1972 UEFA Cup Final
association football match
The 1972 UEFA Cup Final was the final of the first edition of the UEFA Cup. It was played between English teams Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers. This was the first final in UEFA competition where 2 teams from the same country reached the final.
| Event | 1971–72 UEFA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 3 May 1972 | ||||||
| Venue | Molineux, Wolverhampton | ||||||
| Referee | Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union) | ||||||
| Attendance | 38,362 | ||||||
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| Date | 17 May 1972 | ||||||
| Venue | White Hart Lane, London | ||||||
| Referee | Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) | ||||||
| Attendance | 54,303 | ||||||
Road to the final change
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Round | Tottenham Hotspur
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Académica
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7–1 | 3–0 (H) | 4–1 (A) | First round |  Keflavík
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15–1 | 6–1 (A) | 9–0 (H) |
 ADO Den Haag
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7–1 | 3–1 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Second round |  Nantes
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1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
 Carl Zeiss Jena
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4–0 | 1–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Third round |  Rapid București
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5–0 | 3–0 (H) | 2–0 (A) |
 Juventus
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3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Quarter-finals | UTA Arad
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3–1 | 2–0 (A) | 1–1 (H) |
 Ferencváros
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4–3 | 2–2 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Semi-finals | A.C. Milan
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3–2 | 2–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) |
Match details change
First leg change
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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McCalliog  72' |
Chivers 57', 87' |
     Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Second leg change
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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| Mullery 29' |
Wagstaffe 40' |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
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