Soccer Betting - UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008

History - Facts - Rounds 08 - Winners - Schedule 08

Important facts

• The UEFA Intertoto Cup was originally created in 1961 as a way of generating money for football pools companies in the summer closed season.

• From 1998 till 2005, the tournament was played with two-legged knockout ties at each stage, with clubs from more successful nations entering at a later stage.  

• The format of the Cup changed for the 2006–2007 season; now there are three rounds as a replacement for of the previous five, and the eleven winning teams from the third round will go through to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.

• No more than one team from each national association will be allowed to enter.

• Seeding and entries are determined by each association. Teams from the weakest federations will enter at the first round stage.

• Traditionally, the UEFA Intertoto Cup begins in June and it is open to clubs that ended directly behind the qualifiers for UEFA's two major club competitions in their respective domestic championships.

• For all ties in the competition, clubs play two matches against each other on a home and away basis, with the club scoring the greater aggregate of goals qualifying for the next round.