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{{Short description|European annual club football tournament (1955–1971)}}
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{{infobox football tournament 
| name                 = Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
| image                = Col·leccions_del_Museu_del_FC_Barcelona_14.jpg
| caption= Fairs Cup Trophy ([[FC Barcelona Museum|Barcelona Museum]]). It bears the French name of the tournament, ''Coupe Internationale des Villes de Foires'' ("International Fairs Cities Cup").<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I73gDwAAQBAJ&dq=Coupe+International+des+Villes+de+Foires&pg=PT13|title=Nottingham Forest Miscellany|first=Pete|last=Attaway|date=December 8, 2012|publisher=eBook Partnership|isbn=9781909178373|via=Google Books|access-date=April 14, 2022|archive-date=May 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517084955/https://books.google.com/books?id=I73gDwAAQBAJ&dq=Coupe+International+des+Villes+de+Foires&pg=PT13|url-status=live}}</ref>
| organiser            = Fairs Cup Committee
| founded              = {{start date and age|1955}}
| abolished            = {{end date and age|1971}}
| region               = Europe
| number of teams      = 12 (first edition)<br>64 (last edition)
| related comps = {{nowrap|[[UEFA Cup]] (successor)}}
| current champions    = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]<br>(2nd title)
| most successful club = {{flagicon|SPA|1945}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]<br/>(3 titles)
| website              =
}}
The '''Inter-Cities Fairs Cup''', most commonly referred to as the '''Fairs Cup''' and sometimes as the '''European Fairs Cup''' or '''Fairs Cities' Cup''',<ref>{{cite news |title=British Cup next season |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4JRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2435,3689559 |date=19 March 1970 |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |access-date=14 September 2015 |page=6 |archive-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223165417/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4JRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2435,3689559 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iAahhYboUUEC&q=%22Fairs+Cities+Cup%22|title=German International|date=March 17, 1971|publisher=Heinz Moeller-Verlag|via=Google Books|access-date=April 14, 2022|archive-date=May 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517084954/https://books.google.com/books?id=iAahhYboUUEC&q=%22Fairs+Cities+Cup%22|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JxZJAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Fairs+Cities+Cup%22|title=Football in London|first=David Robert|last=Prole|date=March 17, 1964|publisher=R. Hale|via=Google Books|access-date=April 14, 2022|archive-date=May 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517084954/https://books.google.com/books?id=JxZJAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Fairs+Cities+Cup%22|url-status=live}}</ref> was a European [[association football|football]] competition played between 1955 and 1971. The Fairs Cup was the idea of [[FIFA]] vice-president and executive committee member [[Ernst Thommen]], [[Italian Football Federation]] president and FIFA executive committee member [[Ottorino Barassi]] and English [[The Football Association|Football Association]] general secretary, [[Stanley Rous]]. As the name suggests, the competition was set up to promote international [[trade fair]]s. Friendly games were regularly held between teams from cities holding trade fairs and it was from these games that the competition evolved. Initially, the competition was only open to cities that hosted trade fairs, and where the cities' clubs finished in their national league had no relevance. Early competitions also featured a "one city, one team" rule, with some teams selected from multiple clubs.
Due to the one city one club rule, in several seasons [[London]] entered a team that consisted of mixed players from various London clubs, the team was called [[London XI]].

After 1964, teams qualified based on league position. The winning team received the Noel Beard Trophy (''Trophée Noel Beard''), named for the [[cutlery|cutler]] who designed it.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gameofthepeople.com/2016/08/03/homage-to-an-unloved-prize/ |title=Homage to an unloved prize |website=Game of the People |date=3 August 2016 |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-date=11 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511231410/https://gameofthepeople.com/2016/08/03/homage-to-an-unloved-prize/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The competition was organised by the Fairs Cup Committee which was led by some FIFA executives until 1971, when it was superseded by the UEFA-organised [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]].<ref name="Vieli 2014 44">{{harvtxt|Vieli|2014|p=44}}</ref><ref name=UEFADIRECT/> According to UEFA general secretary [[Hans Bangerter]], "The competition was very successful but the time came when the UEFA Executive Committee thought that such a major competition should be governed and organised by UEFA itself, which could ensure that standard rules were followed and could deal with refereeing and disciplinary matters."

