1971–72 UEFA Cup

Background and changes

The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was created in 1955, having actually started a few months earlier than the UEFA-organised European Cup during the summer. The 'Fairs Cup', as it came to be known, was intended to provide a competitive background for matches between the representative teams of cities that hosted international trade fairs, which were being held in the previous years. As such, its calendar was highly irregular, with the first two editions being played over a five-year span.

The tournament had the backing of several influential football officials. This included FIFA Executive Committee members Ernst Thommen, who was the president of the Swiss Football Association, as well as Sir Stanley Rous and Ottorino Barassi. With no further need for international governance, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was internally regulated, from the referees to the disciplinary measures, and no coordination at all with the European Cup. At first, UEFA gave no further attention to the concept, as it was also immersed from 1957 onwards in taking over the International Youth Tournament (nowadays, the UEFA European Under-19 Championship) thad had been initiated by FIFA.

This approach changed at the start of the 1960s as UEFA structures consolidated, being tasked by the FIFA statues to bring order to European competitions. In 1961, UEFA took over the European Cup Winners Cup after its inaugural edition, and, in 1962, devised a plan to streamline the continental calendars and its competitions. A new ruling stated that "competitions open to the clubs of all National Associations affiliated to UEFA may only be organized by UEFA itself". However, this was not initially enforced with the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, due to its good reputation and the influence held by its organisers. In the meantime, the competition had adjusted to an annual schedule, while club teams quickly replaced city teams.

By 1964, the belief within the UEFA Executive Committee was that the competition "should be governed and organised by UEFA itself", to ensure consistency over the rules, refereeing and disciplinary matters. An initial proposal by the Scottish Football Association for UEFA to take over the tournament fell through by 15 votes to 5, due to the opposition of Sir Stanley Rous in his new role as FIFA president, and the support of the Football Association. However, when Scotland submitted a new proposal in 1966, the English association did agree that time, and the motion was narrowly passed by 11 votes to 10 despite the efforts of Rous to prevent it.

Owing to the minimal margin between both positions, UEFA agreed to enter a negotiation period with the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup organizers. The terms were finally approved in 1968, and UEFA was due to take over for the 1969–70 edition. However, just a few months prior, most of the member association presidents agreed to extend the 'transitional period', which lasted for two further years. The tournament was then renamed as the UEFA Cup.

The main changes came with the entry criteria. Teams would no longer be bound to their city being host to an international trade fair, and multiple teams from the same city could be entered. Qualification for the UEFA Cup was devised purely on sporting merits, either by the highest-placed European teams that had not qualified for the European Cup or UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, or by winning a secondary cup competition, such as a league cup. Initially, the lone exception to the rule came from England, which still applied the 'one city, one team' rule until UEFA imposed the standard qualification procedure in 1975. Otherwise, the UEFA Cup retained the same 64-team, five knock-out rounds format for a two-legged final, with multiple teams from Europe's strongest leagues.

Association team allocation

A total of 64 teams from 32 UEFA member associations were entered in the 1971–72 UEFA Cup. As the 'trade fair' requirement was abolished, teams from the Soviet Union, Cyprus and Albania were admitted for the first time, which required further modifications into the allocation scheme previously set up by the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

• 4 associations have four teams qualify.
• 5 associations have three teams qualify.
• 10 associations have two teams qualify.
• 13 associations have one team qualify.

Due to the newly entered associations, Belgium, Scotland and Yugoslavia lost the fourth berth they had gained the previous season, while England went back from five to four teams as the 'title holders' extra berth was not needed. Denmark and Greece also lost their second UEFA Cup berth, and East Germany regained their second berth, while Sweden and Bulgaria were also granted a second berth.

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Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:

• TH: Title holders
• CW: Cup winners
• CR: Cup runners-up
• LC: League Cup winners
• 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
• P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners

Notes

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were primarily scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Bracket

| compact-final = yes | RD1-team01 = Glentoran | RD1-team02 = Eintracht Braunschweig | RD1-score01-1 = 0 | RD1-score02-1 = 1 | RD1-score01-2 = 1 | RD1-score02-2 = 6

| RD1-team03 = Southampton | RD1-team04 = Athletic Bilbao | RD1-score03-1 = 2 | RD1-score04-1 = 1 | RD1-score03-2 = 0 | RD1-score04-2 = 2

| RD1-team05 = Fenerbahçe | RD1-team06 = Ferencváros | RD1-score05-1 = 1 | RD1-score06-1 = 1 | RD1-score05-2 = 1 | RD1-score06-2 = 3

| RD1-team07 = Atlético Madrid | RD1-team08 = Panionios (a) | RD1-score07-1 = 2 | RD1-score08-1 = 1 | RD1-score07-2 = 0 | RD1-score08-2 = 1

| RD1-team09 = Hamburger SV | RD1-team10 = St Johnstone | RD1-score09-1 = 2 | RD1-score10-1 = 1 | RD1-score09-2 = 0 | RD1-score10-2 = 3

| RD1-team11 = Vasas | RD1-team12 = Shelbourne | RD1-score11-1 = 1 | RD1-score12-1 = 0 | RD1-score11-2 = 1 | RD1-score12-2 = 1

| RD1-team13 = Željezničar | RD1-team14 = Club Brugge | RD1-score13-1 = 3 | RD1-score14-1 = 0 | RD1-score13-2 = 1 | RD1-score14-2 = 3

| RD1-team15 = Bologna | RD1-team16 = Anderlecht | RD1-score15-1 = 1 | RD1-score16-1 = 1 | RD1-score15-2 = 2 | RD1-score16-2 = 0

| RD1-team17 = Dinamo Zagreb | RD1-team18 = Botev Vratsa | RD1-score17-1 = 6 | RD1-score18-1 = 1 | RD1-score17-2 = 2 | RD1-score18-2 = 1

| RD1-team19 = Rapid Wien () | RD1-team20 = Vllaznia | RD1-score19-1 = | RD1-score20-1 = | RD1-score19-2 = | RD1-score20-2 =

| RD1-team21 = Marsa | RD1-team22 = Juventus | RD1-score21-1 = 0 | RD1-score22-1 = 6 | RD1-score21-2 = 0 | RD1-score22-2 = 5

| RD1-team23 = Celta Vigo | RD1-team24 = Aberdeen | RD1-score23-1 = 0 | RD1-score24-1 = 2 | RD1-score23-2 = 0 | RD1-score24-2 = 1

| RD1-team25 = OFK Beograd | RD1-team26 = Djurgården | RD1-score25-1 = 4 | RD1-score26-1 = 1 | RD1-score25-2 = 2 | RD1-score26-2 = 2

| RD1-team27 = Carl Zeiss Jena | RD1-team28 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv | RD1-score27-1 = 3 | RD1-score28-1 = 0 | RD1-score27-2 = 1 | RD1-score28-2 = 3

| RD1-team29 = ADO Den Haag | RD1-team30 = Aris Bonnevoie | RD1-score29-1 = 5 | RD1-score30-1 = 0 | RD1-score29-2 = 2 | RD1-score30-2 = 2

| RD1-team31 = Wolverhampton Wanderers | RD1-team32 = Académica | RD1-score31-1 = 3 | RD1-score32-1 = 0 | RD1-score31-2 = 4 | RD1-score32-2 = 1

| RD1-team33 = Zagłębie Wałbrzych | RD1-team34 = Teplice | RD1-score33-1 = 1 | RD1-score34-1 = 0 | RD1-score33-2 = 3 | RD1-score34-2 = 2

| RD1-team35 = UTA Arad | RD1-team36 = Austria Salzburg | RD1-score35-1 = 4 | RD1-score36-1 = 1 | RD1-score35-2 = 1 | RD1-score36-2 = 3

| RD1-team37 = Spartak Moscow | RD1-team38 = Košice | RD1-score37-1 = 2 | RD1-score38-1 = 0 | RD1-score37-2 = 1 | RD1-score38-2 = 2

| RD1-team39 = Vitória de Setúbal (a) | RD1-team40 = Nîmes | RD1-score39-1 = 1 | RD1-score40-1 = 0 | RD1-score39-2 = 1 | RD1-score40-2 = 2

| RD1-team41 = Porto | RD1-team42 = Nantes | RD1-score41-1 = 0 | RD1-score42-1 = 2 | RD1-score41-2 = 1 | RD1-score42-2 = 1

| RD1-team43 = Keflavík | RD1-team44 = Tottenham Hotspur | RD1-score43-1 = 1 | RD1-score44-1 = 6 | RD1-score43-2 = 0 | RD1-score44-2 = 9

| RD1-team45 = Napoli | RD1-team46 = Rapid București | RD1-score45-1 = 1 | RD1-score46-1 = 0 | RD1-score45-2 = 0 | RD1-score46-2 = 2

