Intertoto Cup 1964-65
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The 1964–65 Intertoto Cup
was won by Polonia Bytom
, losing finalists the previous season, who defeated Lokomotive Leipzig
in the final - believed to be the first held over two legs in the tournament's history. A total of 44 clubs participated, down four on the previous season, and clubs from Bulgaria
and Greece took part for the first time. The competition was also affected by the decision of UEFA
to prevent clubs who were taking part in the European Cup
or UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
continuing games in other European competitions after the end of the summer break. These clubs had to be given byes through the knock-out rounds until they were eliminated from the UEFA competitions, or withdrawn entirely.
The Feyenoord v Liege match has also been reported as 1–0, but was officially recorded as 2–0; while the Liege v Feyenoord match has also been reported as 0–4, but was officially recorded as 0–3.
The Liege v Saarbrücken match has also been reported as 2–0, but was officially recorded as 3–0.
Olympiacos played two matches (away to NK Dinamo, home to Toulouse) - their record was then taken over by Panionios, although Toulouse were awarded a 3–0 walk-over against Olympiacos/Panionios (it has also been unofficially reported that this match was actually played, and finished 5–0).
The NK Dinamo v Olympiacos match has also been reported as 4–0, but was officially recorded as 5–0; while the Olympiacos v Toulouse match has also been reported as 2–4, but was officially recorded as 2–3.
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The Leipzig v Berlin tie has also been reported as 4–0 4–1 and 4–1 4–0 (first leg in Leipzig in both cases), but was officially recorded as 1–4 0–4 (first leg in Berlin).
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
was won by Polonia Bytom
Polonia Bytom
Polonia Bytom is a Polish football club founded on 4 January 1920 in the Upper Silesian city of Bytom, during the hectic months of the Silesian Uprisings...
, losing finalists the previous season, who defeated Lokomotive Leipzig
Lokomotive Leipzig
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig is a German football club based in the city of Leipzig in Saxony and may be more familiar to many of the country's football fans as the historic side VfB Leipzig, the first national champions of Germany...
in the final - believed to be the first held over two legs in the tournament's history. A total of 44 clubs participated, down four on the previous season, and clubs from Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
and Greece took part for the first time. The competition was also affected by the decision of UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
to prevent clubs who were taking part in the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
or UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
continuing games in other European competitions after the end of the summer break. These clubs had to be given byes through the knock-out rounds until they were eliminated from the UEFA competitions, or withdrawn entirely.
Group stage
The teams were divided into eleven groups of four clubs each, it proving impossible to secure enough club to fill twelve groups. The groups were divided geographically - 'A' for Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany; 'B' for Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Poland, Yugoslavia and one club from Sweden; while 'C' (which had only 3 groups) was for France, Greece and Sweden, as well as one club each from Czechoslovakia, Poland and West Germany, and two from Yugoslavia, to make up the numbers. The eleven group winners (shown in bold in the tables below) advanced to the knock-out rounds.Group A1
|}The Feyenoord v Liege match has also been reported as 1–0, but was officially recorded as 2–0; while the Liege v Feyenoord match has also been reported as 0–4, but was officially recorded as 0–3.
Group A2
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|}The Liege v Saarbrücken match has also been reported as 2–0, but was officially recorded as 3–0.
Group B1
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|}Group C1
|}Olympiacos played two matches (away to NK Dinamo, home to Toulouse) - their record was then taken over by Panionios, although Toulouse were awarded a 3–0 walk-over against Olympiacos/Panionios (it has also been unofficially reported that this match was actually played, and finished 5–0).
The NK Dinamo v Olympiacos match has also been reported as 4–0, but was officially recorded as 5–0; while the Olympiacos v Toulouse match has also been reported as 2–4, but was officially recorded as 2–3.
Group C2
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|}First round
- Byes were given to DWSDoor Wilskracht SterkAFC Door Wilskracht Sterk is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam.-History:AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk was founded on 11 October 1907, by the trio of Robert Beijerbacht, Theo Beijerbacht and Jansen van Galen under the name of Fortuna which was soon changed to Hercules. The team played in a blue and...
and Malmö FFMalmö FFMalmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
and because they were participating in the European Cup, and were not allowed to continue in the Intertoto Cup after the summer break. - The remaining clubs were drawn into three ties and three byes - the clubs which received byes were Hertha BerlinHertha BSC BerlinHertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side...
, Lokomotive LeipzigLokomotive Leipzig1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig is a German football club based in the city of Leipzig in Saxony and may be more familiar to many of the country's football fans as the historic side VfB Leipzig, the first national champions of Germany...
and Polonia BytomPolonia BytomPolonia Bytom is a Polish football club founded on 4 January 1920 in the Upper Silesian city of Bytom, during the hectic months of the Silesian Uprisings...
. This replaced the system used the previous year, of allowing the best losing teams to qualify.
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Quarter-finals
- Malmö FFMalmö FFMalmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
had by this point been eliminated from the European Cup, and so re-entered the tournament; but DWSDoor Wilskracht SterkAFC Door Wilskracht Sterk is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam.-History:AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk was founded on 11 October 1907, by the trio of Robert Beijerbacht, Theo Beijerbacht and Jansen van Galen under the name of Fortuna which was soon changed to Hercules. The team played in a blue and...
were still playing, so they were withdrawn. - As a result, the remaining clubs were drawn into three ties and one bye - the club which received the bye was LiègeR.F.C. de LiègeRoyal Football Club de Liège is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. It currently plays in the Belgian Third Division. Its matricule is 4, meaning that it was the fourth club to register with the country's national federation, and the club was the first Belgian champion in history...
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Semi-finals
|}The Leipzig v Berlin tie has also been reported as 4–0 4–1 and 4–1 4–0 (first leg in Leipzig in both cases), but was officially recorded as 1–4 0–4 (first leg in Berlin).
Final
|}See also
- European Cup 1964–65
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1964–65
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1964–65
External links
- Intertoto Cup 1964–65 by Karel Stokkermans at RSSSF
- http://www.mogiel.net/EC/intertoto-history/1964.php by Pawel Mogielnicki