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

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. 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

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, who were holders of the European Cup at that time. The idea was then taken to

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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

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and 3–2 in the second leg in

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Match details

First leg

Second leg

References

External links

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{{Rangers F.C. matches Super Cup

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