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Uefa CupThe UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. It was founded on April 18, 1955 as the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. It is the second most important competition for European club teams, the first being the UEFA Champions League. History The first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, held between 1955 and 1958, was a tournament open to cities that had hosted trade fairs, and not necessarily clubs - cities with more than one club sent representative teams (e.g. London). As time progressed, the competition saw more clubs and fewer representative sides enter, so that by the mid-1960s, it was exclusively for clubs, who usually qualified by being a runner-up in their domestic league. However, a rule that only one club per city could enter was applied. A second tournament took place between 1958 and 1960, all tournaments since have been held on a yearly basis. The competition completely dropped its link with the trade fairs and was renamed the UEFA Cup in 1971. However, the 'one club per city' rule was only rescinded in 1975; Everton had finished fourth in the English league and could thus qualify, but were barred from entry because Liverpool had also qualified by coming second. Everton appealed, saying the rule was an unfair anachronism, and UEFA agreed to overturn it. The competition was traditionally open to the runners-up of domestic leagues, but in 1999, the competition was merged with the Cup Winners' Cup. Since then the winners of domestic cup competitions have also entered the UEFA Cup. Qualification Qualification for the competition varies from country to country, with more places being offered to the more successful nations. Usually places are awarded to teams who finish in various runners-up places in the top-flight leagues of Europe, and the winners of the main cup competitions. A few countries have secondary cup competitions, but the only countries which send their secondary cup winners to the UEFA Cup are England and France. Qualification can be quite complicated if one team qualifies through two different ways at once. For example in England, the team finishing 5th in the Premiership and the winners of the FA Cup and League Cup qualify. If the FA Cup winner has qualified for the Champions League via its league position, the runner-up will go to the UEFA Cup. However, if the League Cup winner qualifies for European play via its league position or the FA Cup, the League Cup runner-up does not receive a UEFA Cup berth; the berth instead goes to the 6th-place team in the Premiership. Qualification for the UEFA Cup can also be attained in two other ways: - Three UEFA Cup berths each year are set aside for the three winners of the final matches in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
- Three more berths are given to federations that finish above a certain level in UEFA's Fair Play table. The top-placed federation automatically receives a Fair Play entry, and two other federations gain berths via a draw among all other federations that meet qualifying criteria. In all cases, the recipient of a country's Fair Play entry is the highest-placed team in the Fair Play table of that country's top league that has not already qualified for Europe.
