1971–72 UEFA Cup

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The **1971–72 UEFA Cup** was the inaugural season of the UEFA Cup (now known as the UEFA Europa League).

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.

## 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 won 4–2 on aggregate.*

* Roggeveen  48'
* Couperus  52'
* Mansveld  72' (pen.)

* Da Silva  57'
* Roggeveen  61'

*ADO Den Haag won 7–2 on aggregate.*

* Gilzean  25', 64', 87'
* Mullery  31', 59'

* Perryman  24'
* Coates  44'
* Knowles  65'
* Gilzean  77', 78'
* Holder  86'

*Tottenham Hotspur won 15–1 on aggregate.*

* Gerwien  35'

*Eintracht Braunschweig won 7–1 on aggregate.*

 * Torres  5' (pen.)

 * Machado  58' (o.g.)
* Adams  89'

*2–2 on aggregate. Vitória de Setúbal won on away goals.*

* Vogel  45', 79' (pen.)

* Bonev  63', 66'

*Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–3 on aggregate.*

 * Kun  33'
* Broșovschi  45'
* Both  56'
* Domide  70'

 * Hirnschrodt  57'
* Kibler  80' (pen.)
* Stadler  88'

*UTA Arad won 5–4 on aggregate.*

* Lukić  21'
* Santrač  55'
* Mešanović  70'

* Sjöberg  85'
* Mitrović  61'

*OFK Beograd won 6–3 on aggregate.*

* Causio  54'
* Novellini  63'
* Capello  69'
* Cuccureddu  88'

* Haller  45'
* Furino  63'

*Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.*

*Vasas won 2–1 on aggregate.*

* Smetana  75'
* Augustyniak  73'

*Zaglebie Walbrzych won 4–2 on aggregate.*

* Egorovich  49'

* Halas  84'

*Spartak Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate.*

* Katalinski  40'
* Bukal  57'

* Carteus  25', 85'

*Željezničar won 4–3 on aggregate.*

* Vabec  14', 80'
* Lalic  37'
* Rora  67'

* Senzen  50'

*Dinamo Zagreb won 8–2 on aggregate.*

* Pearson  62'
* Whitelaw  77'

*St Johnstone won 4–2 on aggregate.*

* Varga  44'
* Steffenhagen  68'

* Steffenhagen  77'
* Gutzeit  83'

*Hertha BSC won 7–2 on aggregate.*

* Hanssen  50'
* Meirik  79'

*Rosenborg won 4–0 on aggregate.*

* Santillana  75'

* Santillana  78'

*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 Eindhoven were awarded a walkover.*

* Lorimer  57'

* Ressel  35', 80'
* Janssens  37'

*Lierse won 4–2 on aggregate.*

* Forrest  86'

*Aberdeen won 3–0 on aggregate.*

* Glowacz  62'

*1. FC Köln won 3–2 on aggregate.*

* Gordon  30'
* Lambie  64'

*Dundee won 5–2 on aggregate.*

* Stachurski  61'
* Nowak  88'

*Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.*

* Channon  69' (pen.)

* Arieta  90'

*Athletic Bilbao won 3–2 on aggregate.*

* Richards  62'
* Dougan  80'

* McAlle  57'

*Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7–1 on aggregate.*

 * Lupescu  75' (o.g.)

 * Dumitru  26'
* Ene  34'

*Rapid București won 2–1 on aggregate.*

* Rizzo  85'

*Bologna won 3–1 on aggregate.*

*Nantes won 3–1 on aggregate.*

* Irureta  64'

*2–2 on aggregate. Panionios won on away goals.*

 * Villa  32', 60'
* Magherini  34'
* Golin  50'

* Rivera  65'

*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.

