Bologna F.C. 1909
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Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna
, Emilia-Romagna
, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.
During its history the club has won the Italian League Championship seven times. They are the sixth most successful team in the league ever. Bologna F.C. was promoted to Serie A
for the 2008–09 season, having last played in the top division in 2004–05.
and Praga
. He and his brother had previously founded another football club Black Star F.C. in Austria.
The club was founded on 3 October 1909, in the Northern Italian city of Bologna
. Upon its formation, Carlo Sandoni was the clubs sponsor and General manager, Swissman Louis Rauch became president, nobleman Guido Della Valle was the vice-president, Enrico Penaglia secretary, Sergio Lampronti cashier
, while Emilio Arnstein and Leone Vincenzi were appointed councilmen.
On 20 March 1910 Bologna played their first ever game, it was against Virtus
(who wore white shirts), Bologna outclassed their opponents winning 9–1. The first football squad featured; Koch, Chiara, Pessarelli, Bragaglia, Guido Della Valle, Nanni, Donati, Rauch, Bernabeu, Mezzano and Gradi.
Their formative season was spent in the regional league under Arrigo Gradi as captain, Bologna won their league gaining promotion to a league named Group Veneto-Emiliano. They spent four seasons in this league, never finishing lower than fifth. Bologna were entered into the Northern League before all football leagues were postponed for World War I.
. They would equal this again in 1923–24, coming runner up to (eventual National champions) Genoa
.
Bologna became Northern and National League champions for the first time during 1924–25, beating Genoa CFC after five infinite final matches to take the championship. The finals against the Ligurian giants were marred by heavy crowd troubles. A few seasons later Bologna became champions of Italy for the second time in 1928–29 giving them a foothold in Italian football, building up a legacy, this was the last time the league was competed in the old system, Serie A was instated the following year.
The Scudetto was won by Bologna four more times before World War II, these were achieved in; 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39 and 1940–41.
It was not all doom and gloom for the club however, in the 1970s they won the Italian Cup twice, the second of which was disputed against Palermo
, the game was tense and finished 1–1 beforing going to a penalty shootout, Bologna won the shootout 4–3.
and Genoa
. They were relegated twice in succession and slid into Serie C1
. They won their way out of C1 the next year, and returned to Serie A for the 1988–89 season after four years of fighting it out in Serie B
.
They did not remain long, however, being relegated in 1991 and returning to Serie C1
in 1993. The club returned to Serie A for 1996, two years later Bologna tastes a slice of success on the European stage; winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup
and playing in the UEFA Cup
. The club remained in Serie A until the 2004/05
campaign, losing to Parma
in the playoffs.
in the 2005–06 campaign. However, despite its ambition, Bologna had a poor start to the season, causing the sacking of experienced coach Renzo Ulivieri
, replaced by former Internazionale F.C. defender Andrea Mandorlini
.
During this time, the team was sold by Giuseppe Gazzoni Frascara to Alfredo Cazzola, a local entrepreneur. However, Mandorlini was not either able to bring Bologna up the Serie B table, and was fired on 5 March 2006; Ulivieri was then appointed back as team coach, after having been sacked a few months before. Bologna ended the 2005–2006 Serie B campaign in eighth place. In the 2006–2007 season, Bologna ended with the seventh place: there were several clashes between chairman Cazzola and head coach Ulivieri, who was ultimately fired on 14 April 2007 and replaced by caretaker and former assistant coach Luca Cecconi
. For the 2007–2008 season, Bologna was led by Daniele Arrigoni
, who helped the Rossoblu achieve automatic promotion back to the top flight after finishing second in Serie B.
against AC Milan
thanks to a winning goal scored by Serie A novice Francesco Valiani
. However, the next weeks saw Bologna struggling in the league, with eight losses in nine matches. A disappointing 5–1 loss to Cagliari
ultimately led the club management to sack Daniele Arrigoni
on 3 November 2008 and appoint Siniša Mihajlović
as new rossoblu boss.
