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Inter-cities Fairs Cup
- 1962-63 First Round
- 1964-65 Second Round
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1970. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supreme, Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barrasi from Italy and the English FA general secretary, Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials at FIFA. As the name suggests, the competition was set up to promote international trade fairs. Friendly games were regularly held between teams from cities holding trade fairs and it was from these games that the competition evolved. The competition was initially only open to teams from cities that hosted trade fairs and where these teams finished in their national league had no relevance. Early competitions also featured a one city, one team rule. After 1968 it was sometimes referred to as the Runners Up Cup, with teams now qualifying based on league position. In 1971 it was replaced by the UEFA Cup.
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