User:Pelotas/Belgian clubs in European football

Belgian football clubs have entered European association football competitions (UEFA Champions League/European Cup, UEFA Cup/Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and the now defunct UEFA Cup Winners Cup) since 1955, when Anderlecht took part in the inaugural European Cup.

The first Belgian side to reach the final of a European tournament was Anderlecht, losing out to Arsenal in 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final. The most successful years for Belgian clubs in European football however are the late 70s and early 80s, with no less than ten finals featuring a Belgian club between 1976 and 1984, winning half of those. Antwerp is currently the last Belgian team to have played a European final, losing the 1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup to Parma.

Statistics

 * Most European Cup/Champions League competitions appeared in: 32 – Anderlecht
 * Most Inter-Cities Fairs Cup/UEFA Cup/Europa League competitions appeared in: 31 – Club Brugge
 * Most Cup Winners' Cup competitions appeared in: 7 – Anderlecht
 * Most Intertoto Cup competitions appeared in: 6 – Gent
 * Most competitions appeared in overall: 57 – Anderlecht
 * First match played: Vörös Lobogó 6–3 Anderlecht, 7 September 1955 (1955–56 European Cup, first round)
 * Most matches played: 414 – Anderlecht
 * Most match wins: 187 – Anderlecht
 * Most match draws: 82 – Anderlecht
 * Most match losses: 145 – Anderlecht

European champions and finalists

 * Champions in bold, runners-up in italics