On 14 April 2009, Giuseppe Papadopulo
was appointed as the new manager, and successfully managed to raise the team spirit avoiding relegation to Serie B only in the last match of the season. In the 2009–10 season, Bologna F.C. played in Serie A for the 65th time, and escaped relegation again despite financial issues under new head coach Franco Colomba
.
On June 2010 a club takeover was completed, with the club being sold by the Menarini family to Sardinian enterpreneur Sergio Porcedda. Franco Colomba
was sacked right before the 2010–2011 season opener on 29 August 2010, despite surviving relegation with the team in the 2009–2010 season. The president of the club, Sergio Porcedda, said that the decision was made mostly "because he [Colomba] was sceptical of the team".
and coffee businessman Massimo Zanetti
acquired the club from Sergio Porcedda, after the latter failed to pay wages for the club during his short-tenured ownership and put Bologna in threaten of bankruptcy. The company also owed agent fee to Leonardo Corsi in the Andrea Raggi
's transfer. Zanetti also became the new club chairman, with popular Italian musician and long-time Bologna supporter Gianni Morandi
appointed as honorary president.
On 21 January 2011, the president Massimo Zanetti and CEO Luca Baraldi, after only 28 days, resign because of irreconcilable differences with the other personal and financial partners. The new director general is Stefano Pedrelli. For 76 days the president is Marco Pavignani.
Since 7 April 2011, after the resignation of Pavignani and having paid € 2.5 millions of capital increase, the new president is Albano Guaraldi, the second largest shareholder of the consortium "Bologna 2010" with the 17% of the quotas, behind the outgoing Zanetti.
. Dall'Ara is the biggest sports building of Bologna and its name is taken from the ex-president of club Renato Dall'Ara, who died three days before the final for Serie A's Scudetto. Its capacity
is 38,279. The "Curva Bulgarelli" (in English Bulgarelli curve), the curve of Bologna's ultras, is dedicated to the famous football player Giacomo Bulgarelli
, recently deceased (21 February 2009).
/ Serie A: 7
Coppa Italia
2:
Mitropa Cup
3:
UEFA Intertoto Cup
:
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.
During its history the club has won the Italian League Championship seven times. They are the sixth most successful team in the league ever. Bologna F.C. was promoted to Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
for the 2008–09 season, having last played in the top division in 2004–05.
History
Bologna Football Club's formation was orchestrated by Emilio Arnstein, an Austrian who became interested in football at university in ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and Praga
Praga
Praga is a historical borough of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. It is located on the east bank of the river Vistula. First mentioned in 1432, until 1791 it formed a separate town with its own city charter.- History :...
. He and his brother had previously founded another football club Black Star F.C. in Austria.
The club was founded on 3 October 1909, in the Northern Italian city of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
. Upon its formation, Carlo Sandoni was the clubs sponsor and General manager, Swissman Louis Rauch became president, nobleman Guido Della Valle was the vice-president, Enrico Penaglia secretary, Sergio Lampronti cashier
Cashier
Cashier is an occupation focused on the handling of cash money.- Retail :In a shop, a cashier is a person who scans the goods through a machine called a cash register that the consumer wishes to purchase at the retail store. After all of the goods have been scanned, the cashier then collects...
, while Emilio Arnstein and Leone Vincenzi were appointed councilmen.
On 20 March 1910 Bologna played their first ever game, it was against Virtus
Virtus Bologna
-Notable players: Marco Bonamico 9 seasons: '75-'76, '77-'78, '80-'86, '88-'89 Carlo Caglieris 6 seasons: '75-'81 Pietro Generali 6 seasons: '75-'76, '78-'83 Gianni Bertolotti 5 seasons: '75-'80 Terry Driscoll 3 seasons: '75-'78 Eric Luc Leclerc 1 season: '75-'76 Luigi Serafini 2 seasons: '75-'77...
