 Sporting First round 5–8 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 3–3 home, 2–5 away
1956–57 Porto Preliminary round 3–5 Spain Athletic Club 1–2 home, 2–3 away
1957–58 Benfica Preliminary round 3–1 Spain Sevilla 0–0 home, 3–1 away
1958–59 Sporting First round 2–6 Belgium Standard Liège 2–3 home, 0–3 away
1959–60 Porto Preliminary round 3–5 Czechoslovakia Červená Hviezda Bratislava 1–2 home, 2–3 away
1960–61 Benfica Winners 3–2 Spain Barcelona Switzerland Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
1961–62 Benfica 5–3 Spain Real Madrid Netherlands Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Sporting First round 1–3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 1–1 home, 0–2 away
1962–63 Benfica Runners-up 1–2 Italy Milan England Wembley Stadium, London
Sporting First round 2–4 Scotland Dundee 1–0 home, 1–4 away
1963–64 Benfica First round 2–6 West Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–1 home, 0–5 away
1964–65 Benfica Runners-up 0–1 Italy Inter Milan Italy San Siro, Milan
1965–66 Benfica Quarter-finals 3–8 England Manchester United 1–5 home, 2–3 away
1966–67 Sporting First round 0–7 Hungary Vasas 0–2 home, 0–5 away
1967–68 Benfica Runners-up 1–4 (a.e.t.) England Manchester United England Wembley Stadium, London
1968–69 Benfica Quarter-finals 4–7 Netherlands Ajax 1–3 home, 3–1 away, 0–3 (a.e.t.) playoff
1969–70 Benfica Second round 3–3 (c) Scotland Celtic 3–0 home, 0–3 away
1970–71 Sporting Second round 2–4 East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena 1–2 home, 1–2 away
1971–72 Benfica Semi-finals 0–1 Netherlands Ajax 0–0 home, 0–1 away
1972–73 Benfica Second round 0–3 England Derby County 0–0 home, 0–3 away
1973–74 Benfica Second round 1–3 Hungary Újpest 1–1 home, 0–2 away
1974–75 Sporting First round 1–3 France Saint-Étienne 1–1 home, 0–2 away
1975–76 Benfica Quarter-finals 1–5 West Germany Bayern Munich 0–0 home, 1–5 away
1976–77 Benfica First round 0–2 East Germany Dynamo Dresden 0–0 home, 0–2 away
1977–78 Benfica Quarter-finals 2–6 England Liverpool 1–2 home, 1–4 away
1978–79 Porto First round 5–7 Greece AEK Athens 4–1 home, 1–6 away
1979–80 Porto Second round 2–2 (a) Spain Real Madrid 2–1 home, 0–1 away
1980–81 Sporting First round 0–3 Hungary Budapest Honvéd 0–2 home, 0–1 away
1981–82 Benfica Second round 1–4 West Germany Bayern Munich 0–0 home, 1–4 away
1982–83 Sporting Quarter-finals 1–2 Spain Real Sociedad 1–0 home, 0–2 away
1983–84 Benfica Quarter-finals 1–5 England Liverpool 1–4 home, 0–1 away
1984–85 Benfica Second round 2–3 England Liverpool 1–0 home, 1–3 away
1985–86 Porto Second round 3–3 (a) Spain Barcelona 3–1 home, 0–2 away
1986–87 Porto Winners 2–1 West Germany Bayern Munich Austria Praterstadion, Vienna
1987–88 Benfica Runners-up 0–0 (5–6 p) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Germany Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Porto Secound round 2–4 Spain Real Madrid 1–2 home, 1–2 away
1988–89 Porto Secound round 2–5 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–0 home, 0–5 away
1989–90 Benfica Runners-up 0–1 Italy Milan Austria Praterstadion, Vienna
1990–91 Porto Quarter-finals 1–3 West Germany FC Bayern Munich 1–1 home, 0–2 away
1991–92 Benfica Group stage (3rd) N/A Spain Barcelona, Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague, Commonwealth of Independent States FC Dynamo Kyiv
1992–93 Porto Group stage (3rd) N/A Italy Milan, Sweden IFK Göteborg, Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
1993–94 Porto Semi-finals 0–3 Spain Barcelona Spain Camp Nou, Barcelona
1994–95 Benfica Quarter-finals 0–2 Italy Milan 0–0 home, 0–2 away
1995–96 Porto Group stage (3rd) N/A Greece Panathinaikos, France Nantes, Denmark Aalborg AB
1996–97 Porto Quarter-finals 0–4 England Manchester United 0–0 home, 0–4 away
1997–98 Sporting Group stage (3rd) N/A France Monaco, Germany Bayer Leverkusen, Belgium Lierse
Porto Group stage (4th) N/A Spain Real Madrid, Norway Rosenborg, Greece Olympiacos
1998–99 Benfica Group stage (2nd) N/A Germany Kaiserslautern, Netherlands PSV Eindhoven, Finland HJK
Porto Group stage (3rd) N/A Greece Olympiacos, Croatia Croatia Zagreb, Netherlands Ajax
1999–2000 Porto Quarter-finals 2–3 Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 home, 1–2 away
Boavista First group stage (4th) N/A Norway Rosenborg, Netherlands Feyenoord, Germany Borussia Dortmund
2000–01 Sporting First group stage (4th) N/A Spain Real Madrid, Russia Spartak Moscow, Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Porto Third qualifying round 0–1 Belgium Anderlecht 0–0 home, 0–1 away
2001–02 Boavista Second group stage (3rd) N/A England Manchester United, Germany Bayern Munich, France Nantes
Porto Second group stage (4th) N/A Spain Real Madrid, Greece Panathinaikos, Czech Republic Sparta Prague
2002–03 Boavista Third qualifying round 0–1 France Auxerre 0–1 home, 0–0 away
Sporting Third qualifying round 0–2 Italy Inter Milan 0–0 home, 0–2 away
2003–04 Porto Winners 3–0 France Monaco Germany Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
