European Competition
Aris Bonnevoie qualified for UEFA European competition eleven times.
- UEFA Champions League
- First round (3): 1964-65, 1966-67, 1972-73
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- First round (2): 1967-68, 1976-77
- Second round (1): 1979-80
- UEFA Cup
- First round (4): 1962-63, 1963-64, 1971-72, 1983-84
Aris won a single tie in European competition, in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1979-80. In the first round, Aris overcame Reipas Lahti of Finland, before falling to mighty FC Barcelona. Furthermore, to Aris' credit, the team scored in both legs in the tie against Barcelona, but lost 11-2 on aggregate. In the first round of the same competition three years earlier, Aris had beaten Northern Ireland's Carrick Rangers 2-1, but went out 5-2 on aggregate. Over the years, the club also managed draws against Linfield (also of Northern Ireland), RFC Liège (of Belgium), and ADO Den Haag (of the Netherlands), but lost all three ties.
Overall, Aris' record in European competition reads:
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aris Bonnevoie | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 72 | -56 |
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