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Valencia
Season Round Competition Country 1st Leg 2nd Leg Agg.
1967/68 1 Cup-Winners' Cup Spain 0-4 2-4 2-8
20th September 1967: Valencia 4-0 Crusaders
Venue: Luis Casanova Stadium, Valencia   Att: 20,000   Ref: R. Machin (Fra)
Valencia: Aberlardo, Sol, Mestre, Videgany, Paquito, Roberto, Terol, Waldo, Ansola (2), Claramunt, Jara
Crusaders: Nicholson, Patterson, Lewis, McCullough, Campbell, McPolin, Law, Trainor, Meldrum, Brush, Wilson
11th October 1967: Crusaders 2-4 Valencia
Venue: The Oval, Belfast   Att: 8,000   Ref: J. Hannet (Bel)
Crusaders: Humphries, Patterson, Lewis, McCullough, Campbell, McPolin, Law, Trainor, Meldrum, Brush, Wilson
Valencia: Aberlardo, Tatano, Videgany, Catala-Benet, Vilar, Roberto, Claramunt, Waldo, Ansola, Paquito (3), Jara

IFK Norrköping
Season Round Competition Country 1st Leg 2nd Leg Agg.
1968/69 1 Cup-Winners' Cup Sweden 2-2 1-4 3-6
18th September 1968: Crusaders 2-2 IFK Norrköping
Venue: The Oval, Belfast   Att: 8,000   Ref:
Crusaders: Nicholson, McGuinness, Cathcart, McFarland, Campbell, McPolin, McArdle, Jamison, Meldrum, Parke, Wilson subs Burke (replaced McArdle), Anderson (replaced McFarland)
IFK Norrköping : Lindstrom, Blom, Pressfeldt, Jansen, Nordqvist, Franzen, Larsson, Hult, Hultberg, Hesslegren, Berglund subs Norblad (replaced Hult)
2nd October 1968: IFK Norrköping 4-1 Crusaders
Venue: Idrottsparken, Norrköping   Att: 8,000   Ref: T. Sorenson (Den)
IFK Norrköping : Lindstrom, Blom, Franzen, Nordqvist, Pressfeldt, Johnsson, Larsson, Norblad (2), Hultberg (2), Hesslegren, Berglund subs La Fleur (replaced Hultberg), Hult (replaced La Fleur)
Crusaders: Nicholson, Anderson, McGuinness, McFarland, Campbell, McPolin, McArdle, Jamison, Parke, Meldrum, Wilson subs Hume (replaced McFarland), Bell (replaced McGuinness)

Dinamo Bucuresti
Season Round Competition Country 1st Leg 2nd Leg Agg.
19th September 1973: Crusaders 0-1 Dinamo Bucuresti
Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast   Att: 2,000   Ref: P. Wouters (Bel)
Crusaders: Nicholson, Cooke, Beckett, McFarland, Flanagan, McPolin, Cullen, McFeeley, McQuillan, Todd, Lennox subs Woods (replaced McFeeley), Macklin (replaced Cullen)
Dinamo Bucuresti: Cavai, Deleanu, Sandu, Satmareanu, Lucuta, Pamfil, Custov, Moldovan, Salceanu, D. Georgescu, Dumitrescu subs Vrinceanu (replaced Dumitrescu)
3rd October 1973: Dinamo Bucuresti 11-0 Crusaders
Venue: Dinamo Stadium, Bucharest   Att:   Ref: D. Babacan (Tur)
Dinamo Bucuresti: Cavai, Deleanu, Dobrau, Sandu, Lucuta, Satmareanu, Dinu, Moldovan, Dumitrache, D. Georgescu (4), R. Nunweiller (4) subs Duha (replaced Cavai), Custov (replaced Lucuta)
Crusaders: Nicholson, Cooke, Beckett (og), McFarland, Flanagan, McPolin, Woods, Macklin, McQuillan, Todd, Lennox subs Cullen (replaced Woods), Hunter (replaced Macklin)

Liverpool
Season Round Competition Country 1st Leg 2nd Leg Agg.
1976/77 1 European Cup England 0-2 0-5 0-7
14th September 1976: Liverpool 2-0 Crusaders
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool   Att: 22,442   Ref: H. Lund-Sorenson (Den)
Liverpool: Clemence, Neal, Jones, Smith, R. Kennedy, Hughes, Keegan, Johnson, Heighway, Toshack, Callaghan
Crusaders: McDonald, Strain, Gorman, McFarland, Gillespie, McPolin, Lennox, McAteer, Kirk, Cooke, McCann
30th September 1976: Crusaders 0-5 Liverpool
Venue: Seaview, Belfast   Att: 10,000   Ref: G. Haraldson (Ice)
Crusaders: McDonald, Strain, Gorman, McFarland, Gillespie, McPolin, Lennox, McAteer, Kirk, Cooke, McCann subs Collins (replaced McCann), McQuillan (replaced Lennox)
Liverpool: Clemence, Neal, Jones, Smith, Kennedy, Hughes, Keegan, Johnson (2), Heighway, Case, Callaghan subs McDermott (replaced Case)

Newport County
Season Round Competition Country 1st Leg 2nd Leg Agg.
1980/81 1 Cup-Winners' Cup Wales 0-4 0-0 0-4
16th September 1980: Newport County 4-0 Crusaders
Venue: Somerton Park, Newport   Att: 6,285   Ref: G. Smith (Sco)
Newport County: Dowler, Walden, Relish, Bruton, Oakes, Tynan, Vaughan, Lowndes, Gwyther, Aldridge, Moore subs Elsey (replaced Aldridge)
Crusaders: McDonald, Thompson, Gorman, Mulhall, Gillespie, Whiteside, Jess, Fellowes, Byrne, Currie, Rice subs King (replaced Byrne), Cromie (replaced Rice)
1st October 1980: Crusaders 0-0 Newport County
Venue: Seaview, Belfast   Att: 1,300   Ref: A. Grey (Eng)
Crusaders: McDonald, Currie, Gorman, Mulhall, Gillespie, Thompson, Jess, Fellowes, King, McPolin, Rice subs Byrne (replaced Jess), Whiteside (replaced McPolin)
Newport County: Plumley, Walden, Relish, Bruton, Oakes, Tynan, Vaughan, Lowndes, Gwyther, Aldridge, Moore subs Elsey (replaced Relish), Davies (replaced Bruton)

Servette
Season Round Competition Country 1st Leg 2nd Leg Agg.
1993/94 1 UEFA Cup Switzerland 0-0 0-4 0-4

Silkeborg IF
Season Round Competition Country 1st Leg 2nd Leg Agg.
1995/96 Qual UEFA Cup Denmark 1-2 0-4 1-6

Zalgiris Vilnius
Season Round Competition Country 1st Leg 2nd Leg Agg.
1996/97 Q1 UEFA Cup Lithuania 0-2 1-2 1-4

Dinamo Tblisi
Season Round Competition Country 1st Leg 2nd Leg Agg.
1997/98 Q1 Champions League Georgia 1-3 1-5 2-8
 
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