PARTICIPANTS IN EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS (1955-56 Þ 2001-02)





Following is a thorough and detailed list of all teams ever to have participated in the European competitions organized by UEFA (I disregard the so called Super Cup, which has a quite different competition format).  The arrangement of these teams is not done on an alphabetical basis, since I prefer to group them by countries (although each one, this time, has a traditional A to Z order and, in some cases like Germany, Russia, Yugoslavia, and the newborn Soviet and Balkan republics, I include all the political territories a team played for).  From the corresponding link of each country you can access to the list of its participating teams, which includes the following data for every club: 1) team's name in Spanish, together with links to the club's official (PO) or unofficial (PNO) websites; 2) official team's name in its original language (or a transcription in Roman characters), together with changes of name during the history of Eurocups, including mergers with other clubs; 3) city/-ies where it plays regularly; 4) participations in Champions League (C1); 5) participations in the late Cup Winners' Cup (C2); 6) participations in UEFA Cup (C3); 7) participations in Intertoto Cup (Intertoto).

Mergers and changes of name considered, up to 2001-02 season (included) as many as 774 teams have participated in European competitions.  On the other hand, I include links to 769 Web sites of these teams (564 Official Pages and 205 Unofficial Pages), in which as many as 38 languages are used.  Together with a team's common name in Spanish, I include its original official name (in blue) together with other relevant information about it.  If you're further interested in learning more about the system I've used for the Spanish transcription, take a look at some explanatory notes and edition criteria (sorry, only in Spanish for the time being!).

*Note: Up to November 2001, all the following links are active or about to be activated (new official sites just created).  I've tried to compile the greatest number of official Web pages whenever possible, or at least unofficial pages with a certain standard of quality and information.  Sometimes it may be the case that I include an official page of the team together with one or several unofficial pages of it, but this is only when the latter add more information, statistics, or data about the club.  Whenever a teams has only unofficial pages, I include as many of them as possible (in case they're informative enough).  I do not expressly include pages run by ultra groups or other associations that propagate violent contents or subjects other than football in itself.

I've spent the last weeks surfing the Net to collect all these links, and I believe I've done a good job (I've practiced my knowledge, bigger or smaller, of all those 37 languages and learnt a very interesting football vocabulary!).  My sources have been football directories, domestic leagues, and cross-links among teams.  I sincerely think that the following list is the most complete and up-to-date collection of Web sites for teams participating in Eurocups (other clubs are not included, although, of course, they represent a significant bulk of the football pages you can find in the Net).  I hope you can find now all that first-hand information about your team's rival that you were looking for.


COUNTRIES

· ALBANIA
Albania
Teams: 12
Official Pages (PO): -
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 1
Languages:
     albanés / Albanian
     inglés / English

· ANDORRA
Andorra
Teams: 4
Official Pages (PO): -
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 1
Languages:
     español / Spanish
     inglés / English

· ARMENIA (former SOVIET UNION)
Armenia
Teams: 8
Official Pages (PO): 2
Unofficial Pages (PNO): -
Languages:
     ruso / Russian
     inglés / English

· AUSTRIA
Austria
Teams: 18
Official Pages (PO): 15
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 2
Languages:
     alemán / German
     inglés / English

· AZERBAIJAN
Azerbaiyán
Teams: 10
Official Pages (PO): 1
Unofficial Pages (PNO): -
Languages:
     ruso / Russian
     inglés / English

· BELGIUM
Bélgica
Teams: 29
Official Pages (PO): 24
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 2
Languages:
     francés / French
     neerlandés / Dutch
     inglés / English

· BELORUSSIA (former SOVIET UNION)
Bielorrusia
Teams: 12
Official Pages (PO): 5
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 5
Languages:
     ruso / Russian
     inglés / English

· BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (former YUGOSLAVIA)
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Teams: 10
Official Pages (PO): 4
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 7
Languages:
     serbocroata / Serbo-Croatian
     inglés / English
     alemán / German
     español / Spanish
     francés / French
     italiano / Italian
     neerlandés / Dutch

