How far clubs travel in European competitions? UEFA.com talks about the farthest routes.
The farthest trips in European competitions
How far clubs travel in European competitions? UEFA.com talks about the farthest routes.
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The initial composition of UEFA in 1954 included only 25 associations, and the most eastern and most western capital of European federations – Moscow and Lisbon – shared four thousand kilometers.
UEFA expanded several times, and the European football map changed accordingly. UEFA.com talks about geographical records of European cup tournaments.
The farthest trips in the club tournaments of UEFA by large football
Benfica – Astana 2: 0
Astana – Benfica 2: 2
Champions League UEFA-2015/16, group stage
The European record was set at the group stage of the UEFA-2015/16 Champions League, when Benfica prevailed over the Astana (2: 0) and tied in Kazakhstan (2: 2). Both teams had to make the longest way in the history of European cups – 6173 km one way.
A similar journey was soon made by Astana and Sporting, which met in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League UEFA-2017/18. True, the Sporting Stadium is a little east than the Benfica arena. This reduced the distance by several kilometers.
The farthest trips in all club tournaments UEFA
Kairat
UEFA-2014/15 Cup on Futsal, final stage
Sporting
UEFA-2016/17 Cup for Futsal, final stage
Sporting
Champions League UEFA-2018/19 on Futsal, final stage
The longest journey fell to the share of a footzal Kairat. After the WEFA-2015 Cup in Lisbon, the Almaty club had to fly home 6911 km. Sporting made the same distance in 2017 when he went to the final tournament in Kazakhstan and lost 0: 7 in the decisive match. In April 2019, the Lisbon residents repeated this journey and for the first time won the tournament.
The farthest exit to the intercontinental cup
Rasing Abelian – Celtic 2: 1
From 1960 to 2004, the strongest clubs in Europe and South America measured forces in the intercontinental cup. Further, the Celtic entered. In 1967, after the minimum victory in Glasgow, the team went to the return fight in Buenos Aires – 11,304 km from the house – and lost there with a score of 1: 2.
The shortest trips in European club football
In the past, small clubs in European competitions sometimes held both paired matches at the rival stadium. However, nothing can compare with the Milan derby. Both clubs have their own locker room on San Siro, so the distance that must be overcome by the match is 0 km. Ironically, the outcome of the first derby was decided according to the rule about the goals on the road.
The northern northern matches of UEFA
The Norwegian Tromce held 27 European cup matches at the Alfheim stadium. The thromse itself is located behind the Arctic Circle (69 ° 40 '58 SS).In July 2013, Baku Inter was visited here. After 3717 km of the path, the Azerbaijanis lost the match of the second qualifying round with a score of 0: 2.
The southern matches of UEFA (not counting the intercontinental cup)
The Spanish Las Palmas spent five home-cub matches in the Grand Canarius. The coordinates of Las Palmas – 28 ° 9 '0 S.Sh. This is south than Cairo. The longest journey to the Canary Islands in European Cups was made by the Yugoslav Sloboda . In September 1977, he overcame 3548 km, only to suffer defeat in the first Circle of the UEFA Cup with a score of 0: 5.
The eastern eastern matches of UEFA
Novosibirsk Siberia played two meetings at the Spartak home stadium (82 ° 56 '0 . He suffered a defeat of 0: 1 in the round office of the UEFA Europa League.
The western matches of European cups (excluding the intercontinental cup)
Santa Clara held two meetings under the auspices of UEFA at her San Migel stadium. The coordinates of the city of Ponte-Dolgada in the Azores-25 ° 44 '50 Z. that is, it is located west of Cabo-Verde. The longest way to the west in Ponte dwarf in June 2002 was made by Shirak-5824 km. Armenian The club lost there as part of the Intertoto Cup with a score of 0: 2.
The maximum possible distances
If we take the clubs that played in European competitions, then the “Siberia” would have to fly the longest, but she got a couple of Tenerife (8046 kilometers). But the theory allows even more serious distances.
At one time, the Vladivostok Luch-Energy performed in the Russian Premier League. Its stadium is a couple of hundred meters from the Amur Gulf of the Japanese Sea. For a hypothetical departure to Tenerife, 11460 kilometers would have to fly.
The real boundaries of football Europe are even wider. In the national cups of France and Portugal, teams from the overseas territories can officially participate.
Home Arena Santa Clara in the Azores is far from the West. In France, the situation may be even more interesting. Clubs from Mayutta, Reunion, Guadelup, Martinics and French Guiana can break through the Euroaren through the Cup.
If “Luch-Energia” someday crosses in European competitions with the current champion of the French Guiana “Aguado”, Vladivostoktsev will find a fascinating trip with a length of 30 thousand km in both ends. With the length of the equator 40 thousand km! They will even fly closer to the west, but to the east.