32-713: [REDACTED] Look up IFC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. IFC may refer to: Buildings [ edit ] International Finance Centre (Hong Kong) (IFC), an integrated commercial building complex in Hong Kong International financial centre , home to a cluster of significant financial services providers Shanghai IFC , a building complex in Shanghai Guangzhou International Finance Center ,
64-514: A building in Tianhe District, Guangzhou Computers and electronics [ edit ] Industry Foundation Classes , an object-based file format (IFC), intended to describe architectural, building and construction industry data, frequently used in building information modeling (BIM) based projects Initial Filter Criteria , similar to triggers in mobile networks Integer factorization , cryptography Integrated fluidic circuit ,
96-566: A calendar proposal International Freedom Center , a proposed museum for the World Trade Center site in New York City See also [ edit ] IFC Mall (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with IFC Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title IFC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
128-429: A calendar proposal International Freedom Center , a proposed museum for the World Trade Center site in New York City See also [ edit ] IFC Mall (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with IFC Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title IFC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
160-715: A defunct Canadian cable TV channel IFC (American TV channel) , an American cable TV channel formerly known as the Independent Film Channel IFC Films , an American film distributor Irish Film Centre, former name of the Irish Film Institute Organizations [ edit ] InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington , an interfaith non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. International Federation of Cheerleading , formed in 1998 and
192-475: A defunct Canadian cable TV channel IFC (American TV channel) , an American cable TV channel formerly known as the Independent Film Channel IFC Films , an American film distributor Irish Film Centre, former name of the Irish Film Institute Organizations [ edit ] InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington , an interfaith non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. International Federation of Cheerleading , formed in 1998 and
224-537: A major interest in having purposeful matches played in the summer break. UEFA were initially disinclined to support the tournament, finding its betting background distasteful; nevertheless they permitted the new tournament but refrained from getting officially involved. Clubs which qualified for one of the official continental competitions, such as the European Champions Cups and Cup Winners' Cup , were not allowed to participate. The first tournament
256-535: A straight knock-out tournament, with clubs from more successful nations entering at a later stage. This arrangement lasted until 2005. From the 2006 tournament, the format for the Cup changed. There were three rounds instead of the previous five, and the 11 winning teams from the third round went through to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The clubs which were furthest in the UEFA Cup would each be awarded with
288-461: A trophy. The first club that received that trophy (a plaque) was Newcastle United . Only one team from each national association was allowed to enter. However, if one or more nations did not take up their place, the possibility was left open for nations to have a second entrant. Seedings and entry were determined by each association. Teams from the weakest federations entered at the first round stage, while those from mid-level federations entered in
320-430: A type of integrated circuit (IC) using fluids Intel Fortran Compiler , a group of Fortran compilers from Intel for Windows, Linux, and OS X Intelligent flight control system (IFC or IFCS) Internet Foundation Classes , a now defunct graphics library for Java Intelligent Frame Creation, a motion interpolation feature of Panasonic televisions Entertainment [ edit ] IFC (Canadian TV channel) ,
352-430: A type of integrated circuit (IC) using fluids Intel Fortran Compiler , a group of Fortran compilers from Intel for Windows, Linux, and OS X Intelligent flight control system (IFC or IFCS) Internet Foundation Classes , a now defunct graphics library for Java Intelligent Frame Creation, a motion interpolation feature of Panasonic televisions Entertainment [ edit ] IFC (Canadian TV channel) ,
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#1732765104231384-725: Is a non-profit federation based in Tokyo, Japan International Filing Company , a manufacturer of filing supplies for the printing industry and several other businesses International Finance Corporation , a member of the World Bank Group International Financial Commission , created to supervise Greece's public finances in the late 19th/early 20th century Iraq Freedom Congress , an Iraqi organization North American Interfraternity Conference (IFC or NIC), an association of collegiate men's fraternities Irrawaddy Flotilla Company ,
416-560: Is a non-profit federation based in Tokyo, Japan International Filing Company , a manufacturer of filing supplies for the printing industry and several other businesses International Finance Corporation , a member of the World Bank Group International Financial Commission , created to supervise Greece's public finances in the late 19th/early 20th century Iraq Freedom Congress , an Iraqi organization North American Interfraternity Conference (IFC or NIC), an association of collegiate men's fraternities Irrawaddy Flotilla Company ,
448-830: The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup , Ernst B. Thommen, and the Austrian coach Karl Rappan , who coached the Switzerland national team at the 1938 FIFA World Cup and at the 1954 World Cup . The "Cup for the Cupless" was also heavily promoted by the Swiss newspaper Sport . It derived its name from Toto , the German term for football pools . Thommen, who had set up football betting pools in Switzerland in 1932, had
480-616: The International Football Cup , was a summer football competition between European clubs . The competition was discontinued after the 2008 tournament . The tournament was founded in 1961–62, but was only taken over by UEFA in 1995. Initially, the tournament ended with a single champion, who received the Intertoto Cup. Starting in 1967, the tournament ended with a number of group winners (7 to 14 winners, see below), who received cash prizes. When UEFA took on
512-431: The 16 best teams then contesting the knock-out stage with two-legged ties at each stage, the two winning finalists qualifying for the UEFA Cup. In 1996 and 1997, just the 12 group winners entered the knock-out round, with now three finalists advancing. Nations were allocated places according to their UEFA coefficients , much as with other UEFA tournaments. The group stage was scrapped for the 1998 tournament, which became
