Celtic’s 1967 European Cup-winning team is known as the Lisbon Lions.
The nickname refers to the Celtic side that defeated Inter Milan 2–1 in the European Cup final at Lisbon’s Estádio Nacional on 25 May 1967. Celtic became the first British club to win the competition, and the victory remains one of the defining achievements in Scottish football.
Manager Jock Stein led a team featuring captain Billy McNeill, goalkeeper Ronnie Simpson, Jimmy Johnstone, Bobby Lennox, Bertie Auld, Tommy Gemmell and Stevie Chalmers. Celtic’s team was notable for its local character: every player who took the field in the final was born within roughly 30 miles of Celtic Park.
The name likely draws on Lisbon’s Sporting CP, whose mascot is a lion, as well as the visual similarity between Sporting’s and Celtic’s green-and-white hoops. The Lisbon Lions are sometimes confused with Celtic’s later European teams, but the nickname specifically belongs to the 1967 winners.