1969_European_Cup_final

1969 European Cup final

1969 European Cup final

Football match

The 1969 European Cup final was a football match played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid on 28 May 1969 between AC Milan of Italy and Ajax of the Netherlands, to determine the champions of the 1968–69 European Cup. Ajax made history by becoming the first Dutch side to reach the final, but they were beaten by their Italian opponents 4–1.[1][2]

Quick Facts Event, Milan ...
Advertising poster for the game

As of 2023, Milan's Pierino Prati remains the most recent player to score a hat-trick in a European Cup or Champions League final.

Route to the final

Further information: 1968–69 European Cup

Milan had a bye in the second round due to the withdrawal of a number of Eastern European clubs from the competition. In their semi-final, they knocked out defending European champions Manchester United.

In the quarter-finals, 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, but it took extra time to do so.

More information Milan, Round ...

Match

Details

More information Milan, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 31,782
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 Suurbierdownward-facing red arrow 46'
CB3Netherlands Barry Hulshoff
CB4Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velibor Vasović
LB5Netherlands Theo van Duivenbode
RH6Netherlands Henk Grootdownward-facing red arrow 46'
LH7Netherlands Ton Pronk
RW8Netherlands Sjaak Swart
CF9Sweden Inge Danielsson
CF10Netherlands Johan Cruyff
LW11Netherlands Piet Keizer
Substitutes:
FW12Netherlands Klaas Nuningaupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF13Netherlands Bennie Mullerupward-facing green arrow 46'
GK Netherlands Heinz Stuy
Netherlands Gerrie Mühren
Netherlands Ruud Suurendonk
Manager:
Netherlands Rinus Michels

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Il mondo ai piedi del Milan di Rocco". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Coppa Campioni 1968/69: MILAN" (in Italian). storiedicalcio.altervista.org. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. [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.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1969_European_Cup_final, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.