Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was established on 18 April 1955, two weeks after the European Cup, to promote trade fairs by playing various cities against each other. The city of Barcelona, however, participated with a team purely made of Barcelona players. From 1958 onwards, the organisers reverted to club participation, but the teams still had to come from cities staging trade fairs. Barcelona would go on to win the Fairs Cup a record three times before it was subsumed into the UEFA Cup in 1971.
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is considered to be the forerunner of the UEFA Europa League, but it is not recognized as a UEFA competition. As such, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup wins do not count toward the tally of Europa League wins. This list tallies the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup together with the Europa League tournament. In the UEFA Cup – Europa League, FC Barcelona has lost four semifinals, in 1975–76, in 1977–78, in 1995–96, in 2000–01. Two times they lost against Liverpool (in 1976 and in 2001), one time against PSV Eindhoven (in 1978) and one against Bayern Munich (in 1996). In all four cases, the team that has eliminated FC Barcelona then has won the trophy.
| Season | Round | Opposing team | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–58 | Group A | Copenhagen XI | 6–2 (H), 1–1 (A) | |
| Group A | Vienna XI | |||
| Semi-final | Birmingham City | 3–4 (A), 1–0 (H) | ||
| Final | London XI | 2–2 (A), 6–0 (H) | ||
| 1958–60 | First round | Basel XI | 2–1 (A), 5–2 (H) | |
| Quarter-final | Inter Milan | 4–0 (H), 4–2 (A) | ||
| Semi-final | Belgrade XI | 4–2 (A), 4–2 (H) | ||
| Final | Birmingham City | 0–0 (A), 4–1 (H) | ||
| 1960–61 | First round | Zagreb XI | 1–1 (A), 4–3 (H) | |
| Quarter-final | Hibernian | 4–4 (H), 2–3 (A) | ||
| 1961–62 | First round | West Berlin XI | 0–1 (A), 3–0 (H) | |
| Second round | Dinamo Zagreb | 5–1 (H), 2–2 (A) | ||
| Quarter-final | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–3 (A), 2–0 (H) | ||
| Semi-final | Red Star Belgrade | 2–0 (A), 4–1 (H) | ||
| Final | Valencia | 2–6 (A), 1–1 (H) | ||
| 1962–63 | First round | Belenenses | 1–1 (A), 1–1 (H) | |
| Second round | Red Star Belgrade | 2–3 (A), 1–0 (H) | ||
| 1964–65 | First round | Fiorentina | 0–1 (H), 2–0 (A) | |
| Second round | Celtic | 3–1 (H), 0–0 (A) | ||
| Third round | Strasbourg | 0–0 (A), 2–2 (H) | ||
| 1965–66 | First round | Utrecht | 0–0 (A), 7–1 (H) | |
| Second round | Royal Antwerp | 1–2 (A), 2–0 (H) | ||
| Third round | Hannover | 1–2 (A), 1–0 (H) | ||
| Quarter-final | Espanyol | 1–0 (H), 1–0 (A) | ||
| Semi-final | Chelsea | 2–0 (H), 0–2 (A) | ||
| Final | Real Zaragoza | 0–1 (A), 4–2 (H) | ||
| 1966–67 | First round |
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| Second round | Dundee United | 1–2 (H), 0–2 (A) | ||
| 1967–68 | First round | Zürich | 1–3 (A), 1–0 (H) | |
| 1969–70 | First round | Boldklubben | 4–0 (H), 2–0 (A) | |
| Second round | Győri | 3–2 (A), 2–0 (H) | ||
| Third round | Inter Milan | 1–2 (H), 1–1 (A) | ||
| 1970–71 | First round | Katowice | 1–0 (A), 3–2 (H) | |
| Second round | Juventus | 1–2 (H), 1–2 (A) | ||
| 1971 | Play-off Match | Leeds United | 2–1 (H) | |
| 1972–73 | First round | Porto | 1–3 (A), 0–1 (H) | |
| 1973–74 | First round | Nice | 0–3 (A), 2–0 (H) | |
| 1975–76 | First round | PAOK Salonica | 0–1 (A), 5–1 (H) | |
| Second round | Lazio | 3–0 (A), 4–0 (H) | ||
| Third round | Vasas | 3–1 (H), 1–0 (A) | ||
| Quarter-final | Levski Sofia | 4–0 (H), 4–5 (A) | ||
| Semi-final | Liverpool | 0–1 (H), 1–1 (A) | ||
| 1976–77 | First round | Belenenses | 2–2 (A), 3–2 (H) | |
| Second round | Lokeren | 2–0 (H), 1–2 (A) | ||
| Third round | Östers | 3–0 (A), 5–1 (H) | ||
| Quarter-final | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 (A), 2–2 (H) | ||
| 1977–78 | First round | Steaua Bucureşti | 5–1 (H), 3–1 (A) | |
| Second round | AZ Alkmaar | 1–1 (A), 1–1 (H) | ||
| Third round | Ipswich Town | 0–3 (A), 3–0 (H) | ||
| Quarter-final | Aston Villa | 2–2 (A), 2–1 (H) | ||
| Semi-final | PSV Eindhoven | 0–3 (A), 3–1 (H) | ||
| 1980–81 | First round | Sliema Wanderers | 2–0 (A), 1–0 (H) | |
| Second round | Cologne | 1–0 (A), 0–4 (H) | ||
| 1986–87 | First round | Flamurtari | 1–1 (A), 0–0 (H) | |
| Second round | Sporting Lisbon | 1–0 (H), 1–2 (A) | ||
| Third round | Uerdingen | 2–0 (A), 2–0 (H) | ||
| Quarter-final | Dundee United | 0–1 (A), 1–2 (H) | ||
| 1987–88 | First round | Belenenses | 2–0 (H), 0–1 (A) | |
| Second round | Dynamo Moscow | 2–0 (H), 0–0 (A) | ||
| Third round | KS Flamurtari | 4–1 (H), 0–1 (A) | ||
| Fourth round | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–0 (A), 0–1 (H) | ||
| 1995–96 | First round | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 7–0 (A), 5–0 (H) | |
| Second round | Vitória Guimarães | 3–0 (H), 4–0 (A) | ||
| Third round | Seville | 1–1 (A), 3–1 (H) | ||
| Quarter-final | PSV Eindhoven | 2–2 (H), 3–2 (A) | ||
| Semi-final | Bayern Munich | 2–2 (A), 1–2 (H) | ||
| 2000–01 | Third round | Club Brugge | 2–0 (A), 1–1 (H) | |
| Fourth round | AEK Athens | 1–0 (A), 5–0 (H) | ||
| Quarter-final | Celta Vigo | 2–1 (H), 2–3 (A) | ||
| Semi-final | Liverpool | 0–0 (H), 0–1 (A) | ||
| 2003–04 | First round | Matador Púchov | 1–1 (A), 8–0 (H) | |
| Second round | Panionios | 3–0 (A), 2–0 (H) | ||
| Third round | Brøndby | 1–0 (A), 2–1 (H) | ||
| Fourth round | Celtic | 0–1 (A), 0–0 (H) | ||
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