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1969 European Cup Winners' Cup final

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1969 European Cup Winners' Cup final
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Event1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup
Barcelona Slovan Bratislava
Spain Czechoslovakia
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Date21 May 1969
VenueSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
RefereeLaurens van Ravens (Netherlands)
Attendance19,478
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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 Barcelona of Spain and Slovan Bratislava of Czechoslovakia, 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.[1]

Route to the final

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Spain Barcelona Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Switzerland Lugano 4–0 1–0 (A) 3–0 (H) First round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bor 3–2 3–0 (H) 0–2 (A)
Bye Second round Portugal Porto 4–1 0–1 (A) 4–0 (H)
Norway Lyn 5–4 3–2 (A) 2–2 (H) Quarter-finals Italy Torino 3–1 1–0 (A) 2–1 (H)
West Germany Köln 6–3 2–2 (A) 4–1 (H) Semi-finals Scotland Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H)

Match

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Details

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Barcelona Spain2–3Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava
Zaldúa Image 16'
Rexach Image 52'		 Report[2] Cvetler Image 2'
Hrivnák Image 30'
Ján Čapkovič Image 42'
Attendance: 19,478
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Barcelona
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Slovan Bratislava
GK1Spain Salvador Sadurní
RB2Spain Josep Franchdownward-facing red arrow 11'
CB4Spain Joaquim Rifé
CB5Spain Ferran Olivella (c)
LB3Spain Eladio
AM8Spain Santiago Castrodownward-facing red arrow 46'
DM6Spain Pedro Zabalza
AM10Spain Josep Maria Fusté
RW7Spain Carlos Pellicer
CF9Spain José Antonio Zaldúa
LW11Spain Carles Rexach
Substitutes:
RB13Spain Chus Peredaupward-facing green arrow 11'
FW14Portugal Mendonçaupward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Spain Salvador Artigas
GK1Czechoslovakia Alexander Vencel
RB2Czechoslovakia Jozef Fillo [cs]
CB3Czechoslovakia Vladimír Hrivnák
CB5Czechoslovakia Alexander Horváth (c)
LB4Czechoslovakia Ján Zlocha
CM9Czechoslovakia Jozef Čapkovič
CM6Czechoslovakia Ivan Hrdlička
RW7Czechoslovakia Ľudovít Cvetler
SS8Czechoslovakia Ladislav Móderdownward-facing red arrow 67'
SS10Czechoslovakia Karol Jokl
LW11Czechoslovakia Ján Čapkovič
Substitutes:
FW14Czechoslovakia Bohumil Bizoň [cs]upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Czechoslovakia Michal Vičan

Assistant referees:[1]
Netherlands Schalks (Netherlands)
Netherlands Vervoot (Netherlands)

Post-match

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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.[3]

Barcelona manager Salvador Artigas congratulated his opponents, describing the Bratislava players as more tactical and combative. He also bemoaned his side's bad luck.[4]

During the match, famous commentator Gabo Zelenay delivered the slogan "Bieli jastrabi z Tehelného poľa bratislavského" (White Hawks from Tehelné pole Bratislava), referring to the Slovan players who had achieved success in the final. The phrase later became one of the nicknames for the club.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Paulů, Z (22 May 1969). "Sn Bratislava 3 FC Barcelona 2". Rudé právo (in Czech). Prague. p. 8. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "1968/69: Slovan shine despite political clouds". UEFA. 1 June 1969. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Paulů, Z (22 May 1969). "Sn Bratislava 3 FC Barcelona 2". Rudé právo (in Czech). Prague. p. 8. Retrieved 17 August 2024. Těžko se mi hovoří, jsem nesmírně šťasten. Vím, že jsme nepodali takový výkon, jaký se od nás očekával, ale chlapcům nelze upřit velkou bojovnost a snahu po vítězství. Obě mužstva se zejména v obraně dopustila několika chyb, z kterých padly goly. Ale tak už to ve fotbale bývá. Myslím si, že jsme dobře reprezentovali československý fotbal a dokázali jeho stoupající tendenci. Podobný uspěch bych přál i našim reprezentantům v Budapešti. [It's hard for me to speak, I'm extremely happy. I know we didn't perform as expected, but you can't deny the boys' great fighting spirit and desire to win. Both teams made several mistakes, especially in defence, leading to goals. But that's how it is in football. I think we represented Czechoslovak football well and proved its upward trajectory. I wish similar success for our national team in Budapest.]
  4. ↑ Paulů, Z (22 May 1969). "Sn Bratislava 3 FC Barcelona 2". Rudé právo (in Czech). Prague. p. 8. Retrieved 17 August 2024. Myslím, že finále mělo dobrou uroveň. Střetla se v něm dvě technická mužstva a podle mého názoru zvítězili štastnější bratislavští fotbalisté. Na naše kopačky se lepila smůla. Mohli jsme zápas vyhrát, ale pohár ziskal taktičtější a bojovnější soupeř. Patři mu za to naše blahopřání. [I think there was a good level in the final. Two technical teams came together and in my opinion, the luckier Bratislava players won. Bad luck stuck to our boots. We could have won the match, but the cup was won by a more tactical and combative opponent. For that they deserve our congratulations.]
  5. ↑ "VIDEO: Bieli jastrabi z Tehelného poľa bratislavského". www.skslovan.com (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-24.
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