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1969 European Cup Winners' Cup final
	Match programme cover
Event	1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup
Date	21 May 1969
Venue	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Referee	Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)
Attendance	19,478
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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 Slovan Bratislava of Czechoslovakia and Barcelona of Spain, 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

Slovan Bratislava					Barcelona
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Bor	3–2	3–0 (H)	0–2 (A)	First round	Lugano	4–0	1–0 (A)	3–0 (H)
Porto	4–1	0–1 (A)	4–0 (H)	Second round	Bye
Torino	3–1	1–0 (A)	2–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	Lyn	5–4	3–2 (A)	2–2 (H)
Dunfermline Athletic	2–1	1–1 (A)	1–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Köln	6–3	2–2 (A)	4–1 (H)

Match

Details

21 May 1969

19:00 CEST

Slovan Bratislava	3–2	Barcelona
Cvetler 2' Hrivnák 30' Ján Čapkovič 42'	Report^[2]	Zaldúa 16' Rexach 52'

St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

Attendance: 19,478

Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

Slovan Bratislava

Barcelona



GK	1	Alexander Vencel
RB	2	Jozef Fillo [cs]
CB	3	Vladimír Hrivnák
CB	5	Alexander Horváth (c)
LB	4	Ján Zlocha
CM	9	Jozef Čapkovič
CM	6	Ivan Hrdlička
RW	7	Ľudovít Cvetler
SS	8	Ladislav Móder	67'
SS	10	Karol Jokl
LW	11	Ján Čapkovič
Substitutes:
FW	14	Bohumil Bizoň [cs]	67'
Manager:
Michal Vičan



GK	1	Salvador Sadurní
RB	2	Josep Franch	11'
CB	4	Joaquim Rifé
CB	5	Ferran Olivella (c)
LB	3	Eladio
AM	8	Santiago Castro	46'
DM	6	Pedro Zabalza
AM	10	Josep Maria Fusté
RW	7	Carlos Pellicer [es]
CF	9	José Antonio Zaldúa
LW	11	Carles Rexach
Substitutes:
RB	13	Chus Pereda	11'
FW	14	Mendonça	46'
Manager:
Salvador Artigas

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

Post-match

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]

References

^ ^a ^b Paulů, Z (22 May 1969). "Sn Bratislava 3 FC Barcelona 2". Rudé právo (in Czech). Prague. p. 8. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
^ "1968/69: Slovan shine despite political clouds". UEFA. 1 June 1969. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010.
^ 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.]
^ 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.]