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)
DF3 Wim Suurbier
DF4 Barry Hulshoff
MF6 Nico Rijnders 46'
MF7 Johan Neeskens
FW8 Sjaak Swart 46'
MF9 Gerrie Mühren
FW10 Dick van Dijk
FW11 Piet Keizer
MF14 Johan Cruyff
Substitutes:
DF12 Horst Blankenburg 46'
MF15 Arie Haan 46'
GK Sies Wever
MF Ruud Suurendonk
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1 Takis Ikonomopoulos
DF2 Yiannis Tomaras
DF3 Giorgios Vlachos
MF4 Kostas Eleftherakis
MF5 Aristidis Kamaras
DF6 Frangiskos Sourpis
MF7 Haris Grammos
FW8 Totis Filakouris
FW9 Antonis Antoniadis
FW10 Mimis Domazos (c)
DF11 Anthimos Kapsis
Substitutes:
GK Vasilis Constantinou
DF Victor Mitropoulos
DF Kostas Athanasopoulos
DF Mitsos Demetriou
MF Dimitris Kaligeris
Manager:
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