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Note: Countries and their representing teams are listed in chronicle order of their 1st encounter with Irish teams.

Albania, Andorra, Armenia (from 1994/95), Austria, Azerbaijan (from 1994/95), Belarus (from 1993/94), Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina (from 1998/99), Bulgaria, Croatia (from 1993/94), Cyprus, Czechoslovakia (Champions’ Cup and UEFA-Cup until 1993/94, Cup Winners Cup until 1992/93), Czech_Republic (Champions’ Cup and UEFA-Cup from 1994/95, Cup Winners Cup from 1993/94), Denmark, England, Estonia (from 1992/93), Faroe Islands, Finland, France, FRG (until 1991/92),  Georgia (from 1993/94), Germany (from 1992/93), GDR (until 1991/92), Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia (from 1992/93), Liechtenstein, Lithuania (from 1992/93), Luxembourg, FYR Macedonia (from 1994/95), Malta, Moldova (from 1993/94), Netherlands, Northern_Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (from 1992/93), San Marino, Scotland, Slovakia (Champions’ Cup and UEFA-Cup from 1994/95, Cup Winners Cup from 1993/94), Slovenia (from 1992/93), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine (from 1992/93), USSR (until 1991/92), Wales, Yugoslavia (until 1991/92), FR Yugoslavia (from 1995/96)

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England

Manchester United
  -Shamrock Rovers        Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1957/58         6:0,3:2
  -FC Waterford           Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1968/69         3:1,7:1

FC Liverpool
  -FC Dundalk             Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1969/70                 10:0,4:0
  -FC Dundalk             Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1982/83         4:1,1:0

Derby County
  -Finn Harps Dublin      UEFA Cup                1st Round 1976/77                 12:0,4:1

Newcastle United
  -Bohemians Dublin       UEFA Cup                1st Round 1977/78                 0:0,4:0

FC Everton
  -Finn Harps Dublin      UEFA Cup                1st Round 1978/79                 5:0,5:0
  -Univ. College Dublin   Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1984/85         0:0,1:0

FC Southampton
  -Limerick United        UEFA Cup                1st Round 1981/82                 3:0,1:1

Tottenham Hotspurs
  -FC Dundalk             Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1981/82                 1:1,1:0
  -Drogheda United        UEFA Cup                1st Round 1983/84                 6:0,8:0

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Spain

Athletico Madrid
  -Drumcondra Dublin      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1958/59         8:0,5:1
  -Shelbourne Dublin      Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  2nd Round 1964/65                 1:0,1:0

CF Barcelona
  -Shelbourne Dublin      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1963/64         2:0,3:1

FC Valencia
  -Shamrock Rovers        Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  Preliminary Round 1963/64         1:0,2:2
  -Hibernians Cork        Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1970/71                 3:0,3:1

Real Saragossa
  -Shamrock Rovers        Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1965/66                 1:1,2:1

Real Madrid
  -FC Limerick            Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1980/81         2:1,5:1

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France

OGC Nice
  -Shamrock Rovers        Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1959/60         3:2,1:1

Girondins Bordeaux
  -St.Patrick's Athletic  Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1967/68                 3:1,6:3
  -FC Waterford           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1986/87         2:1,4:0
  -Bohemians Dublin       UEFA Cup                1st Round 1993/94                 1:0,5:0

RC Lens
  -FC Homefarm Dublin     Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1975/76         1:1,6:0

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Switzerland

Young Boys Bern
  -FC Limerick            Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1960/61         5:0,4:2

FC Zürich
  -FC Dundalk             Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1963/64         3:0,1:2

FC Wettingen
  -FC Dundalk             UEFA Cup                1st Round 1989/90                 3:0,2:0

Grasshoppers Zürich
  -Bray Wanderers         UEFA Cup                Qualification 1999/2000           4:0,4:0

Lausanne Sports
  -Cork City              UEFA Cup                Qualification 2000/01             1:0,1:0

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FRG (until 1991/92, see also Germany)

1.FC Nürnberg
  -Drumcondra Dublin      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1961/62         5:0,4:1

FC Bayern München
  -Drumcondra Dublin      Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1/8 Final 1962/63                 6:0,0:1
  -Shamrock Rovers        Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1966/67                 1:1,3:2
  -Cork City              UEFA Cup                1st Round 1991/92                 1:1,2:0

Eintracht Frankfurt/Main
  -Drumcondra Dublin      Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1966/67                 2:0,6:1

