The 1995 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match played on 24 May 1995 at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, Austria, to determine the winners of the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League, the 40th season of Europe's premier club competition organised by UEFA. It was contested by Dutch side Ajax and Milan of Italy in a rematch of the 1969 final. Milan were appearing in their third consecutive UEFA Champions League final, as well as aiming to win a sixth European Cup/UEFA Champions League title, which would have tied them with Real Madrid's record. However, after 85 minutes, Ajax striker Patrick Kluivert scored the only goal of the game to give Ajax the title; at the age of 18 years, 327 days, that made him the youngest player to score in a UEFA Champions League final.

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Ajax4 (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973)
Milan7 (1958, 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994)

Route to the final

Royal Dutch Football Association AjaxRoundItalian Football Federation Milan
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Italian Football Federation Milan2–0 (H)Matchday 1Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax0–2 (A)
Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens2–1 (A)Matchday 2Austrian Football Association Casino Salzburg3–0 (H)
Austrian Football Association Casino Salzburg0–0 (A)Matchday 3Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens0–0 (A)
Austrian Football Association Casino Salzburg1–1 (H)Matchday 4Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens2–1 (H)
Italian Football Federation Milan2–0 (A)Matchday 5Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax0–2 (H)
Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens2–0 (H)Matchday 6Austrian Football Association Casino Salzburg1–0 (A)
Group D winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax 6 10 2 Italian Football Federation Milan 6 5 3 Austrian Football Association Casino Salzburg 6 5 4 Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens 6 2Source:Final standingsGroup D runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax 6 10 2 Italian Football Federation Milan 6 5 3 Austrian Football Association Casino Salzburg 6 5 4 Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens 6 2Source:
PosTeamvtePldPts
1Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax610
2Italian Football Federation Milan65
3Austrian Football Association Casino Salzburg65
4Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens62
PosTeamvtePldPts
1Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax610
2Italian Football Federation Milan65
3Austrian Football Association Casino Salzburg65
4Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens62
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Croatian Football Federation Hajduk Split3–00–0 (A)3–0 (H)Quarter-finalsPortuguese Football Federation Benfica2–02–0 (H)0–0 (A)
German Football Association Bayern Munich5–20–0 (A)5–2 (H)Semi-finalsFrench Football Federation Paris Saint-Germain3–01–0 (A)2–0 (H)

Match

Details

Ajax Royal Dutch Football Association1–0Italian Football Federation Milan
Kluivert 85'
AjaxMilan
GK 1 Netherlands Edwin van der Sar RB 2 Netherlands Michael Reiziger CB 3 Netherlands Danny Blind (c) 44' DM 4 Netherlands Frank Rijkaard LB 5 Netherlands Frank de Boer RM 6 Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 53' RF 7 Nigeria Finidi George LM 8 Netherlands Edgar Davids CF 9 Netherlands Ronald de Boer AM 10 Finland Jari Litmanen 70' LF 11 Netherlands Marc Overmars 33' Substitutions: GK 12 Netherlands Fred Grim DF 13 Netherlands Winston Bogarde FW 14 Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu 53' FW 15 Netherlands Patrick Kluivert 70' FW 16 Netherlands Peter van Vossen Manager: Netherlands Louis van GaalGK 1 Italy Sebastiano Rossi RB 2 Italy Christian Panucci CB 5 Italy Alessandro Costacurta CB 6 Italy Franco Baresi (c) LB 3 Italy Paolo Maldini DM 4 Italy Demetrio Albertini DM 8 France Marcel Desailly RM 7 Italy Roberto Donadoni LM 10 Croatia Zvonimir Boban 84' SS 11 Italy Marco Simone CF 9 Italy Daniele Massaro 88' Substitutions: GK 12 Italy Mario Ielpo CB 13 Italy Filippo Galli RM 14 Italy Stefano Eranio 88' RM 15 Italy Gianluigi Lentini 84' CM 16 Italy Giovanni Stroppa Manager: Italy Fabio Capello
GK1Netherlands Edwin van der Sar
RB2Netherlands Michael Reiziger
CB3Netherlands Danny Blind (c)44'
DM4Netherlands Frank Rijkaard
LB5Netherlands Frank de Boer
RM6Netherlands Clarence Seedorf53'
RF7Nigeria Finidi George
LM8Netherlands Edgar Davids
CF9Netherlands Ronald de Boer
AM10Finland Jari Litmanen70'
LF11Netherlands Marc Overmars33'
Substitutions:
GK12Netherlands Fred Grim
DF13Netherlands Winston Bogarde
FW14Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu53'
FW15Netherlands Patrick Kluivert70'
FW16Netherlands Peter van Vossen
Manager:
Netherlands Louis van Gaal
GK1Italy Sebastiano Rossi
RB2Italy Christian Panucci
CB5Italy Alessandro Costacurta
CB6Italy Franco Baresi (c)
LB3Italy Paolo Maldini
DM4Italy Demetrio Albertini
DM8France Marcel Desailly
RM7Italy Roberto Donadoni
LM10Croatia Zvonimir Boban84'
SS11Italy Marco Simone
CF9Italy Daniele Massaro88'
Substitutions:
GK12Italy Mario Ielpo
CB13Italy Filippo Galli
RM14Italy Stefano Eranio88'
RM15Italy Gianluigi Lentini84'
CM16Italy Giovanni Stroppa
Manager:
Italy Fabio Capello
Linesmen: Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania) Tudor Constantinescu (Romania) Fourth official: Adrian Porumboiu (Romania)

See also

External links

  • at UEFA.com