1971–72 European Cup

1971–72 European Cup
De Kuip in Rotterdam hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates 19 August 1971 – 31 May 1972
Teams 33
Final positions
Champions Netherlands Ajax (2nd title)
Runners-up Italy Internazionale
Tournament statistics
Matches played 63
Goals scored 175 (2.78 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hungary Antal Dunai (5 goals)

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.

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Valencia Spain 4–1 Luxembourg Union Luxembourg 3–1 1–0

First leg

Valencia Spain 3–1 Luxembourg Union Luxembourg
Forment  28'
Claramunt  56' (pen.)
Valdez  90'		 Report Clemen  16'

Second leg

Union Luxembourg Luxembourg 0–1 Spain Valencia
Report Forment  17'

Valencia won 4–1 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille France 3–2 Poland Górnik Zabrze 2–1 1–1
Ajax Netherlands 2–0 East Germany Dynamo Dresden 2–0 0–0
Reipas Lahti Finland 1–9 Switzerland Grasshopper 1–1 0–8
Strømsgodset Norway 1–7 England Arsenal 1–3 0–4
Dinamo București Romania 2–2 (a) Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 0–0 2–2
Feyenoord Netherlands 17–0 Cyprus Olympiakos Nicosia 8–0 9–0
Wacker Austria 1–7 Portugal Benfica 0–4 1–3
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 4–0 Albania Partizani 3–0 1–0
Valencia Spain 1–1 (a) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split 0–0 1–1
Újpesti Dózsa Hungary 4–1 Sweden Malmö FF 4–0 0–1
Boldklubben 1903 Denmark 2–4 Scotland Celtic 2–1 0–3
ÍA Iceland 0–4 Malta Sliema Wanderers 0–4 0–0
Internazionale Italy 6–4 Greece AEK Athens 4–1 2–3
Cork Hibernians Republic of Ireland 1–7 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–5 1–2
Galatasaray Turkey 1–4 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1–1 0–3
Standard Liège Belgium 5–2 Northern Ireland Linfield 2–0 3–2

First leg

Marseille France 2–1 Poland Górnik Zabrze
Wraży  45' (o.g.)
Skoblar  78'		 Report Lubański  28'
Referee: Santos Fernando Leite Portugal
Ajax Netherlands 2–0 East Germany Dynamo Dresden
Swart  2'
Keizer  19'		 Report
Reipas Lahti Finland 1–1 Switzerland Grasshopper
Lindholm  75' Report Ohlhauser  63'
Strømsgodset Norway 1–3 England Arsenal
Pettersen  52' Report Simpson  2'
Wølner  20' (o.g.)
Kelly  81'
Dinamo București Romania 0–0 Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava
Report
Feyenoord Netherlands 8–0 Cyprus Olympiakos Nicosia
Maiwald  4', 32'
Van Hanegem  9'
Schoenmaker  25', 47', 49'
Israël  82'
Schneider  88'		 Report
Wacker Austria 0–4 Portugal Benfica
Report Graça  15'
Artur Jorge  20', 82'
Eusébio  80'
Valencia Spain 0–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split
Report
Újpesti Dózsa Hungary 4–0 Sweden Malmö FF
A. Dunai  17'
Bene  28', 64', 80'		 Report
Boldklubben 1903 Denmark 2–1 Scotland Celtic
Johansen  14', 24' Report Macari  28'
ÍA Iceland 0–4 Malta Sliema Wanderers
Report Cocks  25', 57', 68'
Aquilina  81'
Internazionale Italy 4–1 Greece AEK Athens
Mazzola  20'
Facchetti  35'
Jair  44'
Boninsegna  61' (pen.)		 Report Pomonis  15'
Cork Hibernians Republic of Ireland 0–5 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Report Wloka  5', 30'
Heynckes  19'
Le Fevre  32', 39'
Referee: Robert Schaut (BEL)
Galatasaray Turkey 1–1 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow
Güleş  71' Report Kopeikin  43'
Standard Liège Belgium 2–0 Northern Ireland Linfield
Semmeling  33'
Takač  87'		 Report

Second leg

Górnik Zabrze Poland 1–1 France Marseille
Anczok  32' Report Skoblar  53'

Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.

