The 1969–70 European Cup was the 15th season of the
European Cup, a club
football
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tournament organised by
UEFA
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for the domestic league champions of its member associations. It was won by
Feyenoord
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of the Netherlands, who beat Scottish club
Celtic after extra time in the
final
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at
San Siro in Milan on 6 May 1970. It was the first time the title had been won by a club from the Netherlands, and sparked a period of Dutch dominance in the competition, as
Ajax
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won the next three titles.
For the first time in the European Cup,
tiebreaker playoffs were abandoned in favour of the
away goals rule
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; if both teams had scored the same number of away goals, one side was eliminated by the
toss of a coin, something that was required in two of the matches (marked on the table below by "c/t").
Milan
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were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual champions Feyenoord in the second round.
Teams
Preliminary round
First leg
Second leg
''Kjøbenhavns Boldklub won 5–0 on aggregate.''
Bracket
First round
First leg
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Second leg
''Spartak Trnava won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Galatasaray won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Legia Warsaw won 10–1 on aggregate.''
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''Saint-Étienne won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Vorwärts Berlin won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Red Star Belgrade won 12–2 on aggregate.''
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''Milan won 8–0 on aggregate.''
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''Feyenoord won 16–2 on aggregate.''
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''Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Real Madrid won 14–1 on aggregate.''
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''Leeds United won 16–0 on aggregate.''
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''Ferencváros won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Dynamo Kyiv won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
''1–1 on aggregate; Galatasaray progressed on a coin toss.''
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''Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''4–4 on aggregate; Vorwärts Berlin won on away goals.''
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''Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Standard Liège won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Leeds United won 6–0 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; Celtic progressed on a coin toss.''
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''Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Leeds United won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Feyenoord won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1969–70 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
Notes
References
External links
1969–70 All matches – season at UEFA website
* All scorers 1969–70 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according t
protocols UEFA
- results and line-ups (archive)
European Cup 1969-70 – results, protocols, players statistics
* website eurocups-uefa.r
European Cup 1969-70 – results, protocols
* website Football Archiv
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UEFA Champions League seasons
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Cup
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