1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup
| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
← 1969–70 1971–72 → | |
The 1970–71 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Chelsea in a replay against Real Madrid. Defending champions Manchester City were eliminated by Chelsea in the semi-finals, only the second ever tie in the competition between two clubs from the same country. These two sides would later compete in the 2021 UEFA Champions League final, with Chelsea winning 1-0. The final was played in Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece.[1][2][3]
Bracket
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åtvidabergs FF |
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Bohemian |
3–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickers Offenbach |
2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Zürich |
14–1 | 7–1 | 7–0 | |
| CSKA September Flag |
11–1 | 9–0 | 2–1 | |
| Aris Thessaloniki |
2–6 | 1–1 | 1–5 | |
| Aberdeen |
4–4 (p) | 3–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| Manchester City |
2–2 (a) | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Göztepe |
5–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | |
| AaB |
1–9 | 0–1 | 1–8 | |
| TJ Gottwaldov |
2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Karpaty Lviv |
3–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
| Olimpija Ljubljana |
2–9 | 1–1 | 1–8 | |
| Vorwärts Berlin |
1–1 (a) | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Cardiff City |
8–0 | 8–0 | 0–0 | |
| Strømsgodset |
3–7 | 0–5 | 3–2 | |
| Hibernians |
0–5 | 0–0 | 0–5 | |
| Wacker Innsbruck |
5–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
First leg
| Zürich | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stierli Martinelli Volkert Künzli |
FCZ summary |
| CSKA September Flag | 9–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yakimov Nikodimov Zhekov Marashliev |
| Karpaty Lviv | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tătaru |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pejović |
Eusébio |
| Cardiff City | 8-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton Gibson King Woodruff Clark Toshack |
Second leg
| ÍB Akureyri | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| FCZ summary |
Zürich won 14–1 on aggregate
| Haka | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Malm |
Yakimov |
CSKA September Flag won 11–1 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dumitriu Tătaru Ștefănescu |
Report | Kulchytskyi Habowda Hreshchak |
Steaua București won 4–3 on aggregate.
| 8–1 | Olimpija Ljubljana | |
|---|---|---|
| Eusébio Zeca Artur Jorge Jaime Graça |
Ameršek |
Benfica won 9–2 on aggregate.
| Bologna | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Savoldi |
Begerad |
1–1 on aggregate; Vorwärts Berlin won on away goals.
Cardiff City won 8-0 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Brugge |
4–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| CSKA September Flag |
0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Budapest Honvéd |
0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Göztepe |
0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| PSV Eindhoven |
7–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| Benfica |
2–2 (p) | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Cardiff City |
7–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Real Madrid |
2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
First leg
| Club Brugge | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rensenbrink Carteus |
FCZ summary |
Second leg
| Zürich | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Axelsson Martinelli Grünig Künzli |
FCZ summary |
Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate
| Chelsea | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Webb |
Chelsea won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
PSV Eindhoven won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Vorwärts Berlin | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Wruck Fräßdorf |
2–2 on aggregate. Vorwärts Berlin won 5–3 on penalties.
Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Brugge |
2–4 | 2–0 | 0–4 a.e.t. | ||
| Górnik Zabrze |
2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| PSV Eindhoven |
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | ||
| Cardiff City |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea |
2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| PSV Eindhoven |
1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Chelsea won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zoco Pirri |
Report Report 2 | Van den Dungen |
Real Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Replay
See also
References
- ^ "Winners of the European Cup Winner's Cup". onthisday.com.
- ^ Reuters (19 May 2008). "Final Factbox: All the pertinent facts and figures ahead of Wednesday's Champion League final between Manchester United and Chelsea in Moscow". eurosport.com.
- ^ Paul Mc Parlan (14 December 2018). "The Emperors Of Athens: How Chelsea Won The Cup Winners' Cup In 1971". thesefootballtimes.co.