1966–67 European Cup
| File:StadionJamor.JPG The Estádio Nacional in Lisbon hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 September 1966 – 25 May 1967 |
| Teams | 33 (32 competed) (from 32 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Scotland Celtic (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Italy Inter Milan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 65 |
| Goals scored | 212 (3.26 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,786,150 (27,479 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht) 6 goals |
← 1965–66 1967–68 → | |
The 1966–67 European Cup was the 12th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Celtic for the first time, when they beat Inter Milan 2–1 in the final at the Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, on 25 May 1967,[1] making them the first British team, as well as the only Scottish team (as of 2024) to win the coveted trophy. Celtic also became just the second team to win the tournament on their debut appearance after Inter Milan in 1963–64 edition. Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual finalists Inter Milan in the quarter-finals. Soviet Union entered its champion for the first time this season.
Teams
A total of 33 teams participated in the competition. Spain was represented by two clubs, with Real Madrid qualifying as title holders and Atlético Madrid as Spanish champions. Real Madrid made their twelfth consecutive appearance in the competition, while CSKA Red Flag participated for the eighth time. Anderlecht and Dukla Prague appeared in their seventh tournament. Admira-NÖ Energie Wien, Omonia, Vålerenga, Waterford, Celtic, Torpedo Moscow, 1860 Munich, and Vojvodina made their debut in the competition. Atlético Madrid returned to the tournament for the first time since 1958–59 edition, while Petrolul Ploiești returned to the competition after seven years. Ajax, Beşiktaş and Olympiacos made their first appearance for six years. All participants were their respective associations champions, except for title holders Real Madrid.
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Preliminary round
Due to the number of participating teams and to allow title holders to receive a bye to the next round, a second round was introduced in the competition. With title holders Real Madrid placed in the second round, a draw took place to select four teams from the remaining participants to play preliminary round in September.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sliema Wanderers Malta | 1–6 | Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag | 1–2 | 0–4 |
| Waterford Republic of Ireland | 1–12 | East Germany Vorwärts Berlin | 1–6 | 0–6 |
First leg
| Sliema Wanderers Malta | 1–2 | Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Cini File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' | Report | Yakimov File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (pen.), 54' |
Second leg
Vorwärts Berlin won 12–1 on aggregate.
CSKA Red Flag won 6–1 on aggregate.
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malmö FF Sweden | 1–5 | Spain Atlético Madrid | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Admira-NÖ Energie Wien Austria | 0–1 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| KR Iceland | 4–8 | France Nantes | 2–3 | 2–5 | |
| Celtic Scotland | 5–0 | Switzerland Zürich | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Ajax Netherlands | 4–1 | Turkey Beşiktaş | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Liverpool England | 3–3 | Romania Petrolul Ploiești | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Esbjerg Denmark | 0–6 | Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague | 0–2 | 0–4 | |
| Haka Finland | 1–12 | Belgium Anderlecht | 1–10 | 0–2 | |
| Inter Milan Italy | 1–0 | Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Vasas Hungary | 7–0 | Portugal Sporting CP | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| 1860 Munich West Germany | 10–1 | Cyprus Omonia | 8–0 | 2–1 | |
| Vålerenga Norway | (w/o)[lower-alpha 1] | Albania 17 Nëntori | — | — | |
| Aris Bonnevoie Luxembourg | 4–9 | Northern Ireland Linfield | 3–3 | 1–6 | |
| CSKA Red Flag Bulgaria | 3–2 | Greece Olympiacos | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Górnik Zabrze Poland | 3–3 | East Germany Vorwärts Berlin | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
First leg
| Admira-NÖ Energie Wien Austria | 0–1 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Takač File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
| KR Iceland | 2–3 | France Nantes |
|---|---|---|
| Schram File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' (pen.), 82' | Report | Gondet File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 62' Simon File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' |
| Haka Finland | 1–10 | Belgium Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Mäkilä File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' | Report | Van Himst File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 12', 26', 52', 58' Devrindt File:Soccerball shade.svg 16', 42', 75' Puis File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Cayuela File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' |
| 1860 Munich West Germany | 8–0 | Cyprus Omonia |
|---|---|---|
| Konietzka File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 19', 54', 78' Küppers File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 35' Kohlars File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 63' |
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| Malmö FF Sweden | 0–2 | Spain Atlético Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cardona File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Aragonés File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' |
| Celtic Scotland | 2–0 | Switzerland FC Zürich |
|---|---|---|
| Gemmell File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' McBride File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' |
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| Ajax Netherlands | 2–0 | Turkey Beşiktaş |
|---|---|---|
| Keizer File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Muller File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
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| Liverpool England | 2–0 | Romania Petrolul Ploiești |
|---|---|---|
| St John File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Callaghan File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
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| Esbjerg Denmark | 0–2 | Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Enemark File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' (o.g.) Dvořák File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' |
| CSKA Red Flag Bulgaria | 3–1 | Greece Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Penev File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Vasilev File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Tsanev File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Report | Papazoglou File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' |
| Górnik Zabrze Poland | 2–1 | East Germany Vorwärts Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Pohl File:Soccerball shade.svg 38', 71' | Report | Fräßdorf File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
| Vasas Hungary | 5–0 | Portugal Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Bakos File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Puskás File:Soccerball shade.svg 37', 89' Farkas File:Soccerball shade.svg 52', 64' |
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Second leg
| Atlético Madrid Spain | 3–1 | Sweden Malmö FF |
|---|---|---|
| Aragonés File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Mendonça File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' Urtiaga File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' |
Report | Svahn File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' |
Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
Vojvodina won 1–0 on aggregate.
