1971 European Cup Final

The 1971 European Cup Final was a football match between Ajax of the Netherlands and Panathinaikos of Greece on 2 June 1971 at Wembley Stadium. It was the final match of the 1970–71 season of Europe's premier cup competition, the European Cup. Ajax were appearing in their second final, having lost the 1969 final 4–1 to Italian team A.C. Milan. Panathinaikos were appearing in their first final.

1971 European Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1970–71 European Cup
Ajax Panathinaikos
2 0
Date2 June 1971
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeJack Taylor (England)
Attendance83,179
The teams walk out before the final.

Both teams progressed through four rounds to reach the final. Ajax comfortably won all of their ties by two goals, except for their 5–1 aggregate victory against Swiss team Basel in the second round. Panathinaikos matches were close affairs, with the exception of their 7–1 aggregate victory against Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in the first round. Their quarter-final and semi-final victories were both won via the away goals rule.

Watched by a crowd of 83,179, Ajax took the lead in the 5th minute when Dick van Dijk scored. Ajax extended their lead in the 87th minute when a shot by Arie Haan deflected off defender Anthimos Kapsis and went into the Panathinaikos goal, giving Ajax its first European Cup victory by a score of 2–0.

Route to the final
Further information: 1970–71 European Cup
Ajax Round Panathinaikos
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
17 Nëntori Tirana 4–2 2–2 (A) 2–0 (H) First round Jeunesse Esch 7–1 2–1 (A) 5–0 (H)
Basel 5–1 3–0 (H) 2–1 (A) Second round Slovan Bratislava 4–2 3–0 (H) 1–2 (A)
Celtic 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Quarter-finals Everton 1–1 (a) 1–1 (A) 0–0 (H)
Atlético Madrid 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Semi-finals Red Star Belgrade 4–4 (a) 1–4 (A) 3–0 (H)

Match

Details
Ajax 2–0 Panathinaikos
Van Dijk  5'
Haan  87'		 Report
Attendance: 83,179
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Ajax
Panathinaikos
GK1 Heinz Stuy
SW2 Velibor Vasović (c)
RB3 Wim Suurbier
CB4 Barry Hulshoff
LB6 Nico Rijnders 46'
RM7 Johan Neeskens
CM8 Sjaak Swart 46'
LM9 Gerrie Mühren
RF10 Dick van Dijk
CF11 Piet Keizer
LF14 Johan Cruyff
Substitutes:
DF12 Horst Blankenburg 46'
MF15 Arie Haan 46'
GK13 Sies Wever
MF5 Ruud Suurendonk
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1 Takis Ikonomopoulos
RB2 Yiannis Tomaras
CB3 Giorgios Vlachos
CB4 Kostas Eleftherakis
LB5 Aristidis Kamaras
DM6 Frangiskos Sourpis
CM7 Haris Grammos
AM8 Totis Filakouris
RW9 Antonis Antoniadis
CF10 Mimis Domazos (c)
LW11 Anthimos Kapsis
Substitutes:
GK13 Vasilis Constantinou
DF14 Victor Mitropoulos
DF15 Kostas Athanasopoulos
DF16 Mitsos Demetriou
MF17 Dimitris Kaligeris
Manager:
Ferenc Puskás

See also
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