About Feyenoord Champions League
Feyenoord History in the Champions League
Feyenoord are no longer regulars in the UEFA Champions League, but can boast one trophy in 1970. The Dutch clubs struggle to compete at the very top, but Feyenoord have a strong history of playing in the competition and achieving success. The 51,177 capacity De Kuip stadium, also known as the Feyenoord Stadium, becomes an incredibly lively place when they host Champions League opposition.
The Eredivisie outfit, who have a number of different nicknames that they go by including De club van het volk (The Club of the People), have had a number of top-quality players feature for them in Europe’s elite club competition over the years. Superstars such as Dirk Kuyt, Robin van Persie, Johan Cryuff, Ronald Koeman and Ruud Gullit are just a few of the Dutch legends to have represented the club.
Feyenoord's Top Achievements In the Champions League
Feyenoord can claim to have won the UEFA Champions League on one occasion in the history of the competition. They won the tournament in 1969/70, known at the time as the European Cup, beating Scottish club Celtic FC 2-1 after extra-time when Ove Kindvall netted deep into the additional period of play. They had knocked out AC Milan and Legia Warsaw on the way to the final.
Feyenoord reached the quarter-finals in the 1971/72 season, but that was the last time they progressed to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League. In the last 20 years, before 2023/2024, they've only featured in one Champions League group stage, winning just one game in a difficult group featuring Manchester City, Napoli, and Shakthar Dontesk in the 2017/18 edition.