What's the furthest any Irish club side has made in Europe?

**pineapple stu** · 30/07/2009, 11:09 AM

*Cough UCD in the InterToto starting it all Cough*

It'll be interesting in the next couple of years to see whether summer football or professional (unaffordable) football was the bigger factor in the improved results.

**seand** · 30/07/2009, 11:10 AM

All LoI clubs to make the Last 16 of the European Cup:

Waterford 69-70 (beat Glentoran lost to Celtic)
Cork Celtic 74-5 (walkover then lost to Ararat Yerevan!)
Bohs 78-9 (beat Omonia lost to Dynamo Dresden)
Dundalk 79-80 (as above)
Derry City 65-6 as an Irish League club (beat Lyn Oslo lost to Anderlecht)

**seand** · 30/07/2009, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

*Cough UCD in the InterToto starting it all Cough*

It'll be interesting in the next couple of years to see whether summer football or professional (unaffordable) football was the bigger factor in the improved results.

What, are we going back to winter football?

**Real ale Madrid** · 30/07/2009, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by JC_GUFC

Not quite true - results were definitely getting better

In 2000-01 Bohs beat Aberdeen before running Kaiserslautern close in the UEFA Cup, Shels beat Sloga Jugomagnat of Macedonia in the Champions League. In 01-02 Bohs beat Levadia Maardu in the Champions League.

but without doubt the move to summer football has pushed it on to another level.

Running Kaiserslautern close is probably pushing it - but yeah results were improving for sure.

**Schumi** · 30/07/2009, 2:00 PM

Originally Posted by seand

Let's not forget Bohs' memorable Anciens Angleurs trophy in the 20s!

(adjusts anorak)

Fishing trophies don't count.

**pineapple stu** · 30/07/2009, 2:03 PM

They can if we can allow our World Club competition win.

**WindmillWarrior** · 30/07/2009, 2:09 PM

Originally Posted by JC_GUFC

That's true but games against the teams you beat would be qualifying rounds now and there are obviously more countries now anyway!

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Dundalk fans love to leave that bit out dont they! Linfield and Hibs of Malta being the teams they beat

**Nesta99** · 30/07/2009, 2:25 PM

3-2in parkhead and 0-0 in Oriel....terrible results! Beating Linfield at the time was no mean feat considering they were in front after Oriel leg

**dcfcsteve** · 30/07/2009, 2:28 PM

Originally Posted by Pauro 76

Not sure where to put this, but just wondering what the furthest any Irish team has got in European competition?

City got as far as Armenia.

Pats' upcoming game in Russia may be even further than that.

**noisecontrol** · 30/07/2009, 2:42 PM

Originally Posted by Pauro 76

Not sure where to put this, but just wondering what the furthest any Irish team has got in European competition?

Didn't Celtic win the Champions League in '67 or something...

**Dodge** · 30/07/2009, 3:05 PM

Originally Posted by noisecontrol

Didn't Celtic win the Champions League in '67 or something...

Didn't Sheridan already make that joke

**HarpoJoyce** · 30/07/2009, 3:57 PM

I think seand in post #12 tries to bring together different ways to measure the acheivements of the clubs.
As cup competitions, I think reaching the latter stages is far more convincing then wins and draws in the qualifying rounds, before bigger countries and Nations are even in the tournament.

I've liked Waterford and Dundalk FC's reslts in the seventies.

**roinuj** · 30/07/2009, 4:28 PM

Originally Posted by MeathDrog

Didn't Shamrock Rovers get to the quarter finals of the European Cup in the 60's?

no. but waterford got to last 16 in 1972

**LukeO** · 30/07/2009, 4:46 PM

Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

Running Kaiserslautern close is probably pushing it - but yeah results were improving for sure.

Not really. We lost 3-2 on agg and had a perfectly good goal ruled offside in the second leg.

**paul_oshea** · 30/07/2009, 5:21 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Didn't Sheridan already make that joke

no straightstory

didnt shels draw the home one 2-2?

**Happy shamrock** · 30/07/2009, 5:32 PM

Originally Posted by JC_GUFC

In the 79-80 European Cup Dundalk won 2 rounds.

They beat Linfield (N Ireland), Hibernians (Malta) before losing to Celtic.

The European Cup was just champions and as far as I know, an open draw. Imagine beating Hibernians of Malta and Linfield brought you to the round before the quarters!

**sligoman** · 30/07/2009, 5:39 PM

Albania was pretty far...

**roinuj** · 30/07/2009, 6:37 PM

Originally Posted by Happy shamrock

The European Cup was just champions

and that they way it should be,
the likes of arsenal and liverpool didnt win a league for yonks and still enter the european cup every year,
while champions of the eircom league and most other small country leagues have to win about 6 games before they are even noticed.

uefa = a load of bullcrap.

**Happy shamrock** · 30/07/2009, 7:44 PM

Originally Posted by roinuj

and that they way it should be,
the likes of arsenal and liverpool didnt win a league for yonks and still enter the european cup every year,
while champions of the eircom league and most other small country leagues have to win about 6 games before they are even noticed.

uefa = a load of bullcrap.

Back in the day, the UEFA cup was actually a far stronger competition

**roinuj** · 30/07/2009, 7:52 PM

Originally Posted by Happy shamrock

Back in the day, the UEFA cup was actually a far stronger competition

i use to love the UEFA cup and the cup winners cup.
all the smaller leagues in europe got a fairer chance and made a nice few bob out of it aswell.
but these days its only the big money clubs who are getting all the cream while smaller league clubs are falling apart and going bust.

shame really