Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-off

 

Inter Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-off

After the 1970-71 season the organisation of the Fairs Cup was taken over by UEFA. The competition was renamed the UEFA Cup with a new trophy being introduced. A match was played between the first ever Fairs Cup winners, FC Barcelona, and the last winners, Leeds United, to decide who would get to keep the old Fairs Cup trophy permanently. These two teams also had the best overall playing record in the competition since it's inception in 1955.

Inter Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-off, Camp Nou, Barcelona 22 Sep 1971

FC Barcelona             2  Leeds United             1
51' 1-0  B: Dueñas 
52' 1-1  LU: Jordan
84' 2-1  B: Dueñas 

FC Barcelona
    Sadurni; Rife, Eladio, Torres, Gallego, Costas, Rexach, Carlos,
    Dueñas, Marcial, Asensi (Fuste)
Leeds United
    Sprake; Reaney, Davey, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Jordan,
    Belfitt, Giles, Galvin
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

Slightly different squad from the winning one in the spring of 1971, but the trophy was not for them

Barcelona, coach by Rinus Michels now, prevailed and kept the Fairs Cup.

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

 

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970-71.

First Round                                                                     
AEK (Athína)             Gre  FC Twente '65 (Enschede) Ned  0-1  0-3  0-4       
FK Zeljeznicar (Sarajevo)Yug  RSC Anderlecht           Bel  3-4  4-5  7-9 
La Gantoise              Bel  Hamburger SV             FRG  0-1  1-7  1-8
Seville                  Esp  Eskisehirspor            Tur  1-0  1-3  2-3
Coleraine                Nir  Kilmarnock               Sco  1-1  3-2  4-3
Dundee United            Sco  Grasshopper-Club Zürich  Sui  3-2  0-0  3-2
Sarpsborg FK             Nor  Leeds United             Eng  0-1  0-5  0-6
Spartak Trnava           Tch  Olympique Marseille      Fra  2-0  0-2  2-2  4-3p
1.FC Köln                FRG  FC Sedan                 Fra  5-1  0-1  5-2
Lausanne-Sports          Sui  Vitória FC (Setúbal)     Por  0-2  1-2  1-4
Hibernian                Sco  Malmö FF                 Swe  6-0  3-2  9-2
Liverpool                Eng  Ferencvarosi TC          Hun  1-0  1-1  2-1
FC Trakia (Plovdiv)      Bul  Coventry City            Eng  1-4  0-2  1-6
Lazio                    Ita  Arsenal                  Eng  2-2  0-2  2-4
Bayern München           FRG  Rangers                  Sco  1-0  1-1  2-1
Dinamo Bucuresti         Rom  PAOK (Thessaloníki)      Gre  5-0  0-1  5-1
Universitatea Craiova    Rom  Pécsi Dózsa              Hun  2-1  0-3  2-4
GKS Katowice             Pol  FC Barcelona             Esp  0-1  2-3  2-4
Wiener Sport-Club        Aut  SK Beveren               Bel  0-2  0-3  0-5
Ilves Tampere            Fin  SK Sturm Graz            Aut  4-2  0-3  4-5
Barreirense              Por  NK Dinamo (Zagreb)       Yug  2-0  1-6  3-6
NK Hajduk (Split)        Yug  FC Slavia (Sofia)        Bul  3-0  0-1  3-1
Cork Hibernians          Irl  Valencia                 Esp  0-3  1-3  1-6
Sparta Praha             Tch  Athletic Bilbao          Esp  2-0  1-1  3-1
FK Partizan (Beograd)    Yug  SG Dynamo Dresden        GDR  0-0  0-6  0-6
AB (København)           Den  Sliema Wanderers         Mlt  7-0  3-2 10-2
Juventus                 Ita  US Rumelange             Lux  7-0  4-0 11-0
B1901 (Nykøbing)         Den  Hertha BSC               FRG  2-4  1-4  3-8
Ruch Chorzów             Pol  Fiorentina               Ita  1-1  0-2  1-3
Internazionale           Ita  Newcastle United         Eng  1-1  0-2  1-3
Sparta Rotterdam         Ned  IA (Akranes)             Isl  6-0  9-0 15-0x
Vitória SC (Guimarães)   Por  AS Angoulême             Fra  3-0  1-3  4-3
x 2nd leg in Rotterdam

