# 1973–74 UEFA Cup

The 1973–74 UEFA Cup was the third season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at White Hart Lane, London, England, and at De Kuip, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It was won by Feyenoord of the Netherlands, who defeated Tottenham Hotspur of England by an aggregate result of 4–2 to claim their first UEFA Cup title.
This was the fifth consecutive year where a Dutch team won a European competition, and the first one outside of the European Cup. Feyenoord also broke a streak of six consecutive years of English clubs winning the UEFA Cup or the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

## Association team allocation

A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participate in the 1973–74 UEFA Cup. The original allocation scheme was as follows:
* 3 associations have four teams qualify.
* 3 associations have three teams qualify.
* 18 associations have two teams qualify.
* 7 associations have one team qualify.
Northern Ireland returned to the competition after a one-year absence. Scotland and Belgium were the two associations selected to have an extra third birth for this season, while France, Yugoslavia and Portugal went back to two qualified teams.
* Four teams
* England
* Italy
* West Germany
* Three teams
* Scotland
* Spain
* Belgium
Two teams :
| Hungary | Netherlands | Poland |
| Portugal | East Germany | Czechoslovakia |
| Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | Romania |
| Turkey | France | Greece |
| Austria | Bulgaria | Denmark |
| Switzerland | Sweden | Norway |
* One team
* Northern Ireland
* Malta
* Finland
* Luxembourg
* Republic of Ireland
* Iceland
* Cyprus
* Did not compete
* Wales
* Albania

### 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
Qualified teams for 1973–74 UEFA Cup :
| Leeds United (3rd) | Ipswich Town (4th) | Wolverhampton Wanderers (5th) | Tottenham Hotspur (LC) |
| Lazio (3rd) | Fiorentina (4th) | Inter Milan (5th) | Torino (6th) |
| Köln (2nd) | Fortuna Düsseldorf (3rd) | Wuppertaler SV (4th) | Stuttgart (6th) |
| Hibernian (3rd) | Aberdeen (4th) | Dundee (5th) | Barcelona (2nd) |
| Español (3rd) | Real Madrid (4th) | Standard Liège (2nd) | Molenbeek (3rd) |
| Beerschot (4th) | Ferencváros (2nd) | Budapest Honvéd (4th) | Feyenoord (2nd) |
| Twente (3rd) | Ruch Chorzów (2nd) | Gwardia Warsaw (3rd) | Belenenses (2nd) |
| Vitória de Setúbal (3rd) | Carl Zeiss Jena (2nd) | Lokomotive Leipzig (3rd) | Tatran Prešov (2nd) |
| Košice (3rd) | Velež (2nd) | OFK Beograd (3rd) | Dynamo Kyiv (2nd) |
| Dinamo Tbilisi (3rd) | Universitatea Craiova (2nd) | Argeș Pitești (3rd) | Fenerbahçe (2nd) |
| Eskişehirspor (3rd) | Nice (2nd) | Marseille (3rd) | Panathinaikos (3rd) |
| Panachaiki (4th) | GAK (3rd) | Admira/Wacker (4th) | Lokomotiv Plovdiv (2nd) |
| Slavia Sofia (3rd) | B1903 (2nd) | Næstved (3rd) | Grasshoppers (2nd) |
| Sion (3rd) | AIK (2nd) | Östers (3rd) | Fredrikstad (2nd) |
| Strømsgodset (3rd) | Ards (2nd) | Sliema Wanderers (2nd) | MP Mikkeli (2nd) |
| Union Luxembourg (2nd) | Finn Harps (2nd) | Keflavík (3rd) | Olympiakos Nicosia (2nd) |
Notes
* ^ England: Although the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup old entry criterium of 'one city, one team' had been dispensed with the creation of the UEFA Cup, the Football Association retained it in their regulations, only being changed after the end of the 1974–1975 season. Arsenal finished 2nd in the 1972–73 Football League but couldn't qualify for the UEFA Cup, as Tottenham Hotspur was deemed as London's representative team via their League Cup title, which took precedence. As a result, Wolverhampton Wanderers inherited the remaining UEFA Cup spot.

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition: Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays, including the first leg of the final. Both legs of the first round match phase between VfB Stuttgart and Olympiakos Nicosia were played in the same week over three days, with the first leg being held on a Monday. Two other matches in the first leg of the first round, three matches were held on a Thursday and a Saturday, respectively.
Schedule for 1973–74 UEFA Cup :
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
| First round | 12–26 September 1973 | 19 September – 3 October 1973 |
| Second round | 16–24 October 1973 | 6–7 November 1973 |
| Third round | 27 November – 12 December 1973 | 12–19 December 1973 |
| Quarter-finals | 6 March 1974 | 20 March 1974 |
| Semi-finals | 10 April 1974 | 24 April 1974 |
| Final | 21 May 1974 | 29 May 1974 |

