1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup

Preliminary round

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First leg

Richter Berg H Andersen

Micallef

Second leg

Köglberger 4–4 on aggregate; Austria Wien won on away goals.

Hibernians won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round

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First leg

Asensi

Barriquand

Lourenço
Marinho

Gzel Gałeczka Torstensson Edström

Houseman
Hollins Baldwin Webb

van Opdorp Suykerbuyck Mertakkas Claessen Mallants

Horváth Filipović
Antonijević Krivokuća

Second leg

Barcelona won 7–1 on aggregate.

Steaua București won 1–0 on aggregate.

Heighway Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.

Hoffmann Krauthausen Roth Bayern Munich won 7–1 on aggregate.

Luppi Torino won 5–0 on aggregate.

Austria Wien won 2–1 on aggregate.

Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.

Dinis Sporting CP won 7–0 on aggregate.

Åtvidaberg won 5–4 on aggregate.

Hudson Hollins Webb Harris Baldwin
Houseman Chelsea won 21–0 on aggregate.

Beerschot won 8–0 on aggregate.

• Gibson
• Murray
• King
• Bell
• Woodruff
• Johannsen
• Terletzki
• Carow
• Becker
• Labes 2–2 on aggregate; BFC Dynamo won 5–4 on penalties.

Kowalik Sparta won 3–1 on aggregate.

Bencsik Red Star Belgrade won 8–4 on aggregate.

Eskişehirspor won 4–0 on aggregate.

Gaitatzis Dynamo Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

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1The second leg was originally 3–2 to Sporting after 90 minutes, and 4–3 to Sporting after extra time. The referee erroneously ordered a penalty shoot-out which Sporting won 2–0; UEFA later ruled that Rangers had won on away goals.

First leg

• Năstase

Henderson Wágner

Johannsen Rohde

Second leg

FC Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.

Torino won 1–0 on aggregate.

Laranjeira Pedro Gomes Peres Henderson 6–6 on aggregate; Rangers won on away goals.{{refn|group=note|The original result of the penalty shoot-out was as follows:

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• Caló
• Yazalde
• Peres style"text-align:center; font-weight:bold" 2–0
• Jardine
• McLean
• Stein
• Smith

Labes Becker BFC Dynamo won 6−2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

Second leg

1–1 on aggregate; Bayern Munich won on away goals.

Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.

Netz Sandberg BFC Dynamo won 4−2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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First leg

Report 2

Report 2 Report 3

Second leg

Report 2 Parlane Rangers won 3–1 on aggregate.

Report 2 Report 3

• Dolmatov
• Baydachniy
• Evryuzhikhin
• Makhovikov
• Johannsen
• Terletzki
• Carow 2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Moscow won 4–1 on penalties.

Final

Main article: 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup final

Report 2 Johnston Makhovikov

Notes

References

References

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4. Tovar, Rui Miguel. (23 July 2021). "A dupla gafe do árbitro Van Ravens". [[Contacto (Luxembourg).
5. Schlegel, Klaus. (9 November 1971). "Streckenweide Fußball mit Pfiff". [[Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR.
6. Simon, Günter. (14 March 1972). "Selbstbewußt aufgetrumpft". [[Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR.
7. Simon, Günter. (28 March 1972). "Einen großen Kampf geliefert!". [[Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR.
8. Simon, Günter. (25 April 1972). "Das Finale war zum Greifen nahe!". [[Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR.