1965–66 European Cup
European football tournament
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The 1965–66 European Cup was the 11th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, winners of the first five European Cups from 1956 to 1960, who beat Partizan 2–1 in a close final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels on 11 May 1966.[1]
Real Madrid (6th title)
PartizanThe Heysel Stadium in Brussels hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 September 1965 – 11 May 1966 |
| Teams | 31 (from 31 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Real Madrid (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Partizan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 224 (3.86 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,609,799 (27,755 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Flórián Albert (Ferencváros) Eusébio (Benfica) 7 goals each |
← 1964–65 1966–67 → | |
Inter Milan were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual winners Real Madrid in the semi-finals.
No new association entered its representative, which happened only for the second time after 1959–60 edition. However, Cyprus returned to the competition after their inaugural 1963–64 season.
In the preliminary round, Benfica recorded highest aggregate win in the history of the European Cup by beating Stade Dudelange 18–0 (8–0 away, 10–0 at home).[2]
Teams
A total of 31 teams participated in the competition.
For the first time since inaugural edition all associations were represented by only one team.
17 Nëntori, LASK, Levski Sofia, APOEL, Sparta Prague, HJK, Nantes, Keflavík, Derry City, Kilmarnock, Lausanne-Sports, and Werder Bremen made their debut in the competition.
Djurgårdens IF made their first appearance since the inaugural 1955–56 tournament, while Manchester United and Stade Dudelange returned to the competition after seven years.
All participants were their respective associations champions, except for Lyn. They were leading 1. divisjon at the summer break on 1 July 1965, after 9 of 18 matches had been played, but finished second in autumn of 1965.[3]
 17 Nëntori (1st) |
 LASK (1st) |
 Anderlecht (1st) |
 Levski Sofia (1st) |
 APOEL (1st) |
 Sparta Prague (1st) |
 Boldklubben 1909 (1st) |
 Vorwärts Berlin (1st) |
 Manchester United (1st) |
 HJK (1st) |
 Nantes (1st) |
 Panathinaikos (1st) |
 Ferencváros (1st) |
 Keflavík (1st) |
 Inter Milan (1st)TH |
 Stade Dudelange (1st) |
 Sliema Wanderers (1st) |
 Feyenoord (1st) |
 Derry City (1st) |
 Lyn (2nd) |
 Górnik Zabrze (1st) |
 Benfica (1st) |
 Drumcondra (1st) |
 Dinamo București (1st) |
 Kilmarnock (1st) |
Real Madrid (1st) |
 Djurgårdens IF (1st) |
 Lausanne-Sports (1st) |
 Fenerbahçe (1st) |
 Werder Bremen (1st) |
Partizan (1st) |
Preliminary round
Similar to previous editions, only title holders Inter Milan received a bye to the first round. The remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September and October, apart from two matches that took place in late August.
For the second time in row teams in the preliminary round were not divided geographically into pots, which resulted in some teams covering over 6,200 kilometres for their ties (e.g. Keflavík and Ferencváros), while other had shorter trips (e.g. LASK and Górnik Zabrze – around 800 kilometres).