544-520: The 3rd one qualified by winning its 3rd qualifying round tie (Schalke and Lille directly, Villarreal by winning their 3rd qualifying round tie). In December 2007, following the election of new UEFA president Michel Platini , it was announced that the Intertoto Cup would be abolished as of 2009. This was a part of a range of changes that were to be made to the UEFA Cup/Champions League System. Instead of teams qualifying for
576-484: The Intertoto Cup, they would now qualify directly for the qualifying stages of the UEFA Europa League , which was expanded to four rounds to accommodate them. The UEFA Europa Conference League was introduced in 2021 as a third-tier European tournament. When the competition was taken over by UEFA in 1995, the format was both a group stage and a knock-out stage; 60 teams were split into 12 groups of five with
608-403: The club which was in that position did not apply, they would not be eligible to compete, with the place instead going to the club which did apply. The cup billed itself as providing both an opportunity for clubs who otherwise would not get the chance to enter the UEFA Cup and as an opportunity for sports lotteries (or pools ) to continue during the summer. This reflects its background, which
640-699: The competition; after initially being offered three places in the cup, all English top division teams rejected the chance to take part. Following the threat of bans of English teams from all UEFA competitions, three English clubs were entered but fielded weakened teams. UEFA's punishment was to dock England a fourth UEFA Cup qualification place in 1995–96 "due to the conduct of Tottenham and Wimbledon in last season's Intertoto Cup." In following years, UEFA made it possible for nations to forfeit Intertoto places. For example, in 1998, Scotland, San Marino and Moldova forfeited their places, and England, Portugal, and Greece forfeited one of their two, Crystal Palace being
672-463: The final matches, qualifying them for the UEFA Cup. Listed are all 11 teams that won the Intertoto Cup, qualifying for the UEFA Cup. The outright winners (determined by the best performance in the UEFA Cup) are marked in bold . From 2006 onwards, the final round was no longer termed as the "Final", but instead simply as the "Third Round". In addition, there were 11 winners, compared to three under
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#1732765104231704-831: The free dictionary. IFC may refer to: Buildings [ edit ] International Finance Centre (Hong Kong) (IFC), an integrated commercial building complex in Hong Kong International financial centre , home to a cluster of significant financial services providers Shanghai IFC , a building complex in Shanghai Guangzhou International Finance Center , a building in Tianhe District, Guangzhou Computers and electronics [ edit ] Industry Foundation Classes , an object-based file format (IFC), intended to describe architectural, building and construction industry data, frequently used in building information modeling (BIM) based projects Initial Filter Criteria , similar to triggers in mobile networks Integer factorization , cryptography Integrated fluidic circuit ,
736-436: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IFC&oldid=1209188270 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages IFC [REDACTED] Look up IFC in Wiktionary,
768-484: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IFC&oldid=1209188270 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from Latin : inter , "between" and German : toto , " betting pool "), originally called
800-464: The second round, and those from the strongest federations entered in the third round. The results shown are the aggregate total over two legs unless otherwise noted. During this time there were no competition winners, as only group stages were contested. The outright winners (determined by their best champions) are marked in bold . The results shown are the aggregate total over two legs. Listed are each year's three teams (two in 1995) that won
832-594: The sole English entrant despite finishing bottom of the Premier League. Other clubs have built upon their success in the UI Cup, following it up with great campaigns in the UEFA Cup. Furthermore, UEFA rejected this assertion that the tournament is disruptive. They point out that in the 2004–05 season, two of the three 2004 Intertoto Cup winners went on to qualify directly for the Champions League , whilst
864-582: The tournament and changed its format. Initially, two winners were given a place in the UEFA Cup. The success of one of the first winners, Bordeaux , in reaching the final of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup encouraged UEFA to add a third UEFA Cup place in 1996. Many clubs disliked the competition and saw it as disruptive in the preparation for the new season. As a consequence, they did not nominate themselves for participation even if entitled. In particular, following its 1995 relaunch, clubs in England were sceptical about
896-514: The tournament, it became a qualifier for the UEFA Cup , with 2 to 11 Intertoto winners (see below) advancing to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Any club who wished to participate had to apply for entry, with the highest placed clubs (by league position in their domestic league) at the end of the season entering the competition. The club did not have to be ranked directly below the clubs which had qualified for another UEFA competition; if
928-704: Was a passenger and cargo ferry company Sports [ edit ] Ido's Football Club , a soccer club from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands Ilioupoli F.C. , a sports club in Greece Ilkeston F.C. , an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire International Football Cup, the original name for the UEFA Intertoto Cup Other uses [ edit ] International Fixed Calendar ,
960-440: Was a passenger and cargo ferry company Sports [ edit ] Ido's Football Club , a soccer club from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands Ilioupoli F.C. , a sports club in Greece Ilkeston F.C. , an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire International Football Cup, the original name for the UEFA Intertoto Cup Other uses [ edit ] International Fixed Calendar ,
992-414: Was as a tournament solely for football pools. In 1995, the tournament came under official UEFA sanctioning and UEFA Cup qualification places were granted. Initially, two were provided; this was increased to three after one year; but in 2006, it was again increased to the final total of 11. The Intertoto Cup was the idea of Malmö FF chairman Eric Persson and the later FIFA vice-president and founder of
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1024-526: Was held in 1961 as the International Football Cup (IFC). Initially the Cup had a group stage, which led to knock-out matches culminating in a final. By 1967, it had become difficult to organize the games, and so the knock-out rounds and the final were scrapped, leaving the tournament without a single winner. Instead, group winners received prizes of CHF 10,000-15,000. By 1995, UEFA had reconsidered their opinion, took official control of
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