FC Lokomotiv Sofia in European football

Last updated July 24, 2021

The Bulgarian football club FC Lokomotiv Sofia has frequently competed in international tournaments within Europe, in particular the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and most recently the UEFA Europa League. Out of 50 appearances in these competitions since 1964, the team has won 18, drawn 12 and lost 20.

Total statistics

Competition	S	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Champions League / European Cup	2	8	3	1	4	19	21	– 2
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup	3	8	3	0	5	8	17	– 9
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup	8	34	12	11	11	49	37	+ 12
Total	13	50	18	12	20	76	75	+ 1

Statistics by country

Country	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Azerbaijan	Neftchi Baku	2	1	0	1	7	2	+ 5
Subtotal		2	1	0	1	7	2	+ 5

Belgium	Anderlecht	2	0	0	2	1	8	– 7
Subtotal		2	0	0	2	1	8	– 7

Cyprus	APOEL	2	1	1	0	6	4	+ 2
Subtotal		2	1	1	0	6	4	+ 2

Denmark	Odense	2	1	1	0	4	3	+ 1
Subtotal		2	1	1	0	4	3	+ 1

France	Monaco	2	1	0	1	5	4	+ 1
	Paris Saint-Germain	2	1	0	1	2	5	– 3
	Rennes	2	1	0	1	3	4	– 1
Subtotal		6	3	0	3	10	13	– 3

Georgia / Soviet Union	Dinamo Tbilisi	2	1	0	1	3	4	– 1
Subtotal		2	1	0	1	3	4	– 1

Germany / West Germany	Köln	2	0	0	2	0	5	– 5
Germany / West Germany	Stuttgart	2	0	0	2	1	4	– 3
Subtotal		4	0	0	4	1	9	– 8

Hungary	Ferencváros	2	1	0	1	3	2	+ 1
Hungary	Győri ETO	2	1	0	1	7	8	– 1
Subtotal		4	2	0	2	10	10	0

Israel	Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv	2	2	0	0	6	0	+ 6
Subtotal		2	2	0	0	6	0	+ 6

Netherlands	Feyenoord	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
Subtotal		2	0	2	0	2	2	0

Poland	Śląsk Wrocław	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Subtotal		2	0	2	0	0	0	0

Republic of Ireland	Derry City	2	1	0	1	2	1	+ 1
Subtotal		2	1	0	1	2	1	+ 1

Republic of Macedonia	MAkedonija GP	2	1	1	0	3	1	+ 2
Republic of Macedonia	FK Metalurg Skopje	2	1	1	0	3	2	+ 1
Subtotal		4	2	2	0	6	3	+ 3

Romania	Oțelul Galați	2	1	1	0	3	1	+ 2
Romania	Rapid București	2	0	0	2	0	2	– 2
Subtotal		4	1	1	2	3	3	0

Serbia	Borac Čačak	2	0	1	1	1	2	– 1
Subtotal		2	0	1	1	1	2	– 1

Sweden	Halmstad	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Sweden	Malmö	2	1	0	1	8	5	+ 3
Subtotal		4	2	0	2	11	8	+ 3

Switzerland	Neuchâtel Xamax	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
Subtotal		2	0	2	0	1	1	0

Ukraine / Soviet Union	Dynamo Kiev	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Subtotal		2	1	0	1	2	2	0

Total		50	18	12	20	76	75	+ 1

Statistics by competition

UEFA Champions League / European Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1964–65	Preliminary round	Malmö	8–3	0–2	8–5
1964–65	First round	Győri Vasas ETO	4–3	3–5	7–8
1978–79	First round	Odense	2–1	2–2	4–3
1978–79	Second round	Köln	0–1	0–4	0–5

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1977–78	First round	Anderlecht	1–6	0–2	1–8
1982–83	First round	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	1–5	2–5
1995–96	Qualifying round	Derry City	2–0	0–1	2–1
1995–96	First round	Halmstad	3–1	0–2	3–3 (a)

UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1979–80	First round	Ferencvárosi Torna Club	3–0	0–2	3–2
	Second round	Monaco	4–2	1–2	5–4
	Third round	Dynamo Kyiv	1–0	1–2	2–2 (a)
	Quarter-finals	Stuttgart	0–1	1–3	1–4
1985–86	First round	APOEL	4–2 ( a.e.t. )	2–2	6–4
1985–86	Second round	Neuchâtel Xamax	1–1	0–0	1–1 (a)
1987–88	First round	Dinamo Tbilisi	3–1	0–3	3–4
1996–97	Preliminary round	Neftchi Baku	6–0	1–2	7–2
1996–97	Qualifying round	Rapid Bucharest	0–1	0–1	0–2
2006–07	First qualifying round	Makedonija Gjorče Petrov	2–0	1–1	3–1
	Second qualifying round	Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv	4–0	2–0	6–0
	First round	Feyenoord	2–2	0–0	2–2 (a)
2007–08	Second qualifying round	Oţelul Galaţi	3–1	0–0	3–1
2007–08	First round	Rennes	1–3	2–1	3–4
2008–09	Second qualifying round	Borac Čačak	1–1	0–1	1–2
2011–12	Second qualifying round	Metalurg Skopje	3–2	0–0	3–2
2011–12	Third qualifying round	Śląsk Wrocław	0–0 ( a.e.t. )	0–0	0–0 (3–4 p )

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