1971–72 UEFA Cup
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 14 September 1971 – 17 May 1972 |
Teams | 64 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tottenham Hotspur (1st title) |
Runners-up | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 123 |
Goals scored | 373 (3.03 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ludwig Bründl (10 goals) |
The UEFA Cup 1971–72 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 10 goals.
Contents
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
15 September 1971
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OFK Belgrade | 4–1 | Djurgårdens IF |
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Zec 9' Lukic 21' Santrac 55' Mesanovic 70' |
Report | Rehnberg 77' |
15 September 1971
20:00 |
Basel | 1 – 2 | Real Madrid |
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Hasler 32' Ramseier 48' |
UEFA report | 27' Grosso 33' Aguilar 75' Santillana |
15 September 1971
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Marsa | 0–6 | Juventus |
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Haller 32' 60' Causio 54' Novellini 63' Capello 69' Cuccureddu 88' |
Second leg
Bologna won 3–1 on aggregate.
Rapid Bucureşti won 2–1 on aggregate.
29 September 1971
21:00 |
Real Madrid | 2 – 1 | Basel |
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Aguilar 48' Santillana 78' |
UEFA report | 57' Siegenthaler |
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.
Milan won 7–0 on aggregate.
29 September 1971
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Djurgårdens IF | 2–2 | OFK Belgrade |
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Sjöberg 1' Rehnberg 45' |
Report | Zec 1' Djordjevic 70' |
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) | Lierse | 4–1 (Report) | 0–3 (Report) |
FC Rapid Bucureşti | 4–2 | Legia Warsaw | 4–0 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) |
Köln | 4–5 | Dundee | 2–1 (Report) | 2–4 (Report) |
Den Haag | 1–7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–3 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
Željezničar | (a)3–3 | Bologna | 1–1 (Report) | 2–2 (Report) |
Nantes | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
Eintracht Braunschweig | 4–3 | 23x15px Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 (Report) | 2–2 (Report) |
St Johnstone | 2–1 | Vasas | 2–0 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
Spartak Moscow | 0–4 | Vitória de Setúbal | 0–0 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
Milan | 5–4 | Hertha BSC | 4–2 (Report) | 1–2 (Report) |
OFK Belgrade | 1–5 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 1–1 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 2–3 | UTA Arad | 1–1 (Report) | 1–2 (Report) |
Dinamo Zagreb | 2–2(a) | Rapid Wien | 2–2 (Report) | 0–0 (Report) |
Real Madrid 23x15px | 3–3(a) | PSV | 3–1 (Report) | 0–21 (Report) |
Juventus | 3–1 | Aberdeen | 2–0 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
Ferencváros | 6–0 | Panionios | 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
20 October 1971
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Milan | 4–2 | Hertha BSC |
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Prati 41' 85' Benetti 62' Biasiolo 65' |
Steffenhagen 15' Beer 51' |
Second leg
Bologna 3–3 Željezničar on aggregate. Željezničar won on away goals rule.
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 | Dundee | 3–0 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) |
Carl Zeiss Jena | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 (Report) | 0–3 (Report) |
Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–6 | Ferencváros | 1–1 (Report) | 2–5 (Report) |
PSV | 1–4 | Lierse | 1–0 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
Rapid Wien | 1–5 | Juventus | 0–1 (Report) | 1–4 (Report) |
St Johnstone | 2–5 | Željezničar | 1–0 (Report) | 1–5 (Report) |
Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Rapid Bucureşti | 3–0 (Report) | 2–0 (Report) |
UTA Arad | 3–1 | Vitória de Setúbal | 3–0 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
First leg
Second leg
Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 5–1 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 | Lierse | 2–0 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
UTA Arad | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
Ferencváros | (p)3–3 | Željezničar | 1–2 (Report) | 2–1 (Report) |
Juventus | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 (Report) | 1–2 (Report) |
First leg
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 | Milan | 2–1 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
Ferencváros | 3–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 (Report) | 1–2 (Report) |
First leg
Second leg
Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | 1–1 |
First leg
Second leg
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)