1974–75 European Cup

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1974–75 European Cup
The Parc des Princes in Paris hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates18 September 1974 – 28 May 1975
Teams30 (29 competed)
Final positions
ChampionsWest Germany Bayern Munich (2nd title)
Runners-upEngland Leeds United
Tournament statistics
Matches played55
Goals scored174 (3.16 per match)
Attendance1,484,032 (26,982 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eduard Markarov (Ararat Yerevan)
Gerd Müller (Bayern Munich)
5 goals each

The 1974–75 season was the 20th season of the European Cup, an annual football tournament for the champion clubs of the member nations of UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). It was won for the second consecutive time by Bayern Munich in the final against Leeds United, the first English side to reach the final since Manchester United won it seven years earlier and only the second in the history of the competition.

Teams

Austria VÖEST Linz (1st) Belgium Anderlecht (1st) Bulgaria Levski-Spartak (1st)
Cyprus Omonia (1st) Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava (1st) Denmark Hvidovre (1st)
England Leeds United (1st) Finland HJK (1st) France Saint-Étienne (1st)
East Germany Magdeburg (1st) West Germany Bayern Munich (1st)TH Greece Olympiacos (1st)
Hungary Újpesti Dózsa (1st) Iceland Keflavík (1st) Republic of Ireland Cork Celtic (1st)
Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch (1st) Malta Valletta (1st) Netherlands Feyenoord (1st)
Northern Ireland Coleraine (1st) Norway Viking (1st) Poland Ruch Chorzów (1st)
Portugal Sporting CP (1st) Romania Universitatea Craiova (1st) Scotland Celtic (1st)
Spain Barcelona (1st) Sweden Åtvidaberg (1st) Switzerland Zürich (1st)
Turkey Fenerbahçe (1st) Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan (1st) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split (1st)

Bracket

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                  
Denmark Hvidovre 0 1 1
Poland Ruch Chorzów 0 2 2
Poland Ruch Chorzów 2 2 4
Turkey Fenerbahçe 1 0 1
Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 2 0 2
Turkey Fenerbahçe 3 2 5
Poland Ruch Chorzów 3 0 3
France Saint-Étienne 2 2 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split 7 2 9
Iceland Keflavík 1 0 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split 4 1 5
France Saint-Étienne 1 5 6
France Saint-Étienne 2 1 3
Portugal Sporting CP 0 1 1
France Saint-Étienne 0 0 0
West Germany Bayern Munich 0 2 2
East Germany Magdeburg (w/d) - - -
Italy Lazio - - -
West Germany Bayern Munich 3 2 5
East Germany Magdeburg 2 1 3
West Germany Bayern Munich 2 0 2
Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan 0 1 1
Republic of Ireland Cork Celtic (w/o) - - -
Cyprus Omonia - - -
Republic of Ireland Cork Celtic 1 0 1
Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan 2 5 7
Norway Viking 0 2 2
Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan 2 4 6
West Germany Bayern Munich 2
England Leeds United 0
Bulgaria Levski-Spartak 0 1 1
Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 3 4 7
Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 1 0 1
England Leeds United 2 3 5
England Leeds United 4 1 5
Switzerland Zürich 1 2 3
England Leeds United 3 1 4
Belgium Anderlecht 0 0 0
Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava 4 1 5
Belgium Anderlecht (a) 2 3 5
Belgium Anderlecht 5 0 5
Greece Olympiacos 1 3 4
Scotland Celtic 1 0 1
Greece Olympiacos 1 2 3
England Leeds United 2 1 3
Spain Barcelona 1 1 2
Netherlands Feyenoord 7 4 11
Northern Ireland Coleraine 0 1 1
Netherlands Feyenoord 0 0 0
Spain Barcelona 0 3 3
Austria VÖEST Linz 0 0 0
Spain Barcelona 0 5 5
Spain Barcelona 2 3 5
Sweden Åtvidaberg 0 0 0
Malta Valletta 1 1 2
Finland HJK 0 4 4
Finland HJK 0 0 0
Sweden Åtvidaberg 3 1 4
Romania Universitatea Craiova 2 1 3
Sweden Åtvidaberg 1 3 4

