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
Champions Manchester City (1st title)
Runners-up 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
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
SK Rapid Wien 0–0 Torpedo Moscow
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Laurens Van Ravens (Netherlands)

Second leg
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
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
Lierse 10–1 APOEL
Vermeyen 10', 21', 43', 49'
De Nul 20', 22', 75', 87'
Put 55'
Janssens 80'		 Report Agathokleous 65'
Attendance: 7,004
Referee: Marian Środecki (Poland)
Rangers 2–0 Steaua București
Attendance: 60,000
Académica 0–0 KuPS
Report
Attendance: 6,742
Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany)

Second leg
APOEL 0–1 Lierse
Report De Nul 15'
Attendance: 3,271
Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)

Lierse won 11-1 on aggregate.

Steaua București 0–0 Rangers
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Leonidas Vamvakopoulos (Greece)

Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate.

KuPS 1–0 Académica
Report Nene 65'
Väinölänniemen Stadion, Kuopio
Attendance: 2,693
Referee: Joseph Dorpmans (Netherlands)

Académica won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round
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
1. FC Magdeburg 1–0 Académica
Sparwasser 41' Report
Attendance: 14,038
Referee: Frede Hansen (Denmark)

Second leg
Académica 2–0 1. FC Magdeburg
Carlos Alhinho 57'
Mário Campos 85'		 Report
Attendance: 9,335
Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

Académica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
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
Académica 0–0 Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 8,206
Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)

Second leg
Manchester City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Académica
Towers 120' Report
Attendance: 36,111
Referee: Gocho Rusev (Bulgaria)

Manchester City won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legPlay-off
Schalke 04 2–5 Manchester City 1–0 1–5
Roma 3–3 Górnik Zabrze 1–1 2–21–1 (c)

First leg
Roma 1–1 Górnik Zabrze
Salvori 53' Banaś 28'
Schalke 04 1–0 Manchester City
Libuda 76'

Second leg
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
Górnik Zabrze 1–1 (a.e.t.) Roma
Lubański 42' Capello 57' (pen.)

Górnik Zabrze won on a coin toss.

Final
Main article: 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final
Manchester City 2–1 Górnik Zabrze
Young 12'
Lee 43' (pen.)		 Report Oślizło 68'
Attendance: 7,968
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

See also

References
  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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