More recently, clubs that are knocked out of the qualifying round and the group stage of the Champions League can also join the UEFA Cup, at different stages (see below). Competition format The competition was traditionally a pure knockout tournament. All ties were two-legged, including the final. Starting with the 1998 event, the final became a one-off match, but all other ties remained two-legged. Before the 2004-05 season, the tournament consisted of two qualifying rounds, followed by a series of knockout rounds. The 16 losers in the third qualifying round of the Champions League entered at an appropriate stage; later in the tournament, the survivors would be joined by third-place finishers in the group phase of the Champions League. For the 2004-05 event, a new format has been introduced. The two qualifying rounds remain intact, and losers in the third qualifying round of the Champions League are still placed in the first round proper of the tournament. After the first round proper, the 40 survivors enter a group phase, with the clubs being drawn into eight groups of five each. Unlike the Champions League group phase, the UEFA Cup group phase is played in a single round-robin format, with each club playing two home and two away games. The top three teams in each group advance, where they are joined by the eight third-place teams in the Champions League group phase. From this point, knockout play resumes, with two-legged ties leading to the one-off final. UEFA Cup Finals Single match finals Two-legged finals | idth=5%|Season | width=20%|Home Team | width=10%|Score | width=20%|Away Team | width=20%|Venue | | owspan=3|1996/97 | FC Schalke 04
(GER) | 1 - 0 | Inter Milan
(ITA) | Parkstadion,
Gelsenkirchen | a href="/encyclopedia/Internazionale" title="Internazionale">Inter Milan
(ITA) | 1 - 0
aet | FC Schalke 04
(GER) | Giuseppe Meazza,
Milan | olspan=3|Aggregate: 1-1
FC Schalke 04 won 4-1 in penalty shootout | | | owspan=3|1995/96 | Bayern Munich
(GER) | 2 - 0 | Bordeaux
(FRA) | Olympiastadion,
Munich | a href="/encyclopedia/Girondins-de-Bordeaux" title="Girondins de Bordeaux">Bordeaux
(FRA) | 1 - 3 | Bayern Munich
(GER) | Parc Lesure,
Bordeaux | | olspan=3|Bayern Munich won 5-1 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1994/95 | Parma
(ITA) | 1 - 0 | Juventus
(ITA) | Ennio Tardini,
Parma | a href="/encyclopedia/Juventus" title="Juventus">Juventus
(ITA) | 1 - 1 | Parma
(ITA) | San Siro,
Milan | | olspan=3|Parma won 2-1 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1993/94 | SV Casino Salzburg
(AUT) | 0 - 1 | Inter Milan
(ITA) | Ernst Happel,
Vienna | b>Inter Milan
(ITA) | 1 - 0 | SV Casino Salzburg
(AUT) | Giuseppe Meazza,
Milan | | olspan=3|Inter Milan won 2-0 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1992/93 | Borussia Dortmund
(GER) | 1 - 3 | Juventus
(ITA) | Westfalenstadion,
Dortmund | b>Juventus
(ITA) | 3 - 0 | Borussia Dortmund
(GER) | Delle Alpi,
Turin | | olspan=3|Juventus won 6-1 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1991/92 | Torino
(ITA) | 2 - 2 | Ajax
(NED) | Delle Alpi,
Turin | b>Ajax
(NED) | 0 - 0 | Torino
(ITA) | Olympisch Stadion,
Amsterdam | olspan=3|Aggregate: 2-2
Ajax won on away goals | | | owspan=3|1990/91 | Inter Milan
(ITA) | 2 - 0 | Roma
(ITA) | Giuseppe Meazza,
Milan | a href="/encyclopedia/A.S.-Roma" title="A.S. Roma">Roma
(ITA) | 1 - 0 | Inter Milan
(ITA) | Stadio Olimpico,
Rome | | olspan=3|Inter Milan won 2-1 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1989/90 | Juventus
(ITA) | 3 - 1 | Fiorentina
(ITA) | Stadio Comunale,
Turin | a href="/encyclopedia/Fiorentina" title="Fiorentina">Fiorentina
(ITA) | 0 - 0 | Juventus
(ITA) | Stadio Partenio,
Avellino | | olspan=3|Juventus won 3-1 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1988/89 | Napoli
(ITA) | 2 - 1 | Stuttgart
(FRG) | San Paolo Stadium,
Naples | a href="/encyclopedia/VfB-Stuttgart" title="VfB Stuttgart">Stuttgart
(FRG) | 3 - 3 | Napoli
(ITA) | Neckarstadion,
Stuttgart | | olspan=3|Napoli won 5-4 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1987/88 | Espanyol
(ESP) | 3 - 0 | Bayer Leverkusen
(FRG) | Sarria Stadium,
Barcelona | b>Bayer Leverkusen
(FRG) | 3 - 0
aet | Espanyol
(ESP) | Ulrich Haberland Stadion,
Leverkusen | olspan=3|Aggregate: 3-3
