Croatia v England: head-to-head

Clubs from Croatia against clubs from England, counted for the country they played for that season.

Played
33
Results
Goals
24–58
Croatia – England

Key facts

First meeting
13.08.1997 · Champions League, Second qualifying round
2–1, Loss
Latest meeting
05.11.2026 · Europe League, League phase
0–2, Win
Biggest Croatia win
18.03.2021 · Europe League, Round of 16
3–0 aet, Win
Biggest England win
06.11.2008 · Europe League, Group stage
4–0, Loss

Meetings by season

1997/98: 2 1998/99: 0 1999/00: 4 2000/01: 0 2001/02: 2 2002/03: 4 2003/04: 0 2004/05: 0 2005/06: 0 2006/07: 2 2007/08: 0 2008/09: 1 2009/10: 0 2010/11: 0 2011/12: 4 2012/13: 0 2013/14: 0 2014/15: 0 2015/16: 2 2016/17: 0 2017/18: 2 2018/19: 0 2019/20: 2 2020/21: 2 2021/22: 2 2022/23: 2 2023/24: 0 2024/25: 1 2025/26: 0 2026/27: 1
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1997/982
1998/990
1999/004
2000/010
2001/022
2002/034
2003/040
2004/050
2005/060
2006/072
2007/080
2008/091
2009/100
2010/110
2011/124
2012/130
2013/140
2014/150
2015/162
2016/170
2017/182
2018/190
2019/202
2020/212
2021/222
2022/232
2023/240
2024/251
2025/260
2026/271

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 13 2 2 9 10–26
Europa League / UEFA Cup 20 4 3 13 14–32

Clubs from Croatia with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Dinamo Zagreb 21 5 2 14 17–39
Hajduk Split 6 0 2 4 3–8
Varaždin 2 1 0 1 3–3
Split 2 0 1 1 0–2
Osijek 2 0 0 2 1–6

Clubs from England with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Fulham 6 0 2 4 3–10
Arsenal 5 1 0 4 3–12
West Ham 4 1 0 3 2–8
Tottenham 3 1 0 2 3–6
Chelsea 2 1 0 1 2–2
Man. United 2 0 1 1 1–2
Aston Villa 2 1 0 1 3–3
Man. City 2 0 0 2 1–6
Stoke 2 0 0 2 0–2
Everton 2 0 1 1 1–3

All meetings

2026/27

05.11.2026 · Europe League, League phase
0–2, Win

2024/25

22.01.2025 · Champions League, League phase
3–0, Loss

2022/23

02.11.2022 · Champions League, Group stage
2–1, Loss
06.09.2022 · Champions League, Group stage
1–0, Win

2021/22

09.12.2021 · Europe League, Group stage
0–1, Win
16.09.2021 · Europe League, Group stage
0–2, Loss

2020/21

18.03.2021 · Europe League, Round of 16
3–0 aet, Win
11.03.2021 · Europe League, Round of 16
2–0, Loss

2019/20

11.12.2019 · Champions League, Group Stage
1–4, Loss
01.10.2019 · Champions League, Group Stage
2–0, Loss

2017/18

24.08.2017 · Europe League, Play-off round
1–1, Draw
17.08.2017 · Europe League, Play-off round
2–0, Loss

2015/16

24.11.2015 · Champions League, Group Stage
3–0, Loss
16.09.2015 · Champions League, Group Stage
2–1, Win

2011/12

04.08.2011 · Europe League, Third qualifying round
2–0, Loss
04.08.2011 · Europe League, Third qualifying round
0–1, Loss
28.07.2011 · Europe League, Third qualifying round
1–0, Loss
28.07.2011 · Europe League, Third qualifying round
0–0, Draw

2008/09

06.11.2008 · Europe League, Group stage
4–0, Loss

2006/07

23.08.2006 · Champions League, Third qualifying round
2–1, Loss
08.08.2006 · Champions League, Third qualifying round
0–3, Loss

2002/03

14.11.2002 · Europe League, Second round
2–1, Loss
31.10.2002 · Europe League, Second round
0–3, Loss
03.10.2002 · Europe League, First round
2–2, Draw
19.09.2002 · Europe League, First round
0–1, Loss

2001/02

27.09.2001 · Europe League, First round
0–1 away goals, Loss
20.09.2001 · Europe League, First round
2–3, Win

1999/00

27.10.1999 · Champions League, First group stage
1–2, Loss
30.09.1999 · Europe League, First round
1–3, Loss
16.09.1999 · Europe League, First round
3–0, Loss
14.09.1999 · Champions League, First group stage
0–0, Draw

1997/98

27.08.1997 · Champions League, Second qualifying round
2–2 aet, Draw
13.08.1997 · Champions League, Second qualifying round
2–1, Loss

Side by side

Each side's whole European record, whether or not they have met.

Croatia England
Seasons in Europe 34 (1993/94 to 2026/27) 66 (1956/57 to 2026/27)
Matches 723 3297
Won–drawn–lost 306–154–263 1762–730–805
Points per match 1.48 1.83
Goals 1063–932 5894–3300
Titles 0 51
Finals 0 93 (won 51, lost 42)
Knockout ties won 156 of 280 752 of 1109
UEFA ranking No. 19 in 2026/27; best No. 13 (1998/99) No. 1 in 2026/27; best No. 1 (2026/27)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×15
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×11
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×8
Best run: Fairs Cup — Champion ×4
Best run: Conference League Round of 16 Champion ×3
Best run: UEFA Super Cup — Champion ×10

Points are 3 for a win in every era. Ranking places are from the 5-year UEFA ranking.

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