Runners-up Atlético Madrid Dates 19 Sep 1973 – 17 May 1974 Teams 31 Matches played 60 | Champion FC Bayern Munich Top scorer Gerd Müller Goals scored 180 | |
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Champions Bayern Munich (1st title) Similar 1970–71 European Cup, 1972–73 European Cup, 1968–69 European Cup, 1981–82 European Cup, 1963–64 European Cup | ||
The 1973–74 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Bayern Munich, beginning their own three-year period of domination, in a replayed final against Atlético Madrid. This was the first time the cup went to Germany, and the first European Cup final to require a replay after the first match was drawn 1–1 after extra time.
Contents
Ajax, the defending champions, were eliminated by CSKA September Flag in the second round.
Second leg
Spartak Trnava won 3–1 on aggregate.
Zorya Voroshilovgrad won 3–0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.
Újpesti Dózsa won 6–2 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich 4–4 Åtvidaberg on aggregate. Bayern Munich won on penalties.
Dynamo Dresden won 4–3 on aggregate.
CSKA won 4–0 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 10–0 on aggregate.
Basel won 11–2 on aggregate.
Celtic won 9–1 on aggregate.
Vejle won 3–2 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 3–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Bucharest won 12–0 on aggregate.
Second leg
Spartak Trnava won 1–0 on aggregate.
Újpesti Dózsa won 3–1 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 7–6 on aggregate.
CSKA Sofia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Basel won 7–6 on aggregate.
Celtic won 1–0 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Second leg
Újpesti Dózsa 2–2 Spartak Trnava on aggregate. Újpesti Dózsa won on penalties.
Bayern Munich won 5–3 on aggregate.
Celtic won 6–5 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid won 2–0 on aggregate.
Second leg
Bayern Munich won 4–1 on aggregate
Atlético Madrid won 2–0 on aggregate
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1973–74 European Cup are as follows: