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club based in the city of

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. The club's first ever tie in European competition was in the

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where they knocked out holders

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in the Second round winning both legs in the process before losing in the following round to

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giants

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despite winning the home leg 1–0. They had their best spell in the 1980s, reaching the semi-final of the

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and the final of the

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, also reaching the quarter-final stage of the latter in both 1982 and 1983. In total they have won 46 games in European competition, currently more than any Scottish club outside the

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and

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.Club Statistics & Year-by-Year Results - Country: Scotland
, ''bravepages.com''. Retrieved 27 August 2012. Following a 10 year absence from European matches, Dundee United qualified for the

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third qualifying round, culminating in a 7–1 aggregate loss to

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, matching the record greatest loss inflicted on a Scottish Club in a European competition.

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Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...