TheEstádio Nacional in Lisbon hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 7 September 1966 – 25 May 1967 |
| Teams | 33 (32 competed) (from 32 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 65 |
| Goals scored | 212 (3.26 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,786,150 (27,479 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht) 6 goals |
1967–68 → | |
The1966–67 European Cup was the 12th season of theEuropean Cup,UEFA's premier clubfootball tournament. The competition was won byCeltic for the first time, when they beatInter Milan 2–1 in thefinal at theEstádio Nacional,Lisbon, on 25 May 1967,[1] making them the first British team, as well as the only Scottish team (as of 2025) to win the trophy. Celtic also became just the second team to win the tournament on their debut appearance after Inter Milan in1963–64 edition.
Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual finalists Inter Milan in the quarter-finals.
TheSoviet Union entered its champion for the first time this season.
A total of 33 teams participated in the competition.
Spain was represented by two clubs, with Real Madrid qualifying as title holders andAtlético Madrid as Spanish champions.
Real Madrid made their twelfth consecutive appearance in the competition, whileCSKA Red Flag participated for the eighth time.Anderlecht andDukla Prague appeared in their seventh tournament.
Admira-NÖ Energie Wien,Omonia,Vålerenga,Waterford,Celtic,Torpedo Moscow,1860 Munich, andVojvodina made their debut in the competition.
Atlético Madrid returned to the tournament for the first time since1958–59 edition, whilePetrolul Ploiești returned to the competition after seven years.Ajax,Beşiktaş andOlympiacos made their first appearance for six years.
All participants were their respective associations champions, except for title holders Real Madrid.
Due to the number of participating teams and to allow title holders to receive a bye to the next round, a second round was introduced in the competition.
With title holders Real Madrid placed in the second round, a draw took place to select four teams from the remaining participants to play preliminary round in September.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Sliema Wanderers | 1–6 | 1–2 | 0–4 | |
| Waterford | 1–12 | 1–6 | 0–6 |
| Waterford | 1–6 | |
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| Lynch | Report | Piepenburg Nachtigall Fräßdorf |
| Sliema Wanderers | 1–2 | |
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| Cini | Report | Yakimov |
| Vorwärts Berlin | 6–0 | |
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| Wruck Müller Piepenburg Großheim | Report |
Vorwärts Berlin won 12–1 on aggregate.
| CSKA Red Flag | 4–0 | |
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| Zafirov Yakimov Nikodimov Tsanev | Report |
CSKA Red Flag won 6–1 on aggregate.
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| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
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| Malmö FF | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | ||
| Admira-NÖ Energie Wien | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | ||
| KR | 4–8 | 2–3 | 2–5 | ||
| Celtic | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| Ajax | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Liverpool | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Esbjerg | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 | ||
| Haka | 1–12 | 1–10 | 0–2 | ||
| Inter Milan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| Vasas | 7–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 1860 Munich | 10–1 | 8–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Vålerenga | (w/o)[a] | — | — | ||
| Aris Bonnevoie | 4–9 | 3–3 | 1–6 | ||
| CSKA Red Flag | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Haka | 1–10 | |
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| Mäkilä | Report | Van Himst Devrindt Puis Cayuela |
| Malmö FF | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Cardona Aragonés |
| CSKA Red Flag | 3–1 | |
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| Penev Vasilev Tsanev | Report | Papazoglou |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2–1 | |
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| Pohl | Report | Fräßdorf |
Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
Vojvodina won 1–0 on aggregate.
Nantes won 8–4 on aggregate.
Celtic won 5–0 on aggregate.
Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Petrolul Ploiești | 3–1 | |
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| Moldoveanu Boc Dridea | Report | Hunt |
3–3 on aggregate.
Play-off
Liverpool won 2–0 in a play-off match.
| Dukla Prague | 4–0 | |
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| Štrunc Vacenovský Mráz | Report |
Dukla Prague won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 2–0 | |
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| Van Himst Devrindt | Report |
Anderlecht won 12–1 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Pál Puskás |
Vasas won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Omonia | 1–2 | |
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| Haralampous | Report | Kohlars Brunnenmeier |
1860 Munich won 10–1 on aggregate.
Linfield won 9–4 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos | 1–0 | |
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| Sideris | Report |
CSKA Red Flag won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Vorwärts Berlin | 2–1 | |
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| Piepenburg Nöldner | Report | Lubański |
3–3 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 3–1 | |
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| Lubański Pohl | Report | Kalinke |
Górnik Zabrze won 3–1 in a play-off match.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
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| Vojvodina | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Nantes | 2–6 | 1–3 | 1–3 | ||
| Ajax | 7–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | ||
| Dukla Prague | 6–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Inter Milan | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 1860 Munich | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | ||
| Vålerenga | 2–5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | ||
| CSKA Red Flag | 4–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 |
| Dukla Prague | 4–1 | |
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| Masopust Nedorost Mráz | Report | Mulder |
| CSKA Red Flag | 4–0 | |
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| Marashliev Tsanev Vasilev | Report |
3–3 on aggregate.
Play-off
Vojvodina won 3–2 in a play-off match.
Celtic won 6–2 on aggregate.
Ajax won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 1–2 | |
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| Mulder | Report | Nedorost Mráz |
Dukla Prague won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Vasas | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Mazzola |
Inter Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | |
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| Grosso Veloso Pirri | Report | Brunnenmeier |
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Linfield won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 3–0 | |
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| Szołtysik Pohl | Report |
CSKA Red Flag won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Vojvodina | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Ajax | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Inter Milan | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Linfield | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Ajax | 1–1 | |
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| Swart | Report | Mráz |
Celtic won 2–1 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Cappellini Zoco |
Inter Milan won 3–0 on aggregate.
CSKA Red Flag won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
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| Celtic | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | ||
| Inter Milan | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate.
Play-off
The top scorers from the 1966–67 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) were as follows: