1966–67 European Cup

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1966–67 European Cup
The Estádio Nacional in Lisbon hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates7 September 1966 – 25 May 1967
Teams33 (32 competed) (from 32 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsScotland Celtic (1st title)
Runners-upItaly Inter Milan
Tournament statistics
Matches played65
Goals scored212 (3.26 per match)
Attendance1,786,150 (27,479 per match)
Top scorer(s)Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht)
6 goals

The 1966–67 European Cup was the 12th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Celtic for the first time, when they beat Inter Milan 2–1 in the final at the Estádio 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 in 1963–64 edition.

Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual finalists Inter Milan in the quarter-finals.

The Soviet Union entered its champion for the first time this season.

Teams

A total of 33 teams participated in the competition.

Spain was represented by two clubs, with Real Madrid qualifying as title holders and Atlético Madrid as Spanish champions.

Real Madrid made their twelfth consecutive appearance in the competition, while CSKA Red Flag participated for the eighth time. Anderlecht and Dukla Prague appeared in their seventh tournament.

Admira-NÖ Energie Wien, Omonia, Vålerenga, Waterford, Celtic, Torpedo Moscow, 1860 Munich, and Vojvodina made their debut in the competition.

Atlético Madrid returned to the tournament for the first time since 1958–59 edition, while Petrolul Ploiești returned to the competition after seven years. Ajax, Beşiktaş and Olympiacos made their first appearance for six years.

All participants were their respective associations champions, except for title holders Real Madrid.

Albania 17 Nëntori (1st) Austria Admira-NÖ Energie Wien (1st) Belgium Anderlecht (1st) Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag (1st)
Cyprus Omonia (1st) Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague (1st) Denmark Esbjerg (1st) East Germany Vorwärts Berlin (1st)
England Liverpool (1st) Finland Haka (1st) France Nantes (1st) Greece Olympiacos (1st)
Hungary Vasas (1st) Iceland KR (1st) Italy Inter Milan (1st) Luxembourg Aris Bonnevoie (1st)
Malta Sliema Wanderers (1st) Netherlands Ajax (1st) Northern Ireland Linfield (1st) Norway Vålerenga (1st)
Poland Górnik Zabrze (1st) Portugal Sporting CP (1st) Republic of Ireland Waterford (1st) Romania Petrolul Ploiești (1st)
Scotland Celtic (1st) Spain Atlético Madrid (1st) Spain Real Madrid (2nd)TH Sweden Malmö FF (1st)
Switzerland Zürich (1st) Turkey Beşiktaş (1st) Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow (1st) West Germany 1860 Munich (1st)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina (1st)

Preliminary round

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Location of teams in the 1966–67 European Cup

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
Sliema Wanderers Malta 1–6 Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag 1–2 0–4
Waterford Republic of Ireland 1–12 East Germany Vorwärts Berlin 1–6 0–6

First leg

Waterford Republic of Ireland1–6East Germany Vorwärts Berlin
Lynch 65' Report Piepenburg 7', 78', 83'
Nachtigall 10', 37'
Fräßdorf 62'
Attendance: 17,249
Sliema Wanderers Malta1–2Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag
Cini 58' Report Yakimov 20' (pen.), 54'
Attendance: 8,202

Second leg

Vorwärts Berlin East Germany6–0Republic of Ireland Waterford
Wruck 5'
Müller 23', 72'
Piepenburg 62', 80'
Großheim 75'		 Report
Attendance: 4,282

Vorwärts Berlin won 12–1 on aggregate.

CSKA Red Flag won 6–1 on aggregate.

Bracket

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
Sweden Malmö FF 0 1 1
Spain Atlético Madrid 2 3 5
Spain Atlético Madrid 1 2 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 3 3 6
Austria Admira-NÖ Energie Wien 0 0 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 0 1 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 1 0 1
Scotland Celtic 0 2 2
Iceland KR 2 2 4
France Nantes 3 5 8
France Nantes 1 1 2
Scotland Celtic 3 3 6
Scotland Celtic 2 3 5
Switzerland Zürich 0 0 0
Scotland Celtic 3 0 3
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 1 0 1
Netherlands Ajax 2 2 4
Turkey Beşiktaş 0 1 1
Netherlands Ajax 5 2 7
England Liverpool 1 2 3
England Liverpool 2 1 3 (2)
Romania Petrolul Ploiești 0 3 3 (0)
Netherlands Ajax 1 1 2
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 1 2 3
Denmark Esbjerg 0 0 0
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 2 4 6
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 4 2 6
Belgium Anderlecht 1 1 2
Finland Haka 1 0 1
Belgium Anderlecht 10 2 12
Scotland Celtic 2
Italy Inter Milan 1
Italy Inter Milan 1 0 1
Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 0 0 0
Italy Inter Milan 2 2 4
Hungary Vasas 1 0 1
Hungary Vasas 5 2 7
Portugal Sporting CP 0 0 0
Italy Inter Milan 1 2 3
Spain Real Madrid 0 0 0
West Germany 1860 Munich 8 2 10
Cyprus Omonia 0 1 1
West Germany 1860 Munich 1 1 2
Spain Real Madrid 0 3 3
Italy Inter Milan 1 1 2 (1)
Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag 1 1 2 (0)
Norway Vålerenga – – (w)
Albania 17 Nëntori – – (o)
Norway Vålerenga 1 1 2
Northern Ireland Linfield 4 1 5
Luxembourg Aris Bonnevoie 3 1 4
Northern Ireland Linfield 3 6 9
Northern Ireland Linfield 2 0 2
Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag 2 1 3
Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag 3 0 3
Greece Olympiacos 1 1 2
Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag 4 0 4
Poland Górnik Zabrze 0 3 3
Poland Górnik Zabrze 2 1 3 (3)
East Germany Vorwärts Berlin 1 2 3 (1)

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
Malmö FF Sweden 1–5 Spain Atlético Madrid 0–2 1–3
Admira-NÖ Energie Wien Austria 0–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 0–1 0–0
KR Iceland 4–8 France Nantes 2–3 2–5
Celtic Scotland 5–0 Switzerland Zürich 2–0 3–0
Ajax Netherlands 4–1 Turkey Beşiktaş 2–0 2–1
Liverpool England 3–3 Romania Petrolul Ploiești 2–0 1–3 2–0
Esbjerg Denmark 0–6 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 0–2 0–4
Haka Finland 1–12 Belgium Anderlecht 1–10 0–2
Inter Milan Italy 1–0 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 1–0 0–0
Vasas Hungary 7–0 Portugal Sporting CP 5–0 2–0
1860 Munich West Germany 10–1 Cyprus Omonia 8–0 2–1
Vålerenga Norway (w/o)[a] Albania 17 Nëntori — —
Aris Bonnevoie Luxembourg 4–9 Northern Ireland Linfield 3–3 1–6
CSKA Red Flag Bulgaria 3–2 Greece Olympiacos 3–1 0–1
Górnik Zabrze Poland 3–3 East Germany Vorwärts Berlin 2–1 1–2 3–1