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hvidovre Denmark 1–2 Poland Ruch Chorzów 0–0 1–2
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 2–5 Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–3 0–2
Hajduk Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 9–1 Iceland Keflavík 7–1 2–0
Saint-Étienne France 3–1 Portugal Sporting CP 2–0 1–1
Viking Norway 2–6 Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan 0–2 2–4
Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 1–7 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 0–3 1–4
Leeds United England 5–3 Switzerland Zürich 4–1 1–2
Slovan Bratislava Czechoslovakia 5–5 (a) Belgium Anderlecht 4–2 1–3
Celtic Scotland 1–3 Greece Olympiacos 1–1 0–2
Feyenoord Netherlands 11–1 Northern Ireland Coleraine 7–0 4–1
VÖEST Linz Austria 0–5 Spain Barcelona 0–0 0–5
Valletta Malta 2–4 Finland HJK 1–0 1–4
Universitatea Craiova Romania 3–4 Sweden Åtvidaberg 2–1 1–3

Byes: Bayern Munich (West Germany), Magdeburg (GDR), and Cork Celtic (Ireland, drawn against Omonia, who withdrew due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus).

Italian club Lazio was disqualified before the draw.

First leg

Hvidovre Denmark0–0Poland Ruch Chorzów
Report
Attendance: 2,733
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg2–3Turkey Fenerbahçe
Mond 56'
Giuliani 76'		 Report Arpacıoğlu 22'
Turan 48'
Konca 72'
Attendance: 6,719
Hajduk Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia7–1Iceland Keflavík
Žungul 2', 52'
Oblak 32'
Šurjak 57'
Jerković 63'
Buljan 70'
Boljat 83'		 Report Jóhannsson 41'
Attendance: 13,005
Saint-Étienne France2–0Portugal Sporting CP
H. Revelli 15'
Bereta 58'		 Report
Attendance: 21,724
Viking Norway0–2Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan
Report Markarov 51', 81'
Attendance: 10,642
Levski-Spartak Bulgaria0–3Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
Report Horváth 28'
Bene 58'
Dunai 76'
Attendance: 29,722
Leeds United England4–1Switzerland FC Zürich
Clarke 15', 42'
Lorimer 25' (pen.)
Jordan 48'		 Report Katić 89'
Attendance: 20,012
Slovan Bratislava Czechoslovakia4–2Belgium Anderlecht
Novotný 1'
Masný 32', 44'
Švehlík 63'		 Report Coeck 48'
Van Himst 70'
Attendance: 11,327
Celtic Scotland1–1Greece Olympiacos
Wilson 80' Report Persidis 16'
Attendance: 36,828
Feyenoord Netherlands7–0Northern Ireland Coleraine
Schoenmaker 23'
Kreuz 27', 82', 86'
Van Hanegem 35', 54'
Ressel 60'		 Report
Attendance: 17,483
VÖEST Linz Austria0–0Spain Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)
Valletta Malta1–0Finland HJK
Magro 6' Report
Attendance: 8,612
Universitatea Craiova Romania2–1Sweden Åtvidaberg
Oblemenco 15', 50' (pen.) Report Augustsson 6'
Attendance: 20,000

Second leg

Ruch Chorzów Poland2–1Denmark Hvidovre
Bula 34', 63' Report Pedersen 55'
Attendance: 7,744

Ruch Chorzów won 2–1 on aggregate.

Fenerbahçe Turkey2–0Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Turan 31' (pen.)
Şen 69'		 Report
Attendance: 29,734

Fenerbahçe won 5–2 on aggregate.

Keflavík Iceland0–2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split
Report Džoni 4'
Mijač 52'
Attendance: 7,875

Hajduk Split won 9–1 on aggregate.

Sporting CP Portugal1–1France Saint-Étienne
Yazalde 37' Report Synaeghel 25'
Attendance: 18,257

Saint-Étienne won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ararat Yerevan Soviet Union4–2Norway Viking
Markarov 29', 50', 59'
Bondarenko 83'		 Report Nilsen 41'
Berland 42'
Attendance: 31,348

Ararat Yerevan won 6–2 on aggregate.

Újpesti Dózsa Hungary4–1Bulgaria Levski-Spartak
Bene 13', 70'
Dunai 58', 65'		 Report Voynov 19'
Attendance: 8,763

Újpesti Dózsa won 7–1 on aggregate.

