The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued after the 2008 tournament. Teams who originally would have entered the Intertoto Cup now directly enter the qualifying stages of the UEFA Europa League from this point.

The tournament was founded in 1961–62, but was only taken over by UEFA in 1995.

Any club who wished to participate had to apply for entry, with the highest placed club (by league position in their domestic league) at the end of the season entering the competition. The club didn't necessarily have to be ranked directly below the clubs which had qualified for another UEFA competition; if the club which was in that position did not apply, they would not be eligible to compete, with the place instead going to the club which did apply.

The cup billed itself as providing both an opportunity for clubs who otherwise would not get the chance to enter the UEFA Cup and as an opportunity for sports lotteries (or pools) to continue during the summer. This reflects its background, which was as a tournament solely for football pools. In 1995, the tournament came under official UEFA sanctioning and UEFA Cup qualification places were granted. Initially, two were provided; this was increased to three after one year; but in 2006, it was again increased to the final total of 11.

History

The Intertoto Cup was the idea of the later FIFA vice-president and founder of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Ernst B. Thommen, and the Austrian coach Karl Rappan, who coached the Swiss national team at the 1938 FIFA World Cup and the Austrian national team at the 1954 World Cup. The "Cup for the Cupless" was also heavily promoted by the Swiss newspaper ''Sport''. It derived its name from ''Toto'', the German term for Football pool.

Thommen, who had set up football betting pools in Switzerland in 1932, had a major interest in having purposeful matches played in the summer break. UEFA were initially disinclined to support the tournament, finding its betting background distasteful; nevertheless they permitted the new tournament but refrained from getting officially involved. Clubs which qualified for one of the official continental competitions, such as the European Champions Cups and Cup Winners Cup, were not allowed to participate.

The first tournament was held in 1961 as the International Football Cup (IFC). Initially the Cup had a group stage, which led to knock-out matches culminating in a final. By 1967, it had become difficult to organize the games, and so the knock-out rounds and the final were scrapped, leaving the tournament without a single winner. Instead, group winners received prizes of CHF10,000-15,000.

By 1995, UEFA had reconsidered its opinion, took official control of the tournament and changed its format. Initially, two winners were given a place in the UEFA Cup. The success of one of the first winners, Bordeaux, in reaching the final of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup encouraged UEFA to add a third UEFA Cup place in 1996.

Many clubs disliked the competition and saw it as disruptive in the preparation for the new season. As a consequence, they did not nominate themselves for participation even if entitled. In particular, following its 1995 relaunch, clubs in England were skeptical about the competition; after initially being offered three places in the cup, all English top division teams rejected the chance to take part. Following the threat of bans of English teams from all UEFA competitions, the situation was eventually resolved with three English clubs entering weakened teams, and none of them qualifying.

In following years, UEFA made it possible for nations to forfeit Intertoto places. For example, in 1998, Scotland, San Marino and Moldova forfeited their places, and England, Portugal, and Greece forfeited one of their two, Crystal Palace being the sole English entrant despite finishing bottom of the Premiership. Other clubs have built upon their success in the UI Cup, following it up with great campaigns in the UEFA Cup. Furthermore, UEFA rejected this assertion that the tournament is disruptive. They point out that in the 2004–05 season, two of the three 2004 Intertoto Cup winners went on to qualify directly for the Champions League, whilst the 3rd one qualified by winning its 3rd qualifying round tie (Schalke and Lille directly, Villarreal by winning their 3rd qualifying round tie).

In December 2007, following the election of new UEFA president Michel Platini, it was announced that the Intertoto Cup would be abolished as of 2009. This was a part of a range of changes that were to be made to the UEFA Cup/Champions League System. Instead of teams qualifying for the Intertoto Cup, they will now qualify directly for the qualifying stages of the UEFA Europa League, which was expanded to four rounds to accommodate them.

Qualification

Format

When the competition was taken over by UEFA in 1995, the format was both a group stage and a knock-out stage; 60 teams were split into 12 groups of five with the 16 best teams then contesting the knock-out stage with two-legged ties at each stage, the two winning finalists qualifying for the UEFA Cup. In 1996 and 1997, just the 12 group winners entered the knock-out round, with now three finalists advancing. Nations were allocated places according to their UEFA coefficients, much as with other UEFA tournaments.