Second Round
Hibernian                Sco  Vitória SC (Guimarães)   Por  2-0  1-2  3-2
Sparta Rotterdam         Ned  Coleraine                Nir  2-0  2-1  4-1
Bayern München           FRG  Coventry City            Eng  6-1  1-2  7-3
FC Barcelona             Esp  Juventus                 Ita  1-2  1-2  2-4
AC Fiorentina            Ita  1.FC Köln                FRG  1-2  0-1  1-3
SK Sturm Graz            Aut  Arsenal                  Eng  1-0  0-2  1-2
Leeds United             Eng  SG Dynamo Dresden        GDR  1-0  1-2 *2-2
Liverpool                Eng  Dinamo Bucharest         Rom  3-0  1-1  4-1
AB (København)           Den  RSC Anderlecht           Bel  1-3  0-4  1-7
Newcastle United         Eng  Pécsi Dózsa              Hun  2-0  0-2  2-2  2-5p
Sparta Praha             Tch  Dundee United            Sco  3-1  0-1  3-2
Hertha BSC               FRG  Spartak Trnava           Tch  1-0  1-3  2-3
NK Dinamo (Zagreb)       Yug  Hamburger SV             FRG  4-0  0-1  4-1
Vitória FC (Setúbal)     Por  NK Hajduk (Split)        Yug  2-0  1-2  3-2
Valencia                 Esp  SK Beveren               Bel  0-1  1-1  1-2
Eskisehirspor            Tur  FC Twente '65 (Enschede) Ned  3-2  1-6  4-8

Third Round
Spartak Trnava           Tch  1.FC Köln                FRG  0-1  0-3  0-4
Bayern München           FRG  Sparta Rotterdam         Ned  2-1  3-1  5-2
Leeds United             Eng  Sparta Praha             Tch  6-0  3-2  9-2
Arsenal                  Eng  SK Beveren               Bel  4-0  0-0  4-0
Pécsi Dózsa              Hun  Juventus                 Ita  0-1  0-2  0-3
NK Dinamo (Zagreb)       Yug  FC Twente '65 (Enschede) Ned  2-2  0-1  2-3
RSC Anderlecht           Bel  Vitória FC (Setúbal)     Por  2-1  1-3  3-4  aet
Hibernian                Sco  Liverpool                Eng  0-1  0-2  0-3

Quarter-Finals
Juventus                 Ita  FC Twente '65 (Enschede) Ned  2-0  2-2  4-2  aet
Arsenal                  Eng  1.FC Köln                FRG  2-1  0-1  2-2*
Leeds United             Eng  Vitória FC (Setúbal)     Por  2-1  1-1  3-2
Liverpool                Eng  Bayern Munich            FRG  3-0  1-1  4-1

Semi-Finals
Liverpool                Eng  Leeds United             Eng  0-1  0-0  0-1
1.FC Köln                FRG  Juventus                 Ita  1-1  0-2  1-3


Final 1st Leg, Stadio Comunale, Turin, 28 May 1971, att 65000

Juventus                 (1) 2  Leeds United             (0) 2¹
27' 1-0  J: Bettega
48' 1-1  LU: Madeley
55' 2-1  J: Capello
77' 2-2  LU: Bates
¹ Original game on 26 May abandoned at 0-0 after 51 minutes due to unplayable pitch 

Juventus
    Piloni; Spinosi, Salvadore, Marchetti, Furino, Morini, Haller, Capello,
    Causio, Anastasi (Novellini 72), Bettega
Leeds United
    Sprake; Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones
    (Bates 72), Giles, Madeley
Referee: van Ravens (Netherlands)


Final 2nd Leg, Elland Road, Leeds, 3 June 1971, att 42483

Leeds United             (1) 1  Juventus                 (1) 1
12' 1-0  LU: Clarke
20' 1-1  J: Anastasi
aggregate 3-3, Leeds won on away goals

Leeds United
    Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones,
    Giles, Madeley (Bates 47)
Juventus
    Tancredi; Spinosi, Salvadore, Marchetti, Furino, Morini, Haller, Capello,
    Causio, Anastasi, Bettega
Referee: Glockner (East Germany)





Standing from left: Salvadore Marchetti Roveta Cuccurreddu Piloni Tancredi Ferioli Landini II Bettega Spinosi Morini Haller Picchi - coach

Crouching: Zaniboni Savoldi II Montorsi Novellini Anastasi Danova Furino Causio Capello.

Juventus didn't lose – away goals, still brand new rule, defeated them.

Lucky winners without winning. Last winners of the Fairs Cup, as it hapenned.

Golden Shoe

 

Golden Shoe 1971:

 

 1.Josip SKOBLAR                  -  Olympique Marseille  44 goals
 2.Salif KEITA                    -  AS Saint-Etienne     42 goals
 3.Giorgios DEDES                 -  Panionios            28 goals

European Player Of The Year

 

European Player Of The Year:

1 Johan Cruyff  Ajax  Netherlands 116 points

2 Sandro Mazzola  Internazionale  Italy 57

3 George Best  Manchester United  Northern Ireland 56

Cyprus

 

