Hibernians FC in Europe
For full list of opponents and results, see Hibernians F.C. in Europe.Hibernians played their first match in a European competition in 1961, being the first Maltese club to play in the Champions Cup, and in any UEFA competition. Since then Hibs participated in any UEFA competition summing up to 27 participations. They have played 60 matches in all: 16 Champions Cup/League matches, 20 UEFA Cup matches, 14 Cup Winners' Cup matches and 10 Intertoto Cup matches. However, Hibernians succeeded to reach the second round on just three occasions. Hibernians encountered several football club giants including Manchester United, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Steaua Bucharest, Sporting Braga, RC Strasbourg and Boavista.
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