| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  Rangers (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Dynamo Moscow | 
The 1971–72 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Rangers, who defeated Dynamo Moscow in the final.[1]
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK 1909  | 4–4 (a) |  Austria Wien | 4–2 | 0–2 | 
| Hibernians  | 3–2 |  Fram | 3–0 | 0–2 | 
First leg
| BK 1909  | 4–2 |  Austria Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Thorn  47' Richter  57' (pen.) Berg  75' H Andersen  80' | Report | Foka  37'  60' | 
| Hibernians  | 3–0 |  Fram | 
|---|---|---|
| Cini  65' Micallef  70'  75' | Report | 
Second leg
| Austria Wien  | 2–0 |  BK 1909 | 
|---|---|---|
| Foka  21' Köglberger  41' | Report | 
4–4 on aggregate; Austria Wien won on away goals.
| Fram  | 2–0 |  Hibernians | 
|---|---|---|
| Magnússon  22'  67' | Report | 
Hibernians won 3–2 on aggregate.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distillery .svg.png.webp) | 1–7 | .svg.png.webp) Barcelona | 1–3 | 0–4 | 
| Hibernians  | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) Steaua Bucharest | 0–0 | 0–1 | 
| Servette .svg.png.webp) | 2–3 |  Liverpool | 2–1 | 0–2 | 
| TJ Škoda Plzeň  | 1–7 |  Bayern Munich | 0–1 | 1–6 | 
| Limerick  | 0–5 |  Torino | 0–1 | 0–4 | 
| Dinamo Tirana .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 |  Austria Wien | 1–1 | 0–1 | 
| Rennes  | 1–2 |  Rangers | 1–1 | 0–1 | 
| Sporting CP  | 7–0 |  Lyn | 4–0 | 3–0 | 
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec .svg.png.webp) | 4–5 |  Åtvidaberg | 3–4 | 1–1 | 
| Jeunesse Hautcharage  | 0–21 |  Chelsea | 0–8 | 0–13 | 
| Beerschot .svg.png.webp) | 8–0 | .svg.png.webp) Anorthosis Famagusta | 7–0 | 1–0 | 
| BFC Dynamo  | 2–2 (5–4p) |  Cardiff City | 1–1 | 1–1 (aet) | 
| Levski-Spartak .svg.png.webp) | 1–3 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 1–1 | 0–2 | 
| Komlói Bányász  | 4–8 | .svg.png.webp) Red Star Belgrade | 2–7 | 2–1 | 
| Mikkeli  | 0–4 |  Eskişehirspor | 0–0 | 0–4 | 
| Olympiacos .svg.png.webp) | 2–3 |  Dynamo Moscow | 0–2 | 2–1 | 
First leg
| TJ Škoda Plzeň  | 0–1 |  Bayern Munich | 
|---|---|---|
| Sühnholz  76' | 
| Dinamo Tirana  | 1–1 |  Austria Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Çeço  70' (pen.) | Report | Dirnberger  64' | 
| Stade Rennes  | 1–1 |  Rangers | 
|---|---|---|
| Redon  11' | Johnston  68' | 
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec .svg.png.webp) | 3–4 |  Åtvidaberg | 
|---|---|---|
| Jarosik  15' Gzel  50' Gałeczka  82' | Report | Sandberg  30' (pen.)  47' Torstensson  62' Edström  71' | 
| Jeunesse Hautcharage  | 0–8 |  Chelsea | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Osgood  2'  28'  42' Houseman  9'  29' Hollins  37' Baldwin  74' Webb  81' | 
| Beerschot .svg.png.webp) | 7–0 |  Anorthosis Famagusta | 
|---|---|---|
| Tolsa  8'  29' van Opdorp  21' Suykerbuyck  60' Mertakkas  74' (og) Claessen  76' Mallants  87' | Report | 
| BFC Dynamo  | 1–1 |  Cardiff City | 
|---|---|---|
| Schütze  90' | Report | Gibson  75' | 
| Levski-Spartak .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 
|---|---|---|
| Panov  40' | Report | Bosveld  81' | 
| Komlói Bányász  | 2–7 | .svg.png.webp) Red Star Belgrade | 
|---|---|---|
| Juhász  14' Horváth  44' | Report | Karasi  19' Filipović  33'  53'  58'  71' Antonijević  41' Krivokuća  62' | 
| Olympiacos .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Dynamo Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kozlov  83'  87' | 
Second leg
| Barcelona .svg.png.webp) | 4–0 | .svg.png.webp) Distillery | 
|---|---|---|
| Marcial  4'  29'  51'  66' | Report | 
Barcelona won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Steaua București .svg.png.webp) | 1–0 |  Hibernians | 
|---|---|---|
| Caruana  9' (o.g.) | Report | 
Steaua București won 1–0 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Bayern Munich  | 6–1 |  TJ Škoda Plzeň | 
|---|---|---|
| G. Müller  1', 75' Hoffmann  50' (oal), 70' Krauthausen  15' Roth  88' | Bican  5' | 
Bayern Munich won 7–1 on aggregate.
