1971–72 European Cup
European football tournament
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The 1971–72 European Cup was the 17th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Ajax, who beat Inter Milan in the final at De Kuip in Rotterdam, on 31 May 1972. It was the second consecutive win for Ajax, as well as third for Netherlands. It was also the first European Cup final where both finalists had previously won and lost competition finals.
Ajax (2nd title)
Inter Milan | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 1971 – 31 May 1972 |
| Teams | 33 (from 32 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ajax (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Inter Milan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 175 (2.78 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,091,421 (33,197 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Antal Dunai (Újpesti Dózsa) Johan Cruyff (Ajax) Lou Macari (Celtic) Silvester Takač (Standard Liège) 5 goals each |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → | |
Teams
 Partizani Tirana (1st) |
 Wacker Innsbruck (1st) |
 Standard Liège (1st) |
 CSKA September Flag (1st) |
 Olympiakos Nicosia (1st) |
 Spartak Trnava (1st) |
 Boldklubben 1903 (1st) |
 Arsenal (1st) |
 Reipas Lahti (1st) |
 Marseille (1st) |
 Dynamo Dresden (1st) |
 Borussia M.Gladbach (1st) |
 AEK Athens (1st) |
 Újpesti Dózsa (1st) |
 ÍA (1st) |
 Cork Hibernians (1st) |
Inter Milan (1st) |
 Union Luxembourg (1st) |
 Sliema Wanderers (1st) |
Feyenoord (1st) |
Ajax (2nd)TH |
 Linfield (1st) |
 Strømsgodset (1st) |
 Górnik Zabrze (1st) |
 Benfica (1st) |
 Dinamo București (1st) |
 Celtic (1st) |
 Valencia (1st) |
 Malmö FF (1st) |
 Grasshopper (1st) |
 Galatasaray (1st) |
 CSKA Moscow (1st) |
 Hajduk Split (1st) |
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia |
4–1 | Union Luxembourg |
3–1 | 1–0 |
First leg
Second leg
| Union Luxembourg | 0–1 | Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Forment  17' |
Valencia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marseille  |
3–2 | Górnik Zabrze |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Ajax |
2–0 | Dynamo Dresden |
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Reipas Lahti |
1–9 | Grasshopper |
1–1 | 0–8 |
| Strømsgodset |
1–7 | Arsenal |
1–3 | 0–4 |
| Dinamo București |
2–2 (a) | Spartak Trnava |
0–0 | 2–2 |
| Feyenoord |
17–0 | Olympiakos Nicosia |
8–0 | 9–0 |
| Wacker |
1–7 | Benfica |
0–4 | 1–3 |
| CSKA September Flag |
4–0 | Partizani |
3–0 | 1–0 |
| Valencia |
1–1 (a) | Hajduk Split |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Újpesti Dózsa |
4–1 | Malmö FF |
4–0 | 0–1 |
| Boldklubben 1903 |
2–4 | Celtic |
2–1 | 0–3 |
| ÍA |
0–4 | Sliema Wanderers |
0–4 | 0–0 |
| Inter Milan |
6–4 | AEK Athens |
4–1 | 2–3 |
| Cork Hibernians |
1–7 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
0–5 | 1–2 |
| Galatasaray |
1–4 | CSKA Moscow |
1–1 | 0–3 |
| Standard Liège |
5–2 | Linfield |
2–0 | 3–2 |
First leg
| Ajax | 2–0 | Dynamo Dresden |
|---|---|---|
| Swart 2' Keizer 19' |
Report |
| Reipas Lahti | 1–1 | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Lindholm 75' |
Report | Ohlhauser 63' |
| Feyenoord | 8–0 | Olympiakos Nicosia |
|---|---|---|
| Maiwald 4', 32' Van Hanegem 9'Schoenmaker 25', 47', 49'Israël 82'Schneider 88' |
Report |
| CSKA September Flag | 3–0 |  Partizani |
|---|---|---|
| Atanasov 20' Nikodimov 44' (pen.)Marashliev 65' |
Report |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 4–0 | Malmö FF |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai 17' Bene 28', 64', 80' |
Report |
| Boldklubben 1903 | 2–1 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Johansen 14', 24' |
Report | Macari 28' |
| ÍA | 0–4 | Sliema Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cocks 25', 57', 68' Aquilina 81' |
| Inter Milan | 4–1 | AEK Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Mazzola 20' Facchetti 35'Jair 44'Boninsegna 61' (pen.) |
Report | Pomonis 15' |
| Cork Hibernians | 0–5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wloka 5', 30' Heynckes 19'Le Fevre 32', 39' |
| Galatasaray | 1–1 | CSKA Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Güleş 71' |
Report | Kopeikin 43' |
| Standard Liège | 2–0 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Semmeling 33' Takač 87' |
Report |
Second leg
| Górnik Zabrze | 1–1 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Anczok 32' |
Report | Skoblar 53' |
Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden | 0–0 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Ajax won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 8–0 | Reipas Lahti |
|---|---|---|
| Müller 1', 39', 71', 85' Gröbli 31'Schneeberger 45'Meier 70'Mayer 77' |
Report |
Grasshopper won 9–1 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Spartak Trnava | 2–2 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Kabát 40' Dobiaš 69' (pen.) |
Report | Popescu 64', 88' |
2–2 on aggregate; Dinamo București won on away goals.
