Southampton F.C. in European football
ClubSouthampton F.C.
Seasons played9
First entry1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Latest entry2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Southampton Football Club is an English football club based in Southampton, Hampshire. The club was founded in 1885 and has competed in the English football league system from 1920. Since their first qualification to major European cup competition in 1969, they have participated in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the European Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Europa League and the Texaco Cup. The club qualified for European Football after the 2014–15 season through their league position for the first time since 1984.

History

1961–62 Anglo-French Friendship Cup

The Anglo-Franco Friendship Cup was a short-lived Inter-League competition that lasted for two seasons. The format had four teams from England competing against four teams from France. Individual clubs could not win the competition outright, so whatever countries' teams claimed the most aggregate wins overall would be declared the best league and win the trophy. The draw for the 1961–62 competition was; Saints v Bordeaux, Blackburn v Nancy, Lens v Cardiff, and Derby v Béziers.[1]

1 May 1962 Bordeaux France 2 – 0 England Southampton Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France
Davies
Paine 		Report

Southampton lost 2–3 on aggregate, but the English League won 2–1 in aggregate victories (with one tied).

1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

The Saints' maiden European voyage was the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which they took part in with fellow English clubs Newcastle United, Liverpool and eventual winners Arsenal. Southampton's first opponents were Norwegian side Rosenborg. Despite losing 1–0 away, a comfortable 2–0 win at home in the second leg put Southampton into a Second Round tie with Portuguese side Vitória de Guimarães. A closely fought 3–3 away draw was followed by a 5–1 home win which saw them through to the last 16 where Southampton were drawn against fellow English side Newcastle United. A 0–0 away and 1–1 result at home meant that Southampton failed to progress to the quarter-finals after losing out on away goals.

First round

17 September 1969 Rosenborg Norway 1 – 0 England Southampton Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim, Norway
Report Attendance: 20,330

Southampton won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round

4 November 1969 Vitória de Guimarães Portugal 3 – 3 England Southampton Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Mendes 12', 58'
Pinto 88' (pen)		 Report Channon 13'
Davies 63'
Paine 83'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Pius Kamber (Switzerland)
12 November 1969 Southampton England 5 – 1 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães The Dell, Southampton, England
Costeado 13' (o.g.)
Davies 54' (pen)
Gabriel 55'
Channon 85'		 Report Ademir 68' Attendance: 21,414
Referee: Robert Fraunciel (France)

Southampton won 8–4 on aggregate.

Third round

Southampton lost 1–1 on aggregate after the away goals rule.

1971–72 UEFA Cup

After finishing seventh in the previous season, Southampton qualified for European competition for the second time in two years. Drawn in the first round against Athletic Bilbao, the Saints came from behind to win the first leg 2–1. However a fortnight later, they lost 2–0 away after conceding a late goal which confirmed their exit from the competition.

First round

15 September 1971 Southampton England 2 – 1 Spain Athletic Bilbao The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Jenkins 64'
Channon 69' (pen)		 Report Arieta 58' Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
29 September 1971 Athletic Bilbao Spain 2 – 0 England Southampton San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain
20:00 Ortuondo 69'
Arieta 90'		 Report Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Southampton lost 3–2 on aggregate.

1974–75 Texaco Cup

After being relegated to the Second Division the previous season, Southampton qualified for the final instance of the short lived Texaco Cup. Alongside 15 other English teams split into four groups of Round Robin format, the top two from each group would progress to the quarter-finals where they would be drawn against Scottish opposition. Southampton's group consisted of West Ham, Luton Town and Leyton Orient which they topped after being undefeated. The knockout stages were a two-legged affair and Southampton were drawn a tough fixture against Rangers F.C. but managed to win convincingly 5–1 on aggregate despite playing away in front of 35,000. The semi final against Oldham Athletic proved just as routine with Southampton winning 5–2 over the two legs which progressed them through to the final against Newcastle United. Despite winning the first leg, the previous season's FA Cup finalists proved the gap between divisions was too large for Southampton to overcome and won the tournament with two goals in extra time.

Group stages

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Southampton 321052+35
England Luton Town 312054+14
England West Ham United 310224-22
England Leyton Orient 301235−21
3 August 1974 Luton Town England 1 – 1 England Southampton Kenilworth Road, Luton, England
Chatterly Attendance: 8,445

Quarter final

18 September 1974 Rangers Scotland 1 – 3 England Southampton Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland
19:30 Osgood
O'Brien 		Attendance: 35,000
1 October 1974 Southampton England 2 – 0 Scotland Rangers The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Gilchrist
Own Goal 		Attendance: 19,481

Southampton won 5–1 on aggregate.