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord |
2–6 | Real Madrid |
2–1 | 0–5 |
| 17 Nëntori |
0–1 | Kilmarnock |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Fenerbahçe |
1–5 | Anderlecht |
0–0 | 1–5 |
| Lyn |
6–8 | Derry City |
5–3 | 1–5 |
| Panathinaikos |
4–2 | Sliema Wanderers |
4–1 | 0–1 |
| Keflavík |
2–13 | Ferencváros |
1–4 | 1–9 |
| Dinamo București |
7–2 | Boldklubben 1909 |
4–0 | 3–2 |
| HJK |
2–9 | Manchester United |
2–3 | 0–6 |
| Drumcondra |
1–3 | Vorwärts Berlin |
1–0 | 0–3 |
| Stade Dudelange |
0–18 | Benfica |
0–8 | 0–10 |
| Djurgårdens IF |
2–7 | Levski Sofia |
2–1 | 0–6 |
| Lausanne-Sports |
0–4 | Sparta Prague |
0–0 | 0–4 |
| LASK |
2–5 | Górnik Zabrze |
1–3 | 1–2 |
| APOEL |
0–10 | Werder Bremen |
0–5 | 0–5 |
| Partizan |
4–2 | Nantes |
2–0 | 2–2 |
First leg
| Lyn | 5–3 | Derry City |
|---|---|---|
J. Berg  4', 32'Dybwad-Olsen 19', 50'Stavrum 62' |
Report | R. Wood 10' Gilbert 24', 34' |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2–1 | Levski Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Nilsson 40', 63' |
Report | Sokolov 8' |
| Drumcondra | 1–0 | Vorwärts Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Morrissey 64' |
Report |
| LASK | 1–3 | Górnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Köglberger 60' |
Report | Musiałek 19' Wilczek 22', 55' |
| HJK | 2–3 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Pahlman 31' Peltoniemi 71' |
Report | Herd 1' Connelly 15'Law 36' |
| Panathinaikos | 4–1 | Sliema Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Sakellaridis 5' Loukanidis 18'Domazos 32'Kamaras 61' |
Report | Cini 36' |
| Dinamo București | 4–0 | Boldklubben 1909 |
|---|---|---|
| Ene 50' Gergely 75'Frățilă 85', 88' |
Report |
Second leg
Ferencváros won 13–2 on aggregate.
Derry City won 8–6 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 5–1 | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| Van Himst 5' Stockman 32', 50', 70'Hanon 89' |
Report | Altıparmak 83' |
Anderlecht won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Vorwärts Berlin | 3–0 | Drumcondra |
|---|---|---|
| Vogt 21' Begerad 51'Piepenburg 68' |
Report |
Vorwärts Berlin won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 5–0 | Feyenoord |
|---|---|---|
| Puskás 12', 22', 35', 86' Grosso 44' |
Report |
Real Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 2–1 | LASK |
|---|---|---|
| Pohl 9' Szołtysik 22' |
Report | Lipošinović 34' (pen.) |
Górnik Zabrze won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Kilmarnock | 1–0 | 17 Nëntori |
|---|---|---|
| Black 76' |
Report |
Kilmarnock won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 4–0 | Lausanne-Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Mráz 20', 24', 76' Dyba 82' |
Report |
Sparta Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Levski Sofia | 6–0 | Djurgårdens IF |
|---|---|---|
| Asparuhov 13', 18' Iliev 33', 47'Nikolov 34'Abadzhiev 58' |
Report |
Levski Sofia won 7–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 18–0 on aggregate.
| Boldklubben 1909 | 2–3 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Petersen 29' Hansen 34' |
Report | Nunweiller 7' Pârcălab 18'Ene 44' |
Dinamo București won 7–2 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 9–2 on aggregate.
| Sliema Wanderers | 1–0 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Micallef 30' |
Report |
Panathinaikos won 4–2 on aggregate.
Werder Bremen won 10–0 on aggregate.
Partizan won 4–2 on aggregate.
