1973–74 UEFA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 September 1973 – 29 May 1974 | 
| Teams | 64 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 | 
| Goals scored | 401 (3.18 per match) | 
| Attendance | 2,373,731 (18,839 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | Lex Schoenmaker (Feyenoord) 9 goals  | 
← 1972–73  1974–75 →   | |
The 1973–74 UEFA Cup was the third season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at White Hart Lane, London, England, and at De Kuip, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It was won by Feyenoord of the Netherlands, who defeated Tottenham Hotspur of England by an aggregate result of 4–2 to claim their first UEFA Cup title.
This was the fifth consecutive year where a Dutch team won a European competition, and the first one outside of the European Cup. Feyenoord also broke a streak of six consecutive years of English clubs winning the UEFA Cup or the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Association team allocation
A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participate in the 1973–74 UEFA Cup. The original allocation scheme was as follows:
- 3 associations have four teams qualify.
 - 3 associations have three teams qualify.
 - 18 associations have two teams qualify.
 - 7 associations have one team qualify.
 
Northern Ireland returned to the competition after a one-year absence. Scotland and Belgium were the two associations selected to have an extra third berth for this season, while France, Yugoslavia and Portugal went back to two qualified teams.
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Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
- TH: Title holders
 - CW: Cup winners
 - CR: Cup runners-up
 - LC: League Cup winners
 - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
 - P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
 
Notes
- ^ England: Although the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup old entry criterium of 'one city, one team' had been dispensed with the creation of the UEFA Cup, the Football Association retained it in their regulations, only being changed after the end of the 1974–1975 season. Arsenal finished 2nd in the 1972–73 Football League but couldn't qualify for the UEFA Cup, as Tottenham Hotspur was deemed as London's representative team via their League Cup title, which took precedence. As a result, Wolverhampton Wanderers inherited the remaining UEFA Cup spot.
 
Schedule
The schedule of the competition: Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays, including the first leg of the final. Both legs of the first round match phase between VfB Stuttgart and Olympiakos Nicosia were played in the same week over three days, with the first leg being held on a Monday. Two other matches in the first leg of the first round, three matches were held on a Thursday and a Saturday, respectively.
| Round | First leg | Second leg | 
|---|---|---|
| First round | 12–26 September 1973 | 19 September – 3 October 1973 | 
| Second round | 16–24 October 1973 | 6–7 November 1973 | 
| Third round | 27 November – 12 December 1973 | 12–19 December 1973 | 
| Quarter-finals | 6 March 1974 | 20 March 1974 | 
| Semi-finals | 10 April 1974 | 24 April 1974 | 
| Final | 21 May 1974 | 29 May 1974 | 
First round
First leg
| Fredrikstad  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kondratov  | 
| Ruch Chorzów  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bula  Marx Herisz Maszczyk  | 
Report | Köhle  | 
| B 1903  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen  Thorn  | 
Report | Zetterlund  | 
| Carl Zeiss Jena  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bransch  Schlutter Scheitler  | 
Report | 
| Strømsgodset  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amundsen  | 
Report | Clarke  | 
| Fortuna Düsseldorf  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hesse  | 
Report | 
| Grasshoppers  | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Noventa  | 
Report | Chivers  Evans Gilzean  | 
| Belenenses  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Richard  Dougan  | 
| Union Luxembourg  | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hardt  Kuszowski Buigues  | 
| Vitória Setúbal  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Torres  | 
Report | 
| Ipswich Town  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rubiñán  | 
Report | 
| Sliema Wanderers  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vasilev  Camilleri  | 
| Ferencváros  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Szymczak  | 
| VfB Stuttgart  | 9–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ettmayer  Brenninger Ohlicher Mall Entenmann Weidmann  | 
Report | 
| Tatran Prešov  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Turčányi  Novák Sobota Čabala  | 
Report | Kvesić  | 
| Dinamo Tbilisi  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Nodia  Gavasheli L. Nodia Machaidze  | 
Report | Zhelyazkov  | 
| Panathinaikos  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Antoniadis  | 
Report | Bajić  Lukić  | 
| Admira/Wacker  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Swojanowsky  | 
Report | 
| Fenerbahçe  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
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Report | 
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| Torino  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bui  | 
Report | Löwe  Köditz  | 
| Panachaiki  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Michalopoulos  Spentzopoulos  | 
Report | Koleznik  | 
Second leg
| Dynamo Kyiv  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Troshkin  Kolotov Buryak Blokhin  | 
Report | 
Dynamo Kyiv won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Wuppertaler SV  | 5–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stöckl  Cremer Pröpper Reichert  | 
Report | Benigier  Kopicera Marx Bula  | 
Ruch Chorzów won 8–6 on aggregate.
| AIK  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Åslund  | 
Report | Kristensen  | 
B 1903 won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Mikkelin Palloilijat  | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Irmscher  Ducke  | 
Carl Zeiss Jena won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Leeds United  | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke  Jones Gray Bates  | 
Report | Pettersen  | 
Leeds United won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kristensen  De Jong  | 
Report | Klüft  | 
Feyenoord won 5–2 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 3–1 on aggregate.
