Tuesday, June 2, 2026

European Champions Cup

 

Champions' Cup 1970-71

Preliminary Round
FC Levski-Spartak        Bul  FK Austria (Wien)        Aut  3-1  0-3  3-4

First Round
AS La Jeunesse d'Esch    Lux  Panathinaikos            Gre  1-2  0-5  1-7
Slovan Bratislava        Tch  B1903 (København)        Den  2-1  2-2  4-3
Everton                  Eng  IBK (Keflavík)           Isl  6-2  3-0  9-2x
EPA (Lárnaka)            Cyp  Borussia Mönchengladbach FRG  0-6 0-10 0-16y
Fenerbahçe               Tur  FC Carl Zeiss Jena       GDR  0-4  0-1  0-5
Sporting CP (Lisboa)     Por  Floriana                 Mlt  5-0  4-0  9-0
Újpesti Dózsa            Hun  Crvena Zvezda (Beograd)  Yug  2-0  0-4  2-4
Feijenoord               Ned  UT Arad                  Rom  1-1  0-0  1-1*
Atlético Madrid          Esp  FK Austria (Wien)        Aut  2-0  2-1  4-1
Cagliari                 Ita  AS Saint-Etienne         Fra  3-0  0-1  3-1
IFK Gothenburg           Swe  Legia Warszawa           Pol  0-4  1-2  1-6
Rosenborg BK             Nor  Standard CL (Liège)      Bel  0-2  0-5  0-7
Celtic                   Sco  KPV (Kokkola)            Fin  9-0  5-0 14-0
Glentoran                Nir  Waterford                Irl  1-3  0-1  1-4
Moskva Spartak           URS  FC Basle                 Sui  3-2  1-2  4-4*
17 Nëntori (Tiranë)      Alb  Ajax                     Ned  2-2  0-2  2-4
x 2nd leg in Reykjavík
y 1st leg in Augsburg

Second Round
Panathinaikos            Gre  Slovan Bratislava        Tch  3-0  1-2  4-2
Borussia Mönchengladbach FRG  Everton                  Eng  1-1  1-1  2-2  3-4p
FC Carl Zeiss Jena       GDR  Sporting CP (Lisboa)     Por  2-1  2-1  4-2
Crvena Zvezda (Beograd)  Yug  UT Arad                  Rom  3-0  3-1  6-1
Cagliari                 Ita  Atlético Madrid          Esp  2-1  0-3  2-4
Standard CL (Liège)      Bel  Legia Warszawa           Pol  1-0  0-2  1-2
Waterford                Irl  Celtic                   Sco  0-7  2-3  2-10x
Ajax                     Ned  FC Basle                 Sui  3-0  2-1  5-1
x 1st leg in Dublin

Quarter-Finals
Everton                  Eng  Panathinaikos            Gre  1-1  0-0  1-1*
FC Carl Zeiss Jena       GDR  Crvena Zvezda (Beograd)  Yug  3-2  0-4  3-6
Atlético Madrid          Esp  Legia Warszawa           Pol  1-0  1-2 *2-2
Ajax                     Ned  Celtic                   Sco  3-0  0-1  3-1

Semi-Finals
Crvena Zvezda (Beograd)  Yug  Panathinaikos            Gre  4-1  0-3  4-4*
Atlético Madrid          Esp  Ajax                     Ned  1-0  0-3  1-3


Final, Wembley Stadium, London, 2 Jun 1971, att 83000

Ajax                     (1) 2  Panathinaikos            (0) 0
 5' 1-0  A: Van Dijk
87' 2-0  A: Kapsis og

Ajax (trainer Michels)
    Stuy; Neeskens, Hulshoff, Vasovic, Suurbier; Rijnders (Blankenburg 46),
    G.Mühren; Swart (Haan 46), Cruijff, Van Dijk, Keizer
Panathinaikos (trainer Puskás)
    Oeconomopoulos; Tomaras, Kapsis, Sourpis, Vlahos; Kamaras, Elefterakis;
    Grammos, Antoniadis, Domazos, Filakouris
Referee: Taylor (England)

The greatest international season of Panathinaikos. They were bigger surprise than Ajax, but were no match for Flying Dutchmen.

In 1969 Ajax was destroyed at the Champions Cup final by Milan, but this time the victory was theirs.

And the world learned the names of players deifining the 1970s and beyond.

Curiously, the best year of the team will be 1972 – with some changes, including the coach, who made them world-class stars.