1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup

The 1969–70 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was the 10th edition of European football's secondary competition. Defending champions Slovan Bratislava were eliminated in the First Round by Dinamo Zagreb. English club Manchester City defeated Polish club Górnik Zabrze 2–1 in the final for their first and only Cup Winners' Cup title.

1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup
The Praterstadion in Vienna hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates28 August 1969 - 29 April 1970
Teams33
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Manchester City (1st title)
Runners-upPoland Górnik Zabrze
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored173 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Włodzimierz Lubański (Górnik Zabrze)
7 goals

The result was City's lone European triumph for more than 50 years, until their victory in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.[1][2]

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SK Rapid Wien   1–1 (a)   Torpedo Moscow 0–0 1–1

First leg

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SK Rapid Wien  0–0  Torpedo Moscow
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Laurens Van Ravens (Netherlands)

Second leg

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Torpedo Moscow  1–1  SK Rapid Wien
Gershkovich   (53) Redl   (88)
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

1–1 on aggregate, Rapid Wien won on away goals.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dukla Prague   1–2   Marseille 1–0 0–2 (aet)
Dinamo Zagreb   3–0   Slovan Bratislava 3–0 0–0
Norrköping   5–2   Sliema Wanderers 5–1 0–1
Shamrock Rovers   2–4   Schalke 04 2–1 0–3
1. FC Magdeburg   2–1   MTK Hungária 1–0 1–1 (aet)
Académica   1–0   KuPS 0–0 1–0
Lierse   11–1   APOEL 10–1 1–0
Athletic Bilbao   3–6   Manchester City 3–3 0–3
Ards   1–3   Roma 0–0 1–3
Rapid Wien   3–6   PSV Eindhoven 1–2 2–4
Göztepe   6–2   Union Luxembourg 3–0 3–2
Mjøndalen   2–12   Cardiff City 1–7 1–5
ÍBV   0–8   Levski-Spartak 0–4 0–4
Frem   2–2 (a)   St. Gallen 2–1 0–1
Olympiacos   2–7   Górnik Zabrze 2–2 0–5
Rangers   2–0   Steaua București 2–0 0–0

First leg

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Lierse  10–1  APOEL
Vermeyen   10', 21', 43', 49'
De Nul   20', 22', 75', 87'
Put   55'
Janssens   80'
Report Agathokleous   65'

Rangers  2–0  Steaua București

Second leg

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APOEL  0–1  Lierse
Report De Nul   15'

Lierse won 11-1 on aggregate.


Steaua București  0–0  Rangers

Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate.


KuPS  1–0  Académica
Report Nene   65'

Académica won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille   1–3   Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 0–2
Norrköping   0–1   Schalke 04 0–0 0–1
1. FC Magdeburg   1–2   Académica 1–0 0–2
Lierse   0–8   Manchester City 0–3 0–5
Roma   (c) 1–1   PSV Eindhoven 1–0 0–1
Göztepe   3–1   Cardiff City 3–0 0–1
Levski-Spartak   4–0   St. Gallen 4–0 0–0
Górnik Zabrze   6–2   Rangers 3–1 3–1

First leg

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1. FC Magdeburg  1–0  Académica
Sparwasser   41' Report
Attendance: 14,038

Second leg

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Académica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Zagreb   1–4   Schalke 04 1–3 0–1
Académica   0–1   Manchester City 0–0 0–1 (aet)
Roma   2–0   Göztepe 2–0 0–0
Levski-Spartak   4–4 (a)   Górnik Zabrze 3–2 1–2

First leg

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Second leg

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Manchester City  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Académica
Towers   120' Report
Attendance: 36,111

Manchester City won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
Schalke 04   2–5   Manchester City 1–0 1–5
Roma   3–3   Górnik Zabrze 1–1 2–2 1–1 (c)

First leg

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Roma  1–1  Górnik Zabrze
Salvori   53' Banaś   28'

Second leg

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Górnik Zabrze  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Roma
Lubański   90' (pen.), 93' Capello   9' (pen.)
Scaratti   120'

3–3 on aggregate.


Manchester City  5–1  Schalke 04
Doyle   8'
Young   22', 28'
Lee   50'
Bell   81'
Libuda   89'

Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.

Play-off

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Górnik Zabrze won on a coin toss.

Final

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Manchester City  2–1  Górnik Zabrze
Young   12'
Lee   43' (pen.)
Report Oślizło   68'
Attendance: 7,968
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bevan, Chris (29 April 2020). "The strange tale of how Man City conquered Europe – 50 years on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Man City win Champions League: Rodri goal secures victory against Inter and completes treble". BBC Sport. 10 June 2023. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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