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Feb 19, 2021 · It was not organised by UEFA, but enjoyed strong support from a man soon to be FIFA President. The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the first truly continent wide tournament for clubs in Europe.
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It should be noted that UEFA does not officially recognize the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as a UEFA competition. The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was eventually replaced by the UEFA Cup (now known as the Europa League) in 1971, which had a broader field of entrants and a more standard competition format.
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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Mar 9, 2024 · The UEFA Cup replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in the 1971–72 season, so the Fairs Cup is not considered a UEFA competition, and hence clubs' records in the Fairs Cup are not considered part of their European record.
Jul 3, 2023 · The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup ran from 1955 until 1971 when it became the UEFA Cup. Surprisingly, the original idea came from FIFA rather than UEFA and it was that the tournament would be between cities rather than clubs with the idea being to promote trade fairs in those cities (hence the name).
May 9, 2024 · It is the second-tier competition of European club football, ranking below the UEFA Champions League and above the UEFA Europa Conference League. Introduced in 1971 as the UEFA Cup, it replaced the...
May 17, 2022 · Organised to replace the non-UEFA affiliated Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the new competition came under the European governing body's control in order to standardise rules, refereeing and disciplinary ...
