Croatia v Spain: head-to-head

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

Played
34
Results
Goals
23–55
Croatia – Spain

Key facts

Current run: Spain: 2 wins in a row

First meeting
25.11.1997 · Europe League, Third round
1–1, Draw
Latest meeting
11.12.2025 · Europe League, League phase
1–3, Loss
Biggest Croatia win
16.09.2010 · Europe League, Group stage
2–0, Win
Biggest Spain win
22.11.2011 · Champions League, Group stage
6–2, Loss

Meetings by season

1997/98: 2 1998/99: 2 1999/00: 0 2000/01: 2 2001/02: 2 2002/03: 0 2003/04: 0 2004/05: 0 2005/06: 0 2006/07: 0 2007/08: 0 2008/09: 2 2009/10: 0 2010/11: 2 2011/12: 2 2012/13: 2 2013/14: 2 2014/15: 2 2015/16: 0 2016/17: 2 2017/18: 0 2018/19: 0 2019/20: 0 2020/21: 4 2021/22: 2 2022/23: 2 2023/24: 2 2024/25: 0 2025/26: 2
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1997/982
1998/992
1999/000
2000/012
2001/022
2002/030
2003/040
2004/050
2005/060
2006/070
2007/080
2008/092
2009/100
2010/112
2011/122
2012/132
2013/142
2014/152
2015/160
2016/172
2017/180
2018/190
2019/200
2020/214
2021/222
2022/232
2023/242
2024/250
2025/262

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 6 1 0 5 3–14
Europa League / UEFA Cup 22 3 7 12 15–31
Cup Winners' Cup 2 0 1 1 1–3
Conference League 4 1 1 2 4–7

Clubs from Croatia with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Dinamo Zagreb 16 3 2 11 11–30
Rijeka 8 0 5 3 5–8
Hajduk Split 6 1 1 4 3–10
Varaždin 2 0 1 1 1–3
Slaven Koprivnica 2 1 0 1 3–4

Clubs from Spain with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Villarreal 6 1 0 5 5–12
Sevilla 6 1 1 4 4–11
Betis 5 1 3 1 4–5
Mallorca 4 1 1 2 2–5
Celta 3 0 1 2 0–4
Real Madrid 2 0 0 2 2–7
Atlético 2 0 1 1 1–2
Athletic 2 1 0 1 3–4
Deportivo 2 0 1 1 0–2
Real Sociedad 2 0 1 1 2–3

All meetings

2025/26

11.12.2025 · Europe League, League phase
1–3, Loss
06.11.2025 · Europe League, League phase
0–3, Loss

2023/24

22.02.2024 · Europa Conference League, Play-off
1–1, Draw
15.02.2024 · Europa Conference League, Play-off
0–1, Win

2022/23

25.08.2022 · Europa Conference League, Play-off round
0–2, Loss
18.08.2022 · Europa Conference League, Play-off round
4–2, Loss

2021/22

24.02.2022 · Europe League, Knockout round play-offs
1–0, Win
17.02.2022 · Europe League, Knockout round play-offs
3–1, Loss

2020/21

15.04.2021 · Europe League, Quarter-finals
2–1, Loss
08.04.2021 · Europe League, Quarter-finals
0–1, Loss
03.12.2020 · Europe League, Group stage
2–2, Draw
22.10.2020 · Europe League, Group stage
0–1, Loss

2016/17

02.11.2016 · Champions League, Group Stage
4–0, Loss
18.10.2016 · Champions League, Group Stage
0–1, Loss

2014/15

11.12.2014 · Europe League, Group Stage
1–0, Loss
02.10.2014 · Europe League, Group Stage
2–2, Draw

2013/14

12.12.2013 · Europe League, Group stage
0–0, Draw
03.10.2013 · Europe League, Group stage
1–1, Draw

2012/13

09.08.2012 · Europe League, Third qualifying round
2–1, Win
02.08.2012 · Europe League, Third qualifying round
3–1, Loss

2011/12

22.11.2011 · Champions League, Group stage
6–2, Loss
14.09.2011 · Champions League, Group stage
0–1, Loss

2010/11

02.12.2010 · Europe League, Group stage
3–0, Loss
16.09.2010 · Europe League, Group stage
2–0, Win

2008/09

28.08.2008 · Europe League, Second qualifying round
0–2, Loss
14.08.2008 · Europe League, Second qualifying round
0–0, Draw

2001/02

21.08.2001 · Champions League, Third qualifying round
2–0 aet, Loss
08.08.2001 · Champions League, Third qualifying round
1–0, Win

2000/01

28.09.2000 · Europe League, First round
0–1 aet, Loss
14.09.2000 · Europe League, First round
0–0, Draw

1998/99

18.03.1999 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
3–1, Loss
04.03.1999 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
0–0, Draw

1997/98

09.12.1997 · Europe League, Third round
1–0, Loss
25.11.1997 · Europe League, Third round
1–1, Draw

Side by side

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

Croatia Spain
Seasons in Europe 34 (1993/94 to 2026/27) 72 (1955/56 to 2026/27)
Matches 723 3578
Won–drawn–lost 306–154–263 1857–760–961
Points per match 1.48 1.77
Goals 1063–932 6262–3965
Titles 0 64
Finals 0 107 (won 64, lost 43)
Knockout ties won 156 of 280 841 of 1226
UEFA ranking No. 19 in 2026/27; best No. 13 (1998/99) No. 3 in 2026/27; best No. 1 (2019/20)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×20
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×14
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×7
Best run: Fairs Cup — Champion ×6
Best run: Conference League Round of 16 Final
Best run: UEFA Super Cup — Champion ×17

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

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