Qarabağ FK has participated in fifteen editions of the club competitions governed by UEFA, the chief authority for football across Europe. These include five seasons in the Champions League, ten seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League, two seasons in the Cup Winners' Cup and one season in the Intertoto Cup.[2] Qarabağ has played three times in the Europa League after qualifying via the Champions League. Counting all of the 86 games the side have played in UEFA competitions since their first entry into the Cup Winners' Cup in the 1996–97 season, the team's record stands at 32 wins, 22 draws and 32 defeats.
In 2017, after beating Copenhagen 2–2 (on away goals) in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League, Qarabağ became the first Azerbaijani club to reach the group stage.[5] They were drawn in Group C alongside Chelsea, Atlético Madrid and Roma, where they managed to obtain two points in six games after two draws and four losses.[6]
The 2021–22 season saw Qarabağ progress from the group stage of a European competition for the first time, finishing second place in their UEFA Europa Conference League group after six matches. In the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League, Qarabağ progressed in second place in a group containing German club Bayer Leverkusen, Swedish club BK Häcken, and Norwegian club Molde. After progressing to the knockout round play-offs, they were drawn against Braga of Portugal. In the away leg, Qarabağ scored four goals to win 4–2 in Portugal, the first time an Azerbaijani club had defeated a Portuguese club in an official UEFA competition.
The following is a complete list of matches played by Qarabağ in UEFA tournaments. It includes the season, tournament, the stage, the opponent club and the scores in home and away, with Qarabağ's score noted first. It is up to date as of 12.12.2024.
The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Qarabağ's games in the four UEFA tournaments it has participated in, as well as the overall total. The list contains the tournament, the number of matches played (Pld), won (W), drawn (D) and lost (L). The number of goals for (GF), goals against (GA), goal difference (GD) and the percentage of matches won (Win%). The statistics include qualification matches and is up to date as of the 2023–24 season.[24] The statistics also include goals scored during extra time where applicable; in these games, the result given is the result at the end of extra time.
The following list details Qarabağ FK's all-time record against clubs they have met one or more times in European competition. The club and its country are given, as well as the number of games played (Pld), won by Qarabağ (W), drawn (D) and lost by Qarabağ (L), goals for Qarabağ (GF), goals against Qarabağ (GA), Qarabağ 's goal difference (GD), and their win percentages. Statistics are correct as of the 2023–24 season and include goals scored during extra time where applicable; in these games, the result given is the result at the end of extra time.
Correct as of 7 march 2024.[25] The table shows the position of Qarabağ (highlighted), based on their UEFA coefficient club ranking, and the four clubs which are closest to Qarabağ's position (the two clubs with the higher coefficient and the two with the lower coefficient).