The Intertoto Cup replaced the International Football Cup (IFC), which was a competition organised by the football pools companies of central Europe to provide matches for their coupons during the summer months. In 1995 it was taken over by UEFA and opened up to clubs from across Europe. The cup does not have a single winner; instead there are three "finals", the winners of each of which are given entry to the following season's UEFA Cup. This makes the competition attractive to many clubs who see it as their only chance of qualifying for Europe.
Some countries do not take up their full allocation of Intertoto Cup places every year, as for many clubs the competition conflicts with their planned summer break or pre-season friendies. It is particularly unpopular in England, where it is sometimes referred to by derogatory names such as the "Intertwobob Cup" or "Intertinpot Cup".
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| 1995 | Bordeaux, Karlsruhe , Strasbourg , Wacker
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| 1996 | Karlsruhe , Guingamp , Silkeborg
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| 1997 | Auxerre, Bastia , Olympique Lyonnais
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| 1998 | BolognaBologna F. 1909 are a Italian football club based in Bologna, nicknamed the rossobl . They play in red and blue striped shirts with blue shorts and socks. Bologna were founded in October 1909 as AGC Bologna, and in the 1920s and 1930s were one of the pre-, ValenciaValencia Club de Futbol (also known as Valencia, CF or just Valencia or Los Ches is a team in the first division of the Spanish Football League. Founded in 1919, Valencia CF is based in the city of Valencia, Spain. The team's home stadium is the 53, 000 s, Werder BremenTeam colours HomeAway Sportverein Werder Bremen is one of the major soccer clubs playing in the German Premier League, the Fussball- Bundesliga. History Werder Bremen was founded on February 4th, 1899. After numerous regional successes and cup wins, its f
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| 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep | JuventusJuventus ( Latin for Youth Torino is one of Italy's oldest football clubs, based in Turin. As of 2004, Juventus competes in the Serie A. The team typically plays in black-and-white striped shirts and black shorts (but for decades in white shorts), and is, Montpéllier , West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F. C are a professional English football club based in the East End of London. They play at the Boleyn Ground, which is known more commonly as Upton Park due to its location in the London district of the same name and the London Undergroun
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| 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri | Celta Vigo, VfB Stuttgart, Udinese
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| 2001 | Aston Villa, Paris Saint-Germain, Troyes
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| 2002 | Fulham, Málaga, VfB Stuttgart
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| 2003 | Perugia, FC Schalke 04, Villarreal
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| 2004 | Lille, FC Schalke 04, Villarreal
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