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1971–72 European Cup
European football tournament
European football tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | European Cup |
| year | 1971–72 |
| image | Rotterdam De Kuip 9.jpg |
| size | 275px |
| caption | De Kuip in Rotterdam hosted the final. |
| dates | 19 August 1971 – 31 May 1972 |
| num_teams | 33 |
| associations | 32 |
| champion_other | NED Ajax |
| count | 2 |
| second_other | ITA Inter Milan |
| matches | 63 |
| goals | 175 |
| attendance | 2091421 |
| top_scorer | Antal 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)) |
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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
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NED Johan Cruyff | NED Ajax | 5 |
| HUN Antal Dunai | HUN Újpesti Dózsa | 5 | |
| SCO Lou Macari | SCO Celtic | 5 | |
| Yugoslavia Silvester Takač | BEL Standard Liège | 5 | |
| 5 | MLT Ronnie Cocks | MLT Sliema Wanderers | 4 |
| NED Willem van Hanegem | NED Feyenoord | 4 | |
| NED Rinus Israël | NED Feyenoord | 4 | |
| POR Artur Jorge | POR Benfica | 4 | |
| ENG Ray Kennedy | ENG Arsenal | 4 | |
| SUI Kurt Müller | SUI Grasshopper | 4 | |
| NED Lex Schoenmaker | NED Feyenoord | 4 |
References
References
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63082. Újpesti Dózsa v Celtic, 8 March 1972
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63087. Újpesti Dózsa v Celtic, 8 March 1972
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