First leg

Admira-NÖ Energie Wien Austria0–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina
Report Takač 79'
Attendance: 8,639
KR Iceland2–3France Nantes
Schram 43' (pen.), 82' Report Gondet 6', 62'
Simon 10'
Attendance: 2,332
Referee: Rolf Hansen (Norway)
Aris Bonnevoie Luxembourg3–3Northern Ireland Linfield
Heger 1'
Hoffmann 60'
Kirchens 68'		 Report Hamilton 33'
Scott 48'
Pavis 58'
Attendance: 2,436
Haka Finland1–10Belgium Anderlecht
Mäkilä 5' Report Van Himst 6', 12', 26', 52', 58'
Devrindt 16', 42', 75'
Puis 31'
Cayuela 40'
Attendance: 2,742
1860 Munich West Germany8–0Cyprus Omonia
Konietzka 5', 19', 54', 78'
Küppers 8', 35'
Kohlars 25', 63'		 Report
Attendance: 9,282
Malmö FF Sweden0–2Spain Atlético Madrid
Report Cardona 41'
Aragonés 44'
Attendance: 3,776
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)
Celtic Scotland2–0Switzerland FC Zürich
Gemmell 61'
McBride 69'		 Report
Attendance: 47,604
Ajax Netherlands2–0Turkey Beşiktaş
Keizer 16'
Muller 85'		 Report
Attendance: 50,651
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Liverpool England2–0Romania Petrolul Ploiești
St John 71'
Callaghan 80'		 Report
Attendance: 44,482
Esbjerg Denmark0–2Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Report Enemark 63' (o.g.)
Dvořák 67'
Attendance: 6,363
Inter Milan Italy1–0Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow
Mazzola 63' Report
Attendance: 55,055
CSKA Red Flag Bulgaria3–1Greece Olympiacos
Penev 64'
Vasilev 71'
Tsanev 90'		 Report Papazoglou 31'
Attendance: 15,736
Górnik Zabrze Poland2–1East Germany Vorwärts Berlin
Pohl 38', 71' Report Fräßdorf 57'
Attendance: 18,023
Vasas Hungary5–0Portugal Sporting CP
Bakos 29'
Puskás 37', 89'
Farkas 52', 64'		 Report
Attendance: 65,218

Second leg

Atlético Madrid Spain3–1Sweden Malmö FF
Aragonés 18'
Mendonça 57'
Urtiaga 66'		 Report Svahn 23'
Attendance: 23,869

Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.

Vojvodina Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia0–0Austria Admira-NÖ Energie Wien
Report
Attendance: 11,822

Vojvodina won 1–0 on aggregate.

Nantes France5–2Iceland KR
Suaudeau 8'
Simon 9'
Magny 42', 65'
Michel 63'		 Report Baldvinsson 58'
Markan 77'
Attendance: 8,087

Nantes won 8–4 on aggregate.

FC Zürich Switzerland0–3Scotland Celtic
Report Gemmell 22', 48' (pen.)
Chalmers 39'
Attendance: 20,236

Celtic won 5–0 on aggregate.

Beşiktaş Turkey1–2Netherlands Ajax
Karadoğan 53' Report Swart 61'
Keizer 89'
Attendance: 34,119

Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.

Petrolul Ploiești Romania3–1England Liverpool
Moldoveanu 36'
Boc 59'
Dridea 65'		 Report Hunt 50'
Attendance: 10,857

3–3 on aggregate.

Play-off

Liverpool England2–0Romania Petrolul Ploiești
St. John 13'
Thompson 43'		 Report
Attendance: 10,482

Liverpool won 2–0 in a play-off match.

Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia4–0Denmark Esbjerg
Štrunc 17'
Vacenovský 44', 57'
Mráz 47'		 Report
Attendance: 1,827

Dukla Prague won 6–0 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium2–0Finland Haka
Van Himst 25'
Devrindt 61'		 Report
Attendance: 15,933

Anderlecht won 12–1 on aggregate.

Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union0–0Italy Inter Milan
Report
Attendance: 75,618

Inter Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.

Sporting CP Portugal0–2Hungary Vasas
Report Pál 80'
Puskás 88'
Attendance: 11,852

Vasas won 7–0 on aggregate.

Omonia Cyprus1–2West Germany 1860 Munich
Haralampous 79' Report Kohlars 33'
Brunnenmeier 60' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,973

1860 Munich won 10–1 on aggregate.

Linfield Northern Ireland6–1Luxembourg Aris Bonnevoie
Thomas 8', 24', 70'
Scott 16', 82'
Pavis 81'		 Report Schreiner 83'
Attendance: 8,930

Linfield won 9–4 on aggregate.

