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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 1971 – 31 May 1972 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| 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 |
The 1971–72 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the second consecutive time by Ajax, who beat Internazionale in the final. Ajax qualified as the current holders of the European Cup, not as the current national league champion. This was the second year in a row that the European Cup had two Dutch clubs compete.
Bracket
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia |
4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
First leg
Second leg
| Union Luxembourg | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Forment |
Valencia won 4–1 on aggregate.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 Sofia |
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 | |
| Internazionale |
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
| Ajax | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Swart Keizer |
Report |
| Reipas Lahti | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindholm |
Report | Ohlhauser |
| Feyenoord | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maiwald Van Hanegem Schoenmaker Israël Schneider |
Report |
| CSKA Sofia | 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 |
| Internazionale | 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
| 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 Sofia won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pérez |
Report | Claramunt |
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 |
Internazionale 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
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 | |
| Internazionale |
4–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| CSKA Moscow |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Grasshopper | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kennedy Graham |
| Dinamo București | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wery Maiwald Schneider |
| Benfica | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigues Artur Jorge |
Report | Zhekov |
| Valencia | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | A. Dunai |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Heynckes Le Fevre Netzer Sieloff |
Boninsegna |
This game was annulled as Inter player Roberto Boninsegna was hit by a Coca-Cola can in the 29th minute. 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.
| Internazionale | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bellugi Boninsegna Jair Ghio |
Report | Le Fevre Wittkamp |
| CSKA Moscow | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kopeikin |
Report |
Second leg
Ajax won 6–2 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nunweiller Schoenmaker |
Report |
Feyenoord won 5–0 on aggregate.
| CSKA Sofia | 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.
Internazionale won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Takač |
Report |
Standard Liège won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 | |
| Internazionale |
2–2 (a) | 1–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
| Internazionale | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jair |
Report |
Second leg
Ajax 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; Internazionale won on away goals.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax |
1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Internazionale |
0–0 (5–4 p) | 0–0 | 0–0 |
First leg
Second leg
Ajax won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Celtic | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Deans Craig Johnstone McCluskey Murdoch |
4–5 | |
0–0 on aggregate; Internazionale 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
| Ajax | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cruyff |
Report |
Top scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 4 |
References
- ↑ "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
- 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