· BULGARIA
Bulgaria
Teams: 21
Official Pages (PO): 11
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 10
Languages:
     búlgaro / Bulgarian
     inglés / English
     sueco / Swedish
     alemán / German
     noruego / Norwegian
     español / Spanish

· CROATIA (former YUGOSLAVIA)
Croacia
Teams: 12
Official Pages (PO): 6
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 4
Languages:
     serbocroata / Serbo-Croatian
     inglés / English

· CYPRUS
Chipre
Teams: 14
Official Pages (PO): 7
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 8
Languages:
     griego / Greek
     inglés / English

· CZECH REPUBLIC (former CZECHOSLOVAKIA)
Teams: 19
Official Pages (PO): 17
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 2
Languages:
     checo / Czech
     inglés / English
     alemán / German

· DENMARK
Dinamarca
Teams: 30
Official Pages (PO): 27
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 5
Languages:
     danés / Danish
     inglés / English

· ENGLAND
Inglaterra
Teams: 32
Official Pages (PO): 31
Unofficial Pages (PNO): -
Languages:
     inglés / English

· ESTONIA
Estonia
Teams: 8
Official Pages (PO): 2
Unofficial Pages (PNO): -
Languages:
     estonio / Estonian
     ruso / Russian
     inglés / English

· FAROE ISLANDS
Islas Feroe
Teams: 7
Official Pages (PO): 6
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 1
Languages:
     feroés / Faroese
     inglés / English
     español / Spanish

· FINLAND
Finlandia
Teams: 23
Official Pages (PO): 15
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 1
Languages:
     finés / Finnish
     inglés / English
     sueco / Swedish

· FRANCE
Francia
Teams: 33
Official Pages (PO): 30
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 13
Languages:
     francés / French
     inglés / English
     alemán / German
     español / Spanish
     italiano / Italian
     portugués / Portuguese
     serbocroata / Serbo-Croatian
     japonés / Japanese

· GEORGIA (former SOVIET UNION)
Georgia
Teams: 9
Official Pages (PO): 3
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 1
Languages:
     inglés / English
     georgiano / Georgian

· GERMANY (former FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY and GERMANY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)
Alemania
Teams: 50
Official Pages (PO): 42
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 5
Languages:
     alemán / German
     inglés / English
     español / Spanish

· GREECE
Grecia
Teams: 15
Official Pages (PO): 11
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 7
Languages:
     griego / Greek
     inglés / English

· HUNGARY
Hungría
Teams: 20
Official Pages (PO): 10
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 5
Languages:
     húngaro / Hungarian
     inglés / English
     alemán / German

· ICELAND
Islandia
Teams: 12
Official Pages (PO): 11
Unofficial Pages (PNO): -
Languages:
     islandés / Icelandic
     inglés / English

· IRELAND
Eire
Teams: 20
Official Pages (PO): 13
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 6
Languages:
     inglés / English

· ISRAEL
Israel
Teams: 9
Official Pages (PO): 6
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 5
Languages:
     hebreo / Hebrew
     inglés / English

· ITALY
Italia
Teams: 20
Official Pages (PO): 20
Unofficial Pages (PNO): -
Languages:
     italiano / Italian
     inglés / English
     japonés / Japanese
     coreano / Korean

· LATVIA
Letonia
Teams: 8
Official Pages (PO): 1
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 2
Languages:
     letón / Latvian
     ruso / Russian
     inglés / English

· LIECHTENSTEIN
Liechtenstein
Teams: 3
Official Pages (PO): 1
Unofficial Pages (PNO): -
Languages:
     alemán / German
     inglés / English

· LITHUANIA (former SOVIET UNION)
Lituania
Teams: 8
Official Pages (PO): 2
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 3
Languages:
     lituano / Lithuanian
     inglés / English

· LUXEMBOURG
Luxemburgo
Teams: 18
Official Pages (PO): 5
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 4
Languages:
     luxemburgués / Luxembourgian
     francés / French
     inglés / English