Nantes won 8–4 on aggregate.
| FC Zürich Switzerland | 0–3 | Scotland Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gemmell File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 48' (pen.) Chalmers File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' |
Celtic won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Beşiktaş Turkey | 1–2 | Netherlands Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Karadoğan File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' | Report | Swart File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' Keizer File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Petrolul Ploiești Romania | 3–1 | England Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Moldoveanu File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Boc File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Dridea File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
Report | Hunt File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' |
3–3 on aggregate. Play-off
| Liverpool England | 2–0 | Romania Petrolul Ploiești |
|---|---|---|
| St. John File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' |
Report |
Liverpool won 2–0 in a play-off match.
| Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia | 4–0 | Denmark Esbjerg |
|---|---|---|
| Štrunc File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Vacenovský File:Soccerball shade.svg 44', 57' Mráz File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' |
Report |
Dukla Prague won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht Belgium | 2–0 | Finland Haka |
|---|---|---|
| Van Himst File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Devrindt File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' |
Report |
Anderlecht won 12–1 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP Portugal | 0–2 | Hungary Vasas |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pál File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Puskás File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Vasas won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Omonia Cyprus | 1–2 | West Germany 1860 Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Haralampous File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' | Report | Kohlars File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Brunnenmeier File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' (pen.) |
1860 Munich won 10–1 on aggregate.
Linfield won 9–4 on aggregate.
CSKA Red Flag won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Vorwärts Berlin East Germany | 2–1 | Poland Górnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Piepenburg File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Nöldner File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' |
Report | Lubański File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' |
3–3 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze Poland | 3–1 | East Germany Vorwärts Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Lubański File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 54' Pohl File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' |
Report | Kalinke File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
Górnik Zabrze won 3–1 in a play-off match.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vojvodina Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 3–3 | Spain Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Nantes France | 2–6 | Scotland Celtic | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Ajax Netherlands | 7–3 | England Liverpool | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
| Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia | 6–2 | Belgium Anderlecht | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Inter Milan Italy | 4–1 | Hungary Vasas | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 1860 Munich West Germany | 2–3 | Spain Real Madrid | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Vålerenga Norway | 2–5 | Northern Ireland Linfield | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| CSKA Red Flag Bulgaria | 4–3 | Poland Górnik Zabrze | 4–0 | 0–3 |
First leg
| Nantes France | 1–3 | Scotland Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Magny File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' | Report | McBride File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Lennox File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Chalmers File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' |
| Inter Milan Italy | 2–1 | Hungary Vasas |
|---|---|---|
| Soldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Corso File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Report | Puskás File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
| CSKA Red Flag Bulgaria | 4–0 | Poland Górnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Marashliev File:Soccerball shade.svg 31', 44' Tsanev File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' (pen.) Vasilev File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
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Second leg
| Atlético Madrid Spain | 2–0 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina |
|---|---|---|
| Aragonés File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' (pen.) Adelardo File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' |
Report |
3–3 on aggregate. Play-off
Vojvodina won 3–2 in a play-off match.
| Celtic Scotland | 3–1 | France Nantes |
|---|---|---|
| Johnstone File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Chalmers File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' Lennox File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
Report | Georgin File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' |
Celtic won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Liverpool England | 2–2 | Netherlands Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Hunt File:Soccerball shade.svg 55', 86' | Report | Cruyff File:Soccerball shade.svg 49', 71' |
Ajax won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht Belgium | 1–2 | Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Mulder File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' | Report | Nedorost File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Mráz File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' |
Dukla Prague won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Vasas Hungary | 0–2 | Italy Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mazzola File:Soccerball shade.svg 40', 67' |
Inter Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Linfield Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Norway Vålerenga |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' | Report | Larsen File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
Linfield won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze Poland | 3–0 | Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Szołtysik File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Pohl File:Soccerball shade.svg 26', 44' |
Report |
CSKA Red Flag won 4–3 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vojvodina Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 1–2 | Scotland Celtic | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Ajax Netherlands | 2–3 | Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Inter Milan Italy | 3–0 | Spain Real Madrid | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Linfield Northern Ireland | 2–3 | Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag | 2–2 | 0–1 |
First leg
| Vojvodina Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Scotland Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Stanić File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' | Report |
| Ajax Netherlands | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Swart File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' | Report | Mráz File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' |
| Linfield Northern Ireland | 2–2 | Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Shields File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' |
Report | Romanov File:Soccerball shade.svg 2', 63' |
Second leg
| Celtic Scotland | 2–0 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina |
|---|---|---|
| Chalmers File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' McNeill File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Report |
Celtic won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | Netherlands Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Štrunc File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (pen.) Soetekouw File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' (o.g.) |
Report | Swart File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
Dukla Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid Spain | 0–2 | Italy Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cappellini File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Zoco File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (o.g.) |
Inter Milan won 3–0 on aggregate.
CSKA Red Flag won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic Scotland | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Inter Milan Italy | 2–2 | Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
First leg
| Celtic Scotland | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Johnstone File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Wallace File:Soccerball shade.svg 59', 65' |
Report | Štrunc File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' |
| Inter Milan Italy | 1–1 | Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Facchetti File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' | Report | Tsanev File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
Second leg
Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.
| CSKA Red Flag Bulgaria | 1–1 | Italy Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Radlev File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' | Report | Facchetti File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' |
2–2 on aggregate. Play-off
Final
| Inter Milan Italy | 1–2 | Scotland Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Mazzola File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (pen.) | Report | Gemmell File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Chalmers File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1966–67 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) were as follows:
Notes
- ↑ 17 Nëntori decided to withdraw from the competition before playing first match.
References
- ↑ "Celtic bring first trophy to Great Britain". UEFA.com. UEFA. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ↑ "Real Madrid v 1860 Munich, 30 November 1966" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
External links
- 1966–67 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1966–67 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
- 1966-67 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
