1971-72 Club Football

The completed 1971-72 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

499 clubs ranked · 53 leagues · 12 cup finals

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1971-72Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

Ajax

Netherlands · score 1.256 · form 1.00 · pedigree 1.00 · 40-5-1 in 46

★ Eredivisie★ European Cup★ KNVB Beker

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

Liverpool

form 0.81 vs ped 0.29 · +0.53

Underachiever

Ferencvárosi TC

form 0.56 vs ped 0.64 · -0.08

Biggest riser

UT Arad

▲ 117 places

Biggest faller

Győri ETO FC

▼ 100 places

Best outside top 5

Benfica

#9 · Portugal

Best outside the 8

Ferencvárosi TC

#14 · Hungary

Top 10 by league

England 4Scotland 2Italy 2Netherlands 1Portugal 1

Country100 shown

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Ajax

Netherlands · 46 P · 40-5-1 · +0.17 trophy

1.256

score

Celtic▲1

Scotland · 47 P · 36-7-4 · +0.05 trophy

0.958

score

Leeds United▼1

England · 55 P · 32-12-11 · +0.01 trophy

0.930

score

AC Milan▲2

Italy · 43 P · 24-12-7 · +0.01 trophy

0.910

score

Tottenham Hotspur▲21

England · 66 P · 34-20-12 · +0.05 trophy

0.879

score

Rangers▲5

Scotland · 43 P · 26-5-12 · +0.05 trophy

0.836

score

Manchester City▲7

England · 46 P · 24-12-10

0.819

score

Wolverhampton Wanderers▲15

England · 57 P · 26-15-16

0.801

score

Benfica▲12

Portugal · 41 P · 33-5-3 · +0.04 trophy

0.796

score

Juventus▼3

Italy · 38 P · 22-11-5 · +0.06 trophy

0.728

score

Manchester United▲4

England · 55 P · 24-16-15

0.707

score

Real Madrid▼3

Spain · 38 P · 22-9-7 · +0.06 trophy

0.689

score

Internazionale▼8

Italy · 39 P · 16-13-10

0.676

score

Ferencvárosi TC▲6

Hungary · 39 P · 18-11-10 · +0.01 trophy

0.659

score

Feyenoord▼3

Netherlands · 40 P · 31-3-6

0.655

score

Liverpool▼3

England · 52 P · 28-11-13

0.630

score

Bayern Munich▼9

Germany · 46 P · 29-12-5 · +0.06 trophy

0.624

score

Derby County▲30

England · 49 P · 26-13-10 · +0.06 trophy

0.622

score

Chelsea▼15

England · 58 P · 27-17-14 · +0.01 trophy

0.599

score

FC Schalke 04▲16

Germany · 41 P · 28-6-7 · +0.01 trophy

0.558

score

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1	–	Ajax	Netherlands	46	40	5	1	1.00	1.00	+0.17	score 1.256
2	▲1	Celtic	Scotland	47	36	7	4	0.82	0.89	+0.05	score 0.958
3	▼1	Leeds United	England	55	32	12	11	0.87	1.00	+0.01	score 0.930
4	▲2	AC Milan	Italy	43	24	12	7	0.73	1.00	+0.01	score 0.910
5	▲21	Tottenham Hotspur	England	66	34	20	12	0.78	0.60	+0.05	score 0.879
6	▲5	Rangers	Scotland	43	26	5	12	0.67	0.78	+0.05	score 0.836
7	▲7	Manchester City	England	46	24	12	10	0.88	0.70	—	score 0.819
8	▲15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	England	57	26	15	16	0.76	0.57	—	score 0.801
9	▲12	Benfica	Portugal	41	33	5	3	0.70	0.68	+0.04	score 0.796
10	▼3	Juventus	Italy	38	22	11	5	0.73	0.56	+0.06	score 0.728
11	▲4	Manchester United	England	55	24	16	15	0.68	0.76	—	score 0.707
12	▼3	Real Madrid	Spain	38	22	9	7	0.56	0.76	+0.06	score 0.689
13	▼8	Internazionale	Italy	39	16	13	10	0.68	0.51	—	score 0.676
14	▲6	Ferencvárosi TC	Hungary	39	18	11	10	0.56	0.64	+0.01	score 0.659
15	▼3	Feyenoord	Netherlands	40	31	3	6	0.78	0.42	—	score 0.655
16	▼3	Liverpool	England	52	28	11	13	0.81	0.29	—	score 0.630
