| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 64 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Leeds United (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Juventus | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 | 
| Goals scored | 382 (3.03 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Pietro Anastasi (10 goals) | 
The thirteenth and final Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1970–71 season. The competition was won by Leeds United for the second time, over two legs, in the final against Juventus. It was the first time the competition final had been won on the away goals rule. The competition was abolished and replaced the next season by the UEFA Cup.[1] The Inter-Cities Fairs trophy was finally won in a play-off between the first and last competition winners: CF Barcelona and Leeds United, respectively.[1]
First round
First leg
| AEK Athens .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 |  Twente | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | van de Kerkhof  12' | 
| La Gantoise .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 |  Hamburger SV | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nogly  25' | 
| Željezničar Sarajevo .svg.png.webp) | 3–4 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 
|---|---|---|
| Osim  4' Edin Sprečo  58' Mujkić  59' | Report | Puis  34', 82' Mulder  60' Van Binst  89' | 
| Sevilla .svg.png.webp) | 1–0 |  Eskişehirspor | 
|---|---|---|
| Matute  61' | Report | 
| Liverpool  | 1–0 |  Ferencváros | 
|---|---|---|
| Graham  17' | Report | 
| Sarpsborg  | 0–1 |  Leeds United | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lorimer  77' | 
| Coleraine .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Kilmarnock | 
|---|---|---|
| Mullan  60' | Report | Mathie  56' | 
| 1. FC Köln  | 5–1 |  RC Paris-Sedan | 
|---|---|---|
| Parits  26' Thielen  35' Rupp  47', 70' Lex  82' | Report | Pierron  69' | 
| Lausanne Sports .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Vitória Setúbal | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Baptista  61' João  63' | 
| Dundee United  | 3–2 | .svg.png.webp) Grasshopper | 
|---|---|---|
| I. Reid  65' Markland  81' A. Reid  90' | Report | Ove Grahn  35' Meier  50' | 
| Spartak Trnava  | 2–0 |  Olympique de Marseille | 
|---|---|---|
| Dobiaš  31' (pen.) Masrna  48' | Report | 
| AB  | 7–0 |  Sliema Wanderers | 
|---|---|---|
| Mick Sultana  9' (o.g.) F. Hansen  32', 89' Carlsen  48', 72' Nielsen  53' Petersen  86' | Report | 
| GKS Katowice .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) Barcelona | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rexach  83' | 
| Cork Hibernians  | 0–3 | .svg.png.webp) Valencia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Claramunt  13', 22' Barrachina  75' | 
| Wiener Sportclub  | 0–2 | .svg.png.webp) K.S.K. Beveren | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rogiers  58' Janssens  74' | 
| Bayern Munich  | 1–0 |  Rangers | 
|---|---|---|
| Beckenbauer  21' | Report | 
| Sparta Prague  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Migas  19' (pen.) Gögh  61' | Report | 
| Barreirense  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Dinamo Zagreb | 
|---|---|---|
| Serafim  30' Câmpora  89' | Report | 
| B1901  | 2–4 |  Hertha BSC | 
|---|---|---|
| Olsen  25' H. E. Hansen  78' | Report | Brungs  19', 28' Gayer  68' Steffenhagen  70' | 
| Ilves-Kissat  | 4–2 |  Sturm Graz | 
|---|---|---|
| Lundberg  3' Nuoranen  40', 47' Kalevi Nupponen  53' | Report | Rinne  2' (o.g.) Kaiser  54' | 
| Vitória Guimarães  | 3–0 |  Angoulême | 
|---|---|---|
| B. da Velha  46', 82' Peres  55' | Report | 
| Ruch Chorzów .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Fiorentina | 
|---|---|---|