==History==
===Spanish era===
The first competition was to be held over two seasons to avoid clashes with national leagues fixtures. Because it was also intended to coincide with trade fairs, it ran over into a third year. It commenced in 1955 and finished in 1958. Cities that entered teams included [[Barcelona]], [[Basel]], [[Birmingham]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Vienna]], [[Cologne]], [[Lausanne]], [[Leipzig]], [[London]], [[Milan]], and [[Zagreb]]. The first competition included a group stage and also featured some city representative teams instead of clubs. The eventual finalists were the city of [[Barcelona]], dubbed Barcelona XI, and a [[London XI]]. While the latter side consisted of players from 11 clubs, the former was effectively [[FC Barcelona]]. After a 2&ndash;2 draw at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], Barcelona emerged triumphant after winning the return 6&ndash;0. A second tournament took place between 1958 and 1960. This time, the group stage format was abandoned in favour of a knockout tournament. Barcelona retained the cup, beating [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] 4&ndash;1 in the final.

The third tournament was held over the course of the 1960&ndash;61 season and all subsequent tournaments were completed over one season. The season also saw the holders, Barcelona, compete in both the Fairs Cup and [[1960–61 European Cup|European Cup]]. During the early days of European competition, these tournaments were effectively rivals and there was little or no co-ordination between the administrators running them. The [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] quickly established itself as the premier club competition, largely because it had the advantage of featuring national league champions and was completed in a single season from the very start. The efforts of Barcelona ended in failure in both competitions. In the Fairs Cup quarter-finals, they lost 7&ndash;6 on aggregate to [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]], while in the European Cup, they were beaten in the final by [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]. [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] took three games to beat Hibernian in the semi-finals before they progressed to the final. Birmingham City reached their second final in two years but once again they were defeated. After a 2&ndash;2 draw at home, they lost 2–0 to Roma in the return.

The 1961&ndash;62 season saw the rules amended to allow three teams from each country to enter. The "one city, one team" rule was abandoned and two teams represented each of [[Edinburgh]], Milan, and Barcelona (respectively Hibernian and [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]], [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] and [[A.C. Milan]], and FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol). This increase in teams resulted in Spanish teams continuing to dominate the competition. FC Barcelona were now regularly joined by [[Valencia CF]] and [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]. These three clubs won the competition six times between them from 1958 to 1966. The Fairs Cup saw three all-Spanish finals in 1962, 1964, and 1966. The 1962 final saw Valencia CF beat FC Barcelona 7&ndash;3 on aggregate and in 1963 they retained the title after beating [[NK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] with a 4&ndash;1 aggregate score. They reached their third final in 1964 but lost 2&ndash;1 to Zaragoza in a single game at the [[Camp Nou]].

The 1965 tournament saw a record entry of 48 teams, testimony to the growing status of the Fairs Cup. It also produced only the second final not to feature a Spanish team. [[Ferencvárosi TC]] of Hungary beat [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] in another single-game final. The 1966 competition attracted attention for all the wrong reasons. [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] were pelted with rubbish at Roma and [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] fought a bruising encounter with Valencia CF which ended with three dismissals. Leeds also had [[Johnny Giles]] sent off in the semi-final against Zaragoza. The final saw FC Barcelona beat Zaragoza 4&ndash;3 on aggregate.

===English era===
The 1967 tournament saw the emergence of English clubs with Leeds United reaching the final. Although they lost to Dinamo Zagreb, they returned the following season and defeated Ferencvárosi TC to become the first English club to win the competition. The subsequent victories of [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and a second win for Leeds United saw English clubs winning the last four Fairs Cup tournaments. The last final saw Leeds United declared winners on away goals after drawing with Juventus 3&ndash;3 on aggregate.