(who wore white shirts), Bologna outclassed their opponents winning 9–1. The first football squad featured; Koch, Chiara, Pessarelli, Bragaglia, Guido Della Valle, Nanni, Donati, Rauch, Bernabeu, Mezzano and Gradi.
Their formative season was spent in the regional league under Arrigo Gradi as captain, Bologna won their league gaining promotion to a league named Group Veneto-Emiliano. They spent four seasons in this league, never finishing lower than fifth. Bologna were entered into the Northern League before all football leagues were postponed for World War I.
Champions: 1920s and 1930s
After the first war, Bologna began to become more successful; first reaching the semi-finals of the Northern Italian competition in 1919–20, they went one better the following season by reaching the Northern League finals; going out 2–1 to Pro VercelliU.S. Pro Vercelli Calcio
Football Club Pro Vercelli 1892, commonly known as Pro Vercelli, is an Italian association football club based in Vercelli, Piedmont. The team currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione....
. They would equal this again in 1923–24, coming runner up to (eventual National champions) Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
.
Bologna became Northern and National League champions for the first time during 1924–25, beating Genoa CFC after five infinite final matches to take the championship. The finals against the Ligurian giants were marred by heavy crowd troubles. A few seasons later Bologna became champions of Italy for the second time in 1928–29 giving them a foothold in Italian football, building up a legacy, this was the last time the league was competed in the old system, Serie A was instated the following year.
The Scudetto was won by Bologna four more times before World War II, these were achieved in; 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39 and 1940–41.
Post-World War II
After World War II, the club was less successful. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the club generally floated between 4th, 5th and 6th position in the league, until they took the league title back in 1963–64. To date this remains their last Serie A championship, bringing the club's total to seven.It was not all doom and gloom for the club however, in the 1970s they won the Italian Cup twice, the second of which was disputed against Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
, the game was tense and finished 1–1 beforing going to a penalty shootout, Bologna won the shootout 4–3.
Climbing Down and back up the Leagues
Beginning in the 1981–82 season the club began to slide, first they were relegated from Serie A after battling it out for survival with CagliariCagliari
Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
and Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
. They were relegated twice in succession and slid into Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
. They won their way out of C1 the next year, and returned to Serie A for the 1988–89 season after four years of fighting it out in Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
.
They did not remain long, however, being relegated in 1991 and returning to Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
in 1993. The club returned to Serie A for 1996, two years later Bologna tastes a slice of success on the European stage; winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
and playing in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
. The club remained in Serie A until the 2004/05
Serie A 2004-05
In the 2004–05 season, the Serie A, the highest professional football league in Italy, was composed of 20 teams for the first time in several years....
campaign, losing to Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
in the playoffs.
Serie B
Despite losing some key players, Bologna expected to be challenging strongly for promotion from Serie BSerie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
in the 2005–06 campaign. However, despite its ambition, Bologna had a poor start to the season, causing the sacking of experienced coach Renzo Ulivieri
Renzo Ulivieri
Renzo Ulivieri is an Italian association football manager. He is the current chairman of the Associazione Italiana Allenatori Calcio .-Career:...
, replaced by former Internazionale F.C. defender Andrea Mandorlini
Andrea Mandorlini
Andrea Mandorlini is an Italian football manager and former defender, currently in charge as head coach of Verona.-Playing career:...
.
During this time, the team was sold by Giuseppe Gazzoni Frascara to Alfredo Cazzola, a local entrepreneur. However, Mandorlini was not either able to bring Bologna up the Serie B table, and was fired on 5 March 2006; Ulivieri was then appointed back as team coach, after having been sacked a few months before. Bologna ended the 2005–2006 Serie B campaign in eighth place. In the 2006–2007 season, Bologna ended with the seventh place: there were several clashes between chairman Cazzola and head coach Ulivieri, who was ultimately fired on 14 April 2007 and replaced by caretaker and former assistant coach Luca Cecconi
Luca Cecconi
Luca Cecconi is an Italian football manager and former striker.-Playing career:Cecconi played with several teams throughout his career, obtaining his best successes with Palermo, Bologna and Como....
