Burton Albion F.C. in Europe

Burton Albion Football Club are an English football club based in Burton upon Trent, England. They first competed in European in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League despite playing in the third tier of English football, they would go on to win the tournament thus qualify for the following seasons Champions League. They won the 2016–17 Champions League thus becoming the first team to win either the Champions League or its predecessor the European Cup despite not playing in the top flight of their respective league system.

Until the 2017–18 season they were the only team to play European football despite never having played in the top flight of their respective league system.