1972 European Super Cup

1972 European Super Cup
on aggregate
First leg
Date16 January 1973
VenueIbrox Stadium, Glasgow
RefereeAlistair McKenzie (Scotland)
Attendance57,000
Second leg
Date24 January 1973
VenueOlympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
RefereeHans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany)
Attendance26,168
1973 (Official) →

The 1972 European Super Cup was a football match played over two legs between the winner of the 1971–72 European Cup and the winner of the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup. The match was proposed by Anton Witkamp of De Telegraaf to decide who was the best club in Europe.

History

In 1972, Witkamp proposed the idea to Jaap van Praag, the then president of Ajax, who were holders of the European Cup at that time. The idea was then taken to UEFA to seek official endorsement; however Artemio Franchi, the president of UEFA at that time, rejected the idea as the reigning European Cup Winners' Cup champions—Rangers—were serving a one-year ban at the time imposed by UEFA for the alleged misbehaviour of their fans.

The match went ahead, but unofficially as a celebration of the Rangers' centenary. The first leg was played on 16 January 1973 and the second on 24 January 1973. Ajax won the tie 6–3 on aggregate, beating Rangers both at home and away, 3–1 in Glasgow and 3–2 in the second leg in Amsterdam.

Match details

First leg

Rangers Scotland1–3Netherlands Ajax
MacDonald 41' Report Rep 34'
Cruyff 45'
Haan 76'
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Alistair McKenzie (Scotland)
Rangers
Ajax
GK 1 Scotland Peter McCloy
RB 2 Scotland Sandy Jardine
LB 3 Scotland Willie Mathieson
CB 4 Scotland John Greig (c)
CB 5 Scotland Derek Johnstone downward-facing red arrow 66'
CB 6 Scotland Dave Smith
RM 7 Scotland Alfie Conn downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 Scotland Tom Forsyth
CF 9 Scotland Derek Parlane
CM 10 Scotland Alex MacDonald
LM 11 Scotland Quinton Young
Substitutes:
MF 12 Scotland Tommy McLean upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 14 Scotland Graham Fyfe upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Scotland Jock Wallace
GK 1 Netherlands Heinz Stuy
RB 3 Netherlands Wim Suurbier
CM 12 West Germany Horst Blankenburg
CB 4 Netherlands Barry Hulshoff
LB 5 Netherlands Ruud Krol
DM 15 Netherlands Arie Haan
CM 9 Netherlands Gerrie Mühren
CM 10 Netherlands Arnold Mühren
RF 16 Netherlands Johnny Rep
CF 14 Netherlands Johan Cruyff downward-facing red arrow 80'
LF 11 Netherlands Piet Keizer (c) downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
FW 8 Netherlands Sjaak Swart upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 2 Austria Heinz Schilcher upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Romania Ştefan Kovács

Second leg

Ajax Netherlands3–2Scotland Rangers
Haan 12'
Mühren 37' (pen.)
Cruyff 79'
Report MacDonald 2'
Young 35'
Attendance: 26,168
Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany)
Ajax
Rangers
GK 1 Netherlands Heinz Stuy
RB 3 Netherlands Wim Suurbier
CM 12 West Germany Horst Blankenburg
CB 4 Netherlands Barry Hulshoff
LB 5 Netherlands Ruud Krol
DM 15 Netherlands Arie Haan
CM 9 Netherlands Gerrie Mühren
CM 7 Netherlands Johan Neeskens
RF 8 Netherlands Sjaak Swart downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 14 Netherlands Johan Cruyff
LF 11 Netherlands Piet Keizer (c)
Substitute:
FW 16 Netherlands Johnny Rep upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Romania Ştefan Kovács
GK 1 Scotland Peter McCloy
RB 2 Scotland Sandy Jardine
LB 3 Scotland Willie Mathieson
CB 4 Scotland John Greig (c)
CB 5 Scotland Derek Johnstone
CB 6 Scotland Dave Smith
RM 7 Scotland Tommy McLean
CM 8 Scotland Tom Forsyth
CF 9 Scotland Derek Parlane
CM 10 Scotland Alex MacDonald
LM 11 Scotland Quinton Young
Manager:
Scotland Jock Wallace

See also


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