FC Zürich Switzerland2–1England Leeds United
Katić 37'
Rutschmann 42' (pen.)		 Report Clarke 36'
Attendance: 13,382[1]

Leeds United won 5–3 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium3–1Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava
Van Himst 10'
Coeck 12'
Thissen 89'		 Report Masný 54'
Attendance: 32,487

5–5 on aggregate; Anderlecht won on away goals.

Olympiacos Greece2–0Scotland Celtic
Kritikopoulos 2'
Stavropoulos 24'		 Report
Attendance: 41,000

Olympiacos won 3–1 on aggregate.

Coleraine Northern Ireland1–4Netherlands Feyenoord
Simpson 65' Report Schoenmaker 27', 44', 66' (pen.)
Kreuz 56'
Attendance: 2,565

Feyenoord won 11–1 on aggregate.

Barcelona Spain5–0Austria VÖEST Linz
Asensi 22'
Clares 30', 33'
Juan Carlos 50'
Rexach 76' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 70,000[2]

Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate.

HJK Finland4–1Malta Valletta
Rahja 8'
Peltoniemi 17'
Hämäläinen 37'
Forssell 81'		 Report Giglio 89'
Attendance: 1,647
Referee: Rolf Arnshed (Sweden)

HJK won 4–2 on aggregate.

Åtvidaberg Sweden3–1Romania Universitatea Craiova
Andersson 19'
Almqvist 29'
Wallinder 87' (pen.)		 Report Bradin 40'
Attendance: 3,234

Åtvidaberg won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second round

1. FC Magdeburg v. Bayern Munich
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ruch Chorzów Poland 4–1 Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–1 2–0
Hajduk Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 5–6 France Saint-Étienne 4–1 1–5
Bayern Munich West Germany 5–3 East Germany Magdeburg 3–2 2–1
Cork Celtic Republic of Ireland 1–7 Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan 1–2 0–5
Újpesti Dózsa Hungary 1–5 England Leeds United 1–2 0–3
Anderlecht Belgium 5–4 Greece Olympiacos 5–1 0–3
Feyenoord Netherlands 0–3 Spain Barcelona 0–0 0–3
HJK Finland 0–4 Sweden Åtvidaberg 0–3 0–1

First leg

Ruch Chorzów Poland2–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Kopicera 46'
Benigier 61'		 Report Gülseven 38'
Attendance: 10,368
Hajduk Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia4–1France Saint-Étienne
Jerković 29', 65'
Žungul 57'
Mijač 81'		 Report H. Revelli 35'
Attendance: 15,527
Bayern Munich West Germany3–2East Germany Magdeburg
Müller 51' (pen.), 63'
Wunder 69'		 Report Hansen 1' (o.g.)
Sparwasser 44'
Attendance: 63,349
Cork Celtic Republic of Ireland1–2Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan
Tambling 90' Report Zanazanyan 25'
Ghazaryan 65'
Attendance: 5,000[3]
Referee: Ronald Jones (Wales)
Újpesti Dózsa Hungary1–2England Leeds United
Fazekas 19' (pen.) Report Lorimer 7'
McQueen 22'
Attendance: 24,389
Anderlecht Belgium5–1Greece Olympiacos
Rensenbrink 23', 33' (pen.), 59' (pen.)
Van der Elst 25'
Ladinsky 70'		 Report Viera 28' (pen.)
Attendance: 33,726
Feyenoord Netherlands0–0Spain Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 58,077
HJK Finland0–3Sweden Åtvidaberg
Report Almqvist 15', 75'
Hasselberg 65'
Attendance: 668
Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)

Second leg

Fenerbahçe Turkey0–2Poland Ruch Chorzów
Report Kopicera 16'
Benigier 42'
Attendance: 21,018

Ruch Chorzów won 4–1 on aggregate.

Saint-Étienne France5–1 (a.e.t.)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split
Larqué 36'
Bathenay 61'
Bereta 71' (pen.)
Triantafyllos 82', 104'		 Report Jovanić 60'
Attendance: 26,418

Saint-Étienne won 6–5 on aggregate.

Magdeburg East Germany1–2West Germany Bayern Munich
Sparwasser 56' Report Müller 22', 55'
Attendance: 33,734

Bayern Munich won 5–3 on aggregate.

Ararat Yerevan Soviet Union5–0Republic of Ireland Cork Celtic
Poghosyan 29', 67'
Zanazanyan 54'
Ishtoyan 62'
Andreasyan 74'		 Report
Attendance: 23,000

Ararat Yerevan won 7–1 on aggregate.

