The first
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, sometimes referred to as the European Fairs Cup, Fairs Cities' Cup, or simply as the Fairs Cup, was a European Association football, football competition played between 1955 and 1971. It is often considered the predecess ...
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
The London XI was a football team that represented the city of London in the 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
The competition began in 1955, and the first tournament took three years to complete. The entrants were the major football team of ...
, went on to reach the final where they were beaten over two legs by the
Barcelona XI (later recognized as
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded ...
).
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
*''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
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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Semi-finals
1 Barcelona beat Birmingham City 2–1 in a play-off to qualify for the Final.
First leg
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Second leg
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Play-off
Final
First leg
Second leg
Notes
References
External links
UEFA Inter-Cities Fair Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationInter-Cities Fairs Cup Seasons 1955-58 – results, protocols* website eurocups-uefa.r
Fairs' Cup Seasons 1955-58 – results, protocols* website Football Archiv
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Inter-Cities Fairs Cup seasons