# 1974–75 European Cup

The 1974–75 season was the 20th season of the European Cup, an annual football tournament for the champion clubs of the member nations of UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). It was won for the second consecutive time by Bayern Munich in the final against Leeds United, the first English side to reach the final since Manchester United won it seven years earlier and only the second in the history of the competition.

## Teams

| VÖEST Linz (1st) | Anderlecht (1st) | Levski-Spartak (1st) |
| Omonia (1st) | Slovan Bratislava (1st) | Hvidovre (1st) |
| Leeds United (1st) | HJK (1st) | Saint-Étienne (1st) |
| Magdeburg (1st) | Bayern Munich (1st) | Olympiacos (1st) |
| Újpesti Dózsa (1st) | Keflavík (1st) | Cork Celtic (1st) |
| Jeunesse Esch (1st) | Valletta (1st) | Feyenoord (1st) |
| Coleraine (1st) | Viking (1st) | Ruch Chorzów (1st) |
| Sporting CP (1st) | Universitatea Craiova (1st) | Celtic (1st) |
| Barcelona (1st) | Åtvidaberg (1st) | Zürich (1st) |
| Fenerbahçe (1st) | Ararat Yerevan (1st) | Hajduk Split (1st) |

## Bracket

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | |
| Hvidovre | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ruch Chorzów | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeunesse Esch | 2 | 0 | 2 | Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fenerbahçe | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fenerbahçe | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | Ruch Chorzów | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Saint-Étienne | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hajduk Split | 7 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Saint-Étienne | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Keflavík | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keflavík | 1 | 0 | 1 | Hajduk Split | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Saint-Étienne | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint-Étienne | 2 | 1 | 3 | Saint-Étienne | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sporting CP | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sporting CP | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Saint-Étienne | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bayern Munich | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Magdeburg (w/d) | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bayern Munich | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |
| Lazio | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lazio | - | - | - | Bayern Munich | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Magdeburg | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Bayern Munich | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Ararat Yerevan | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cork Celtic (w/o) | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | Ararat Yerevan | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Omonia | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Omonia | - | - | - | Cork Celtic | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ararat Yerevan | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Viking | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ararat Yerevan | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ararat Yerevan | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ararat Yerevan | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bayern Munich | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Leeds United | 0 | |
| Levski-Spartak | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Leeds United | 0 |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 3 | 4 | 7 | Újpesti Dózsa | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Leeds United | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leeds United | 4 | 1 | 5 | Leeds United | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zürich | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zürich | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Anderlecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Slovan Bratislava | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Anderlecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Anderlecht (a) | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anderlecht (a) | 2 | 3 | 5 | Anderlecht | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Olympiacos | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Celtic | 1 | 0 | 1 | Olympiacos | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Olympiacos | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Olympiacos | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Feyenoord | 7 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| Coleraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coleraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | Feyenoord | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Barcelona | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| VÖEST Linz | 0 | 0 | 0 | Barcelona | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | | Barcelona | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Åtvidaberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Valletta | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Åtvidaberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| HJK | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| HJK | 0 | 4 | 4 | HJK | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Åtvidaberg | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2 | 1 | 3 | Åtvidaberg | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Åtvidaberg | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hvidovre | 1–2 | Ruch Chorzów | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Jeunesse Esch | 2–5 | Fenerbahçe | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Hajduk Split | 9–1 | Keflavík | 7–1 | 2–0 |
| Saint-Étienne | 3–1 | Sporting CP | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Viking | 2–6 | Ararat Yerevan | 0–2 | 2–4 |
| Levski-Spartak | 1–7 | Újpesti Dózsa | 0–3 | 1–4 |
| Leeds United | 5–3 | Zürich | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 5–5 (a) | Anderlecht | 4–2 | 1–3 |
| Celtic | 1–3 | Olympiacos | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Feyenoord | 11–1 | Coleraine | 7–0 | 4–1 |
| VÖEST Linz | 0–5 | Barcelona | 0–0 | 0–5 |
| Valletta | 2–4 | HJK | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 3–4 | Åtvidaberg | 2–1 | 1–3 |
Byes: Bayern Munich (West Germany), Magdeburg (GDR), and Cork Celtic (Ireland, drawn against Omonia, who withdrew due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus).
Italian club Lazio was disqualified before the draw.

### Second leg

Ruch Chorzów won 2–1 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe won 5–2 on aggregate.
Hajduk Split won 9–1 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne won 3–1 on aggregate.
Ararat Yerevan won 6–2 on aggregate.
Újpesti Dózsa won 7–1 on aggregate.
Leeds United won 5–3 on aggregate.
5–5 on aggregate; Anderlecht won on away goals.
Olympiacos won 3–1 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 11–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate.
HJK won 4–2 on aggregate.
Åtvidaberg won 4–3 on aggregate.

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ruch Chorzów | 4–1 | Fenerbahçe | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Hajduk Split | 5–6 | Saint-Étienne | 4–1 | 1–5 |
| Bayern Munich | 5–3 | Magdeburg | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Cork Celtic | 1–7 | Ararat Yerevan | 1–2 | 0–5 |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 1–5 | Leeds United | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Anderlecht | 5–4 | Olympiacos | 5–1 | 0–3 |
| Feyenoord | 0–3 | Barcelona | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| HJK | 0–4 | Åtvidaberg | 0–3 | 0–1 |

### Second leg

Ruch Chorzów won 4–1 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne won 6–5 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 5–3 on aggregate.
Ararat Yerevan won 7–1 on aggregate.
Leeds United won 5–1 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 5–4 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 3–0 on aggregate.
Åtvidaberg won 4–0 on aggregate.

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ruch Chorzów | 3–4 | Saint-Étienne | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Ararat Yerevan | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Leeds United | 4–0 | Anderlecht | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Barcelona | 5–0 | Åtvidaberg | 2–0 | 3–0 |

### Second leg

Saint-Étienne won 4–3 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 2–1 on aggregate.
Leeds United won 4–0 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Saint-Étienne | 0–2 | Bayern Munich | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Leeds United | 3–2 | Barcelona | 2–1 | 1–1 |

### Second leg

Bayern Munich won 2–0 on aggregate.
Leeds United won 3–2 on aggregate.

## Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1974–75 European Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Eduard Markarov | Ararat Yerevan | 5 |
| 1 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | 5 |
| 3 | Reine Almqvist | Åtvidaberg | 4 |
| 3 | Manuel Clares | Barcelona | 4 |
| 3 | Allan Clarke | Leeds United | 4 |
| 3 | Wilhelm Kreuz | Feyenoord | 4 |
| 3 | Peter Lorimer | Leeds United | 4 |
| 3 | Carles Rexach | Barcelona | 4 |
| 3 | Lex Schoenmaker | Feyenoord | 4 |