Benfica Third qualifying round 1–4 Italy Lazio 0–1 home, 1–3 away
2004–05 Porto Round of 16 2–4 Italy Inter Milan 1–1 home, 1–3 away
Benfica Third qualifying round 1–3 Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 home, 0–3 away
2005–06 Benfica Quarter-finals 0–2 Spain Barcelona 0–0 home, 0–2 away
Porto Group stage (4th) N/A Italy Inter Milan, Scotland Rangers, Slovakia Artmedia Bratislava
Sporting Third qualifying round 2–4 Italy Udinese 0–1 home, 2–3 away
2006–07 Porto Round of 16 2–3 England Chelsea 1–1 home, 1–2 away
Benfica Group stage (3rd) N/A England Manchester United, Scotland Celtic, Denmark Copenhagen
Sporting Group stage (4th) N/A Germany Bayern Munich, Italy Inter Milan, Russia Spartak Moscow
2007–08 Porto Round of 16 1–1 (1–4 p) Germany Schalke 04 1–0 home, 0–1 away
Benfica Group stage (3rd) N/A Italy Milan, Scotland Celtic, Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Sporting Group stage (3rd) N/A England Manchester United, Italy Roma, Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
2008–09 Porto Quarter-finals 2–3 England Manchester United 0–1 home, 2–2 away
Sporting Round of 16 1–12 Germany Bayern Munich 0–5 home, 1–7 away
Vitória de Guimarães Third qualifying round 1–2 Switzerland Basel 0–0 home, 1–2 away
2009–10 Porto Round of 16 2–6 England Arsenal 2–1 home, 0–5 away
Sporting Third qualifying round 3–3 (a) Italy Fiorentina 2–2 home, 1–1 away
2010–11 Braga Group stage (3rd) N/A Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk, England Arsenal, Serbia Partizan
Benfica Group stage (3rd) N/A Germany Schalke 04, France Lyon, Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
2011–12 Benfica Quarter-finals 1–3 England Chelsea 0–1 home, 1–2 away
Porto Group stage (3rd) N/A Cyprus APOEL, Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg, Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
2012–13 Porto Round of 16 1–2 Spain Málaga 0–1 home, 0–2 away
Benfica Group stage (3rd) N/A Spain Barcelona, Scotland Celtic, Russia Spartak Moscow
Braga Group stage (4th) N/A England Manchester United, Turkey Galatasaray, Romania Cluj
2013–14 Benfica Group stage (3rd) N/A France Paris Saint-Germain, Greece Olympiacos, Belgium Anderlecht
Porto Group stage (3rd) N/A Spain Atlético Madrid, Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg, Austria Austria Wien
Paços de Ferreira Play-off round 3–8 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–4 home, 2–4 away
2014–15 Porto Quarter-finals 4–7 Germany Bayern Munich 3–1 home, 1–6 away
Sporting Group stage (3rd) N/A England Chelsea, Germany Schalke 04, Slovenia Maribor
Benfica Group stage (4th) N/A France Monaco, Germany Bayer Leverkusen, Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
2015–16 Benfica Quarter-finals 2–3 Germany Bayern Munich 2–2 home, 0–1 away
Porto Group stage (3rd) N/A England Chelsea, Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv, Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Sporting Play-off round 3–4 Russia CSKA Moscow 2–1 home, 1–3 away
2016–17 Benfica Round of 16 1–4 Germany Borussia Dortmund 1–0 home, 0–4 away
Porto Round of 16 0–3 Italy Juventus 0–2 home, 0–1 away
Sporting Group stage (4th) N/A Spain Real Madrid, Germany Borussia Dortmund, Poland Legia Warsaw
2017–18 Porto Round of 16 0–5 England Liverpool 0–5 home, 0–0 away
Sporting Group stage (3rd) N/A Spain Barcelona, Italy Juventus, Greece Olympiacos
Benfica Group stage (4th) N/A England Manchester United, Switzerland Basel, Russia CSKA Moscow
2018–19 Porto Quarter-finals 1–6 England Liverpool 1–4 home, 0–2 away
Benfica Group stage (3rd) N/A Germany Bayern Munich, Netherlands Ajax, Greece AEK Athens
2019–20 Benfica Group stage (3rd) N/A Germany RB Leipzig, France Lyon, Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Porto Third qualifying round 3–3 (a) Russia Krasnodar 2–3 home, 1–0 away
2020–21 Benfica Third qualifying round 1–2 Greece PAOK Greece Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki
Porto Quarter-finals 1–2 England Chelsea 0–2 home, 1–0 away
2021–22 Benfica Quarter-finals 4–6 England Liverpool 1–3 home, 3–3 away
Sporting Round of 16 0–5 England Manchester City 0–5 home, 0–0 away
Porto Group stage (3rd) N/A England Liverpool, Spain Atletico Madrid, Italy Milan
2022–23 Benfica Quarter-finals 3–5 Italy Inter Milan 0–2 home, 3–3 away
Porto Round of 16 0–1 Italy Inter Milan 0–0 home, 0–1 away
Sporting Group stage (3rd) N/A England Tottenham Hotspur, Germany Eintracht Frankfurt, France Marseille
2023–24 Porto Round of 16 1–1 (2–4 p) England Arsenal 1–0 home, 0–1 (a.e.t.) away
Benfica Group stage (3rd) N/A Spain Real Sociedad, Italy Inter Milan, Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Braga Group stage (3rd) N/A Spain Real Madrid, Italy SSC Napoli, Germany Union Berlin
2024–25 Benfica Round of 16 1–4 Spain Barcelona 0–1 home, 1–3 away
Sporting Knockout phase play-offs 0–3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 0–3 home, 0–0 away
2025–26 Benfica
Sporting

UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League

Season Team Progress Score Opponent Venue(s)
1971–72 Vitória de Setúbal Third round 1–3 Romania UTA Arad 1–0 home, 0–3 away
Porto First round 1–3 France Nantes 1–1 home, 0–2 away
Académica First round 1–7 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 home, 0–4 away
1972–73 Vitória de Setúbal Quarter-finals 2–2 (a) England Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 home, 0–1 away
Porto Third round 1–3 East Germany Dynamo Dresden 1–2 home, 0–1 away
CUF Barreiro Second round 2–3 West Germany Kaiserslautern 1–3 home, 1–0 away
1973–74 Vitória de Setúbal Quarter-finals 2–3 West Germany Stuttgart 2–2 home, 0–1 away
Belenenses First round 1–4 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 home, 1–2 away
1974–75 Porto Second round 0–2 Italy Napoli 0–1 home, 0–1 away
Vitória de Setúbal First round 1–5 Spain Real Zaragoza 1–1 home, 0–4 away
1975–76 Porto Third round 2–3 West Germany Hamburg 2–1 home, 0–2 away
Sporting Second round 3–4 Hungary Vasas 2–1 home, 1–3 away
1976–77 Porto First round 4–5 West Germany Schalke 04 2–2 home, 2–3 away
Belenenses First round 4–5 Spain Barcelona 2–2 home, 2–3 away
1977–78 Sporting First round 3–5 France Bastia 1–2 home, 2–3 away
Boavista First round 1–5 Italy Lazio 1–0 home, 0–5 away
1978–79 Benfica First round 0–2 (a.e.t.) West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 home, 0–2 (a.e.t.) away
Braga First round 0–3 England West Bromwich Albion 0–2 home, 0–1 away
1979–80 Sporting Second round 1–3 Germany Kaiserslautern 1–1 home, 0–2 away
Benfica First round 3–4 Greece Aris Thessaloniki 0–1 home, 2–2 away
1980–81 Porto First round 2–3 (a.e.t.) Switzerland Grasshopper 2–0 home, 0–3 (a.e.t.) away
Boavista First round 2–3 France Sochaux 0–1 home, 2–2 away
1981–82 Sporting Third round 0–1 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 0–0 home, 0–1 away
Boavista Second round 1–2 Spain Valencia 1–0 home, 0–2 away
1982–83 Benfica Runners-up 1–2 Belgium Anderlecht 1–1 home, 0–1 away
Porto Second round 3–6 Belgium Anderlecht 3–2 home, 0–4 away
1983–84 Sporting Second round 2–5 Scotland Celtic 2–0 home, 0–5 away
Vitória de Guimarães First round 1–5 England Aston Villa 1–0 home, 0–5 away
1984–85 Sporting Second round 2–2 (3–5 p) Soviet Union Dinamo Minsk 2–0 home, 0–2 (a.e.t.) away
Braga First round 0–9 England Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 home, 0–6 away
1985–86 Sporting Quarter-finals 1–3 West Germany Köln 1–1 home, 0–2 away
Boavista First round 5–6 Belgium Club Brugge 4–3 home, 1–3 away
Portimonense First round 1–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 1–0 home, 0–4 away
1986–87 Vitória de Guimarães Quarter-finals 2–5 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 home, 0–3 away
Sporting Second round 2–2 (a) Spain Barcelona 2–1 home, 0–1 away
Boavista Second round 1–3 Scotland Rangers 0–1 home, 1–2 away
1987–88 Vitória de Guimarães Third round 2–2 (4–5 p) Czechoslovakia Vítkovice 2–0 home, 0–2 (a.e.t.) away
Chaves Second round 2–5 Hungary Budapest Honvéd 1–2 home, 1–3 away
Belenenses First round 1–2 Spain Barcelona 1–0 home, 0–2 away
1988–89 Belenenses Second round 0–0 (3–4 p) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia RŠD Velež 0–0 (a.e.t.) home, 0–0 away
Benfica Second round 2–3 Belgium RFC Liège 1–1 home, 1–2 away
Sporting Second round 1–2 Spain Real Sociedad 1–2 home, 0–0 away
1989–90 Porto Third round 2–2 (a) West Germany Hamburg 2–1 home, 0–1 away
Sporting Second round 0–0 (3–4 p) Italy Napoli 0–0 home, 0–0 away
Boavista Second round 2–3 (a.e.t.) East Germany Karl-Marx-Stadt 2–2 (a.e.t.) home, 0–1 away
1990–91 Sporting Semi-finals 0–2 Italy Inter Milan 0–0 home, 0–2 away
Benfica First round 0–2 Italy Roma 0–1 home, 0–1 away
Vitória de Guimarães First round 2–6 Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–3 home, 0–3 away
1991–92 Boavista Second round 0–2 Italy Torino 0–0 home, 0–2 away
Salgueiros First round 1–1 (2–4 p) France Cannes 1–0 home, 0–1 (a.e.t.) away
Sporting First round 1–2 (a.e.t.) Romania Dinamo București 1–0 home, 0–2 (a.e.t.) away
1992–93 Benfica Quarter-finals 2–4 Italy Juventus 2–1 home, 0–3 away
Vitória de Guimarães Second round 1–5 Netherlands Ajax 0–3 home, 1–2 away
Sporting First round 3–4 (a.e.t.) Switzerland Grasshopper 2–1 home, 1–3 (a.e.t.) away
1993–94 Boavista Quarter-finals 1–2 Germany Karlsruhe 1–1 home, 0–1 away
Sporting Third round 1–5 Austria Austria Salzburg 0–3 home, 1–2 away
Marítimo First round 2–4 Belgium Royal Antwerp 2–2 home, 0–2 away
1994–95 Boavista Second round 2–3 Italy Napoli 1–1 home, 1–2 away
Marítimo Second round 1–3 Italy Juventus 0–1 home, 1–2 away
Sporting First round 2–2 (a) Spain Real Madrid 2–1 home, 0–1 away
