1969 European Cup Final

1969 European Cup Final
Event 1968–69 European Cup
Date 28 May 1969
Venue Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Referee José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
Attendance 31,782
Advertising poster for the game

The 1969 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, on 28 May 1969, that saw Milan of Italy play against Ajax of the Netherlands to determine who would be the champions of Europe that season. Ajax made history by becoming the first Dutch side to reach the final, but they were beaten by their Italian opponents 4-1.

As of 2018, Pierino Prati remains the most recent player to score a hat trick in a European Cup or Champions League final.

Route to the final

Italy Milan Round Netherlands Ajax
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Replay
Sweden Malmö 5–3 1–2 (A) 4–1 (H) First round West Germany Nürnberg 5–1 1–1 (A) 4–0 (H)
Bye Second round Turkey Fenerbahçe 4–0 2–0 (H) 2–0 (A)
Scotland Celtic 1–0 0–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Quarter-finals Portugal Benfica 4–4 (r) 3–1 (A) 1–3 (a.e.t.) (H) 3–0 (a.e.t.)
England Manchester United 2–1 2–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 3–2 3–0 (H) 0–2 (A)

Match

Details

Milan Italy 4–1 Netherlands Ajax
Prati  7', 40', 75'
Sormani  67'
Report Vasović  60' (pen.)
Milan
Ajax
GK1Italy Fabio Cudicini
RB2Italy Angelo Anquilletti
LB3West Germany Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
CM4Italy Roberto Rosato
CB5Italy Saul Malatrasi
CB6Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
RF7Sweden Kurt Hamrin
CF8Italy Giovanni Lodetti
CF9Italy Angelo Sormani
CM10Italy Gianni Rivera (c)
LF11Italy Pierino Prati
Manager:
Italy Nereo Rocco
GK1Netherlands Gert Bals (c)
RB2Netherlands Wim Suurbier 46'
LB3Netherlands Barry Hulshoff
DM4Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velibor Vasović
CB5Netherlands Theo van Duivenbode
DM6Netherlands Henk Groot 46'
RW7Netherlands Anton Pronk
AM8Netherlands Sjaak Swart
CF9Sweden Inge Danielsson
AM10Netherlands Johan Cruyff
LW11Netherlands Piet Keizer
Substitutes:
MF13Netherlands Bennie Muller 46'
FW12Netherlands Klaas Nuninga 46'
Manager:
Netherlands Rinus Michels

See also

  • 1968–69 season at UEFA.com
  • European Cups Archive at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  • 1968–69 season at European Cup History
  • "European Champion Clubs' Cup – History" (PDF). UEFA. p. 164. Retrieved 25 May 2011.

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