Below we have name changes that have occurred in the European Club scene. Note that only names used while in a European cup are shown here. Also, note that a) Derry City now represent Ireland in footballing terms even though they geographically belong to Northern Ireland. They have represented the latter in European Cups, for example the Cup winners cup 1964/65. b) Swansea have represented both Wales and England and c) Hansa Rostock was earlier part of Empor Rostock. The latter was a sort of umbrella club consisting of many sports.
| CURRENT / NEWEST NAME | PREVIOUS NAME(S) | COUNTRY |
| Elbasani | Labinoti Elbasani | Albania |
| KF Tirana | 17 Nentori | Albania |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Austria Salzburg (old) | Austria |
| Stahl Linz | VÖEST Linz | Austria |
| AZAL | Olimpik Baku | Azerbaijan |
| Kesla | Inter Baku | Azerbaijan |
| Grodno | Neman Grodno | Belarus |
| Slavia Mozyr | MPKC Mozyr | Belarus |
| Botev Plovdiv | Trakia Plovdiv | Bulgaria |
| CSKA Sofia | CDNA Sofia, Sredets | Bulgaria |
| Levski Sofia | Vitosha | Bulgaria |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia Zagreb, HASK-Gradanski | Croatia |
| Varazdin | Varteks Varazdin (old) | Croatia |
| Bohemians Praha | CKD Praha | Czech Republic |
| Hradec Kralove | Spartak Hradec Kralové | Czech Republic |
| Kladno | SONP Kladno | Czech Republic |
| Teplice | Sklo Union Teplice | Czech Republic |
| Viktoria Plzen | Skoda, Spartak Plzen | Czech Republic |
| Zbrojovka Brno | Boby Brno, Spartak Brno | Czech Republic |
| Zlin | Gottwaldow | Czech Republic |
| Nordsjaelland | Farum | Denmark |
| Levadia Tallinn | Levadia Maardu | Estonia |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | Motor Jena | Germany |
| Chemnitz | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Germany |
| Magdeburg | Aufbau Magdeburg | Germany |
| Sachsenring Zwickau | Motor Zwickau | Germany |
| Europa | College Europa | Gibraltar |
| Györi ETO | Vasas Györi ETO, Raba Vasas | Hungary |
| Honved | Kispest-Honved | Hungary |
| MTK | MTK-Hungaria, Vörös Lobogó | Hungary |
| Pecs | Pecsi Munkas, Pecsi Dosza | Hungary |
| Ujpest | Ujpesti Dosza | Hungary |
| Vidi | Videoton, Fehervar, Parmalat | Hungary |
| Limerick | Limerick United | Ireland |
| FC Astana (old) | Zhenis Astana | Kazakhstan |
| Siauliai | Kareda-Sakalas Siauliai | Lithuania |
| Zaria Balti | Olimpia Balti | Moldova |
| Zimbru Chisinau | Nistru Kishinev | Moldova |
| Titograd Podgorica | Mladost Podgorica | Montenegro |
| ADO Den Haag | FC Den Haag | Netherlands |
| AZ | AZ’67 | Netherlands |
| Feyenoord | Feijenoord | Netherlands |
| Twente | Twente’65 | Netherlands |
| Lisburn Distillery | Distillery | Northern Ireland |
| Odd | Odd Grenland | Norway |
| Legia Warszawa | CWKS Warszawa | Poland |
| Arges Pitesti | Dinamo Pitesti | Romania |
| Bacau | Dinamo Bacau | Romania |
| Brasov | Steagu Rosu Brasov | Romania |
| FCSB | Steaua Bucuresti, CCA Bucuresti | Romania |
| Universitatea Cluj | Stiinta Cluj | Romania |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | Spartak Vladikavkaz | Russia |
| Rostov | Rostselmash Rostov | Russia |
| Smederevo | Sartid Smederevo | Serbia |
| Inter Bratislava | Crvena Hvezda Bratislava | Slovakia |
| Kosice | VSS Kosice | Slovakia |
| Nitra | Plastika, Slovan Nitra | Slovakia |
| Petrzalka | Artmedia Bratislava | Slovakia |
| Trencin | Dukla Trencin, Jednota Trencin | Slovakia |
| Zilina | Jednota, ZVL, Dynamo Zilina | Slovakia |
| Celje | Publikum Celje | Slovenia |
| Gorica | Nova Gorica | Slovenia |
| Espanyol | Español | Spain |
| Osmanlispor | Ankara Spor | Turkey |
| Dnipro | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | Ukraine |
| Mariupol | Illichivets Mariupol | Ukraine |
| Zorya Luhansk | Zarya Voroshilovgrad | Ukraine |
| Swansea City | Swansea Town | Wales |
| TNS | TNS Llansantffraid | Wales |