Fredrikstad made Norway's debut by winning over Ajax in the 1960–61 European Cup.
In 93 entries between 1960 and 1992, Norwegian clubs only succeeded at advancing past the first fixture sixteen times, and only once past the second, when Lyn reached the 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals.
Rosenborg reached the group stage of the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League and would qualify for that level eight consecutive times and eleven in total.
The following year Molde qualified to bring two teams to the group stage of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League.
Werder Bremen has eliminated Norwegian teams a record five times out of five attempts.