in the 2013–14 season the team was very successful: they came in first place in the league and got to the round of 16 of the europa league. in the europa league, the club won all 6 of their group stage matches. then they beat afc ajax 6-1 on aggregate in the round of 32, but unfortunately lost 1-2 to basel in the round of 16. in the 2017–18 europa league, salzburg reached the semi-finals where they lost to olympique de marseille 2-3 on aggregate. they had also beaten lazio, borussia dortmund, and real sociedad.