Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in European football

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle in European football
Astra Giurgiu vs Inverness CT.jpg
Inverness CT coming onto the pitch at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu
Club Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
Seasons played1
Most appearances13 Players (2)
First entry 2015–16 UEFA Europa League
Latest entry 2015–16 UEFA Europa League
Titles
Europa League 0 (Best: Second Qualifying Round

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. played their first official match in European competition on 16 July 2015. [1] This made the club the first (and as of 2024, only) club from the Highlands to represent the area in European football. [2]

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Inverness' best run in European competition was their debut against Astra Giurgiu of Romania where they narrowly lost 1–0 on aggregate thanks to a Constantin Budescu free kick in Inverness, [3] denying an all British tie in the following round against English Premier League side, West Ham United. [4] [5]

Inverness first qualified for Europe with a 3rd-placed finish, and a Scottish Cup title in the 2014–15 season following a 1–0 away victory over Dundee in the League, with the Scottish Cup title moving them forward a round. However, they narrowly missed out on an earlier European debut in the 2012–13 season, after a crushing 1–0 defeat against rivals, Ross County on the final day of the season forced Inverness out of the top 3, and missing European qualification by 2 points. [6]

Inverness again nearly qualified for Europe, in 2023 via the Scottish Cup, where they lost the final 3–1 to Celtic. Had they won, they would've entered the Europa League Play-Off and would have been guaranteed Group Stage football in either the Europa League or Europa Conference League.

Matches

2015–16 UEFA Europa League

On 22 June 2015, Inverness were drawn against Romanian Liga I side, Astra Giurgiu in the Second Qualifying Round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, their maiden season in UEFA competition. On 16 July, in front of a near sell-out crowd, Inverness lost 1–0 courtesy of a Constantin Budescu free kick slipping through the gloves of debutant goalkeeper, Owain Fôn Williams, who had only arrived from League Two side, Tranmere Rovers that morning. On 22 July, Inverness were held to a 0–0 draw in Giurgiu, with Ryan Christie nearly levelling the aggregate just before half time, but unfortunately, it wasn't enough to progress to the next round where Premier League side, West Ham United would have been the opponent in what would be their final season at the Boleyn Ground.

16 July 2015Second Qualifying Round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Astra Giurgiu Flag of Romania.svg Inverness
19:45 Report Budescu Soccerball shade.svg24'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 5,534
Referee: Flag of Norway.svg Henry Johnsen
22 July 2015Second Qualifying Round Flag of Romania.svg Astra Giurgiu 0 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)		 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Giurgiu
19:00 Report Stadium: Stadionul Marin Anastasovici
Attendance: 3,067
Referee: Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Artyom Kuchin

Statistics

Note: Inverness scores are listed first.

List of Inverness CT games in European Competitions
SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayOtherAgg. [lower-alpha 1] Notes
2015–16 Europa League QR2 Flag of Romania.svg Astra Giurgiu 0–10–00–1 Symbol delete vote.svg

By competition

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGD
UEFA Europa League 201101–1
Total201101–1

By country

CountryPldWDLGFGAGDWin%Ref
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 201101–10.00
  1. ↑ Round or group progressed ( Symbol keep vote.svg ) or eliminated ( Symbol delete vote.svg )

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References

  1. ↑ "Inverness CT 0-1 Astra Giurgiu". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Dundee 0-1 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  3. ↑ "Astra Giurgiu 0-0 Inverness (agg 1-0)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  4. ↑ "Inverness or FC Astra await in third qualifying round | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Inverness boss eyes West Ham clash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  6. ↑ "Ross County 1-0 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
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