Semi final

22 October 1974 Oldham Athletic England 1 – 3 England Southampton Boundary Park, Oldham, England
19:20 Channon
Blyth 		Attendance: 13,082

Southampton won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

5 November 1974 Southampton England 1 – 0 England Newcastle United The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Channon Attendance: 17,100
22 October 1974 Newcastle United England 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) England Southampton St James' Park, Newcastle, England
19:20 Tudor 73', 113'
Cannell 118'		 Attendance: 20,100

Southampton lost 3–1 on aggregate after extra time.

1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup

Despite being in the Second Division, Southampton caused a huge upset in the 1976 FA Cup Final by beating Manchester United 1-0. This qualified the Saints for the European Cup Winners' Cup competition where they were drawn in the first round against Olympique Marseille who had won the Coupe de France the previous season. Although suffering an away defeat, a 4–0 victory at home saw them through to the second round. Southampton travelled to Carrick Rangers of Northern Ireland who had won the Irish Cup to qualify for the tournament. A 9–3 aggregate win progressed high-scoring Southampton into the third round against Belgian Cup champions R.S.C. Anderlecht. Despite levelling the aggregate score to 2-2 in the second leg, Southampton conceded late on to be eliminated from the tournament. Anderlecht went on to reach the final.

First round

14 September 1976 Southampton England 4 – 0 France Marseille The Dell, Southampton, England
22:00 Waldron 31'
Channon 34', 69' (p.)
Osgood 35'		 Report Attendance: 17,100
Referee: Pedro Maria Urrestarazu Elordi (Spain)
28 September 1976 Marseille France 2 – 1 England Southampton Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France
22:00 Nogués 26'
Emon 80'		 Report Peach 70' Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Germany)

Southampton won 5–2 on aggregate.

Second round

19 October 1976 Carrick Rangers Northern Ireland 2 – 5 England Southampton Taylors Avenue, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
22:00 Erwin 52'
Prenter 83'		 Report Stokes 10'
Channon 61', 85'
McCalliog 67'
Osgood 80'		 Referee: Ole Amundsen (Denmark)
2 November 1976 Southampton England 4 – 1 Northern Ireland Carrick Rangers The Dell, Southampton, England
22:00 Williams 16'
Hayes 31', 74'
Stokes 68'		 Report Reid 36' Referee: Frans Derks (Netherlands)

Southampton won 9–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

1 March 1977 Anderlecht Belgium 2 – 0 England Southampton Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Belgium
22:00 Ressel 30'
Rensenbrink 83'		 Report Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Austria)
15 March 1977 Southampton England 2 – 1 Belgium Anderlecht The Dell, Southampton, England
22:00 Peach 61' (pen)
MacDougall 77'		 Report van der Elst 83' Referee: Rudi Glöckner (Germany)

Southampton lost 3–2 on aggregate.

1981–82 UEFA Cup

Southampton qualified for the UEFA Cup for the third time after finishing sixth in the First Division the previous season. In the first round, the Saints travelled to Ireland for the first time to play Limerick F.C., after a convincing 3–0 win and a 1–1 draw at home Southampton were through to the second round against Sporting Clube de Portugal. Despite a very respectable 0–0 away in Lisbon, the home defeat proved too much to overcome and Southampton were eliminated from the competition.

First round

16 September 1981 Limerick Republic of Ireland 0 – 3 England Southampton Markets Field, Ireland
17:45 Report Stephen Morgan 58', 59'
Armstrong 78'		 Referee: Henk van Ettekoven (Netherlands)
29 September 1981 Southampton England 1 – 1 Republic of Ireland Limerick The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Keegan 63' Report Walsh 65' Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)

Southampton won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round

21 October 1981 Southampton England 2 – 4 Portugal Sporting CP The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Keegan 68' (pen)
Channon 71'		 Report Jordão 2'
Holmes 20' (og)
Fernandes 45', 90+1'		 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Southampton lost 4–2 on aggregate.

1982–83 UEFA Cup

Southampton qualified for a European Cup competition in successive seasons for the first time and played Swedish team IFK Norrköping in the first round. A 2–2 draw at The Dell meant that they exited the tournament on the away goals rule after a 0–0 result in Sweden.

First round

15 September 1982 Southampton England 2 – 2 Sweden IFK Norrköping The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Armstrong 62'
Wright 86'		 Report Pettersson 48', 82' Referee: Miklos Nagy (Hungary)
29 September 1982 IFK Norrköping Sweden 0 – 0 England Southampton Nya Parken, Norrköping, Sweden
19:00 Report Referee: Alexandr Mushkovets (Russia)

Southampton lost 2–2 on aggregate after the away goals rule.

