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
on aggregate
First leg
Date21 May 1974
VenueWhite Hart Lane, London
RefereeRudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Attendance46,281
Second leg
Date29 May 1974
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
RefereeConcetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Attendance59,317
1973
1975

Route to the final

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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

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First leg

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Tottenham Hotspur  2–2  Feyenoord
England   39'
Van Daele   64' (o.g.)
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Overview (archive)

Overview
Van Hanegem   43'
De Jong   85'
Attendance: 46,281
 
 
 
 
 
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

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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]

 
 
 
 
 
 
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

References

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  1. ^ Cloake, Martin; Fisher, Alan (2016). "Chapter 6: I go for the football but I don't mind if the fighting's there". People's History of Tottenham Hotspur: How Spurs Fans Shaped the Identity of One of the World's Most Famous Clubs. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78531-246-5.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "All roads lead to Rotterdam". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 May 2002. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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