The group stage was scrapped for the 1998 tournament, which became a straight knock-out tournament, with clubs from more successful nations entering at a later stage. This arrangement lasted until 2005.

From the 2006 tournament, the format for the Cup changed. There were three rounds instead of the previous five, and the 11 winning teams from the third round went through to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The clubs which were furthest in the UEFA Cup would each be awarded with a trophy. The first club that received that trophy (a plaque) was Newcastle United.

Only one team from each national association was allowed to enter. However, if one or more nations did not take up their place, the possibility was left open for nations to have a second entrant. Seedings and entry were determined by each association. Teams from the weakest federations entered at the first round stage, while those from mid-level federations entered in the second round, and those from the strongest federations entered in the third round.

Winners

Winners by years

2006–2008

Listed are all 11 teams that won the Intertoto Cup, qualifying for the UEFA Cup.

!Year	Winners
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rowspan=2	Hamburger SV	Atlético Madrid
rowspan="2"						Hertha BSC
Kayserispor

1995–2005

''The results shown are the aggregate total over three legs. ''Listed are all 2-3 teams that won the final matches, qualifying them for the UEFA Cup.

Year	Winners	Runners-Up	Result
Rowspan=3			1 – 0
	CFR Cluj	4 – 2
		5 – 3
Rowspan=3			2 – 0 (after extra time)
		3 – 1
	Atlético Madrid
Rowspan=3			2 – 0
		2 – 1
		3 – 0
Rowspan=3			2 – 1
		5 – 3
		2 – 1
Rowspan=3			5 – 2
		1 – 1 (away goals)
		4 – 4 (away goals)
Rowspan=3			6 – 4
Celta de Vigo		4 – 3
		3 – 1
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		4 – 2
		3 – 2
Rowspan=3			4 – 1
		2 – 1
	Ruch Chorzów	3 – 0
Rowspan=3			2 – 1
		4 – 2
		2 – 0
Rowspan=3		Standard Liège	3 – 2
		2 – 2 (away goals)
		2 – 2 (away goals)
Rowspan=2			7 – 2
		4 – 2

1967–94

During this time there were no competition winners, as only group stages were contested. The outright winners (determined by their best champions) are marked in bold

Non-Region System (1969 1971-94)

Year

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Group 10

Group 11

Group 12

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Slavia Prague

Dynamo Dresden

–

–

–

–

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Karlsruher SC

Slavia Prague

–

–

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Neuchâtel Xamax

Boldklubben 1903

–

–

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Neuchâtel Xamax

Lech Poznań

GAIS

–

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Boldklubben 1903

–

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Ikast FS

Karlsruher SC

Bayer Uerdingen

–

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Pogoń Szczecin

–

–

–

–

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Fortuna Düsseldorf

Lech Poznań

Slavia Prague

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Górnik Zabrze

–

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Fortuna Düsseldorf

Standard Liège

GKS Katowice

–

–

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Pogoń Szczecin

–

–

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Standard Liège

Widzew Łódź

–

–

–

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Wiener Sportclub

Standard Liège

Stuttgarter Kickers

–

–

–

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Standard Liège

Malmö FF

–

–

–

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Eintracht Braunschweig

–

–

–

–

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Slavia Prague

Eintracht Braunschweig

Malmö FF

Lokomotiva Košice

Grazer AK

–

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–

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Slavia Prague

Pogoń Szczecin

–

–

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Widzew Łódź

–

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Eintracht Braunschweig

Zagłębie Sosnowiec

–

–

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Malmö FF

Standard Liège

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–

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Feyenoord

Wisła Kraków

–

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Slavia Prague

Eintracht Braunschweig

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Stal Mielec

Eintracht Braunschweig

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Malmö FF

Szombierki Bytom

SpVgg Fürth

Wisła Kraków

Odra Opole

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–

–

Region System (1967-68, 1970)

Year

Group A1

Group A2

Group A3

Group A4

Group A5

Group A6

Group B1

Group B2

Group B3

Group B4

Group B5

Group B6

Group B7

Group B8

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MVV

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Eintracht Braunschweig

Slavia Prague

Wisła Kraków

Polonia Bytom

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Feyenoord

ADO Den Haag

Odra Opole

Eintracht Braunschweig

Legia Warsaw

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Feyenoord

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–

Zagłębie Sosnowiec

Polonia Bytom

Ruch Chorzów

Fortuna Düsseldorf

1961–67

''The results shown are the aggregate total over two legs unless otherwise noted.''

