<Tr> <Th> First entry </Th> <Td> 1960--61 European Cup </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latest entry </Th> <Td> 2018--19 UEFA Europa League </Td> </Tr> <P> Burnley Football Club is an English football club based in Burnley . The club was founded in 1882 and has competed in the English football league system from its conception in 1888 . Their first season in Europe came when they entered the 1960--61 European Cup after winning the 1959--60 First Division Title, reaching the quarter - final stages, where they lost 5--4 on aggregate to Hamburger SV . Burnley's second appearance in European cup competition was in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in the 1966--67 season . The Clarets' most recent European campaign will be the 2018--19 UEFA Europa League . </P> <P> The Clarets won their second league championship in the 1959--60 season and thus qualified for the European Cup the following season . Their first opponents were Stade de Reims, the French champions . Burnley won the first leg 2--0 at Turf Moor, however lost the away leg at the Parc des Princes 3--2 . This was enough to send the English club through to the quarter - finals, where the West German champions Hamburger SV awaited . Burnley again won the home leg, though a crushing 4--1 defeat at the Volksparkstadion saw them leave the competition . </P>

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