After winning the 1957–58 Federation Cup, a tournament that was held to designate Turkey's representative in the European Cup, the club first participated in a European competition in 1958.
Since then, Beşiktaş have regularly participated in European tournaments.
The major success of the club is to play in the quarter-finals of 1986–87 European Cup, where they were eliminated by then-Soviet champions Dynamo Kyiv.
After the European Cup became the Champions League in 1992, Beşiktaş managed to play in the group stage six times, reaching the knockout stage once in 2018.
Top-scoring players in European competitions Players with most European appearances Coaches with most European appearances Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.