Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in European football
 Inverness CT coming onto the pitch at Stadionul Martin Anastasovici, Giurgiu | |
| Club | Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. |
|---|---|
| Seasons played | 1 |
| Most appearances | 13 Players (2) |
| First entry | 2015–16 UEFA Europa League |
| Latest entry | 2015–16 UEFA Europa League |
| Titles | |
| Europa League | 0 (Best: Second Qualifying Round |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. played their first official match in European competition on 16 July 2015.[1] This made the club the first (and as of 2024, only) club from the Highlands to represent the area in European football.[2]
Inverness' best run in European competition was their debut against Astra Giurgiu of Romania where they narrowly lost 1–0 on aggregate thanks to a Constantin Budescu free kick in Inverness,[3] denying an all British tie in the following round against English Premier League side, West Ham United.[4][5]
Inverness first qualified for Europe with a 3rd-placed finish, and a Scottish Cup title in the 2014–15 season following a 1–0 away victory over Dundee in the League, with the Scottish Cup title moving them forward a round. However, they narrowly missed out on an earlier European debut in the 2012–13 season, after a crushing 1–0 defeat against rivals, Ross County on the final day of the season forced Inverness out of the top 3, and missing European qualification by 2 points.[6]
Inverness again nearly qualified for Europe, in 2023 via the Scottish Cup, where they lost the final 3–1 to Celtic. Had they won, they would've entered the Europa League Play-Off and would have been guaranteed Group Stage football in either the Europa League or Europa Conference League.
Matches[edit]
2015–16 UEFA Europa League[edit]
| 16 July 2015 Second Qualifying Round | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 1 | Astra Giurgiu  | Inverness |
| 19:45 | Report | Budescu  24' |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 5,534 Referee:  Henry Johnsen |
| 22 July 2015 Second Qualifying Round | Astra Giurgiu | 0 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Giurgiu |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Marin Anastasovici Attendance: 3,067 Referee:  Artyom Kuchin |
Statistics[edit]
Note: Inverness scores are listed first.
| List of Inverness CT games in European Competitions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Other | Agg. | [a] | Notes |
| 2015–16 | Europa League | QR2 | Astra Giurgiu
|
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 
|
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By competition[edit]
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
By country[edit]
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0.00 |
- ^ Round or group progressed (
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References[edit]
- ^ "Inverness CT 0-1 Astra Giurgiu". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Dundee 0-1 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Astra Giurgiu 0-0 Inverness (agg 1-0)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Inverness or FC Astra await in third qualifying round | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Inverness boss eyes West Ham clash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Ross County 1-0 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-19.