It's already been another fantastic season for the Austrian clubs in Europe.

With on the rise, we've decided to chart the historical best European performances of every current Bundesliga club (plus a few select extras) in the UEFA era.

A thread

But first, a nod to the clubs who won the Mitropa Cup, a continental competition contested by clubs from central European countries.

@skrapid (2), @FKAustriaWien (2), @wackerinnsbruck (2), @FirstViennaFC (1) & @sceisenstadt (1) all won the competition!

@FCRBS_en

1993/94

Known as SV Casino Salzburg back then, they reached the UEFA Cup final, where they were beaten 2-0 by Inter Milan on aggregate.

They beat Sporting , Eintracht Frankfurt & Karlsruher SC en route to the final.

2016/17

A Red Bull Salzburg team containing current stars Patson Daka & Mergim Berisha won the UEFA Youth League against the odds, beating the likes of Man City , PSG , Atlético & Barcelona before defeating Benfica 2-1 in the final.

2017/18

An impressive run to the semi-finals of the Europa League courtesy of QF victory over Lazio , in which they lost the st leg 4-2 & won the nd leg 4-1.

They ran Marseille close in the semi-finals too, losing to a 116th minute goal in extra-time of the nd leg.

2019/20

Having failed to qualify many times, RBS eventually made their #UCL debut via the league route.

A side inspired by Erling Haaland came third in a memorable group with Liverpool , Napoli & Genk

They were knocked out of the #UEL in the last 32 by Frankfurt

2020/21

After putting the qualification curse to bed Maccabi Tel Aviv , Salzburg draw Bayern Munich , Atlético Madrid & Lok Moscow in Group A.

Despite going into the final day with a chance of going through, they ultimately finish rd and drop down into the #UEL .

@skrapid

1960/61

Rapid made the semi-finals of the old European Cup after beating Malmö in the quarter-finals.

But they are comfortably beaten by eventual winners Benfica in the final four. The second leg is abandoned with two minutes left due to a pitch invasion.

1983/84

Another excellent run in Europe's elite club competition sees Rapid beat Nantes & Bohemians before losing to Scottish side Dundee United on away goals in the quarter-finals.

1984/85

The Green & Whites become the second Austrian club to reach a European final when they get to the Cup Winners' Cup showpiece in Rotterdam, but they are beaten 3-1 by Everton

1995/96

Another Cup Winners' Cup final for Austria's record champions, who are narrowly beaten 1-0 by PSG in Brussels.

Carsten Jancker finishes the competition as rd top scorer with goals.

1996/97

The first of two Champions League group stage participations.

There are two 1-1 draws at home (with Fenerbahce & Juventus ), but Rapid lose their other four games - including two 2-0 losses to Man Utd - and finish bottom of Group C.

2005/06

Rapid return to the Champions League groups for the second and most recent time.

But they lose all six games in another tough group (Bayern Munich , Juventus & Club Brugge ) and end up bottom of Group A.

@WolfsbergerAC

2019/20

The tiny village club from Carinthia kick off their debut European campaign with a thumping 4-0 win at Gladbach and then draw twice with Roma

But they lose twice to Istanbul Basaksehir and finish bottom of Group J with five points.