1971–72 UEFA Cup

1971–72 UEFA Cup
Tournament details
Dates 14 September 1971 – 17 May 1972
Teams 64
Final positions
Champions England Tottenham Hotspur (1st title)
Runners-up England 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.

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.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hertha BSC West Germany 7–2 Sweden Elfsborg 3–1 (Report) 4–1 (Report)
Dundee Scotland 5–2 Denmark AB 4–2 (Report) 1–0 (Report)
Rosenborg Norway 4–0 Finland HIFK 3–0 (Report) 1–0 (Report)
Vasas Hungary 2–1 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 1–0 (Report) 1–1 (Report)
Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–7 West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 0–1 (Report) 1–6 (Report)
ÍBK Keflavík Iceland 1–15 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–61 (Report) 0–9 (Report)
Celta de Vigo Spain 0–3 Scotland Aberdeen 0–2 (Report) 0–1 (Report)
Den Haag Netherlands 7–2 Luxembourg Aris Bonnevoie 5–0 (Report) 2–2 (Report)
Wolverhampton Wanderers England 7–1 Portugal Académica de Coimbra 3–0 (Report) 4–1 (Report)
Saint-Étienne France 2–3 West Germany Köln 1–1 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
Lugano Switzerland 1–3 Poland Legia Warsaw 1–3 (Report) 0–0 (Report)
Porto Portugal 1–3 France Nantes 0–2 (Report) 1–1 (Report)
Hamburg West Germany 2–4 Scotland St Johnstone 2–1 (Report) 0–3 (Report)
Southampton England 2–3 Spain Athletic Bilbao 2–1 (Report) 0–2 (Report)
Bologna Italy 3–1 Belgium Anderlecht 1–1 (Report) 2–0 (Report)
Napoli Italy 1–2 Romania Rapid Bucureşti 1–0 (Report) 0–2 (Report)
Vitória de Setúbal Portugal (a)2–2 France Nîmes Olympique 1–0 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–2(a) Greece Panionios 2–1 (Report) 0–1 (Report)
Carl Zeiss Jena East Germany 4–3 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–0 (Report) 1–3 (Report)
Basel Switzerland 2–4 Spain Real Madrid 1–2 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
Marsa Malta 0–11 Italy Juventus 0–6 (Report) 0–5 (Report)
Dinamo Zagreb Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 8–2 Bulgaria Botev Vratsa 6–1 (Report) 2–1 (Report)
UTA Arad Romania 5–4 Austria Austria Salzburg 4–1 (Report) 1–3 (Report)
Fenerbahçe Turkey 2–4 Hungary Ferencváros 1–1 (Report) 1–3 (Report)
Milan Italy 7–0 Cyprus Digenis Akritas Morphou 4–0 (Report) 3–0 (Report)
Spartak Moscow Soviet Union 3–2 Czechoslovakia VSS Košice 2–0 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
OFK Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 6–3 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 4–1 (Report) 2–2 (Report)
Željezničar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4–3 Belgium Club Brugge 3–0 (Report) 1–3 (Report)
PSV Netherlands 2–0 East Germany Hallescher FC 0–0 (Report) 2–02
Zagłębie Wałbrzych Poland 4–2 Czechoslovakia Union Teplice 1–0 (Report) 3–2 (Report)
Lierse Belgium 4–2 England Leeds United 0–2 (Report) 4–0 (Report)
Rapid Wien Austria (w/o)3 Albania Vllaznia Shkodër - (Report) - (Report)

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
Bologna Italy 1–1 Belgium Anderlecht
Perani  26' Van Himst  60'

15 September 1971
OFK Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4–1 Sweden Djurgårdens IF
Zec  9'
Lukic  21'
Santrac  55'
Mesanovic  70'
Report Rehnberg  77'
Omladinski
Referee: Ladikli Sabahattin (Turkey)

15 September 1971
Napoli Italy 1–0 Romania Rapid Bucureşti
Lupescu  75' (o.g.)

15 September 1971
20:00
Basel Switzerland 1 – 2 Spain Real Madrid
Hasler  32'
Ramseier  48'
UEFA report  27' Grosso
 33' Aguilar
 75' Santillana

15 September 1971
Marsa Malta 0–6 Italy Juventus
Haller  32'  60'
Causio  54'
Novellini  63'
Capello  69'
Cuccureddu  88'

22 September 1971
Milan Italy 4–0 Cyprus Digenis Akritas Morphou
Villa  32'  60'
Magherini  34'
Golin  50'

Second leg

28 September 1971
Anderlecht Belgium 0–2 Italy Bologna
Savoldi  10'
Rizzo  85'

Bologna won 3–1 on aggregate.


30 September 1971
Rapid Bucureşti Romania 2–0 Italy Napoli
Dumitru  26'
Ene  34'

Rapid Bucureşti won 2–1 on aggregate.


29 September 1971
21:00
Real Madrid Spain 2 – 1 Switzerland Basel
Aguilar  48'
Santillana  78'
UEFA report  57' Siegenthaler
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Referee: Italy Aurelio Angonese

Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.


28 September 1971
Juventus Italy 5–0 Malta Marsa
Novellini  18'  32'  90'
Haller  45'
Furino  63'

Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.