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

 * Ene  23', 28'
* Neagu  29', 71'

 * Nowak  2'
* Blaut  6'

*Rapid București won 4–2 on aggregate.*

* Löhr  84'

* Wilson  89'
* Flohe  56'

*Dundee won 5–4 on aggregate.*

 * Kwiatkowski  10'

 * Domide  13'
* Kun  115'

*UTA Arad won 3–2 on aggregate.*

* Scheitler  17', 65'
* Stein  50'

*Carl Zeiss Jena won 5–1 on aggregate.*

* Jagodic  87'

*2–2 on aggregate. Rapid Wien won on away goals.*

*3–3 on aggregate. Željezničar won on away goals.*

* Albert  23', 62', 89'
* Megyesi  67'
* Branikovits  83'

*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.*

* Rojo  89'
* Bründl  69'

*Eintracht Braunschweig won 4–3 on aggregate.*

* Hanssen  27'
* Loraas  84'

*4–4 on aggregate. Lierse won on away goals.*

* McCalliog  74'
* Hibbitt  80'

* Weimar  50' (o.g.)
* Mansveld  58' (o.g.)
* Van den Burch  89' (o.g.)

*Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7–1 on aggregate.*

*Tottenham Hotspur won 1–0 on aggregate.*

* Pearson  85'

*St Johnstone won 2–1 on aggregate.*

* Benetti  62'
* Biasiolo  65'
* Beer  51'

*Milan won 5–4 on aggregate.*

 * Anzarda  2'
* Aguilar  34'
* Amancio  47' (pen.)

 * Mulders  9'
* Hoekema  56'

*3–3 on aggregate. PSV Eindhoven won on away goals.*

* Torres  53', 56'
* João  77'

*Vitória de Setúbal won 4–0 on aggregate.*

 * Anastasi  5'
* Murray  55' (o.g.)

 * Harper  78'

*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.

### Matches

 * Hibbitt  8'
* Dougan  35', 60'

*Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–0 on aggregate.*

 * Domide  9'
* Sima  16'
* Kun  65'

 * Marí  54'

*UTA Arad won 3–1 on aggregate.*

* Causio  81' (pen.)

*Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.*

 * Erler  84'

 * Juhász  3'
* Bálint  37', 51'
* Branikovits  59', 80'
* Erler  90'

*Ferencváros won 6–3 on aggregate.*

 * Mulders  77'

 * Janssens  5', 61'
* Vermeyen  86'
* De Nul  89'

*Lierse won 4–1 on aggregate.*

 * Connolly  87'

 * Janković  2'
* Bukal  4', 26', 63' (pen.)
* Sprečo  65'

*Željezničar won 5–2 on aggregate.*

 * Rivera  14'
* Stewart  50' (o.g.)
* Benetti  71'

 * Wallace  39'
* Duncan  74'

*Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.*

 * Peters  1'
* Chivers  35', 63'

* Chivers  84'

*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.

### Matches

 * Rivera  30' (pen.)
* Bigon  43'

 * Vermeyen  86' (pen.)

*Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.*

* England  43'

 * Gilzean  80'

*Tottenham Hotspur won 3–1 on aggregate.*

 * Anastasi  37'

 * Hegan  40'
* Dougan  52'

*Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.*

* Sprečo  49'

* Janković
* Hrvat
* Bukal
* Branikovits
* Megyesi
* Kű

*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.

### Matches

* Albert  33'
* Munro  80'

* Munro  45'

*Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–3 on aggregate.*

 * Perryman  33', 64'

 * Rivera  69' (pen.)

*Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.*

### Summary

The first leg was played on 3 May 1972, with the second two weeks later on 17 May.

### Matches

*Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.*

## See also

* 1971–72 European Cup
* 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup

## References

1. ↑ 64 teams were scheduled to participate, but Vllaznia from Albania withdrew before their first match.
2. ↑ McCracken, Craig. "How Chemie Halle's European dream ended in tragedy 45 years ago today", 28 September 2016.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 uefa cup - 1972.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 UEFA Cup 1971-72 (4 June 2015).

## External links

* Season Overview – UEFA.com
* 1971–72 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
* Results at RSSSF.com
* 1971/72 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)

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* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* England
* Faroe Islands '71 '72
* Finland '71 '72
* France
* East Germany
* West Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '71 '72
* Israel
* Italy
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* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '71 '72
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* San Marino
* Scotland
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* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Wales