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UEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
1971–72 was the inaugural year of the competition. It was won by English side
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over their countrymen
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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
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or
UEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
. 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
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of runners-up Wolverhampton Wanderers with 9 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.
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1 This match was played in
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2 Hallescher withdrew from the competition after the first leg.
3 Vllaznia Shkodër withdrew from the competition due to visa problems.
First leg
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Second leg
Bologna won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Rapid Bucureşti won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 11–0 on aggregate.
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Milan won 7–0 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.
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1 This match was played in Den Bosch.
2 Panionios were disqualified after the first leg due to a pitch invasion.
First leg
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Second leg
Bologna 3–3 Željezničar on aggregate. Željezničar won on away goals rule.
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Milan won 5–4 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.
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First leg
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Second leg
Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.
Quarter finals
The matches were played on 7/9 and 21–24 March 1972.
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First leg
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Second leg
Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The matches were played on 5 and 19 April 1972.
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Second leg
Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
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