1971–72 UEFA Cup
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 14 September 1971 – 17 May 1972 |
Teams | 64 |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 123 |
Goals scored | 373 (3.03 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ludwig Bründl (10 goals) |
The 1971–72 UEFA Cup was the inaugural year of the competition, which effectively replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
It was won by English side Tottenham Hotspur over their countrymen Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 on aggregate after a two-legged final.
The tournament was open to the highest-placed European teams that had not qualified for the European Cup or UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. It commenced on 14 September 1971 and concluded on 17 May 1972. A total of 64 football clubs entered the first round draw.
The tournament's top scorer was Ludwig Bründl of Eintracht Braunschweig with ten goals.
First round
The matches were played on 14–16 and 29–30 September 1971. Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another.
1 This match was played in Reykjavík.
2 Following the Hotel 't Silveren Seepaerd fire, Hallescher FC withdrew from the competition after the first leg.
3 Vllaznia Shkodër withdrew from the competition due to visa problems.
First leg
Hertha BSC ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Hermandung ![]() Varga ![]() Steffenhagen ![]() |
Rökaas ![]() |
Vasas ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
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Menczel ![]() |
Glentoran ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
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Bründl ![]() |
ÍBK Keflavík ![]() |
1–6 | ![]() |
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Júlíusson ![]() |
Gilzean ![]() Coates ![]() Mullery ![]() |
Wolverhampton Wanderers ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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McAlle ![]() Richards ![]() Dougan ![]() |
Bologna ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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Perani ![]() |
Van Himst ![]() |
OFK Belgrade ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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Zec ![]() Lukić ![]() Santrač ![]() Mešanović ![]() |
Report | Rehnberg ![]() |
Napoli ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
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Lupescu ![]() |
Vitória de Setúbal ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
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Torres ![]() |
Basel ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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Hasler ![]() |
UEFA report | Aguilar ![]() Santillana ![]() |
Second leg
Académica de Coimbra ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
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Manuel António ![]() |
Dougan ![]() McAlle ![]() |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7–1 on aggregate.
Nantes ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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Maas ![]() |
De Michèle ![]() |
Nantes won 3–1 on aggregate.
Anderlecht ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
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Savoldi ![]() Rizzo ![]() |
Bologna won 3–1 on aggregate.
Rapid București ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
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Dumitru ![]() Ene ![]() |
Rapid București won 2–1 on aggregate.
Nîmes Olympique ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Machado ![]() Adams ![]() |
Torres ![]() |
2–2 on aggregate, Vitória de Setúbal won on away goals rule.
Real Madrid ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Aguilar ![]() Santillana ![]() |
UEFA report | ![]() |
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.
Digenis Akritas Morphou ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
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Villa ![]() Rivera ![]() |
Milan won 7–0 on aggregate.
Djurgården ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Sjöberg ![]() Rehnberg ![]() |
Report | Zec ![]() Đorđevic ![]() |
OFK Belgrade won 6–3 on aggregate.
Second round
The matches were played on 19–21 October and 2–4 November 1971. Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Rosenborg ![]() |
4–4(a) | ![]() |
4–1 (Report) | 0–3 (Report) |
Rapid București ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
4–0 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) |
Köln ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() |
2–1 (Report) | 2–4 (Report) |
Den Haag ![]() |
1–7 | ![]() |
1–3 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
Željezničar ![]() |
(a)3–3 | ![]() |
1–1 (Report) | 2–2 (Report) |
Nantes ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
0–0 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
Eintracht Braunschweig ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
2–1 (Report) | 2–2 (Report) |
St Johnstone ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
2–0 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
Spartak Moscow ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
0–0 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
Milan ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() |
4–2 (Report) | 1–2 (Report) |
OFK Beograd ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
1–1 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
Zagłębie Wałbrzych ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
1–1 (Report) | 1–2 (Report) |
Dinamo Zagreb ![]() |
2–2(a) | ![]() |
2–2 (Report) | 0–0 (Report) |
Real Madrid ![]() |
3–3(a) | ![]() |
3–1 (Report) | 0–21 (Report) |
Juventus ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
2–0 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
Ferencváros ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
6–0 (Report) | —2 (Report) |
1 This match was played in Den Bosch.
2 Panionios were disqualified after the first leg due to a pitch invasion, thus the return leg was cancelled.
First leg
Milan ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
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Prati ![]() Benetti ![]() Biasiolo ![]() |
Steffenhagen ![]() Beer ![]() |
Second leg
Bologna ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Fedele ![]() |
Janković ![]() |
Bologna 3–3 Željezničar on aggregate. Željezničar won on away goals rule.
Vitória de Setúbal ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
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Machado ![]() Torres ![]() João ![]() |
Vitória de Setúba won 4–0 on aggregate.
Hertha BSC ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Horr ![]() |
Bigon ![]() |
Milan won 5–4 on aggregate.
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
Third round
The matches were played on 23–24 November and 8 December 1971. Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Milan ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
3–0 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) |
Carl Zeiss Jena ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
0–1 (Report) | 0–3 (Report) |
Eintracht Braunschweig ![]() |
3–6 | ![]() |
1–1 (Report) | 2–5 (Report) |
PSV Eindhoven ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
1–0 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
Rapid Wien ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
0–1 (Report) | 1–4 (Report) |
St Johnstone ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
1–0 (Report) | 1–5 (Report) |
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
3–0 (Report) | 2–0 (Report) |
UTA Arad ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
3–0 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
First leg
Rapid Wien ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
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Bettega ![]() |
UTA Arad ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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Domide ![]() Sima ![]() Kun ![]() |
Second leg
Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.
Juventus ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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Bettega ![]() Causio ![]() |
Lorenz ![]() |
Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.
Vitória de Setúbal ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
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José Maria ![]() |
UTA Arad won 3–1 on aggregate.
Quarter finals
The matches were played on 7/9 and 21–24 March 1972.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Milan ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
2–0 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
UTA Arad ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
0–2 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
Ferencváros ![]() |
(p)3–3 | ![]() |
1–2 (Report) | 2–1 (Report) |
Juventus ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
1–1 (Report) | 1–2 (Report) |
First leg
Juventus ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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Anastasi ![]() |
McCalliog ![]() |
Second leg
Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The matches were played on 5 and 19 April 1972.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tottenham Hotspur ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–1 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
Ferencváros ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
2–2 (Report) | 1–2 (Report) |
First leg
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Perryman ![]() |
Benetti ![]() |
Second leg
Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
Wolverhampton Wanderers ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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McCalliog ![]() |
Report | Chivers ![]() |
Second leg
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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Mullery ![]() |
Report | Wagstaffe ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.
See also
External links
- 1971–72 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
- Official Site
- Results at RSSSF.com
- All scorers 1971–72 UEFA Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1971/72 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)