Dynamo Dresden East Germany 0–0 Netherlands Ajax
Report

Ajax won 2–0 on aggregate.

Grasshopper Switzerland 8–0 Finland Reipas Lahti
Müller  1', 39', 71', 85'
Gröbli  31'
Schneeberger  45'
Meier  70'
Mayer  77'		 Report

Grasshopper won 9–1 on aggregate.

Arsenal England 4–0 Norway Strømsgodset
Kennedy  6'
Radford  18', 58'
Armstrong  78'		 Report

Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.

Spartak Trnava Czechoslovakia 2–2 Romania Dinamo București
Kabát  40'
Dobiaš  69' (pen.)		 Report Popescu  64', 88'

Dinamo București won 2–2 on away goals.

Olympiakos Nicosia Cyprus 0–9 Netherlands Feyenoord
Report Van Hanegem  6', 82'
Hasil  11'
Wery  20'
Posthumus  31', 39'
Israël  61' (pen.), 63' (pen.), 70'

Feyenoord won 17–0 on aggregate.

Benfica Portugal 3–1 Austria Wacker
Calisto  36'
Artur Jorge  74'
Simões  89'		 Report Jara  46'

Benfica won 7–1 on aggregate.

CSKA Sofia won 4–0 on aggregate.

Hajduk Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–1 Spain Valencia
Pérez  15' (o.g.) Report Claramunt  55'

Valencia won 1–1 on away goals.

Malmö FF Sweden 1–0 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
Tapper  11' (pen.) Report

Újpesti Dózsa won 4–1 on aggregate.

Celtic Scotland 3–0 Denmark Boldklubben 1903
Wallace  23', 85'
Callaghan  79'		 Report

Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sliema Wanderers Malta 0–0 Iceland ÍA
Report

Sliema Wanderers won 4–0 on aggregate.

AEK Athens Greece 3–2 Italy Internazionale
Ventouris  29'
Papaioannou  45'
Nikolaidis  89'		 Report Karafeskos  17' (o.g.)
Boninsegna  75'

Internazionale won 6–4 on aggregate.

Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany 2–1 Republic of Ireland Cork Hibernians
Sieloff  60'
Wimmer  82'		 Report Dennehy  32'
Referee: Krnavek (Czech)

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–1 on aggregate.

CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 3–0 Turkey Galatasaray
Dorofeev  6', 75'
Oglobin  85'		 Report

CSKA Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.

Linfield Northern Ireland 2–3 Belgium Standard Liège
Magee  57'
Larmour  62'		 Report Van Moer  36'
Takač  53'
Piot  86' (pen.)

Standard Liège won 5–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille France 2–6 Netherlands Ajax 1–2 1–4
Grasshopper Switzerland 0–5 England Arsenal 0–2 0–3
Dinamo București Romania 0–5 Netherlands Feyenoord 0–3 0–2
Benfica Portugal 2–1 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2–1 0–0
Valencia Spain 1–3 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 0–1 1–2
Celtic Scotland 7–1 Malta Sliema Wanderers 5–0 2–1
Internazionale Italy 4–2 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–2 0–0
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 1–2 Belgium Standard Liège 1–0 0–2

First leg

Marseille France 1–2 Netherlands Ajax
Gress  10' Report Keizer  37'
Cruyff  60'
Grasshopper Switzerland 0–2 England Arsenal
Report Kennedy  2'
Graham  88'
Dinamo București Romania 0–3 Netherlands Feyenoord
Report Wery  38'
Maiwald  43'
Schneider  50'
Benfica Portugal 2–1 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Rodrigues  51'
Artur Jorge  63'		 Report Zhekov  85'
Valencia Spain 0–1 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
Report A. Dunai  55'
Celtic Scotland 5–0 Malta Sliema Wanderers
Gemmell  6'
Macari  17', 41'
Hood  69'
Brogan  78'		 Report
Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany 7–1 Italy Internazionale
Heynckes  7', 44'
Le Fevre  21', 34'
Netzer  42', 52'
Sieloff  83' (pen.)		 Boninsegna  20'
Referee: Doorpmans (NED)

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 Italy 4–2 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bellugi  10'
Boninsegna  13'
Jair  57'
Ghio  90'		 Report Le Fevre  38'
Wittkamp  89'
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 1–0 Belgium Standard Liège
Kopeikin  27' Report

Second leg

Ajax Netherlands 4–1 France Marseille
Cruyff  32, 64'
Swart  37'
Haan  80'		 Report Couécou  17'

Ajax won 6–2 on aggregate.