1995–96 Benfica Third round 2–7 Germany Bayern Munich 1–4 home, 1–3 away
Vitória de Guimarães Second round 0–7 Spain Barcelona 0–4 home, 0–3 away
Farense First round 0–2 France Lyon 0–1 home, 0–1 away
1996–97 Boavista Third round 1–7 Italy Inter Milan 0–2 home, 1–5 away
Vitória de Guimarães Second round 1–1 (a) Belgium Anderlecht 1–1 home, 0–0 away
Sporting Second round 2–3 France Metz 2–1 home, 0–2 away
1997–98 Braga Third round 0–2 Germany Schalke 04 0–0 home, 0–2 away
Vitória de Guimarães First round 1–6 Italy Lazio 0–4 home, 1–2 away
Benfica First round 0–1 France Bastia 0–0 home, 0–1 away
1998–99 Marítimo First round 1–1 (1–4 p) England Leeds United 1–0 (a.e.t.) home, 0–1 away
Vitória de Guimarães First round 2–4 Scotland Celtic 1–2 home, 1–2 away
Sporting First round 1–4 Italy Bologna 0–2 home, 1–2 away
1999–2000 Benfica Third round 1–8 Spain Celta de Vigo 1–1 home, 0–7 away
Beira-Mar First round 1–2 Netherlands Vitesse 1–0 home, 0–2 away
Sporting First round 1–3 Norway Viking 1–0 home, 0–3 away
Vitória de Setúbal First round 1–7 Italy Roma 1–0 home, 0–7 away
2000–01 Porto Quarter-finals 0–2 England Liverpool 0–0 home, 0–2 away
Boavista Second round 1–2 Italy Roma 0–1 home, 1–1 away
Benfica First round 3–4 Sweden Halmstads 2–1 home, 0–2 away
2001–02 Sporting Third round 1–3 Italy Milan 1–1 home, 0–2 away
Marítimo Second round 1–3 England Leeds United 1–0 home, 0–3 away
2002–03 Porto Winners 3–2 (a.e.t.) Scotland Celtic Spain Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Sevilla
Boavista Semi-finals 1–2 Scotland Celtic 0–1 home, 1–1 away
Sporting First round 4–6 (a.e.t.) Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 1–3 home, 3–3 (a.e.t.) away
Leixões First round 3–5 Greece PAOK 2–1 home, 1–4 away
2003–04 Benfica Fourth round 3–4 Italy Inter Milan 0–0 home, 3–4 away
Sporting Second round 1–4 Turkey Gençlerbirliği 0–3 home, 1–1 away
União de Leiria First round 2–3 Norway Molde 1–0 home, 1–3 away
2004–05 Sporting Runners-up 1–3 Russia CSKA Moscow Portugal Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Benfica Round of 32 1–3 Russia CSKA Moscow 1–1 home, 0–2 away
Marítimo First round 1–1 (2–4 p) Scotland Rangers 1–0 home, 0–1 (a.e.t.) away
Braga First round 3–5 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 2–2 home, 1–3 away
Nacional First round 1–4 Spain Sevilla 1–2 home, 0–2 away
2005–06 Vitória de Guimarães Group stage (5th) N/A Spain Sevilla, Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg, England Bolton Wanderers, Turkey Beşiktaş
Vitória de Setúbal First round 1–2 Italy Sampdoria 1–1 home, 0–1 away
Braga First round 1–1 (a) Serbia and Montenegro Red Star Belgrade 1–1 home, 0–0 away
Sporting First round 4–4 (a) Sweden Halmstads 2–3 home, 2–1 away
2006–07 Benfica Quarter-finals 2–3 Spain Espanyol 0–0 home, 2–3 away
Braga Round of 16 4–6 England Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 home, 2–3 away
Vitória de Setúbal First round 0–3 Netherlands Heerenveen 0–3 home, 0–0 away
Nacional First round 1–3 (a.e.t.) Romania Rapid București 1–2 (a.e.t.) home, 0–1 away
2007–08 Sporting Quarter-finals 0–2 Scotland Rangers 0–2 home, 0–0 away
Benfica Round of 16 1–3 Spain Getafe 1–2 home, 0–1 away
Braga Round of 32 0–4 Germany Werder Bremen 0–1 home, 0–3 away
Belenenses First round 0–3 Germany Bayern Munich 0–1 home, 0–2 away
Paços de Ferreira First round 0–1 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 0–1 home, 0–0 away
União de Leiria First round 4–5 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 home, 1–3 away
2008–09 Braga Round of 16 0–1 France Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 home, 0–0 away
Benfica Group stage (5th) N/A Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv, Turkey Galatasaray, Greece Olympiacos, Germany Hertha Berlin
Vitória de Guimarães First round 2–4 (a.e.t.) England Portsmouth 2–2 (a.e.t.) home, 0–2 away
Marítimo First round 1–3 Spain Valencia 0–1 home, 1–2 away
Vitória de Setúbal First round 3–6 Netherlands Heerenveen 1–1 home, 2–5 away
2009–10 Benfica Quarter-finals 3–5 England Liverpool 2–1 home, 1–4 away
Sporting Round of 16 2–2 Spain Atlético Madrid 2–2 home, 0–0 away
Nacional Group stage (3rd) N/A Germany Werder Bremen, Spain Athletic Club, Austria Austria Wien
Paços de Ferreira Third qualifying round 0–2 Israel Bnei Yehuda 0–1 home, 0–1 away
Braga Third qualifying round 1–4 Sweden Elfsborg 1–2 home, 0–2 away
2010–11 Porto Winners 1–0 Portugal Braga Republic of Ireland Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Braga Runners-up 0–1 Portugal Porto Republic of Ireland Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Benfica Semi-finals 2–2 (a) Portugal Braga 2–1 home, 0–1 away
Sporting Round of 32 3–3 (a) Scotland Rangers 2–2 home, 1–1 away
Marítimo Play-off round 1–5 Belarus BATE Borisov 1–2 home, 0–3 away
