1969 European Cup Final

The 1969 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, on 28 May 1969. Milan of Italy played against Ajax of the Netherlands to be the champions of Europe that season. Ajax made history by becoming the first Dutch side to reach the final. Although they were beaten by their Italian opponents 4–1.[1][2]

1969 European Cup Final
Event1968–69 European Cup
Date28 May 1969
VenueSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid
RefereeJosé María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
Attendance31,782
Advertising poster for the game

As of 2022, Pierino Prati is the most recent player to score a hat-trick in a European Cup or Champions League final.

Route to the final

Milan had a bye in the second round due to the withdrawal of a number of Eastern European clubs from the competition.

In the quarter-finals, eventual finalists Ajax were deadlocked 4–4 on aggregate against Portuguese side Benfica after two legs, forcing a replay. The Dutch champions won 3–0 in the replay. It took extra time to do so.

Milan Round Ajax
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
Sweden Malmö FF 5–3 1–2 (A) 4–1 (H) First round West Germany Nürnberg 5–1 1–1 (A) 4–0 (H)
Bye Second round Turkey Fenerbahçe 4–0 2–0 (H) 2–0 (A)
Scotland Celtic 1–0 0–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Quarter-finals Portugal Benfica 4–4 (r) 3–1 (A) 1–3 (aet) (H) 3–0 (aet)
England Manchester United 2–1 2–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 3–2 3–0 (H) 0–2 (A)

Match

Details

Milan Italy4–1Netherlands Ajax
Prati Goal 7', 40', 75'
Sormani Goal 67'
Report Vasović Goal 60' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,782
Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
Milan[3]
Ajax[3]
GK1Italy Fabio Cudicini
RB2Italy Angelo Anquilletti
LB3West Germany Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
RH4Italy Roberto Rosato
CH5Italy Saul Malatrasi
LH6Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
OR7Sweden Kurt Hamrin
IR8Italy Giovanni Lodetti
CF9Italy Angelo Sormani
IL10Italy Gianni Rivera (c)
OL11Italy Pierino Prati
Manager:
Italy Nereo Rocco
GK1Netherlands Gert Bals (c)
RB2Netherlands Wim SuurbierSubstituted off 46'
CB3Netherlands Barry Hulshoff
CB4Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velibor Vasović
LB5Netherlands Theo van Duivenbode
RH6Netherlands Henk GrootSubstituted off 46'
LH7Netherlands Anton Pronk
RW8Netherlands Sjaak Swart
CF9Sweden Inge Danielsson
CF10Netherlands Johan Cruyff
LW11Netherlands Piet Keizer
Substitutes:
FW12Netherlands Klaas NuningaSubstituted in 46'
MF13Netherlands Bennie MullerSubstituted in 46'
GK14Netherlands Heinz Stuy
MF15Netherlands Gerrie Mühren
MF16Netherlands Ruud Suurendonk
Manager:
Netherlands Rinus Michels
  • 1968–69 European Cup
  • 1995 UEFA Champions League Final – contested by the same teams
  • A.C. Milan in European football
  • AFC Ajax in European football

References

  1. "Il mondo ai piedi del Milan di Rocco". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. "Coppa Campioni 1968/69: MILAN" (in Italian). storiedicalcio.altervista.org. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "2011/12 UEFA Champions League statistics handbook: History (European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, 1955–2011)" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2011. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

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