| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 382 (3.03 per match) |
| Top scorer | |
The1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the 13th and final season of theInter-Cities Fairs Cup, a European football competition for teams not qualified for theEuropean Cup or theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup. Back in 1969, UEFA determined this would be the final year of the Fairs Cup before taking over the organizational duties and evolving the competition into the UEFA Cup, which is now known as theUEFA Europa League.[1]
Thefinal was played over two legs atStadio Comunale,Turin,Italy, and atElland Road,Leeds,England. It was won byLeeds United ofEngland, who defeated the Italian teamJuventus on theaway goals rule after a 3–3 aggregate draw to claim their second Inter-Cities Fairs Cup title. It was the first time the competition final had been won on the away goals rule.
This was to be the final European title forLeeds United, which would cap off its most successful era later in the decade with two further finals in UEFA-organized tournaments. It was also the second Fairs Cup final lost byJuventus, who still had not won a European title. Notably, the first leg of the final was replayed from scratch two days later after the initially scheduled game, which was abandoned after 51 minutes of play with a score of 0–0 due to heavy rain and a waterlogged pitch.
As no team had ever managed to permanently win the Inter-Cities Fairs trophy that was to be discontinued, its destination was decided in a specialplay-off between the first and last competition winners:Barcelona and Leeds United, respectively.[1]
A total of 64 teams from 29 countries were entered in the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. For the first time, a team fromFinland entered the competition, with the allocation scheme being redrawn as follows
Scotland andYugoslavia gained a fourth berth, whichPortugal lost. These places came mainly from the loss of a second Fairs Cup berth byEast Germany,Norway andNorthern Ireland.
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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
Notes
The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were primarily scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays, and exceptionally on Thursdays. After the first leg of the final had to be postponed to a Friday, the return leg played in the following weekend was moved one day backwards to a Thursday. The first leg of the 1st round match-up betweenSevilla FC andEskisehirspor was played on a Saturday.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 2–23 September 1970 | 8–30 September 1970 |
| Second round | 14–28 October 1970 | 28 October – 4 November 1970 |
| Third round | 25 November – 9 December 1970 | 9–23 December 1970 |
| Quarter-finals | 27 January / 9–10 March 1971 | 17 February / 23–24 March 1971 |
| Semi-finals | 14 April 1971 | 28 April 1971 |
| Final | 26 May 1971 | 3 June 1971 |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 3–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Osim Edin Sprečo Mujkić | Report | Puis Mulder Van Binst |
| Coleraine | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mullan | Report | Mathie |
| 1. FC Köln | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parits Thielen Rupp Lex | Report | Pierron |
| Dundee United | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| I. Reid Markland A. Reid | Report | Ove Grahn Meier |
| AB | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mick Sultana F. Hansen Carlsen Nielsen Petersen | Report |
| Cork Hibernians | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Claramunt Barrachina |
| Sparta Prague | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Migas Gögh | Report |
| Barreirense | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Serafim Câmpora | Report |
| B1901 | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olsen H. E. Hansen | Report | Brungs Gayer Steffenhagen |
| Ilves-Kissat | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lundberg Nuoranen Kalevi Nupponen | Report | Rinne Kaiser |
| Vitória Guimarães | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| B. da Velha Peres | Report |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| E. Faber | Report | Vitali |
| Botev Plovdiv | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Radkov | Report | O'Rourke Neil Martin |
| Dinamo București | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dumitrache Popescu | Report |
| Hajduk Split | 3-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jerković Pavlica Jovanić | Report |
| Twente | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Twente won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Eskişehirspor | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fethi | Acosta |
Eskişehirspor won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Barcelona | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pujol Martí Filosia Rexach | Rother Nowok |
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Arsenal | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Radford Armstrong |
Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chiarugi Mariani |
Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Leeds United | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton Bremner Lorimer |
Leeds won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Íþróttabandalag Akraness | 0-9[3] | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jan Klijnjan Jørgen Kristensen Janusz Kowalik Jan van der Veen Hans Venneker |
Sparta Rotterdam won 15–0 on aggregate.
Newcastle United won 3–1 on aggregate.
Pécsi won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Valencia | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jara Sergio | Wigginton |
Valencia won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Uriarte | Chovanec |
Sparta Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dundee United won 3–2 on aggregate.
| US Rumelange | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Novellini Landini |
Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.
Dinamo București won 5–1 on aggregate.
Coventry City won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Vitória Setúbal | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| José Maria | [citation needed] | Dufour |
Vitória Setúbal won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Angoulême | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Castellan Gallice | [citation needed] | Ademir Silva |
Vitória Guimarães won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Zagreb | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Novak Lalić | [citation needed] | Campora |
Dinamo Zagreb won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Sturm Graz | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Valencia CF | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hertha BSC | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Fiorentina | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 2–2(p) | 2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | |
| Barcelona | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| NK Dinamo Zagreb | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Eskişehirspor | 4–8 | 3–2 | 1–6 | |
| Hibernian | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Liverpool | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bayern Munich | 7–3 | 6–1 | 1–2 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Leeds United | 2–2a | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Sparta Prague | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| AB | 1–7 | 1–3 | 0–4 | |
| Vitória Setúbal | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Fiorentina | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mariani | Flohe |
| Leeds United | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lorimer |
| Sparta Prague | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vrána Jurkanin | Traynor |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| José Maria Boljat | [citation needed] |
| Eskişehirspor | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Halil Güngördü Fethi Heper | Report[5] | Theo Pahlplatz Willy van de Kerkhof |
| Vitória Guimarães | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gonçalves Ademir Silva | [citation needed] | Graham |
Hibernian won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hemp Kreische | Jones |
2–2 on aggregate; Leeds United won on away goals.
| 1. FC Köln | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Biskup |
1. FC Köln won 3–1 on aggregate.
Juventus won 4–2 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
| K.S.K. Beveren | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| De Raeymaeker | Forment |
The referee called the end of the game three minutes before the regulation time and had to abandon the pitch escorted out by Beveren's players because of the pressure and the protests by the visiting team as a result of his decision. K.S.K. Beveren won 2–1 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Coleraine F.C. | 1-2[6] | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Jennings | Report | Jan Klijnjan Jørgen Kristensen |
Sparta Rotterdam won 4–1 on aggregate.
| FC Twente | 6–1[7] | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Jeuring René van de Kerkhof Jan Streuer Antal Nagy | Report | Fethi Heper |
Twente won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nadoveza Buljan | [citation needed] | José Maria |
Vitória Setúbal won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| FC Spartak Trnava | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Pécsi Dózsa | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| NK Dinamo Zagreb | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Hibernian | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Bayern Munich | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Leeds United | 9–2 | 6–0 | 3–2 | |
| Anderlecht | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Spartak Trnava | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dobiaš |
| Leeds United | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke Chovanec Bremner Gray Charlton | Report |
| GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 2–2[9] | |
|---|---|---|
| Josip Gucmirtl | Report | Theo Pahlplatz Rene van de Kerkhof |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 1-3[10] | |
|---|---|---|
| Jørgen Kristensen | Report | Gerd Müller |
Bayern Munich won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasi |
Juventus won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Barton Urban | Gray Clarke Belfitt |
Leeds won 9–2 on aggregate.
Twente won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Vitória Setúbal | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Guerreiro Baptista | [citation needed] | Desanghere |
Vitória Setúbal won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2–2a | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Juventus | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | |
| Liverpool | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Leeds United | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Leeds United | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lorimer Giles | Report | Baptista |
| Liverpool | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Evans | Report |
Juventus won 4–2 on aggregate.
Leeds won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 1–0 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Biskup | Report |
2–2 on aggregate; 1. FC Köln won on away goals.
| 1–1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Schneider | Report | Ross |
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Köln | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thielen | Report | Bettega |
| Juventus | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capello Anastasi | Report |
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
Leeds won 1–0 on aggregate.
Game abandoned in the 51st minute due to heavy rain and waterlogged pitch.
| Leeds United | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke | Report | Anastasi |
3–3 on aggregate; Leeds United won on away goals.