2011–12 Sporting Semi-finals 3–4 Spain Athletic Club 2–1 home, 1–3 away
Braga Round of 32 1–2 Turkey Beşiktaş 0–2 home, 0–1 away
Porto Round of 32 1–6 England Manchester City 1–2 home, 0–4 away
Nacional Play-off round 0–3 England Birmingham City 0–0 home, 0–3 away
Vitória de Guimarães Play-off round 0–6 Spain Atlético Madrid 0–4 home, 0–2 away
2012–13 Benfica Runners-up 1–2 England Chelsea Netherlands Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Marítimo Group stage (3rd) N/A France Bordeaux, England Newcastle United, Belgium Club Brugge
Académica Group stage (3rd) N/A Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň, Spain Atlético Madrid, Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
Sporting Group stage (4th) N/A Belgium Genk, Switzerland Basel, Hungary Videoton
2013–14 Benfica Runners-up 0–0 (2–4 p) Spain Sevilla Italy Juventus Stadium, Turin
Porto Quarter-finals 2–4 Spain Sevilla 1–0 home, 1–4 away
Vitória de Guimarães Group stage (3rd) N/A France Lyon, Spain Real Betis, Croatia Rijeka
Paços de Ferreira Group stage (3rd) N/A Italy Fiorentina, Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Romania Pandurii Târgu Jiu
Estoril Group stage (4th) N/A Spain Sevilla, Czech Republic Slovan Liberec, Germany Freiburg
Braga Play-off round 1–2 (a.e.t.) Romania Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1–0 home, 0–2 (a.e.t.) away
2014–15 Sporting Round of 32 0–2 Germany Wolfsburg 0–0 home, 0–2 away
Estoril Group stage (3rd) N/A Russia Dynamo Moscow, Netherlands PSV Eindhoven, Greece Panathinaikos
Rio Ave Group stage (4th) N/A Ukraine FC Dynamo Kyiv, Denmark Aalborg AB, Romania Steaua București
Nacional Play-off round 2–5 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 2–3 home, 0–2 away
2015–16 Braga Quarter-finals 1–6 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 home, 0–4 away
Porto Round of 32 0–3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 0–1 home, 0–2 away
Sporting Round of 32 1–4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 home, 1–3 away
Belenenses Group stage (4th) N/A Switzerland FC Basel, Italy Fiorentina, Poland Lech Poznań
Vitória de Guimarães Third qualifying round 2–6 Austria Rheindorf Altach 1–4 home, 1–2 away
2016–17 Braga Group stage (3rd) N/A Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk, Belgium Gent, Turkey Konyaspor
Arouca Play-off round 1–3 (a.e.t.) Greece Olympiacos 0–1 home, 1–2 (a.e.t.) away
Rio Ave Third qualifying round 1–1 (a) Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1–1 home, 0–0 away
2017–18 Sporting Quarter-finals 1–2 Spain Atlético Madrid 1–0 home, 0–2 away
Braga Round of 32 1–3 France Marseille 1–0 home, 0–3 away
Vitória de Guimarães Group stage (4th) N/A Austria Red Bull Salzburg, France Marseille, Turkey Konyaspor
Marítimo Play-off round 1–3 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 home, 1–3 away
2018–19 Benfica Quarter-finals 4–4 (a) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 4–2 home, 0–2 away
Sporting Round of 32 1–2 Spain Villarreal 0–1 home, 1–1 away
Braga Third qualifying round 3–3 (a) Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 2–2 home, 1–1 away
Rio Ave Second qualifying round 4–5 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok 4–4 home, 0–1 away
2019–20 Sporting Round of 32 4–5 (a.e.t.) Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 3–1 home, 1–4 (a.e.t.) away
Benfica Round of 32 4–5 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 3–3 home, 1–2 away
Braga Round of 32 2–4 Scotland Rangers 0–1 home, 2–3 away
Porto Round of 32 2–5 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 home, 1–2 away
Vitória de Guimarães Group stage (4th) N/A England Arsenal, Germany Eintracht Frankfurt, Belgium Standard Liège
2020–21 Benfica Round of 32 3–4 England Arsenal 1–1 home, 2–3 away
Braga Round of 32 1–5 Italy Roma 0–2 home, 1–3 away
Rio Ave Play-off round 2–2 (8–9 p) Italy Milan Portugal Estádio do Rio Ave FC, Vila do Conde
Sporting Play-off round 1–4 Austria LASK Portugal Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
2021–22 Braga Quarter-finals 2–3 (a.e.t.) Scotland Rangers 1–0 home, 1–3 (a.e.t.) away
Porto Round of 16 1–2 France Lyon 0–1 home, 1–1 away
2022–23 Sporting Quarter-finals 1–2 Italy Juventus 1–1 home, 0–1 away
Braga Group stage (3rd) N/A Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise, Germany Union Berlin, Sweden Malmö
2023–24 Benfica Quarter-finals 2–2 (2–4 p) France Marseille 2–1 home, 0–1 away
Sporting Round of 16 2–3 Italy Atalanta 1–1 home, 1–2 away
Braga Knockout round play-offs 5–6 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 2–4 home, 3–2 (a.e.t.) away
2024–25 Porto Knockout round play-offs 3–4 Italy Roma 1–1 home, 2–3 away
Braga League Phase N/A 25th place
2025–26 Porto
Braga

European / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Season Team Progress Score Opponent Venue(s)
1961–62 Leixões Quarter-finals 2–4 East Germany Motor Jena 1–3 homeb, 1–1 away
1962–63 Vitória de Setúbal First round 1–4 France Saint-Étienne 1–1 home, 0–3 away
1963–64 Sporting Winners 3–3, 1–0 playoff Hungary MTK Budapest Belgium Heysel Stadium, Brusselsc
1964–65 Sporting Second round 1–2 Wales Cardiff City 1–2 home, 0–0 away
Porto Second round 1–2 West Germany 1860 München 0–1 home, 1–1 away
1965–66 Vitória de Setúbal First round 2–4 Denmark AGF 1–2 home, 1–2 away
1966–67 Braga Second round 2–3 Hungary Vasas ETO Győr 2–0 home, 0–3 away
1967–68 Vitória de Setúbal Second round 3–7 West Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 home, 2–6 away
1968–69 Porto Second round 1–4 Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–0 home, 0–4 away
1969–70 Académica Quarter-finals 0–1 (a.e.t.) England Manchester City 0–0 home, 0–1 (a.e.t.) away
1970–71 Benfica Second round 2–2 (3–5 p) East Germany Vorwärts Berlin 2–0 home, 0–2 away
1971–72 Sporting Second round 6–6 (a) Scotland Rangers 4–3 home, 2–3 away
1972–73 Sporting Second round 3–7 Scotland Hibernian 2–1 home, 1–6 away
1973–74 Sporting Semi-finals 2–3 East Germany Magdeburg 1–1 home, 1–2 away
1974–75 Benfica Quarter-finals 1–2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–2 home, 0–0 away
1975–76 Boavista Second round 1–3 Scotland Celtic 0–0 home, 1–3 away
1976–77 Boavista Second round 3–3 (a) Scotland Celtic 3–1 home, 0–2 away
1977–78 Porto Quarter-finals 1–3 (a) Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 home, 0–3 away
1978–79 Sporting First round 0–2 Czechoslovakia Baník Ostrava 0–1 home, 0–1 away
1979–80 Boavista Second round 1–1 (a) Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow 1–1 home, 0–0 away
1980–81 Benfica Semi-finals 1–2 East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena 1–0 home, 0–2 away
1981–82 Porto Quarter-finals 2–4 Belgium Standard Liège 2–2 home, 0–2 away
1982–83 Braga Preliminary round 1–3 Wales Swansea City 1–0 home, 0–3 away
1983–84 Porto Runners-up 1–2 Italy Juventus Switzerland St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
1984–85 Porto Preliminary round 4–4 (a) Wales Wrexham 4–3 home, 0–1 away
1985–86 Benfica Quarter-finals 2–2 (a) Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 2–1 home, 0–1 away
1986–87 Benfica Second round 1–2 France Bordeaux 1–1 home, 0–1 away
1987–88 Sporting Quarter-finals 2–4 Italy Atalanta 2–2 home, 0–2 away
1988–89 Vitória de Guimarães First round 1–2 Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 1–0 home, 0–2 away
1989–90 Belenenses First round 1–4 France Monaco 1–1 home, 0–3 away
1990–91 Estrela da Amadora Second round 1–2 Belgium RFC Liège 1–0 home, 0–2 away
1991–92 Porto Second round 1–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 home, 1–3 away
1992–93 Boavista Second round 0–2 Italy Parma 0–2 home, 0–0 away
1993–94 Benfica Semi-finals 2–2 (a) Italy Parma 2–1 home, 0–1 away
1994–95 Porto Semi-finals 1–1 (3–5 p) Italy Sampdoria 0–1 home, 1–0 away
1995–96 Sporting Second round 2–4 Austria Rapid Wien 2–0 home, 0–4 (a.e.t.) away
1996–97 Benfica Quarter-finals 1–2 Italy Fiorentina 0–2 home, 1–0 away
1997–98 Boavista Second round 0–2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2–3 home, 1–1 away
1998–99 Braga Second round 2–3 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 home, 1–3 away

UEFA Conference League

Season Team Progress Score Opponent Venue(s)
2021–22 Paços de Ferreira Play-off round 1–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 home, 0–3 away
Santa Clara Play-off round 2–3 Serbia Partizan 2–1 home, 0–2 away
2022–23 Braga Knockout round play-offs 2–7 Italy Fiorentina 2–3 home, 0–4 away
Gil Vicente Play-off round 1–6 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1–2 home, 0–4 away
Vitória de Guimarães Third qualifying round 2–3 Croatia Hajduk Split 1–0 home, 1–3 away
2023–24 Arouca Third qualifying round 3–4 Norway Brann 2–1 home, 1–3 away
Vitória de Guimarães Second qualifying round 4–4 (2–4 p) Slovenia Celje 3–2 home, 1–2 (a.e.t.) away
2024–25 Vitória de Guimarães Round of 16 2–6 Spain Real Betis 2–2 home, 0–4 away
2025–26 Santa Clara Play-off round 1–2 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 1–2 home, 0–0 away

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Year Team Progress Score Opponent Venue(s)
1995 União de Leiria Group stage (2nd) N/A Netherlands Heerenveen, Denmark Næstved, Hungary Békéscsaba, Wales Ton Pentre
1998 Estrela da Amadora Third round 2–2 (2–4 p) Poland Ruch Chorzów 1–1 (a.e.t.) home, 1–1 away
2002 Belenenses Second round 0–3 Croatia NK Slaven Belupo 0–1 home, 0–2 away
Santa Clara Second round 2–9 Czech Republic FK Teplice 1–4 home, 1–5 away
União de Leiria First round 2–4 Estonia FC Levadia 0–3 (w/o) home, 2–1 away
2004 União de Leiria Runners-up 0–2 (a.e.t.) France Lille 0–2 (a.e.t.) home, 0–0 away
2005 União de Leiria Third round 0–3 Germany Hamburg 0–1 home, 0–2 away
2007 União de Leiria Co–winnersa 4–2 (a.e.t.) Serbia Hajduk Kula 4–1 (a.e.t.) home, 0–1 away
2008 Braga Winnersa 5–0 (a.e.t.) Turkey Sivasspor 3–0 home, 2–0 away

UEFA Super Cup

Season Team Progress Score Opponent Venue(s)
1987 Porto Winners 2–0 Netherlands Ajax 1–0 home, 1–0 away
2003 Porto Runners-up 0–1 Italy Milan Monaco Stade Louis II, Monaco
2004 1–2 Spain Valencia Monaco Stade Louis II, Monaco
2011 0–2 Spain Barcelona Monaco Stade Louis II, Monaco

