St Patrick's Athletic F.C. in European football

This article is about the history and records of St Patrick's Athletic Football Club in European competition. For an overview of the club, see St Patrick's Athletic F.C.

St Patrick's Athletic F.C. in European football

St Patrick's Athletic away to Steaua București in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off Round
Club	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
Most appearances	Chris Forrester (29) [a]
Top scorer	Christy Fagan (6)
First entry	1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup
Latest entry	2025–26 UEFA Conference League

St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland that competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of football in the Republic of Ireland.

Overall record

As of match played on 14 August 2025

Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
European Cup / UEFA Champions League	8	0	3	5	2	23
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	42	10	7	25	39	70
UEFA Europa Conference League / UEFA Conference League	18	7	5	6	21	22
European Cup Winners' Cup	2	0	0	2	1	8
UEFA Intertoto Cup	4	2	0	2	6	6
TOTAL	74	19	15	40	69	129

Best campaigns

Season	Achievement	Notes
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
2014–15	2nd Qualifying Round	eliminated by Legia Warsaw 1–1 in Warsaw, 0–5 in Dublin
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
2008–09	First Round	eliminated by Hertha BSC 0–2 in Berlin, 0–0 in Dublin
2009–10	Play-off Round	eliminated by Steaua București 0–3 in Bucharest, 1–2 in Dublin
UEFA Europa Conference League / UEFA Conference League
2024–25	Play-off Round	eliminated by İstanbul Başakşehir 0–0 in Dublin, 0–2 in Istanbul
European Cup Winners' Cup
1961–62	Preliminary Round	eliminated by Dunfermline Athletic 1–4 in Dunfermline, 0–4 in Dublin
UEFA Intertoto Cup
2002	Second Round	eliminated by KAA Gent 0–2 in Ghent, 3–1 in Dublin (lost 0–1 on away goals)

European Cup / UEFA Champions League

Season	Round	Opposing team	Home	Away	Aggregate	Reference
1990–91	First Round	Dinamo București	1–1	0–4	1–5	[1]
1998–99	First Qualifying Round	Celtic	0–2	0–0	0–2	[2]
1999–00	First Qualifying Round	Zimbru Chișinău	0–5	0–5	0–10	[3]
2014–15	First Qualifying Round	Legia Warsaw	0–5	1–1	1–6	[4]

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League

Season	Round	Opposing team	Home	Away	Aggregate	Reference
1967–68	First Round	Girondins de Bordeaux	1–3	3–6	4–9	[5]
1988–89	First Round	Heart of Midlothian	0–2	0–2	0–4	[6]
1996–97	Preliminary Round	Slovan Bratislava	3–4	0–1	3–5	[7]
2007–08	First Qualifying Round	Odense	0–0	0–5	0–5	[8]
2008–09	First Qualifying Round	JFK Olimps	2–0	1–5	3–0	[9]
	Second Qualifying Round	Elfsborg	2–1	2–2	4–3	[9]
	First Round	Hertha BSC	0–0	0–2	0–2	[9]
2009–10	Second Qualifying Round	Valletta	1–1	1–0	2–1	[10]
	Third Qualifying Round	Krylia Sovetov	1–0	2–3	3–3 (a)	[10]
	Play-off Round	Steaua București	1–2	0–3	1–5	[10]
2011–12	First Qualifying Round	ÍBV	2–0	0–1	2–1	[11]
	Second Qualifying Round	Shakhter Karagandy	2–0	1–2	3–2	[11]
	Third Qualifying Round	Karpaty Lviv	1–3	0–2	1–5	[11]
2012–13	First Qualifying Round	ÍBV	1–0	1–2 ( a.e.t. )	2–2 (a)	[12]
	Second Qualifying Round	Široki Brijeg	2–1 ( a.e.t. )	1–1	3–2	[12]
	Third Qualifying Round	Hannover 96	0–3	0–2	0–5	[12]
2013–14	First Qualifying Round	Žalgiris	1–2	2–2	3–4	[13]
2015–16	First Qualifying Round	Skonto	0–2	1–2	1–4	[14]
2016–17	First Qualifying Round	Jeunesse Esch	1–0	1–2 ( a.e.t. )	2–2 (a)	[15]
	Second Qualifying Round	Dinamo Minsk	0–1	1–1	1–2	[15]
2019–20	First Qualifying Round	Norrköping	0–2	1–2	1–4	[16]

UEFA Europa Conference League / UEFA Conference League

Season	Round	Opposing team	Home	Away	Aggregate	Reference
2022–23	Second Qualifying Round	Mura	1–1	0–0 ( a.e.t. )	1–1 (6–5 p)	[17]
	Third Qualifying Round	CSKA Sofia	0–2	1–0	1–2	[17]
2023–24	First Qualifying Round	F91 Dudelange	2–3	1–2	3–5	[18]
2024–25	Second Qualifying Round	Vaduz	3–1	2–2	5–3	[19]
	Third Qualifying Round	Sabah	1–0	1–0	2–0	[19]
	Play-off Round	İstanbul Başakşehir	0–0	0–2	0–2	[19]
2025–26	First Qualifying Round	Hegelmann	1–0	2–0	3–0	[20]
	Second Qualifying Round	Nõmme Kalju	1–0	2–2 ( a.e.t. )	3–2	[20]
	Third Qualifying Round	Beşiktaş	1–4	2–3	3–7	[20]

