1971–72 European Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 1971 – 31 May 1972 |
| Teams | 33 (from 32 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Netherlands Ajax (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Italy Inter Milan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 175 (2.78 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,091,421 (33,197 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Antal Dunai (Újpesti Dózsa) Johan Cruyff (Ajax) Lou Macari (Celtic) Silvester Takač (Standard Liège) 5 goals each |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → | |
The 1971–72 European Cup was the 17th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Ajax, who beat Inter Milan in the final at De Kuip in Rotterdam, on 31 May 1972. It was the second consecutive win for Ajax, as well as third for Netherlands. It was also the first European Cup final where both finalists had previously won and lost competition finals.
Teams
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Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia Spain | 4–1 | Luxembourg Union Luxembourg | 3–1 | 1–0 |
First leg
Second leg
Valencia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille France | 3–2 | Poland Górnik Zabrze | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Ajax Netherlands | 2–0 | East Germany Dynamo Dresden | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Reipas Lahti Finland | 1–9 | Switzerland Grasshopper | 1–1 | 0–8 |
| Strømsgodset Norway | 1–7 | England Arsenal | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Dinamo București Romania | 2–2 (a) | Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Feyenoord Netherlands | 17–0 | Cyprus Olympiakos Nicosia | 8–0 | 9–0 |
| Wacker Austria | 1–7 | Portugal Benfica | 0–4 | 1–3 |
| CSKA September Flag Bulgaria | 4–0 | Albania Partizani | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Valencia Spain | 1–1 (a) | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Újpesti Dózsa Hungary | 4–1 | Sweden Malmö FF | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Boldklubben 1903 Denmark | 2–4 | Scotland Celtic | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| ÍA Iceland | 0–4 | Malta Sliema Wanderers | 0–4 | 0–0 |
| Inter Milan Italy | 6–4 | Greece AEK Athens | 4–1 | 2–3 |
| Cork Hibernians Republic of Ireland | 1–7 | West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–5 | 1–2 |
| Galatasaray Turkey | 1–4 | Soviet Union CSKA Moscow | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Standard Liège Belgium | 5–2 | Northern Ireland Linfield | 2–0 | 3–2 |
First leg
| Marseille France | 2–1 | Poland Górnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Wraży File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (o.g.) Skoblar File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
Report | Lubański File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' |
| Ajax Netherlands | 2–0 | East Germany Dynamo Dresden |
|---|---|---|
| Swart File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Keizer File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' |
Report |
| Reipas Lahti Finland | 1–1 | Switzerland Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Lindholm File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' | Report | Ohlhauser File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
| Strømsgodset Norway | 1–3 | England Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| Pettersen File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' | Report | Simpson File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Wølner File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (o.g.) Kelly File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
| Wacker Austria | 0–4 | Portugal Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Graça File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Artur Jorge File:Soccerball shade.svg 20', 82' Eusébio File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
| CSKA September Flag Bulgaria | 3–0 | Albania Partizani |
|---|---|---|
| Atanasov File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Nikodimov File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' (pen.) Marashliev File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
Report |
| Újpesti Dózsa Hungary | 4–0 | Sweden Malmö FF |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Bene File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', 64', 80' |
Report |
| Boldklubben 1903 Denmark | 2–1 | Scotland Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Johansen File:Soccerball shade.svg 14', 24' | Report | Macari File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' |
| ÍA Iceland | 0–4 | Malta Sliema Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cocks File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 57', 68' Aquilina File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
| Galatasaray Turkey | 1–1 | Soviet Union CSKA Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Güleş File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' | Report | Kopeikin File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' |
| Standard Liège Belgium | 2–0 | Northern Ireland Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Semmeling File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Takač File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Report |
Second leg
| Górnik Zabrze Poland | 1–1 | France Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Anczok File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' | Report | Skoblar File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' |
Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.
Ajax won 2–0 on aggregate.
Grasshopper won 9–1 on aggregate.
| Arsenal England | 4–0 | Norway Strømsgodset |
|---|---|---|
| Kennedy File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Radford File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', 58' Armstrong File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
Report |
Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Spartak Trnava Czechoslovakia | 2–2 | Romania Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Kabát File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Dobiaš File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' (pen.) |
Report | Popescu File:Soccerball shade.svg 64', 88' |
2–2 on aggregate; Dinamo București won on away goals.
| Olympiakos Nicosia Cyprus | 0–9 | Netherlands Feyenoord |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Hanegem File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 82' Hasil File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Wery File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Posthumus File:Soccerball shade.svg 31', 39' Israël File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (pen.), 63' (pen.), 70' |
Feyenoord won 17–0 on aggregate.
| Benfica Portugal | 3–1 | Austria Wacker |
|---|---|---|
| Calisto File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Artur Jorge File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Simões File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
Report | Jara File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' |
Benfica won 7–1 on aggregate.
CSKA September Flag won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 1–1 | Spain Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Pérez File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' (o.g.) | Report | Claramunt File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' |
1–1 on aggregate; Valencia won on away goals.