FC Schalke 04
  -Shamrock Rovers        Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1969/70         1:2,3:0
  -Hibernians Cork        Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1972/73                 0:0,3:0

Borussia Mönchengladbach
  -Hibernians Cork        Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1971/72         5:0,2:1

1.FC Köln
  -Bohemians Dublin       UEFA Cup                1st Round 1972/73                 2:1,3:0

Hamburger SV
  -Bohemians Dublin       UEFA Cup                1st Round 1974/75                 3:0,1:0

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Scotland

FC Dunfermline
  -St.Patrick's Athletic  Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1961/62         4:1,4:0

Glasgow Rangers
  -FC Dundalk             Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1968/69                 6:1,3:0
  -Bohemians Dublin       Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1975/76         4:1,1:1
  -Bohemians Dublin       UEFA Cup                1st Round 1984/85                 2:3,2:0
  -Shelbourne Dublin      UEFA Cup                Qualification 1998/99             5:3,2:0

Celtic Glasgow
  -FC Waterford           Champions' Cup          1/8 Final 1970/71                 7:0,3:2
  -FC Dundalk             Champions' Cup          1/8 Final 1979/80                 3:2,0:0
  -Shamrock Rovers        Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1986/87         1:0,2:0
  -St.Patrick's Athletic  Champions' Cup          Qualification 1998/99             0:0,2:0

FC Aberdeen
  -Finn Harps Dublin      UEFA Cup                1st Round 1973/74                 4:1,3:1
  -Bohemians Dublin       UEFA Cup                1st Round 1987/88                 0:0,1:0
  -Bohemians Dublin       UEFA Cup                Qualification 2000/01             1:2,0:1

Dundee United
  -Bohemians Dublin       UEFA Cup                1st Round 1985/86                 5:2,2:2

Hearts of Midlothian Edinburgh
  -St.Patrick's Athletic  UEFA Cup                1st Round 1988/89                 2:0,2:0

FC Kilmarnock
  -Shelbourne Dublin      Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1997/98             2:1,1:1

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Portugal

Sporting Lisboa
  -Shelbourne Dublin      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1962/63         2:0,5:1
  -Bohemians Dublin       UEFA Cup                1st Round 1979/80                 2:0,0:0

Belenenses Lisboa
  -Shelbourne Dublin      Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1964/65                 1:1,0:0,1:2
1
1 playoff played in Dublin

FC Porto
  -FC Dundalk             UEFA Cup                1st Round 1980/81                 1:0,0:0

SL Benfica Lisboa
  -Derry City             Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1989/90         2:1,4:0

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Bulgaria

Botev Plovdiv
  -Shamrock Rovers        Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1962/63                 4:0,1:0

Slavia Sofia
  -Celtic Cork            Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1964/65         1:1,2:0

CSKA Sofia
  -FC Limerick            Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1965/66         2:1,2:0

Lokomotive Sofia
  -Derry City             Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1995/96             0:1,2:0

Liteks Lovetsch
  -Longford Town          UEFA Cup                Qualification 2001/02             1:1,2:0

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Denmark

B 1909 Odense
  -Drumcondra Dublin      Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  Preliminary Round 1962/63         1:4,4:2

Randers Freja
  -Shamrock Rovers        Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1968/69         1:0,2:1

Esbjerg BK
  -Bohemians Dublin       Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1976/77         1:2,0:1

KB København
  -Athlone Town           Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1981/82         1:1,2:2
1
1 KB København won because of away goals rule

Lyngby BK København
  -Galway Rovers          Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1985/86         1:0,3:2

Odense BK
  -Galway United          Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1991/92             3:0,4:0

Brøndby IF København
  -Shelbourne Dublin      UEFA Cup                Qualification 2001/02             2:0,3:0

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Austria

Rapid Wien
  -Shamrock Rovers        Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1964/65         3:0,2:0

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GDR (until 1991/92, see also Germany)

FC Vorwärts Berlin (later named FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder, now named Viktoria Frankfurt/Oder)
  -Drumcondra Dublin      Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1965/66         0:1,3:0
  -FC Waterford           Champions' Cup          Qualification 1966/67             6:1,6:0
1
1 1st leg played in Dublin

Dynamo Dresden
  -Bohemians Dublin       Champions' Cup          1/8 Final 1978/79                 0:0,6:0

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Luxembourg

Spora Luxembourg
  -Shamrock Rovers        Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1966/67         1:4,1:4

