Fairs' Cup

Originally set up as a competition for cities where international fairs were held and unrelated to final placings in national competitions (two traditional Dutch participants were D.O.S. of Utrecht and D.W.S. of Amsterdam, both rather insignificant in the league). The first few cups also saw the entry of several "city" teams, usually consisting of players of the better clubs of that city (Copenhagen for instance), some actually club teams. In the last three years known as "Runners Up Cup", with the participating teams already related to placings in domestic leagues. In 1971 replaced by the UEFA Cup.

Palmares

1955/58 Barcelona
1958/60 Barcelona
1960/61 Roma
1961/62 Valencia
1962/63 Valencia
1963/64 Real Zaragoza
1964/65 Ferencváros
1965/66 Barcelona
1966/67 Dinamo Zagreb
1967/68 Leeds United
1968/69 Newcastle United
1969/70 Arsenal
1970/71 Leeds United

Clubwise list of winners

Barcelona                 3

Leeds United              2
Valencia                  2

Arsenal                   1
Dinamo Zagreb             1
Ferencváros               1
Newcastle United          1
Real Zaragoza             1
Roma                      1

Countrywise list of winners

Spain                     6

England                   4

Hungary                   1
Italy                     1
Yugoslavia                1

Finals

55/58   London             2-2 Barcelona
        Barcelona          6-0 London
58/60   Birmingham City    0-0 Barcelona
        Barcelona          4-1 Birmingham City
60/61   Birmingham         2-2 Roma
        Roma               2-0 Birmingham
61/62   Valencia           6-2 Barcelona
        Barcelona          1-1 Valencia
62/63   Dinamo Zagreb      1-2 Valencia
        Valencia           2-0 Dinamo Zagreb
63/64   Real Zaragoza      2-1 Valencia
64/65   Ferencváros        1-0 Juventus
65/66   Barcelona          0-1 Real Zaragoza
        Real Zaragoza      2-4 Barcelona                   [aet]
66/67   Dinamo Zagreb      2-0 Leeds United
        Leeds United       0-0 Dinamo Zagreb
67/68   Leeds United       1-0 Ferencvaros
        Ferencvaros        0-0 Leeds United
68/69   Newcastle United   3-0 Újpesti Dózsa
        Újpesti Dózsa      2-3 Newcastle United
69/70   Anderlecht         3-1 Arsenal
        Arsenal            3-0 Anderlecht
70/71   Juventus           2-2 Leeds United
        Leeds United       1-1 Juventus

            win   fin
Spain        6      9
England      4      8
Hungary      1      3
Italy        1      3
Yugoslavia   1      2
Belgium             1
            13     26

About this document

With thanks to Stĺle Volleng

Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 17 Sep 2020