Kilmarnock F.C. in international football

Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in the town of Kilmarnock. The club first competed in a European competition in 1964–65, entering the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In UEFA organised competitions, the club has never progressed beyond the first round.[1] However, in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Kilmarnock reached the semi-finals in 1966–67 losing out to Leeds United of England for a place in the final.[2]

Kilmarnock in international football
Kilmarnock F.C. compete in the 2024-25 UEFA Conference League against F.C. Copenhagen
ClubKilmarnock
First entry1960 International Soccer League
Latest entry2024–25 UEFA Conference League
Titles
Champions League0 (Best: First round)
Europa League0 (Best: First round)
Cup Winners' Cup0 (Best: First round)

Record

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Kilmarnock's score is shown first in each case

International Soccer League

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Kilmarnock's record in the International Soccer League[3]
Season Round Venue Country Club Score Kilmarnock scorers Att.
1960 Group stage Polo Grounds, New York   West Germany Bayern Munich 3–1 Bryceland, Kerr, McInally 10,444
Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City   Northern Ireland Glenavon 2–0 Muir, Watson 6,000
Polo Grounds, New York   England Burnley 2–0 Kerr, Wentzel 13,000
Polo Grounds, New York   France Nice 1–1 McInally 12,861
Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City   United States New York Americans 3–1 McInally, Muir, own goal 11,704
Final Polo Grounds, New York   Brazil Bangu 0–2 25,044
1961 Group stage Molson Stadium, Montreal   England Everton 1–2 Kerr 5,000
Polo Grounds, New York   West Germany Karlsruhe 2–3 Kennedy, Muir 10,000
Molson Stadium, Montreal   United States New York Americans 4–0 Black, Brown, Kerr, Watson 7,000
Molson Stadium, Montreal   Canada Montreal Concordia 4–2 Kerr (2), Black, McInally 4,000
Molson Stadium, Montreal   Turkey Beşiktaş 1–1 Muir 2,000
Polo Grounds, New York   Romania Dinamo București 0–0 3,000
Polo Grounds, New York   Brazil Bangu 0–5 4,000
1963 Group stage Polo Grounds, New York   England West Ham United 3–3 Black, Richmond, Yard 14,532
Chicopee   West Germany Preußen Münster 5–2 Black (2), McFadzean, McInally, Murray 6,000
Polo Grounds, New York   Mexico Oro 3–3 McFadzean (2), Black 7,138
Chicago   France Valenciennes 1–2 Yard 7,000
Polo Grounds, New York   Italy Mantova 2–2 Black, McFadzean 7,473
Polo Grounds, New York   Brazil Recife 3–1 Black, Murray, O'Conner 5,826
1965 Group stage Randall's Island Stadium, New York   Hungary Ferencváros 1–2 Own goal 6,000
Randall's Island Stadium, New York   England West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Black, Hamilton 5,000
Randall's Island Stadium, New York   Poland Polonia Bytom 1–1 Sneddon 5,000
Randall's Island Stadium, New York   England West Bromwich Albion 0–2 4,000
Randall's Island Stadium, New York   Poland Polonia Bytom 0–2 4,000
Randall's Island Stadium, New York   Hungary Ferencváros 1–4 McIlroy 5,000

European competitions

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Key:

  • (H) – Home match
  • (A) – Away match
Kilmarnock's record in European competitions[3]
Season Competition Round Country Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg Agg.
1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round   West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 0–3 (A) 5–1 (H) 5–4
Second round   England Everton 0–2 (H) 1–4 (A) 1–6
1965–66 European Champion Clubs' Cup Preliminary round   Albania 17 Nëntori 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) 1–0
First round   Spain Real Madrid 2–2 (H) 1–5 (A) 3–7
1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second round   Belgium Antwerp 1–0 (A) 7–2 (H) 8–2
Third round   Belgium La Gantoise 1–0 (H) 2–1 (A)[note 1] 3–1
Quarter-final   East Germany Lokomotive Leipzig 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) 2–1
Semi-final   England Leeds United 2–4 (A) 0–0 (H) 2–4
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round   Switzerland Zürich 2–3 (A) 3–1 (H) 5–4
Second round   Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 4–1 (H) 0–2 (A) 4–3
Third round   Romania Dinamo Bacău 1–1 (H) 0–2 (A) 1–3
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round   Northern Ireland Coleraine 1–1 (A) 2–3 (H) 3–4
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round   Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 2–1 (H) 1–1 (A) 3–2
First round   France Nice 1–3 (A) 1–1 (H) 2–4
1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round   Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H) 2–1
Second qualifying round   Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc 0–2 (A) 0–2 (H) 0–4
1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round   Iceland KR Reykjavík 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)[note 1] 2–1
First round   Germany Kaiserslautern 0–3 (A) 0–2 (H) 0–5
2001–02 UEFA Cup Qualifying round   Northern Ireland Glenavon 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H) 2–0
First round   Norway Viking 1–1 (H) 0–2 (A) 1–3
2019–20 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round   Wales Connah's Quay Nomads 2–1 (A) 0–2 (H) 2–3
2024–25 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round   Belgium Cercle Brugge 1–1 (H) 0–1 (A) 1–2
UEFA Conference League Third qualifying round   Norway Tromsø 2–2 (H) 1–0 (A) 3–2
Play-off round   Denmark Copenhagen 0–2 (A) 1–1 (H) 1–3

Overall record

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By competition

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
European Champion Clubs' Cup 4 1 2 1 4 7 −3 25.00
UEFA Europa League[a] 16 5 3 8 10 19 −9 31.25
UEFA Conference League 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 25.00
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 25.00
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 20 8 3 9 34 32 +2 40.00
International Soccer League 25 9 7 9 45 42 +3 36.00
Total 73 25 19 29 102 111 −9 34.25
Source: [3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Includes matches in the UEFA Cup which was rebranded as the UEFA Europa League.

By country

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
  Albania 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50.00
  Belgium 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 66.67
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50.00
  Brazil 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 33.33
  Bulgaria 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 50.00
  Canada 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
  Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0.00
  Denmark 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 0.00
  East Germany 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 50.00
  England 9 2 2 5 11 17 −6 22.22
  France 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 0.00
  Germany 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0.00
  Hungary 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0.00
  Iceland 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 50.00
  Republic of Ireland 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50.00
  Italy 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00
  Mexico 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0.00
  Northern Ireland 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 60.00
  Norway 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 25.00
  Poland 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 0.00
  Romania 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 0.00
  Spain 2 0 1 1 3 7 −4 0.00
  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 50.00
  Turkey 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
  United States 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
  Wales 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 50.00
  West Germany 5 3 0 2 15 10 +5 60.00
Total 73 25 19 29 102 111 −9 34.25
Source: [3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Match decided after extra time.

References

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  1. ^ Kilmarnock FC, uefa.com. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. ^ Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966-67, RSSSF. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Ross, David (2001). Every game: The new official history of Kilmarnock Football Club. Irvine: Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN 0-9541653-0-6.
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