The final was played over two legs at White Hart Lane, London, England, and at De Kuip, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

It was won by Feyenoord of the Netherlands, who defeated Tottenham Hotspur of England by an aggregate result of 4–2 to claim their first UEFA Cup title.

Feyenoord also broke a streak of six consecutive years of English clubs winning the UEFA Cup or the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

The original allocation scheme was as follows: Northern Ireland returned to the competition after a one-year absence.

Scotland and Belgium were the two associations selected to have an extra third birth for this season, while France, Yugoslavia and Portugal went back to two qualified teams.

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition: NotesThe schedule of the competition: Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays, including the first leg of the final.

Both legs of the first round match phase between VfB Stuttgart and Olympiakos Nicosia were played in the same week over three days, with the first leg being held on a Monday.

Carl Zeiss Jena won 6–0 on aggregate.

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv won 3–0 on aggregate.

Universitatea Craiova won 1–0 on aggregate.

Gwardia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.

Tatran Prešov won 5–3 on aggregate.

OFK Beograd won on away goals.

Vitória Setúbal won on away goals.

Leeds United won 5–4 on penalties.