1974 UEFA Cup final

The 1974 UEFA Cup Final was played on 21 May 1974 and 29 May 1974 between Tottenham Hotspur of England and Feyenoord Rotterdam of the Netherlands, to determine the champion of the 1973–74 UEFA Cup. Feyenoord won 4–2 on aggregate. Tottenham supporters rioted during the second leg in Rotterdam, which started after Feyenoord scored towards the end of the first half and continued into the second half.^[1]

1974 UEFA Cup final

Tottenham Hotspur Feyenoord 2 4
on aggregate
First leg
Tottenham Hotspur Feyenoord 2 2
Date	21 May 1974
Venue	White Hart Lane, London
Referee	Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Attendance	46,281
Second leg
Feyenoord Tottenham Hotspur 2 0
Date	29 May 1974
Venue	De Kuip, Rotterdam
Referee	Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Attendance	59,317
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Route to the final

Further information: 1973–74 UEFA Cup

In the preceding five rounds of the competition, Tottenham had never been seriously threatened with elimination, as the London-based club outscored their opponents by a total of 29 goals to 8 en route to the final. In contrast, Feyenoord Rotterdam won several narrow victories in their cup ties: they advanced on away goals against Belgian side Standard in the third round and needed extra time in the return leg to beat Polish club Ruch Chorzów in the quarter-final. Additionally, leading up to the final, Feyenoord had won only one out of five legs that were played away from their home ground, De Kuip.

This marked the second time in three years that Spurs had reached the final of a UEFA Cup, having defeated fellow English side Wolves in the inaugural final.

Tottenham Hotspur				Round	Feyenoord
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Grasshoppers	9–2	5–1 (A)	4–1 (H)	First round	Öster	5–2	3–1 (A)	2–1 (H)
Aberdeen	5–2	1–1 (A)	4–1 (H)	Second round	Gwardia Warsaw	3–2	3–1 (H)	0–1 (A)
Dinamo Tbilisi	6–2	1–1 (A)	5–1 (H)	Third round	Standard Liège	3–3 (a)	1–3 (A)	2–0 (H)
1. FC Köln	5–1	2–1 (A)	3–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Ruch Chorzów	4–2 (a.e.t.)	1–1 (A)	3–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
Lokomotive Leipzig	4–1	2–1 (A)	2–0 (H)	Semi-finals	VfB Stuttgart	4–3	2–1 (H)	2–2 (A)

Match details

First leg

21 May 1974

Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Feyenoord
England 39' Van Daele 64' (o.g.)	Report Overview (archive) Overview	Van Hanegem 43' De Jong 85'

White Hart Lane, London

Attendance: 46,281

Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

Tottenham Hotspur

Feyenoord

GK 1 Pat Jennings DF 2 Ray Evans DF 3 Terry Naylor MF 4 John Pratt DF 5 Mike England DF 6 Phil Beal  81' FW 7 Chris McGrath MF 8 Steve Perryman MF 9 Martin Chivers FW 10 Martin Peters (c) MF 11 Ralph Coates Substitutes: DF 12 Mike Dillon  81' Manager: Bill Nicholson

GK 1 Eddy Treijtel RB 2 Wim Rijsbergen CB 3 Joop van Daele CB 4 Rinus Israël (c) LB 5 Harry Vos MF 9 Theo de Jong MF 7 Wim Jansen MF 10 Willem van Hanegem FW 8 Peter Ressel FW 6 Lex Schoenmaker FW 11 Jørgen Kristensen Manager: Wiel Coerver

Second leg

After holding Spurs to a 2–2 draw at London's White Hart Lane, Feyenoord went into their home leg as favourites.^[2] Their 2–0 victory at home secured the club their first UEFA Cup title.

The second leg in Rotterdam was marred by violence and hooliganism from rioting Spurs supporters.^[2]

29 May 1974

Feyenoord	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur
Rijsbergen 43' Ressel 84'	Report Overview (archive) Overview

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 59,317

Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Feyenoord

Tottenham Hotspur

GK 1 Eddy Treijtel RB 2 Wim Rijsbergen CB 3 Joop van Daele CB 4 Rinus Israël (c) LB 5 Harry Vos MF 6 Mladen Ramljak MF 7 Wim Jansen MF 8 Theo de Jong FW 9 Peter Ressel FW 10 Lex Schoenmaker FW 11 Jørgen Kristensen  76' Substitutes: MF 12 Johan Boskamp  76'  86' FW 14 Henk Wery  86' Manager: Wiel Coerver

GK 1 Pat Jennings DF 2 Ray Evans DF 3 Terry Naylor MF 4 John Pratt  77' DF 5 Mike England DF 6 Phil Beal FW 7 Chris McGrath MF 8 Steve Perryman MF 9 Martin Chivers FW 10 Martin Peters (c) MF 11 Ralph Coates Substitutes: MF 12 Phil Holder  77' Manager: Bill Nicholson

See also

• 1974 European Cup final
• 1974 European Cup Winners' Cup final
• Feyenoord in European football
• Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in European football
• 1973–74 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season