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Season Team Progress Score Opponent Venue(s)
1961–62 Belenenses First round 4–6 Scotland Hibernian 3–3 home, 1–3 away
1962–63 Porto First round 2–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 home, 0–0 away
Belenenses First round 4–5 Spain Barcelona 1–1 home, 1–1 away, 2–3 playoff
1963–64 Belenenses Second round 3–1 Italy Roma 0–1 home, 1–2 away
Porto First round 1–2 Spain Atlético Madrid 0–0 home, 1–2 away
1964–65 Leixões First round 1–4 Scotland Celtic 1–1 home, 0–3 away
Belenenses First round 2–3 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 1–1 home, 0–0 away, 1–2 playoff
1965–66 Porto Second round 1–4 West Germany Hannover 96 2–1 home, 0–5 away
Sporting Second round 6–7 Spain Espanyol 2–1 home, 3–4 away, 1–2 playoff
CUF Barreiro Second round 2–3 Italy Milan 2–0 home, 0–2 away, 0–1 playoff
1966–67 Benfica Third round 3–4 East Germany Lokomotive Leipzig 2–1 home, 1–3 away
Vitória de Setúbal Second round 1–5 Italy Juventus 0–2 home, 1–3 away
Porto First round 3–3 (c) France Bordeaux 2–1 home, 1–2 away
1967–68 Sporting Third round 1–3 Switzerland Zürich 1–0 home, 0–3 away
Porto First round 3–4 Scotland Hibernian 3–1 home, 0–3 away
CUF Barreiro First round 1–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 1–3 home, 0–1 away
1968–69 Vitória de Setúbal Quarter-finals 4–6 England Newcastle United 3–1 home, 1–5 away
Sporting Second round 1–2 England Newcastle United 1–1 home, 0–1 away
Académica First round 1–1 (c) France Lyon 1–0 home, 0–1 away
Leixões First round 1–1 (a) Romania Argeș Pitești 1–1 home, 0–0 away
1969–70 Vitória de Setúbal Third round 1–2 West Germany Hertha Berlin 1–1 home, 0–1 away
Sporting Second round 0–3 England Arsenal 0–0 home, 0–3 away
Porto Second round 0–1 England Newcastle United 0–0 home, 0–1 away
Vitória de Guimarães Second round 4–8 England Southampton 3–3 home, 1–5 away
1970–71 Vitória de Setúbal Quarter-finals 2–3 England Leeds United 1–1 home, 1–2 away
Vitória de Guimarães Second round 2–3 Scotland Hibernian 2–1 home, 0–2 away
Barreirense First round 3–6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 home, 1–6 away

Worldwide competitions

Intercontinental Cup

Year Team Progress Score Opponent Venue(s)
1961 Benfica Runners-up 2–7d Uruguay Peñarol 1–0 home, 0–5 away, 1–2 playoffe
1962 4–8 Brazil Santos 2–5 home, 2–3 away
1987 Porto Winners 2–1 Uruguay Peñarol Japan National Stadium, Tokyo
2004 0–0 (8–7 p) Colombia Once Caldas Japan International Stadium, Yokohama

FIFA Club World Cup

Year Team Progress Score Opponent(s) Venue(s)
2025 Benfica Round of 16 1–4 (a.e.t.) England Chelsea United States Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
Porto Group Stage (3rd) N/A Brazil Palmeiras, United States Inter Miami, Egypt Al-Ahly United States MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
United States Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Participations

Below is listed every team to have participated in any international competitions organized by UEFA and FIFA.

Continental competitions
UCL UEFA Champions League,[2] former European Champion Clubs' Cup
UCWC UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[2] (1960–1999) (Defunct)
UEL UEFA Europa League,[2] former UEFA Cup
UECL UEFA Conference League,[2]
USC UEFA Super Cup[2]
UIC UEFA Intertoto Cup[2] (1995–2008) (Defunct)
Worldwide competitions
FCWC FIFA Club World Cup[3]
IC Intercontinental Cup[3] (1960–2004) (Defunct)

Bold denotes club with the most participations in specified category.

# Club Continental competitions Worldwide competitions Competitions
UCL UEL UCWC UECL UIC USC Total IC FCWC Total Total
1 Benfica 45 23 7 75 2 1 3 78
2 Porto 37 18 8 4 67 2 1 3 70
3 Sporting 25 36 8 69 69
4 Braga 3 23 3 1 1 31 31
5 Vitória de Guimarães 1 16 1 3 21 21
6 Boavista 3 12 5 20 20
7 Vitória de Setúbal 8 3 11 11
8 Marítimo 9 9 9
9 Belenenses 6 1 1 8 8
10 União de Leiria 2 5 7 7
11 Paços de Ferreira 1 3 1 5 5
12 Nacional 5 5 5
13 Rio Ave 4 4 4
14 Académica 2 1 3 3
15 Santa Clara 2 1 3 3
16 Leixões 1 1 2 2
17 Estoril 2 2 2
18 Estrela da Amadora 1 1 2 2
19 CUF Barreiro 1 1 1
20 Portimonense 1 1 1
21 Chaves 1 1 1
22 Salgueiros 1 1 1
23 Farense 1 1 1
24 Beira-Mar 1 1 1
25 Arouca 1 1 1
26 Gil Vicente 1 1 1

Notes

  • ^a Both União de Leiria and Braga were one of the co-winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup in the 2007 and 2008 editions, respectively. However, Braga is the only of both that is the overall winner of the competition in the respective edition, as they progressed further than the other Intertoto sides in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, unlike União de Leiria in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.
  • ^b Game played in Gera, after visas were denied to the East German players.
  • ^c The play-off match was played in the Bosuilstadion, Antwerp.
  • ^d Despite Peñarol winning on goal difference (1–5) on the aggregate in the first two matches, the goal difference was not counted at the time, and since both teams had won 1 match each, a play-off match was necessary to decide the winner.
  • ^e The play-off match was played in the Estadio Centenario, Montevideo.

References

  1. ^ "Country coefficients". UEFA. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Portugal - Honours". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b "FIFA Competition winners at a glance" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.