1971–72 European Cup

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1971–72 European Cup
Overzicht vanaf de straat - Rotterdam - 20349851 - RCE.jpg
The Feijenoord Stadion 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 23x15px 4–1 Luxembourg Union Luxembourg 3–1 1–0

First leg

Second leg

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 Bucharest Romania 2–21 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 Tirana 3–0 1–0
Valencia 23x15px 1–12 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

1 Dinamo Bucharest progressed to the Second round on away goals.

2 Valencia progressed to the Second round on away goals.

First leg

15 September 1971
Marseille France 2–1 Poland Górnik Zabrze
Wraży Goal 45' (o.g.)
Skoblar Goal 78'
Report Lubański Goal 28'

15 September 1971
Ajax Netherlands 2–0 East Germany Dynamo Dresden
Swart Goal 2'
Keizer Goal 19'
Report

15 September 1971
Reipas Lahti Finland 1–1 Switzerland Grasshopper
Lindholm Goal 75' Report Ohlhauser Goal 63'

15 September 1971
Strømsgodset Norway 1–3 England Arsenal
Pettersen Goal 52' Report Simpson Goal 2'
Wølner Goal 20' (o.g.)
Kelly Goal 81'


15 September 1971
Feyenoord Netherlands 8–0 Cyprus Olympiakos Nicosia
Maiwald Goal 4'32'
van Hanegem Goal 9'
Schoenmaker Goal 25'47'49'
Israël Goal 82'
Schneider Goal 88'
Report

15 September 1971
Wacker Austria 0–4 Portugal Benfica
Report Graça Goal 15'
Jorge Goal 20'82'
Eusébio Goal 80'



15 September 1971
Újpesti Dózsa Hungary 4–0 Sweden Malmö FF
A. Dunai Goal 17'
Bene Goal 28'64'80'
Report

15 September 1971
Boldklubben 1903 Denmark 2–1 Scotland Celtic
Johansen Goal 14'24' Report Macari Goal 28'

26 September 1971
ÍA Iceland 0–4 Malta Sliema Wanderers
Report Cocks Goal 25'57'68'
Aquilina Goal 81'

15 September 1971
Internazionale Italy 4–1 Greece AEK Athens
Mazzola Goal 20'
Facchetti Goal 35'
Jair Goal 44'
Boninsegna Goal 61' (pen.)
Report Pomonis Goal 15'


15 September 1971
Galatasaray Turkey 1–1 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow
Güleş Goal 71' Report Kopeikin Goal 43'

15 September 1971
Standard Liège Belgium 2–0 Northern Ireland Linfield
Semmeling Goal 33'
Takač Goal 87'
Report

Second leg

29 September 1971
Górnik Zabrze Poland 1–1 France Marseille
Anczok Goal 32' Report Skoblar Goal 53'

Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.


29 September 1971
Dynamo Dresden East Germany 0–0 Netherlands Ajax
Report

Ajax won 2–0 on aggregate.


29 September 1971
Grasshopper Switzerland 8–0 Finland Reipas Lahti
Müller Goal 1'39'71'85'
Gröbli Goal 31'
Schneeberger Goal 45'
Meier Goal 70'
Mayer Goal 77'
Report

Grasshopper won 9–1 on aggregate.


29 September 1971
Arsenal England 4–0 Norway Strømsgodset
Kennedy Goal 6'
Radford Goal 18'58'
Armstrong Goal 78'
Report

Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.


29 September 1971
Spartak Trnava Czechoslovakia 2–2 Romania Dinamo Bucharest
Kabát Goal 40'
Dobiaš Goal 69' (pen.)
Report Popescu Goal 64'88'

Dinamo Bucharest won 2–2 on away goals.


22 September 1971
Olympiakos Nicosia Cyprus 0–9 Netherlands Feyenoord
Report van Hanegem Goal 6'82'
Hasil Goal 11'
Wery Goal 20'
Posthumus Goal 31'39'
Israël Goal 61' (pen.)63' (pen.)70'

Feyenoord won 17–0 on aggregate.


29 September 1971
Benfica Portugal 3–1 Austria Wacker
Calisto Goal 36'
Jorge Goal 74'
Simões Goal 89'
Report Jara Goal 46'

Benfica won 7–1 on aggregate.


CSKA Sofia won 4–0 on aggregate.


Valencia won 1–1 on away goals.