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Hungary

Vasas Budapest
  -FC Dundalk             Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1967/68         1:0,8:1
  -Shelbourne Dublin      UEFA Cup                1st Round 1971/72                 1:0,1:1

Dosza Ujpest Budapest
  -FC Waterford           Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1973/74         3:0,3:2

Honved Budapest
  -Shamrock Rovers        Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1985/86         2:0,3:1

Kispest-Honved Budapest
  -FC Dundalk             Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1991/92         1:1,2:0

Ferencvaros Budapest
  -Bohemians Dublin       UEFA Cup                Qualification 1997/98             1:0,5:0

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Wales

Cardiff City
  -Shamrock Rovers        Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1967/68         1:1,2:0
  -Derry City             Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1988/89         0:0,4:0

Cwmbran Town
  -Cork City              Champions' Cup          Qualification 1993/94             3:2,1:2
1
1 Cork City won because of away goals rule

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Netherlands

DOS Utrecht
  -FC Dundalk             Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  1st Round 1968/69                 1:1,1:2 aet

PSV Eindhoven
  -FC Dundalk             Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1976/77         6:0,1:1

AZ 67 Alkmaar
  -Limerick United        Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1982/83         1:1,1:0

FC Groningen
  -Galway United          UEFA Cup                1st Round 1986/87                 5:1,3:1

Ajax Amsterdam
  -FC Dundalk             Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1987/88         4:0,2:0

Vitesse Arnheim
  -Derry City             UEFA Cup                1st Round 1990/91                 1:0,0:0
  -Derry City             UEFA Cup                1st Round 1992/93                 3:0,2:1

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Turkey

Galatasaray Istanbul
  -FC Waterford           Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1969/70         2:0,3:2
  -Cork City              Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1993/94         2:1,1:0

Bursaspor
  -Finn Harps Dublin      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1974/75         4:2,0:0

Trabzonspor
  -Bray Wanderers         Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1990/91             1:1,2:0

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Northern Ireland

Glentoran Belfast
  -FC Waterford           Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1970/71         1:3,0:1

FC Linfield Belfast
  -FC Dundalk             Champions' Cup          Qualification 1979/80             1:1,0:2
1
  -Shamrock Rovers        Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1984/85         0:0,1:1
2
1 played in Haarlem/Netherlands
2 FC Linfield Belfast won because of away goals rule

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Czechoslovakia (Champions’ Cup and UEFA Cup until 1993/94, Cup Winners Cup until 1992/93, see also Czech_Republic and Slovakia)

TJ Gottwaldov (now Czech_Republic)
  -Bohemians Dublin       Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1970/71             2:1,2:2

Banik Ostrava (now Czech_Republic)
  -Hibernians Cork        Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1973/74         1:0,2:1
  -Shamrock Rovers        Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1978/79                 3:0,3:1

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Italy

AC Torino
  -FC Limerick            Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1971/72                 1:0,4:0

AC Milano
  -Athlone Town           UEFA Cup                2nd Round 1975/76                 0:0,3:0

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Cyprus

Omonia Nicosia
  -FC Waterford           Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1972/73         1:2,2:0
  -Celtic Cork            Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1974/75        
1
  -Bohemians Dublin       Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1978/79         2:1,0:1
2
  -Shamrock Rovers        Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1987/88         1:0,0:0
1 Omonia Nicosia withdrew
2 2nd leg played in Cork, Bohemians Dublin won because of away goals rule

Pezoporikos Larnaca
  -Hibernians Cork        Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1972/73         1:2,1:4

Apoel Nicosia
  -Shamrock Rovers        Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1978/79         0:2,0:1

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USSR (until 1991/92, see also Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia and                Ukraine)

Ararat Yerevan (now Armenia)
  -Celtic Cork            Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1974/75                 2:1,5:0

Dinamo Tbilisi (now Georgia)
  -FC Waterford           Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1980/81                 1:0,4:0

Torpedo Moskva (now Russia)
  -Cork City              Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1989/90         5:0,1:0

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Norway

Vålerenga Oslo
  -Athlone Town           UEFA Cup                1st Round 1975/76                 1:3,1:1

SK Brann Bergen
  -Shelbourne Dublin      Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1996/97             3:1,2:1

Rosenborg Trondheim
  -Shelbourne Dublin      Champions League        Qualification 2nd Round 2000/01   3:1,1:1

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Poland

Slask Wroclaw
  -Bohemians Dublin       Cup Winners Cup         1/8 Final 1976/77                 3:0,1:0

