1966–67 European Cup
European football tournament
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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.
Celtic (1st title)
Inter MilanThe Estádio Nacional in Lisbon hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 September 1966 – 25 May 1967 |
| Teams | 33 (32 competed) (from 32 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Celtic (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Inter Milan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 65 |
| Goals scored | 212 (3.26 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,786,150 (27,479 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht) 6 goals |
← 1965–66 1967–68 → | |
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.
 17 Nëntori (1st) |
 Admira-NÖ Energie Wien (1st) |
 Anderlecht (1st) |
 CSKA Red Flag (1st) |
 Omonia (1st) |
 Dukla Prague (1st) |
 Esbjerg (1st) |
 Vorwärts Berlin (1st) |
 Liverpool (1st) |
 Haka (1st) |
 Nantes (1st) |
 Olympiacos (1st) |
 Vasas (1st) |
 KR (1st) |
Inter Milan (1st) |
 Aris Bonnevoie (1st) |
 Sliema Wanderers (1st) |
 Ajax (1st) |
 Linfield (1st) |
 Vålerenga (1st) |
 Górnik Zabrze (1st) |
 Sporting CP (1st) |
 Waterford (1st) |
 Petrolul Ploiești (1st) |
| Celtic (1st) |
 Atlético Madrid (1st) |
Real Madrid (2nd)TH |
 Malmö FF (1st) |
 Zürich (1st) |
 Beşiktaş (1st) |
 Torpedo Moscow (1st) |
 1860 Munich (1st) |
 Vojvodina (1st) |
Preliminary round
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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sliema Wanderers |
1–6 | CSKA Red Flag |
1–2 | 0–4 |
| Waterford |
1–12 | Vorwärts Berlin |
1–6 | 0–6 |
First leg
| Waterford | 1–6 | Vorwärts Berlin |
|---|---|---|
Lynch  65' |
Report | Piepenburg 7', 78', 83' Nachtigall 10', 37'Fräßdorf 62' |
| Sliema Wanderers | 1–2 | CSKA Red Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Cini 58' |
Report | Yakimov 20' (pen.), 54' |
Second leg
| Vorwärts Berlin | 6–0 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| Wruck 5' Müller 23', 72'Piepenburg 62', 80'Großheim 75' |
Report |
Vorwärts Berlin won 12–1 on aggregate.
| CSKA Red Flag | 4–0 | Sliema Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Zafirov 37' Yakimov 41' (pen.)Nikodimov 54'Tsanev 78' |
Report |
CSKA Red Flag won 6–1 on aggregate.
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malmö FF |
1–5 | Atlético Madrid |
0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Admira-NÖ Energie Wien |
0–1 | Vojvodina |
0–1 | 0–0 | |
| KR |
4–8 | Nantes |
2–3 | 2–5 | |
| Celtic |
5–0 | Zürich |
2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Ajax |
4–1 | Beşiktaş |
2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Liverpool |
3–3 | Petrolul Ploiești |
2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Esbjerg |
0–6 | Dukla Prague |
0–2 | 0–4 | |
| Haka |
1–12 | Anderlecht |
1–10 | 0–2 | |
| Inter Milan |
1–0 | Torpedo Moscow |
1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Vasas |
7–0 | Sporting CP |
5–0 | 2–0 | |
| 1860 Munich |
10–1 | Omonia |
8–0 | 2–1 | |
| Vålerenga |
(w/o)[a] | 17 Nëntori |
— | — | |
| Aris Bonnevoie |
4–9 | Linfield |
3–3 | 1–6 | |
| CSKA Red Flag |
3–2 | Olympiacos |
3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Górnik Zabrze |
3–3 | Vorwärts Berlin |
2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
First leg
| Admira-NÖ Energie Wien | 0–1 | Vojvodina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Takač 79' |
| Malmö FF | 0–2 | Atlético Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cardona 41' Aragonés 44' |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | Petrolul Ploiești |
|---|---|---|
| St John 71' Callaghan 80' |
Report |
| Inter Milan | 1–0 | Torpedo Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Mazzola 63' |
Report |
| CSKA Red Flag | 3–1 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Penev 64' Vasilev 71'Tsanev 90' |
Report | Papazoglou 31' |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2–1 | Vorwärts Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Pohl 38', 71' |
Report | Fräßdorf 57' |
| Vasas | 5–0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Bakos 29' Puskás 37', 89'Farkas 52', 64' |
Report |
Second leg
Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
Vojvodina won 1–0 on aggregate.
Nantes won 8–4 on aggregate.
Celtic won 5–0 on aggregate.
Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Petrolul Ploiești | 3–1 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Moldoveanu 36' Boc 59'Dridea 65' |
Report | Hunt 50' |
3–3 on aggregate.
Play-off
| Liverpool | 2–0 | Petrolul Ploiești |
|---|---|---|
| St. John 13' Thompson 43' |
Report |
Liverpool won 2–0 in a play-off match.
| Dukla Prague | 4–0 | Esbjerg |
|---|---|---|
| Štrunc 17' Vacenovský 44', 57'Mráz 47' |
Report |
Dukla Prague won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 2–0 | Haka |
|---|---|---|
| Van Himst 25' Devrindt 61' |
Report |
Anderlecht won 12–1 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP | 0–2 | Vasas |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pál 80' Puskás 88' |
Vasas won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Omonia | 1–2 | 1860 Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Haralampous 79' |
Report | Kohlars 33' Brunnenmeier 60' (pen.) |
1860 Munich won 10–1 on aggregate.
| Linfield | 6–1 | Aris Bonnevoie |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas 8', 24', 70' Scott 16', 82'Pavis 81' |
Report | Schreiner 83' |
Linfield won 9–4 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos | 1–0 | CSKA Red Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Sideris 15' (pen.) |
Report |
CSKA Red Flag won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Vorwärts Berlin | 2–1 | Górnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Piepenburg 24' Nöldner 31' |
Report | Lubański 38' |
3–3 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 3–1 | Vorwärts Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Lubański 7', 54' Pohl 22' |
Report | Kalinke 74' |
Górnik Zabrze won 3–1 in a play-off match.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vojvodina |
3–3 | Atlético Madrid |
3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Nantes |
2–6 | Celtic |
1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Ajax |
7–3 | Liverpool |
5–1 | 2–2 | |
| Dukla Prague |
6–2 | Anderlecht |
4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Inter Milan |
4–1 | Vasas |
2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 1860 Munich |
2–3 | Real Madrid |
1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Vålerenga |
2–5 | Linfield |
1–4 | 1–1 | |
| CSKA Red Flag |
4–3 | Górnik Zabrze |
4–0 | 0–3 |
First leg
| Dukla Prague | 4–1 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Masopust 27' Nedorost 44', 56'Mráz 49' |
Report | Mulder 16' |
| 1860 Munich | 1–0 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Küppers 39' |
Report |
| CSKA Red Flag | 4–0 | Górnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Marashliev 31', 44' Tsanev 71' (pen.)Vasilev 89' |
Report |
Second leg
3–3 on aggregate.
Play-off
Vojvodina won 3–2 in a play-off match.
Celtic won 6–2 on aggregate.
Ajax won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 1–2 | Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Mulder 59' |
Report | Nedorost 42' Mráz 69' |
Dukla Prague won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Vasas | 0–2 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mazzola 40', 67' |
Inter Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | 1860 Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Grosso 21' Veloso 34'Pirri 52' |
Report | Brunnenmeier 13' |
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Linfield won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 3–0 | CSKA Red Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Szołtysik 1' Pohl 26', 44' |
Report |
CSKA Red Flag won 4–3 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vojvodina |
1–2 | Celtic |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Ajax |
2–3 | Dukla Prague |
1–1 | 1–2 |
| Inter Milan |
3–0 | Real Madrid |
1–0 | 2–0 |
| Linfield |
2–3 | CSKA Red Flag |
2–2 | 0–1 |
First leg
| Ajax | 1–1 | Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Swart 50' |
Report | Mráz 61' |
| Inter Milan | 1–0 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Cappellini 54' |
Report |
| Linfield | 2–2 | CSKA Red Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton 40' Shields 43' |
Report | Romanov 2', 63' |
Second leg
Celtic won 2–1 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 0–2 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cappellini 24' Zoco 57' (o.g.) |
Inter Milan won 3–0 on aggregate.
| CSKA Red Flag | 1–0 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Yakimov 54' |
Report |
CSKA Red Flag won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic |
3–1 | Dukla Prague |
3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Inter Milan |
2–2 | CSKA Red Flag |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
First leg
| Inter Milan | 1–1 | CSKA Red Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Facchetti 44' |
Report | Tsanev 65' |
Second leg
| Dukla Prague | 0–0 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.
| CSKA Red Flag | 1–1 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Radlev 77' |
Report | Facchetti 62' |
2–2 on aggregate.
Play-off
| Inter Milan | 1–0 | CSKA Red Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Cappellini 12' |
Report |
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1966–67 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) were as follows:
Notes
- 17 Nëntori decided to withdraw from the competition before playing first match.