List of
Red Star Belgrade's official international matches from 1956–57 season until today.
A brief history
Red Star's European story began in
1956–57 season with match in
Kerkrade, Netherlands. The first rival in the first round of the
1956–57 European Cup
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were Dutch champions
Rapid JC
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(the club later changed its name to Roda JC), with
Bora Kostić scoring Red Star's first ever European goal. Since the first
European Cup
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semi-final, when Red Star was eliminated by
Fiorentina, Red Star participated 14 times in a European competition quarter-final (not counting the
Mitropa Cup), and was a semi-finalist in each of the three UEFA competitions for a total of six appearances. Throughout this time, Red Star steadily kept its place among the top 15 European clubs on
UEFA's ranking list, situated just behind
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
and
Barcelona for the number of season participations in European Cups. In 1991, Red Star finally won the
1991 European Cup, in a game against
Marseille.
From 1992 to 1995, the clubs from FR Yugoslavia were forbidden to take part in the European competitions, due to the
sanctions against Yugoslavia. For two decades after 1995, Red Star has only made two group stage appearances of the second-tier competition
UEFA Cup, in
2005–06 and
2007–08.
In
2017–18 UEFA Europa League
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The 2018 UEFA Europ ...
, Red Star made another group stage appearance and even advanced to the "Round of 32" where it lost to
CSKA Moscow. After 26 years of absence from the top-tier European competition, Red Star made group stage appearance of the
2018–19 UEFA Champions League
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.
For the second season in a row, Red Star qualified for the
2019–20 UEFA Champions League
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Bayern Munich d ...
group stage.
Club all-time European record
UEFA Ranking
The following data indicates Red Star coefficient rankings.
Best results in international competitions
''Biggest win in UEFA competition:''
List of matches
Note: Red Star score always listed first.
1956–70
1970–80
1980–90
1990–2000
2000–10
2010–20
2020–present
Overall record by country
''As of 3 November 2022''
Top scorers in international competitions
Source
International individual awards
;
Ballon d'Or
* 2nd:
Darko Pančev (
1991
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)
* 2nd:
Dejan Savićević (
1991
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)
* 3rd:
Dragan Džajić (
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
)
;
European Golden Shoe
*
Darko Pančev (1991)
;
European Cup top scorer
*
Borislav Cvetković (
1987
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)
;
European Coach of the Season
*
Ljupko Petrović (1991)
;
Bravo Award
*
Robert Prosinečki (1991)
;
UEFA Jubilee Golden Player
*
Dragan Džajić (2003)
*
Darko Pančev (2003)
;
UEFA Euro Golden Boot
*
Dragan Džajić (
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
)
;
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament
*
Vladimir Durković (
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
)
*
Dragoslav Šekularac (
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
)
*
Bora Kostić (
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
)
*
Dragan Džajić (
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
)
;
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
*
Dragan Stojković (
1990
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)
;
FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award
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Awards
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*
Robert Prosinečki (
1990
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)
;
FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball
*
Robert Prosinečki (
1987
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)
;
FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Glove
*
Predrag Rajković
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Club career Jagodina
Born in Negotin, ...
(
2015
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)
References
External links
UEFA European Cup Football Result and Qualification by Bert Kassies
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Yugoslav football clubs in international competitions