Gornik Zabrze
  -Shamrock Rovers        UEFA Cup                Qualification 1994/95             7:0,1:0

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Yugoslavia (until 1991/92, see also Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Slovenia, FR Yugoslavia)

Crvena Zvezda Beograd (now FR Yugoslavia)
  -Sligo Rovers           Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1977/78         3:0,3:0
  -FC Dundalk             Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1988/89         5:0,3:0

Hajduk Split (now Croatia)
  -FC Dundalk             Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1977/78         0:1,4:0

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Malta

Hibernian La Valetta
  -FC Dundalk             Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1979/80         0:2,1:0
  -FC Waterford           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1980/81         1:0,0:4

Floriana La Valetta
  -Sligo Rovers           Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1994/95             2:2,0:1

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Sweden

IFK Göteborg
  -FC Waterford           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1979/80         1:0,1:1
  -Cork City              UEFA Cup                Qualification 1999/2000           3:0,0:1

Malmö FF
  -FC Dundalk             UEFA Cup                Qualification 1995/96             2:0,2:0

Halmstads BK
  -Bohemians Dublin       Champions' League       Qualification 2nd Round 2001/02   2:1,2:0

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Iceland

Fram Reykjavik
  -FC Dundalk             Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1981/82         2:1,0:4
  -Shamrock Rovers        UEFA Cup                1st Round 1982/83                 0:3,0:3

IA Akranes
  -Shelbourne Dublin      UEFA Cup                Qualification 1995/96             3:0,3:0

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Romania

Universitatea Craiova
  -Shamrock Rovers        UEFA Cup                2nd Round 1982/83                 2:0,3:0

Dinamo Bucuresti
  -St.Patrick's Athletic  Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1990/91         4:0,1:1

Steaua Bucuresti
  -Bohemians Dublin       Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1992/93         0:0,4:0

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Belgium

Standard Liege
  -Athlone Town           Champions' Cup          Preliminary Round 1983/84         3:2,8:2

FC Brugge
  -Sligo Rovers           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1994/95         2:1,3:1

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Finland

Haka Valkeakoski
  -Sligo Rovers           Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1983/84         1:0,3:0

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Ukraine (from 1992/93, see also USSR)

Tawria Simferopol
  -Shelbourne Dublin      Champions' Cup          Qualification 1992/93             0:0,2:1

Karpaty Lvov
  -Shelbourne Dublin      Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1993/94             1:0,1:3

CSKA Kjiv
  -Cork City              Cup Winners Cup         Qualification 1998/99             1:2,2:0

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Greece

Panathinaikos Athina
  -Shelbourne Dublin      Cup Winners Cup         Preliminary Round 1993/94         3:0,2:1

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Czech Republic (Champions’ Cup and UEFA Cup from 1994/95, Cup Winners Cup from 1993/94, see also Czechoslovakia)

Slavia Praha
  -Cork City              UEFA Cup                Qualification 1994/95             2:0,4:0

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Slovakia (Champions’ Cup and UEFA Cup from 1994/95, Cup Winners Cup from 1993/94, see also Czechoslovakia)

Slovan Bratislava
  -St.Patrick's Athletic  UEFA Cup                Qualification 1996/97             4:3,1:0

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Belarus (from 1993/94, see also USSR)

Dinamo Minsk
  -Bohemians Dublin       UEFA Cup                Qualification 1996/97             1:1,0:0
1
1 Dinamo Minsk won because of away goals rule

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Slovenia (from 1992/93, see also Yugoslavia)

Branik Maribor
  -Derry City             Champions' Cup          Qualification 1997/98             2:0,1:0

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Moldova (from 1993/94, see also USSR)

Zimbru Chisinau
  -St.Patrick's Athletic  Champions League        Qualification 1st Round 1999/2000 5:0,5:0

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FYR Macedonia (from 1994/95, see also Yugoslavia)

Sloga Skopje
  -Shelbourne Dublin      Champions League        Qualification 1st Round 2000/01   0:1,1:1

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Germany (from 1992/93, see also GDR and FRG)

1.FC Kaiserslautern
  -Bohemians Dublin       UEFA Cup                Preliminary Round 2000/01         3:1,0:1

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Estonia (from 1992/93)

Levadia Maardu
  -Bohemians Dublin       Champions' League       Qualification 1st Round           0:3,0:0

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Last updated: 24-Aug-01

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