· MACEDONIA (former YUGOSLAVIA)
Macedonia
Teams: 8
Official Pages (PO): 3
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 1
Languages:
     macedonio / Macedonian
     inglés / English

· MALTA
Malta
Teams: 10
Official Pages (PO): 5
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 5
Languages:
     inglés / English

· MOLDOVA
Moldavia
Teams: 5
Official Pages (PO): 2
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 5
Languages:
     ruso / Russian
     inglés / English

· NETHERLANDS
Holanda
Teams: 21
Official Pages (PO): 19
Unofficial Pages (PNO): -
Languages:
     neerlandés / Dutch
     inglés / English

· NORTHERN IRELAND
Irlanda del Norte
Teams: 14
Official Pages (PO): 11
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 6
Languages:
     inglés / English
     alemán / German

· NORWAY
Noruega
Teams: 24
Official Pages (PO): 23
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 3
Languages:
     noruego / Norwegian
     inglés / English

· POLAND
Polonia
Teams: 28
Official Pages (PO): 18
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 17
Languages:
     polaco / Polish
     inglés / English
     italiano / Italian
     alemán / German

· PORTUGAL
Portugal
Teams: 20
Official Pages (PO): 11
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 7
Languages:
     portugués / Portuguese
     inglés / English

· ROMANIA
Rumanía
Teams: 26
Official Pages (PO): 10
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 13
Languages:
     rumano / Romanian
     inglés / English

· RUSSIA (former SOVIET UNION)
Rusia
Teams: 18
Official Pages (PO): 14
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 4
Languages:
     ruso / Russian
     inglés / English
     español / Spanish

· SAN MARINO
San Marino
Teams: 2
Official Pages (PO): -
Unofficial Pages (PNO): -
Languages: -

· SCOTLAND
Escocia
Teams: 16
Official Pages (PO): 14
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 4
Languages:
     inglés / English

· SLOVAKIA (former CZECHOSLOVAKIA)
Eslovaquia
Teams: 16
Official Pages (PO): 8
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 3
Languages:
     eslovaco / Slovak
     inglés / English

· SLOVENIA (former YUGOSLAVIA)
Eslovenia
Teams: 9
Official Pages (PO): 5
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 2
Languages:
     esloveno / Slovenian
     inglés / English

· SPAIN
España
Teams: 23
Official Pages (PO): 22
Unofficial Pages (PNO): -
Languages:
     español / Spanish
     euskera / Basque
     catalán / Catalan
     inglés / English
     japonés / Japanese

· SWEDEN
Suecia
Teams: 21
Official Pages (PO): 21
Unofficial Pages (PNO): -
Languages:
     sueco / Swedish
     inglés / English
     alemán / German
     francés / French
     finés / Finnish
     noruego / Norwegian
     español / Spanish
     italiano / Italian
     neerlandés / Dutch
     polaco / Polish
     turco / Turkish
     húngaro / Hungarian

· SWITZERLAND
Suiza
Teams: 15
Official Pages (PO): 12
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 3
Languages:
     alemán / German
     inglés / English
     francés / French
     italiano / Italian

· TURKEY
Turquía
Teams: 22
Official Pages (PO): 13
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 11
Languages:
     turco / Turkish
     inglés / English
     alemán / German
     francés / French
     español / Spanish
     italiano / Italian

· UKRAINE (former SOVIET UNION and COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES)
Ucrania
Teams: 12
Official Pages (PO): 7
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 8
Languages:
     ucraniano / Ukrainian
     ruso / Russian
     inglés / English

· WALES
Gales
Teams: 18
Official Pages (PO): 11
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 7
Languages:
     inglés / English
     galés / Welsh

· YUGOSLAVIA
Yugoslavia
Teams: 18
Official Pages (PO): 7
Unofficial Pages (PNO): 6
Languages:
     serbocroata / Serbo-Croatian
     inglés / English
     alemán / German