1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
![]() Ball used in the final (FC Barcelona Museum) | |
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 4 June 1955 – 1 May 1958 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() (Later recognized as FC Barcelona) (1st title) |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 93 (4.04 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (4 goals each) |
The first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup took place over three seasons from 1955 to 1958. The competition began with a group stage with each team playing home and away against each other. Due to the competition rules which stated only one side from each city was allowed to compete, many cities with several football clubs picked the best players from those teams to create a city representative side. One of these, the London XI, went on to reach the final where they were beaten over two legs by the Barcelona XI (later recognized as FC Barcelona).
Group stage[]
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
(W) Withdrew from the competition
(W) Withdrew from the competition
Barcelona XI ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Areta ![]() Tejada ![]() Villaverde ![]() Kubala ![]() |
Report | Lundberg ![]() |
Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona
KBU Copenhagen XI ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Lundberg ![]() |
Report | Villaverde ![]() |
Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
Internazionale ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Arena Civica, Milan[1]
Zagreb XI ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | ![]() |
Zagreb
Group C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 2 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
(W) Withdrew from the competition
(W) Withdrew from the competition
Leipzig XI ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() |
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![]() Konzack ![]() Krause ![]() ![]() |
Report | ![]() Rey ![]() Eschmann ![]() |
Leipzig
Lausanne-Sport ![]() | 7–3 | ![]() |
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![]() Eschmann ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | ![]() Konzack ![]() ![]() |
Lausanne
Group D[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 2 |
Source:[citation needed]
London XI ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Jezzard ![]() Robson ![]() |
Report | Pfaff ![]() Kaufhold ![]() |
Wembley Stadium, London
Basel XI ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Allemann ![]() ![]() Hugi ![]() Burger ![]() |
Report | Kraus ![]() Mayer ![]() |
Basel
Knockout stage[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 4 (1) | |||||
![]() | 4 (2) | |||||
- Teams playing first leg at home shown first.
- Birmingham City and Barcelona required a play-off after their semi-final finished level on aggregate. The play-off was played in Switzerland.
Semi-finals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lausanne-Sport ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Birmingham City ![]() |
4–41 | ![]() |
4–3 | 0–1 |
1 Barcelona beat Birmingham City 2–1 in a play-off to qualify for the Final.
First leg[]
Birmingham City ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Eddy Brown ![]() Orritt ![]() Murphy ![]() |
Report | Tejada ![]() Evaristo ![]() Martínez ![]() |
St Andrew's, Birmingham
Second leg[]
Barcelona XI ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Kubala ![]() |
Report |
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Play-off
Final[]
First leg[]
London XI ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Greaves ![]() Langley ![]() |
Martínez ![]() Tejada ![]() |
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 45,466
Referee: (Switzerland)
Second leg[]
Barcelona XI ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Suárez ![]() Martínez ![]() Evaristo ![]() Vergés ![]() |
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: (Switzerland)
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Blues in Europe – Part One 1956–1958". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011.
- ^ EC 1 & Fairs Cup 1595-1960. International Federation of Football History & Statistics. pp. 158–171.
- ^ Velasco, Santiago. "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58 (game details)". linguasport.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
External links[]
- UEFA Inter-Cities Fair Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Seasons 1955-58 – results, protocols
- website eurocups-uefa.ru Fairs' Cup Seasons 1955-58 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1955–58 Fairs' Cup
Categories:
- 1955–56 in European football
- 1956–57 in European football
- 1957–58 in European football
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup seasons