===UEFA Cup===
In the 1971&ndash;72 season the competition was abolished and replaced by the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] after UEFA revised the entry regulations and concluded that the "one city, one team" rule related with the Fairs Cup must be abolished,<ref name=Vieli>{{harvtxt|Vieli|2014|p=45}}</ref> which had had a particularly bad effect on English entrants for 1969&ndash;70, when Liverpool (2nd), Arsenal (4th), [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (7th), and Newcastle United (9th-also holders) got the places, at the expense of [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (3rd), [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (5th), [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] (6th), and [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] (8th). [[English Football League|The Football League]] upheld the geographic rule until 1975, when UEFA pressured the League to drop it or face sanctions. Everton that year, having come 4th, would have been excluded from the competition due to Liverpool's 2nd-place finish.<ref>{{cite news|title=Everton to replace Stoke in UEFA Cup|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0oMuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e30FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3071%2C5420035|newspaper=New Sunday Times|publisher=New Straits Times Press|location=Kuala Lumpur|page=15|agency=Reuters|date=8 June 1975|access-date=15 January 2015|archive-date=7 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307085750/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0oMuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e30FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3071%2C5420035|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Finals==
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* aet: [[overtime (sports)|after extra time]]
* {{color box|#ccffcc|border=silver}} [[goal difference|Aggregate score result]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: ;"
|-
!width= px|Ed.
!width= px|Season
!width= 150px|Champion
!width= 150px|Runner-up
!width= px|{{abbr|Score|Indicates home/away results, and goal difference}}
!width= 150px|Venue
!width= 100px|City
!width= px|Attend.
|-
| rowspan=3| {{center|1}} || rowspan=3|[[1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1955–58]] || rowspan=3|{{flagicon|SPA|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona XI]]'''{{refn|FC Barcelona participated in this first edition of the tournament representing the city of Barcelona, under the name "Barcelona XI", and using, not the colours of the club, but the colours of the city.<ref name="FCB">[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1958/05/02/pagina-1/646138/pdf.html "Cara y cruz de los ingleses"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304231708/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1958/05/02/pagina-1/646138/pdf.html |date=2016-03-04 }} at ''Mundo Deportivo'', p.1 – 2 May 1958</ref>|group=n1|name=barcaxi}} || rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London XI]] || {{center|2–2}} ||  [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] || [[London]] || 45,466
|-
| {{center|6–0}} ||[[Camp Nou]] || [[Barcelona]] ||70,000
|-
|  style="background-color:#ccffcc"| {{center|[[1958 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|8–2]]}} || colspan=3 style=background:#efefef| 
|-
| rowspan=3| {{center|2}} || rowspan=3|[[1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1958–60]] || rowspan=3|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]''' || rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] || {{center|0–0}} || |[[St Andrew's (stadium)|St Andrew's]] || [[Birmingham]] || 40,524
|-
| {{center|4–1}} ||[[Camp Nou]] || [[Barcelona]] ||70,000
|-
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"| {{center|[[1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|4–1]]}} || colspan=3 style=background:#efefef| 
|-
| rowspan=3| {{center|3}} || rowspan=3| [[1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1960–61]] || rowspan=3|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.S. Roma|Roma]]''' || rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] || {{center|2–2}} || |[[St Andrew's (stadium)|St Andrew's]] || [[Birmingham]] || 21,000
|-
| {{center|2–0}} || [[Stadio Olimpico]] || [[Rome]] || 60,000
|-
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"| {{center|[[1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|4–2]]}} || colspan=3 style=background:#efefef| 
|-
| rowspan=3| {{center|4}} || rowspan=3| [[1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1961–62]] || rowspan=3|{{fbaicon|SPA|1945}} '''[[Valencia CF|Valencia]]''' || rowspan=3| {{fbaicon|SPA|1945}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] || {{center|6–2}} || |[[Mestalla Stadium]] || [[Valencia]] || 65,000
|-
| {{center|1–1}} || [[Camp Nou]] || [[Barcelona]] || 60,000
|-
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"| {{center|[[1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|7–3]]}} || colspan=3 style=background:#efefef| 
|-
| rowspan=3| {{center|5}} || rowspan=3| [[1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1962–63]] || rowspan=3|{{fbaicon|SPA|1945}} '''[[Valencia CF|Valencia]]''' || rowspan=3| {{fbaicon|YUG}} [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] || {{center|2–1}} || |[[Stadion Maksimir]] || [[Zagreb]] || 40,000
|-
| {{center|2–0}} || [[Mestalla Stadium]] || [[Valencia]] || 55,000
|-
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"| {{center|[[1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|4–1]]}} || colspan=3 style=background:#efefef| 
|-
| {{center|6}} || [[1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1963–64]] || {{fbaicon|SPA|1945}} '''[[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]''' || {{fbaicon|SPA|1945}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] || {{center|[[1964 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|2–1]]}} || |[[Camp Nou]] || [[Barcelona]] || 50,000
|-
| {{center|7}} || [[1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1964–65]] || {{fbaicon|HUN}} '''[[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]''' || {{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] || {{center|[[1966 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|1–0]]}} || [[Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino|Stadio Comunale]] || [[Turin]] || 40,000