Torino won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Austria Wien  | 1–0 |  Dinamo Tirana | 
|---|---|---|
| Riedl  22' | Report | 
Austria Wien won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Rangers  | 1–0 |  Stade Rennes | 
|---|---|---|
| MacDonald  37' | 
Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Lyn  | 0–3 |  Sporting CP | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yazalde  35'  70' Dinis  42' | 
Sporting CP won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Åtvidaberg  | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 
|---|---|---|
| Ljungberg  15' | Report | Jarosik  7' | 
Åtvidaberg won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Chelsea  | 13–0 |  Jeunesse Hautcharage | 
|---|---|---|
| Osgood  4'  6'  63'  81'  85' Hudson  12' Hollins  13' (pen.) Webb  22' Harris  43' Baldwin  61'  69'  90' Houseman  78' | Report | 
Chelsea won 21–0 on aggregate.
| Anorthosis Famagusta  | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) Beerschot | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kasprzak  90' (pen.) | 
Beerschot won 8–0 on aggregate.
| Cardiff City  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  BFC Dynamo | 
|---|---|---|
| Clark  59' | Report | Labes  62' | 
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
2–2 on aggregate; BFC Dynamo won 5–4 on penalties.
| Sparta Rotterdam  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Levski-Spartak | 
|---|---|---|
| Kristensen  5' Kowalik  49' | Report | 
Sparta won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 |  Komlói Bányász | 
|---|---|---|
| Aćimović  25' | Report | Juhász  35' Filipović  60' | 
Red Star Belgrade won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Eskişehirspor  | 4–0 |  Mikkeli | 
|---|---|---|
| Heper  8'  15'  40'  80' | Report | 
Eskişehirspor won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Moscow  | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) Olympiacos | 
|---|---|---|
| Sabo  6' | Report | Triantafyllos  6' Gaitatzis  45' | 
Dynamo Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona .svg.png.webp) | 1–3 | .svg.png.webp) Steaua Bucharest | 0–1 | 1–2 | 
| Liverpool  | 1–3 |  Bayern Munich | 0–0 | 1–3 | 
| Torino  | 1–0 |  Austria Wien | 1–0 | 0–0 | 
| Rangers  | 6–6 (a) 1 |  Sporting CP | 3–2 | 3–4 (aet) | 
| Åtvidaberg  | 1–1 (a) |  Chelsea | 0–0 | 1–1 | 
| Beerschot .svg.png.webp) | 2–6 |  BFC Dynamo | 1–3 | 1–3 | 
| Sparta Rotterdam  | 2–3 | .svg.png.webp) Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | 1–2 | 
| Eskişehirspor  | 0–2 |  Dynamo Moscow | 0–1 | 0–1 | 
1The second leg was originally 3–2 to Sporting after 90 minutes, and 4–3 to Sporting after extra time. The referee erroneously ordered a penalty shoot-out which Sporting won 3–0; UEFA later ruled that Rangers had won on away goals.