| RD1-team47 = Lugano | RD1-team48 = Legia Warsaw | RD1-score47-1 = 1 | RD1-score48-1 = 3 | RD1-score47-2 = 0 | RD1-score48-2 = 0

| RD1-team49 = Milan | RD1-team50 = Akritas | RD1-score49-1 = 4 | RD1-score50-1 = 0 | RD1-score49-2 = 3 | RD1-score50-2 = 0

| RD1-team51 = Hertha BSC | RD1-team52 = Elfsborg | RD1-score51-1 = 3 | RD1-score52-1 = 1 | RD1-score51-2 = 4 | RD1-score52-2 = 1

| RD1-team53 = Saint-Étienne | RD1-team54 = 1. FC Köln | RD1-score53-1 = 1 | RD1-score54-1 = 1 | RD1-score53-2 = 1 | RD1-score54-2 = 2

| RD1-team55 = Dundee | RD1-team56 = AB | RD1-score55-1 = 4 | RD1-score56-1 = 2 | RD1-score55-2 = 1 | RD1-score56-2 = 0

| RD1-team57 = Basel | RD1-team58 = Real Madrid | RD1-score57-1 = 1 | RD1-score58-1 = 2 | RD1-score57-2 = 1 | RD1-score58-2 = 2

| RD1-team59 = Chemie Halle | RD1-team60 = PSV Eindhoven () | RD1-score59-1 = 0 | RD1-score60-1 = 0 | RD1-score59-2 = | RD1-score60-2 =

| RD1-team61 = Rosenborg | RD1-team62 = HIFK | RD1-score61-1 = 3 | RD1-score62-1 = 0 | RD1-score61-2 = 1 | RD1-score62-2 = 0

| RD1-team63 = Lierse | RD1-team64 = Leeds United | RD1-score63-1 = 0 | RD1-score64-1 = 2 | RD1-score63-2 = 4 | RD1-score64-2 = 0

| RD2-team01 = Eintracht Braunschweig | RD2-team02 = Athletic Bilbao | RD2-score01-1 = 2 | RD2-score02-1 = 1 | RD2-score01-2 = 2 | RD2-score02-2 = 2

| RD2-team03 = Ferencváros () | RD2-team04 = Panionios | RD2-score03-1 = 6 | RD2-score04-1 = 0 | RD2-score03-2 = | RD2-score04-2 =

| RD2-team05 = St Johnstone | RD2-team06 = Vasas | RD2-score05-1 = 2 | RD2-score06-1 = 0 | RD2-score05-2 = 0 | RD2-score06-2 = 1

| RD2-team07 = Željezničar (a) | RD2-team08 = Bologna | RD2-score07-1 = 1 | RD2-score08-1 = 1 | RD2-score07-2 = 2 | RD2-score08-2 = 2

| RD2-team09 = Dinamo Zagreb | RD2-team10 = Rapid Wien (a) | RD2-score09-1 = 2 | RD2-score10-1 = 2 | RD2-score09-2 = 0 | RD2-score10-2 = 0

| RD2-team11 = Juventus | RD2-team12 = Aberdeen | RD2-score11-1 = 2 | RD2-score12-1 = 0 | RD2-score11-2 = 1 | RD2-score12-2 = 1

| RD2-team13 = OFK Beograd | RD2-team14 = Carl Zeiss Jena | RD2-score13-1 = 1 | RD2-score14-1 = 1 | RD2-score13-2 = 0 | RD2-score14-2 = 4

| RD2-team15 = ADO Den Haag | RD2-team16 = Wolverhampton Wanderers | RD2-score15-1 = 1 | RD2-score16-1 = 3 | RD2-score15-2 = 0 | RD2-score16-2 = 4

| RD2-team17 = Zagłębie Wałbrzych | RD2-team18 = UTA Arad | RD2-score17-1 = 1 | RD2-score18-1 = 1 | RD2-score17-2 = 1 | RD2-score18-2 = 2

| RD2-team19 = Spartak Moscow | RD2-team20 = Vitória de Setúbal | RD2-score19-1 = 0 | RD2-score20-1 = 0 | RD2-score19-2 = 0 | RD2-score20-2 = 4

| RD2-team21 = Nantes | RD2-team22 = Tottenham Hotspur | RD2-score21-1 = 0 | RD2-score22-1 = 0 | RD2-score21-2 = 0 | RD2-score22-2 = 1

