# 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

The 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the 13th and final season of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a European football competition for teams not qualified for the European Cup or the European Cup Winners' Cup. Back in 1969, UEFA determined this would be the final year of the Fairs Cup before taking over the organizational duties and evolving the competition into the UEFA Cup, which is now known as the UEFA Europa League.
The final was played over two legs at Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy, and at Elland Road, Leeds, England. It was won by Leeds United of England, who defeated the Italian team Juventus on the away goals rule after a 3–3 aggregate draw to claim their second Inter-Cities Fairs Cup title. It was the first time the competition final had been won on the away goals rule.
This was to be the final European title for Leeds United, which would cap off its most successful era later in the decade with two further finals in UEFA-organized tournaments. It was also the second Fairs Cup final lost by Juventus, who still had not won a European title. Notably, the first leg of the final was replayed from scratch two days later after the initially scheduled game, which was abandoned after 51 minutes of play with a score of 0–0 due to heavy rain and a waterlogged pitch.
As no team had ever managed to permanently win the Inter-Cities Fairs trophy that was to be discontinued, its destination was decided in a special play-off between the first and last competition winners: Barcelona and Leeds United, respectively.

## Country team allocation

A total of 64 teams from 29 countries were entered in the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. For the first time, a team from Finland entered the competition, with the allocation scheme being redrawn as follows
* England have five teams qualify due to the use of the title holder birth.
* 5 countries have four teams qualify.
* 3 countries have three teams qualify.
* 10 associations have two teams qualify.
* 10 associations have one team qualify.
Scotland and Yugoslavia gained a fourth birth, which Portugal lost. These places came mainly from the loss of a second Fairs Cup birth by East Germany, Norway and Northern Ireland.
* Five teams
* England
* Four teams
* Scotland
* Italy
* Spain
* West Germany
* Yugoslavia
Three teams :
| Portugal | Belgium | France |
| Two teams |||
| Hungary | Czechoslovakia | Poland |
| Bulgaria | Netherlands | Romania |
| Austria | Greece | Switzerland |
| Denmark | | |
One team :
| East Germany | Turkey |
| Sweden | Northern Ireland |
| Norway | Finland |
| Republic of Ireland | Luxembourg |
| Malta | Iceland |
* Did not compete
* Wales
* Albania
* Soviet Union
* Cyprus

### Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
* TH: Title holders
* CW: Cup winners
* CR: Cup runners-up
* LC: League Cup winners
* 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
* P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
* Sum: Position at the halfway mark or the summer break in a calendar-based league
Qualified teams for 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup :
| Arsenal (TH) | Leeds United (2nd) | Liverpool (5th) | Coventry City (6th) |
| Newcastle United (7th) | Rangers (2nd) | Hibernian (3rd) | Dundee United (5th) |
| Kilmarnock (7th) | Inter Milan (2nd) | Juventus (3rd) | Fiorentina (4th) |
| Lazio (8th) | Athletic Bilbao (2nd) | Sevilla (3rd) | Barcelona (4th) |
| Valencia (5th) | Bayern Munich (2th) | Hertha BSC (3rd) | Köln (4th) |
| Hamburg (6th) | Partizan (2nd) | Željezničar (4th) | Dinamo Zagreb (6th) |
| Hajduk Split (7th) | Vitória de Setúbal (3rd) | Barreirense (4th) | Vitória de Guimaraes (5th) |
| La Gantoise (3rd) | Anderlecht (4th) | Beveren (5th) | Marseille (2nd) |
| Sedan (3rd) | Angoulême (4th) | Ferencváros (2nd) | Pécsi Dózsa (7th) |
| Spartak Trnava (2nd) | Sparta Prague (3rd) | Ruch Chorzów (2nd) | Katowice (7th) |
| Slavia Sofia (3rd) | Botev Plovdiv (4th) | FC Twente (4th) | Sparta Rotterdam (5th) |
| Universitatea Craiova (4th) | Dinamo București (5th) | Wiener SC (2nd) | Sturm Graz (3rd) |
| AEK Athens (2nd) | PAOK (5th) | Lausanne-Sport (2nd) | Grasshoppers (4th) |
| AB (Sum-2nd) | B 1901 (Sum-3rd) | Dynamo Dresden (3rd) | Eskişehirspor (2nd) |
| Malmö (Sum-1st) | Coleraine (2nd) | Sarpsborg (Sum-1st) | Ilves-Kissat (Sum-1st) |
| Cork Hibernians (LC) | Rumelange (2nd) | Sliema Wanderers (2nd) | ÍA (Sum-1st) |
Notes
* ^ England: Derby County originally qualified for the Fairs Cup by finishing 4th in the 1969–70 Football League. However, a disciplinary commission found the team guilty of administrative and financial irregularities. As a result, Derby County was not allowed to compete in the Fairs Cup. Newcastle United, the next best team not qualified for international competition, took its place.
* ^ Scotland, Yugoslavia, Hungary and Greece: The following teams qualified for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup due to the 'one city, one team' rule that prevented other teams from competing: Scotland: Kilmarnock qualified instead of Heart of Midlothian (4th), ineligible because of Hibernian also being from Edinburgh, and Dundee (6th), ineligible because of Dundee United. Yugoslavia: Dinamo Zagreb qualified instead of OFK Belgrade (5th), ineligible because of Partizan also being from Belgrade. Hungary: Pécsi Dózsa qualified instead of Budapest Honvéd (3rd), MTK Budapest (4th), Vasas (5th) and Csepel (6th), all ineligible because of Ferencváros also being from Budapest. Greece: PAOK qualified instead of Olympiacos (3rd), ineligible because of AEK Athens also being from Athens.
* ^ West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia and Poland: The following teams competed in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup instead of other teams that would've had the first right to compete via their league position, and were not in breach of the 'one city, one team' rule. 'Fair trade' eligibility for the unqualified teams is unknown in some cases: West Germany: Hamburg qualified instead of Borussia Dortmund (5th), which had played previously in the Fairs Cup. Italy: Lazio qualified instead of Napoli (6th), which had competed in the Fairs Cup the previous season. Both Milan (4th) and Torino (7th) were ineligible because of Inter Milan and Juventus qualifying ahead of them. Yugoslavia: Hajduk Split qualified instead of Velež (3rd). Poland: GKS Katowice qualified instead of Polonia Bytom (4th), Zagłębie Sosnowiec (5th) and Gwardia Warsaw (6th).
* ^ Denmark: Newly promoted Brönshöj led the standings at the June break, but the team was not approved to compete by the Danish federation. It was replaced by AB, who was second at the time and couldn't qualify initially because the team was also based in Copenhagen.

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were primarily scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays, and exceptionally on Thursdays. After the first leg of the final had to be postponed to a Friday, the return leg played in the following weekend was moved one day backwards to a Thursday. The first leg of the 1st round match-up between Sevilla FC and Eskisehirspor was played on a Saturday.
Schedule for 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup :
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
| First round | 2–23 September 1970 | 8–30 September 1970 |
| Second round | 14–28 October 1970 | 28 October – 4 November 1970 |
| Third round | 25 November – 9 December 1970 | 9–23 December 1970 |
| Quarter-finals | 27 January / 9–10 March 1971 | 17 February / 23–24 March 1971 |
| Semi-finals | 14 April 1971 | 28 April 1971 |
| Final | 26 May 1971 | 3 June 1971 |

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ilves-Kissat | 4–5 | Sturm Graz | 4–2 | 0–3 |
| Lazio | 2–4 | Arsenal | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Cork Hibernians | 1–6 | Valencia | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Wiener Sportclub | 0–5 | K.S.K. Beveren | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| B1901 | 3–8 | Hertha BSC | 2–4 | 1–4 |
| Spartak Trnava | 2–2(p) | Olympique de Marseille | 2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1–3 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| 1. FC Köln | 5–2 | RC Paris-Sedan | 5–1 | 0–1 |
| Internazionale | 1–3 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2–4 | Pécsi Dózsa | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| GKS Katowice | 2–4 | Barcelona | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Juventus | 11–0 | US Rumelange | 7–0 | 4–0 |
| Barreirense | 3–6 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–0 | 1–6 |
| La Gantoise | 1–8 | Hamburger SV | 0–1 | 1–7 |
| Sevilla | 2–3 | Eskişehirspor | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| AEK Athens | 0–4 | Twente | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Hibernian | 9–2 | Malmö FF | 6–0 | 3–2 |
| Vitória Guimarães | 4–3 | Angoulême | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Liverpool | 2–1 | Ferencváros | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Dinamo București | 5–1 | PAOK | 5–0 | 0–1 |
| Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Rangers | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 1–6 | Coventry City | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 15–0 | ÍA | 6–0 | 9–0 |
| Coleraine | 4–3 | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Sarpsborg | 0–6 | Leeds United | 0–1 | 0–5 |
| Partizan | 0–6 | Dynamo Dresden | 0–0 | 0–6 |
| Sparta Prague | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Dundee United | 3–2 | Grasshopper | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| AB | 10–2 | Sliema Wanderers | 7–0 | 3–2 |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 7–9 | Anderlecht | 3–4 | 4–5 |
| Lausanne Sports | 1–4 | Vitória Setúbal | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Hajduk Split | 3–1 | Slavia Sofia | 3–0 | 0–1 |