Arsenal England 3–0 Switzerland Grasshopper
Kennedy  40'
George  47'
Radford  84'		 Report
Referee: Ove Dahlberg

Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.

Feyenoord Netherlands 2–0 Romania Dinamo București
Nunweiller  53' (o.g.)
Schoenmaker  64'		 Report

Feyenoord won 5–0 on aggregate.

CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 0–0 Portugal Benfica
Report

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Újpesti Dózsa Hungary 2–1 Spain Valencia
A. Dunai  51', 54' Report Valdez  57'
Referee: Milivoje Gugulovic

Újpesti Dózsa won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sliema Wanderers Malta 1–2 Scotland Celtic
Cocks  1' Report Hood  42'
Lennox  57'

Celtic won 7–1 on aggregate.

Internazionale won 4–2 on aggregate.

Standard Liège Belgium 2–0 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow
Takač  7', 60' (pen.) Report

Standard Liège won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ajax Netherlands 3–1 England Arsenal 2–1 1–0
Feyenoord Netherlands 2–5 Portugal Benfica 1–0 1–5
Újpesti Dózsa Hungary 2–3 Scotland Celtic 1–2 1–1
Internazionale Italy 2–2 (a) Belgium Standard Liège 1–0 1–2

First leg

Ajax Netherlands 2–1 England Arsenal
G. Mühren  25', 70' (pen.) Report Kennedy  15'
Feyenoord Netherlands 1–0 Portugal Benfica
Laseroms  50' Report
Újpesti Dózsa Hungary 1–2 Scotland Celtic
Horváth  64' Report Horváth  19' (o.g.)
Macari  85'
Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland
Internazionale Italy 1–0 Belgium Standard Liège
Jair  80' Report

Second leg

Arsenal England 0–1 Netherlands Ajax
Report Graham  14' (o.g.)
Attendance: 56,155

Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.

Benfica Portugal 5–1 Netherlands Feyenoord
Nené  6', 81', 92'
Jordão  30', 90'		 Report Van Hanegem  75'

Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.

Celtic Scotland 1–1 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
Macari  62' Report A. Dunai  5'
Referee: Robert Schaut (BEL)

Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.

Standard Liège Belgium 2–1 Italy Internazionale
Cvetler  51'
Takač  84' (pen.)		 Report Mazzola  80'

2–2 on aggregate; Internazionale won on away goals.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Portugal Benfica 1–0 0–0
Internazionale Italy 0–0 (5–4 p) Scotland Celtic 0–0 0–0

First leg

Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Portugal Benfica
Swart  64' Report
Internazionale Italy 0–0 Scotland Celtic
Report
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Second leg

Benfica Portugal 0–0 Netherlands Ajax
Report

Ajax won 1–0 on aggregate.

0–0 on aggregate; Internazionale won 5–4 on penalties.

Teams had to shoot all five even if they could not win any more (the shootout would have ended with a score of 5–3 otherwise as Inter took the shots first).

Final

Ajax Netherlands 2–0 Italy Internazionale
Cruyff  47', 78' Report

MatchCentre
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Robert Héliès (France)

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1972–73 European Cup (excluding preliminary round and annulled game) are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Netherlands Johan Cruyff Netherlands Ajax 5
Hungary Antal Dunai Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 5
Scotland Lou Macari Scotland Celtic 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Silvester Takač Belgium Standard Liège 5
4 Malta Ronnie Cocks Malta Sliema Wanderers 4
Netherlands Willem van Hanegem Netherlands Feyenoord 4
Netherlands Rinus Israël Netherlands Feyenoord 4
Portugal Artur Jorge Portugal Benfica 4
England Ray Kennedy England Arsenal 4
Switzerland Kurt Müller Switzerland Grasshopper 4
Netherlands Lex Schoenmaker Netherlands Feyenoord 4
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