1984–85 UEFA Cup

In the 1983–84 Season, Southampton recorded their best ever finish in the First Division as runners up to Liverpool, just three points behind. In the first round of the UEFA Cup, they drew German opponents Hamburger SV. Despite a 0–0 draw at home in the first leg, Southampton were unable to claim victory in Hamburg and eventually lost 2–0.

First round

19 September 1984 Southampton England 0 – 0 Germany Hamburger SV The Dell, Southampton, England
19:30 Report Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium)
3 October 1984 Hamburger SV Germany 2 – 0 England Southampton Imtech Arena, Hamburg, Germany
20:00 Kaltz 69' (pen)
McGhee 90'		 Report Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

Southampton lost 2-–0 on aggregate.

2003–04 UEFA Cup

After almost two decades absent from European competition, Southampton qualified for the UEFA Cup after finishing runners up in the 2003 FA Cup Final. It was the first time that St. Mary's Stadium hosted a competitive European match. Following on from a 1–1 draw at home, Southampton conceded late on in Romania and found themselves eliminated from the first round for the third time in a row.

First round

24 September 2003 Southampton England 1 – 1 Romania Steaua București St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England
19:30 Phillips 52' Report Răducanu 20' Attendance: 30,557
Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway)
15 October 2003 Steaua București Romania 1 – 0 England Southampton Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania
20:00 Răducanu 82' Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Southampton lost 2–1 on aggregate.

2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Since the winners of the 2014–15 FA Cup, Arsenal, and winners of the 2014–15 Football League Cup, Chelsea, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the FA Cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, Liverpool, and the spot awarded to the League Cup winner (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team, Southampton. The draw for the third round was held on 17 July 2015, Southampton drew Dutch team Vitesse Arnhem who finished fifth in the previous season of the Eredivisie.

Vitesse (30 July and 6 August 2015)

Southampton entered the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round. Their first game took place against Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem on 30 July 2015, which the Saints won 3–0 at St Mary's Stadium.[2] Graziano Pellè found the net first in the 36th minute to put Southampton one up, before Dušan Tadić scored a penalty just before half time.[2] Substitute Shane Long finished the scoring late in the second half to win the game for the home side.[2] In the second leg Southampton won 2–0, therefore advancing to the play-off round 5–0 on aggregate.[3] Pellè scored again to put the Saints up in the fourth minute, with Sadio Mané doubling his side's lead just a minute before the end of the match.[3]

Midtjylland (20 and 27 August 2015)

In the qualifying play-off round, Southampton faced FC Midtjylland. In the first leg the Saints drew 1–1 with the Danish champions, with Jay Rodriguez equalising after Tim Sparv's opener on the stroke of half-time.[4] In the second leg, Midtjylland striker Morten Rasmussen scored the only goal of the game to ensure the Danish side won 2–1 on aggregate to eliminate Southampton from the competition.[5]

Third qualifying round

6 August 2015 Vitesse Arnhem Netherlands 0 – 2 England Southampton GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands
19:00 BST Report Pellè 4'
Mané 88'		 Referee: Ilías Spathas (Greece)

Southampton won 5–0 on aggregate.

Play-off round

Southampton lost 2–1 on aggregate.

2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Since the winners of the 2015–16 Football League Cup, Manchester City qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League through their league position, the spot normally awarded to the League Cup winner was passed down to the team who finished in sixth place in the 2015–16 Premier League, Southampton. This was the first time that Southampton had participated in the Europa League group stage and on 26 August 2016, were drawn into Group K alongside Internazionale, Sparta Prague and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

Sparta Prague (15 September 2016)
Charlie Austin scored twice in the opening game of the Europa League to help Southampton to a 3–0 win.