Bracket
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anderlecht
| 9 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry City
| 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anderlecht
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kilmarnock
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inter Milan
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dinamo Bucuresti
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inter Milan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inter Milan
| 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ferencváros
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ferencváros
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Panathinaikos
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Partizan
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sparta Prague
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Górnik Zabrze
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sparta Prague
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Partizan
| 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Partizan
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Werder Bremen
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Partizan
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vorwärts Berlin
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United
| 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United
| 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Benfica
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Levski Sofia
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Benfica
| 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht |
9–0 | Derry City |
9–0 | (w/o)[a] |
| Kilmarnock |
3–7 | Real Madrid |
2–2 | 1–5 |
| Dinamo București |
2–3 | Inter Milan |
2–1 | 0–2 |
| Ferencváros |
3–1 | Panathinaikos |
0–0 | 3–1 |
| Sparta Prague |
5–1 | Górnik Zabrze |
3–0 | 2–1 |
| Partizan |
3–1 | Werder Bremen |
3–0 | 0–1 |
| Vorwärts Berlin |
1–5 | Manchester United |
0–2 | 1–3 |
| Levski Sofia |
4–5 | Benfica |
2–2 | 2–3 |
First leg
| Vorwärts Berlin | 0–2 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Law 72' Connelly 80' |
| Kilmarnock | 2–2 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| McLean 20' (pen.) McInally 70' |
Report | Pirri 25' Amancio 65' |
| Anderlecht | 9–0 | Derry City |
|---|---|---|
| Jurion 5' Van Himst 13', 74'Puis 43', 83'Mulder 46', 48', 65'Stockman 89' |
Report |
| Sparta Prague | 3–0 | Górnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Kvašňák 35' (pen.) Jílek 64'Vrána 80' |
Report |
| Dinamo București | 2–1 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Frățilă 26' Haidu 51' |
Report | Peiró 12' |
Second leg
| Panathinaikos | 1–3 | Ferencváros |
|---|---|---|
| Domazos 48' |
Report | Karába 8' Fenyvesi 27'Albert 63' |
Ferencváros won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Werder Bremen | 1–0 | Partizan |
|---|---|---|
| Schütz 33' |
Report |
Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 1–2 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Szołtysik 84' |
Report | Mráz 17', 78' |
Sparta Prague won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 5–1 | Kilmarnock |
|---|---|---|
| Pirri 25', 90' Ruiz 26'Grosso 36'Gento 58' |
Report | McIlroy 21' |
Real Madrid won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Manchester United | 3–1 | Vorwärts Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Herd 10', 40', 89' |
Report | Piepenburg 82' |
Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Derry City | Cancelled | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
There were serious concerns regarding the state of the Brandywell Stadium pitch. The IFA informed UEFA that it was unfit to host the European Cup tie. THE IFA ordered Derry City to play either at Windsor Park or Showgrounds, which the Derry board refused to do. However, minutes after losing the first leg 9–0, the Derry directors officially informed Anderlecht that they would be forfeiting the second leg of the tie.[4]
Anderlecht won 9–0 on aggregate.
| Inter Milan | 2–0 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Mazzola 67' (pen.) Facchetti 89' |
Report |
Inter Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht |
3–4 | Real Madrid |
1–0 | 2–4 |
| Inter Milan |
5–1 | Ferencváros |
4–0 | 1–1 |
| Sparta Prague |
4–6 | Partizan |
4–1 | 0–5 |
| Manchester United |
8–3 | Benfica |
3–2 | 5–1 |
First leg
| Anderlecht | 1–0 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Van Himst 2' |
Report |
| Inter Milan | 4–0 | Ferencváros |
|---|---|---|
| Jair 8' Corso 36'Peiró 65', 73' |
Report |
Second leg
| Ferencváros | 1–1 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Novák 32' (pen.) |
Report | Domenghini 63' |
Inter Milan won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 4–2 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Amancio 14', 35' Gento 59' (pen.), 83' |
Report | Jurion 87' Puis 89' |
Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
Partizan won 6–4 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 8–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid |
2–1 | Inter Milan |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Partizan |
2–1 | Manchester United |
2–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
| Real Madrid | 1–0 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Pirri 13' |
Report |
| Partizan | 2–0 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Hasanagić 46' Bečejac 58' |
Report |
Second leg
| Inter Milan | 1–1 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Facchetti 78' |
Report | Amancio 20' |
Real Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Manchester United | 1–0 | Partizan |
|---|---|---|
Šoškić  75' (o.g.) |
Report |
Partizan won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1965–66 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:
Notes
- There were serious concerns regarding Brandywell Stadium state of the pitch, with IFA informing UEFA that it's not fit to host European Cup tie and ordering Derry City to play either at Windsor Park or Showgrounds, which club's board refusued to do. However, minutes after losing first leg 9–0, board directors had officially informed Anderlecht that they would be forfeiting the second leg of the tie.[4]