| Final positions | |
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| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
The 1970–71 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Chelsea in a replay against Real Madrid. Defending champions Manchester City were eliminated by Chelsea in the semi-finals, only the second ever tie in the competition between two clubs from the same country. These two sides would later compete in the 2021 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, with Chelsea winning 3-1. The finals were played in Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece.[1][2][3]
Bracket
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åtvidabergs FF |
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Bohemian |
3–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickers Offenbach |
2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Zürich |
14–1 | 7–1 | 7–0 | |
| CSKA September Flag |
11–1 | 9–0 | 2–1 | |
| Aris Thessaloniki |
2–6 | 1–1 | 1–5 | |
| Aberdeen |
4–4 (p) | 3–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| Manchester City |
2–2 (a) | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Göztepe |
5–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | |
| Aalborg |
1–9 | 0–1 | 1–8 | |
| TJ Gottwaldov |
2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Karpaty Lviv |
3–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
| Olimpija Ljubljana |
2–9 | 1–1 | 1–8 | |
| Vorwärts Berlin |
1–1 (a) | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Cardiff City |
8–0 | 8–0 | 0–0 | |
| Strømsgodset |
3–7 | 0–5 | 3–2 | |
| Hibernians |
0–5 | 0–0 | 0–5 | |
| Wacker Innsbruck |
5–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
First leg
| CSKA September Flag | 9–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yakimov Nikodimov Zhekov Marashliev |
| Karpaty Lviv | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tătaru |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pejović |
Report | Eusébio |
| Cardiff City | 8-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton Gibson King Woodruff Clark Toshack |
Report |
Second leg
| Haka | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Malm |
Yakimov |
CSKA September Flag won 11–1 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dumitriu Tătaru Ștefănescu |
Report | Kulchytskyi Habowda Hreshchak |
Steaua București won 4–3 on aggregate.
| 8–1 | Olimpija Ljubljana | |
|---|---|---|
| Eusébio Zeca Artur Jorge Jaime Graça |
Report | Ameršek |
Benfica won 9–2 on aggregate.
| Bologna | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Savoldi |
Begerad |
1–1 on aggregate; Vorwärts Berlin won on away goals.
Cardiff City won 8-0 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Brugge |
4–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| CSKA September Flag |
0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Budapest Honvéd |
0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Göztepe |
0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| PSV Eindhoven |
7–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| Benfica |
2–2 (p) | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Cardiff City |
7–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Real Madrid |
2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
First leg
Second leg
| Chelsea | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Webb |
Chelsea won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
PSV Eindhoven won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Vorwärts Berlin | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Wruck Fräßdorf |
Report |
2–2 on aggregate. Vorwärts Berlin won 5–3 on penalties.
Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Brugge |
2–4 | 2–0 | 0–4 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze |
2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| PSV Eindhoven |
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | ||
| Cardiff City |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea |
2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| PSV Eindhoven |
1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Chelsea won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zoco Pirri |
Report Report 2 | Van den Dungen |
Real Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Replay
See also
References
- ↑ "Winners of the European Cup Winner's Cup". onthisday.com.
- ↑ Reuters (19 May 2008). "Final Factbox: All the pertinent facts and figures ahead of Wednesday's Champion League final between Manchester United and Chelsea in Moscow". eurosport.com.
- ↑ Paul Mc Parlan (14 December 2018). "The Emperors Of Athens: How Chelsea Won The Cup Winners' Cup In 1971". thesefootballtimes.co.