Dutch football clubs in European competitions

Points by season (UEFA coefficient) [1] [2] [3]
Season	Points	League Position [a]
1955–56	2.000
1956–57	0.000
1957–58	6.000
1958–59	0.000
1959–60	5.000	12
1960–61	1.000	18
1961–62	3.500	16
1962–63	5.333	16
1963–64	3.666	13
1964–65	5.000	13
1965–66	1.000	12
1966–67	4.500	12
1967–68	2.500	17
1968–69	5.200	14
1969–70	9.500	12
1970–71	9.600	6
1971–72	8.400	4
1972–73	8.500	2
1973–74	7.500	2
1974–75	11.200	3
1975–76	8.000	2
1976–77	4.250	3
1977–78	12.500	2
1978–79	3.250	2
1979–80	7.250	5
1980–81	8.666	4
1981–82	3.800	3
1982–83	2.000	10
1983–84	3.833	12
1984–85	3.750	14
1985–86	2.600	19
1986–87	7.250	15
1987–88	9.200	8
1988–89	4.250	6
1989–90	3.200	8
1990–91	2.250	7
1991–92	8.600	6
1992–93	7.600	8
1993–94	2.600	9
1994–95	7.400	9
1995–96	12.500	5
1996–97	6.250	5
1997–98	6.833	5
1998–99	4.833	5
1999–2000	6.250	6
2000–01	6.083	6
2001–02	10.166	7
2002–03	6.166	8
2003–04	5.416	8
2004–05	12.000	7
2005–06	7.583	7
2006–07	8.214	8
2007–08	5.000	9
2008–09	6.333	8
2009–10	9.416	10
2010–11	11.166	9
2011–12	13.600	8
2012–13	4.214	9
2013–14	5.916	8
2014–15	6.083	9
2015–16	5.750	10
2016–17	9.100	13
2017–18	2.900	14
2018–19	8.600	11
2019–20	9.400	10
2020–21	9.200	7
2021–22	19.200	7
2022–23	13.500	6
2023–24	10.000	6

Dutch football clubs have entered European association football competitions since 1900, when HVV and RAP took part in the inaugural season of the Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz (one of the first European club football tournaments, is considered a predecessor of club tournaments in Europe, namely the European Cup), ^[4] which was also won by RAP.

In the inaugural 1955–56 European Cup, PSV Eindhoven participated as the national champions. Feyenoord became the first Dutch club to win the European Cup in 1970. Subsequently, followed by three consecutive European Cup wins by Ajax. The third Dutch club to win the European Cup was PSV Eindhoven, doing so in 1988.

Main UEFA finals

Year	Competition	Dutch team	Opposing team	Score	Venue
1969	European Cup	Ajax	Milan	1–4	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
1970	European Cup	Feyenoord	Celtic	2–1 ( a.e.t. )	San Siro, Milan
1971	European Cup	Ajax	Panathinaikos	2–0	Wembley Stadium, London
1972	European Cup	Ajax	Internazionale	2–0	De Kuip, Rotterdam
1973	European Cup	Ajax	Juventus	1–0	Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade
1973	European Super Cup	Ajax	Milan	1–0	San Siro, Milan
				6–0 (6–1 agg.)	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1974	UEFA Cup	Feyenoord	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	White Hart Lane, London
				2–0 (4–2 agg.)	De Kuip, Rotterdam
1975	UEFA Cup	FC Twente	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–0	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
				1–5 (1–5 agg.)	Diekman Stadion, Enschede
1978	UEFA Cup	PSV Eindhoven	Bastia	0–0	Stade Furiani, Bastia
				3–0 (3–0 agg.)	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
1981	UEFA Cup	AZ '67	Ipswich Town	3–0	Portman Road, Ipswich
				4–2 (4–5 agg.)	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1987	European Cup Winners' Cup	Ajax	Lokomotiv Leipzig	1–0	Olympic Stadium, Athens
1987	European Super Cup	Ajax	Porto	0–1	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
				1–0 (0–2 agg.)	Estádio das Antas, Porto
1988	European Cup Winners' Cup	Ajax	Mechelen	0–1	Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
1988	European Cup	PSV Eindhoven	Benfica	0–0 ( a.e.t. )(6–5 p)	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
1988	European Super Cup	PSV Eindhoven	Mechelen	0–3	Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne, Mechelen
				1–0 (1–3 agg.)	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
1992	UEFA Cup	Ajax	Torino	2–2	Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
				0–0 (2–2 agg.) (a)	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1995	UEFA Champions League	Ajax	Milan	1–0	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
1995	UEFA Super Cup	Ajax	Zaragoza	1–1	La Romareda, Zaragoza
				4–0 (5–1 agg.)	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1996	UEFA Champions League	Ajax	Juventus	1–1 ( a.e.t. )(2–4 p)	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
2002	UEFA Cup	Feyenoord	Borussia Dortmund	3–2	De Kuip, Rotterdam
2002	UEFA Super Cup	Feyenoord	Real Madrid	1–3	Stade Louis II, Monaco
2017	UEFA Europa League	Ajax	Manchester United	0–2	Friends Arena, Stockholm
2022	UEFA Europa Conference League	Feyenoord	Roma	0–1	Arena Kombëtare, Tirana

Intercontinental finals

Year	Competition	Dutch team	Opposing team	Score	Venue
1970	Intercontinental Cup	Feyenoord	Estudiantes	2–2	La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
				1–0 (3–2 agg.)	De Kuip, Rotterdam
1971	[b]
1972	Intercontinental Cup	Ajax	Independiente	1–1	Estadio Libertadores de América, Buenos Aires
				3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1973	[b]
1988	Intercontinental Cup	PSV	Nacional	2–2 ( a.e.t. )6–7 ( p )	National Stadium, Tokyo
1995	Intercontinental Cup	Ajax	Grêmio	0–0 ( a.e.t. )4–3 ( p )	National Stadium, Tokyo

Lower or non-UEFA European finals

Year	Competition	Dutch team	Opposing team	Score	Venue
1962	Intertoto Cup [c]	Ajax	Feyenoord	4–2	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
1972	European Super Cup [d]	Ajax	Rangers	1–3	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
				3–2 (6–3 agg.)	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
2003	UEFA Intertoto Cup [e]	Heerenveen	Villarreal	1–2	Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
				0–0 (1–2 agg.)	El Madrigal, Villarreal

Final appearance by competition

Competition	Winners	Runners-up	Total
European Cup / UEFA Champions League	6	2	8
European / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1	1	2
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	4	3	7
UEFA Conference League	0	1	1
UEFA Super Cup [d]	2	3	5
Total UEFA Finals	13	10	23
Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup	3	1	4

Friendly finals

*Only friendly tournaments where three or more clubs, from at least two different countries participated in a tournament format (at least semi-finals, final) are included in this list.

