Jeux sans frontières season 8
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| Jeux sans frontières | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
| No. of teams | 7 countries |
| Winner |  La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Runner-up |  Città di Castello |
| Head referees | |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original release | 23 May – 13 September 1972 |
| Season chronology | |
The 8th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1972. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Passariano di Codroipo (Italy), Spa (Belgium), Westerland (West Germany), Delft (Netherlands), Nice (France), Bern (Switzerland), and Sheffield (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Lausanne (Switzerland). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi.[1]
The season was won by the team from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the runner-up being the team from Città di Castello, Italy.[2][3]
| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium |
RTB / BRT | B | Yellow |
 France |
ORTF | F | Purple |
| Italy |
RAI | I | Blue |
 Netherlands |
NCRV | NL | Orange |
| Switzerland |
SRG SSR TSI | CH | Gold |
 United Kingdom |
BBC | GB | Red |
 West Germany |
ARD | D | Light blue |