Heart of Midlothian F.C. in European football

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Heart of Midlothian F.C. in European football
Steven Pressley.jpg
Steven Pressley, who holds the appearance record for Hearts in European matches
Club Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Seasons played25
First entry 1958–59 European Cup
Latest entry 2024–25 UEFA Conference League
Titles
Champions League 0 (Best: Preliminary rounds)
Europa League 0 (Best: Quarter-final)
Cup Winners' Cup 0 (Best: Second round)
Europa Conference League 0 (Best: Group stage )

Heart of Midlothian F.C. played their first official match in competitive European football on 3 September 1958. This made the club only the third Scottish and fifth British team to compete in Europe at the time. Hearts have been beaten on two occasions by the club who would go on to win the competition [note 1] and have also lost twice to the eventual runners–up. [note 2]

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Hearts' best showing in European competition was in the 1988–89 UEFA Cup, where they reached the quarter–finals and narrowly lost 2–1 on aggregate to German giants Bayern Munich. Since then, Hearts became both the first–ever Scottish club and the first–ever British club to reach the new group stage format of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup (now the UEFA Europa League). They also qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, becoming the first non Old Firm team in Scotland to do so since the tournament changed from the European Cup to the Champions League.

The club has an unfortunate record of having never progressed through a tie which has finished level on aggregate after two legs. They lost play–off matches by a single goal to Lausanne–Sport in the 1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and to eventual runners–up Real Zaragoza in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and they lost due to the away goals rule against Dukla Prague, Red Star Belgrade and Stuttgart in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup, 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and 2000–01 UEFA Cup respectively.

Steven Pressley and Henry Smith jointly hold the record for playing in the most European matches for Hearts with 22 appearances each, and John Robertson is the club's top scorer with seven goals.

Statistics

Results

Note: In all cases the Hearts score is listed first. [1]

List of Hearts games in European competitions
SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayOther Agg. [a] Notes
1958–59 European Cup PR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Standard Liège 2–11–53–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
1960–61 European Cup PR Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 1–20–31–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
1961–62 Fairs Cup R1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Union Saint–Gilloise 2–03–15–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
R2 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 0–10–40–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
1963–64 Fairs Cup R1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne–Sport 2–22–22–36–7 Symbol delete vote.svg Playoff
1965–66 Fairs Cup R2 Flag of Norway.svg Vålerenga 1–03–14–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
R3 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Real Zaragoza 3–32–20–15–6 Symbol delete vote.svg Playoff
1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup R1 Flag of East Germany.svg Lokomotive Leipzig 5–10–25–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
R2 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg 1–42–43–8 Symbol delete vote.svg
1984–85 UEFA Cup R1 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Paris Saint–Germain 2–20–42–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
1986–87 UEFA Cup R1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dukla Prague 3–20–13–3 Symbol delete vote.svg Away goals
1988–89 UEFA Cup R1 Flag of Ireland.svg St. Patrick's Athletic 2–02–04–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
R2 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Vienna 0–01–01–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
R3 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Velež Mostar 3–01–24–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
QF Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 1–00–21–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
1990–91 UEFA Cup R1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3–11–14–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
R2 Flag of Italy.svg Bologna 3–10–33–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
1992–93 UEFA Cup R1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague 4–20–14–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
R2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Standard Liège 0–10–10–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
1993–94 UEFA Cup R1 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 2–10–32–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
1996–97 Cup Winners' Cup QR Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Red Star Belgrade 1–10–01–1 Symbol delete vote.svg Away goals
1998–99 Cup Winners' Cup QR Flag of Estonia.svg Lantana Tallinn 5–01–06–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
R1 Flag of Spain.svg Real Mallorca 0–11–11–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Flag of Iceland.svg ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 3–02–05–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
R1 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart 3–20–13–3 Symbol delete vote.svg Away goals
2003–04 UEFA Cup R1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Zeljeznicar 2–00–02–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
R2 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Bordeaux 0–21–01–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
2004–05 UEFA Cup R1 Flag of Portugal.svg Braga 3–12–25–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
Group A Flag of the Netherlands.svg Feyenoord 0–3 5th Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04 0–1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel 2–1
Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros 0–1
2006–07 Champions League QR2 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Široki Brijeg 3–00–03–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
QR3 Flag of Greece.svg AEK Athens 1–20–31–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
UEFA Cup R1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague 0–20–00–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
2009–10 Europa League PO Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb 2–00–42–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2011–12 Europa League QR3 Flag of Hungary.svg Paks 4–11–15–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
PO Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 0–50–00–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
2012–13 Europa League PO Flag of England.svg Liverpool 0–11–11–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
2016–17 Europa League QR1 Flag of Estonia.svg Infonet Tallinn 2–14–26–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
QR2 Flag of Malta.svg Birkirkara 1–20–01–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
2022–23 Europa League PO Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich 0–11–21–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
Europa Conference League Group A Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina 0–31–5 3rd Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Turkey.svg İstanbul Başakşehir 0–41–3
Flag of Latvia.svg RFS 2–12–0
2023–24 Europa Conference League QR3 Flag of Norway.svg Rosenborg 3–11–24–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
PO Flag of Greece.svg PAOK 1–20–41–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2024–25 Europa League PO Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktoria Plzeň 0–10–10–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
Conference League League Phase Flag of Belarus.svg Dinamo Minsk 2–1 25th Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Cyprus.svg Omonoia 2–0
Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Heidenheim 0–2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cercle Brugge 0–2
Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 0–2
Flag of Moldova.svg Petroclub 2–2

By Competition

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGD
UEFA Champions League/European Cup 8215816−6
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup 442110236267−1
UEFA Conference League 1651101734–17
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 103341614+2
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1244420200
Total100351946123151−28

Notes

  1. Round or group progressed ( Symbol keep vote.svg ) or eliminated ( Symbol delete vote.svg )

References

  1. "Hearts European Results". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 24 November 2015.