European Champions Cup

 

Champions' Cup 1971-72

Preliminary Round
Valencia                 Esp  US Luxembourg            Lux  3-1  1-0  4-1

First Round
Galatasaray              Tur  CSKA Moscow              URS  1-1  0-3  1-4
Standard CL (Liege)      Bel  Linfield                 Nir  2-0  3-2  5-2
B1903 (Copenhagen)       Den  Celtic                   Sco  2-1  0-3  2-4
Feyenoord                Ned  Olympiakos (Nicosia)     Cyp  8-0  9-0 17-0w
Internazionale           Ita  AEK (Athens)             Gre  4-1  2-3  6-4
Ujpesti Dozsa            Hun  Malmo FF                 Swe  4-0  0-1  4-1
Valencia                 Esp  NK Hajduk (Split)        Yug  0-0  1-1 *1-1
Cork Hibernians          Irl  Borussia Monchengladbach FRG  0-5  1-2  1-7
Wacker Innsbruck         Aut  SL Benfica               Por  0-4  1-3  1-7
Ajax                     Ned  SG Dynamo Dresden        GDR  2-0  0-0  2-0
Stromsgodset IF          Nor  Arsenal                  Eng  1-3  0-4  1-7x
Dinamo Bucharest         Rom  Spartak Trnava           Tch  0-0  2-2 *2-2
Olympique Marseille      Fra  Gornik Zabrze            Pol  2-1  1-1  3-2y
CSKA (Sofia)             Bul  KS Partizani (Tirane)    Alb  3-0  1-0  4-0
Lahden Reipas            Fin  Grasshopper-Club Zurich  Sui  1-1  0-8  1-9
IA (Akranes)             Isl  Sliema Wanderers         Mlt  0-4  0-0  0-4z
w 2nd leg in Rotterdam
x 1st leg in Oslo
y 2nd leg in Katowice
z 1st leg in Malta

Second Round
CSKA Moscow              URS  Standard CL (Liege)      Bel  1-0  0-2  1-2
Dinamo Bucharest         Rom  Feyenoord                Ned  0-3  0-2  0-5
Valencia                 Esp  Ujpesti Dozsa            Hun  0-1  1-2  1-3
Internazionale           Ita  Borussia Monchengladbach FRG  4-2  0-0  4-2x
SL Benfica               Por  CSKA (Sofia)             Bul  2-1  0-0  2-1
Grasshopper-Club Zurich  Sui  Arsenal                  Eng  0-2  0-3  0-5
Olympique Marseille      Fra  Ajax                     Ned  1-2  1-4  2-6
Celtic                   Sco  Sliema Wanderers         Mlt  5-0  2-1  7-1
x Borussia Monchengladbach were originally drawn at home and won the first
  leg 7-1.  During the match, Roberto Boninsegna was carried off, allegedly
  having been hit by a beer can.  The match was annulled and UEFA ordered
  a replay in West-Berlin, which took place after Internazionale's home
  match.

Quarter-Finals
Ajax                     Ned  Arsenal                  Eng  2-1  1-0  3-1
Feyenoord                Ned  SL Benfica               Por  1-0  1-5  2-5
Ujpesti Dozsa            Hun  Celtic                   Sco  1-2  1-1  2-3
Internazionale           Ita  Standard CL (Liege)      Bel  1-0  1-2 *2-2

Semi-Finals
Ajax                     Ned  SL Benfica               Por  1-0  0-0  1-0
Internazionale           Ita  Celtic                   Sco  0-0  0-0  0-0  5-4p


Final, Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam, 31 May 1972, att 61000


Ajax                     (0) 2  Internazionale           (0) 0
47' 1-0  A: Cruyff
78' 2-0  A: Cruyff













Ajax (trainer Kovacs)
        Stuy; Suurbier, Blankenburg, Hulshoff, Krol; Neeskens, Haan, G.Mühren; Swart,Cruijff, Keizer
Internazionale (trainer Invernizzi)
        Bordon, Burgnich, Facchetti, Bellugi, Oriali; Giubertoni (Bertini 12), Bedin, Frustalupi; Jair (Pellizarro 58), Mazzola, Boninsegna
Referee: Helles (France)


Second Champions Cup in a row. 

Inter was outplayed. Standing from left: Bordon, Fabbian, Bellugi, Corso, Facchetti, Invernizzi (all.), Ghio, Giubertoni, Boninsegna, Mazzola, Vieri.

Sitting: Bertini, Oriali, Jair, Burgnich, Cacciatori, Bedin, Frustalupi, Silva, Pellizzaro, Della Casa (mass.)

Simply the best.

Intercontinental Cup

 

Intercontinental Cup.

1st. leg:
Venue: Avellaneda. Field: Independiente ("La Doble Visera").
September 6, 1972.
   
Independiente (Argentina) 1-1 (0-1) Ajax (Netherlands)
0-1  5' Johan Cruijff
1-1 81' Francisco "Pancho" Sa





Independiente:  Miguel Ángel Santoro - Eduardo Comisso, Miguel Ángel López, Francisco Pedro Manuel Sa, Ricardo Elbio Pavoni - José Omar Pastoriza, Alejandro Estanislao Semenewicz,Miguel Ángel Raimondo (Carlos Alberto Bulla) - Agustín Alberto Balbuena, Eduardo Andrés Magglioni,Dante Mírcoli.
Ajax:Heinz Stuy - Horst Blankenburg, Wim Suurbier, Barry Hulshoff, Ruud Krol, Arie Haan, Johan Neeskens, Gerrie Mühren, Sjaak Swart,Johan Cruijff (Arnold Mühren), Piet Keizer.




2nd. leg:
Venue: Amsterdam. Field: Olympisch Stadion.
September 28, 1972.