29 September 1971
Digenis Akritas Morphou Cyprus 0–3 Italy Milan
Villa  11'  11'
Rivera  65'

Milan won 7–0 on aggregate.


29 September 1971
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 2–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia OFK Belgrade
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
Rosenborg Norway 4–4(a) Belgium Lierse 4–1 (Report) 0–3 (Report)
FC Rapid Bucureşti Romania 4–2 Poland Legia Warsaw 4–0 (Report) 0–2 (Report)
Köln West Germany 4–5 Scotland Dundee 2–1 (Report) 2–4 (Report)
Den Haag Netherlands 1–7 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 (Report) 0–4 (Report)
Željezničar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (a)3–3 Italy Bologna 1–1 (Report) 2–2 (Report)
Nantes France 0–1 England Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 (Report) 0–1 (Report)
Eintracht Braunschweig West Germany 4–3 Spain Athletic Bilbao 2–1 (Report) 2–2 (Report)
St Johnstone Scotland 2–1 Hungary Vasas 2–0 (Report) 0–1 (Report)
Spartak Moscow Soviet Union 0–4 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 0–0 (Report) 0–4 (Report)
Milan Italy 5–4 West Germany Hertha BSC 4–2 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
OFK Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–5 East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena 1–1 (Report) 0–4 (Report)
Zagłębie Wałbrzych Poland 2–3 Romania UTA Arad 1–1 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
Dinamo Zagreb Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–2(a) Austria Rapid Wien 2–2 (Report) 0–0 (Report)
Real Madrid Spain 3–3(a) Netherlands PSV 3–1 (Report) 0–21 (Report)
Juventus Italy 3–1 Scotland Aberdeen 2–0 (Report) 1–1 (Report)
Ferencváros Hungary 6–0 Greece 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
Željezničar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–1 Italy Bologna
Bukal  75' (pen.) Perani  30'

20 October 1971
Milan Italy 4–2 West Germany Hertha BSC
Prati  41'  85'
Benetti  62'
Biasiolo  65'
Steffenhagen  15'
Beer  51'

21 October 1971
Juventus Italy 2–0 Scotland Aberdeen
Anastasi  5'
G. Murray  55' (o.g.)

Second leg

3 November 1971
Bologna Italy 2–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željezničar
Fedele  15'  71' Janković  59'  83'

Bologna 3–3 Željezničar on aggregate. Željezničar won on away goals rule.


3 November 1971
Hertha BSC West Germany 2–1 Italy Milan
Horr  15' (pen.)  89' Bigon  13'
Berlin

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
Milan Italy 3–2 Scotland Dundee 3–0 (Report) 0–2 (Report)
Carl Zeiss Jena East Germany 0–4 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 (Report) 0–3 (Report)
Eintracht Braunschweig West Germany 3–6 Hungary Ferencváros 1–1 (Report) 2–5 (Report)
PSV Netherlands 1–4 Belgium Lierse 1–0 (Report) 0–4 (Report)
Rapid Wien Austria 1–5 Italy Juventus 0–1 (Report) 1–4 (Report)
St Johnstone Scotland 2–5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željezničar 1–0 (Report) 1–5 (Report)
Tottenham Hotspur England 5–0 Romania Rapid Bucureşti 3–0 (Report) 2–0 (Report)
UTA Arad Romania 3–1 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 3–0 (Report) 0–1 (Report)

First leg

24 November 1971
Milan Italy 3–0 Scotland Dundee
Rivera  14'
Stewart  50' (o.g.)
Benetti  71'

24 November 1971
Rapid Wien Austria 0–1 Italy Juventus
Bettega  30'

Second leg

8 December 1971
Dundee Scotland 2–0 Italy Milan
Wallace  39'
Duncan  74'

Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.


8 December 1971
Juventus Italy 4–1 Austria Rapid Wien
Bettega  8'  46'  71'
Causio  81' (pen.)
Lorenz  16'

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
Milan Italy 3–1 Belgium Lierse 2–0 (Report) 1–1 (Report)
UTA Arad Romania 1–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 (Report) 1–1 (Report)
Ferencváros Hungary (p)3–3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željezničar 1–2 (Report) 2–1 (Report)
Juventus Italy 2–3 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 (Report) 1–2 (Report)

First leg

23 February 1972
Milan Italy 2–0 Belgium Lierse
Rivera  30' (pen.)
Bigon  43'

Second leg

7 March 1972
Lierse Belgium 1–1 Italy Milan
Vermeyen  82' (pen.) Villa  48'

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
Tottenham Hotspur England 3–2 Italy Milan 2–1 (Report) 1–1 (Report)
Ferencváros Hungary 3–4 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 (Report) 1–2 (Report)

First leg

5 April 1972
Tottenham Hotspur England 2–1 Italy Milan
Perryman  30'  65' Benetti  25'
London

Second leg

19 April 1972
Milan Italy 1–1 England Tottenham Hotspur
Rivera  69' (pen.) Mullery  7'

Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1972 UEFA Cup Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wolverhampton Wanderers England 2–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 1–1

First leg

Second leg

17 May 1972
19:45 BST
Tottenham Hotspur England 1–1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Mullery  29' Report Wagstaffe  40'
White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 54,303
Referee: Laurens Van Ravens (Netherlands)

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