1970–71 European Cup
 The teams walk out before the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 August 1970 - 2 June 1971 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Ajax (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
.svg.png){kind=small} Panathinaikos |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 210 (3.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Antonis Antoniadis (10 goals) |
The 1970–71 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Ajax in the final against Panathinaikos. It was the first time the cup went to Ajax, beginning a three-year period of domination, and the second consecutive championship for the Netherlands. UEFA had introduced for first time the penalty shoot-out as a way of deciding drawn ties – doing away with the unsatisfactory tossing of a coin. They had also decided that the away goals rule should apply to all rounds, and not just the first two as had been the case.
Feyenoord, the defending champions, were eliminated by UTA Arad in the first round.
This season marks the first time in European Cup history with Real Madrid not entering the tournament. They appeared in all 15 seasons before. It was also the first time, and so for only, that a Greek team reached the final.
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3–4 |  Austria Wien |
3–1 | 0–3 |
First leg
Second leg
Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cagliari  |
3–1 |  Saint-Étienne |
3–0 | 0–1 |
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4–1 | Austria Wien |
2–0 | 2–1 |
Rosenborg  |
0–7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Standard Liège |
0–2 | 0–5 |
Göteborg  |
1–6 |  Legia Warszawa |
0–4 | 1–2 |
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2–4 | Ajax |
2–2 | 0–2 |
Spartak Moscow  |
4–4 (a) |  Basel |
3–2 | 1–2 |
Glentoran  |
1–4 |  Waterford United |
1–3 | 0–1 |
Celtic  |
14–0 |  KPV |
9–0 | 5–0 |
Fenerbahçe  |
0–5 |  Carl Zeiss Jena |
0–4 | 0–1 |
Sporting CP  |
9–0 |  Floriana |
5–0 | 4–0 |
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2–4 |  Red Star Belgrade |
2–0 | 0–4 |
| Feyenoord |
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1–1 | 0–0 |
EPA Larnaca  |
0–16 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach |
0–6 | 0–10 |
Everton  |
9–2 |  Keflavík |
6–2 | 3–0 |
Jeunesse Esch  |
1–7 | Panathinaikos |
1–2 | 0–5 |
Slovan Bratislava  |
4–3 |  Boldklubben 1903 |
2–1 | 2–2 |
First leg
16 September 1970 |
| Spartak Moscow |
3–2 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
Osyanin  17', 66'Papayev 76' |
Report | Odermatt 78' Benthaus 83' |
16 September 1970 |
| Celtic |
9–0 | KPV |
|---|---|---|
| Hood 1', 23', 36' (pen.) Hughes 15'McNeill 22'Johnstone 38'Wilson 54', 70'Davidson 60' |
Report |
16 September 1970 |
| EPA Larnaca |
0–6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Laumen 6', 35' Köppel 28', 48'Netzer 57'Heynckes 84' |
16 September 1970 |
| Everton |
6–2 | Keflavík |
|---|---|---|
| Ball 39', 58', 67' Kendall 41'Royle 51', 70' |
Report | West 11' (o.g.) Ragnarsson 78' |
16 September 1970 |
| Jeunesse Esch |
1–2 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Di Genova 11' |
Report | Antoniadis 5' Eleftherakis 36' |
16 September 1970 |
| Slovan Bratislava |
2–1 | Boldklubben 1903 |
|---|---|---|
| Jozef Čapkovič 36' Zlocha 90' (pen.) |
Report | Johansen 35' |
Second leg
Cagliari won 3–1 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
30 September 1970 |
| Standard Liège |
5–0 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Pilot 2', 75' Cvetler 4'Depireux 26'Semmeling 62' |
Report |
Standard Liège won 7–0 on aggregate.
Legia Warszawa won 6–1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow 4–4 Basel on aggregate. Basel won on away goals.
Waterford United won 4–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 14–0 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 5–0 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 9–0 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord 1–1 UTA Arad on aggregate. UTA Arad won on away goals.
