This is a list of Swedish football clubs in European competition. Swedish clubs have participated since 1955, when Djurgårdens IF entered the 1955–56 European Cup and played Gwardia Warszawa of Poland in the first round. A total of 25 clubs have participated in UEFA competitions throughout the years.
In results, IFK Göteborg has won the UEFA Cup on two occasions, by beating Hamburger SV in the 1982 UEFA Cup final and Dundee United in the 1987 UEFA Cup final. Further on, Malmö FF reached the 1979 European Cup final, which they lost to Nottingham Forest. IFK Göteborg also reached the semi-finals of the 1985–86 European Cup, which they lost to Barcelona and Swedish teams reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup on four occasions.
Swedish teams have also competed internationally in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[1] and the pre-UEFA Intertoto Cup[2]. Further on, eight teams competed in the 1959–62 Nordic Cup[3] and four teams competed in each of three editions of the Royal League[4]. After the 1979 European Cup final, Nottingham Forest declined to play in the 1979 Intercontinental Cup, and runners-up Malmö FF took their spot, losing to Club Olimpia of Paraguay.[5].
Swedish teams have met teams from present Germany the most, 70 times, followed by Italy on 67 times. Swedish clubs are unbeaten against teams from present Belarus, Gibraltar, Kosovo, Liechtenstein and San Marino.
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- ^ UP (16 January 1959), "Åtta svenska lag i Nordisk cup", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 17
- ^ "Royal League - Uppslagsverk - NE.se".
- ^ "90 Minuter Från Europa–Titeln". 22 April 2009.