The 1973–74 season of the
European Cup
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football
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club tournament was won for the first time by
Bayern Munich
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, beginning their own three-year period of domination, in a replayed final against
Atlético Madrid
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, the only such occasion in the tournament's final. This was the first time the cup went to Germany, and the only European Cup final to require a replay after the first match was drawn 1–1 after
extra time
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.
Ajax
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, the three-time defending champions, were eliminated by
CSKA September Flag in the second round.
Bracket
First round
First leg
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Second leg
''Spartak Trnava won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Zorya Voroshilovgrad won 3–0 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Újpesti Dózsa won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''4–4 on aggregate; Bayern Munich won on penalties.''
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''Dynamo Dresden won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''CSKA September Flag won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Club Brugge won 10–0 on aggregate.''
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''Basel won 11–2 on aggregate.''
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''Celtic won 9–1 on aggregate.''
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''Vejle won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Red Star Belgrade won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Dinamo București won 12–0 on aggregate.''
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''Atletico Madrid won 1–0 on aggregate.''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
''Spartak Trnava won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''Újpesti Dózsa won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Bayern Munich won 7–6 on aggregate.''
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''CSKA September Flag won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Basel won 7–6 on aggregate.''
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''Celtic won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''2–2 on aggregate; Újpesti Dózsa won on penalties.''
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''Bayern Munich won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''Celtic won 6–5 on aggregate.''
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''Atlético Madrid won 2–0 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Bayern Munich won 4–1 on aggregate''
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''Atlético Madrid won 2–0 on aggregate''
Final
Replay
Top scorers
Notes
References
External links
1973–74 All matches – season at UEFA website* All scorers 1973–74 European Cup according t
protocols UEFA
– results and line-ups (archive)
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1973–74 in European football
European Champion Clubs' Cup seasons