TheHeysel Stadium inBrussels hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 September 1965 – 11 May 1966 |
| Teams | 31 (from 31 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 224 (3.86 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,609,799 (27,755 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Flórián Albert (Ferencváros) Eusébio (Benfica) 7 goals each |
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The1965–66 European Cup was the 11th season of theEuropean Cup,UEFA's premier clubfootball tournament. The competition was won byReal Madrid, winners of the first five European Cups from 1956 to 1960, who beatPartizan 2–1 in a closefinal atHeysel Stadium inBrussels on 11 May 1966.[1]
Inter Milan were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual winners Real Madrid in the semi-finals.
No new association entered its representative, which happened only for the second time after1959–60 edition. However, Cyprus returned to the competition after their inaugural1963–64 season.
In the preliminary round,Benfica recorded highest aggregate win in the history of the European Cup by beatingStade Dudelange 18–0 (8–0 away, 10–0 at home).[2]
A total of 31 teams participated in the competition.
For the first time sinceinaugural edition all associations were represented by only one team.
17 Nëntori,LASK,Levski Sofia,APOEL,Sparta Prague,HJK,Nantes,Keflavík,Derry City,Kilmarnock,Lausanne-Sports, andWerder Bremen made their debut in the competition.
Djurgårdens IF made their first appearance since the inaugural1955–56 tournament, whileManchester United and Stade Dudelange returned to the competition after seven years.
All participants were their respective associations champions, except forLyn. They were leading1. divisjon at the summer break on 1 July 1965, after 9 of 18 matches had been played, but finished second in autumn of 1965.[3]
Similar to previous editions, only title holders Inter Milan received a bye to the first round. The remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September and October, apart from two matches that took place in late August.
For the second time in row teams in the preliminary round were not divided geographically into pots, which resulted in some teams covering over 6,200 kilometres for their ties (e.g. Keflavík andFerencváros), while other had shorter trips (e.g. LASK andGórnik Zabrze – around 800 kilometres).
| Lyn | 5–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Berg Dybwad-Olsen Stavrum | Report | R. Wood Gilbert |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nilsson | Report | Sokolov |
| LASK | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Köglberger | Report | Musiałek Wilczek |
| HJK | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pahlman Peltoniemi | Report | Herd Connelly Law |
| Panathinaikos | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sakellaridis Loukanidis Domazos Kamaras | Report | Cini |
| Dinamo București | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ene Gergely Frățilă | Report |
| Stade Dudelange | 0–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pedras Pereira Brenner Yaúca Santana |
Ferencváros won 13–2 on aggregate.
Derry City won 8–6 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van Himst Stockman Hanon | Report | Altıparmak |
Anderlecht won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Vorwärts Berlin | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vogt Begerad Piepenburg | Report |
Vorwärts Berlin won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Puskás Grosso | Report |
Real Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pohl Szołtysik | Report | Lipošinović |
Górnik Zabrze won 5–2 on aggregate.
Kilmarnock won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mráz Dyba | Report |
Sparta Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Levski Sofia | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Asparuhov Iliev Nikolov Abadzhiev | Report |
Levski Sofia won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Benfica | 10–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eusébio Augusto Pinto Guerreiro Torres | Report |
Benfica won 18–0 on aggregate.
| Boldklubben 1909 | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petersen Hansen | Report | Nunweiller Pârcălab Ene |
Dinamo București won 7–2 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 9–2 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos won 4–2 on aggregate.
Werder Bremen won 10–0 on aggregate.
Partizan won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | 9–0 | 9–0 | (w/o)[a] | |
| Kilmarnock | 3–7 | 2–2 | 1–5 | |
| Dinamo București | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Ferencváros | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Sparta Prague | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Partizan | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Vorwärts Berlin | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Levski Sofia | 4–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Kilmarnock | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| McLean McIlroy | Report | Pirri Amancio |
| Anderlecht | 9–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jurion Van Himst Puis Mulder Stockman | Report |
| Sparta Prague | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kvašňák Jílek Vrána | Report |
| Dinamo București | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Frățilă Haidu | Report | Peiró |
| Panathinaikos | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Domazos | Report | Karába Fenyvesi Albert |
Ferencváros won 3–1 on aggregate.
Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Szołtysik | Report | Mráz |
Sparta Prague won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pirri Ruiz Grosso Gento | Report | McIlroy |
Real Madrid won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Manchester United | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Herd | Report | Piepenburg |
Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 5–4 on aggregate.
There were serious concerns regarding the state of theBrandywell Stadium pitch. TheIFA informedUEFA that it was unfit to host theEuropean Cup tie. THE IFA orderedDerry City to play either atWindsor Park orShowgrounds, which the Derry board refused to do. However, minutes after losing the first leg 9–0, the Derry directors officially informedAnderlecht that they would be forfeiting the second leg of the tie.[4]
Anderlecht won 9–0 on aggregate.
| Inter Milan | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mazzola Facchetti | Report |
Inter Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–4 | |
| Inter Milan | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sparta Prague | 4–6 | 4–1 | 0–5 | |
| Manchester United | 8–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
| Inter Milan | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jair Corso Peiró | Report |
| Ferencváros | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Novák | Report | Domenghini |
Inter Milan won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amancio Gento | Report | Jurion Puis |
Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
Partizan won 6–4 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 8–3 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Partizan | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Inter Milan | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Facchetti | Report | Amancio |
Real Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
Partizan won 2–1 on aggregate.
The top scorers from the 1965–66 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows: