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| Wed, 14 May 2008 8:00 PM |
UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup Final
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The UEFA Cup was first called Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, held between 1955 and 1958. It
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 with Tottenham Hotspur F.C. being the first winner of the
UEFA Cup. However, the 'one club per city' rule was only rescinded in 1975; Everton had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 UEFA Cup 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.
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