IFK Göteborg in European football
, commonly known as IFK Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. The club have participated in 32 editions of the club competitions governed by UEFA, the chief authority for football across Europe. These include 15 seasons in the European Cup and Champions League, 14 seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League, two seasons in the Cup Winners' Cup and one season in the Intertoto Cup. IFK Göteborg is the only club in the Nordic countries that has won a UEFA governed competition, as the club won the UEFA Cup in 1982 and 1987. Counting all of the 164 games the side have played in UEFA competitions since their first entry into the European Cup in the 1958–59 season, the team's record stands at 73 wins, 34 draws and 57 defeats.
Key
| Overall record | |
| S | Seasons played |
| Pld | Games played |
| W | Games won |
| D | Games drawn |
| L | Games lost |
| GF | Goals for |
| GA | Goals against |
| GD | Goal difference |
| Stages | |
| QR | Qualifying round |
| PO | Play-off round |
| PR | Preliminary round |
| R# | Round # |
| GS | Group stage |
| QF | Quarter-finals |
| SF | Semi-finals |
| F | Final |
| Matches | |
| Agg | Aggregated score |
| Ref | Reference |
| N/A | Aggregated score not applicable |
| aet | Match determined after extra time |
| ag | Match determined by away goals rule |
| apen | Match determined after penalty shoot-out |
| rep | Replay match |
Overall record
By competition
The following list details IFK Göteborg's record per UEFA tournament. Statistics include goals scored during extra time where applicable; in these games, the result given is the result at the end of extra time. The result of games decided after a penalty shoot-out is given as result at the end of extra time.| Tournament | ||||||||
| 15 | 82 | 35 | 13 | 34 | 138 | 119 | +19 | |
| 15 | 68 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 96 | 57 | +39 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | |
| Total | 33 | 164 | 73 | 34 | 57 | 250 | 195 | +55 |
By opponent club nationality
The following list details IFK Göteborg's record totaled by the nationality of the clubs they have played in UEFA tournaments. The nationality is given as the club nationality at the time the game was played, and not as the current nationality of the club. Statistics include goals scored during extra time where applicable; in these games, the result given is the result at the end of extra time. The result of games decided after a penalty shoot-out is given as result at the end of extra time.| Country | |||||||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | |
| 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 5 | +33 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 26 | −9 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | −6 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | +6 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
By club
The following list details IFK Göteborg's record against clubs they have played three or more times in UEFA tournaments. Statistics include goals scored during extra time where applicable; in these games, the result given is the result at the end of extra time. The result of games decided after a penalty shoot-out is given as result at the end of extra time.| Club | Country | |||||||
| KKS Lech Poznań | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| FC Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
| Fenerbahçe SK | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
| Beşiktaş JK | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| FC Bayern München | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
| FC Porto | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | |
| AS Roma | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | |
| AC Milan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | |
| Panathinaikos AO | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | |
| WKS Legia Warszawa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | |
| AS la Jeunesse d'Esch | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
Club ranking
UEFA coefficient
The table shows the position of IFK Göteborg, based on their UEFA coefficient club ranking, and five clubs which are closest to IFK Göteborg's position.| 2016 | 2015 | Mvmt. | Club | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016 Coeff. |
| 217 |  SC Rheindorf Altach | 1.4250 | 0.4500 | 1.5600 | 0.8250 | 2.2600 | 6.520 | ||
| 217 | 226 | +9 | FC Pasching | 1.4250 | 0.4500 | 3.0600 | 0.8250 | 0.7600 | 6.520 |
| 219 | 240 | +21 |  IFK Göteborg | 0.5800 | 1.0250 | 1.1400 | 1.7800 | 1.9500 | 6.475 |
| 219 | 206 | -13 |  Debreceni VSC | 0.4500 | 2.1000 | 0.6750 | 1.9250 | 1.3250 | 6.475 |
| 221 | 197 | -24 |  Motherwell FC | 0.5500 | 2.3600 | 1.6500 | 1.3000 | 0.6000 | 6.460 |
| 221 | 227 | +6 | Heart of Midlothian FC | 2.0500 | 2.3600 | 0.6500 | 0.8000 | 0.6000 | 6.460 |