Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition held from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s that is considered a precursor to the UEFA Cup/Europa League.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup canonical | 17 |
| 1955–56 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1 |
| Fairs Cup | 1 |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football tournament
ⓘ
defunct European football competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
Fairs Cup
|
| competitionFormat |
home-and-away legs
ⓘ
knockout tournament ⓘ |
| confederation | non-UEFA European competition ⓘ |
| consideredPrecursorOf |
UEFA Europa League
ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Cup
UEFA Europa League ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1971 ⓘ |
| eligibility | European club teams ⓘ |
| endYearApproximation | early 1970s ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| finalEditionSeason | 1970–71 ⓘ |
| finalEditionWinner |
Leeds United F.C.
ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds United
|
| firstFinalVenue |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
|
| firstSeason |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
1955–56 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
|
| governingBodyStatus | not officially recognised as UEFA competition ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup ⓘ |
| laterEligibility | club sides rather than city selections ⓘ |
| matchType | club competition ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClub | FC Barcelona ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClubTitles | 3 ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
A.S. Roma
ⓘ
surface form:
AS Roma
Arsenal F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Arsenal FC
Ferencvárosi TC ⓘ Leeds United F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds United
Newcastle United ⓘ Valencia CF ⓘ |
| notOrganisedBy | UEFA ⓘ |
| numberOfEditions | 13 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Fairs Cup Committee ⓘ |
| originalEligibility | teams representing cities hosting trade fairs ⓘ |
| purposeAtInception | promote international trade fairs through football ⓘ |
| recognisedByFIFA | yes ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
European Cup Winners’ Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Champions League ⓘ
surface form:
European Cup
|
| replacedBy |
UEFA Europa League
ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Cup
|
| sport | football ⓘ |
| startYearApproximation | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| successor |
UEFA Europa League
ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Cup
UEFA Europa League ⓘ |
| trophyPlayoff | 1971 play-off between Barcelona and Leeds United for permanent trophy ⓘ |
| trophyPlayoffWinner | FC Barcelona ⓘ |
| uefaOfficialStatus | not counted in official UEFA club statistics ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1955–56 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
this entity surface form:
Fairs Cup
this entity surface form:
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final