The 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup final was an association football match between Borussia Dortmund of West Germany and Liverpool 💵 of England played on 5 May 1966 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland. It was the final match of the 1965–66 💵 season of Europe's secondary cup competition, the European Cup Winners' Cup. Both sides were competing in their first European final.

Each 💵 club needed to progress through four rounds to reach the final. The rounds were contested over two legs, with a 💵 match at each team's home ground. Borussia's ties varied from close affairs to comfortable victories. They beat Atlético Madrid by 💵 a single goal over two legs, while they defeated Floriana 13–1 on aggregate in the first round. Liverpool's ties were 💵 mainly close affairs. Only one of Liverpool's ties was won by more than two goals.

Watched by a crowd of 41,657, 💵 the first half was goalless. Dortmund took the lead in the second half when Sigfried Held scored, Liverpool equalised seven 💵 minutes later through Roger Hunt. The scores remained the same to the end of the second half, which meant the 💵 match went into extra time. Reinhard Libuda scored in extra-time for Dortmund, and with no further goals, Dortmund won the 💵 match 2–1 to win the Cup Winners' Cup and become the first German team to win a European trophy.

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