Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition held from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s that is considered a precursor to the UEFA Cup/Europa League.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup canonical | 17 |
| 1955–56 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1 |
| Fairs Cup | 1 |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T585986 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Context triple: [Leeds United F.C., majorHonour, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]
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A.
European Cup Winners’ Cup
The European Cup Winners’ Cup was a now-defunct UEFA club competition contested annually by the domestic cup winners from European football associations.
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B.
Intercontinental Cup
The Intercontinental Cup was an annual football competition that pitted the champions of Europe against the champions of South America to determine a de facto world club champion before it was superseded by the FIFA Club World Cup.
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C.
UEFA Super Cup
The UEFA Super Cup is an annual European football match contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
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D.
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is Europe's premier annual club football tournament, featuring top teams from across the continent competing for one of the sport's most prestigious titles.
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E.
UEFA Euro 1976
UEFA Euro 1976 was the fifth edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament held in Yugoslavia and famously decided by a penalty shoot-out in the final.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Target entity description: The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition held from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s that is considered a precursor to the UEFA Cup/Europa League.
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A.
European Cup Winners’ Cup
The European Cup Winners’ Cup was a now-defunct UEFA club competition contested annually by the domestic cup winners from European football associations.
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B.
Intercontinental Cup
The Intercontinental Cup was an annual football competition that pitted the champions of Europe against the champions of South America to determine a de facto world club champion before it was superseded by the FIFA Club World Cup.
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C.
UEFA Super Cup
The UEFA Super Cup is an annual European football match contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
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D.
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is Europe's premier annual club football tournament, featuring top teams from across the continent competing for one of the sport's most prestigious titles.
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E.
UEFA Euro 1976
UEFA Euro 1976 was the fifth edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament held in Yugoslavia and famously decided by a penalty shoot-out in the final.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football tournament
ⓘ
defunct European football competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
Fairs Cup
|
| competitionFormat |
home-and-away legs
ⓘ
knockout tournament ⓘ |
| confederation | non-UEFA European competition ⓘ |
| consideredPrecursorOf |
UEFA Europa League
ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Cup
UEFA Europa League ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1971 ⓘ |
| eligibility | European club teams ⓘ |
| endYearApproximation | early 1970s ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| finalEditionSeason | 1970–71 ⓘ |
| finalEditionWinner |
Leeds United F.C.
ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds United
|
| firstFinalVenue |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
|
| firstSeason |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
1955–56 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
|
| governingBodyStatus | not officially recognised as UEFA competition ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup ⓘ |
| laterEligibility | club sides rather than city selections ⓘ |
| matchType | club competition ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClub | FC Barcelona ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClubTitles | 3 ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
A.S. Roma
ⓘ
surface form:
AS Roma
Arsenal F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Arsenal FC
Ferencvárosi TC ⓘ Leeds United F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds United
Newcastle United ⓘ Valencia CF ⓘ |
| notOrganisedBy | UEFA ⓘ |
| numberOfEditions | 13 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Fairs Cup Committee ⓘ |
| originalEligibility | teams representing cities hosting trade fairs ⓘ |
| purposeAtInception | promote international trade fairs through football ⓘ |
| recognisedByFIFA | yes ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
European Cup Winners’ Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Champions League ⓘ
surface form:
European Cup
|
| replacedBy |
UEFA Europa League
ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Cup
|
| sport | football ⓘ |
| startYearApproximation | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| successor |
UEFA Europa League
ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Cup
UEFA Europa League ⓘ |
| trophyPlayoff | 1971 play-off between Barcelona and Leeds United for permanent trophy ⓘ |
| trophyPlayoffWinner | FC Barcelona ⓘ |
| uefaOfficialStatus | not counted in official UEFA club statistics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Description of subject: The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition held from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s that is considered a precursor to the UEFA Cup/Europa League.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1955–56 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
this entity surface form:
Fairs Cup
this entity surface form:
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final