| E. Faber  46' | Report | Vitali  53' | 
| Botev Plovdiv  | 1–4 |  Coventry City | 
|---|---|---|
| Radkov  75' | Report | O'Rourke  39', 67', 89' Neil Martin  43' | 
| Universitatea Craiova .svg.png.webp) | 2-1 |  Pécsi Dózsa | 
|---|---|---|
| Ţarălungă  68' Strâmbeanu  80' | Report | Máté  67' | 
| Dinamo București .svg.png.webp) | 5–0 | .svg.png.webp) PAOK | 
|---|---|---|
| Dumitrache  8', 49', 73' Popescu  64', 83' | Report | 
| Hajduk Split .svg.png.webp) | 3-0 |  Slavia Sofia | 
|---|---|---|
| Jerković  22' Pavlica  39' Jovanić  89' | Report | 
| Sparta Rotterdam  | 6-0 |  ÍA | 
|---|---|---|
| Venneker  2' Kowalik  11' Koudijzer  44' Heijerman  48', 57' (pen.) Walbeek  87' | Report | 
| Internazionale  | 1–1 |  Newcastle United | 
|---|---|---|
| Cella  84' | Report | Davies  44' | 
Second leg
| Twente  | 3–0 | .svg.png.webp) AEK Athens | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Report | 
Twente won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Eskişehirspor  | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp) Sevilla | 
|---|---|---|
| Fethi  80', 82', 90+' | Acosta  79' | 
Eskişehirspor won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Barcelona .svg.png.webp) | 3–2 | .svg.png.webp) GKS Katowice | 
|---|---|---|
| Pujol  50' Martí Filosia  59' Rexach  82' | Rother  9' Nowok  41' (pen.) | 
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Arsenal  | 2–0 |  Lazio | 
|---|---|---|
| Radford  11' Armstrong  73' | 
Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Ruch Chorzów | 
|---|---|---|
| Chiarugi  42' Mariani  47' | 
Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Leeds United  | 5–0 |  Sarpsborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Charlton  22', 61' Bremner  71', 88' Lorimer  90' | 
Leeds won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Íþróttabandalag Akraness  | 0-9[3] |  Sparta Rotterdam | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jan Klijnjan  24', 31', 74' Jørgen Kristensen  29' Janusz Kowalik  32', 61', 65' Jan van der Veen  34' Hans Venneker  82' | 
Sparta Rotterdam won 15–0 on aggregate.
Newcastle United won 3–1 on aggregate.
Pécsi won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Valencia .svg.png.webp) | 3–1 |  Cork Hibernians | 
|---|---|---|
| Jara  12' Sergio  19', 47' | Wigginton  40' | 
Valencia won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Sparta Prague | 
|---|---|---|
| Uriarte  65' (pen.) | Chovanec  53' | 
Sparta Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dundee United won 3–2 on aggregate.
| US Rumelange  | 0–4 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Novellini  30', 44', 87' Landini  37' | 
Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.
| PAOK  | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp) Dinamo București | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Report | 
Dinamo București won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Coventry City  | 2–0 |  Botev Plovdiv | 
|---|---|---|
| Joicey  30' Blockley  35' | 
Coventry City won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Vitória Setúbal  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Lausanne-Sport | 
|---|---|---|
| José Maria  21', 45' | Report | Dufour  40' | 
Vitória Setúbal won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Angoulême  | 3–1 |  Vitória Guimarães | 
|---|---|---|
| Castellan  25', 39' Gallice  67' | Report | Ademir Silva  51' | 
Vitória Guimarães won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Zagreb .svg.png.webp) | 6–1 |  Barreirense | 
|---|---|---|
| Novak  50', 55', 70', 84' Lalić  72', 75' | Report | Campora  38' | 
Dinamo Zagreb won 6–3 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Sturm Graz  | 1–2 |  Arsenal | 1–0 | 0–2 | 