Újpesti Dózsa won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Celtic Scotland | 3–0 | Denmark Boldklubben 1903 |
|---|---|---|
| Wallace File:Soccerball shade.svg 23', 85' Callaghan File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Report |
Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.
Sliema Wanderers won 4–0 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland Cork Hibernians |
|---|---|---|
| Sieloff File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Wimmer File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
Report | Dennehy File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–1 on aggregate.
| CSKA Moscow Soviet Union | 3–0 | Turkey Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Dorofeev File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 75' Oglobin File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Report |
CSKA Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 5–2 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille France | 2–6 | Netherlands Ajax | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Grasshopper Switzerland | 0–5 | England Arsenal | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Dinamo București Romania | 0–5 | Netherlands Feyenoord | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Benfica Portugal | 2–1 | Bulgaria CSKA September Flag | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Valencia Spain | 1–3 | Hungary Újpesti Dózsa | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Celtic Scotland | 7–1 | Malta Sliema Wanderers | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| Inter Milan Italy | 4–2 | West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–2 | 0–0 |
| CSKA Moscow Soviet Union | 1–2 | Belgium Standard Liège | 1–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Marseille France | 1–2 | Netherlands Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Gress File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' | Report | Keizer File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Cruyff File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
| Grasshopper Switzerland | 0–2 | England Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kennedy File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Graham File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
| Dinamo București Romania | 0–3 | Netherlands Feyenoord |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wery File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Maiwald File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Schneider File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' |
| Benfica Portugal | 2–1 | Bulgaria CSKA September Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigues File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Artur Jorge File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Report | Zhekov File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
| Celtic Scotland | 5–0 | Malta Sliema Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Gemmell File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Macari File:Soccerball shade.svg 17', 41' Hood File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Brogan File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
Report |
This game was annulled as Inter player Roberto Boninsegna was hit by a Coca-Cola can in the 29th minute.[2][3] The first leg game was replayed after the game that was originally scheduled to be second leg was played, thus the order of legs was switched.
Second leg
| Ajax Netherlands | 4–1 | France Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Cruyff File:Soccerball shade.svg 32, 64' Swart File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Haan File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
Report | Couécou File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' |
Ajax won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Arsenal England | 3–0 | Switzerland Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Kennedy File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' George File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Radford File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
Report |
Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord Netherlands | 2–0 | Romania Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Nunweiller File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (o.g.) Schoenmaker File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Report |
Feyenoord won 5–0 on aggregate.
| CSKA September Flag Bulgaria | 0–0 | Portugal Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 30,323[1]
Referee: Leonidas Vasilikopoulos (Greece)
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Újpesti Dózsa Hungary | 2–1 | Spain Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai File:Soccerball shade.svg 51', 54' | Report | Valdez File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
Újpesti Dózsa won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Sliema Wanderers Malta | 1–2 | Scotland Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Cocks File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' | Report | Hood File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Lennox File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
Celtic won 7–1 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège Belgium | 2–0 | Soviet Union CSKA Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Takač File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 60' (pen.) | Report |
Standard Liège won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Netherlands | 3–1 | England Arsenal | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Feyenoord Netherlands | 2–5 | Portugal Benfica | 1–0 | 1–5 |
| Újpesti Dózsa Hungary | 2–3 | Scotland Celtic | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Inter Milan Italy | 2–2 (a) | Belgium Standard Liège | 1–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
| Ajax Netherlands | 2–1 | England Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| G. Mühren File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 70' (pen.) | Report | Kennedy File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' |
| Újpesti Dózsa Hungary | 1–2 | Scotland Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Horváth File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' | Report | Horváth File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (o.g.) Macari File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Second leg
Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Benfica Portugal | 5–1 | Netherlands Feyenoord |
|---|---|---|
| Nené File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 81', 92' Jordão File:Soccerball shade.svg 30', 90' |
Report | Van Hanegem File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' |
Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Celtic Scotland | 1–1 | Hungary Újpesti Dózsa |
|---|---|---|
| Macari File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' | Report | A. Dunai File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' |
Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège Belgium | 2–1 | Italy Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Cvetler File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Takač File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (pen.) |
Report | Mazzola File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
2–2 on aggregate; Inter Milan won on away goals.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Netherlands | 1–0 | Portugal Benfica | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Inter Milan Italy | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Scotland Celtic | 0–0 | 0–0 |
First leg
Second leg
Ajax won 1–0 on aggregate.
0–0 on aggregate; Inter Milan won 5–4 on penalties. During the shoot-out, teams had to take all five penalties even if they could no longer win (the shoot-out would otherwise have ended with a score of 5–3 as Inter went first).
Final
| Ajax Netherlands | 2–0 | Italy Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Cruyff File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 78' | Report |
Top scorers
References
- ↑ "Újpesti Dózsa v Celtic, 8 March 1972" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ↑ "Újpesti Dózsa v Celtic, 8 March 1972" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
External links
- 1971–72 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1971–72 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
- 1971-72 European Cup
- European Cup 1971-72 – results, protocols, players statistics
- website eurocups-uefa.ru European Cup 1971-72 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1971–72 European Cup