Southampton entered the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League at the group stage, when they were drawn in Group K with Internazionale, Sparta Prague and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[6] In the opening match against Sparta Prague on 15 September 2016, the Saints picked up their first win of the season when they beat the Czech side 3–0.[7] Charlie Austin opened the scoring with a fifth-minute penalty, before doubling his side's lead 20 minutes later with a header.[7] Jay Rodriguez scored a third in added time at the end of the match to send Southampton to the top of the group.[7]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (29 September 2016)

In their second match of the tournament, the Saints were held to a goalless draw at Israeli champions Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[8] The game did not feature many goalscoring opportunities for either side in the first half, which Hapoel largely dominated, although James Ward-Prowse had a number of chances on goal after the break.[8] The home side came closest to winning the game in the second half through Maor Melikson and Ben Sahar chances, however the deadlock stayed unbroken and both sides remained on level points at the top of the group table.[8]

Internazionale (20 October 2016)

On 20 October 2016 the Saints travelled to the San Siro to face Internazionale, losing 1–0 to the Italian side.[9] The visitors almost scored on a number of occasions in the first half, notably when Ward-Prowse's shot went over the crossbar and Cuco Martina's went wide of the post.[9] Antonio Candreva scored the only goal of the game in the 67th minute, before Marcelo Brozović received a second booking and was sent off ten minutes later.[9] However, Southampton could not take advantage of the extra player and succumbed to their first defeat in the tournament.[9]

Internazionale (3 November 2016)

Southampton hosted Internazionale on 3 November 2016, winning 2–1 to secure second in the group K table.[10] After Inter captain Mauro Icardi opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, the Saints were awarded a controversial penalty for a handball by Ivan Perišić just before half time, while Antonio Candreva was booked for an off-the-ball incident involving Sam McQueen.[10] Dušan Tadić's penalty was saved by Samir Handanović, before the half ended with more drama between the players of both sides.[10] The hosts increased the pressure in the second half, leading to defender Virgil van Dijk equalising in the 64th minute with a shot in the box following a corner.[10] Less than five minutes later, Southampton went ahead as Yuto Nagatomo turned Tadić's cross into the Internazionale goal.[10] Southampton held on and almost scored a third for an historic win.[10]

Sparta Prague (24 November 2016)

On 24 November, Southampton lost at Sparta Prague by a single goal to remain second in the group.[11] Despite dominating possession for most of the match, the Saints enjoyed few clear chances and went behind early on when defender Costa Nhamoinesu scored a volley from close range following a free kick, which was poorly defended by the Premier League club.[11] Goalkeeper Fraser Forster made a number of saves to deny further goals, which Prague threatened to score later on in the game.[11] The result left Southampton needing a goalless draw or win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the final group stage game in order to proceed to the knockout stages.[11]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (8 December 2016)

Southampton were knocked out of the UEFA Europa League on 8 December 2016 when they drew 1–1 with Hapoel Be'er Sheva at St Mary's Stadium.[12] Despite the home side dominating much of the possession and having many more chances on goal, it was the visitors who took the advantage in the 78th minute when Maor Buzaglo scored the Israeli side's only shot on target after poor defending from the Saints, who were left needing two goals in just over ten minutes in order to advance to the knockout stages.[12] Defender Virgil van Dijk pulled one back in stoppage time, and Maya Yoshida came close to winning the game with a last-minute header, but the game ended level and Hapoel finished the group in second place.[12]

Group stage

15 September 2016 Southampton England 3 – 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Southampton
20:05 BST Austin 5' (pen.), 27'
Rodriguez 90+2'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 25,125
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
29 September 2016 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 0 – 0 England Southampton Be'er Sheva, Israel
18:00 BST Report Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 16,138
Referee: Stefan Johannesson
20 October 2016 Internazionale Italy 1 – 0 England Southampton Milan, Italy
19:00 BST Candreva 67' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 26,719
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika
3 November 2016 Southampton England 2 – 1 Italy Internazionale Southampton
20:05 GMT van Dijk 64'
Nagatomo 69' (o.g.)		 Report Icardi 33' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,389
Referee: Paweł Gil
24 November 2016 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1 – 0 England Southampton Prague, Czech Republic
18:00 GMT Nhamoinesu 11' Report Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 17,429
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
8 December 2016 Southampton England 1 – 1 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Southampton
20:05 GMT van Dijk 90+1' Report Buzaglo 78' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,416
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 4 0 2 8 6 +2 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
3 England Southampton 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8
4 Italy Internazionale 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 6
Source: UEFA

Overall record

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGD
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup62311165
UEFA Cup122641213−1
Texaco Cup97111688
European Cup Winners' Cup64021688
Europa League104331266
Total43191311674126

References

  1. ↑ "Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup". The Scotsman. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Southampton 3–0 Vitesse". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Vitesse 0–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Southampton 1–1 FC Midtjylland". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "FC Midtjylland 1–0 Southampton (agg 2–1)". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Europa League draw: Man Utd face reunion with Robin van Persie". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 "Southampton 3–0 Sparta Prague". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Inter Milan 1–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Southampton 2–1 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Sparta Prague 1–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 "Southampton 1–1 Hapoel Beer Sheva". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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