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Fredrikstad | 0–5 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 8–6 | Wuppertaler SV | 4–1 | 4–5 |
| B 1903 | 3–2 | AIK | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 6–0 | Mikkelin Palloilijat | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Strømsgodset | 2–7 | Leeds United | 1–1 | 1–6 |
| Öster | 2–5 | Feyenoord | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Hibernian | 3–1 | Keflavík | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Nice | 3–2 | Barcelona | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–2 | Naestved | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Grasshoppers | 2–9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–5 | 1–4 |
| Aberdeen | 7–2 | Finn Harps | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Dundee | 3–7 | Twente | 1–3 | 2–4 |
| Espanyol | 2–4 | Molenbeek | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Belenenses | 1–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Union Luxembourg | 1–12 | Marseille | 0–5 | 1–7 |
| Vitória Setúbal | 4–0 | Beerschot | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Lazio | 4–3 | Sion | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Fiorentina | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Ferencváros | 1–3 | Gwardia Warsaw | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 13–0 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 9–0 | 4–0 |
| Tatran Prešov | 5–3 | Velež Mostar | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 4–3 | Slavia Sofia | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Panathinaikos | 2–2 (a) | OFK Beograd | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Admira/Wacker | 2–2 (a) | Inter Milan | 1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Fenerbahçe | 6–2 | Argeș Pitești | 5–1 | 1–1 |
| VSS | 3–5 | Honvéd | 1–0 | 2–5 |
| Torino | 2–4 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Eskişehirspor | 0–2 | 1. FC Köln | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Panachaiki | 3–1 | GAK | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Ards | 4–8 | Standard Liège | 3–2 | 1–6 |

### Second leg

Dynamo Kyiv won 5–0 on aggregate.
Ruch Chorzów won 8–6 on aggregate.
B 1903 won 3–2 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 6–0 on aggregate.
Leeds United won 7–2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 5–2 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 3–1 on aggregate.
Nice won 3–2 on aggregate.
Fortuna Düsseldorf won 3–2 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 9–2 on aggregate.
Aberdeen won 7–2 on aggregate.
Twente won 7–3 on aggregate.
Molenbeek won 4–2 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.
Marseille won 12–1 on aggregate.
Vitória Setúbal won 4–0 on aggregate.
Ipswich Town won 1–0 on aggregate.
Lazio won 4–3 on aggregate.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv won 3–0 on aggregate.
Universitatea Craiova won 1–0 on aggregate.
Gwardia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.
VfB Stuttgart won 13–0 on aggregate.
Tatran Prešov won 5–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 5–3 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. OFK Beograd won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. Admira/Wacker won on away goals.
Fenerbahçe won 6–2 on aggregate.
Honvéd won 5–3 on aggregate.
Lokomotive Leipzig won 4–2 on aggregate.
1. FC Köln won 2–0 on aggregate.
Panachaiki won 3–1 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 8–4 on aggregate.

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Admira/Wacker | 2–4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Aberdeen | 2–5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 8–1 | OFK Beograd | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| Nice | 4–2 | Fenerbahçe | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Lokomotive Leipzig | 4–4 (a) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | 1–4 |
| Panachaiki | 1–8 | Twente | 1–1 | 0–7 |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2–2 (a) | Molenbeek | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Marseille | 2–6 | 1. FC Köln | 2–0 | 0–6 |
| Ipswich Town | 6–4 | Lazio | 4–0 | 2–4 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3–1 | B 1903 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 5–7 | Honvéd | 3–4 | 2–3 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 3–1 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 8–4 | Tatran Prešov | 3–1 | 5–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Leeds United | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Hibernian | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Feyenoord | 3–2 | Gwardia Warsaw | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Standard Liège | 3–1 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | 1–1 |

### Second leg

Fortuna Düsseldorf won 4–2 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 5–2 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 8–1 on aggregate.
Nice won 4–2 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. Lokomotive Leipzig won on away goals.
Twente won 8–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Vitória Setúbal won on away goals.
1. FC Köln won 6–2 on aggregate.
Ipswich Town won 6–4 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–1 on aggregate.
Honvéd won 7–5 on aggregate.
Ruch Chorzów won 3–1 on aggregate.
VfB Stuttgart won 8–4 on aggregate.
0–0 on aggregate. Leeds United won 5–4 on penalties.
Feyenoord won 3–2 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Third round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–3 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | 1–5 |
| Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Twente | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Honvéd | 2–5 | Ruch Chorzów | 2–0 | 0–5 |
| Leeds United | 2–3 | Vitória Setúbal | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–4 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Nice | 1–4 | 1. FC Köln | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Standard Liège | 3–3 (a) | Feyenoord | 3–1 | 0–2 |

### Second leg

VfB Stuttgart won 3–2 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 6–2 on aggregate.
Ipswich Town won 3–1 on aggregate.
Ruch Chorzów won 5–2 on aggregate.
Vitória Setúbal won 3–2 on aggregate.
Lokomotive Leipzig won 4–2 on aggregate.
1. FC Köln won 4–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Feyenoord won on away goals.

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ipswich Town | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Lokomotive Leipzig | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| 1. FC Köln | 1–5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | Vitória Setúbal | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 2–4 | Feyenoord | 1–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |

### Second leg

1–1 on aggregate. Lokomotive Leipzig won 4–3 on penalties.
Tottenham Hotspur won 5–1 on aggregate.
VfB Stuttgart won 3–2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 4–2 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lokomotive Leipzig | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Feyenoord | 4–3 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | 2–2 |

### Second leg

Tottenham Hotspur won 4–1 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 4–3 on aggregate.

## Final
### Second leg

Feyenoord won 4–2 on aggregate.