K.R.C. Genk in European football

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Luminus Arena, Genk's home ground. Cristal Arena 2013-02-21 opposite stand.jpg
Luminus Arena, Genk's home ground.

Koninklijke Racing Club Genk is an association football club from Genk, Belgium. The team has participated in thirteen seasons of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) club competitions, including four seasons in the Champions League, six seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League, two seasons in the Intertoto Cup and one season in the Cup Winners' Cup. [1] It has played 74 UEFA games, resulting in 32 wins, 20 draws and 22 defeats. [2] The club's first appearance was in the 1997 Intertoto Cup. Since then, Genk has been involved in a UEFA tournament every season except the 2001–02, the 2006–07 and the 2008-09 seasons. The club's best performance is reaching the group stage of the 2002-03 Champions League, the 2011-12 Champions League and the 2019-20 Champions League.

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The club plays its home matches at Luminus Arena, a multi-purpose stadium in Genk. Since the building in 1999, it can host 25,000 spectators (of which 4,200 are standing places). [3]

European record

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B36 Tórshavn 5–02nd
Flag of Norway.svg Stabæk 4–3
Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow 2–3
Flag of Greece.svg Panachaiki 4–2
1998–99 Cup Winners' Cup Q Flag of Albania.svg Apolonia 4–05–19–1
1R Flag of Germany.svg MSV Duisburg 5–01–16–1
2R Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca 1–10–01–1 (a)
1999–00 Champions League 2Q Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor 3–01–54–5
2000–01 UEFA Cup 1R Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Zürich 2–11–03–1
2R Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen 2–51–43–9
2002–03 Champions League 3Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague 2–02–44–4 (a)
Group C Flag of Greece.svg AEK Athens 0–01–14th
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 1–10–6
Flag of Italy.svg Roma 0–10–0
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R Flag of Bulgaria.svg Marek Dupnitza 2–10–02–1
3R Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 0–12–12–2 (a)
Semi-finals Flag of Portugal.svg União de Leiria 0–00–20–2
2005–06 UEFA Cup 2Q Flag of Latvia.svg Liepājas Metalurgs 3–03–26–2
1R Flag of Bulgaria.svg Litex Lovech 0–12–22–3
2007–08 Champions League 2Q Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg FK Sarajevo 1–21–02–2 (a)
2009–10 Europa League PO Flag of France.svg Lille 1–22–43–6
2010–11 Europa League 3Q Flag of Finland.svg Inter Turku 3–25–18–3
PO Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 0–32–42–7
2011–12 Champions League 3Q Flag of Serbia.svg FK Partizan 2–11–13–2
PO Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Haifa 2–11–23–3, 4–1 (p)
Group E Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen 1–10–24th
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 1–10–5
Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 0–00–7
2012–13 Europa League 3Q Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe 2–12–14–2
PO Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Luzern 2–01–23–2
Group G Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP 2–11–11st
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel 0–02–2
Flag of Hungary.svg Videoton 3–01–0
Round of 32 Flag of Germany.svg VfB Stuttgart 0–21–11–3
2013–14 Europa League PO Flag of Iceland.svg FH 2–05–27–2
Group G Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv 3–11–01st
Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Wien 1–12–2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thun 2–11–0
Round of 32 Flag of Russia.svg Anzhi Makhachkala 0–20–00–2
2016–17 Europa League 2Q Flag of Montenegro.svg Budućnost 2–00–22–2, 4–2 (p)
3Q Flag of Ireland.svg Cork City 1–02–13–1
PO Flag of Croatia.svg Lokomotiva 2–02–24–2
Group F Flag of Spain.svg Athletic Club 2–03–51st
Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Wien 1–02–3
Flag of Italy.svg Sassuolo 3–12–0
Round of 32 Flag of Romania.svg Astra Giurgiu 1–02–23–2
Round of 16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gent 1–15–26–3
Quarter-finals Flag of Spain.svg Celta de Vigo 1–12–33–4
2018–19 Europa League 2Q Flag of Luxembourg.svg Fola Esch 5–04–19–1
3Q Flag of Poland.svg Lech Poznań 2–02–14–1
PQ Flag of Denmark.svg Brøndby 5–24–29–4
Group I Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö 2–02–21st
Flag of Norway.svg Sarpsborg 08 4–00–2
Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş 1–14–2
Round of 32 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague 1–40–01–4
2019–20 Champions League Group E Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Salzburg 1–42–64th
Flag of Italy.svg Napoli 0–00–4
Flag of England.svg Liverpool 1–41–2
2021–22 Champions League 3Q Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk 1–21–22–4
Europa League Group H Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb 0–31–14th
Flag of England.svg West Ham United 2–20–3
Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Wien 0–11–0
2023–24 Champions League 2Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette 2–21–13–3, 1–4 (p)
Europa League 3Q Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos 1–10–11–2
Europa Conference League PO Flag of Turkey.svg Adana Demirspor 2–10–12–2, 5–4 (p)
Group F Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina 2–22–13d
Flag of Serbia.svg Čukarički 2–00–2
Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencvárosi 0–01–1

All-time statistics

The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Genk's games in the four UEFA tournaments it has participated in, as well as the overall total. The list contains the tournament, the number of games played (Pld), won (W), drawn (D) and lost (L). The number of goals scored (GF), goals against (GA), goal difference (GD) and the percentage of matches won (Win%). The statistics include qualification matches and is up to date as of the 2018–19 season. [1] [2] The statistics also include goals scored during the extra time where applicable; in these games, the result given is the result at the end of extra time.

TournamentPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
Champions League / European Cup 225892041−21022.73
Europa League / UEFA Cup 6034121411780+37056.67
Cup Winners' Cup 6330163+13050.00
UEFA Intertoto Cup 105231913+6050.00
Total98472526172137+35047.96

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