1971–72 European Cup

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The 1971–72 European Cup was the 17th season of Europe's premier club football competition, culminating in Ajax defeating Inter Milan 2–0 in the final to secure their third consecutive title.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Cup season
UEFA club competition
associatedConfederation UEFA NERFINISHED
competition European Cup NERFINISHED
competitionLevel top-tier European club competition
consecutiveTitlesForAjax third consecutive title
continent Europe
decade 1970s
defendingChampion Ajax NERFINISHED
finalCity Rotterdam NERFINISHED
finalCountry Netherlands NERFINISHED
finalDate 31 May 1972
finalIncluded yes
finalMatch Ajax vs Inter Milan
finalScore 2–0
finalVenue De Kuip NERFINISHED
firstRoundIncluded yes
format knockout tournament
nextSeason 1972–73 European Cup NERFINISHED
notableWinnerCoach Stefan Kovacs NERFINISHED
notableWinnerPlayer Johan Cruyff NERFINISHED
Johan Neeskens NERFINISHED
Piet Keizer NERFINISHED
Ruud Krol NERFINISHED
numberOfTeams 33
organiser UEFA NERFINISHED
preliminaryRoundIncluded yes
previousSeason 1970–71 European Cup NERFINISHED
qualifyingCriteria national league champions
title holders
quarterFinalsIncluded yes
runnerUp Inter Milan NERFINISHED
runnerUpCountry Italy NERFINISHED
runnerUpGoalsInFinal 0
seasonNumber 17
seasonSpan 1971–1972
secondRoundIncluded yes
semiFinalsIncluded yes
sport football
successorCompetition UEFA Champions League NERFINISHED
titleStreakForWinner 3
winner Ajax NERFINISHED
winnerCountry Netherlands NERFINISHED
winnerGoalsInFinal 2
winnerPlayingStyle Total Football NERFINISHED
winnerQualifiedFor 1972 Intercontinental Cup NERFINISHED

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Gerd Müller scoredInFinalOf 1971–72 European Cup