. For the 2007–2008 season, Bologna was led by Daniele Arrigoni
Daniele Arrigoni
Daniele Arrigoni is an Italian football coach, his manager at Cesena.- Playing career :Arrigoni, a defender, made fifteen Serie A appearances in his first professional playing season with Cesena, and mostly played at Serie B and Serie C levels for several different teams, before retiring in 1993.-...
, who helped the Rossoblu achieve automatic promotion back to the top flight after finishing second in Serie B.
Serie A
During the summer 2008, a club takeover was agreed between Cazzola and a United States-based consortium; this was however cancelled in the end, following disagreements between the parties, and the club was successively sold to a local group led by new chairman Francesca Menarini, who thus became the second female chairman in the whole Serie A. Arrigoni was confirmed as head coach by the new group, and the start appeared to be particularly impressive, with a surprising 2–1 win at San SiroSan Siro
The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, originally and commonly referred to as the San Siro because of its location, officially given its current name on 3 March 1980, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano...
against AC Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
thanks to a winning goal scored by Serie A novice Francesco Valiani
Francesco Valiani
Francesco Valiani, , is an Italian football midfielder currently playing for Parma in Italy's Serie A.-Career:...
. However, the next weeks saw Bologna struggling in the league, with eight losses in nine matches. A disappointing 5–1 loss to Cagliari
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
ultimately led the club management to sack Daniele Arrigoni
Daniele Arrigoni
Daniele Arrigoni is an Italian football coach, his manager at Cesena.- Playing career :Arrigoni, a defender, made fifteen Serie A appearances in his first professional playing season with Cesena, and mostly played at Serie B and Serie C levels for several different teams, before retiring in 1993.-...
on 3 November 2008 and appoint Siniša Mihajlović
Siniša Mihajlovic
Siniša Mihajlović is a Serbian football manager and former player. He was in charge of Serie A club Fiorentina since June 2010 to November 2011....
as new rossoblu boss.
On 14 April 2009, Giuseppe Papadopulo
Giuseppe Papadopulo
Giuseppe Papadopulo is an Italian football manager and former player, last in charge as head coach of Torino.-Career:...
was appointed as the new manager, and successfully managed to raise the team spirit avoiding relegation to Serie B only in the last match of the season. In the 2009–10 season, Bologna F.C. played in Serie A for the 65th time, and escaped relegation again despite financial issues under new head coach Franco Colomba
Franco Colomba
Franco Colomba is an Italian football coach and former player, who is currently in charge of Serie A club Parma.-Playing:...
.
On June 2010 a club takeover was completed, with the club being sold by the Menarini family to Sardinian enterpreneur Sergio Porcedda. Franco Colomba
Franco Colomba
Franco Colomba is an Italian football coach and former player, who is currently in charge of Serie A club Parma.-Playing:...
was sacked right before the 2010–2011 season opener on 29 August 2010, despite surviving relegation with the team in the 2009–2010 season. The president of the club, Sergio Porcedda, said that the decision was made mostly "because he [Colomba] was sceptical of the team".
The consortium "Bologna 2010"
On 23 December 2010 the consortium Bologna 2010 led by banker Giovanni ConsorteGiovanni Consorte
Giovanni Consorte is an Italian manager. He graduated in chemical engineering at the University of Bologna in 1972 and headed Montedison from 1973 to 1975, then Lega delle Cooperative from 1976 to 1978. Since 1979 he worked in Unipol, of which he became President in 1996. He resigned on December...
and coffee businessman Massimo Zanetti
Massimo Zanetti
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group is an Italian coffee company that owns brands such as Segafredo and MJB. With turnover of around US$ 1.2 billion per year, it claims to be the biggest private company in the coffee industry....
acquired the club from Sergio Porcedda, after the latter failed to pay wages for the club during his short-tenured ownership and put Bologna in threaten of bankruptcy. The company also owed agent fee to Leonardo Corsi in the Andrea Raggi
Andrea Raggi
Andrea Raggi is an Italian football defender, currently playing for Bologna.-Empoli:He started his footballing career with Empoli, where he spent a total of four seasons with the first team.-Palermo:...
