Newcastle United UEFA Europa League Tickets

Newcastle United’s first taste of Europe came back in 1968/69 when they took part in and won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. They beat celebrated Hungarian side Ujpest in a two-legged final.

In 1977/78, they enjoyed their first season in the UEFA Cup, which is effectively the forerunner for today’s UEFA Europa League. On that occasion, they were knocked out in the second round by French side Bastia.

In 1996/97 Newcastle United made it all the way to the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. In the first round, they beat Swedish side Halmstad 5-2 on aggregate, with goals from Les Ferdinand, Faustino Asprilla, Philippe Albert, and Peter Beardsley netting in a 4-0 home win before losing in Sweden in the second leg 2-1.

In the next round, they destroyed the Hungarian side, Ferencvaros, 6-3 after two legs. Asprilla scored twice in the second leg, along with goals from David Ginola and Les Ferdinand, handing Kevin Keegan’s side a 4-0 home win, coming after their narrow 3-2 defeat in Budapest.

They then edged past Metz in the Third Round, and by the time they played AS Monaco in the Quarter-Finals, they were under new management.

The St James’ Park side went through three managers in the 96/97 season, and it was Kenny Dalglish at the helm when they were soundly beaten by the Ligue 1 side, 4-0 on aggregate.

In 1999/2000, they were once again in the UEFA Cup, having competed in the UEFA Champions League in between their previous UEFA Cup run. AS Roma knocked Newcastle United out in the Third Round on this occasion.

In 2003/04, having been knocked out of the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, Sir Bobby Robson’s side dropped into the UEFA Cup and went on a terrific run to the Semi-Finals.

They beat NAC Breda, FC Basel, Valerenga, and Real Mallorca before facing PSV Eindhoven in the Quarter-Finals. They drew 1-1 in Holland, with Jermaine Jenas scoring their away goal, and in the return leg, Alan Shearer and Gary Speed secured a quality 2-1 win to get to the final four.

Here they disappointingly lost to Marseille 2-0 on aggregate.

Their first appearance in the UEFA Europa League came in 2012/13 when Alan Pardew’s side impressed en route to the Quarter-Finals. They finished second in their group before beating Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv in the Round of 32.

They then edged out Anzhi Makhachkala in the Round of 16 thanks to a Papiss Cisse second-leg goal, coming in injury time.

In the Quarter-Finals, they were outclassed by Portuguese giants Benfica, who ran out 4-2 winners.

Newcastle United Europa League Tickets 2023/24

Newcastle United’s return to Europe is a sign of their ongoing upward progression. This is obviously partly down to renewed investment in the club, far and beyond what previous owners committed, but also, changes in the managerial set-up have been key to squad rebuilding that is not overly expansive.

Key personnel have been brought in, a mixture of top talents from across Europe along with tried and tested players with Premier League experience, all aiding the club’s push up the table. Interest in seeing Newcastle United in action is growing at quite a pace, and if you want to be present to see the Toon Army on their latest European tour, then SeatPick is the ideal location to get your tickets.

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