1971–72 UEFA Cup facts for kids
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 September 1971 – 17 May 1972 |
| Teams | 63 (from 31 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tottenham Hotspur (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 122 |
| Goals scored | 368 (3.02 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ludwig Bründl (10 goals) |
The 1971–72 UEFA Cup was the very first time the UEFA Cup competition was held! It took the place of an older tournament called the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
This exciting football event was won by an English team, Tottenham Hotspur. They played against another English team, Wolverhampton Wanderers, in the final. Tottenham Hotspur won by a score of 3–2 over two games, which is called winning "on aggregate."
The tournament was open to top European football teams that hadn't already qualified for the biggest competitions, like the European Cup or the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. It started on September 14, 1971, and the final match was played on May 17, 1972.
The player who scored the most goals in this first UEFA Cup was Ludwig Bründl from Eintracht Braunschweig. He scored an amazing ten goals!
Contents
First Round: Kicking Off the Tournament
The first round of the UEFA Cup saw many teams from all over Europe playing against each other. Each match involved two games, one at each team's home stadium. The team that scored more goals in total over both games moved on to the next round.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rapid Wien  |
(w/o)1 |  Vllaznia |
— | — |
Fenerbahçe  |
2–4 |  Ferencváros |
1–1 | 1–3 |
ADO Den Haag  |
7–2 |  Aris Bonnevoie |
5–0 | 2–2 |
Keflavík  |
1–15 | Tottenham Hotspur |
1–62 | 0–9 |
Glentoran  |
1–7 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
0–1 | 1–6 |
Vitória de Setúbal  |
(a)2–2 |  Nîmes |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Carl Zeiss Jena  |
4–3 |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
3–0 | 1–3 |
UTA Arad  |
5–4 | SV Austria Salzburg |
4–1 | 1–3 |
OFK Beograd  |
6–3 |  Djurgården |
4–1 | 2–2 |
Marsa  |
0–11 |  Juventus |
0–6 | 0–5 |
| Vasas |
2–1 |  Shelbourne |
1-0 | 1–1 |
Zagłębie Wałbrzych  |
4–2 |  Teplice |
1–0 | 3–2 |
Spartak Moscow  |
3–2 | Košice |
2–0 | 1–2 |
| Željezničar |
4–3 |  Club Brugge |
3–0 | 1–3 |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
8–2 | Botev Vratsa |
6–1 | 2–1 |
| Hamburg |
2–4 |  St Johnstone |
2–1 | 0–3 |
| Hertha |
7–2 | Elfsborg |
3-1 | 4-1 |
Rosenborg  |
4–0 |  HIFK Helsinki |
3-0 | 1-0 |
Basel  |
2–4 |  Real Madrid |
1-2 | 1-2 |
| Chemie Halle |
0–0 | PSV |
0-0 | -3 |
| Lierse |
4–2 | Leeds United |
0-2 | 4-0 |
| Celta Vigo |
0–3 | Aberdeen |
0-2 | 0-1 |
Saint-Étienne  |
2–3 | Köln |
1-1 | 1-2 |
| Dundee |
5–2 |  AB |
4-2 | 1-0 |
| Lugano |
1–3 | Legia Warsaw |
3-1 | 0-0 |
| Southampton |
2–3 | Athletic Bilbao |
2-1 | 0-2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
7–1 | Académica |
3-0 | 4-1 |
| Napoli |
1–2 | Rapid București |
1-0 | 0-2 |
| Bologna |
3–1 | Anderlecht |
1–1 | 2–0 |
| Porto |
1–3 | Nantes |
0–2 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Madrid |
2–2(a) |  Panionios |
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Milan |
7–0 |  Akritas |
4–0 | 3–0 |
1 Vllaznia could not play because Austrian officials did not give their team visas to enter the country. 2 This match was played in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. 3 Chemie Halle had to leave the competition after the first game because of a sad fire at their hotel.
