Croatian football clubs in European competitions
Croatian clubs in UEFA competitions since 1958.
Croatian clubs have been competing in UEFA tournaments since 1958. Prior to 1992, Croatia was part of Yugoslavia, so its teams represented that nation and lacked automatic entry into European competitions. The sole Croatian club to claim a European title is Dinamo Zagreb, which won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1966–67.
Quick Facts
- First participation
- 1958
- Highest uefa association rank
- 20th (as of 2024 rankings for 2025–26)
- Only european trophy winner
- Dinamo Zagreb (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966–67)
Facts from the source article.
European champions
For the 2025–26 UEFA competitions, places were allocated based on the 2024 UEFA country coefficients, reflecting performance from 2019–20 to 2023–24. Croatia's coefficient total is 25.525, ranking it 20th among 55 European associations. The rankings show the 18th association at 28.000, 19th at 27.775, 20th at 25.525, 21st at 25.375, and 22nd at 22.965.
Appearances in UEFA competitions
The table uses abbreviations: Apps. for appearances, Pld for matches played, W for wins, D for draws, L for losses, EC for European Cup, UCL for UEFA Champions League, UC for UEFA Cup, UEL for UEFA Europa League, CWC for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and UIC for UEFA Intertoto Cup. NK Varaždin (1931–2015), known as NK Varteks during most of its UEFA matches, no longer exists; an unassociated NK Varteks (2011) and an unassociated NK Varaždin (2012) now exist, with the latter debuting in QR2 of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League.
Competitions
Current competition formats include QR1, QR2, QR3 (first, second, third qualifying rounds), PO (playoff), LP (league phase), KPO (knockout round play-offs), R16 (round of 16), QF (quarter-finals), SF (semi-finals), and F (final). Former formats include PR (preliminary round), QR (qualifying round), R1/R2 (first/second round), GS (group stage), and R32 (round of 32). In the 2021–22 season, Dinamo Zagreb progressed through QR1 (Valur 5–2), QR2 (Omonia 3–0), QR3 (Legia Warsaw 2–1), then lost in the PO to Sheriff Tiraspol 0–3. In 2022–23, Dinamo advanced through QR2 (Shkupi 3–2), QR3 (Ludogorets Razgrad 6–3), and PO (Bodø/Glimt 4–2), then finished 4th in a group stage with Milan, Chelsea, and Red Bull Salzburg. In 2023–24, Dinamo beat Astana 6–0 in QR2 but lost to AEK Athens 3–4 in QR3. In 2024–25, Dinamo defeated Qarabağ 5–0 in the PO, then placed 25th in the league phase, with results including a 2–9 loss to Bayern Munich, a 2–2 draw with Monaco, a 2–0 win over Red Bull Salzburg, a 4–1 win over Slovan Bratislava, a 0–3 loss to Borussia Dortmund, a 0–0 draw with Celtic, a 0–3 loss to Arsenal, and a 2–1 win over Milan. In 2025–26, Rijeka lost 1–3 to Ludogorets Razgrad in QR2. In 2026–27, Dinamo beat Thun 4–3 in QR2.
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