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.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 1971 – 31 May 1972 |
| Teams | 33 (from 32 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ajax (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  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 → | |
Teams
editPreliminary round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia |
4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
First leg
editSecond leg
edit| Union Luxembourg | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Forment |
Valencia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Bracket
editFirst round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille |
3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Ajax |
2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Reipas Lahti |
1–9 | 1–1 | 0–8 | |
| Strømsgodset |
1–7 | 1–3 | 0–4 | |
| Dinamo București |
2–2 (a) | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Feyenoord |
17–0 | 8–0 | 9–0 | |
| Wacker |
1–7 | 0–4 | 1–3 | |
| CSKA September Flag |
4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Valencia |
1–1 (a) | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Újpesti Dózsa |
4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Boldklubben 1903 |
2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| ÍA |
0–4 | 0–4 | 0–0 | |
| Inter Milan |
6–4 | 4–1 | 2–3 | |
| Cork Hibernians |
1–7 | 0–5 | 1–2 | |
| Galatasaray |
1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Standard Liège |
5–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
First leg
edit| Ajax | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Swart Keizer |
Report |
| Reipas Lahti | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindholm |
Report | Ohlhauser |
| Feyenoord | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maiwald Van Hanegem Schoenmaker Israël Schneider |
Report |
| CSKA September Flag | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Atanasov Nikodimov Marashliev |
Report |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai Bene |
Report |
| Boldklubben 1903 | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Johansen |
Report | Macari |
| ÍA | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cocks Aquilina |
| Inter Milan | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mazzola Facchetti Jair Boninsegna |
Report | Pomonis |
| Cork Hibernians | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wloka Heynckes Le Fevre |
| Galatasaray | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Güleş |
Report | Kopeikin |
| Standard Liège | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Semmeling Takač |
Report |
Second leg
edit| Górnik Zabrze | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Anczok |
Report | Skoblar |
Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Ajax won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Müller Gröbli Schneeberger Meier Mayer |
Report |
Grasshopper won 9–1 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Spartak Trnava | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kabát Dobiaš |
Report | Popescu |
2–2 on aggregate; Dinamo București won on away goals.
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 0–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Hanegem Hasil Wery Posthumus Israël |
Feyenoord won 17–0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Partizani | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Atanasov |
CSKA September Flag won 4–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Valencia won on away goals.
| Malmö FF | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tapper |
Report |
Újpesti Dózsa won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Celtic | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wallace Callaghan |
Report |
Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Sliema Wanderers won 4–0 on aggregate.
| AEK Athens | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ventouris Papaioannou Nikolaidis |
Report | Karafeskos Boninsegna |
Inter Milan won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sieloff Wimmer |
Report | Dennehy |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–1 on aggregate.
| CSKA Moscow | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dorofeev Oglobin |
Report |
CSKA Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 5–2 on aggregate.
Second round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille |
2–6 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| Grasshopper |
0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Dinamo București |
0–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| Benfica |
2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Valencia |
1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Celtic |
7–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| Inter Milan |
4–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| CSKA Moscow |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
edit| Grasshopper | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kennedy Graham |
| Benfica | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigues Artur Jorge |
Report | Zhekov |
| Valencia | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | A. Dunai |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Heynckes Le Fevre Netzer Sieloff |
[1] | Boninsegna |
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.
| Inter Milan | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bellugi Boninsegna Jair Ghio |
Report | Le Fevre Wittkamp |
| CSKA Moscow | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kopeikin |
Report |
Second leg
editAjax won 6–2 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nunweiller Schoenmaker |
Report |
Feyenoord won 5–0 on aggregate.
| CSKA September Flag | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Újpesti Dózsa | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai |
Report | Valdez |
Újpesti Dózsa won 3–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 7–1 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Takač |
Report |
Standard Liège won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax |
3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Feyenoord |
2–5 | 1–0 | 1–5 | |
| Újpesti Dózsa |
2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Inter Milan |
2–2 (a) | 1–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
edit| Inter Milan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jair |
Report |
Second leg
editAjax won 3–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Celtic | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Macari |
Report | A. Dunai |
Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cvetler Takač |
Report | Mazzola |
2–2 on aggregate; Inter Milan won on away goals.
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax |
1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Inter Milan |
0–0 (5–4 p) | 0–0 | 0–0 |
First leg
edit| Inter Milan | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Second leg
editAjax won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Celtic | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Deans Craig Johnstone McCluskey Murdoch |
4–5 | |
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
edit| Ajax | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cruyff |
Report |
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 4 |
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- 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