1970-71 Club Football

The completed 1970-71 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

491 clubs ranked · 52 leagues · 12 cup finals

← 1969-70 All seasons 1971-72 →

1970-71Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

Ajax

Netherlands · score 1.156 · form 0.87 · pedigree 1.00 · 33-6-7 in 46

★ European Cup★ KNVB Beker

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

Arsenal

form 0.98 vs ped 0.28 · +0.70

Underachiever

Manchester City

form 0.67 vs ped 0.79 · -0.12

Biggest riser

Southampton

▲ 130 places

Biggest faller

Borussia Dortmund

▼ 140 places

Best outside top 5

Ajax

#1 · Netherlands

Best outside the 8

Standard Liège

#16 · Belgium

Top 10 by league

England 3Italy 3Netherlands 1Scotland 1Germany 1Spain 1

Country100 shown

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Ajax▲8

Netherlands · 46 P · 33-6-7 · +0.14 trophy

1.156

score

Leeds United

England · 59 P · 36-15-8 · +0.05 trophy

1.118

score

Celtic▼2

Scotland · 45 P · 34-6-5 · +0.05 trophy

1.028

score

Chelsea▲10

England · 58 P · 27-19-12 · +0.05 trophy

0.930

score

Internazionale▲1

Italy · 32 P · 19-9-4 · +0.06 trophy

0.925

score

AC Milan▲1

Italy · 30 P · 15-12-3

0.868

score

Juventus▲19

Italy · 42 P · 19-17-6

0.855

score

Bayern Munich▲3

Germany · 49 P · 28-14-7 · +0.01 trophy

0.832

score

Real Madrid▲3

Spain · 39 P · 21-10-8

0.812

score

Arsenal▲8

England · 64 P · 41-14-9 · +0.07 trophy

0.812

score

Rangers▼3

Scotland · 41 P · 20-10-11 · +0.02 trophy

0.801

score

Feyenoord▼9

Netherlands · 36 P · 26-7-3 · +0.06 trophy

0.793

score

Liverpool▲2

England · 62 P · 28-23-11 · +0.01 trophy

0.786

score

Manchester City▼10

England · 54 P · 18-17-19

0.774

score

Manchester United▼5

England · 50 P · 20-13-17

0.764

score

Standard Liège▼11

Belgium · 34 P · 24-5-5 · +0.03 trophy

0.743

score

PSV Eindhoven▲58

Netherlands · 42 P · 25-8-9

0.650

score

Aberdeen▲31

Scotland · 36 P · 25-6-5

0.603

score

CF Barcelona▼2

Spain · 37 P · 24-5-8 · +0.01 trophy

0.602

score

Ferencvárosi TC

Hungary · 32 P · 16-10-6

0.591

score

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1	▲8	Ajax	Netherlands	46	33	6	7	0.87	1.00	+0.14	score 1.156
2	–	Leeds United	England	59	36	15	8	1.00	1.00	+0.05	score 1.118
3	▼2	Celtic	Scotland	45	34	6	5	0.97	1.00	+0.05	score 1.028
4	▲10	Chelsea	England	58	27	19	12	0.92	0.50	+0.05	score 0.930
5	▲1	Internazionale	Italy	32	19	9	4	0.96	0.69	+0.06	score 0.925
6	▲1	AC Milan	Italy	30	15	12	3	0.91	0.79	—	score 0.868
7	▲19	Juventus	Italy	42	19	17	6	0.86	0.63	—	score 0.855
8	▲3	Bayern Munich	Germany	49	28	14	7	0.78	0.88	+0.01	score 0.832
9	▲3	Real Madrid	Spain	39	21	10	8	0.65	0.85	—	score 0.812
10	▲8	Arsenal	England	64	41	14	9	0.98	0.28	+0.07	score 0.812
11	▼3	Rangers	Scotland	41	20	10	11	0.75	0.85	+0.02	score 0.801
12	▼9	Feyenoord	Netherlands	36	26	7	3	0.87	0.47	+0.06	score 0.793
13	▲2	Liverpool	England	62	28	23	11	0.90	0.41	+0.01	score 0.786
14	▼10	Manchester City	England	54	18	17	19	0.67	0.79	—	score 0.774
15	▼5	Manchester United	England	50	20	13	17	0.72	0.85	—	score 0.764
16	▼11	Standard Liège	Belgium	34	24	5	5	0.69	0.76	+0.03	score 0.743
17	▲58	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	42	25	8	9	0.72	0.32	—	score 0.650
18	▲31	Aberdeen	Scotland	36	25	6	5	0.93	0.00	—	score 0.603
19	▼2	CF Barcelona	Spain	37	24	5	8	0.70	0.38	+0.01	score 0.602