| Valencia CF .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) K.S.K. Beveren | 0–1 | 1–1 | 
| Hertha BSC  | 2–3 |  FC Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | 1–3 | 
| Fiorentina  | 1–3 |  1. FC Köln | 1–2 | 0–1 | 
| Newcastle United  | 2–2(p) |  Pécsi Dózsa | 2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | 
| Barcelona .svg.png.webp) | 2–4 |  Juventus | 1–2 | 1–2 | 
| NK Dinamo Zagreb .svg.png.webp) | 4–1 |  Hamburger SV | 4–0 | 0–1 | 
| Eskişehirspor  | 4–8 |  Twente | 3–2 | 1–6 | 
| Hibernian  | 3–2 |  Vitória Guimarães | 2–0 | 1–2 | 
| Liverpool  | 4–1 | .svg.png.webp) FC Dinamo București | 3–0 | 1–1 | 
| Bayern Munich  | 7–3 |  Coventry City | 6–1 | 1–2 | 
| Sparta Rotterdam  | 4–1 | .svg.png.webp) Coleraine | 2–0 | 2–1 | 
| Leeds United  | 2–2a |  Dynamo Dresden | 1–0 | 1–2 | 
| Sparta Prague  | 3–2 |  Dundee United FC | 3–1 | 0–1 | 
| AB  | 1–7 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 1–3 | 0–4 | 
| Vitória Setúbal  | 3–2 | .svg.png.webp) Hajduk Split | 2–0 | 1–2 | 
First leg
| Hibernian  | 2–0 |  Vitória Guimarães | 
|---|---|---|
| Duncan  45' Stanton  90' | Report | 
| Fiorentina  | 1–2 |  1. FC Köln | 
|---|---|---|
| Mariani  20' | Flohe  25', 46' | 
| Sparta Rotterdam  | 2-0[4] | .svg.png.webp) Coleraine F.C. | 
|---|---|---|
| Jan Klijnjan  19', 44' | Report | 
| Leeds United  | 1–0 |  Dynamo Dresden | 
|---|---|---|
| Lorimer  57' (pen.) | 
| Sparta Prague  | 3–1 |  Dundee United | 
|---|---|---|
| Vrána  19' Jurkanin  71', 89' | Traynor  25' | 
| Vitória Setúbal  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Hajduk Split | 
|---|---|---|
| José Maria  59' Boljat  82' (o.g) | Report | 
| Valencia .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) K.S.K. Beveren | 
|---|---|---|
| De Raeymaeker  77' | 
| Eskişehirspor  | 3–2 |  FC Twente | 
|---|---|---|
| Halil Güngördü  40' Fethi Heper  44', 90' | Report[5] | Theo Pahlplatz  71' Willy van de Kerkhof  86' | 
Second leg
| Vitória Guimarães  | 2–1 |  Hibernian | 
|---|---|---|
| Gonçalves  20' Ademir Silva  43' | Report | Graham  75' | 
Hibernian won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden  | 2–1 |  Leeds United | 
|---|---|---|
| Hemp  15' Kreische  63' | Jones  30' | 
2–2 on aggregate; Leeds United won on away goals.
| 1. FC Köln  | 1–0 |  Fiorentina | 
|---|---|---|
| Biskup  33' (pen.) | 
1. FC Köln won 3–1 on aggregate.
Juventus won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Dinamo București .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Liverpool | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Report | 
 | 
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
| K.S.K. Beveren .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Valencia | 
|---|---|---|
| De Raeymaeker  60' | Forment  84' | 
The referee called the end of the game three minutes before the regulation time and had to abandon the pitch escorted out by Beveren's players because of the pressure and the protests by the visiting team as a result of his decision. K.S.K. Beveren won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Dundee United  | 1–0 |  Sparta Prague | 
|---|---|---|
| Gordon  31' | Report | 
Sparta Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Coleraine F.C. .svg.png.webp) | 1-2[6] |  Sparta Rotterdam | 
|---|---|---|
| Brian Jennings  28' | Report | Jan Klijnjan  15' Jørgen Kristensen  26' | 
Sparta Rotterdam won 4–1 on aggregate.
| FC Twente  | 6–1[7] |  Eskişehirspor | 
|---|---|---|
| Jan Jeuring  2', 12', 60' René van de Kerkhof  44' Jan Streuer  85' Antal Nagy  88' | Report | Fethi Heper  26' | 
Twente won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split .svg.png.webp) | 2–1 |  Vitória Setúbal | 
|---|---|---|
| Nadoveza  63' Buljan  72' | Report | José Maria  23' | 
Vitória Setúbal won 3–2 on aggregate.
