1972 European Super Cup

The **1972 European Super Cup** was a football match between the winner of the 1971–72 European Cup and the winner of the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup. The match was proposed by Anton Witkamp of _De Telegraaf_ to decide who was the best club in Europe.

### First leg

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|GK|**1**|Peter McCloy|||
|RB|**2**|Sandy Jardine|||
|LB|**3**|Willie Mathieson|||
|CB|**4**|John Greig (c)|||
|CB|**5**|Derek Johnstone|||
|CB|**6**|Dave Smith|||
|RM|**7**|Alfie Conn|||
|CM|**8**|Tom Forsyth|||
|CF|**9**|Derek Parlane|||
|CM|**10**|Alex MacDonald|||
|LM|**11**|Quinton Young|||
|colspan=3|**Substitutes:**||||
|MF|**12**|Tommy McLean|||
|MF|**14**|Graham Fyfe|||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||
|colspan=3|Jock Wallace|}|valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center|
|GK|**1**|Heinz Stuy|||
|RB|**3**|Wim Suurbier|||
|CB|**12**|Horst Blankenburg|||
|CB|**4**|Barry Hulshoff|||
|LB|**5**|Ruud Krol|||
|DM|**15**|Arie Haan|||
|CM|**9**|Gerrie Mühren|||
|CM|**10**|Arnold Mühren|||
|RF|**16**|Johnny Rep|||
|CF|**14**|Johan Cruyff|||
|LF|**11**|Piet Keizer (c)|||
|colspan=3|**Substitutes:**||||
|FW|**8**|Sjaak Swart|||
|MF|**2**|Heinz Schilcher|||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||
|colspan=3|Ştefan Kovács|}|||

### Second leg

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|GK|**1**|Heinz Stuy|||
|RB|**3**|Wim Suurbier|||
|CB|**12**|Horst Blankenburg|||
|CB|**4**|Barry Hulshoff|||
|LB|**5**|Ruud Krol|||
|DM|**15**|Arie Haan|||
|CM|**9**|Gerrie Mühren|||
|CM|**7**|Johan Neeskens|||
|RF|**8**|Sjaak Swart|||
|CF|**14**|Johan Cruyff|||
|LF|**11**|Piet Keizer (c)|||
|colspan=3|**Substitute:**||||
|FW|**16**|Johnny Rep|||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||
|colspan=3|Ştefan Kovács|}|valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center|
|GK|**1**|Peter McCloy|||
|RB|**2**|Sandy Jardine|||
|LB|**3**|Willie Mathieson|||
|CB|**4**|John Greig (c)|||
|CB|**5**|Derek Johnstone|||
|CB|**6**|Dave Smith|||
|RM|**7**|Tommy McLean|||
|CM|**8**|Tom Forsyth|||
|CF|**9**|Derek Parlane|||
|CM|**10**|Alex MacDonald|||
|LM|**11**|Quinton Young|||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||
|colspan=3|Jock Wallace|}|||

## Related pages

- 1971–72 European Cup
- 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup
- 1972–73 Rangers F.C. season
- AFC Ajax in European football
- Rangers F.C. in European football

## Other websites

- RSSSF

## Infobox (football match)

- **title**: 1972 European Super Cup
- **team1**: Rangers F.C., Rangers
- **team1score**: 3
- **team2**: AFC Ajax, Ajax
- **team2score**: 6
- **details**: on aggregate
- **firstleg**: First leg
- **team1score1**: 1
- **team2score1**: 3
- **date1**: 16 January 1973
- **stadium1**: Ibrox Stadium
- **city1**: Glasgow
- **referee1**: Alistair McKenzie (referee), Alistair McKenzie (Scottish Football Association, Scotland)
- **attendance1**: 57,000
- **secondleg**: Second leg
- **team1score2**: 2
- **team2score2**: 3
- **date2**: 24 January 1973
- **stadium2**: Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam), Olympisch Stadion
- **city2**: Amsterdam
- **referee2**: Hans-Joachim Weyland (German Football Association, West Germany)
- **attendance2**: 26,168
- **next**: 1973 European Super Cup, 1973 (_Official_)