!Season	!Winners	!Runner-Up	!Results
Intertoto Cup 1966–67	1966–67	Eintracht Frankfurt	FK Inter Bratislava>Inter Bratislava
Intertoto Cup 1965–66	1965–66		IFK Norrköping
Intertoto Cup 1964–65	1964–65	Polonia Bytom	1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig>SC Leipzig
Intertoto Cup 1963–64	1963–64		Polonia Bytom
Intertoto Cup 1962–63	1962–63		Calcio Padova>Padova
Intertoto Cup 1961-62	1961–62		Feyenoord

Winners by nation

From 2006 onwards, the final round was no longer termed as the "Final", but instead simply as the "Third Round". In addition, there were 11 winners, compared to three under the old system. The clubs which progressed furthest in the UEFA Cup were awarded with a trophy (plaque).

style="text-align:left" Colspan=2	Nation	Winners And Group Champions	Runners-Up And Group Runners-Up	Winning And Group Champion Clubs	Runner-Up And Group Runners-Up Clubs
	Czechoslovakia	47	18	Banik Ostrava (5), Inter Bratislava (4), Košice (5), Slovan Bratislava (7), Nitra (3), Slavia Prague (4), Lokomotiva Kosice (2), Union Teplice (3), Zilina, Jednota Trencin (2), Spartak Trnava (4), Zbrojovka Brno (3), Tatran Prešov, Bohemnians Prague (2), Sparta Prague	Inter Bratislava (3), Jednota Trencin, Union Teplice, Dukla Prague, Košice, Zilina (2), Slavia Prague (3), Bohemnians Prague (4), Spartak Trnava, Zbrojovka Brno
	West Germany	24	22	Eintracht Braunschweig (5), Eintracht Frankfurt (2), Fortuna Düsseldorf, Hamburg (3), Hertha Berlin (3), Hannover (3), Nuremberg, Duisburg (4), Kaiserslatuern, Werder Bremen	Borussia Dortmund, Kaiserslatuern (5), Schalke 04, SpVgg Fürth, Werder Bremen (3), 1860 Münich, Hannover, Hertha Berlin (3), Duisburg (3), Kickers Offenbach, Eintracht Frankfurt, Fortuna Düsseldorf
	France	19	8	Auxerre (2), Bastia, Bordeaux, Guingamp, Lens (2), Lille (2), Lyon, Marseille (3), Montpellier, Paris Saint-Germain, Rennes, Strasbourg, Troyes, Saint-Etienne	Auxerre, Lille, Metz, Montpellier, RCF Paris, Rennes, Bordeaux, Saint-Etienne
	Poland	18	20	Legia Warsaw, Odra Opole (2), Polonia Bytom (3), Ruch Chorzów, Szombierki Bytom, Wisla Kraków (3), Zaglebie Sosnowiec (3), Rybnik (2), Widzew Lodz, Pogoń Szczecin	Gwardia Warsaw, Katowice (2), Polonia Bytom (2), Ruch Chorzów (2), Szombierki Bytom, Zaglebie Sosnowiec (3), Odra Opole, Wisla Kraków, Gornik Zabrze (2), Legia Warsaw (3), LKS Lodz (2)
	Sweden	18	14	Elfsborg (2), Gothenburg (2), Hammarby, Malmö FF (5), Norrköpping (2), Öster (4), Atvidaberg, Djurgarden, Halmstad (2)	Atvidaberg (2), Halmstad, Norrköping, Kalmar, Örebro, Öster (2), Malmö FF (4), Landskroma (2), Gothenburg
	Germany	10	4	Hamburg (2), Hertha BSC, Karlsruhe, Schalke 04 (2), Stuttgart (3), Werder Bremen	Duisburg, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Wolfsburg
	Austria	8	22	Rapid Wien, Ried, Sturm Graz, Austria Salzburg, VÖEST Linz (2), Tirol Innsbruck, Grazer AK	Tirol Innsbruck (5), Pasching, Austria Salzburg (3), LASK Linz (3), Wiener Sportclub, Rapid Vienna, Austria Vienna, First Vienna (2), VÖEST Linz (2), Austria Klafengurt, Sturm Graz (2)