's transfer. Zanetti also became the new club chairman, with popular Italian musician and long-time Bologna supporter Gianni Morandi
Gianni Morandi
Gianni Morandi is an Italian pop singer and entertainer.He made his debut in 1962 and quickly placed high at or won a number of Italian popular song festivals, including the Canzonissima festival in 1969. In 1970, he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with "Occhi di ragazza"...
appointed as honorary president.
On 21 January 2011, the president Massimo Zanetti and CEO Luca Baraldi, after only 28 days, resign because of irreconcilable differences with the other personal and financial partners. The new director general is Stefano Pedrelli. For 76 days the president is Marco Pavignani.
Since 7 April 2011, after the resignation of Pavignani and having paid € 2.5 millions of capital increase, the new president is Albano Guaraldi, the second largest shareholder of the consortium "Bologna 2010" with the 17% of the quotas, behind the outgoing Zanetti.
Stadium
The official stadium of Bologna F.C. is Stadio Renato Dall'AraStadio Renato Dall'Ara
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara is a multi-purpose stadium in Bologna, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Bologna F.C. 1909. The stadium was built in 1927 and holds 38,279...
. Dall'Ara is the biggest sports building of Bologna and its name is taken from the ex-president of club Renato Dall'Ara, who died three days before the final for Serie A's Scudetto. Its capacity
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
is 38,279. The "Curva Bulgarelli" (in English Bulgarelli curve), the curve of Bologna's ultras, is dedicated to the famous football player Giacomo Bulgarelli
Giacomo Bulgarelli
Giacomo Bulgarelli was an Italian international footballer. He was born in Portonovo di Medicina, province of Bologna....
, recently deceased (21 February 2009).
Current squad
Out on loan
Presidential history
Bologna have had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club, others have been honorary presidents. Here is a complete list of Bologna presidents from 1909 until the present day.Managerial history
Bologna have had many managers and trainers, some seasons they have had co-managers running the team, here is a chronological list of them from 1920 onwards.Honours
Northern LeaguePrima Divisione
Prima Divisione was the name of the first level of the Italian Football Championship from 1921 to 1926. The competition was initially founded in opposition to the FIGC by the richest clubs of Northern Italy, which disagreed the old format of the championship, based on plethoric regional groups...
/ Serie A: 7
- Champions: 1924–25Italian Football Championship 1924-25The winner was Bologna F.C..-Classification:-Results table:* Please note that the home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.-Classification:-Results table:...
, 1928–29Italian Football Championship 1928-29The winner was Bologna. This was the last Italian Championship before Serie A and Serie B were instated.-Classification:-Results table:* Please note that the home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top....
, 1935–36Serie A 1935-36-Final classification:-Results:...
, 1936–37Serie A 1936-37-Final classification:-Results:...
, 1938–39Serie A 1938-39From this year, goal average became official ranking rule after total points.-Final classification:-Results:...
, 1940–41Serie A 1940-41-Final classification:-Results:...
, 1963–64. - Runners-up: 1920–21, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1931–32, 1939–40Serie A 1939-40-Final classification:-Results:...
, 1965–66Serie A 1965-66-Final classification:-Results:-References:*Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005-External links:* :it:Classifica calcio Serie A italiana 1966 - Italian version with pictures and info....
.
Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
2:
- Winners: 1969–1970, 1973–1974.
Mitropa Cup
Mitropa Cup
The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides...
3:
- Winners: 1932, 1934, 1961.
UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
:
- Winners: 1998.