20	–	Ferencvárosi TC	Hungary	32	16	10	6	0.73	0.34	—	score 0.591
21	▲3	Benfica	Portugal	33	22	6	5	0.61	0.41	+0.04	score 0.581
22	▲40	RFC Bruges	Belgium	36	24	4	8	0.70	0.20	—	score 0.576
23	▲42	Wolverhampton Wanderers	England	45	23	8	14	0.86	0.00	—	score 0.560
24	▲3	Newcastle United	England	49	16	15	18	0.72	0.28	—	score 0.553
25	▲6	Újpesti Dózsa	Hungary	32	19	7	6	0.76	0.00	+0.06	score 0.551
26	▲28	Tottenham Hotspur	England	54	28	16	10	0.83	0.00	+0.01	score 0.549
27	▲32	SSC Napoli	Italy	30	15	9	6	0.84	0.00	—	score 0.549
28	▲15	1. FC Köln	Germany	49	21	12	16	0.64	0.22	+0.01	score 0.548
29	▼6	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	42	24	13	5	0.74	0.00	+0.06	score 0.538
30	▲4	Dinamo Zagreb	Yugoslavia	40	19	10	11	0.48	0.54	—	score 0.522
31	▲70	ADO Den Haag	Netherlands	34	21	8	5	0.79	0.00	—	score 0.516
32	▲6	Bologna	Italy	32	10	16	6	0.70	0.18	—	score 0.516
33	▲22	Górnik Zabrze	Poland	32	22	5	5	0.72	0.00	+0.04	score 0.506
34	▲60	St. Johnstone	Scotland	34	19	6	9	0.78	0.00	—	score 0.504
35	▲60	Panathinaikos	Greece	43	23	12	8	0.44	0.38	—	score 0.503
36	▼17	FC Schalke 04	Germany	37	17	6	14	0.56	0.38	—	score 0.500
37	▲15	Valencia	Spain	37	22	8	7	0.66	0.00	+0.07	score 0.493
38	▼2	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	34	23	6	5	0.54	0.32	+0.03	score 0.493
39	▲53	FC Twente	Netherlands	42	23	12	7	0.75	0.00	—	score 0.486
40	▼1	Vasas SC	Hungary	30	19	3	8	0.74	0.00	—	score 0.484
41	▲130	Southampton	England	47	19	13	15	0.74	0.00	—	score 0.481
42	▼13	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	38	22	8	8	0.73	0.00	—	score 0.476
43	▲74	Dynamo Dresden	East Germany	30	20	4	6	0.67	0.00	+0.04	score 0.475
44	▼9	Coventry City	England	52	22	11	19	0.72	0.00	—	score 0.470
45	▼24	ŠK Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	34	13	11	10	0.47	0.47	—	score 0.469
46	▲35	AS Roma	Italy	30	7	18	5	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.450
47	▼2	Győri ETO FC	Hungary	30	13	6	11	0.58	0.20	—	score 0.449
48	▼15	Derby County	England	48	20	10	18	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.448
49	▲17	Hamburger SV	Germany	41	18	11	12	0.62	0.12	—	score 0.443
50	▲8	Dundee FC	Scotland	34	14	10	10	0.67	0.00	—	score 0.435
51	▲46	Sparta Rotterdam	Netherlands	43	22	13	8	0.65	0.00	+0.01	score 0.431
52	▲30	FC Spartak Trnava	Czechoslovakia	36	19	6	11	0.53	0.06	+0.04	score 0.418
53	▼28	Hibernian	Scotland	40	13	10	17	0.49	0.31	—	score 0.416
54	▲14	Torino FC	Italy	33	9	14	10	0.63	0.00	+0.01	score 0.415
55	▼23	Athletic Bilbao	Spain	32	14	8	10	0.55	0.16	—	score 0.414
56	▲102	Salgotarjan BTC	Hungary	30	14	6	10	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.401
57	·	Falkirk	Scotland	34	13	9	12	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.401
58	▼12	Stoke City	England	54	17	18	19	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.400
59	▼36	Cagliari	Italy	34	10	14	10	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.400
60	▼23	Hertha BSC Berlin	Germany	40	20	9	11	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.399
61	▲16	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	36	23	5	8	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.398
62	▼49	Everton	England	54	18	17	19	0.60	0.00	+0.01	score 0.397
63	▼3	Dundee United	Scotland	38	16	9	13	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.396
64	▲110	Eintracht Braunschweig	Germany	35	16	7	12	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.396
65	▲62	Hajduk Split	Yugoslavia	38	20	13	5	0.56	0.00	+0.03	score 0.395
66	▼36	Budapest Honvéd FC	Hungary	34	15	8	11	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.393
67	▲53	Go Ahead Eagles	Netherlands	34	15	8	11	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.392
68	▼28	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	33	21	6	6	0.58	0.00	+0.01	score 0.391
69	▼2	Morton	Scotland	34	13	8	13	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.389
70	▲18	Airdrieonians	Scotland	34	13	8	13	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.389
71	▲18	Motherwell	Scotland	34	13	8	13	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.389
72	▲84	MTK Hungária FC	Hungary	30	10	13	7	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.389
73	▼22	Legia Warszawa	Poland	32	18	6	8	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.389
74	▲151	FC Porto	Portugal	26	16	5	5	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.389
75	▼59	Fiorentina	Italy	34	4	20	10	0.52	0.29	—	score 0.385
76	▼20	PFC Levski Sofia	Bulgaria	32	22	6	4	0.57	0.00	+0.01	score 0.380
77	▼8	Csepel SC	Hungary	30	9	14	7	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.378
78	▲51	Celta de Vigo	Spain	30	15	5	10	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.372
79	▼26	Heart of Midlothian	Scotland	34	13	7	14	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.369
80	▼32	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	East Germany	32	19	5	8	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.361
81	▼5	VFC Vitória Setúbal	Portugal	34	19	5	10	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.356
82	▲132	Crystal Palace	England	50	15	14	21	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.355
83	▲22	Tatabanyai Banyasz	Hungary	30	12	6	12	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.354
84	·	Videoton SC	Hungary	30	9	12	9	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.354
85	▲19	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Germany	37	16	5	16	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.353
86	▲171	Linfield FC	Northern Ireland	24	19	2	3	0.50	0.00	+0.03	score 0.352
87	▲88	Ipswich Town	England	50	14	14	22	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.352
88	▲100	NEC Nijmegen	Netherlands	34	12	10	12	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.351
89	▼9	Nottingham Forest	England	50	17	11	22	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.350
90	▲50	Lierse SK	Belgium	30	17	1	12	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.349
91	▲152	Académica	Portugal	26	13	7	6	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.346
92	▲82	Olympique Marseille	France	40	24	9	7	0.44	0.00	+0.06	score 0.344
93	▲28	VSS Košice	Czechoslovakia	30	16	4	10	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.343
94	▲73	MSV Duisburg	Germany	38	14	12	12	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.339
95	·	Huddersfield Town	England	49	12	18	19	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.339
96	▲10	K. Beerschot VAV	Belgium	30	12	9	9	0.51	0.00	+0.01	score 0.339
97	▼40	ZhSK-Slavia Sofia	Bulgaria	32	13	7	12	0.38	0.26	—	score 0.338
98	▲9	Sklo Union Teplice	Czechoslovakia	30	14	7	9	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.333
99	▲289	FC Utrecht	Netherlands	34	13	7	14	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.332
100	▼36	Sevilla FC	Spain	32	14	6	12	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.331

1970-71 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 4 June 1971

Throughfull season

Leeds UnitedBayern MunichAjaxGladbachMilanArsenalThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Leeds United

England

1709

-9

Ajax

Netherlands

1695

+11

Bayern Munich

Germany

1684

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Germany

1680

Arsenal

England

1678

AC Milan

Italy

1661

Internazionale

Italy

1659

Juventus

Italy

1658

Feyenoord

Netherlands

1645

Celtic

Europe only

1643

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1	Leeds United	1709	-9	England
2	Ajax	1695	+11	Netherlands
3	Bayern Munich	1684	+5	Germany
4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1680	+2	Germany
5	Arsenal	1678	0	England
6	AC Milan	1661	0	Italy
7	Internazionale	1659	0	Italy
8	Juventus	1658	+9	Italy
9	Feyenoord	1645	0	Netherlands
10	Celtic	1643	0	Europe only
11	Liverpool	1636	0	England
12	Chelsea	1614	0	England
13	Hertha BSC Berlin	1600	0	Germany
14	Atlético de Madrid	1572	0	Spain
15	Legia Warszawa	1570	0	Europe only
16	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	1567	0	Europe only
17	FC Barcelona	1565	0	Spain
18	SSC Napoli	1560	0	Italy
19	Tottenham Hotspur	1548	0	England
20	Real Madrid	1544	0	Spain

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1971UEFAWinner: Ajax

Final2

Ajax★Panathinaikos

Semi-finals2

Atlético de MadridRed Star Belgrade

Quarter-finals4

CelticEvertonFC Carl Zeiss JenaLegia Warszawa

Round of 168

Borussia MönchengladbachCagliariFC BaselSporting Clube de PortugalStandard LiègeUT AradWaterford UnitedŠK Slovan Bratislava

Group stage16

AS Saint-ÉtienneBoldklubben 1909EPA LarnacaFC Spartak MoscowFK Austria WienFenerbahçe SKFeyenoordFloriana FCGlentoran FCIFK GöteborgJeunesse d'EschKF TiranaKPV KokkolaKeflavik ÍFRosenborg BKÚjpest FC

Qualifying1▾

PFC Levski Sofia

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup1971UEFAWinner: Leeds United

Final2

JuventusLeeds United★

Semi-finals2

1. FC KölnLiverpool

Quarter-finals4

ArsenalBayern MunichFC TwenteVFC Vitória Setúbal

Round of 168

AC Sparta PrahaDinamo ZagrebFC Spartak TrnavaHibernianKSK BeverenPécsi MecsekRSC AnderlechtSparta Rotterdam

Group stage16

Akademisk BoldklubColeraine FCCoventry CityDinamo BucureştiDundee UnitedDynamo DresdenEskişehirsporFC BarcelonaFiorentinaHajduk SplitHamburger SVHertha BSC BerlinNewcastle UnitedSK Sturm GrazVSC Vitória GuimarãesValencia

Qualifying32▾

AEK AthensAngoulèmeAthletic BilbaoB1901 NykobingBotev PlovdivCS SedanCork HiberniansFK PartizanFerencvárosi TCGD CUFGKS KatowiceGrasshopper-Club ZürichIlves-KissatInternazionaleKAA GentKilmarnockLausanne-SportsLazioMalmö FFNK ŽeljeznicarOlympique MarseillePAOK ThessalonikiPFC Slavia SofiaRangersRuch ChorzówSarpsborg FKSevilla FCSliema Wanderers FCUS RumelangeUniversitatea CraiovaWeiner SKÍA

