1971–72 UEFA Cup
The 1971–72 UEFA Cup was the inaugural year of the UEFA Cup (now known as the UEFA Europa League).
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 14 September 1971 – 17 May 1972 |
| Teams | 63[1] (from 31 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tottenham Hotspur (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 122 |
| Goals scored | 368 (3.02 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,110,102 (17,296 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ludwig Bründl (Eintracht Braunschweig) 10 goals |
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 ten goals.
Bracket
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First round
Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another.
Summary
First legs were played on 14–16 September 1971 (except one match which was played on 22 September). Second legs were played on 29–30 September 1971 (except one match which was played on 6 October).
1 Vllaznia withdrew after Austrian immigration officials declined to issue visas for their team to enter the country.
2 This match was played in Reykjavík.
3 Chemie Halle withdrew after the first leg following the Hotel 't Silveren Seepaerd fire.
Matches
Vllaznia withdrew after Austrian immigration officials declined to issue visas for their team to enter the country; Rapid Wien were awarded a walkover.
Ferencváros  | 3–1 |  Fenerbahçe |
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Ferencváros won 4–2 on aggregate.
Aris Bonnevoie  | 2–2 |  ADO Den Haag |
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ADO Den Haag won 7–2 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 15–1 on aggregate.
Eintracht Braunschweig won 7–1 on aggregate.
Vitória de Setúbal  | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nîmes |
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| Nîmes | 2–1 | Vitória de Setúbal |
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2–2 on aggregate; Vitória de Setúbal won on away goals.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 3–1 |  Carl Zeiss Jena |
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Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–3 on aggregate.
UTA Arad .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 4–1 |  Austria Salzburg |
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| Austria Salzburg | 3–1 | UTA Arad |
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UTA Arad won 5–4 on aggregate.
OFK Beograd .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 4–1 |  Djurgården |
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| Djurgården | 2–2 | OFK Beograd |
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OFK Beograd won 6–3 on aggregate.
Marsa  | 0–6 |  Juventus |
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Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.
| Vasas | 1–0 |  Shelbourne |
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| Shelbourne | 1–1 | Vasas |
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Vasas won 2–1 on aggregate.
Zagłębie Wałbrzych .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 1–0 |  Teplice |
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| Teplice | 2–3 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych |
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Zaglebie Walbrzych won 4–2 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate.
Željezničar won 4–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 8–2 on aggregate.
St Johnstone won 4–2 on aggregate.
Hertha  | 3–1 | Elfsborg |
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| Elfsborg | 1–4 | Hertha |
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Hertha won 7–2 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 4–0 on aggregate.
Basel .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Real Madrid |
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| Real Madrid | 2–1 | Basel |
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Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Chemie Halle withdrew ahead of the return leg due to the Eindhoven hotel fire that claimed the life of Halle's 21-year-old midfielder Wolfgang Hoffmann one day before the match. PSV were awarded a walkover.[2]
Lierse won 4–2 on aggregate.
Aberdeen won 3–0 on aggregate.
Köln won 3–2 on aggregate.
Dundee won 5–2 on aggregate.
Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.
Athletic Bilbao won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Académica |
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| Académica | 1–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Napoli | 1–0 | Rapid București |
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| Rapid București | 2–0 | Napoli |
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Rapid București won 2–1 on aggregate.
Bologna won 3–1 on aggregate.
Nantes won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Panionios won on away goals.
Milan won 7–0 on aggregate.
Second round
Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another.
Summary
First legs were played on 19–21 October 1971. Second legs were played on 2–4 November 1971.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Rapid București |
4–2 | Legia Warsaw |
4–0 | 0–2 |
| Köln |
4–5 |  Dundee |
2–1 | 2–4 |
| Zagłębie Wałbrzych |
2–3 | UTA Arad |
1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| OFK Beograd |
1–5 | Carl Zeiss Jena |
1–1 | 0–4 |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
2–2(a) | Rapid Wien |
2–2 | 0–0 |
| Željezničar |
(a)3–3 | Bologna |
1–1 | 2–2 |
| Ferencváros |
6–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Panionios |
6–0 | —1 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig |
4–3 | Athletic Bilbao |
2–1 | 2–2 |
Rosenborg  |
4–4(a) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lierse |
4–1 | 0–3 |
| ADO Den Haag |
1–7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1–3 | 0–4 |
Nantes  |
0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| St Johnstone |
2–1 | Vasas |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Milan |
5–4 | Hertha |
4–2 | 1–2 |
| Real Madrid |
3–3(a) | PSV |
3–1 | 0–22 |
Spartak Moscow  |
0–4 | Vitória de Setúbal |
0–0 | 0–4 |
| Juventus |
3–1 | Aberdeen |
2–0 | 1–1 |
1 After the final whistle in the first leg, visiting Panionios fans invaded the pitch and attacked Ferencváros players, match officials, and Hungarian police. Panionios were ejected from the competition.
