The 1972 European Super Cup was a
football
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match played over
two legs between the winner of the
1971–72 European Cup
The 1971–72 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the second consecutive time by Ajax, who beat Internazionale in the final. Ajax qualified as the current holders of the European Cup, not as the current national le ...
and the winner of the
1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup. The match was proposed by Anton Witkamp of ''
De Telegraaf
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'' 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
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to seek official endorsement; however
Artemio Franchi
Artemio Franchi () (8 January 1922 – 12 August 1983) was an Italian football administrator.
Biography
He served as the President of the Italian Football Federation (1967–1976, 1978–1980), as the UEFA President (1973–1983), and as a m ...
, 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
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and 3–2 in the second leg in
Amsterdam
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.
Match details
First leg
Second leg
See also
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1971–72 European Cup
The 1971–72 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the second consecutive time by Ajax, who beat Internazionale in the final. Ajax qualified as the current holders of the European Cup, not as the current national le ...
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1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup
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1972–73 Rangers F.C. season
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AFC Ajax in European football
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Rangers F.C. in European football
References
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