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1971 European Cup final

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1971 European Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1970–71 European Cup
Date2 June 1971
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeJack Taylor (England)
Attendance83,179
1970
1972
The teams walk out before the final.

The 1971 European Cup final was a football match played on 2 June 1971 at Wembley Stadium between Dutch side Ajax and Greek side Panathinaikos, to determine the champions of the 1970–71 European Cup. Ajax were appearing in their second final, having lost the 1969 final to Italian club AC Milan; Panathinaikos were appearing in their first.

Both teams progressed through four rounds to reach the final. Ajax comfortably won all of their ties by two goals, except for their 5–1 aggregate victory against Swiss team Basel in the second round. Panathinaikos' matches were close affairs, with the exception of their 7–1 aggregate victory against Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in the first round. Their quarter-final and semi-final victories were both won via the away goals rule.

Watched by a crowd of 83,179, Ajax took the lead in the 5th minute when Dick van Dijk scored. Ajax extended their lead in the 87th minute when a shot by Arie Haan deflected off defender Anthimos Kapsis and went into the Panathinaikos goal, giving Ajax its first European Cup victory by a score of 2–0.[1]

Route to the final

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Ajax Round Panathinaikos
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Albania 17 Nëntori Tirana 4–2 2–2 (A) 2–0 (H) First round Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 7–1 2–1 (A) 5–0 (H)
Switzerland Basel 5–1 3–0 (H) 2–1 (A) Second round Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava 4–2 3–0 (H) 1–2 (A)
Scotland Celtic 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Quarter-finals England Everton 1–1 (a) 1–1 (A) 0–0 (H)
Spain Atlético Madrid 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Semi-finals Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda 4–4 (a) 1–4 (A) 3–0 (H)

Match

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Details

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Ajax Netherlands2–0Greece Panathinaikos
Van Dijk 5'
Haan 87'
Report
Attendance: 83,179
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Ajax
Panathinaikos
GK 1 Netherlands Heinz Stuy
SW 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velibor Vasović (c)
DF 3 Netherlands Wim Suurbier
DF 4 Netherlands Barry Hulshoff
MF 6 Netherlands Nico Rijnders downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 7 Netherlands Johan Neeskens
FW 8 Netherlands Sjaak Swart downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 9 Netherlands Gerrie Mühren
FW 10 Netherlands Dick van Dijk
FW 11 Netherlands Piet Keizer
MF 14 Netherlands Johan Cruyff
Substitutes:
DF 12 West Germany Horst Blankenburg upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 Netherlands Arie Haan upward-facing green arrow 46'
GK Netherlands Sies Wever [nl]
MF Netherlands Ruud Suurendonk [nl]
Manager:
Netherlands Rinus Michels
GK 1 Greece Takis Ikonomopoulos
DF 2 Greece Yiannis Tomaras
DF 3 Greece Giorgios Vlachos [el]
MF 4 Greece Kostas Eleftherakis
MF 5 Greece Aristidis Kamaras
DF 6 Greece Frangiskos Sourpis
MF 7 Greece Haris Grammos
FW 8 Greece Totis Filakouris
FW 9 Greece Antonis Antoniadis
FW 10 Greece Mimis Domazos (c)
DF 11 Greece Anthimos Kapsis
Substitutes:
GK Greece Vasilis Konstantinou
DF Greece Victor Mitropoulos
DF Greece Kostas Athanasopoulos [it]
DF Greece Mitsos Dimitriou
MF Greece Dimitris Kaligeris
Manager:
Hungary Ferenc Puskás

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Maldonado 'Maldini', Julio; Leveridge, Sam (14 April 2020). "The 50 best games in history: Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos, European Cup 1971". Marca. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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