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 0–9 | 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 won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Partizani | 0–1 | CSKA September Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Atanasov 57' |
CSKA September Flag won 4–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Valencia won on away goals.
| Malmö FF | 1–0 | Újpesti Dózsa |
|---|---|---|
| Tapper 11' (pen.) |
Report |
Újpesti Dózsa won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Celtic | 3–0 | Boldklubben 1903 |
|---|---|---|
| Wallace 23', 85' Callaghan 79' |
Report |
Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–0 | ÍA |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Sliema Wanderers won 4–0 on aggregate.
| AEK Athens | 3–2 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Ventouris 29' Papaioannou 45'Nikolaidis 89' |
Report | Karafeskos 17' (o.g.) Boninsegna 75' |
Inter Milan won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–1 | Cork Hibernians |
|---|---|---|
| Sieloff 60' Wimmer 82' |
Report | Dennehy 32' |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–1 on aggregate.
| CSKA Moscow | 3–0 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Dorofeev 6', 75' Oglobin 85' |
Report |
CSKA Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 5–2 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille |
2–6 | Ajax |
1–2 | 1–4 |
| Grasshopper |
0–5 | Arsenal |
0–2 | 0–3 |
| Dinamo București |
0–5 | Feyenoord |
0–3 | 0–2 |
| Benfica |
2–1 | CSKA September Flag |
2–1 | 0–0 |
| Valencia |
1–3 | Újpesti Dózsa |
0–1 | 1–2 |
| Celtic |
7–1 | Sliema Wanderers |
5–0 | 2–1 |
| Inter Milan |
4–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
4–2 | 0–0 |
| CSKA Moscow |
1–2 | Standard Liège |
1–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Grasshopper | 0–2 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kennedy 2' Graham 88' |
| Dinamo București | 0–3 | Feyenoord |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wery 38' Maiwald 43'Schneider 50' |
| Benfica | 2–1 | CSKA September Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigues 51' Artur Jorge 63' |
Report | Zhekov 85' |
| Valencia | 0–1 | Újpesti Dózsa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | A. Dunai 55' |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7–1 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Heynckes 7', 44' Le Fevre 21', 34'Netzer 42', 52'Sieloff 83' (pen.) |
Boninsegna 20' |
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 the second leg was played, thus the order of legs was switched.
| Inter Milan | 4–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|---|---|---|
| Bellugi 10' Boninsegna 13'Jair 57'Ghio 90' |
Report | Le Fevre 38' Wittkamp 89' |
| CSKA Moscow | 1–0 | Standard Liège |
|---|---|---|
| Kopeikin 27' |
Report |
Second leg
Ajax won 6–2 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord | 2–0 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Nunweiller 53' (o.g.) Schoenmaker 64' |
Report |
Feyenoord won 5–0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Újpesti Dózsa | 2–1 | Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai 51', 54' |
Report | Valdez 57' |
Újpesti Dózsa won 3–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 7–1 on aggregate.
Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège | 2–0 | 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 |
3–1 | Arsenal |
2–1 | 1–0 |
| Feyenoord |
2–5 | Benfica |
1–0 | 1–5 |
| Újpesti Dózsa |
2–3 | Celtic |
1–2 | 1–1 |
| Inter Milan |
2–2 (a) | Standard Liège |
1–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
| Inter Milan | 1–0 | Standard Liège |
|---|---|---|
| Jair 80' |
Report |
Second leg
Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Celtic | 1–1 | Újpesti Dózsa |
|---|---|---|
| Macari 62' |
Report | A. Dunai 5' |
Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège | 2–1 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Cvetler 51' Takač 84' (pen.) |
Report | Mazzola 80' |
2–2 on aggregate; Inter Milan won on away goals.
Semi-finals
First leg
| Inter Milan | 0–0 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Second leg
Ajax won 1–0 on aggregate.
0–0 on aggregate; Inter Milan won 5–4 on penalties.
During the shoot-out, teams had to take all five penalties even if they could no longer win (the shoot-out would otherwise have ended with a score of 5–3 as Inter went first).
Final
| Ajax | 2–0 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Cruyff 47', 78' |
Report |
Top scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Cruyff |
Ajax |
5 |
| Antal Dunai |
Újpesti Dózsa |
5 | |
| Lou Macari |
Celtic |
5 | |
| Silvester Takač |
Standard Liège |
5 | |
| 5 | Ronnie Cocks |
Sliema Wanderers |
4 |
| Willem van Hanegem |
Feyenoord |
4 | |
| Rinus Israël |
Feyenoord |
4 | |
| Artur Jorge |
Benfica |
4 | |
| Ray Kennedy |
Arsenal |
4 | |
| Kurt Müller |
Grasshopper |
4 | |
| Lex Schoenmaker |
Feyenoord |
4 |