Cup Winners Cup1971UEFAWinner: Chelsea

Final2

Chelsea★Real Madrid

Semi-finals2

Manchester CityPSV Eindhoven

Quarter-finals4

Cardiff CityClub BruggeFC Viktoria FrankfurtGórnik Zabrze

Round of 168

BenficaBudapest Honvéd FCCSKA SofiaFC NantesFC Wacker InnsbruckFC ZürichGöztepe ASSteaua Bucureşti

Group stage16

Aalborg BKAberdeenAris ThessalonikiBolognaFC Fastav ZlínFC HakaHibernians FCKF PartizaniKarpaty LvivKickers OffenbachLinfield FCNK OlimpijaPezoporikos Larnaca FCStrømsgodset IFUnion LuxembourgÍB Akureyri

Qualifying2▾

Bohemians FCÅtvidabergs FF

Copa Libertadores1 competition

Copa Libertadores1970CONMEBOLWinner: Estudiantes de La Plata

Final2

Estudiantes de La Plata★Peñarol

Semi-finals2

River PlateUniversidad de Chile

Quarter-finals5

Boca JuniorsClub GuaraníLDU QuitoNacionalUniversitario

Round of 1610

América de CaliAmérica de QuitoBolívarCSD RangersCarabobo FCDefensor AricaDeportivo CaliDeportivo GaliciaOlimpiaUniversitario de La Paz

Other competitions4 competitions

Asian Champion Club Tournament1971AFCWinner: Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Final2

Al-Shorta SCMaccabi Tel-Aviv★

CONCACAF Champions Cup1970CONCACAFWinner: Cruz Azul

Final1

Cruz Azul★

African Cup of Champions1970CAFWinner: Asante Kotoko

Final2

Asante Kotoko★TP Mazembe

Intercontinental Cup1970FIFAWinner: Feyenoord

Final2

Estudiantes de La PlataFeyenoord★

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1970-71 covers 6 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

Arsenal

English top flight · England

+7.66

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

Everton

English top flight · England

−7.51

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

England

First Division1971Tier 1

Second Division1971Tier 2

Third Division1971Tier 3

Fourth Division1971Tier 4

Italy

Serie A1971Tier 1

Serie B1971Tier 2

Scotland

Division One1971Tier 1

Scottish Division Two1971Tier 2

Germany

Bundesliga1971Tier 1

Regionalliga Süd1971Tier 2

Netherlands

Eredivisie1971Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1971Tier 2

Spain

La Liga1971Tier 1

Segunda Division1971Tier 2

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1971Tier 1

II Divisão1971Tier 2

France

Division 11971Tier 1

Division 21971Tier 2

Cup competitions

Arsenal

FA Cup · England · v Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur

League Cup · England · v Aston Villa

Stade Rennais FC

Coupe de France · France · v Olympique Lyonnais

Bayern Munich

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v 1. FC Köln

Torino FC

Coppa Italia · Italy · v AC Milan

Ajax

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v Sparta Rotterdam

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v Benfica

Celtic

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Rangers

Rangers

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Celtic

FC Barcelona

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Valencia

Everton

Community Shield · England · v Chelsea

OGC Nice

Trophee des Champions · France · v AS Saint-Étienne

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Arsenal	v Liverpool
League CupDomestic cup	England	Tottenham Hotspur	v Aston Villa
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	Stade Rennais FC	v Olympique Lyonnais
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	Bayern Munich	v 1. FC Köln
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	Torino FC	v AC Milan
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	Ajax	v Sparta Rotterdam
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	Sporting Clube de Portugal	v Benfica
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Celtic	v Rangers
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Celtic
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	FC Barcelona	v Valencia
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Everton	v Chelsea
Trophee des ChampionsSuper cup	France	OGC Nice	v AS Saint-Étienne

← 1969-70 All seasons 1971-72 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).