1971–72 UEFA Cup
The 1971–72 UEFA Cup was the inaugural year of the UEFA Cup (now known as the UEFA Europa League), which effectively replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 September 1971 – 17 May 1972 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 123 |
| Goals scored | 373 (3.03 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  |
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. Team distribution was inherited from the Fairs Cup with only little changes: seat cessions between Denmark and Sweden and between Scotland and East Germany were yet decided. Three nations never joined the Fairs Cup, so Yugoslavia ceded a team to near Albania, Greece to near Cyprus, while a place for Soviet Union was obtained from the holders.[1]
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.
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1 This match was played in Reykjavík.
2 Hallescher FC withdrew after the first leg following the Hotel 't Silveren Seepaerd fire.
3 Vllaznia withdrew after Austrian immigration officials declined to issue visas for their team to enter the country.
First leg
| Hertha BSC | 3–1 |  |
|---|---|---|
Hermandung  Varga Steffenhagen |
Report | Rökaas |
Vasas  | 1–0 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Menczel |
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Glentoran  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bründl |
ÍBK Keflavík  | 1–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Júlíusson |
Report | Gilzean Coates Mullery |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 |  |
|---|---|---|
| McAlle Richards Dougan |
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|---|---|---|
| Zec Lukić Santrač Mešanović |
Report | Rehnberg |
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|---|---|---|
| Torres |
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|---|---|---|
| Hasler |
Report | Aguilar Santillana |
Second leg
| Académica de Coimbra | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel António |
Report | Dougan McAlle |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Shelbourne | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Murray |
Report | Török |
Vasas won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Nantes | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maas |
Report | De Michèle |
Nantes won 3–1 on aggregate.
Bologna won 3–1 on aggregate.
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|---|---|---|
| Dumitru Ene |
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Rapid București won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Nîmes Olympique | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Machado Adams |
Report | Torres |
2–2 on aggregate; Vitória de Setúbal won on away goals.
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aguilar Santillana |
Report | Siegenthaler |
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.
| Tottenham Hotspur | 9–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chivers Perryman Coates Knowles Gilzean Holder |
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Tottenham won 15–1 on aggregate.
Milan won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Djurgården | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rosenborg  |
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4–1 | 0–3 |
| Rapid București |
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4–0 | 0–2 |
| Köln |
4–5 |  |
2–1 | 2–4 |
Den Haag  |
1–7 | |
1–3 | 0–4 |
| Željezničar |
(a)3–3 | |
1–1 | 2–2 |
| Nantes |
0–1 | |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig |
4–3 | |
2–1 | 2–2 |
| St Johnstone |
2–1 | |
2–0 | 0–1 |
Spartak Moscow  |
0–4 | |
0–0 | 0–4 |
| Milan |
5–4 | |
4–2 | 1–2 |
| OFK Beograd |
1–5 |  |
1–1 | 0–4 |
| Zagłębie Wałbrzych |
2–3 | |
1–1 | 1–2 |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
2–2(a) |  |
2–2 | 0–0 |
| Real Madrid |
3–3(a) | |
3–1 | 0–21 |
| Juventus |
3–1 | |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| Ferencváros |
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6–0 | 2–02 |
1 This match was played in Den Bosch.
2 After the final whistle in the first leg, Panionios fans invaded the pitch and attacked Ferencváros players, match officials and Hungarian police. Panionios were ejected from the competition.
First leg
| Milan | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prati Benetti Biasiolo |
Report | Steffenhagen Beer |
| Nantes | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
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Second leg
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Peters |
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Bologna 3–3 Željezničar on aggregate. Željezničar won on away goals rule.
| Vitória de Setúbal | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Machado Torres João |
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Vitória de Setúbal won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Hertha BSC | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Horr |
Report | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan |
3–2 | |
3–0 | 0–2 |
| Carl Zeiss Jena |
0–4 | |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig |
3–6 | |
1–1 | 2–5 |
| PSV Eindhoven |
1–4 | |
1–0 | 0–4 |
| Rapid Wien |
1–5 | |
0–1 | 1–4 |
| St Johnstone |
2–5 | |
1–0 | 1–5 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
5–0 | |
3–0 | 2–0 |
| UTA Arad |
3–1 | |
3–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
| Rapid Wien | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bettega |
| UTA Arad | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Domide Sima Kun |
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| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Peters Chivers |
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Second leg
Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bettega Causio |
Report | Lorenz |
Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Vitória de Setúbal | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| José Maria |
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UTA Arad won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Rapid Bucuresti | 0-2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pearce Chivers |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan |
3–1 | |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| UTA Arad |
1–3 | |
0–2 | 1–1 |
| Ferencváros |
3–3(p) | |
1–2 | 2–1 |
| Juventus |
2–3 | |
1–1 | 1–2 |
Second leg
Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.
| FK Željezničar | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sprečo |
Report | Kű Brankovits |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
3–3 on aggregate; Ferencváros won 5–4 on penalties.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur |
3–2 | |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Ferencváros |
3–4 | |
2–2 | 1–2 |
First leg
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Perryman |
Report | Benetti |
| Ferencváros | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Szőke Albert |
Report | Richards Munro |
Second leg
Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 2–1 | Ferencváros |
|---|---|---|
| Dailey Munro |
Report | Kű |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4-3 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| McCalliog |
Report | Chivers |
Second leg
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mullery |
Report | Wagstaffe |
Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.
References
- UEFA Cup consequently had not a place for its holders, differently from the European and the Cupwinners Cup. This fact was not seen as a problem, under the idea that a club winning the UEFA Cup should be so strong to qualify through its championship: it was true until Inter Milan's victory in 1994.
External links
- 1971–72 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
- Results at RSSSF.com
- All scorers 1971–72 UEFA Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1971/72 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)