Olympiacos Greece1–0Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag
Sideris 15' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Gyula Gere (Hungary)

CSKA Red Flag won 3–2 on aggregate.

Vorwärts Berlin East Germany2–1Poland Górnik Zabrze
Piepenburg 24'
Nöldner 31'		 Report Lubański 38'
Attendance: 17,879

3–3 on aggregate.

Górnik Zabrze Poland3–1East Germany Vorwärts Berlin
Lubański 7', 54'
Pohl 22'		 Report Kalinke 74'
Attendance: 6,215

Górnik Zabrze won 3–1 in a play-off match.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
Vojvodina Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–3 Spain Atlético Madrid 3–1 0–2 3–2
Nantes France 2–6 Scotland Celtic 1–3 1–3
Ajax Netherlands 7–3 England Liverpool 5–1 2–2
Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia 6–2 Belgium Anderlecht 4–1 2–1
Inter Milan Italy 4–1 Hungary Vasas 2–1 2–0
1860 Munich West Germany 2–3 Spain Real Madrid 1–0 1–3
Vålerenga Norway 2–5 Northern Ireland Linfield 1–4 1–1
CSKA Red Flag Bulgaria 4–3 Poland Górnik Zabrze 4–0 0–3

First leg

Vojvodina Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia3–1Spain Atlético Madrid
Takač 13'
Pantelić 73' (pen.)
Brzić 80'		 Report Aragonés 55' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,488
Nantes France1–3Scotland Celtic
Magny 17' Report McBride 25'
Lennox 50'
Chalmers 66'
Attendance: 15,464
Main article: Ajax 5–1 Liverpool (1966)
Ajax Netherlands5–1England Liverpool
De Wolf 3'
Cruyff 17'
Nuninga 38', 42'
Groot 75'		 Report Lawler 89'
Attendance: 55,722
Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia4–1Belgium Anderlecht
Masopust 27'
Nedorost 44', 56'
Mráz 49'		 Report Mulder 16'
Attendance: 7,917
Inter Milan Italy2–1Hungary Vasas
Soldo 59'
Corso 85'		 Report Puskás 82'
Attendance: 29,207
1860 Munich West Germany1–0Spain Real Madrid
Küppers 39' Report
Attendance: 30,901
Vålerenga Norway1–4Northern Ireland Linfield
Larsen 8' Report Scott 23'
Pavis 25'
Thomas 27' (pen.)
Shields 33'
Attendance: 7,312
CSKA Red Flag Bulgaria4–0Poland Górnik Zabrze
Marashliev 31', 44'
Tsanev 71' (pen.)
Vasilev 89'		 Report
Attendance: 27,829
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)

Second leg

Atlético Madrid Spain2–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina
Aragonés 33' (pen.)
Adelardo 43'		 Report
Attendance: 34,172
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)

3–3 on aggregate.

Play-off

Atlético Madrid Spain2–3 (a.e.t.)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina
Adelardo 3'
Collar 6'		 Report Takač 28', 102'
Radović 65'
Attendance: 38,172

Vojvodina won 3–2 in a play-off match.

Celtic Scotland3–1France Nantes
Johnstone 15'
Chalmers 57'
Lennox 78'		 Report Georgin 43'
Attendance: 39,120

Celtic won 6–2 on aggregate.

Liverpool England2–2Netherlands Ajax
Hunt 55', 86' Report Cruyff 49', 71'
Attendance: 53,778

Ajax won 7–3 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium1–2Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Mulder 59' Report Nedorost 42'
Mráz 69'
Attendance: 31,418

Dukla Prague won 6–2 on aggregate.

Vasas Hungary0–2Italy Inter Milan
Report Mazzola 40', 67'
Attendance: 67,013

Inter Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.

Real Madrid Spain3–1West Germany 1860 Munich
Grosso 21'
Veloso 34'
Pirri 52'		 Report Brunnenmeier 13'
Attendance: 26,151[2]

Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Linfield Northern Ireland1–1Norway Vålerenga
Thomas 20' Report Larsen 82'
Attendance: 6,735

Linfield won 5–2 on aggregate.

