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1971–72 European Cup

European football tournament


European football tournament

FieldValue
tourney_nameEuropean Cup
year1971–72
imageRotterdam De Kuip 9.jpg
size275px
captionDe Kuip in Rotterdam hosted the final.
dates19 August 1971 – 31 May 1972
num_teams33
associations32
champion_otherNED Ajax
count2
second_otherITA Inter Milan
matches63
goals175
attendance2091421
top_scorerAntal Dunai (Újpesti Dózsa)
Johan Cruyff (Ajax)
Lou Macari (Celtic)
Silvester Takač (Standard Liège)
5 goals each
prevseason[1970–71](1970-71-european-cup)
nextseason[1972–73](1972-73-european-cup)

Johan Cruyff (Ajax) Lou Macari (Celtic) Silvester Takač (Standard Liège) 5 goals each

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

Galatasaray ([1st](1970-71-1-lig))CSKA Moscow ([1st](1970-soviet-top-league))Hajduk Split ([1st](1970-71-yugoslav-first-league))

Preliminary round

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First leg

Claramunt Valdez

Second leg

Valencia won 4–1 on aggregate.

Bracket

| RD1-team01=FRA Marseille | RD1-score01-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=1 | RD1-score01-agg=3 | RD1-team02=POL Górnik Zabrze | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-score02-agg=2

| RD1-team03=NED Ajax | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=0 | RD1-score03-agg=2 | RD1-team04=GDR Dynamo Dresden | RD1-score04-1=0 | RD1-score04-2=0 | RD1-score04-agg=0

| RD1-team05=FIN Reipas Lahti | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=0 | RD1-score05-agg=1 | RD1-team06=SUI Grasshopper | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score06-2=8 | RD1-score06-agg=9

| RD1-team07=NOR Strømsgodset | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-score07-agg=1 | RD1-team08=ENG Arsenal | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-score08-agg=7

| RD1-team09=ROU Dinamo București (a) | RD1-score09-1=0 | RD1-score09-2=2 | RD1-score09-agg=2 | RD1-team10=TCH Spartak Trnava | RD1-score10-1=0 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-agg=2

| RD1-team11=NED Feyenoord | RD1-score11-1=8 | RD1-score11-2=9 | RD1-score11-agg=17 | RD1-team12=CYP Olympiakos Nicosia | RD1-score12-1=0 | RD1-score12-2=0 | RD1-score12-agg=0

| RD1-team13=AUT Wacker Innsbruck | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score13-agg=1 | RD1-team14=POR Benfica | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score14-agg=7

| RD1-team15=BUL CSKA September Flag | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=1 | RD1-score15-agg=4 | RD1-team16=ALB Partizani | RD1-score16-1=0 | RD1-score16-2=0 | RD1-score16-agg=0

| RD1-team17=ESP Valencia (a) | RD1-score17-1=0 | RD1-score17-2=1 | RD1-score17-agg=1 | RD1-team18=YUG Hajduk Split | RD1-score18-1=0 | RD1-score18-2=1 | RD1-score18-agg=1

| RD1-team19=HUN Újpesti Dózsa | RD1-score19-1=4 | RD1-score19-2=0 | RD1-score19-agg=4 | RD1-team20=SWE Malmö FF | RD1-score20-1=0 | RD1-score20-2=1 | RD1-score20-agg=1

| RD1-team21=DEN Boldklubben 1903 | RD1-score21-1=2 | RD1-score21-2=0 | RD1-score21-agg=2 | RD1-team22=SCO Celtic | RD1-score22-1=1 | RD1-score22-2=3 | RD1-score22-agg=4

| RD1-team23=ISL ÍA | RD1-score23-1=0 | RD1-score23-2=0 | RD1-score23-agg=0 | RD1-team24=MLT Sliema Wanderers | RD1-score24-1=4 | RD1-score24-2=0 | RD1-score24-agg=4

| RD1-team25=ITA Inter Milan | RD1-score25-1=4 | RD1-score25-2=2 | RD1-score25-agg=6 | RD1-team26=GRE AEK Athens | RD1-score26-1=1 | RD1-score26-2=3 | RD1-score26-agg=4

| RD1-team27=IRE Cork Hibernians | RD1-score27-1=0 | RD1-score27-2=1 | RD1-score27-agg=1 | RD1-team28=FRG Borussia M.Gladbach | RD1-score28-1=5 | RD1-score28-2=2 | RD1-score28-agg=7

| RD1-team29=TUR Galatasaray | RD1-score29-1=1 | RD1-score29-2=0 | RD1-score29-agg=1 | RD1-team30=URS CSKA Moscow | RD1-score30-1=1 | RD1-score30-2=3 | RD1-score30-agg=4

| RD1-team31=BEL Standard Liège | RD1-score31-1=2 | RD1-score31-2=3 | RD1-score31-agg=5 | RD1-team32=NIR Linfield | RD1-score32-1=0 | RD1-score32-2=2 | RD1-score32-agg=2

| RD2-team01=FRA Marseille | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=1 | RD2-score01-agg=2 | RD2-team02=NED Ajax | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-agg=6

| RD2-team03=SUI Grasshopper | RD2-score03-1=0 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score03-agg=0 | RD2-team04=ENG Arsenal | RD2-score04-1=2 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score04-agg=5

| RD2-team05=ROU Dinamo București | RD2-score05-1=0 | RD2-score05-2=0 | RD2-score05-agg=0 | RD2-team06=NED Feyenoord | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-agg=5

| RD2-team07=POR Benfica | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score07-agg=2 | RD2-team08=BUL CSKA September Flag | RD2-score08-1=1 | RD2-score08-2=0 | RD2-score08-agg=1

| RD2-team09=ESP Valencia | RD2-score09-1=0 | RD2-score09-2=1 | RD2-score09-agg=1 | RD2-team10=HUN Újpesti Dózsa | RD2-score10-1=1 | RD2-score10-2=2 | RD2-score10-agg=3

| RD2-team11=SCO Celtic | RD2-score11-1=5 | RD2-score11-2=2 | RD2-score11-agg=7 | RD2-team12=MLT Sliema Wanderers | RD2-score12-1=0 | RD2-score12-2=1 | RD2-score12-agg=1

| RD2-team13=ITA Inter Milan | RD2-score13-1=4 | RD2-score13-2=0 | RD2-score13-agg=4 | RD2-team14=FRG Borussia M.Gladbach | RD2-score14-1=2 | RD2-score14-2=0 | RD2-score14-agg=2

| RD2-team15=URS CSKA Moscow | RD2-score15-1=1 | RD2-score15-2=0 | RD2-score15-agg=1 | RD2-team16=BEL Standard Liège | RD2-score16-1=0 | RD2-score16-2=2 | RD2-score16-agg=2

| RD3-team01=NED Ajax | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score01-agg=3 | RD3-team02=ENG Arsenal | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-score02-agg=1

| RD3-team03=NED Feyenoord | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score03-agg=2 | RD3-team04=POR Benfica | RD3-score04-1=0 | RD3-score04-2=5 | RD3-score04-agg=5

| RD3-team05=HUN Újpesti Dózsa | RD3-score05-1=1 | RD3-score05-2=1 | RD3-score05-agg=2 | RD3-team06=SCO Celtic | RD3-score06-1=2 | RD3-score06-2=1 | RD3-score06-agg=3

| RD3-team07=ITA Inter Milan (a) | RD3-score07-1=1 | RD3-score07-2=1 | RD3-score07-agg=2 | RD3-team08=BEL Standard Liège | RD3-score08-1=0 | RD3-score08-2=2 | RD3-score08-agg=2

| RD4-team01=NED Ajax | RD4-score01-1=1 | RD4-score01-2=0 | RD4-score01-agg=1 | RD4-team02=POR Benfica | RD4-score02-1=0 | RD4-score02-2=0 | RD4-score02-agg=0

| RD4-team03=ITA Inter Milan (p) | RD4-score03-1=0 | RD4-score03-2=0 | RD4-score03-agg=0 (5) | RD4-team04=SCO Celtic | RD4-score04-1=0 | RD4-score04-2=0 | RD4-score04-agg=0 (4)

| RD5-team01=NED Ajax | RD5-score01=2 | RD5-team02=ITA Inter Milan | RD5-score02=0

First round

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First leg

Skoblar

Keizer


Wølner Kelly


Van Hanegem Schoenmaker Israël Schneider

Artur Jorge Eusébio

Nikodimov Marashliev


Bene


Aquilina

Facchetti Jair Boninsegna

Heynckes Le Fevre


Takač

Second leg

Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ajax won 2–0 on aggregate.

Gröbli Schneeberger Meier Mayer Grasshopper won 9–1 on aggregate.

Radford Armstrong Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.

Dobiaš 2–2 on aggregate; Dinamo București won on away goals.

Hasil Wery Posthumus Israël Feyenoord won 17–0 on aggregate.

Artur Jorge Simões Benfica won 7–1 on aggregate.

CSKA September Flag won 4–0 on aggregate.

1–1 on aggregate; Valencia won on away goals.

Újpesti Dózsa won 4–1 on aggregate.

Callaghan Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sliema Wanderers won 4–0 on aggregate.

Papaioannou Nikolaidis Boninsegna Inter Milan won 6–4 on aggregate.

Wimmer Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–1 on aggregate.

Oglobin CSKA Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.

Larmour Takač Piot Standard Liège won 5–2 on aggregate.

Second round

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First leg

Cruyff

Graham

Maiwald Schneider

Artur Jorge


Macari Hood Brogan

Le Fevre Netzer Sieloff

This game was annulled as Inter player Roberto Boninsegna was hit by a Coca-Cola can in the 29th minute.http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/0,1518,443138,00.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140420034955/http://torfabrik.de/nc/tf-plus/interviews/datum/2006/10/18/ich-hatte-keine-beweise The first leg game was replayed after the game that was originally scheduled to be the second leg was played, thus the order of legs was switched.

Boninsegna Jair Ghio Wittkamp

Second leg

Swart Haan Ajax won 6–2 on aggregate.

George Radford Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.

Schoenmaker Feyenoord won 5–0 on aggregate.

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Újpesti Dózsa won 3–1 on aggregate.

Lennox Celtic won 7–1 on aggregate.

Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.

Standard Liège won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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First leg



Macari

Second leg

Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.

Jordão Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.

Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.

Takač 2–2 on aggregate; Inter Milan won on away goals.

Semi-finals

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First leg


Second leg

Ajax won 1–0 on aggregate.

Craig Johnstone McCluskey Murdoch Facchetti Frustalupi Pellizzaro Jair 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

Main article: 1972 European Cup final

Top scorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1NED Johan CruyffNED Ajax5
HUN Antal DunaiHUN Újpesti Dózsa5
SCO Lou MacariSCO Celtic5
Yugoslavia Silvester TakačBEL Standard Liège5
5MLT Ronnie CocksMLT Sliema Wanderers4
NED Willem van HanegemNED Feyenoord4
NED Rinus IsraëlNED Feyenoord4
POR Artur JorgePOR Benfica4
ENG Ray KennedyENG Arsenal4
SUI Kurt MüllerSUI Grasshopper4
NED Lex SchoenmakerNED Feyenoord4

References

References

  1. {{UEFA match attendance. 63082. Újpesti Dózsa v Celtic, 8 March 1972
  2. {{UEFA match attendance. 63087. Újpesti Dózsa v Celtic, 8 March 1972
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