Leeds United F.C. in European football
Introduction Leeds United F.C. first played European football with their appearance in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a competition which they have won twice. Their first European Cup/Champions League appearance came in 1969–70.Leeds' first and last appearance in the Cup Winners' Cup came in 1972–73.
Summary The club's debut in European competitions came in the 1965–66 season in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which they competed in for three consecutive seasons before winning the trophy in the 1967–68 season. They had been on the losing side in the same competition a year previously, and won it again in 1970–71, the final season of its existence before it was effectively replaced by the new UEFA Cup.The club reached a further two European finals during the 1970s; the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1973 and the European Cup final in 1975.However, they were beaten on both occasions. Their venture into the 1979–80 UEFA Cup would be their last in European competitions for more than a decade; it ended in the second round.European competitions then became effectively out of the question for Leeds, who were relegated to the Second Division in 1982 and did not win promotion until 1990.League title glory in 1992 sealed their return to Europe after more than a decade as England's representatives in the European Cup, where they were eliminated in the second round by Scottish champions Rangers.In 1999–2000, the club enjoyed its best run in European competitions for 25 years, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. They reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 2000–2001 season losing to  Valencia (changes in qualification requirements meant that they could now qualify as the third placed team in their domestic league) a year later. Their most recent European campaign to date was in the 2002–03 season, where they competed in the UEFA Cup and reached the third round. By this stage, however, the club was deep in financial trouble and was starting to sell most of its key players, which contributed to relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2003–04.Sixteen years on, the club has regained its place in the top flight of English football.
Matches  Season Competition Round Opposition Score1965–66Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round  Torino 2–1 Elland Road0–0 (A) Second Round  Leipzig 2–1 (A)0–0 Elland Road Third Round  Valencia 1–1 Elland Road1–0 (A) Quarter-Final  Újpest 4–1 Elland Road1–1 (A) Semi-Final  Real Zaragoza 0–1 (A)2–1 Elland Road1–3 Elland Road1966–67Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round Bye  Second Round  DWS 3–1 (A)5–1 Elland Road Third Round  Valencia 1–1 Elland Road2–0 (A) Quarter-Final  Bologna 0–1 (A)1–0 Elland Road Semi-Final  Kilmarnock 4–2 Elland Road0–0 (A) Final  Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb0–0 Elland Road1967–68Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round  Spora Luxembourg 9–0 (A)7–0 Elland Road Second Round  Partizan Belgrade 2–1 (A)1–1 Elland Road Third Round  Hibernian 1–0 Elland Road1–1 (A) Quarter-Final  Rangers 0–0 (A)2–0 Elland Road Semi-Final  Dundee 1–1 (A)1–0 Elland Road Final  Ferencváros 1–0 Elland Road0–0 Népstadion, Budapest1968–69Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round  Standard Liège 0–0 (A)3–2 Elland Road Second Round  Napoli 2–0 Elland Road0–2 (A) Third Round  Hannover 5–1 Elland Road2–1 (A) Quarter-Final  Újpest 0–1 Elland Road0–2 (A)1969–70European Cup First Round  Lyn 10–0 Elland Road6–0 (A) Second Round  Ferencváros 3–0 Elland Road3–0 (A) Quarter-Final  Standard Liège 1–0 (A)1–0 Elland Road Semi-Final  Celtic 0–1 Elland Road1–2 (A)1970–71Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round  Sarpsborg 1–0 (A)5–0 Elland Road Second Round  Dynamo Dresden 1–0 Elland Road1–2 (A) Third Round  Sparta Prague 6–0 Elland Road3–2 (A) Quarter-Final  Vitória Setúbal 2–1 Elland Road1–1 (A) Semi-Final  Liverpool 1–0 (A)0–0 Elland Road Final  Juventus 2–2 Stadio Comunale, Turin1–1 Elland Road Fairs Cup Play-off Final  Barcelona 1–2 Nou Camp 1971–72 UEFA Cup First Round  Lierse 0–4 Elland Road2–0 (A)1972–73European Cup Winners' Cup First Round  Ankaragücü 1–1 (A)1–0 Elland Road Second Round  Carl Zeiss Jena 0–0 (A)2–0 Elland Road  Quarter-Final  Rapid București 5–0 Elland Road3–1 (A) Semi-Final  Hajduk Split 1–0 Elland Road0–0 (A) Final  Milan 0–1 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki1973–74UEFA Cup First Round  Strømsgodset 1–1 (A)6–1 Elland Road Second Round  Hibernian 0–0 Elland Road0–0 (A) Third Round  Vitória Setúbal 1–0 Elland Road1–3 (A)1974–75European Cup First Round  Zürich 4–1 Elland Road1–2 (A) Second Round  Újpest 2–1 (A)3–0 Elland Road Quarter-Final  Anderlecht 3–0 Elland Road1–0 (A) Semi-Final  Barcelona 2–1 Elland Road1–1 (A) Final  Bayern Munich 0–2 Parc des Princes, Paris1979–80UEFA Cup First Round  Valletta 4–0 (A)3–0 Elland Road Second Round  Universitatea Craiova 0–2 (A)0–2 Elland Road1992–93Champions League First Round  Stuttgart 0–3 (A)4–1 Elland Round Second Round  Rangers 1–2 (A)1–2 Elland Road1995–96UEFA Cup First Round  AS Monaco 3–0 (A)0–1 Elland Road Second Round  PSV Eindhoven 3–5 Elland Road0–31998–99UEFA Cup First Round  Marítimo 1–0 Elland Road0–1 (A) Second Round  Roma 0–1 (A)0–0 Elland Road1999–2000 UEFA Cup First Round  Partizan Belgrade 3–1 (A)1–0 Elland Road Second Round  Lokomotiv Moscow 4–1 Elland Road3–0 (A) Third Round  Spartak Moscow 1–2 (A)1–0 Elland Road Fourth Round  Roma 0–0 (A)1–0 Elland Road Quarter-Final  Slavia Prague 3–0 Elland Road1–2 (A) Semi-Final  Galatasaray 0–2 (A)2–2 (H)2000–01Champions League Third qualifying round  1860 Munich 2–1 Elland Road1–0 (A) Group H  Barcelona 0–4 (A)1–1 Elland Road Group H  Milan 1–0 Elland Road1–1 (A) Group H  Beşiktaş J.K. 6–0 Elland Road0–0 (A) Second Group D  Real Madrid 0–2 Elland Road2–3 (A) Second Group D  Lazio 1–0 (A)3–3 Elland Road Second Group D  Anderlecht 2–1 Elland Road4–1 (A) Quarter-Final  Deportivo La Coruña 3–0 Elland Road0–2 (A) Semi-Final  Valencia 0–0 Elland Road0–3 (A)2001–02UEFA Cup First Round  Marítimo 0–1 (A)3–0 Elland Road Second Round  Troyes 4–2 Elland Road2–3 (A) Third Round  Grasshopper 2–1 (A)2–2 Elland Road Fourth Round  PSV Eindhoven 0–0 (A)0–1 Elland Road2002–03UEFA Cup First Round  Metalurh Zaporizhya 1–0 Elland Road1–1 (A) Second Round  Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 Elland Road4–1 (A) Third Round  Málaga 0–0 (A)1–2 Elland Road
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