Second Round: More Teams Advance
In the second round, the winning teams from the first round continued to compete. The stakes were higher as teams got closer to the final.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid București |
4–2 | Legia Warsaw |
4-0 | 0-2 |
| Köln |
4–5 | Dundee |
2-1 | 2-4 |
| Zagłębie Wałbrzych |
2–3 | UTA Arad |
1-1 | 1-2(aet) |
| OFK Beograd |
1–5 | Carl Zeiss Jena |
1-1 | 0-4 |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
2–2(a) | Rapid Wien |
2-2 | 0-0 |
| Željezničar |
(a)3–3 | Bologna |
1–1 | 2-2 |
| Ferencváros |
6–0 | Panionios |
6-0 | -1 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig |
4–3 | Athletic Bilbao |
2-1 | 2-2 |
| Rosenborg |
4–4(a) | Lierse |
4-1 | 0-3 |
| ADO Den Haag |
1–7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1-3 | 0–4 |
| Nantes |
0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
0-0 | 0-1 |
| St Johnstone |
2–1 | Vasas |
2-0 | 0-1 |
| Milan |
5–4 | Hertha |
4-2 | 1-2 |
| Real Madrid |
3–3(a) | PSV |
3-1 | 0-22 |
| Spartak Moscow |
0–4 | Vitória de Setúbal |
0-0 | 0-4 |
| Juventus |
3–1 | Aberdeen |
2-0 | 1-1 |
1 After the first game, fans of Panionios caused trouble on the field. Because of this, Panionios was removed from the competition. 2 This match was played in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Third Round: The Round of 16
Only 16 teams remained in the competition at this stage. Each team was fighting hard to get into the quarter-finals.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Jena |
0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0-1 | 0-3 |
| UTA Arad |
3–1 | Vitória de Setúbal |
3–0 | 0–1 |
| Rapid Wien |
1–5 | Juventus |
0–1 | 1–4 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig |
3–6 | Ferencváros |
1-1 | 2-5 |
| PSV |
1–4 | Lierse |
1–0 | 0–4 |
| St Johnstone |
2–5 | Željezničar |
1–0 | 1–5 |
| Milan |
3–2 | Dundee |
3–0 | 0–2 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
5–0 | Rapid București |
3–0 | 2-0 |
Quarter-finals: The Top Eight Teams
The competition was getting very intense with only eight teams left. Each match was crucial for a chance to reach the semi-finals.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan |
3–1 | Lierse |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| UTA Arad |
1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
0–2 | 1–1 |
| Juventus |
2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1–1 | 1–2 |
| Ferencváros |
3–3 (5–4 p) | Željezničar |
1–2 | 2–1 (aet) |
Semi-finals: Who Will Play in the Final?
Only four teams made it to the semi-finals. These matches decided which two teams would battle it out for the UEFA Cup trophy.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferencváros |
3–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2–2 | 1–2 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
3–2 | Milan |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Semi-final Matches
Here are the results from the semi-final games:
| 5 April 1972 First leg |
Ferencváros |
2 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Szőke  30'
Albert |
Richards 18'
Munro |
| 19 April 1972 Second leg |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 - 1 | Ferencváros |
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Attendance: 38,262 Referee: Mihas Hristos (Greece) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daley 1'
Munro |
Kű 47' |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4-3 on aggregate (total score over two games).
| 5 April 1972 First leg |
Tottenham Hotspur |
2 - 1 | Milan |
White Hart Lane, London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perryman 33', 64' |
Benetti 25' |
| 19 April 1972 Second leg |
Milan |
1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
San Siro, Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivera 69' (pen.) |
Mullery 7' |
Tottenham Hotspur won 3-2 on aggregate (total score over two games).
The Grand Final
The final of the first-ever UEFA Cup was an all-English affair, with Wolverhampton Wanderers facing Tottenham Hotspur. The winner would make history as the first team to lift the new trophy!
Final Summary
The final was played over two games. The first game took place on May 3, 1972, and the second game was on May 17, 1972.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
1–2 | 1–1 |
Final Matches
Here are the details of the two final games:
| 3 May 1972 19:30 BST First leg |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Attendance: 38,362 Referee: Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCalliog 72' |
Chivers 56', 87' |
| 17 May 1972 19:45 BST Second leg |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
White Hart Lane, London Attendance: 54,303 Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullery 29' |
Wagstaffe 40' |
Tottenham Hotspur won the final 3–2 on aggregate, becoming the first-ever UEFA Cup champions!
Related Football Competitions
- 1971–72 European Cup
- 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup
See also
In Spanish: Copa de la UEFA 1971-72 para niños