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal  | 4–0 | .svg.png.webp) K.S.K. Beveren | 4–0 | 0–0 | 
| FC Spartak Trnava  | 0–4 |  1. FC Köln | 0–1 | 0–3 | 
| Pécsi Dózsa  | 0–3 |  Juventus | 0–1 | 0–2 | 
| NK Dinamo Zagreb .svg.png.webp) | 2–3 |  Twente | 2–2 | 0–1 | 
| Hibernian  | 0–3 |  Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–2 | 
| Bayern Munich  | 5–2 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 2–1 | 3–1 | 
| Leeds United  | 9–2 |  Sparta Prague | 6–0 | 3–2 | 
| Anderlecht .svg.png.webp) | 3–4 |  Vitória Setúbal | 2–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | 
First leg
| FC Bayern Munich  | 2-1[8] |  Sparta Rotterdam | 
|---|---|---|
| Edgar Schneider  56' Gerd Müller  88' | Report | Nol Heijerman  16' | 
| Leeds United  | 6–0 |  Sparta Prague | 
|---|---|---|
| Clarke  19' Chovanec  24' (o.g.) Bremner  26' Gray  28', 36' Charlton  54' | 
| Pécsi Dózsa  | 0–1 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Causio  31' | 
| GNK Dinamo Zagreb .svg.png.webp) | 2–2[9] |  FC Twente | 
|---|---|---|
| Josip Gucmirtl  17', 36' | Report | Theo Pahlplatz  37' Rene van de Kerkhof  89' | 
| Anderlecht .svg.png.webp) | 2–1 |  Vitória Setúbal | 
|---|---|---|
| Ejderstedt  9' Mulder  66' | Report | Wágner Canotilho  32' | 
Second leg
| Sparta Rotterdam  | 1-3[10] |  FC Bayern Munich | 
|---|---|---|
| Jørgen Kristensen  32' | Report | Gerd Müller  23', 40', 66' | 
Bayern Munich won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Juventus  | 2–0 |  Pécsi Dózsa | 
|---|---|---|
| Anastasi  85', 87' | 
Juventus won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague  | 2–3 |  Leeds United | 
|---|---|---|
| Barton  65' Urban  80' | Gray  12' Clarke  32' Belfitt  35' | 
Leeds won 9–2 on aggregate.
Twente won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Vitória Setúbal  | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 
|---|---|---|
| Guerreiro  24', 120' Baptista  70' | Report | Desanghere  52' | 
Vitória Setúbal won 4–3 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal  | 2–2a |  1. FC Köln | 2–1 | 0–1 | 
| Juventus  | 4–2 |  Twente | 2–0 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | 
| Liverpool  | 4–1 |  Bayern Munich | 3–0 | 1–1 | 
| Leeds United  | 3–2 |  Vitória Setúbal | 2–1 | 1–1 | 
First leg
| Leeds United  | 2–1 |  Vitória Setúbal | 
|---|---|---|
| Lorimer  19' Giles  75' (pen.) | Report | Baptista  2' | 
Second leg
Juventus won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Vitória Setúbal  | 1–1 |  Leeds United | 
|---|---|---|
| Baptista  84' | Report | Lorimer  17' | 
Leeds won 3–2 on aggregate.
|  1. FC Köln | 1–0 |  Arsenal | 
|---|---|---|
| Biskup  4' (pen.) | Report | 
2–2 on aggregate; 1. FC Köln won on away goals.
|  Bayern Munich | 1–1 |  Liverpool | 
|---|---|---|
| Schneider  77' | Report | Ross  74' | 
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Köln  | 1–3 |  Juventus | 1–1 | 0–2 | 
| Liverpool  | 0–1 |  Leeds United | 0–1 | 0–0 | 
First leg
| 1. FC Köln  | 1–1 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Thielen  87' | Report | Bettega  37' | 
| Liverpool  | 0–1 |  Leeds United | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bremner  67' | 
Second leg
| Juventus  | 2–0 |  1. FC Köln | 
|---|---|---|
| Capello  2' Anastasi  84' | Report | 
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
Leeds won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
| Juventus  | 0–0 |  Leeds United | 
|---|---|---|
Game abandoned in the 51st minute due to heavy rain and waterlogged pitch.
Replay
Second leg
| Leeds United  | 1–1 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Clarke  12' | Report | Anastasi  20' | 
3–3 on aggregate; Leeds United won on away goals.
References
- 1 2 "Origins of the UEFA Cup" (PDF). UEFA direct. No. 85. Nyon: Union des Associations Européennes de Football. May 2009. pp. 10–11.
- ↑ "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – Cork Hibernians v Valencia (Spain) (match programme)" (PDF). www.corkpastandpresent.ie. 16 September 1970. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ "ÍA vs. Sparta". worldfootball. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑ "Sparta vs. Coleraine". worldfootball. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑ "Eskişehirspor vs. Twente". FC Twente. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ "Coleraine vs. Sparta". worldfootball. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑ "Twente vs. Eskişehirspor". FC Twente. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ "Bayern Munich vs. Sparta". worldfootball. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑ "Dinamo Zagreb vs. Twente". FC Twente. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ "Sparta vs. Bayern Munich". worldfootball. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑ "Twente vs. Dinamo Zagreb". FC Twente. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
External links
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Seasons 1970-71 – results, protocols
- website eurocups-uefa.ru Fairs' Cup Seasons 1970-71 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1970–71 Fairs' Cup