Cyprus – ranked last, 33^rd, by UEFA. Cypriot First Division

Final Table
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    Team                      Played    Won     Draw    Lost    GF      GA      Points   GR
 1. Olympiakos Nicosia          22      11       9       2      40      22      31            [Champions] [1971/72 European Cup] [1971/72 Greek Alpha Ethniki]
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 2. Digenis Akritas Morphou     22       9       9       4      21      15      27            [1971/72 UEFA Cup]
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 3. APOEL Nicosia               22       8      10       4      30      19      26      
 4. Omonia Nicosia              22      11       3       8      33      20      25      60,6
 5. Pezoporikos Larnaca         22       9       7       6      26      17      25      65,4
 6. Apollon Limassol            22       8       8       6      30      20      24      66,7
 7. Enosi Neon Paralimniou      22       8       8       6      24      18      24      75
 8. Anorthosis Famagusta        22       7       6       9      23      31      20
 9. Alki Larnaca                22       4      11       7      25      29      19      116
10. Nea Salamina Famagusta      22       7       5      10      24      36      19      150
11. AEL Limassol                22       6       4      12      12      27      16
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12. ASIL Lysi                   22       1       6      15       7      41       8            [Relegated]

Notes: 2-1-0 points system
       Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal ration
       GR: Goal ration: (Goal against X 100) / Goal for. The smaller goal ration, the better place.
       Championship winning teams from season 1967/66 to season 1972/73 played in the Greek Alpha Ethniki the follow season.
       EPA Larnaca finished 18th (out of 18) in the 1970/71 Greek Alpha Ethniki.
Cypriot Second Division

Final Table
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    Team                      Played    Won     Draw    Lost    GF      GA       GD    Points
 1. APOP Paphos                 22      15      4        3      51      21       30     34      [Champions] [Promoted]
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 2. Aris Limassol               22      13      6        3      50      19       31     32      
 3. AEM Morphou                 22      12      6        4      45      23       22     30
 4. Othellos Athienou           22      12      4        6      37      24       13     28
 5. Evagoras Paphos             22      10      6        6      28      20        8     26
 6. AEK Ammochostos             22      10      4        8      48      35       13     24
 7. Chalkanoras Idaliou         22       7      7        8      33      36       -3     21
 8. EPAL Limassol               22       8      3       11      30      39       -9     19
 9. PAEK Keryneia               22       7      4       11      31      51      -20     18
10. Orfeas Nicosia              22       6      1       15      27      54      -27     13
11. ENAD Ayiou Dometiou         22       4      3       15      26      50      -24     11
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12. LALL Lysi                   22       3      2       17      20      54      -34      8      [Relegated]

Cup: Anorthosis Famagusta 1 - 1 Omonia Nicosia 30 May 1971 (Sunday) GSP Stadium (1902) [no goals at extra time]

 replay   Anorthosis Famagusta   1 - 0       Omonia Nicosia                    6 June 1971 (Sunday)     GSE Stadium          [after extra time; normal time score was 0 - 0]

Note: Because of constant difficulties with proper dating of Cypriot team photos, the following teams are approximately from the period: Anorthosis (in white), Olympiakos, EN Paralimni, Alki.

Luxembourg

 

Luxembourg – ranked 31^st in Europe.

  1 Union Luxembourg      22  15- 7- 0  37   55- 24
   2 Aris Bonnevoie        22  12- 5- 5  29   51- 32
   3 Jeunesse Esch/Alzette 22  12- 5- 5  29   51- 33
   4 Avenir Beggen         22  10- 4- 8  24   29- 35
   5 Spora Luxembourg      22   8- 7- 7  23   38- 28
   6 Red Boys Differdange  22   9- 3-10  21   41- 40
   7 US Rumelange          22   8- 5- 9  21   36- 39
   8 Alliance Dudelange    22   5-11- 6  21   32- 36
   9 Progres Niedercorn    22   8- 4-10  20   48- 51
  10 SC Tétange            22   6- 5-11  17   30- 41
  11 Stade Dudelange       22   5- 4-13  14   39- 55
  12 CS Grevenmacher       22   1- 6-15   8   26- 62

     Cup Final : Jeunesse Hautcharage - Jeunesse Esch/Alzette  4-1  a.e.t.

Really, amazing singular success for a club too small and insignificant even for Luxembourg. Something to remember and cherish. They don't exist today – only the record.

Iceland

 Iceland. 32^nd in the UEFA ranking. FIRST DIVISION 1971

             
 1. ÍB Keflavík                14   8  4  2  32-17  20
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 2. ÍB Vestmannæyjar           14   9  2  3  37-19  20
 3. Fram Reykjavík             14   7  1  6  29-25  15
 4. ÍA Akranes                 14   6  2  6  27-27  14
 5. Valur Reykjavík            14   6  2  6  24-25  14
 6. UB Kopavogur               14   4  2  8  12-31  10
 7. KR Reykjavík               14   3  4  7  13-20  10
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 8. ÍB Akureyri                14   4  1  9  21-31   9

Playoff: ÍB Keflavík-ÍB Vestmannæyjar 4-0                           
Champions: ÍB Keflavík                                            
Cup Final: Vikingur Reykjavík-UB Kopavogur 1-0  

Vikingur (Reykjavik) won their first Cup still playing in the Second Division.