In those days, UEFA had 36 member associations, including the Faroe Islands, who had become a full member at the same con- gress. Lennart Johansson beat Switzerland's Freddy Rumo by 20 votes to 15 (with one spoilt ballot paper). He had previously been a member of the Executive Committee...
Full centralisa- tion would not occur until the direct knockout rounds. Access reserved for cup winners alone On the subject of access to the competitions, the participants largely supported the principle that just the winner of the national cup should be entitled to take part in the UEFA Cup...