First leg
| Barcelona .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) Steaua București | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
 | 
| Torino  | 1–0 |  Austria Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Agroppi  81' | 
| Rangers  | 3–2 |  Sporting CP | 
|---|---|---|
| Stein  5', 10' Henderson  30' | Chico Faria  67' Wágner  88' | 
| Beerschot .svg.png.webp) | 1–3 |  BFC Dynamo | 
|---|---|---|
| Suykerbuyck  62' | Report | Schütze  60' Johannsen  80' Rohde  89' | 
Second leg
Steaua București won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Austria Wien  | 0–0 |  Torino | 
|---|---|---|
Torino won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP  | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |  Rangers | 
|---|---|---|
| Yazalde  25' Laranjeira  38' Pedro Gomes  87' Fernando Peres  115' | Stein  26', 46' Henderson  100' | 
6–6 on aggregate; Rangers won on away goals.[3]
| BFC Dynamo  | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp) Beerschot | 
|---|---|---|
| Johannsen  25' Labes  75' Becker  85' | Report | Kasprzak  76' | 
BFC Dynamo won 6−2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steaua Bucharest .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 (a) |  Bayern Munich | 1–1 | 0–0 | 
| Torino  | 1–2 |  Rangers | 1–1 | 0–1 | 
| Åtvidaberg  | 2–4 |  BFC Dynamo | 0–2 | 2–2 | 
| Red Star Belgrade .svg.png.webp) | 2–3 |  Dynamo Moscow | 1–2 | 1–1 | 
First leg
| Steaua București .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Bayern Munich | 
|---|---|---|
| Tătaru  17' | Report | Müller  70' | 
| Åtvidaberg  | 0–2 |  BFC Dynamo | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Netz  36', 58' | 
Second leg
1–1 on aggregate; Bayern Munich won on away goals.
Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.
| BFC Dynamo  | 2–2 |  Åtvidaberg | 
|---|---|---|
| Schulenberg  11' Netz  38' | Report | Wallinder  29' Sandberg  31' | 
BFC Dynamo won 4−2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich  | 1–3 |  Rangers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 
| BFC Dynamo  | 2–2 (1–4p) |  Dynamo Moscow | 1–1 | 1–1 (aet) | 
First leg
| BFC Dynamo  | 1–1 |  Dynamo Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Johannsen  83' (pen.) | Report Report 3 | Yevriuzhikin  54' | 
Second leg
Rangers won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Moscow  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  BFC Dynamo | 
|---|---|---|
| Yevriuzhikin  58' | Report Report 2 Report 3 | Netz  37' | 
| Penalties | ||
| 
 | 4–1 | |
2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Moscow won 4–1 on penalties.
Final
| Rangers  | 3–2 |  Dynamo Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Stein  23' Johnston  40', 49' | Report Report 2 | Eshtrekov  60' Makhovikov  87' | 
References
- ↑ Harris, Daniel (4 September 2014). "The forgotten story of … Rangers' 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup win". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ Simon, Günter (21 September 1971). "Warum keinen Mut zum Risiko?" (PDF). Neue Fußballwoche (FuWo) (de) (in German). Vol. 1971, no. 38. Berlin: DFV der DDR. p. 9. ISSN 0323-8407. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ↑ "A sporting nation: Rangers triumph in Europe 1972". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ↑ Schlegel, Klaus (9 November 1971). "Streckenweide Fußball mit Pfiff" (PDF). Neue Fußballwoche (FuWo) (de) (in German). Vol. 1971, no. 45. Berlin: DFV der DDR. pp. 8–9. ISSN 0323-8407. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ↑ Simon, Günter (14 March 1972). "Selbstbewußt aufgetrumpft" (PDF). Neue Fußballwoche (FuWo) (de) (in German). Vol. 1972, no. 11. Berlin: DFV der DDR. pp. 8–9. ISSN 0323-8407. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ↑ Simon, Günter (28 March 1972). "Einen großen Kampf geliefert!" (PDF). Neue Fußballwoche (FuWo) (de) (in German). Vol. 1972, no. 13. Berlin: DFV der DDR. p. 8. ISSN 0323-8407. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ↑ Simon, Günter (25 April 1972). "Das Finale war zum Greifen nahe!" (PDF). Neue Fußballwoche (FuWo) (de) (in German). Vol. 1972, no. 17. Berlin: DFV der DDR. pp. 5–6. ISSN 0323-8407. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