### Second leg

Twente won 4–0 on aggregate.
Eskişehirspor won 3–2 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.
Leeds won 6–0 on aggregate.
Sparta Rotterdam won 15–0 on aggregate.
Newcastle United won 3–1 on aggregate.
Pécsi won 4–2 on aggregate.
Valencia won 6–1 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dundee United won 3–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.
Dinamo București won 5–1 on aggregate.
Coventry City won 6–1 on aggregate.
Vitória Setúbal won 4–1 on aggregate.
Vitória Guimarães won 4–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 6–3 on aggregate.

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| SK Sturm Graz | 1–2 | Arsenal | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Valencia CF | 1–2 | K.S.K. Beveren | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Hertha BSC | 2–3 | FC Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Fiorentina | 1–3 | 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Newcastle United | 2–2(p) | Pécsi Dózsa | 2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Barcelona | 2–4 | Juventus | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| NK Dinamo Zagreb | 4–1 | Hamburger SV | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Eskişehirspor | 4–8 | Twente | 3–2 | 1–6 |
| Hibernian | 3–2 | Vitória Guimarães | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Liverpool | 4–1 | FC Dinamo București | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Bayern Munich | 7–3 | Coventry City | 6–1 | 1–2 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 4–1 | Coleraine | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Leeds United | 2–2a | Dynamo Dresden | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Sparta Prague | 3–2 | Dundee United FC | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| AB | 1–7 | Anderlecht | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Vitória Setúbal | 3–2 | Hajduk Split | 2–0 | 1–2 |

### Second leg

Hibernian won 3–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Leeds United won on away goals.
1. FC Köln won 3–1 on aggregate.
Juventus won 4–2 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
The referee called the end of the game three minutes before the regulation time and had to abandon the pitch escorted out by Beveren's players because of the pressure and the protests by the visiting team as a result of his decision. K.S.K. Beveren won 2–1 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sparta Rotterdam won 4–1 on aggregate.
Twente won 8–4 on aggregate.
Vitória Setúbal won 3–2 on aggregate.

## Third round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Arsenal | 4–0 | K.S.K. Beveren | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| FC Spartak Trnava | 0–4 | 1. FC Köln | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Pécsi Dózsa | 0–3 | Juventus | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| NK Dinamo Zagreb | 2–3 | Twente | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Hibernian | 0–3 | Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Bayern Munich | 5–2 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Leeds United | 9–2 | Sparta Prague | 6–0 | 3–2 |
| Anderlecht | 3–4 | Vitória Setúbal | 2–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |

### Second leg

Bayern Munich won 5–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 3–0 on aggregate.
Leeds won 9–2 on aggregate.
Twente won 3–2 on aggregate.
Vitória Setúbal won 4–3 on aggregate.

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Arsenal | 2–2a | 1. FC Köln | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Juventus | 4–2 | Twente | 2–0 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Liverpool | 4–1 | Bayern Munich | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Leeds United | 3–2 | Vitória Setúbal | 2–1 | 1–1 |

### Second leg

Juventus won 4–2 on aggregate.
Leeds won 3–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; 1. FC Köln won on away goals.
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| 1. FC Köln | 1–3 | Juventus | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Liverpool | 0–1 | Leeds United | 0–1 | 0–0 |

### Second leg

Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
Leeds won 1–0 on aggregate.

## Final
### First leg

Game abandoned in the 51st minute due to heavy rain and waterlogged pitch.

#### Replay
### Second leg

3–3 on aggregate; Leeds United won on away goals.