|-
| rowspan=3| {{center|8}} || rowspan=3| [[1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1965–66]] || rowspan=3|{{fbaicon|SPA|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]''' || rowspan=3| {{fbaicon|SPA|1945}} [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] || {{center|0–1}} || |[[Camp Nou]] || [[Barcelona]] || 50,000
|-
| {{center|4–2 {{aet}} }} || [[La Romareda]] || [[Zaragoza]] || 33,000
|-
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"| {{center|[[1966 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|4–3]]}} || colspan=3 style=background:#efefef| 
|-
| rowspan=3| {{center|9}} || rowspan=3| [[1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1966–67]] || rowspan=3|{{fbaicon|YUG}} '''[[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]''' || rowspan=3| {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] || {{center|2–0}} || |[[Stadion Maksimir]] || [[Zagreb]] || 32,000
|-
| {{center|0–0}} || [[Elland Road]] || [[Leeds]] || 35,604
|-
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"| {{center|[[1967 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|2–0]]}} || colspan=3 style=background:#efefef| 
|-
| rowspan=3| {{center|10}} || rowspan=3| [[1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1967–68]] || rowspan=3|{{fbaicon|ENG}} '''[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]''' || rowspan=3| {{fbaicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]] || {{center|1–0}} || [[Elland Road]] || [[Leeds]] || 25,268
|-
| {{center|0–0}} || [[Ferenc Puskás Stadium|Népstadion]] || [[Budapest]] || 76,000
|-
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"| {{center|[[1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|1–0]]}} || colspan=3 style=background:#efefef| 
|-
| rowspan=3| {{center|11}} || rowspan=3| [[1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1968–69]] || rowspan=3|{{fbaicon|ENG}} '''[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]''' || rowspan=3| {{fbaicon|HUN}} [[Újpest FC|Újpest]] || {{center|3–0}} || [[St James' Park]] || [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] || 60,000
|-
| {{center|3–2}} || [[Szusza Ferenc Stadion|Megyeri út]] || [[Budapest]] || 37,000
|-
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"| {{center|[[1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|6–2]]}} || colspan=3 style=background:#efefef| 
|-
| rowspan=3| {{center|12}} || rowspan=3| [[1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1969–70]] || rowspan=3|{{fbaicon|ENG}} '''[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]''' || rowspan=3| {{fbaicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] || {{center|1–3}} || [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium|Constant Vanden Stock]] || [[Anderlecht]] || 37,000
|-
| {{center|3–0}} || [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] || [[London]] || 51,612
|-
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"| {{center|[[1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|4–3]]}} || colspan=3 style=background:#efefef| 
|-
| rowspan=3| {{center|13}} || rowspan=3| [[1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1970–71]] || rowspan=3|{{fbaicon|ENG}} '''[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]''' || rowspan=3| {{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] || {{center|2–2}} || [[Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino|Stadio Comunale]] || [[Turin]] || 58,555
|-
| {{center|1–1}} || [[Elland Road]] || [[Leeds]] || 42,483
|-
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"| {{center|[[1971 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final|3–3]]}} || colspan=3 style=background:#efefef align=center| {{small|''Leeds United won on [[away goals rule|away goals]].''}}
|}
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==Trophy play-off match==
{{main article|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-Off}}
After the 1970–71 tournament, the last of the Fairs Cup, the competition was abolished and replaced with the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]].<ref name=UEFADIRECT>{{cite magazine |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/01d8-0f8426804f8a-11dd8e7d32bb-1000/uefadirect_85_05.2009_.pdf |title=Origins of the UEFA Cup |magazine=UEFA direct |editor-first=André |editor-last=Vieli |issue=85 |publisher=Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA) |location=Nyon |date=May 2009 |pages=10–11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408182509/https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/01d8-0f8426804f8a-11dd8e7d32bb-1000/uefadirect_85_05.2009_.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The Fairs Cup trophy had not been won by any club permanently, so a play-off match was organised to decide who would gain permanent possession of the original competition trophy. Before the match, then [[FIFA]] President Sir [[Stanley Rous]] presented silver insignia to the members of the 1958 title-winning side, [[FC Barcelona]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/09/21/n110920119316.html |title=40th anniversary of Fairs Cup victory |first=Manel |last=Tomás |date=21 September 2011 |publisher=FC Barcelona |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230104114/http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/09/21/n110920119316.html |archive-date=30 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk/matches/197109022.htm|title=Fairs Cup Trophy play off - Nou Camp|access-date=23 August 2019|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906204726/http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk/matches/197109022.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The one-off match was played on 22 September 1971, between the first ever Fairs Cup winners, Barcelona, and the last winners, [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]. Barcelona won this play-off 2–1.<ref name=UEFADIRECT/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: ;"
|-
!width= 50px|Year
!width= 150px|Champion
!width= px|Score
!width= 150px|Runner-up
!width= 120px|Venue
!width= 100px|City
!width= px|Attend.
|-
| [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-Off|1971]] || {{fbicon|SPA|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]''' || {{center|2–1}} || {{fbicon|England}} [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] || [[Camp Nou]] || [[Barcelona]] || 45,000
|}

