Goals scored 204 | Dates 21 Aug 1969 – 6 May 1970 Teams 33 Matches played 63 | |
Similar 1968–69 European Cup, 1961–62 European Cup, 1972–73 European Cup, 1980–81 European Cup, 1970 European Cup Final | ||
The season 1969–70 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Feyenoord in an extra time final victory against Celtic FC. It was the first time the cup went to the Netherlands, and beginning a run of four consecutive years the trophy went there. During this tournament, playoffs were abandoned in favour of away goals, or when each side had scored the same number one side was eliminated by the toss of a coin.
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Milan, the defending champions, were eliminated by Feyenoord in the second round.
Second leg
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub won 5–0 on aggregate.
Second leg
Spartak Trnava won 6–2 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 5–2 on aggregate.
Legia Warsaw won 10–1 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne won 3–2 on aggregate.
Vorwärts Berlin won 3–1 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 12–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 8–0 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 16–2 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 14–1 on aggregate.
Leeds United won 16–0 on aggregate.
Ferencváros won 5–3 on aggregate.
Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kiev won 5–2 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second leg
Spartak Trnava 1–1 Galatasaray on aggregate. Galatasaray progressed on a coin toss.
Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.
Vorwärts Berlin won 4–4 on away goals.
Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 4–2 on aggregate.
Leeds United won 6–0 on aggregate.
Celtic 3–3 Benfica on aggregate. Celtic progressed on a coin toss.
Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.
Second leg
Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate.
Leeds United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second leg
Feyenoord won 2–0 on aggregate.
Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.
1 Highest attendance for a UEFA club competition match (having been moved from Celtic Park).
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1969–70 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows: