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The first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup took place over three seasons from 1955 to 1958. The competition began with a group stage with each team playing home and away against each other. Due to the competition rules which stated only one side from each city was allowed to compete, many cities with several football clubs picked the best players from ...
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The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, sometimes referred to as the...
- 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Matches played. 30. Goals scored. 120 (4 per match) Top...
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Feb 16, 2017 · The forerunner of the Europa League, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a three-year slog that teams could only enter if their home city hosted an international trade fair. Nevertheless, it played a ...
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The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition that took place between 1955 and 1971. It was the first European club competition, predating the European Cup (now known as the UEFA Champions League) by several years.
Feb 19, 2021 · The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the first truly continent wide tournament for clubs in Europe. The idea had come from Ernst Thommen, a Swiss official who had led the 1954 World Cup Organising ...
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, sometimes referred to as the European Fairs Cup, Fairs Cities' Cup, or simply as the Fairs Cup, was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. It is considered the predecessor to the UEFA Cup (now the UEFA Europa League).
