æz lˈiːɡ tʃˈæmpiənz ðə pɹˈiːviəs sˈiːzən, ðə klˈʌb pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kˈʌp kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː dˈæʃ sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ ɐɡˈɛnst ˌɛfkˈeɪ pˌɑːɹɾɪzˈɑːni tɜːɹˈɑːnə zˈiəɹoʊ:wˈʌn, θɹˈiː:wˈʌn ænd vˌiːˈɛs pˌiːˌɛsvˈiː zˈiəɹoʊ:wˈʌn, zˈiəɹoʊ:zˈiəɹoʊ.
As league champions the previous season, the club participated in the European Cup competition for the first time in 1963-64 against  FK Partizani Tirana (0:1, 3:1) and vs PSV (0:1, 0:0).