Ajax (Netherlands) 3-0 Independiente (Argentina)
Goals: Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep (2).



















Ajax:Heinz Stuy - Horst Blankenburg, Wim Suurbier, Barry Hulshoff,Ruud Krol, Arie Haan, Johan Neeskens, Gerrie Mühren,Sjaak Swart (Johnny Rep), Johan Cruijff, Piet Keizer.                Coach: Stefan Kovacs.
Independiente:  Miguel Ángel Santoro - Eduardo Comisso, Miguel Ángel López, Francisco Pedro Manuel Sa,Ricardo Elbio Pavoni - José Omar Pastoriza, Alejandro Estanislao Semenewicz,Luis Garisto - Agustín Balbuena, Eduardo Andrés Magglioni,                Dante Mírcoli (Carlos Alberto Bulla).

Piet Keizer receives the Cup.

The triumphal run of the winners.

Independiente was outplayed, sometimes by their own (dirty) game. No luck this year, so what can be remembered is their unusual kit – blue so dark, it looked like black.

Often this photo is presented as one of the final – yes, the team is the same, but Ajax played entirely in white in Avellaneda. Standing from left: Heinz Stuy, Barry Hulshoff, Wim Suurbier, Blankenburg, Ruud Krol; Bottom : Johan Cruyff, Arie Haan, Sjaak Swart, Johan Neeskens, Gerrie Muhren, Piet Keizer.

Simply the best in the world! They survived threats (Hulshoff had to be assigned as bodyguard to Cruijff in Argentina), dirty play – which they matched fearlessly, tough opponent and got the world crown. They proved they were best of all, but this was the only time the great Ajax played for the Intercontinental Cup.

Copa Libertadores

 

Copa Libertadores. First Round

Nacional (Montevideo) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Colombia]
 1.Independiente (Avellaneda)      6  4  2  0 13- 5 10
 2.Rosario Central                 6  3  2  1  8- 5  8
 3.Independiente Santa Fe (Bogotá) 6  1  2  3  4- 9  4
 4.Atlético Nacional (Medellín)    6  0  2  4  3- 9  2

Group 2 [Bolivia, Ecuador]
 1.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           6  3  3  0  8- 3  9
 2.América (Quito)                 6  3  1  2  9- 7  7
 3.Oriente Petrolero (Santa Cruz)  6  2  2  2 10- 7  6
 4.Chaco Petrolero (La Paz)        6  1  0  5  3-13  2

Group 3 [Brazil, Paraguay]
 1.São Paulo                       6  3  2  1 12- 6  8
 2.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  2  2  2  7- 8  6
 3.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        6  2  2  2  7-11  6
 4.Atlético Mineiro (Belo Horiz.)  6  0  4  2  5- 6  4

Group 4 [Chile, Peru]
 1.Universitario (Lima)            6  3  2  1  9- 6  8
 2.Universidad de Chile (Santiago) 6  3  0  3 12-12  6
 3.Alianza (Lima)                  6  2  2  2 10-10  6
 4.Unión San Felipe                6  1  2  3  5- 8  4

Group 5 [Uruguay, Venezuela]

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  4  0  0 12- 3  8
 2.Deportivo Italia (Caracas)      4  1  1  2  4- 7  3
 3.Valencia (Acarigua)             4  0  1  3  3- 9  1

Semi-Finals

Group 1 
 1.Universitario (Lima)            4  1  2  1  9- 7  4
 2.Nacional (Montevideo)           4  1  2  1  7- 7  4
 3.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  1  2  1  5- 7  4

Group 2
 1.Independiente (Avellaneda)      4  2  1  1  4- 2  5
 2.São Paulo                       4  1  2  1  2- 3  4
 3.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           4  0  3  1  2- 3  3

Final (May 17 & 24)
Universitario            Per  Independiente            Arg   0-0  1-2  1-2

1st leg. Estadio Nacional, Lima, 17- 5-1972

Universitario - Independiente 0-0

Universitario: Ballesteros, Soría, Cuellar, Chumpítaz, Luna, Techera,
               Carbonell (Uribe), Castañeda, Ramírez, Rojas, Bailetti.
Independiente: Santoro, Commisso, Sá, Garisto, Pavoni, Pastoriza, Raimondo,
               Semenewicz, Balbuena, Mircoli, Saggioratto (Bulla).

Referee: Marques (Brazil)
Attendance: 45,000

2nd leg. Cordero, Avellaneda, 24- 5-1972

Independiente - Universitario 2-1
 6' Maglioni      1-0
61' Maglioni      2-0
79' Rojas         2-1



Independiente: Santoro, Commisso, Sá, Garisto, Pavoni, Pastoriza, Raimondo,
               Semenewicz, Balbuena, Maglioni (Magán), Saggioratto (Mircoli).
Universitario: Ballesteros, Soría, Cuellar, Chumpítaz, Luna, Techera
               (Alva), Cruzado, Castañeda, Munante, Rojas, Ramírez (Bailetti).

Referee: Favilli Neto (Brazil)
Attendance: 55,000

Independiente got the trophy!

Universitario (Lima) lost the final by one goal. May be unlucky after an excellent campaign - especially because they played part of it without 5 national team players! They were the first Peruvian team to reach the final.

South American champions for a third time! Although the picture is from the semi-final, this was squad winning the final.

The team was getting old – there were some players (Santoro, for instance) who appeared in the first won final in 1964, but they had not only experience and smooth understanding – they had younger and eager reserves. For the moment, they equalized the record of Estudiantes (La Plata) and Penarol (Montevideo), leading with them the South American clubs with 3 Libertadores Cups each.

Sweet success, but it was only the beginning of the greatest period of the club.