	Portugal	8	12	Braga, Belenenses (2), CUF (3), Leiria, Sporting	Belenenses (2), CUF (2), Leiria, Vitória Guimarães (5), Vitória Setúbal (2)
	Netherlands	8	11	ADO Den Haag, Ajax (2), Feyenoord (3), MVV, Twente	ADO Den Haag (3), Armsterdam, Feyenoord, Groningen, Heerenveen, NAC Breda, Utrecht, PSV, Twente
	Switzerland	8	8	Grasshopper (3), Lugano, Zürich (3), Young Boys	Basel, Grasshopper (3), Grenchen, Lausanne Sports, Sion, Zürich
	Spain	7	5	Celta de Vigo, Málaga, Valencia, Villarreal (2), Atlético Madrid, Deportivo La Coruña, Español	Atlético Madrid, Deportivo La Coruña, Valencia, Villarreal
	Denmark	6	9	AaB, Frem (2), KB, OB, Silkeborg	OB, Frem, KB (3), Hvidovre, Esbjerg (2),Vejle
	Italy	6	4	Bologna, Juventus, Napoli, Perugia, Sampdoria, Udinese	Bologna, Brescia, Padova, Torino
	England	6	1	Aston Villa (2), Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Newcastle United, West Ham United	Newcastle United
	Israel	5	2	Maccabi Netanya (4), Maccabi Haifa (1)	Maccabi Petah Tikva, Bnei Sakhnin
	Belgium	3	12	Lierse, Standard Liège (2)	Anderlecht, Beveren-Waas, Gent (2), RCD Molenbeek, Standard Liège (7)
	Bulgaria	3	6	Slavia Sofia, Pirin Blagoevgrad, Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa	Cherno More Varna, Chernomorets Burgas, Slavia Sofia (3), Marek Dupnitsa
	East Germany	3	5	Lokomotive Leipzig, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Empor Rostock	Carl Zeiss Jena (2), Dynamo Dresden, Lokomotive Leipzig (2)
	Romania	2	3	Oţelul Galaţi, Vaslui	CFR Cluj, Farul Constanţa, Gloria Bistriţa
	Yugoslavia	2	3	Celik Zenica, Vojvodina	Vojvodina (2), Sloboda Tuzla
	Turkey	1	2	Kayserispor	Sivasspor, Trabzonspor
	Norway	1	2	Rosenborg	Lillestrøm, Bryne IL
	Cyprus	1		Ethnikos Achna
	Kazakhstan	1		Tobol Kostanay
	Slovenia	1		Maribor
	Russia		5		FC Moscow, Saturn, Rotor Volgograd, Rubin Kazan, Zenit St. Petersburg
	Greece		3		Larisa, OFI Crete, Panionios
	Ukraine		3		Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Chornomorets Odessa, Tavriya Simferopol
	Czech Republic		2		Sigma Olomouc, Slovan Liberec
	Moldova		2		Dacia Chişinău, Tiraspol
	Croatia		1		Segesta
	FR Yugoslavia		1		Vojvodina
	Hungary		1		Budapest Honvéd
	Lithuania		1		Vėtra
	Latvia		1		Riga
	Scotland		1		Hibernian
	Serbia		1		Hajduk Kula

See also

List of UEFA Intertoto Cup winning managers

List of confederation and inter-confederation club competition winners

UEFA club competition records

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Europa League

References

External links

Official UEFA site

Official lotteries site

Soccernet guide to Intertoto Cup: Part 1 and Part 2

Enrico Siboni Web Site - Winners of UEFA Intertoto Cup

Category:Recurring events disestablished in 2008 Intertoto Cup

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