22 September 1970 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
10–0 | EPA Larnaca |
|---|---|---|
| Netzer 19' Wimmer 30'Köppel 35', 60'Dietrich 40'Sieloff 44' (pen.)Laumen 50', 56'Heynckes 73'Vogts 82' |
Report |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 16–0 on aggregate.
Everton won 9–2 on aggregate.
30 September 1970 |
| Panathinaikos |
5–0 | Jeunesse Esch |
|---|---|---|
| Eleftherakis 16' Antoniadis 26', 29', 37', 51' |
Report |
Panathinaikos won 7–1 on aggregate.
30 September 1970 |
| Boldklubben 1903 |
2–2 | Slovan Bratislava |
|---|---|---|
| Thygesen 78' (pen.) Johansen 90' |
Report | Jozef Čapkovič 9', 57' |
Slovan Bratislava won 4–3 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cagliari |
2–4 | Atlético Madrid |
2–1 | 0–3 |
| Standard Liège |
1–2 | Legia Warszawa |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Ajax |
5–1 | Basel |
3–0 | 2–1 |
| Waterford United |
2–10 | Celtic |
0–7 | 2–3 |
| Carl Zeiss Jena |
4–2 | Sporting CP |
2–1 | 2–1 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
6–1 | UTA Arad |
3–0 | 3–1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
2–2 (3–4p) | Everton |
1–1 | 1–1 |
| Panathinaikos |
4–2 | Slovan Bratislava |
3–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
21 October 1970 |
| Waterford United |
0–7 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wallace 1', 54', 56' Macari 19', 87'Murdoch 27', 38' |
Second leg
Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Legia Warszawa won 2–1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.
4 November 1970 |
| Celtic |
3–2 | Waterford United |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes 47' Johnstone 56', 65' |
Report | McNeill 17' (o.g.) Matthews 32' |
Celtic won 10–2 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–2 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 6–1 on aggregate.
4 November 1970 |
| Everton |
1 – 1 (aet) | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|---|---|---|
| Morrissey 1' |
Report | Laumen 35' |
| Penalties | ||
Royle  Ball  Morrissey Kendall Brown |
4–3 | Sieloff Laumen Heynckes Köppel Müller |
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 Everton on aggregate. Everton won on penalties.
4 November 1970 |
| Slovan Bratislava |
2–1 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Medviď 31' Jozef Čapkovič 59' |
Report | Antoniadis 55' |
Panathinaikos won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid |
2–2 (a) | Legia Warszawa |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Ajax |
3–1 | Celtic |
3–0 | 0–1 |
| Carl Zeiss Jena |
3–6 | Red Star Belgrade |
3–2 | 0–4 |
| Everton |
1–1 (a) | Panathinaikos |
1–1 | 0–0 |
First leg
10 March 1971 |
| Carl Zeiss Jena |
3–2 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Strempel 16' Ducke 21', 86' |
Report | Janković 42' Džajić 58' |
Second leg
Atlético Madrid 2–2 Legia Warszawa on aggregate. Atlético Madrid won on away goals.
Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.
24 March 1971 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
4–0 | Carl Zeiss Jena |
|---|---|---|
| Đorić 15' (pen.) Filipović 30'Ostojić 60'Karasi 70' |
Report |
Red Star Belgrade won 6–3 on aggregate.
Everton 1–1 Panathinaikos on aggregate. Panathinaikos won on away goals.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid |
1–3 | Ajax |
1–0 | 0–3 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
4–4 (a) | Panathinaikos |
4–1 | 0–3 |
First leg
14 April 1971 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
4–1 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Ostojić 14', 46', 69' Janković 40' |
Report | Kamaras 56' |
Red Star stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 100 000 |
Second leg
Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade 4–4 Panathinaikos on aggregate. Panathinaikos won on away goals.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1970–71 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
External links
- 1970–71 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1970–71 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
- 1970-71 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
- European Cup 1970-71 – results, protocols, players statistics
- website eurocups-uefa.ru European Cup 1970-71 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1970–71 European Cup
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