Year	Competition	Dutch team	Opposing team	Score	Venue	Source
1900	Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz	RAP	HVV	2–1	Léopold FC's field, Brussels	[5]
1901	Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz	HBS	Racing Club	1–0	Léopold FC's field, Brussels	[5]
1902	Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz	D.F.C.	Pilgrims	2–4	Léopold FC's field, Brussels	[5]
1921	Tournoi du Nouvel An du Red Star	Maastricht VV	Red Star Paris	1–1 [f] .	Stade de Paris, Paris	[6]
1923	Coupe Jean Dupuich	Feyenoord	Daring Club de Bruxelles	2–0	Léopold FC's field, Brussels	[7]
1935	Tournoi de Bruxelles du Daring Club	Ajax	Sochaux	2–1	Brussels	[8]
1958	Benelux Cup	Feyenoord	Anderlecht	6–0	De Kuip, Rotterdam	[9]
1959	Benelux Cup	Feyenoord	UA Sedan	4–2		[10]
1961	Benelux Cup	PSV Eindhoven	Vicenza	1–2	Vicenza	[11]
1973	Tournoi de Paris	Feyenoord	Bayern Munich	1–1 ( a.e.t. )(5–4 p)	Parc des Princes, Paris	[12]
1975	Amsterdam Tournament	Ajax	Molenbeek	5–2	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	[13]
1975	Joan Gamper Trophy	Feyenoord	Barcelona	2–1	Camp Nou, Barcelona	[14]
1976	Amsterdam Tournament	Ajax	Anderlecht	1–3	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	[15]
1977	Amsterdam Tournament	AZ '67	Ajax	3–0	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	[16]
1978	Amsterdam Tournament	Ajax	Anderlecht	2–2 ( p )	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	[17]
1978	Bruges Matins	AZ '67	Ipswich Town	2–0	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges	[18]
1978	Rotterdam AD Tournament	Feyenoord	Everton	3–1	De Kuip, Rotterdam	[19]
1979	Amsterdam Tournament	AZ '67	Ajax	2–1	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	[20]
1979	Rotterdam AD Tournament	Feyenoord	Ipswich Town	5–4 ( a.e.t. )	De Kuip, Rotterdam	[21]
1979	Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu	Ajax	Bayern Munich	2–0	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid	[22]
1980	Amsterdam Tournament	Ajax	AZ '67	2–1	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	[23]
1980	Trofeo Costa Verde	AZ '67	Real Madrid	3–2	El Molinón, Gijón	[24]
1981	Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu	AZ '67	Sporting Gijón	2–0	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid	[25]
1982	Amsterdam Tournament	AZ '67	Ajax	3–3 ( p )	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	[26]
1982	Rotterdam AD Tournament	Feyenoord	Celtic	4–3	De Kuip, Rotterdam	[27]
1983	Amsterdam Tournament	Feyenoord	Roma	1–1 ( p )	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	[28]
1984	Amsterdam Tournament	Ajax	Atlético Mineiro	2–2 ( p )	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	[29]
1984	Rotterdam AD Tournament	Feyenoord	Manchester United	1–0	De Kuip, Rotterdam	[30]
1985	Amsterdam Tournament	Ajax	Atlético Mineiro	4–1	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	[31]
1986	Joan Gamper Trophy	PSV Eindhoven	Barcelona	1–0	Camp Nou, Barcelona	[32]
1986	Rotterdam AD Tournament	Feyenoord	Werder Bremen	1–3	De Kuip, Rotterdam	[33]
1989	Bruges Matins	PSV	Torpedo Moscow	0–1	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges	[34]
1992	Joan Gamper Trophy	Feyenoord	Barcelona	2–0	Camp Nou, Barcelona	[35]
1996	Umbro International Tournament	Ajax	Chelsea	2–0	City Ground, Nottingham	[36]
2003	Peace Cup	PSV Eindhoven	Lyon	1–0	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	[37]
2005	Europe-America Tournament  [ nl ]	Feyenoord	Nacional	3–0	Nanjing	[38]
2006	Polar Cup	FC Groningen	Deportivo Barber	2–1	Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat	[39]
2007	UTS Polar Cup	FC Utrecht	Ferroviário AC	1–0	Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat	[40]
2007	Russian Railways Cup	PSV Eindhoven	Real Madrid	2–1	RZD Arena, Moscow	[41]
2008	Chippie Polar Cup	FC Groningen	Netherlands Antilles	4–2	Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat	[42]
2010	Chippie Polar Cup	Ajax	NEC	0–0 (4–3 p)	Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat	[43]
2013	Multipost Polar Cup	ADO Den Haag	Centro Dominguito	2–2 (4–3 p)	Ergilio Hato Stadium, Brievengat	[44]
2019	Interwetten Cup  [ nl ]	FC Utrecht	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–0	Hänsch-Arena, Meppen	[45] [46]

Notes

1. The UEFA Country Ranking is used to display the strength of the league in Europe. The ranking is determined by the sum of the UEFA country coefficients collectively earned by the leagues's clubs over the last 5 years. Therefore, from 1955 until 1959 no position can be given.
2. Ajax had qualified for the Intercontinental Cup, but declined to participate in tournament.
3. The Intertoto Cup did not become an official UEFA tournament until 1995.
4. Excludes the 1972 European Super Cup, not organised nor recognised by UEFA as an official title.
5. From 1995 to 2005 there were three joint winners in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
6. The two teams where declared winners ex aequo

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