1974 UEFA Cup Final

1974 UEFA Cup Final
on aggregate
First leg
Date21 May 1974
VenueWhite Hart Lane, London
RefereeRudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Attendance46,281
Second leg
Date29 May 1974
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
RefereeConcetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Attendance59,317

The 1974 UEFA Cup Final was played on 21 May 1974 and 29 May 1974. It was between Tottenham Hotspur of England and Feyenoord Rotterdam of the Netherlands. Feyenoord won 4–2 on aggregate.

Riot

Tottenham supporters rioted during the second leg in Rotterdam. This started after Feyenoord scored towards the end of the first half and continued into the second half.[1]

Route to the final

Tottenham Hotspur Round Feyenoord
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Grasshoppers 9–2 5–1 (A) 4–1 (H) First round Öster 5–2 3–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
Aberdeen 5–2 1–1 (A) 4–1 (H) Second round Gwardia Warsaw 3–2 3–1 (H) 0–1 (A)
Dinamo Tbilisi 6–2 1–1 (A) 5–1 (H) Third round Standard Liège 3–3 (a) 1–3 (A) 2–0 (H)
1. FC Köln 5–1 2–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Quarter-finals Ruch Chorzów 4–2 (a.e.t.) 1–1 (A) 3–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
Lokomotive Leipzig 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals VfB Stuttgart 4–3 2–1 (H) 2–2 (A)

Match details

First leg

Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Feyenoord
England  39'
Van Daele  64' (o.g.)
Report

Overview (archive)

Overview
Van Hanegem  43'
De Jong  85'
Attendance: 46,281
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Tottenham Hotspur
Feyenoord
GK 1 Pat Jennings
RB 2 Ray Evans
CB 3 Terry Naylor
CB 4 John Pratt
LB 5 Mike England
RM 6 Phil Beal  81'
CM 7 Chris McGrath
CM 8 Steve Perryman
LM 9 Martin Peters (c)
CF 10 Martin Chivers
CF 11 Ralph Coates
Substitutes:
DF 12 Mike Dillon  81'
Manager:
Bill Nicholson
GK 1 Eddy Treijtel
RB 2 Wim Rijsbergen
CB 3 Joop van Daele
CB 4 Rinus Israël (c)
LB 5 Harry Vos
CM 9 Theo de Jong
CM 7 Wim Jansen
CM 10 Willem van Hanegem
RW 8 Peter Ressel
CF 6 Lex Schoenmaker
LW 11 Jørgen Kristensen
Manager:
Wiel Coerver

Second leg

After holding Spurs to a 2–2 draw at London's White Hart Lane, Feyenoord went into their home leg as favourites.[2] Their 2–0 victory at home secured the club their first UEFA Cup title.

The second leg in Rotterdam was marred by violence and hooliganism from rioting Spurs supporters.[2]

Feyenoord 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur
Rijsbergen  43'
Ressel  84'
Report

Overview (archive)

Overview
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 59,317
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Feyenoord
Tottenham Hotspur
GK 1 Eddy Treijtel
RB 2 Wim Rijsbergen
CB 3 Joop van Daele
CB 4 Rinus Israël (c)
LB 5 Harry Vos
CM 6 Mladen Ramljak
CM 7 Wim Jansen
CM 8 Theo de Jong
RW 9 Peter Ressel
CF 10 Lex Schoenmaker
LW 11 Jørgen Kristensen  76'
Substitutes:
MF 12 Johan Boskamp  76'  86'
FW 14 Henk Wery  86'
Manager:
Wiel Coerver
GK 1 Pat Jennings
RB 2 Ray Evans
CB 3 Terry Naylor
CB 4 John Pratt  77'
LB 5 Mike England
RM 6 Phil Beal
CM 7 Chris McGrath
CM 8 Steve Perryman
LM 9 Martin Peters (c)
CF 10 Martin Chivers
CF 11 Ralph Coates
Substitutes:
MF 12 Phil Holder  77'
Manager:
Bill Nicholson

References

  1. Cloake, Martin; Fisher, Alan (2016). "Chapter 6: I go for the football but I don't mind if the fighting's there". People's History of Tottenham Hotspur: How Spurs Fans Shaped the Identity of One of the World's Most Famous Clubs. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78531-246-5.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "All roads lead to Rotterdam". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 May 2002. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

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