Bayer Leverkusen won 3-2 in penalty shootout | | | owspan=3|1986/87 | IFK Gteborg
(SWE) | 1 - 0 | Dundee United
(SCO) | Ullevi,
Gothenburg | a href="/encyclopedia/Dundee-United-FC" title="Dundee United FC">Dundee United
(SCO) | 1 - 1 | IFK Gteborg
(SWE) | Tannadice Park,
Dundee | | olspan=3|IFK Gteborg won 2-1 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1985/86 | Real Madrid
(ESP) | 5 - 1 | 1. FC Kln
(FRG) | Santiago Bernabu,
Madrid | a href="/encyclopedia/1.-FC-Kln" title="1. FC Kln">1. FC Kln
(FRG) | 2 - 0 | Real Madrid
(ESP) | Olympiastadion,
Berlin | | olspan=3|Real Madrid won 5-3 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1984/85 | Videoton
(HUN) | 0 - 3 | Real Madrid
(ESP) | Ssti,
Szkesfehrvr | b>Real Madrid
(ESP) | 0 - 1 | Videoton
(HUN) | Santiago Bernabu,
Madrid | | olspan=3|Real Madrid won 3-1 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1983/84 | Anderlecht
(BEL) | 1 - 1 | Tottenham
(ENG) | Parc Astride,
Brussels | b>Tottenham
(ENG) | 1 - 1
aet | Anderlecht
(BEL) | White Hart Lane,
London | olspan=3|Aggregate: 2-2
Tottenham won 4-3 in penalty shootout | | | owspan=3|1982/83 | Anderlecht
(BEL) | 1 - 0 | Benfica
POR | Heysel Stadium,
Brussels | a href="/encyclopedia/SL-Benfica" title="SL Benfica">Benfica
POR | 1 - 1 | Anderlecht
(BEL) | Estdio da Luz,
Lisbon | | olspan=3|Anderlecht won 2-1 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1981/82 | IFK Gteborg
(SWE) | 1 - 0 | Hamburg
(FRG) | Ullevi,
Gothenburg | a href="/encyclopedia/Hamburger-SV" title="Hamburger SV">Hamburg
(FRG) | 0 - 3 | IFK Gteborg
(SWE) | Volksparkstadion,
Hamburg | | olspan=3|IFK Gteborg won 4-0 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1980/81 | Ipswich Town
(ENG) | 3 - 0 | AZ Alkmaar
(NED) | Portman Road,
Ipswich | a href="/encyclopedia/AZ-Alkmaar" title="AZ Alkmaar">AZ Alkmaar
(NED) | 4 - 2 | Ipswich Town
(ENG) | Olympisch Stadion,
Amsterdam | | olspan=3|Ipswich Town won 5-4 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1979/80 | Borussia M'gladbach
(FRG) | 3 - 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt
(FRG) | Bkelbergstadion,
Mnchengladbach | b>Eintracht Frankfurt
(FRG) | 1 - 0 | Borussia M'gladbach
(FRG) | Mainstadion,
Frankfurt | olspan=3|Aggregate: 3-3
Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals | | | owspan=3|1978/79 | Red Star Belgrade
(YUG) | 1 - 1 | Borussia M'gladbach
(FRG) | Red Star Stadium,
Belgrade | b>Borussia M'gladbach
(FRG) | 1 - 0 | Red Star Belgrade
(YUG) | Rheinstadion,
Dsseldorf | | olspan=3|Borussia Mnchengladbach won 2-1 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1977/78 | Bastia
(FRA) | 0 - 0 | PSV Eindhoven
(NED) | Furiani Stadium,
Bastia | b>PSV Eindhoven
(NED) | 3 - 0 | Bastia
(FRA) | Philips Stadion,
Eindhoven | | olspan=3|PSV Eindhoven won 3-0 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1976/77 | Juventus
(ITA) | 1 - 0 | Athletic Bilbao
(ESP) | Stadio Comunale,
Turin | a href="/encyclopedia/Athletic-Bilbao" title="Athletic Bilbao">Athletic Bilbao
(ESP) | 2 - 1 | Juventus
(ITA) | San Mams stadium,
Bilbao | olspan=3|Aggregate: 2-2
Juventus won on away goals | | | owspan=3|1975/76 | Liverpool
(ENG) | 3 - 2 | Club Brugge
(BEL) | Anfield,
Liverpool | a href="/encyclopedia/Club-Brugge" title="Club Brugge">Club Brugge
(BEL) | 1 - 1 | Liverpool
(ENG) | Olympiastadion,
Brugge | | olspan=3|Liverpool won 4-3 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1974/75 | Borussia M'gladbach
(FRG) | 0 - 0 | Twente
(NED) | Rheinstadion,
Dsseldorf | a href="/encyclopedia/FC-Twente" title="FC Twente">Twente
(NED) | 1 - 5 | Borussia M'gladbach
(FRG) | Diekman,
Enschede | | olspan=3|Borussia Mnchengladbach won 5-1 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1973/74 | Tottenham
(ENG) | 2 - 2 | Feyenoord
(NED) | White Hart Lane,
London | b>Feyenoord
(NED) | 2 - 0 | Tottenham
(ENG) | De Kuip,
Rotterdam | | olspan=3|Feyenoord won 4-2 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1972/73 | Liverpool
(ENG) | 3 - 0 | Borussia M'gladbach
(FRG) | Anfield,
Liverpool | a href="/encyclopedia/Borussia-Mnchengladbach" title="Borussia Mnchengladbach">Borussia M'gladbach
(FRG) | 2 - 0 | Liverpool
(ENG) | Bkelbergstadion,
Mnchengladbach | | olspan=3|Liverpool won 3-2 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1971/72 | Wolverhampton
(ENG) | 1 - 2 | Tottenham
(ENG) | Molineux,
Wolverhampton | b>Tottenham
(ENG) | 1 - 1 | Wolverhampton
(ENG) | White Hart Lane,
London | | olspan=3|Tottenham won 3-2 on aggregate | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finals | idth=5%|Season | width=20%|Home Team | width=10%|Score | width=20%|Away Team | width=20%|Venue | | owspan=3|1970/71 | 20pxJuventus
(ITA) | 2 - 2 | 30px
Leeds United
(ENG) | Stadio Comunale,
Turin | 0px
Leeds United
(ENG) | 1 - 1 | 20pxJuventus
(ITA) | Elland Road,
Leeds | olspan=3|Aggregate: 3-3
Leeds United won on away goals | | | owspan=3|1969/70 | 30px
Anderlecht
(BEL) | 3 - 1 | 20px
Arsenal
(ENG) | Parc Astrid,
Brussels | 0px
Arsenal
(ENG) | 3 - 0 | 30px
Anderlecht
(BEL) | Highbury,
London | | olspan=3|Arsenal won 4-3 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1968/69 | 30px
Newcastle
(ENG) | 3 - 0 | 30px
Ujpest
(HUN) | St. James' Park,
Newcastle | 0px
Ujpest
(HUN) | 2 - 3 | 30px
Newcastle
(ENG) | Dozsa Stadium,
Budapest | | olspan=3|Newcastle won 6-2 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1967/68 | 30px
Leeds United
(ENG) | 1 - 0 | 30px
Ferencvaros
(HUN) | Elland Road,
Leeds | 0px
Ferencvaros
(HUN) | 0 - 0 | 30px
Leeds United
(ENG) | Nepstadion,
Budapest | | olspan=3|Leeds United won 1-0 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1966/67 | 30px
Dinamo Zagreb
(YUG) | 2 - 0 | 30px
Leeds United
(ENG) | Dinamo Stadium,
Zagreb | 0px
Leeds United
(ENG) | 0 - 0 | 30px
Dinamo Zagreb
(YUG) | Elland Road,
Leeds | | olspan=3|Dinamo Zagreb won 2-0 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1965/66 | 30px
Barcelona
(ESP) | 0 - 1 | 30px
Zaragoza
(ESP) | Camp Nou,
Barcelona | 0px
Zaragoza
(ESP) | 2 - 4
aet | 30px
Barcelona
(ESP) | La Romareda,
Zaragoza | | olspan=3|Barcelona won 4-3 on aggregate | | | owspan=2|1964/65 | 20pxJuventus
(ITA) | 0 - 1
| 30px
Ferencvaros
(HUN) | rowspan=2|Stadio Comunale,
Turin | | olspan=3|Single match played | | owspan=2|1963/64 | 30px
Zaragoza
(ESP) | 2 - 1 | 20px
Valencia
(ESP) | rowspan=2|Camp Nou,
Barcelona | | olspan=3|Single match played | | owspan=3|1962/63 | 30px
Dinamo Zagreb
(YUG) | 1 - 2 | 20px
Valencia
(ESP) | Dinamo Stadium,
Zagreb | 0px
Valencia
(ESP) | 2 - 0 | 30px
Dinamo Zagreb
(YUG) | Luis Casanova Stadium,
Valencia | | olspan=3|Valencia won 4-1 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1961/62 | 20px
Valencia
(ESP) | 6 - 2 | 30px
Barcelona
(ESP) | Luis Casanova Stadium,
Valencia | 0px
Barcelona
(ESP) | 1 - 1 | 20px
Valencia
(ESP) | Camp Nou,
Barcelona | | olspan=3|Valencia won 7-3 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1960/61 | 30px
Birmingham City
(ENG) | 2 - 2 | 20pxRoma
(ITA) | St. Andrews,
Birmingham | 0pxRoma
(ITA) | 2 - 0 | 30px
Birmingham City
(ENG) | Stadio Olimpico,
Rome | | olspan=3|Roma won 4-2 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1958/60 | 30px
Birmingham City
(ENG) | 0 - 0 | 30px
Barcelona
(ESP) | St. Andrews,
Birmingham | 0px
Barcelona
(ESP) | 4 - 1 | 30px
Birmingham City
(ENG) | Camp Nou,
Barcelona | | olspan=3|Barcelona won 4-1 on aggregate | | | owspan=3|1955/58 | 30px
London XI
(ENG) | 2 - 2 | 30px
Barcelona
(ESP) | Stamford Bridge,
London | 0px
Barcelona
(ESP) | 6 - 0 | 30px
London XI
(ENG) | Camp Nou,
Barcelona | | olspan=3|Barcelona won 8-2 on aggregate | aet - after extra time Winners of competition by nation |