1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup

1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Tournament details
Dates24 June – 2 August
Teams60
Final positions
ChampionsFrance Strasbourg
France Bordeaux
Tournament statistics
Matches played132
Goals scored433 (3.28 per match)
Top scorer(s)Franck Sauzée (Strasbourg)
6 goals
1994 (non-UEFA)
1996
Statistics do not include the semi-finals, which were part of the UEFA Cup.

The 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the first edition of the tournament administered by the UEFA. It saw Strasbourg and Bordeaux win their semi-finals to advance to the first round of the UEFA Cup, the latter eventually finishing runners-up. It also saw English representatives Wimbledon and Tottenham Hotspur banned from European competition for the following season, after both had fielded under-strength sides in their respective Intertoto Cup matches.[1] The ban was lifted on appeal but England were still forced to forfeit their UEFA Fair Play berth for the 1996–97 UEFA Cup.[2][3]

The 1995 competition also saw the return of Yugoslav clubs on the international scene after three years of ban due to UN embargo. However both representatives, Bečej and Budućnost, were eliminated in the group stage.

  1. ^ "Premier League vetoes the Intertoto Cup". The Independent. 17 January 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  2. ^ "English clubs pay for Intertoto fiasco". The Independent. 16 December 1995. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ "FAQ: Qualification and Seeding for the European Cups". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 29 September 2020.