Blackburn Rovers F.C. in European football
Eight UEFA campaigns, one group stage top finish.
Blackburn Rovers F.C. is an English professional football club from Blackburn, Lancashire. The club has participated in UEFA competitions eight times, beginning with the 1994–95 UEFA Cup. It has also taken part in the Anglo-Scottish Cup on several occasions.
Quick Facts
- Continent
- Europe
- Club
- Blackburn Rovers
- Seasons played
- 8
- Most capped player
- Brad Friedel (18)
- Top scorer
- Benni McCarthy (5)
- First entry
- 1994–95 UEFA Cup
- Last entry
- 2007–08 UEFA Cup
Facts from the source article.
History
Blackburn's European debut came after a second-place finish in the 1993–94 FA Premier League. They faced Swedish side Trelleborg in the first round of the UEFA Cup but lost the two-legged tie. After winning the league championship in 1995, the club entered the UEFA Champions League for the first time. Placed in a group with teams from Russia, Poland and Norway, Blackburn finished bottom with only one win in six matches.
French club Lyon eliminated them 3–2 on aggregate in the first round. Victory in the 2001–02 Football League Cup secured entry to the 2002–03 UEFA Cup. Blackburn won their first European tie by beating Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia on away goals, then lost to Scottish club Celtic in the second round. Another sixth-place finish qualified Blackburn for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.
They beat Red Bull Salzburg in the opening round and topped their group with three wins, reaching the Round of 32. Bayer Leverkusen then eliminated them 3–2 on aggregate.
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