1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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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, a London XI, went on to reach the final where they were beaten over two legs by the Spanish club Barcelona.
Contents
Group stage
Group A
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23x15px Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 |
2 | Copenhagen XI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
3 | Vienna XI | Vienna XI withdrew from the competition. |
25 December 1955
|
Barcelona 23x15px | 6–2 | KBU Copenhagen XI |
---|---|---|
Areta 8', 10' Tejada 40', 80' Villaverde 40' Kubala 59' |
(Report) | Lundberg 65', 75' |
Group B
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Birmingham City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
2 | Internazionale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
3 | Zagreb XI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Group C
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lausanne Sports | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 2 |
2 | Leipzig XI | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 2 |
3 | Cologne XI | Cologne XI withdrew from the competition |
6 March 1956
|
Leipzig XI | 6–3 | Lausanne Sports |
---|---|---|
Walter 5' Konzack 9', 82' Krause 23', 36' Fettke 69' |
(Report) | Maillard 11' Rey 31' Eschmann 43' |
21 October 1956
|
Lausanne Sports | 7–3 | Leipzig XI |
---|---|---|
Tedeschi 28' Eschmann 37', 43', 55' Moser 38' Stefano 60', 62' |
(Report) | Walter 13' Konzack 58' Frohlich 70' |
Group D
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | London XI | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
2 | Frankfurt XI | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Basel XI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 2 |
26 October 1955
|
London XI | 3–2 | Frankfurt XI |
---|---|---|
Jezzard 46', 86' Robson 60' |
Report | Pfaff 25' Kaufhold 30' |
20 June 1956
|
Frankfurt XI | 5–1 | Basel XI |
---|---|---|
Buchenau 19', 80' Pfaff 31', 73' Herrmann 52' |
Report | Hugi 35' |
12 June 1957
|
Basel XI | 6–2 | Frankfurt XI |
---|---|---|
Allemann 3', 47', 66' Sanmann 33' Hugi 64' Burger 88' |
(Report) | Kraus 32' Mayer 65' |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
Lausanne Sports | 2 | ||||||
London XI | 3 | ||||||
London XI | 2 | ||||||
23x15px Barcelona | 8 | ||||||
Birmingham City | 4 (1) | ||||||
23x15px Barcelona | 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 Sports | 2-3 | London XI | 2–1 | 0–2 |
Birmingham City | 4–41 | 23x15px Barcelona | 4–3 | 0–1 |
1 Barcelona beat Birmingham City 2–1 in a play-off to qualify for the Final.
First leg
23 October 1957
|
Birmingham City | 4–3 | 23x15px Barcelona |
---|---|---|
Eddy Brown 2' Orritt 33' Murphy 35', 60' |
Report | Tejada 12' Evaristo 27' Martínez 40' |
Second leg
Play-off
Final
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First leg
Second leg
References
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