Intertoto success spread wideWith the last UEFA Intertoto Cup having concluded on Sunday 27 July 2008, uefa.com reviews the 14 editions of the competition which produced 65 UEFA Cup entrants from 17 nations.
2008: Stuttgart have last wordThe 50 teams that began the last UEFA Intertoto Cup knew they would be making a little bit of history and VfB Stuttgart ended the competition as the only three-time winners.
2007: Tobol among Intertoto pioneersIn the second season since the UEFA Intertoto Cup expanded to offer eleven rather than three places in the UEFA Cup, there were new clubs taking up the challenge.
2006: Newcastle take the honoursNewcastle United FC ended the season as the official holders of the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup after lasting longer than any of the other ten winners in the UEFA Cup.
2005: French fliers lead the wayFormer UEFA Champion Clubs' Cup winners Hamburger SV and Olympique de Marseille added their names to the list of UEFA Intertoto Cup winners, while RC Lens got their centenary celebrations off to a great start.
2004: Villarreal and Schalke savour repeatsSpanish club Villarreal CF and Bundesliga giants FC Schalke 04 both reclaimed UEFA Intertoto Cup titles in 2004 but there was a marked difference between the routes the teams took.
Marica seals Stuttgart successVfB Stuttgart 3-0 FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast (agg: 3-1, aet) Ciprian Marica's two extra-time goals crowned Stuttgart sole three-time Intertoto winners.
Rosenborg rally past NACRosenborg BK 2-0 NAC Breda (agg: 2-1)Goals from Fredrik Stoor and Steffen Iversen ensured Rosenborg claimed Norway's only Intertoto success.
Efficient Elfsborg win outFK Rīga 0-0 Elfsborg (agg: 0-1)Elfsborg made the most of their first-leg lead as they held on to reach the UEFA Cup second qualifying round.
Rennes prevail in epic shoot-outSC Tavriya Simferopol 1-0 Stade Rennais FC (agg: 1-1, Rennes win 10-9 on pens)The home side bowed out after a mammoth shoot-out.
Sturm break hearts in BudapestBudapest Honvéd FC 1-2 SK Sturm Graz (agg: 1-2)Goals from Daniel Beichler and Mario Haas earned the Austrian visitors a place in the UEFA Cup second round.
Bouma blow mars Villa victoryAston Villa FC 1-0 Odense BK (agg: 3-2)A serious injury to Wilfred Bouma tempered the English side's delight as Ashley Young's goal proved decisive.
Hamšík seals Napoli progressionSSC Napoli 1-0 Panionios GSS (agg: 2-0)Marek Hamšík second-half goal secured the Italian side's first appearance in the UEFA Cup for 14 years.
Trio strike as Braga move on SC Braga 3-0 Sivasspor (agg: 5-0)Matheus, Roland Linz and Luís Aguiar found the target as Braga completed a comfortable two-legged victory.
Valerón fires Depor throughRC Deportivo La Coruña 1-0 Bnei Sakhnin FC (agg: 3-1)A Juan Carlos Valerón strike helped the Galician side to a UEFA Intertoto Cup third round win over their Israeli rivals.