Górnik Zabrze Poland3–0Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag
Szołtysik 1'
Pohl 26', 44'		 Report
Attendance: 15,613

CSKA Red Flag won 4–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vojvodina Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–2 Scotland Celtic 1–0 0–2
Ajax Netherlands 2–3 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 1–1 1–2
Inter Milan Italy 3–0 Spain Real Madrid 1–0 2–0
Linfield Northern Ireland 2–3 Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag 2–2 0–1

First leg

Vojvodina Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–0Scotland Celtic
Stanić 70' Report
Attendance: 24,000
Ajax Netherlands1–1Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Swart 50' Report Mráz 61'
Attendance: 55,765
Inter Milan Italy1–0Spain Real Madrid
Cappellini 54' Report
Attendance: 52,726
Linfield Northern Ireland2–2Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag
Hamilton 40'
Shields 43'		 Report Romanov 2', 63'
Attendance: 10,136

Second leg

Celtic Scotland2–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina
Chalmers 58'
McNeill 90'		 Report
Attendance: 69,374

Celtic won 2–1 on aggregate.

Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia2–1Netherlands Ajax
Štrunc 72' (pen.)
Soetekouw 87' (o.g.)		 Report Swart 65'
Attendance: 18,419

Dukla Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.

Real Madrid Spain0–2Italy Inter Milan
Report Cappellini 24'
Zoco 57' (o.g.)
Attendance: 88,934

Inter Milan won 3–0 on aggregate.

CSKA Red Flag Bulgaria1–0Northern Ireland Linfield
Yakimov 54' Report
Attendance: 29,290
Referee: Faruk Talu (Turkey)

CSKA Red Flag won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
Celtic Scotland 3–1 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 3–1 0–0
Inter Milan Italy 2–2 Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag 1–1 1–1 1–0

First leg

Celtic Scotland3–1Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Johnstone 27'
Wallace 59', 65'		 Report[dead link‍] Štrunc 44'
Attendance: 74,406
Inter Milan Italy1–1Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag
Facchetti 44' Report Tsanev 65'
Attendance: 67,103

Second leg

Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia0–0Scotland Celtic
Report
Attendance: 19,157

Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.

CSKA Red Flag Bulgaria1–1Italy Inter Milan
Radlev 77' Report Facchetti 62'
Attendance: 51,557

2–2 on aggregate.

Play-off

Inter Milan Italy1–0Bulgaria CSKA Red Flag
Cappellini 12' Report
Attendance: 29,251

Final

Main article: 1967 European Cup final
Inter Milan Italy1–2Scotland Celtic
Mazzola 7' (pen.) Report Gemmell 62'
Chalmers 85'
Attendance: 45,000

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1966–67 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) were as follows:

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Belgium Paul Van Himst Belgium Anderlecht 6
2 Scotland Stevie Chalmers Scotland Celtic 5
Poland Ernest Pohl Poland Górnik Zabrze
Northern Ireland Arthur Thomas Northern Ireland Linfield
5 Spain Luis Aragonés Spain Atlético Madrid 4
Belgium Johan Devrindt Belgium Anderlecht
Scotland Tommy Gemmell Scotland Celtic
West Germany Friedhelm Konietzka West Germany 1860 Munich
Italy Sandro Mazzola Italy Inter Milan
Czechoslovakia Ivan Mráz Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Hungary Lajos Puskás Hungary Vasas
Northern Ireland Phil Scott Northern Ireland Linfield
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Silvester Takač Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina

Notes

  1. ^ 17 Nëntori decided to withdraw from the competition before playing first match.

References

  1. ^ "Celtic bring first trophy to Great Britain". UEFA. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Real Madrid v 1860 Munich, 30 November 1966" (JSON). UEFA. Retrieved 12 March 2022.