In Europe

The structure of European club competitions has been the subject of constant change since the inception of the Welsh Premier, with the last major revamp taking place ahead of the 2021-22 season with the creation of the third-tier Conference League.

Ahead of the 2024-25 season the league lost one European place, but the Cymru Premier champions still qualify for the preliminary stages of the Champions League. However the runners-up no longer qualify automatically for European football, instead having to go into the end-of-season play-offs unless they win the Welsh Cup, which is automatically allocated one of two slots in the Conference League. The second slot goes to the winner of the end-of-season play-offs.

Results in Europe have been mixed, with some notable successes – such as Barry Town’s run to the first round proper of the UEFA Cup in 1996-97, drawing with Aberdeen 3-3 at Jenner Park, and Barry’s 3-1 victory over FC Porto in the 2001-02 Champions League – combined with some heavy defeats, such as Rhyl’s 12-0 aggregate defeat to Partizan Belgrade of Serbia in 2009-10.

Despite Rhyl’s poor showing in 2009-10, results in Europe have generally improved with all Welsh sides now entering Europe with the realistic aim of at least winning their first tie. This season (2024-25) The New Saints made history by qualifying for the group stages of the Conference League, the first time a Welsh representative has done so.

Champions League
Europa League
Conferance League

Champions League

2020-21
First qualifying round: Connah's Quay 0-2 Sarajevo (Bosnia)
(0-2)

2019-20
First qualifying round: The New Saints 3-2 Feronikeli (Kosovo)
(2-2 G Draper pen, A Edwards; 1-0 D Ebbe)
Second qualifying round: The New Saints 0-3 Copenhagen (Denmark)
(0-2; 1-0)

2018-19
First qualifying round: Shkendija (Macedonia) 5-4 The New Saints
(5-0; 0-4 D Ebbe, D Redmond, B Cabango, K Byrne)

2017-18
First qualifying round: The New Saints 4-3 Europa (Gibralter)
(1-2 S Quigley; 3-1 AET I Moya og, S Quigley 2)
Second qualifying round: Rijeka (Croatia) 7-1 The New Saints
(2-0, 5-1 A Cieslewicz)

2016-17
First qualifying round: The New Saints 5-1 Tre Penne (San Marino)
(2-1 S Quigley, J Mullan; 0-3 S Quigley, A Edwards, G Draper)
Second qualifying round: The New Saints 0-3 APOEL (Cyprus)
(0-0; 0-3)

2015-16
First qualifying round: B36 (Faroe Islands) 2-6  The New Saints
(1-2 Quigley, Wilde; 1-4 Wilde 3, Williams)
Second qualifying round: The New Saints 1-2 Videoton (Hungary)
(0-1; 1-1 AET Williams)

2014-15
Second qualifying round: The New Saints 0-3 Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
(0-2; 0-1)

2013-14
Second qualifying round: The New Saints 1-4 Legia (Poland)
(1-3 Fraughan; 0-1)

2012-13
Second qualifying round: The New Saints 0-3 Helsingborgs IF (Sweden)
(0-0; 0-3)

2011-12
Second qualifying round: Bangor City 0-13 HJK Helsinki (Finland)
(0-3; 0-10)

2010-11
Second qualifying round: Bohemians (Northern Ireland) 1-4 The New Saints
(1-0; 0-4 Jones, M Williams 2, Sharp)
Third qualifying round: The New Saints 1-6 Anderlecht (Belgium)
(1-3 Jones; 0-3)

2009-10
First qualifying round: Partizan (Serbia) 12-0 Rhyl
(4-0; 8-0)

2008-09
First qualifying round: Llanelli 1-4 Ventspils (Latvia)
(1-0 Jones; 0-4)

2007-08
First qualifying round: TNS 4-4 Ventspils (Latvia)
(3-2 Wilde, Baker, Hogan; 1-2 Naylor)

2006-07
First qualifying round: MyPa (Finland) 2-0 TNS
(1-0, 1-0)

2005-06
First qualifying round: Liverpool (England) 6-0 TNS
(3-0; 3-0)