29 September 1971
Malmö FF Sweden 1–0 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
Tapper Goal 11' (pen.) Report

Újpesti Dózsa won 4–1 on aggregate.


Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.


29 September 1971
Sliema Wanderers Malta 0–0 Iceland ÍA
Report

Sliema Wanderers won 4–0 on aggregate.


Internazionale won 6–4 on aggregate.


Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–1 on aggregate.


29 September 1971
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 3–0 Turkey Galatasaray
Dorofeev Goal 6'75'
Oglobin Goal 85'
Report

CSKA Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.


29 September 1971
Linfield Northern Ireland 2–3 Belgium Standard Liège
Magee Goal 57'
Larmour Goal 62'
Report Van Moer Goal 36'
Takač Goal 53'
Piot Goal 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 Bucharest Romania 0–5 Netherlands Feyenoord 0–3 0–2
Benfica Portugal 2–1 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2–1 0–0
Valencia 23x15px 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

20 October 1971
Marseille France 1–2 Netherlands Ajax
Gress Goal 10' Report Keizer Goal 37'
Cruyff Goal 60'

20 October 1971
Grasshopper Switzerland 0–2 England Arsenal
Report Kennedy Goal 2'
Graham Goal 88'

20 October 1971
Dinamo Bucharest Romania 0–3 Netherlands Feyenoord
Report Wery Goal 38'
Maiwald Goal 43'
Schneider Goal 50'

20 October 1971
Benfica Portugal 2–1 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Rodrigues Goal 51'
Jorge Goal 63'
Report Zhekov Goal 85'


20 October 1971
Celtic Scotland 5–0 Malta Sliema Wanderers
Gemmell Goal 6'
Macari Goal 17'41'
Hood Goal 69'
Brogan Goal 78'
Report

This game was annulled as Inter player Roberto Boninsegna was hit by a Coca-Cola can in the 29th minute.[2][3] 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.


Second leg

3 November 1971
Ajax Netherlands 4–1 France Marseille
Couécou Goal 32' (o.g.)
Swart Goal 37'
Cruyff Goal 64'
Haan Goal 80'
Report Couécou Goal 17'

Ajax won 6–2 on aggregate.


3 November 1971
Arsenal England 3–0 Switzerland Grasshopper
Kennedy Goal 40'
George Goal 47'
Radford Goal 84'
Report

Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.


Feyenoord won 5–0 on aggregate.


3 November 1971
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 0–0 Portugal Benfica
Report

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.


Újpesti Dózsa won 3–1 on aggregate.


3 November 1971
Sliema Wanderers Malta 1–2 Scotland Celtic
Cocks Goal 1' Report Hood Goal 42'
Lennox Goal 57'

Celtic won 7–1 on aggregate.


Internazionale won 4–2 on aggregate.


3 November 1971
Standard Liège Belgium 2–0 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow
Takač Goal 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

8 March 1972
Ajax Netherlands 2–1 England Arsenal
G. Mühren Goal 25'70' (pen.) Report Kennedy Goal 15'

8 March 1972
Feyenoord Netherlands 1–0 Portugal Benfica
Laseroms Goal 50' Report

8 March 1972
Újpesti Dózsa Hungary 1–2 Scotland Celtic
Horváth Goal 64' Report Horváth Goal 19' (o.g.)
Macari Goal 85'

Second leg

22 March 1972
Arsenal England 0–1 Netherlands Ajax
Report Graham Goal 14' (o.g.)
Arsenal Stadium, London
Attendance: 56,155
Referee: Marschall

Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.


22 March 1972
Benfica Portugal 5–1 Netherlands Feyenoord
Nené Goal 6'81'92'
Rui Jordão Goal 30'90'
Report van Hanegem Goal 75'

Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.


Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.


Standard Liège 2–2 Internazionale on aggregate. Internazionale won on away goals rule.

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 (5–4p) Scotland Celtic 0–0 0–0

First leg

5 April 1972
Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Portugal Benfica
Swart Goal 64' Report

Second leg

19 April 1972
Benfica Portugal 0–0 Netherlands Ajax
Report

Ajax won 1–0 on aggregate.


Celtic 0–0 Internazionale 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

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31 May 1972
Ajax Netherlands 2–0 Italy Internazionale
Cruyff Goal 47'78' Report

MatchCentre

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Robert Héliès (France)

Top scorers

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

Rank Name Team Goals
1 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 Johan Cruyff Netherlands Ajax 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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