| RD2-team23 = Rapid București | RD2-team24 = Legia Warsaw | RD2-score23-1 = 4 | RD2-score24-1 = 0 | RD2-score23-2 = 0 | RD2-score24-2 = 2

| RD2-team25 = Milan | RD2-team26 = Hertha BSC | RD2-score25-1 = 4 | RD2-score26-1 = 2 | RD2-score25-2 = 1 | RD2-score26-2 = 2

| RD2-team27 = 1. FC Köln | RD2-team28 = Dundee | RD2-score27-1 = 2 | RD2-score28-1 = 1 | RD2-score27-2 = 2 | RD2-score28-2 = 4

| RD2-team29 = Real Madrid | RD2-team30 = PSV Eindhoven (a) | RD2-score29-1 = 3 | RD2-score30-1 = 1 | RD2-score29-2 = 0 | RD2-score30-2 = 2

| RD2-team31 = Rosenborg | RD2-team32 = Lierse (a) | RD2-score31-1 = 4 | RD2-score32-1 = 1 | RD2-score31-2 = 0 | RD2-score32-2 = 3

| RD3-team01 = Eintracht Braunschweig | RD3-team02 = Ferencváros | RD3-score01-1 = 1 | RD3-score02-1 = 1 | RD3-score01-2 = 2 | RD3-score02-2 = 5

| RD3-team03 = St Johnstone | RD3-team04 = Željezničar | RD3-score03-1 = 1 | RD3-score04-1 = 0 | RD3-score03-2 = 1 | RD3-score04-2 = 5

| RD3-team05 = Rapid Wien | RD3-team06 = Juventus | RD3-score05-1 = 0 | RD3-score06-1 = 1 | RD3-score05-2 = 1 | RD3-score06-2 = 4

| RD3-team07 = Carl Zeiss Jena | RD3-team08 = Wolverhampton Wanderers | RD3-score07-1 = 0 | RD3-score08-1 = 1 | RD3-score07-2 = 0 | RD3-score08-2 = 3

| RD3-team09 = UTA Arad | RD3-team10 = Vitória de Setúbal | RD3-score09-1 = 3 | RD3-score10-1 = 0 | RD3-score09-2 = 0 | RD3-score10-2 = 1

| RD3-team11 = Tottenham Hotspur | RD3-team12 = Rapid București | RD3-score11-1 = 3 | RD3-score12-1 = 0 | RD3-score11-2 = 2 | RD3-score12-2 = 0

| RD3-team13 = Milan | RD3-team14 = Dundee | RD3-score13-1 = 3 | RD3-score14-1 = 0 | RD3-score13-2 = 0 | RD3-score14-2 = 2

| RD3-team15 = PSV Eindhoven | RD3-team16 = Lierse | RD3-score15-1 = 1 | RD3-score16-1 = 0 | RD3-score15-2 = 0 | RD3-score16-2 = 4

| RD4-team01 = Ferencváros | RD4-team02 = Željezničar | RD4-score01-1 = 1 | RD4-score02-1 = 2 | RD4-score01-2 = 2 (5) | RD4-score02-2 = 1 (4)

| RD4-team03 = Juventus | RD4-team04 = Wolverhampton Wanderers | RD4-score03-1 = 1 | RD4-score04-1 = 1 | RD4-score03-2 = 1 | RD4-score04-2 = 2

| RD4-team05 = UTA Arad | RD4-team06 = Tottenham Hotspur | RD4-score05-1 = 0 | RD4-score06-1 = 2 | RD4-score05-2 = 1 | RD4-score06-2 = 1

| RD4-team07 = Milan | RD4-team08 = Lierse | RD4-score07-1 = 2 | RD4-score08-1 = 0 | RD4-score07-2 = 1 | RD4-score08-2 = 1

| RD5-team01 = Ferencváros | RD5-team02 = Wolverhampton Wanderers | RD5-score01-1 = 2 | RD5-score02-1 = 2 | RD5-score01-2 = 1 | RD5-score02-2 = 2

| RD5-team03 = Tottenham Hotspur | RD5-team04 = Milan | RD5-score03-1 = 2 | RD5-score04-1 = 1 | RD5-score03-2 = 1 | RD5-score04-2 = 1

| RD6-team01 = Wolverhampton Wanderers | RD6-team02 = Tottenham Hotspur | RD6-score01-1 = 1 | RD6-score02-1 = 2 | RD6-score01-2 = 1 | RD6-score02-2 = 1

First round

Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another.