Nice won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Naestved  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olsen  Ottosen  | 
Report | Seel  Herzog  | 
Fortuna Düsseldorf won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lador  Peters England  | 
Report | Elsener  | 
Tottenham Hotspur won 9–2 on aggregate.
Aberdeen won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Twente  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Vall  Achterberg Zuidema  | 
Report | Johnston  Scott  | 
Twente won 7–3 on aggregate.
Molenbeek won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Wolverhampton Wanderers  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eastoe  McCalliog  | 
Report | Murça  | 
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Marseille  | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Magnusson  Skoblar Kuszowski Bracci Trésor  | 
Report | Hoffmann  | 
Marseille won 12–1 on aggregate.
| Beerschot  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Maria  Machado  | 
Vitória Setúbal won 4–0 on aggregate.
Ipswich Town won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Sion  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Isoz  Barberis  | 
Report | Garlaschelli  | 
Lazio won 4–3 on aggregate.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv won 3–0 on aggregate.
Universitatea Craiova won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Gwardia Warsaw  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wiśniewski  Szymczak  | 
Report | Máté  | 
Gwardia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Olympiakos Nicosia  | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ohlicher  Martin Müller Ettmayer  | 
VfB Stuttgart won 13–0 on aggregate.
| Velež Mostar  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Čolić  | 
Report | Sobota  | 
Tatran Prešov won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Slavia Sofia  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Krastev  Grigorov  | 
Report | 
Dinamo Tbilisi won 5–3 on aggregate.
| OFK Beograd  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | De Melo  | 
2–2 on aggregate. OFK Beograd won on away goals.
| Inter Milan  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Moro  Boninsegna  | 
Report | Kaltenbrunner  | 
2–2 on aggregate. Admira/Wacker won on away goals.
| Argeș Pitești  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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Fenerbahçe won 6–2 on aggregate.
Honvéd won 5–3 on aggregate.
Lokomotive Leipzig won 4–2 on aggregate.
| 1. FC Köln  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lauscher  Löhr  | 
Report | 
1. FC Köln won 2–0 on aggregate.
| GAK  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Spentzopoulos  | 
Panachaiki won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège  | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Henrotay  Bukal Lambrichts Govaert  | 
Report | Guy  | 
Standard Liège won 8–4 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admira/Wacker  | 
2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Aberdeen  | 
2–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi  | 
8–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | |
| Nice  | 
4–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | |
| Lokomotive Leipzig  | 
4–4 (a) | 3–0 | 1–4 | |
| Panachaiki  | 
1–8 | 1–1 | 0–7 | |
| Vitória Setúbal  | 
2–2 (a) | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Marseille  | 
2–6 | 2–0 | 0–6 | |
| Ipswich Town  | 
6–4 | 4–0 | 2–4 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv  | 
3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv  | 
5–7 | 3–4 | 2–3 | |
| Ruch Chorzów  | 
3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| VfB Stuttgart  | 
8–4 | 3–1 | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| Leeds United  | 
0–0 (5–4 p) | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
| Feyenoord  | 
3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Standard Liège  | 
3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 
First leg
| Admira/Wacker  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaltenbrunner  | 
Report | Budde  | 
| Dinamo Tbilisi  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kipiani  G. Nodia L. Nodia  | 
Report | 
| Nice  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Molitor  | 
Report | 
| Lokomotive Leipzig  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Matoul  Köditz  | 
Report | 
| Vitória Setúbal  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Belmondo  | 
Report | 
| Marseille  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lopez  Kuszowski  | 
Report | 
| Ipswich Town  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Whymark  | 
Report | 
| Dynamo Kyiv  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buryak  | 
Report | 
| Ruch Chorzów  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Benigier  Kopicera Bula  | 
Report | 
| VfB Stuttgart  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Müller  Brenninger Ohlicher  | 
Report | Škorupa  | 
| Feyenoord  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schoenmaker  De Jong  | 
Report | Szymczak  | 
Second leg
| Fortuna Düsseldorf  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brei  Geye  | 
Report | 
Fortuna Düsseldorf won 4–2 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 5–2 on aggregate.
| OFK Beograd  | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stojanovic  | 
Report | Chelidze  G. Nodia Kipiani Tsereteli  | 
Dinamo Tbilisi won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Fenerbahçe  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arpacıoğlu  | 
Report | 
Nice won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Wolverhampton Wanderers  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindon  Munro Dougan Hibbitt  | 
Report | Löwe  | 
4–4 on aggregate. Lokomotive Leipzig won on away goals.
| Twente  | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pahlplatz  Zuidema Van der Vall Van Ierssel  | 
Report | 
Twente won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Molenbeek  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Depireux  Veenstra  | 
Report | Belmondo  | 
2–2 on aggregate. Vitória Setúbal won on away goals.
1. FC Köln won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Lazio  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Garlaschelli  Chinaglia  | 
Report | Viljoen  Johnson  | 
Ipswich Town won 6–4 on aggregate.
| B 1903  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kristensen  | 
Report | Kolotov  Troshkin  | 
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–1 on aggregate.
Honvéd won 7–5 on aggregate.
| Carl Zeiss Jena  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bransch  | 
Report | 
Ruch Chorzów won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Tatran Prešov  | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Turčányi  Škorupa  | 
Report | Ohlicher  Handschuh Turčányi  | 
VfB Stuttgart won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Hibernian  | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
0–0 on aggregate. Leeds United won 5–4 on penalties.
| Gwardia Warsaw  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Szymczak  | 
Report | 
Feyenoord won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Universitatea Craiova  | 1–1 | |
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Report | 
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Standard Liège won 3–1 on aggregate.
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
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| Dynamo Kyiv  | 
2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi  | 
2–6 | 1–1 | 1–5 | |
| Ipswich Town  | 
3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Honvéd  | 
2–5 | 2–0 | 0–5 | |
| Leeds United  | 
2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf  | 
2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Nice  | 
1–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | |
| Standard Liège  | 
3–3 (a) | 3–1 | 0–2 | 
First leg
| Dynamo Kyiv  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Veremeyev  Troshkin  | 
Report | 
| Dinamo Tbilisi  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Asatiani  | 
Report | Coates  | 
| Ipswich Town  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Whymark  | 
Report | 
| Honvéd  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pusztai  | 
Report | 
| Leeds United  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry  | 
Report | 
| Fortuna Düsseldorf  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brei  Herzog  | 
Report | Matoul  | 
| Nice  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eriksson  | 
Report | 
| Standard Liège  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Piot  Lambrichts Thissen  | 
Report | Kristensen  | 
Second leg
| VfB Stuttgart  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ohlicher  Handschuh Martin  | 
Report | 
VfB Stuttgart won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| McGrath  Chivers Peters  | 
Report | Ebralidze  | 
Tottenham Hotspur won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Twente  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Streuer  | 
Report | Morris  Hamilton  | 
Ipswich Town won 3–1 on aggregate.
Ruch Chorzów won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Vitória Setúbal  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Machado  Torres  | 
Report | Liddell  | 
Vitória Setúbal won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Lokomotive Leipzig  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lisiewicz  Löwe Frenzel  | 
Report | 
Lokomotive Leipzig won 4–2 on aggregate.
1. FC Köln won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schoenmaker  Van Hanegem  | 
Report | 
3–3 on aggregate. Feyenoord won on away goals.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town  | 
1–1 (3–4 p) | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| 1. FC Köln  | 
1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| VfB Stuttgart  | 
3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Ruch Chorzów  | 
2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | 
First leg
| Ipswich Town  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Beattie  | 
Report | 
| 1. FC Köln  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| D. Müller  | 
Report | McGrath  Peters  | 
| VfB Stuttgart  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stickel  | 
Report | 
| Ruch Chorzów  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maszczyk  | 
Report | Schoenmaker  | 
Second leg
| Lokomotive Leipzig  | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gießner  | 
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
1–1 on aggregate. Lokomotive Leipzig won 4–3 on penalties.
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chivers  Coates Peters  | 
Report | 
Tottenham Hotspur won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Vitória Setúbal  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Torres  Maria  | 
Report | Ohlicher  Stickel  | 
VfB Stuttgart won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord  | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Schoenmaker  De Jong  | 
Report | Marx  | 
Feyenoord won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokomotive Leipzig  | 
1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Feyenoord  | 
4–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 
First leg
| Lokomotive Leipzig  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Löwe  | 
Report | Peters  Coates  | 
| Feyenoord  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schoenmaker  | 
Report | Brenninger  | 
Second leg
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| McGrath  Chivers  | 
Report | 
Tottenham Hotspur won 4–1 on aggregate.
| VfB Stuttgart  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brenninger  | 
Report | Ressel  Schoenmaker  | 
Feyenoord won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| England  Van Daele  | 
Report | Van Hanegem  De Jong  | 
Second leg
| Feyenoord  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rijsbergen  Ressel  | 
Report | 
Feyenoord won 4–2 on aggregate.
References
- ^ McCracken, Craig (2015-10-15). "Albania's history in European football: beards and bad behaviour in the Balkans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
 
External links
- 1973–74 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
 - Official Site
 - Results at RSSSF.com
 - All scorers 1973–74 UEFA Cup according to protocols UEFA
 - 1973/74 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)