The 1961–62 Intertoto Cup was the first

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, a football tournament for

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an clubs that would otherwise not have a European competition to compete in. The inaugural tournament was won by

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, who defeated

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in the final. The competition was contested by 32 clubs, almost exclusively from central Europe – Austria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden entered four clubs each; Poland entered two; and West Germany entered six clubs. Eventually the final became a clash between Dutch rivals

and

Teams location

Group stage

The teams were divided into eight groups of four clubs each. The groups were themselves divided geographically as 'A' for eastern countries (

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Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

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, and

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) and 'B' for western countries (the

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, Sweden and Switzerland). Teams from

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were placed in both sections. The eight group winners (in bold in the tables below) advanced to the knock-out rounds, with the four 'A' winners being drawn against the four 'B' winners.

Group A1

Group A2

Group A3

Group A4

Group B1

Group B2

Group B3

Group B4

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Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Played over one leg, in Amsterdam.

External links

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