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Hamburger SV, Villarreal, Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart hold the record for the most victories, with each team winning the competition twice. The only teams to retain the UEFA Intertoto Cup were Villarreal and Schalke, who both retained the cup in 2004 after winning the previous year.
Hamburger SV won the UEFA Intertoto Cup two times, a record jointly held with Schalke 04, VfB Stuttgart and Villarreal. The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from Latin: inter, "between" and German: toto, "betting pool"), originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition between European clubs.
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Jul 22, 2023 · Hamburger SV, Villarreal, Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart hold the record for the most victories, with each team winning the competition twice. The only teams to retain the UEFA Intertoto Cup were Villarreal and Schalke, who both retained the cup in 2004 after winning the previous year.
Milan share the most Super Cup wins (5) with Barcelona and Real Madrid, and the most Intercontinental Cup wins (3) with Real Madrid. German clubs Hamburger SV, Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart, and Spanish club Villarreal are the record holders in the UEFA Intertoto Cup (two titles each).
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- The Early Years – How Did It Work?
- Modernisation and UEFA Recognition
- The Football of The Intertoto Cup
Seasons come and go, and so do European football tournaments. The European Cup was established in 1955, with Real Madrid winning the first five editions. In 1971, the UEFA Cup was born, Tottenham Hotspur overcoming Wolverhampton Wanderers in Europe’s second-most prestigious competition. But these two competitions are the only evergreens still in ex...
To say the format for the Intertoto Cup was confusing is an understatement. Essentially, the tournament took place every summer and was a means for the pools – a football gambling format in a similar vein to the national lottery – to continue in the off-season. In fact, the etymology of “Intertoto” is rooted in the German translation of “pools.” Th...
In 1995, the competition underwent its most significant change. Europe’s chief football body, UEFA, took over the tournament. In doing so, they offered places in the more prestigious UEFA Cup to the competition’s victors. This instantly made the competition more attractive. At first, two UEFA Cup places were allocated. This meant the knockout round...
The nature of competition throughout most of its existence dictated that rather than just one team being crowned winner, there was an abundance of champions. Taking into account both the UEFA-recognised and the non-UEFA-recognised editions, Czechoslovakia – a country that no longer exists – is the most successful nation, with 62 winners and 34 runn...
Hamburger SV won the UEFA Intertoto Cup two times, a record jointly held with Schalke 04, VfB Stuttgart and Villarreal. The tournament was founded in 1961–62, but was only taken over by UEFA in 1995. Initially, the tournament ended with a single champion, who received the Intertoto Cup.
Jul 27, 2020 · Up to 30 different teams have won this tournament, with Stuttgart, Hamburg, Schalke and Villarreal being the clubs who clinched it most, with two successes each.
