The 1966–67 season of the

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club tournament was won by

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for the first time in the final against

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, who eliminated defending champions

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in the quarter-finals, making them the first British team in history to win the trophy. The

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entered its champion for the first time this season.

Preliminary round

First leg

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Second leg

''CSKA Red Flag won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vorwärts Berlin won 12–1 on aggregate.''

Bracket

First round

¹ Liverpool beat Petrolul Ploiești 2–0 in a play-off match to reach the second round. ² Górnik Zabrze beat Vorwärts Berlin 3–1 in a play-off match to reach the second round.

First leg

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Second leg

''Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vojvodina won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Nantes won 8–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celtic won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate.'' Play-off ''Liverpool won 2–0 in a play-off match.'' ---- ''Dukla Prague won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Anderlecht won 12–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Internazionale won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vasas won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1860 Munich won 10–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Linfield won 9–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''CSKA Red Flag won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate.'' ''Górnik Zabrze won 3–1 in a play-off match.''

Second round

¹ Vojvodina beat Atlético Madrid 3–2 in a play-off match to reach the quarter-finals.

First leg

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Second leg

''3–3 on aggregate.'' Play-off ''Vojvodina won 3–2 in a play-off match.'' ---- ''Celtic won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 7–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dukla Prague won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Internazionale won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Linfield won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''CSKA Red Flag won 4–3 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Celtic won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dukla Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Internazionale won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''CSKA Red Flag won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

¹Internazionale beat CSKA Red Flag 1–0 in a play-off match to reach the final.

First leg

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Second leg

''Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate.'' Play-off

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1966–67 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:

References

External links

1966–67 All matches – season at UEFA website
*All scorers 1966–67 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according t
protocols UEFA
- results and line-ups (archive) {{DEFAULTSORT:1966-67 European Cup 1966–67 in European football European Champion Clubs' Cup seasons