1970–71_Inter-Cities_Fairs_Cup

1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

International football competition


The thirteenth and final Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1970–71 season. The competition was won by Leeds United for the second time, over two legs, in the final against Juventus. It was the first time the competition final had been won on the away goals rule. The competition was abolished and replaced the next season by the UEFA Cup.[1] The Inter-Cities Fairs trophy was finally won in a play-off between the first and last competition winners: CF Barcelona and Leeds United, respectively.[1]

Quick Facts Tournament details, Teams ...

First round

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

More information AEK Athens, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 26,124
Referee: Josip Strmečki (Yugoslavia)

More information La Gantoise, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 10,900
Referee: Alistair McKenzie Scotland

More information Željezničar Sarajevo, 3–4 ...
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Günter Männig (East Germany)

More information Sevilla, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 20,600
Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)

More information Liverpool, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 37,531
Referee: Roland Marendaz (Switzerland)

More information Sarpsborg, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 8,769
Referee: Preben Christopherson (Denmark)

More information Coleraine, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 7,000

More information 1. FC Köln, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 10,400
Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft (Netherlands)

More information Lausanne Sports, 0–2 ...

More information Dundee United, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Curt Nystrand (Sweden)

More information Spartak Trnava, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Aurel Bentu (Romania)

More information AB, 7–0 ...
Attendance: 1,960
Referee: Sven Jonsson (Sweden)

More information GKS Katowice, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Karl Riegg (West Germany)

More information Lazio, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

More information Cork Hibernians, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 10,500

More information Partizan, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 9,600

More information Wiener Sportclub, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Gusztáv Bircsak (Hungary)

More information Bayern Munich, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Arie Van Gemert (Netherlands)

More information Sparta Prague, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 16,400
Referee: Georgios Yanopoulos (Greece)

More information Barreirense, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Georges Uhlen (France)

More information B1901, 2–4 ...
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kjell Wahlen (Norway)

More information Ilves-Kissat, 4–2 ...
Attendance: 300
Referee: Marian Kuston (Poland)

More information Vitória Guimarães, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Ettore Carminati (Italy)

More information Hibernian, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 11,165
Referee: Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain)

More information Ruch Chorzów, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Josef Bucek (Austria)

More information Botev Plovdiv, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 10,400
Referee: Joseph Cassar Naudi (Malta)

More information Universitatea Craiova, 2-1 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Efstathios Papavasiliou (Greece)

More information Juventus, 7–0 ...
Attendance: 10,700
Referee: Karl Göppel (Switzerland)

More information Dinamo București, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sándor Petri (Hungary)

More information Hajduk Split, 3-0 ...
Attendance: 6,600
Referee: László Vízhányó (Hungary)

More information Sparta Rotterdam, 6-0 ...
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: David W. Smith (England)

More information Internazionale, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 14,460
Referee: Heinz Siebert (West Germany)

Second leg

More information Twente, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Ken Burns (England)

Twente won 4–0 on aggregate.


More information Eskişehirspor, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 10,700
Referee: Gerhard Kunze (West Germany)

Eskişehirspor won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Barcelona, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: René Vigliani (France)

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Arsenal, 2–0 ...

Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Fiorentina, 2–0 ...
Referee: Petar Kostovski (Yugoslavia)

Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Leeds United, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 19,283
Referee: Mario Gomez Alves (Portugal)

Leeds won 6–0 on aggregate.


More information Íþróttabandalag Akraness, 0-9 ...
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: England Keith Walker

Sparta Rotterdam won 15–0 on aggregate.


More information Newcastle United, 2–0 ...

Newcastle United won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Pécsi Dózsa, 3–0 ...
Stadion PVSK, Pécs
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Walter Fercher (Austria)

Pécsi won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Valencia, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: David W. Smith (England)

Valencia won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information Athletic Bilbao, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Sparta Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Grasshopper, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Franz Geluck (Belgium)

Dundee United won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information US Rumelange, 0–4 ...

Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.


More information PAOK, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 12,400

Dinamo București won 5–1 on aggregate.


More information Coventry City, 2–0 ...

Coventry City won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information Vitória Setúbal, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Antonio Sánchez Ríos (Spain)

Vitória Setúbal won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Angoulême, 3–1 ...
Stade Camille-Lebon, Angoulême)
Attendance: 6,300

Vitória Guimarães won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information Dinamo Zagreb, 6–1 ...
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Helmut Bader (East Germany)

Dinamo Zagreb won 6–3 on aggregate.

Second round

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First leg

More information Hibernian, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 11,400
Referee: Theodorus Boosten (Netherlands)

More information Fiorentina, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)

More information Barcelona, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

More information Sparta Rotterdam, 2-0 ...
Attendance: 7,000

More information Liverpool, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 36,525
Referee: Roger Machin (France)

More information Leeds United, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 21,292
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)

More information Sparta Prague, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 17,600

More information Vitória Setúbal, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Alfred Ott (West Germany)

More information Valencia, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

More information Eskişehirspor, 3–2 ...

Second leg

More information Vitória Guimarães, 2–1 ...

Hibernian won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Dynamo Dresden, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

2–2 on aggregate; Leeds United won on away goals.


More information 1. FC Köln, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 14,000

1. FC Köln won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Juventus, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Günter Männig (East Germany)

Juventus won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Dinamo București, 1–1 ...

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information K.S.K. Beveren, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Curt Nystrand (Sweden)

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.


More information Dundee United, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kjell Wahlen (Norway

Sparta Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Coleraine F.C., 1-2 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Denmark Kaj Sørensen

Sparta Rotterdam won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information FC Twente, 6–1 ...

Twente won 8–4 on aggregate.


More information Hajduk Split, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Jan Łazowski (Poland)

Vitória Setúbal won 3–2 on aggregate.

Third round

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First leg

More information FC Bayern Munich, 2-1 ...
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: José Rosa Nunes (Portugal)

More information Leeds United, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 25,843
Referee: Keon Brouwer (Netherlands)

More information Pécsi Dózsa, 0–1 ...

More information GNK Dinamo Zagreb, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Joseph Bucek (Austria)

More information Anderlecht, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 16,200
Referee: John Paterson (Scotland)

Second leg

More information Sparta Rotterdam, 1-3 ...
Attendance: 45,000

Bayern Munich won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Juventus, 2–0 ...

Juventus won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Sparta Prague, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

Leeds won 9–2 on aggregate.


More information FC Twente, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Danny Lyden (England)

Twente won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Vitória Setúbal, 3–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 14,300
Referee: Robert Frauciel (France)

Vitória Setúbal won 4–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

More information Juventus, 2–0 ...

More information Arsenal, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 40,007

More information Leeds United, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 27,143
Referee: Günther Männig (East Germany)

More information Liverpool, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 45,616
Referee: Franz Geluck (Belgium)

Second leg

More information Twente, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 22,800

Juventus won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Vitória Setúbal, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Roland Marendaz (Switzerland)

Leeds won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information 1. FC Köln, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 46,200
Referee: Constantin Petrea (Romania)

2–2 on aggregate; 1. FC Köln won on away goals.


More information Bayern Munich, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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First leg

More information 1. FC Köln, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)

More information Liverpool, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 52,577
Referee: Jef Dorpmans (Netherlands)

Second leg

More information Juventus, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 64,738
Referee: Roger Machin (France)

Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Leeds United, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 40,462

Leeds won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

More information Juventus, 0–0 ...

Game abandoned in the 51st minute due to heavy rain and waterlogged pitch.

Replay

More information Juventus, 2–2 ...

Second leg

More information Leeds United, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 42,483

3–3 on aggregate; Leeds United won on away goals.


References

  1. "Origins of the UEFA Cup" (PDF). UEFA direct. No. 85. Nyon: Union des Associations Européennes de Football. May 2009. pp. 10–11.
  2. "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – Cork Hibernians v Valencia (Spain) (match programme)" (PDF). www.corkpastandpresent.ie. 16 September 1970. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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  4. "Sparta vs. Coleraine". worldfootball. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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