History Of Scottish Clubs' Penalty Shootouts In European Competition

Including the Night When TWO Scottish Teams Faced Shootouts

This article was originally published in March 2025, following Rangers' penalty shootout victory over Fenerbahçe.

It has been reposted after Dundee United's penalty shootout loss to Rapid Vienna.

Dundee United have agonisingly become the 6th Scottish team to face European elimination after a penalty shootout. Last night's elimination at the hands of Rapid Vienna was the 17th penalty shootout featuring a Scottish club side in Europe. The record now stands at seven Scottish wins and ten defeats. Read on for a look at interesting Scottish penalty shootouts through the ages!

Original Article posted in March 2022:

After Rangers’ dramatic penalty shootout victory over Fenerbahçe on Thursday night saw them progress to the Europa League quarter-finals, the ‘Gers have now won four of their six penalty shootouts in all UEFA competitions. It was the first time they emerged victorious from a shootout in Europe since the 2008 UEFA Cup semi-final against Fiorentina, following the heartache suffered in Seville in 2022.

This article details every European penalty shootout featuring a Scottish club, including:

The Scottish side involved in the first EVER penalty shootout in UEFA Competition
The 30-year Scottish sides losing streak in shootouts
The night when TWO Scottish teams faced shootouts
The Scottish side whose keeper saved ALL the opponents penalties

The first Scottish team to face a penalty shootout in UEFA competition was also the first in Europe to do so. In true Scottish style, our side lost that shootout - triggering a thirty-year wait for a Scottish club to finally win one.