Summary

|} 1 Vllaznia withdrew after Albanian authorities banned the team from international competition, due to its volleyball team coming back from abroad with gifts and items that were deemed forbidden.

2 This match was played in Reykjavík.

3 Chemie Halle withdrew after the first leg following the Hotel 't Silveren Seepaerd fire.

Matches

Vllaznia withdrew after Albanian authorities banned the team from international competition, due to its volleyball team coming back from abroad with gifts and items that were deemed forbidden; Rapid Wien were awarded a walkover.

• Yaşar Mumcu
• Kű
• Branikovits
• Birand Ferencváros won 4–2 on aggregate.

• Kila
• Roggeveen
• Couperus
• Mansveld
• Mousel
• Da Silva
• Mansveld
• Roggeveen ADO Den Haag won 7–2 on aggregate.

• Júlíusson
• Coates
• Gilzean
• Mullery
• Chivers
• Perryman
• Coates
• Knowles
• Gilzean
• Holder Tottenham Hotspur won 15–1 on aggregate.

• Bründl
• Bründl
• Gerwien
• McCaffrey Eintracht Braunschweig won 7–1 on aggregate.

• Torres

• Machado

• Adams

• Torres 2–2 on aggregate. Vitória de Setúbal won on away goals.

• Ducke
• Vogel
• Ankov
• Bonev
• Scheitler Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–3 on aggregate.

• Kun
• Broșovschi
• Both
• Domide
• Ritter
• Hirnschrodt
• Kibler
• Stadler
• Domide UTA Arad won 5–4 on aggregate.

• Zec
• Lukić
• Santrač
• Mešanović
• Rehnberg
• Rehnberg
• Sjöberg
• Zec
• Mitrović OFK Beograd won 6–3 on aggregate.

• Haller
• Causio
• Novellini
• Capello
• Cuccureddu
• Novellini
• Haller
• Furino Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.

• Menczel
• Murray
• Török Vasas won 2–1 on aggregate.

• Galas
• Stratil
• Smetana
• Kwiatkowski
• Augustyniak Zaglebie Walbrzych won 4–2 on aggregate.

• Silagadze
• Egorovich
• Švajlen
• Halas
• Štovčík Spartak Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate.

• Sprečo
• Katalinski
• Bukal
• Rijnders
• Carteus
• Derakovic Željezničar won 4–3 on aggregate.

• Miljković
• Vabec
• Lalic
• Rora
• Iordanov
• Toshkov
• Renic
• Senzen Dinamo Zagreb won 8–2 on aggregate.

• Zaczyk
• Pearson
• Hall
• Pearson
• Whitelaw St Johnstone won 4–2 on aggregate.

• Hermandung
• Varga
• Steffenhagen
• Rökaas
• Sundh
• Horr
• Steffenhagen
• Gutzeit Hertha BSC won 7–2 on aggregate.

• Mørkved
• Hanssen
• Meirik
• Mørkved Rosenborg won 4–0 on aggregate.

• Hasler
• Aguilar
• Santillana
• Aguilar
• Santillana
• Siegenthaler Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.

Chemie Halle withdrew ahead of the return leg due to the Eindhoven hotel fire that claimed the life of Halle's 21-year-old midfielder Wolfgang Hoffmann one day before the match. PSV Eindhoven were awarded a walkover.

• Galvin
• Lorimer
• Reaney
• Ressel
• Janssens Lierse won 4–2 on aggregate.

• Harper
• Forrest
• Harper Aberdeen won 3–0 on aggregate.

• Sarramagna
• Simmet
• Simmet
• Glowacz
• Revelli 1. FC Köln won 3–2 on aggregate.

• Bryce
• Gordon
• Lambie
• Carlsen
• Duncan Dundee won 5–2 on aggregate.

• Luttrop
• Ćmikiewicz
• Stachurski
• Nowak Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.

• Jenkins
• Channon
• Arieta
• Ortuondo
• Arieta Athletic Bilbao won 3–2 on aggregate.

• McAlle
• Richards
• Dougan
• Manuel António
• Dougan
• McAlle Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7–1 on aggregate.

• Lupescu
• Dumitru
• Ene Rapid București won 2–1 on aggregate.

• Perani
• Van Himst
• Savoldi
• Rizzo Bologna won 3–1 on aggregate.

• Marcos
• Maas
• De Michèle Nantes won 3–1 on aggregate.