==Performances==
===By club===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope=col|Club
!scope=col|Winners
!scope=col|Runners-up
!scope=col class="unsortable"|Winning years
!scope=col class="unsortable"|Runner-up years
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align=center|3
|align=center|1
|[[1958 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1958]], [[1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1960]], [[1966 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1966]]
|[[1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1962]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|align=center|2
|align=center|1
|[[1962 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1962]], [[1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1963]]
|[[1964 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1964]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leeds United]]
|align=center|2
|align=center|1
|[[1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1968]], [[1971 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1971]]
|[[1967 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1967]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|[[1964 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1964]]
|[[1966 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1966]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|[[1965 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1965]]
|[[1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1968]] 
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|[[1967 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1967]]
|[[1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1963]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|[[1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1961]]
|
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|[[1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1969]]
|
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|[[1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1970]]
|
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|
|[[1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1960]], [[1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1961]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|
|[[1965 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1965]], [[1971 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1971]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[London XI]]
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|
|[[1958 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1958]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Újpest FC|Újpest]]
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|
|[[1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1969]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|
|[[1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1970]]
|}

===By nation===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope=col| Nation
!scope=col| Winners
!scope=col| Runners-up
!scope=col| Total
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|ESP|1945}}
|align=center| 6
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 9
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|ENG}}
|align=center| 4
|align=center| 4
|align=center| 8
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|ITA}}
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|HUN}}
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|YUG}}
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|BEL}}
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1
|}

===All-time top scorers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Goals
!Club(s)
|-
!1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Waldo Machado|Waldo]]
|'''31'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|-
!2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Lorimer]]
|'''20'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Flórián Albert]]
|rowspan="3"|'''19'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Bene]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Újpest FC|Újpest]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[José Antonio Zaldúa]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|-
!6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Pedro Manfredini]]
|'''18'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]
|-
!7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Evaristo de Macedo|Evaristo]]
|'''17'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|-
!8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Vicente Guillot]]
|'''16'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|-
!9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Marcelino Martínez|Marcelino]]
|'''15'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]
|-
!10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Héctor Núñez]]
|'''14'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|}

===Top scorers by season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Season
!Player(s)
!Goals
!Club(s)
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1955–58]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Evaristo de Macedo|Evaristo]]
|rowspan="5"|'''4'''
|align="left" rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[CF Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Justo Tejada]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Murphy (footballer, born 1922)|Peter Murphy]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cliff Holton]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[London XI]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Norbert Eschmann]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]]
|-
|[[1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1958–60]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Bora Kostić]]
|'''6'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Belgrade|Belgrade XI]]
|-
|[[1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1960–61]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Pedro Manfredini]]
|'''12'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]
|-
|[[1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1961–62]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Waldo Machado|Waldo]]
|'''9'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1962–63]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francisco Lojacono]]
|rowspan="3"|'''6'''
|rowspan="2" align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Pedro Manfredini]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Waldo Machado|Waldo]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|-
|[[1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1963–64]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Waldo Machado|Waldo]]
|'''6'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1964–65]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
|rowspan="2"|'''8'''
|rowspan="2" align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Denis Law]]
|-
|[[1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1965–66]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SPA|1945}} [[José Antonio Zaldúa]]
|'''8'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[CF Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|-
|[[1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1966–67]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Flórián Albert]]
|'''8'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
|-
|[[1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1967–68]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Lorimer]]
|'''8'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
|-
|[[1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1968–69]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Antal Dunai]]
|'''10'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Újpest FC|Újpest]]
|-
|[[1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1969–70]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Paul Van Himst]]
|'''10'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[RSC Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|-
|[[1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1970–71]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pietro Anastasi]]
|'''10'''
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|}

:Source: [https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197071det.html rsssf.com]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|first=André|last=Vieli|url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/021f-0f842a4ba426-22bf135e36bc-1000/uefa_60_years_at_the_heart_of_football.pdf|title=UEFA: 60 years at the heart of football|publisher=Union des Associations Européennes de Football|year=2014|location=Nyon|page=45|doi=10.22005/bcu.175315|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803202951/https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/021f-0f842a4ba426-22bf135e36bc-1000/uefa_60_years_at_the_heart_of_football.pdf|archive-date=3 August 2021|url-status=live}}

==External links==
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*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec3a.html Inter-Cities Fairs Cup] at the [[RSSSF]]

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