1971–72 UEFA Cup


The 1971–72 UEFA Cup was the inaugural year of the UEFA Cup, 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. Team distribution was inherited from the Fairs Cup with only little changes: seat cessions between Denmark and Sweden and between Scotland and East Germany were yet decided. Three nations never joined the Fairs Cup, so Yugoslavia ceded a team to near Albania, Greece to near Cyprus, while a place for Soviet Union was obtained from the holders.
The tournament's top scorer was Ludwig Bründl of Eintracht Braunschweig with ten 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.

First leg

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Second leg

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7–1 on aggregate.
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Vasas won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Nantes won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Bologna won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Rapid București won 2–1 on aggregate.
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2–2 on aggregate; Vitória de Setúbal won on away goals.
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Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.
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UTA Arad won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Tottenham won 15–1 on aggregate.
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Milan won 7–0 on aggregate.
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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.

First leg

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Second leg

Rapid București won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Bologna 3–3 Željezničar on aggregate. Željezničar won on away goals rule.
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Vitória de Setúbal won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Milan won 5–4 on aggregate.
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UTA Arad won 3–2 on aggregate.
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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.

First leg

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Second leg

Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.
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UTA Arad won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Tottenham Hotspur won 5–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Tottenham Hotspur won 3–1 on aggregate.
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3–3 on aggregate; Ferencváros won 5–4 on penalties.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The matches were played on 5 and 19 April 1972.

First leg

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Second leg

Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4-3 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Second leg

Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.