• Bezerra
• Irureta
• Lagos
• Intzoglou 2–2 on aggregate. Panionios won on away goals.

• Villa
• Magherini
• Golin
• Villa
• Rivera Milan won 7–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another.

Summary

|} 1 After the final whistle in the first leg, visiting Panionios fans invaded the pitch and attacked Ferencváros players, match officials, and Hungarian police. Panionios were ejected from the competition.

2 This match was played in 's-Hertogenbosch.

Matches

• Ene
• Neagu
• Nowak
• Blaut Rapid București won 4–2 on aggregate.

• Scheermann
• Löhr
• Kinninmonth
• Duncan
• Wilson
• Simmet
• Flohe Dundee won 5–4 on aggregate.

• Kwiatkowski
• Broșovschi
• Domide
• Kun
• Pawłowski UTA Arad won 3–2 on aggregate.

• Santrač
• Scheitler
• Mitrović
• Scheitler
• Stein Carl Zeiss Jena won 5–1 on aggregate.

• Kafka
• Hof
• Jagodic 2–2 on aggregate. Rapid Wien won on away goals.

• Bukal
• Perani
• Fedele
• Janković 3–3 on aggregate. Željezničar won on away goals.

• Kű
• Albert
• Megyesi
• Branikovits After the final whistle in the first leg, visiting Panionios fans invaded the pitch and attacked Ferencváros players, match officials, and Hungarian police. Panionios were ejected from the competition. Ferencváros were awarded a walkover.

• Bründl
• Arieta
• Uriarte
• Rojo
• Erler
• Bründl Eintracht Braunschweig won 4–3 on aggregate.

• Christiansen
• Hanssen
• Loraas
• Davidovic
• De Nul 4–4 on aggregate. Lierse won on away goals.

• Hestad
• Dougan
• McCalliog
• Hibbitt
• Dougan
• Weimar
• Mansveld
• Van den Burch Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7–1 on aggregate.

• Peters Tottenham Hotspur won 1–0 on aggregate.

• Connolly
• Pearson
• Puskás St Johnstone won 2–1 on aggregate.

• Prati
• Benetti
• Biasiolo
• Steffenhagen
• Beer
• Horr
• Bigon Milan won 5–4 on aggregate.

• Anzarda
• Aguilar
• Amancio
• Hoekema
• Mulders
• Hoekema 3–3 on aggregate. PSV Eindhoven won on away goals.

• Machado
• Torres
• João Vitória de Setúbal won 4–0 on aggregate.

• Anastasi
• Murray
• Harper
• Anastasi Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another.

Summary

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Matches

• Richards
• Hibbitt
• Dougan Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–0 on aggregate.

• Domide
• Sima
• Kun
• Marí UTA Arad won 3–1 on aggregate.

• Bettega
• Bettega
• Causio
• Lorenz Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.

• Erler
• Kű
• Juhász
• Bálint
• Branikovits
• Bründl
• Erler Ferencváros won 6–3 on aggregate.

• Mulders
• Janssens
• Vermeyen
• De Nul Lierse won 4–1 on aggregate.

• Connolly
• Janković
• Bukal
• Sprečo
• Rooney Željezničar won 5–2 on aggregate.

• Rivera
• Stewart
• Benetti
• Wallace
• Duncan Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.

• Peters
• Chivers
• Pearce
• Chivers Tottenham Hotspur won 5–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Summary

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Matches

• Rivera
• Bigon
• Vermeyen
• Villa Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.

• Morgan
• England
• Gilzean
• Domide Tottenham Hotspur won 3–1 on aggregate.

• Anastasi
• McCalliog
• Hegan
• Dougan
• Haller Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.

• Albert
• Bukal
• Sprečo
• Bratić
• Kű
• Branikovits
• Sprečo
• Bratić
• Janković
• Hrvat
• Bukal
• Novák
• Páncsics
• Branikovits
• Megyesi
• Kű 3–3 on aggregate. Ferencváros won 5–4 on penalties.

Semi-finals

Summary

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Matches

• Szőke
• Albert
• Richards
• Munro
• Daley
• Munro
• Kű Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–3 on aggregate.

• Perryman
• Benetti
• Rivera
• Mullery Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1972 UEFA Cup final

Matches

• McCalliog
• Chivers
• Mullery
• Wagstaffe Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

References

1. 64 teams were scheduled to participate, but [[KF Vllaznia Shkodër. Vllaznia]] from [[Albanian Football Association. Albania]] withdrew before their first match.
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