1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Internazionale 
v 
Birmingham City
Birmingham City v Internazionale
Group C
Group D
1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The ninth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1966–67 season. The competition was won by Dinamo Zagreb over two legs in the final against Leeds United. For the first time in the history of the cup, replays were scrapped, with sides going through thanks to scoring more away goals, or by tossing a coin after extra time if the sides could not be separated. Dinamo benefitted from both in the early rounds.
First round
First leg
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 
v Juventus
Second leg
Napoli won 5–2 on aggregate.
Juventus v Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
Juventus won 7–0 on aggregate.
Bologna won 5–2 on aggregate.
Second round
First leg
Second leg
Napoli won 6–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.
Bologna won 4–3 on aggregate.
Third round
First leg
1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The second Inter-Cities Fairs Cup took place between 1958 and 1960 and was won by Barcelona for the second consecutive time in a two-legged final against Birmingham City. Once again, a number of countries sent a representative team for one of their main cities, although London sent Chelsea instead. The Copenhagen XI was made up mostly of BK Frem players, and played in their colours.
First round
First leg
Union Saint-Gilloise 
v 
Leipzig XI
Second leg
Leipzig XI v Union Saint-Gilloise
Union Saint-Gilloise won 6–2 on aggregate.
Roma won 4–2 on aggregate.
Birmingham City won 4–2 on aggregate.
Zagreb XI won 4–3 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 7–2 on aggregate.
Beograd XI won 11–4 on aggregate.
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 football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials at the world governing body, FIFA. As the name suggests, the competition was set up to promote international trade fairs. Friendly games were regularly held between teams from cities holding trade fairs and it was from these games that the competition evolved. The competition was initially only open to teams from cities that hosted trade fairs and where these teams finished in their national league had no relevance. Early competitions also featured a one city, one team rule. After 1968, it was sometimes referred to as the Runners-up Cup, with teams now qualifying based on league position. In 1971, it came under the auspices of UEFA and was replaced by the UEFA Cup.
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