1971–72 UEFA Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 14 September 1971 | – 17 May 1972
Teams | 63[1] (from 31 associations) |
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Champions | Tottenham Hotspur (1st title) |
Runners-up | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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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 |
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.
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First round[edit]
Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another.
Summary[edit]
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[edit]
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.
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 | 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.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–3 on aggregate.
UTA Arad | 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 | 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.
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 BSC | 3–1 | Elfsborg |
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Elfsborg | 1–4 | Hertha BSC |
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Hertha BSC won 7–2 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 4–0 on aggregate.
Basel | 1–2 | 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 Eindhoven were awarded a walkover.[6]
Lierse won 4–2 on aggregate.
Aberdeen won 3–0 on aggregate.
1. FC Köln won 3–2 on aggregate.
Dundee won 5–2 on aggregate.
Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.
Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Southampton |
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Athletic Bilbao won 3–2 on aggregate.
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Académica |
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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.
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