2 This match was played in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Matches
| Rapid București | 4–0 | Legia Warsaw |
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| Legia Warsaw | 2–0 | Rapid București |
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Rapid București won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dundee won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Zagłębie Wałbrzych | 1–1 | UTA Arad |
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| UTA Arad | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Zagłębie Wałbrzych |
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UTA Arad won 3–2 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 5–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Rapid Wien won on away goals.
3–3 on aggregate; Željezničar won on away goals.
| Ferencváros | 6–0 | Panionios |
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After the final whistle in the first leg, visiting Panionios fans invaded the pitch and attacked Ferencváros players, match officials, and Hungarian police. Panionios were ejected from the competition. Ferencváros were awarded a walkover.
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
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Eintracht Braunschweig won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Rosenborg | 4–1 | Lierse |
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4–4 on aggregate; Lierse won on away goals.
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7–1 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 1–0 on aggregate.
St Johnstone won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Milan | 4–2 | Hertha |
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Milan won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | PSV |
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3–3 on aggregate; PSV won on away goals.
| Spartak Moscow | 0–0 | Vitória de Setúbal |
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| Vitória de Setúbal | 4–0 | Spartak Moscow |
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Vitória de Setúbal won 4–0 on aggregate.
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
Third round
Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another.
Summary
First legs were played on 23–24 November 1971. Second legs were played on 8 and 15 December 1971.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Carl Zeiss Jena |
0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| UTA Arad |
3–1 | Vitória de Setúbal |
3–0 | 0–1 |
| Rapid Wien |
1–5 | Juventus |
0–1 | 1–4 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig |
3–6 | Ferencváros |
1–1 | 2–5 |
| PSV |
1–4 | Lierse |
1–0 | 0–4 |
| St Johnstone |
2–5 | Željezničar |
1–0 | 1–5 |
| Milan |
3–2 | Dundee |
3–0 | 0–2 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
5–0 | Rapid București |
3–0 | 2–0 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–0 on aggregate.
| UTA Arad | 3–0 | Vitória de Setúbal |
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| Vitória de Setúbal | 1–0 | UTA Arad |
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UTA Arad won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Rapid Wien | 0–1 | Juventus |
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| Juventus | 4–1 | Rapid Wien |
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Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Ferencváros | 5–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
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Ferencváros won 6–3 on aggregate.
Lierse won 4–1 on aggregate.
Željezničar won 5–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Rapid București |
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| Rapid București | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Tottenham Hotspur won 5–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Summary
First legs were played on 23 February, 7 and 9 March 1972. Second legs were played on 7, 21 and 22 March 1972.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Milan |
3–1 | Lierse |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| UTA Arad |
1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
0–2 | 1–1 |
| Juventus |
2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1–1 | 1–2 |
| Ferencváros |
3–3 (5–4 p) | Željezničar |
1–2 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Matches
Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.
| UTA Arad | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | UTA Arad |
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Tottenham Hotspur won 3–1 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Ferencváros | 1–2 | Željezničar |
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| Željezničar | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Ferencváros |
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3–3 on aggregate; Ferencváros won 5–4 on penalties.
Semi-finals
Summary
First legs were played on 5 April 1972. Second legs were played on 19 April 1972.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Ferencváros |
3–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2–2 | 1–2 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
3–2 | Milan |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Matches
| Ferencváros | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Ferencváros |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4-3 on aggregate.
| Milan | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Tottenham Hotspur won 3-2 on aggregate.
Final
Summary
The first leg was played on 3 May 1972, with the second two weeks later on 17 May.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
1–2 | 1–1 |
Matches
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.
References
- 64 teams were scheduled to participate, but Vllaznia from Albania withdrew before their first match.
- McCracken, Craig (28 September 2016). "How Chemie Halle's European dream ended in tragedy 45 years ago today". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- "uefa cup - 1972". My Eyes Have Seen the Glory – Tottenham Hotspur Fansite. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- "UEFA Cup 1971-72". RSSSF. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2020-08-31.