European Cup Winners' Cup

Season	Round	Opposing team	Home	Away	Agg.	Reference
1961–62	Preliminary Round	Dunfermline Athletic	0–4	1–4	1–8	[21]

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Season	Round	Opposing team	Home	Away	Agg.	Reference
2002	First Round	Rijeka	1–0	2–3	3–3 (a)	[22]
	Second Round	KAA Gent	3–1	0–2	3–3 (a)	[22]

Statistics by club/country

Accurate as of match played on 14 August 2025

Country	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Azerbaijan	Sabah	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2
Subtotal		2	2	0	0	2	0	+2
Belarus	FC Dinamo Minsk	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
Subtotal		2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
Belgium	KAA Gent	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Subtotal		2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Široki Brijeg	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Subtotal		2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Bulgaria	CSKA Sofia	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1
Subtotal		2	1	0	1	1	2	-1
Croatia	Rijeka	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Subtotal		2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Denmark	Odense	2	0	1	1	0	5	-5
Subtotal		2	0	1	1	0	5	-5
Estonia	Nõmme Kalju	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Subtotal		2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
France	Girondins de Bordeaux	2	0	0	2	4	9	-5
Subtotal		2	0	0	2	4	9	-5
Germany	Hannover 96	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5
	Hertha BSC	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2
Subtotal		4	0	1	3	0	5	-7
Kazakhstan	Shakhter Karagandy	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
Subtotal		2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
Latvia	JFK Olimps	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
	Skonto	2	0	0	2	1	3	-2
Subtotal		4	2	0	2	4	3	+1
Liechtenstein	Vaduz	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2
Subtotal		2	1	1	0	5	3	+2
Lithuania	Hegelmann	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
	Žalgiris	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1
Subtotal		4	2	1	1	6	4	+2
Luxembourg	F91 Dudelange	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2
	Jeunesse Esch	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Subtotal		4	1	0	3	5	7	-2
Malta	Valletta	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Subtotal		2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Moldova	Zimbru Chișinău	2	0	0	2	0	10	-10
Subtotal		2	0	0	2	0	10	-10
Iceland	ÍBV	4	2	0	2	4	3	+1
Subtotal		4	2	0	2	4	3	+1
Poland	Legia Warsaw	2	0	1	1	1	6	-5
Subtotal		2	0	1	1	1	6	-5
Romania	Dinamo București	2	0	1	1	1	5	-4
	Steaua București	2	0	0	2	1	5	–4
Subtotal		4	0	1	3	2	10	–8
Russia	Krylia Sovetov	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Subtotal		2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Scotland	Celtic	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2
	Dunfermline Athletic	2	0	0	2	1	8	-7
	Heart of Midlothian	2	0	0	2	0	4	–4
Subtotal		6	0	1	5	1	14	–13
Slovakia	Slivan Bratislava	2	0	0	2	3	6	-3
Subtotal		2	0	0	2	3	6	-3
Slovenia	Mura	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
Subtotal		2	0	2	0	1	1	0
Sweden	Elfsborg	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1
	Norrköping	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3
Subtotal		4	1	1	2	5	7	-2
Turkey	Beşiktaş	2	0	0	2	3	7	-4
	Istanbul Başakşehir	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2
Subtotal		4	0	1	3	3	9	-6
Ukraine	Karpaty Lviv	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4
Subtotal		2	0	0	2	1	5	-4
Total		74	19	15	40	69	129	–60

Player and manager statistics

Accurate as of match played on 14 August 2025

Top-scoring players in European competitions Player Country Goals Apps Ratio Christy Fagan   Ireland 6 15 0.4 Declan O'Brien   Ireland 4 6 0.67 Jake Mulraney   Ireland 3 14 0.21 Joe Redmond   Ireland 2 16 0.13 Chris Forrester   Ireland 29 0.07 Romal Palmer   England 5 0.4 Zack Elbouzedi   Ireland 9 0.22 Evan McMillan   Ireland 6 0.33 Derek Doyle   Ireland 6 0.33 Mark Quigley   Ireland 10 0.2 Charles Livingstone Mbabazi   Uganda 4 0.5 Paul Osam   Ireland 10 0.2 Noel Campbell   Ireland 2 1 Players with most European appearances Player Country Apps Chris Forrester   Ireland 29 Ian Bermingham   Ireland 24 Jamie Lennon   Ireland 18 Brendan Clarke   Ireland Joe Redmond   Ireland 16 Joseph Anang   Ghana Tom Grivosti   England Ger O'Brien   Ireland Christy Fagan   Ireland 15 Jake Mulraney   Ireland 14 Anthony Breslin   Ireland Ryan Guy   Guam Kian Leavy   Ireland 12 Jason McClelland   Ireland Mason Melia   Ireland Gary Rogers   Ireland

Managers with most European games managed Player Country Appearances Liam Buckley   Ireland 18 Stephen Kenny   Ireland 12 Johnny McDonnell   Ireland 8 Pat Dolan   Ireland Pete Mahon   Ireland 6 Jeff Kenna   Ireland Tim Clancy   Ireland 4 Brian Kerr   Ireland Jon Daly   Ireland 2 Harry Kenny   Ireland Peter Farrell   Ireland Jimmy Collins   Ireland

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