Leeds United England3–0Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
McQueen 28'
Bremner 46'
Yorath 65'		 Report
Attendance: 28,091

Leeds United won 5–1 on aggregate.

Olympiacos Greece3–0Belgium Anderlecht
Galakos 18', 68', 82' Report
Attendance: 8,290

Anderlecht won 5–4 on aggregate.

Barcelona Spain3–0Netherlands Feyenoord
Rexach 33', 39', 70' Report
Attendance: 39,475
Referee: Ken Burns (England)

Barcelona won 3–0 on aggregate.

Åtvidaberg Sweden1–0Finland HJK
Almqvist 90' Report
Attendance: 1,664

Åtvidaberg won 4–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ruch Chorzów Poland 3–4 France Saint-Étienne 3–2 0–2
Bayern Munich West Germany 2–1 Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan 2–0 0–1
Leeds United England 4–0 Belgium Anderlecht 3–0 1–0
Barcelona Spain 5–0 Sweden Åtvidaberg 2–0 3–0

First leg

Ruch Chorzów Poland3–2France Saint-Étienne
Maszczyk 9'
Beniger 36'
Bula 46' (pen.)		 Report Larqué 64'
Triantafyllos 84'
Attendance: 26,710
Bayern Munich West Germany2–0Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan
Hoeneß 78'
Torstensson 83'		 Report
Attendance: 65,000[4]
Leeds United England3–0Belgium Anderlecht
Jordan 10'
McQueen 42'
Lorimer 89'		 Report
Attendance: 43,195
Barcelona Spain2–0Sweden Åtvidaberg
Marinho 42'
Clares 81'		 Report
Attendance: 10,988

Second leg

Saint-Étienne France2–0Poland Ruch Chorzów
Janvion 3'
H. Revelli 84' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 37,904

Saint-Étienne won 4–3 on aggregate.

Ararat Yerevan Soviet Union1–0West Germany Bayern Munich
Andreasyan 35' Report
Attendance: 70,400

Bayern Munich won 2–1 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium0–1England Leeds United
Report Bremner 74'
Attendance: 33,948

Leeds United won 4–0 on aggregate.

Åtvidaberg Sweden0–3Spain Barcelona
Report Olsson 28' (o.g.)
Asensi 60'
Neeskens 70'
Attendance: 4,444

Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saint-Étienne France 0–2 West Germany Bayern Munich 0–0 0–2
Leeds United England 3–2 Spain Barcelona 2–1 1–1

First leg

Saint-Étienne France0–0West Germany Bayern Munich
Report
Attendance: 35,210
Leeds United England2–1Spain Barcelona
Bremner 9'
Clarke 78'		 Report Asensi 66'
Attendance: 50,393

Second leg

Bayern Munich West Germany2–0France Saint-Étienne
Beckenbauer 2'
Dürnberger 70'		 Report
Attendance: 72,919

Bayern Munich won 2–0 on aggregate.

Barcelona Spain1–1England Leeds United
Clares 69' Report Lorimer 7'
Attendance: 100,000[5]

Leeds United won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1975 European Cup Final
Bayern Munich West Germany2–0England Leeds United
Roth 71'
Müller 81'		 Report MatchCentre
Attendance: 48,374[6]

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1974–75 European Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Soviet Union Eduard Markarov Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan 5
West Germany Gerd Müller West Germany Bayern Munich 5
3 Sweden Reine Almqvist Sweden Åtvidaberg 4
Spain Manuel Clares Spain Barcelona 4
England Allan Clarke England Leeds United 4
Austria Wilhelm Kreuz Netherlands Feyenoord 4
Scotland Peter Lorimer England Leeds United 4
Spain Carles Rexach Spain Barcelona 4
Netherlands Lex Schoenmaker Netherlands Feyenoord 4

References

  1. ^ "FC Zürich v Leeds United, 2 October 1974" (JSON). UEFA. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Barcelona v VÖEST Linz, 2 October 1974" (JSON). UEFA. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Cork Celtic v Ararat Yerevan, 23 October 1974" (JSON). UEFA. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Bayern Munich v Ararat Yerevan, 5 March 1975" (JSON). UEFA. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Barcelona v Leeds United, 23 April 1975" (JSON). UEFA. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Bayern Munich v Leeds United, 28 May 1975" (JSON). UEFA. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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