2004-05
First qualifying round: Skonto Riga (Latvia) 7-1 Rhyl
(4-0; 3-1 Powell)

2003-04
First qualifying round: Vardar (Macedonia) 4-2 Barry
(3-0; 1-2 Jarman, Moralee)

2002-03
First qualifying round: Skonto (Latvia) 6-0 Barry
(5-0; 1-0)

2001-02
First qualifying round: Barry 3-0 Shamkir (Azerbaijan)
(2-0 York; French, 1-0 Phillips
Second qualifying round: Porto (Portugal) 9-3 Barry
(8-0; 1-3 Phillips, Flynn, Lloyd pen)

2000-01
First qualifying round: TNS 2-6 Lev Maardu (Estonia)
(2-2 Wright, Toner; 0-4)

1999-00
First qualifying round: Barry 2-3 Valletta (Malta)
(0-0; 2-3 Sloan 2

1998-99
First qualifying round: Dinamo Kiev (Ukraine) 10-1 Barry
(8-0; 2-1 Williams)

1997-98
First qualifying round: Dinamo Kiev (Ukraine) 6-0 Barry
(2-0; 4-0)

Champions Cup

1993-94
Preliminary round: Cwmbran 4-4 Cork (Ireland)
(3-2 King, Ford 2; 1-2 McNeill)

Europa League

2020-21
Preliminary round: NSI Runavik (Faroe Islands) 5-1 Barry Town United
(5-1 K McLaggon)
First qualifying round: Valetta (Malta) 0-1 Bala Town
(0-1 C Venables)
First qualifying round: The New Saints 3-1 Zilina (Slovakia)
(3-1 L Robles, L Smith, A Cieslewicz) After extra-time
Second qualifying round: Connah's Quay 0-1 Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)
(0-1)
Second qualifying round: B36 Torshavn (Faroe Islands) 2-2 The New Saints
(2-2 L Smith, D Ebbe) After extra-time B36 win 5-4 on penalties
Second qualifying round: Standard Liege (Belgium) 2-0 Bala Town
(2-0)

2019-20
Preliminary round: Progres (Luxembourg) 2-2 Cardiff Met University
(1-0 ; 1-2 J Lam, D Rees pen) Progres won on away goals
Preliminary round: Barry Town United 0-4 Cliftonville (N Ireland)
(0-0; 0-4)
First qualifying round: Connah's Quay 3-2 Kilmarnock (Scotland)
(1-2 G Taylor og; 2-0 R Wignall, C Morris pen)
Second qualifying round: Connah's Quay 0-4 Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)
(0-1; 0-3)
Third qualifying round:Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria) 9–0 The New Saints
(5–0; 4–0)

2018-19
Preliminary round: Cefn Druids 1-2 Trakai (Lithuania)
(1-1 J Davies; 1-0)
Preliminary round: Tre Fiori (San Marino) 3-1 Bala Town
(3-0; 0-1 N Burke)
First qualifying round: Connah's Quay 1-5 Shakhtyor (Belarus)
(1-3 C Morris pen; 0-2)
Second qualifying round: The New Saints 3-2 Lincoln Red Imps (Gibralter)
(2-1 D Ebbe, B Hudson; 1-1 D Ebbe)
Third qualifying round: The New Saints 1–5 Midtjylland (Denmark)
(0–2; 1-3 D Ebbe)

2017-18
First qualifying round: Connah's Quay 1-3 HJK (Finland)
(1-0 N Woolfe; 0-3)
First qualifying round: Bala Town 1-5 Vaduz (Liechtenstein)
(1-2 C Venables; 0-3)
First qualifying round: Lyngby (Denmark) 4-0 Bangor City
(1-0; 3-0)

2016-17
First qualifying round: Connah's Quay 1-0 Stabaek (Norway)
(0-0; 1-0 C Morris)
Second qualifying round: Vojvodina (Serbia) 3-1 Connah's Quay
(1-0; 2-1 M Wilde)
First qualifying round: IFK Goteborg (Sweden) 7-1 Llandudno
(5-0; 2-1 D Hughes)
First qualifying round: AIK (Sweden) 4-0 Bala Town
(2-0; 2-0)

2015-16
First qualifying round: Newtown 4-2 Valetta (Malta)
(2-1 Boundford, Oswell; 2-1 Oswell, Owen)
Second qualifying round: FC Copenhagen (Denmark) 5-1 Newtown
(2-0; 3-1 Goodwin)
First qualifying round: Airbus UK 3-5 Lokomotiva Zagreb (Croatia)
(1-3 Riley; 2-2 Budrys, A Jones)
First qualifying round: Differdange (Luxembourg) 4-3 Bala Town
(3-1 Sheridan; 1-2 Murtagh, Sheridan)

2014-15
First qualifying round: Airbus UK 2-3 Haugesund (Norway)
(1-1 Johnson; 1-2 Pearson)
First qualifying round: Derry (Ireland) 9-0 Aberystwyth
(4-0; 5-0)
First qualifying round: Stjarnan (Iceland) 8-0 Bangor
(4-0; 4-0)

2013-14
First qualifying round: Bala Town 2-3 Levadia (Estonia)
(1-0 Sheridan; 1-3 R Jones)
First qualifying round: Airbus UK 1-1 Ventspils (Latvia)
(1-1 Budrys; 0-0) Ventspils won on away goals
First qualifying round: Prestatyn Town 3-3 Metalurgs (Latvia)
(1-2 Parkinson; 2-1 Stephens, Gibson) Prestatyn won 4-3 on penalties
Second qualifying round: Rijeka (Croatia) 8-0 Prestatyn Town
(5-0; 3-0)

2012-13
First qualifying round: KuPS (Finland) 3-2 Llanelli
(2-1 J Bowen; 1-1 L Bowen)
First qualifying round: Cefn Druids 0-5 MYPA (Finland)
(0-0; 0-5)
First qualifying round: Bangor City FC 1-2 FC Zimbru (Moldova)
(0-0; 1-2 M Smyth)

2011-12
First qualifying round: Aalesund (Norway) 6-1 Neath
(4-1 L Trundle; 2-0)
First qualifying round: TNS 2-1 Cliftonville (Ireland)
(1-1 A Darlington; 1-0 P Baker)
Second qualifying round: Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia) 6-2 Llanelli
(5-0; 1-2 J Follows (2)
Second qualifying round: TNS 3-8 Midtjylland (Denmark)
(1-3 S Evans; 2-5 A Darlington (2)

2010-11
First qualifying round: TPS (Finland) 7-1 Port Talbot Town
(3-1 Rose; 4-0)
First qualifying round: Llanelli 4-5 Tauras (Lithuania)
(2-2 Thomas, S Jones; 2-3 AET Llewellyn, Bowen)
Second qualifying round: Honka (Finland) 2-3 Bangor City
(1-1 Jones; 1-2 Morley, Jones)
Third qualifying round: Maritimo (Portugal) 10-3 Bangor City
(8-2 Ward; Jebb, 2-1 Bull)
Play-off round: CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) 5-2 The New Saints
(3-0; 2-2 M Williams, Evans)

2009-10
First qualifying round: Llanelli 1-3 Motherwell (Scotland)
(1-0 Jones; 0-3)
First qualifying round: TNS 2-4 Fram Reykjavík (Iceland)
(1-2 Evans; 1-2 Evans)
Second qualifying round: Honka (Finland) 3-0 Bangor City
(2-0; 1-0)

Champions League
Europa League
Conference League

Former Competitions

As the structure of European football has developed several competitions that were in existence have ceased to operate.

The Champions League replaced the European Cup as the top Uefa competition around the time the Welsh Premier league came into existence in 1992-93, but since the league has been running three competitions that Welsh sides formerly played in have ceased to exist.

The Cup Winners’ Cup was formerly contested by the cup winners from each member nation been those teams now enter the Europa League.

The Uefa Cup has also been amalgamated into the Europa League, with preliminary rounds for that competition equating to the Intertoto Cup, which was a transition competition during the time when restructuring was taking place.