1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup Explained

Tourney Name:European Cup Winners' Cup
Year:1969–70
Size:300
Dates:28 August 1969 - 29 April 1970
Num Teams:33
Champion Other: Manchester City
Count:1
Second Other: Górnik Zabrze
Matches:64
Goals:173
Top Scorer:Włodzimierz Lubański (Górnik Zabrze)
7 goals
Prevseason:1968–69
Nextseason:1970–71

The 1969–70 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was the 10th edition of European football's secondary competition. Defending champions Slovan Bratislava were eliminated in the First Round by Dinamo Zagreb. English club Manchester City defeated Polish club Górnik Zabrze 2–1 in the final for their first and only Cup Winners' Cup title.

The result was City's lone European triumph for more than 50 years, until their victory in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.[1] [2]

Preliminary round

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Second leg

1–1 on aggregate, Rapid Wien won on away goals.

First round

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First leg

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Second leg

Lierse won 11-1 on aggregate.----Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate.---- Académica won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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Second leg

Académica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Second leg

Manchester City won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

3–3 on aggregate.----Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.

Play-off

Górnik Zabrze won on a coin toss.

Final

See main article: 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. News: The strange tale of how Man City conquered Europe – 50 years on . BBC Sport . 29 April 2020 . 29 April 2020 . Chris . Bevan .
  2. Web site: Man City win Champions League: Rodri goal secures victory against Inter and completes treble . . 10 June 2023 . 10 June 2023 . 11 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611095758/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65845807 . live .