1969 European Cup Winners' Cup final

Template:Short description The 1969 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was the final football match of the 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup and the ninth European Cup Winners' Cup final. It was contested between Slovan Bratislava of Czechoslovakia and Barcelona of Spain, and was held at St. Jakob Stadium in Basel, Switzerland. Slovan won the match 3–2 thanks to goals from Ľudovít Cvetler, Vladimír Hrivnák and Ján Čapkovič. The game was broadcast on television in 17 countries, and 13 on the radio.

Route to the final

Template:Flagicon Slovan Bratislava					Template:Flagicon Barcelona
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Template:Flagicon Bor	3–2	3–0 (H)	0–2 (A)	First round	Template:Flagicon Lugano	4–0	1–0 (A)	3–0 (H)
Template:Flagicon Porto	4–1	0–1 (A)	4–0 (H)	Second round	Bye
Template:Flagicon Torino	3–1	1–0 (A)	2–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	Template:Flagicon Lyn	5–4	3–2 (A)	2–2 (H)
Template:Flagicon Dunfermline Athletic	2–1	1–1 (A)	1–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Template:Flagicon Köln	6–3	2–2 (A)	4–1 (H)

Match

Details

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Slovan Bratislava

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Barcelona Template:Preview warningTemplate:Preview warningTemplate:Preview warningTemplate:Preview warning

GK 1 Template:Flagicon Alexander Vencel RB 2 Template:Flagicon Template:Ill CB 3 Template:Flagicon Vladimír Hrivnák CB 5 Template:Flagicon Alexander Horváth (c) LB 4 Template:Flagicon Ján Zlocha CM 9 Template:Flagicon Jozef Čapkovič CM 6 Template:Flagicon Ivan Hrdlička RW 7 Template:Flagicon Ľudovít Cvetler SS 8 Template:Flagicon Ladislav Móder downward-facing red arrow 67' SS 10 Template:Flagicon Karol Jokl LW 11 Template:Flagicon Ján Čapkovič Substitutes: FW 14 Template:Flagicon Template:Ill upward-facing green arrow 67' Manager: Template:Flagicon Michal Vičan

GK 1 Template:Flagicon Salvador Sadurní RB 2 Template:Flagicon Josep Franch downward-facing red arrow 11' CB 4 Template:Flagicon Joaquim Rifé CB 5 Template:Flagicon Ferran Olivella (c) LB 3 Template:Flagicon Eladio AM 8 Template:Flagicon Santiago Castro downward-facing red arrow 46' DM 6 Template:Flagicon Pedro Zabalza AM 10 Template:Flagicon Josep Maria Fusté RW 7 Template:Flagicon Template:Ill CF 9 Template:Flagicon José Antonio Zaldúa LW 11 Template:Flagicon Carles Rexach Substitutes: RB 13 Template:Flagicon Chus Pereda upward-facing green arrow 11' FW 14 Template:Flagicon Mendonça upward-facing green arrow 46' Manager: Template:Flagicon Salvador Artigas

Assistant referees: Template:Flagicon Schalks (Netherlands) Template:Flagicon Vervoot (Netherlands)

Post-match

Following Slovan's victory, manager Michal Vičan described himself as extremely happy. He pointed out that defensive errors on both sides had led to goals, and commended his team's fighting spirit. He also stated that his players represented Czechoslovakia well and wished the national team success for their 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2 match away in Hungary four days later.

Barcelona manager Salvador Artigas congratulated his opponents, describing the Bratislava players as more tactical and combative. He also bemoaned his side's bad luck.

See also

• 1969 European Cup Final
• 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
• FC Barcelona in international football competitions
• ŠK Slovan Bratislava in European football

External links

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• Match report