17	▼9	Bayern Munich	Germany	46	29	12	5	0.69	0.34	+0.06	score 0.624
18	▲30	Derby County	England	49	26	13	10	0.86	0.00	+0.06	score 0.622
19	▼15	Chelsea	England	58	27	17	14	0.68	0.44	+0.01	score 0.599
20	▲16	FC Schalke 04	Germany	41	28	6	7	0.65	0.34	+0.01	score 0.558
21	▼11	Arsenal	England	61	33	12	16	0.71	0.25	+0.01	score 0.555
22	▲53	Fiorentina	Italy	30	12	12	6	0.66	0.26	—	score 0.520
23	▲30	Hibernian	Scotland	37	21	6	10	0.64	0.27	+0.01	score 0.517
24	▼8	Standard Liège	Belgium	36	19	11	6	0.55	0.42	+0.01	score 0.506
25	–	Újpesti Dózsa	Hungary	36	23	7	6	0.71	0.00	+0.03	score 0.490
26	▲19	ŠK Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	30	18	6	6	0.49	0.42	+0.01	score 0.471
27	▼3	Newcastle United	England	46	16	12	18	0.61	0.25	—	score 0.470
28	▲30	Cagliari	Italy	30	15	9	6	0.71	0.00	—	score 0.465
29	▲25	Torino FC	Italy	36	20	10	6	0.71	0.00	—	score 0.463
30	▼12	Aberdeen	Scotland	38	23	9	6	0.70	0.00	—	score 0.458
31	·	Sheffield United	England	48	20	13	15	0.70	0.00	—	score 0.456
32	▲7	FC Twente	Netherlands	34	17	14	3	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.447
33	▼16	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	39	15	11	13	0.53	0.29	—	score 0.446
34	▲93	Dinamo Moscow	Soviet Union	39	13	16	10	0.37	0.36	—	score 0.438
35	▼13	RFC Bruges	Belgium	32	19	9	4	0.57	0.18	—	score 0.432
36	▼17	CF Barcelona	Spain	38	19	9	10	0.48	0.34	—	score 0.430
37	▲114	Steaua Bucureşti	Romania	36	14	11	11	0.40	0.34	—	score 0.426
38	▼3	Panathinaikos	Greece	34	24	6	4	0.41	0.34	+0.04	score 0.422
39	▼8	FC Den Haag	Netherlands	37	19	10	8	0.63	0.00	+0.01	score 0.418
40	▲6	AS Roma	Italy	30	13	9	8	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.417
41	▲117	UT Arad	Romania	38	18	9	11	0.41	0.29	—	score 0.407
42	▲19	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	32	19	8	5	0.56	0.00	+0.04	score 0.407
43	▲23	Budapest Honvéd FC	Hungary	30	16	7	7	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.404
44	▲13	Salgotarjan BTC	Hungary	30	15	9	6	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.404
45	▲62	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	40	21	13	6	0.47	0.18	—	score 0.404
46	▲12	Stoke City	England	63	21	23	19	0.60	0.00	+0.01	score 0.403
47	▲5	Sparta Rotterdam	Netherlands	38	19	12	7	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.403
48	▼20	1. FC Köln	Germany	46	22	14	10	0.51	0.20	—	score 0.402
49	▲41	Lierse SK	Belgium	38	14	9	15	0.46	0.21	—	score 0.400
50	–	Dundee FC	Scotland	40	18	13	9	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.397
51	·	Leicester City	England	46	14	14	18	0.63	0.00	+0.01	score 0.396
52	▲105	Dynamo Kyiv	Soviet Union	30	17	10	3	0.49	0.13	+0.03	score 0.395
53	▲30	Tatabanyai Banyasz	Hungary	30	13	11	6	0.59	0.00	+0.01	score 0.389
54	▲14	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	37	22	9	6	0.57	0.00	+0.01	score 0.379
55	▼22	Górnik Zabrze	Poland	28	14	10	4	0.52	0.00	+0.04	score 0.377
56	▼4	FC Spartak Trnava	Czechoslovakia	32	17	12	3	0.50	0.05	+0.03	score 0.375
57	▲61	West Ham United	England	56	19	16	21	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.374
58	▲41	FC Utrecht	Netherlands	34	15	10	9	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.372
59	▲33	Olympique Marseille	France	45	28	9	8	0.38	0.08	+0.09	score 0.372
60	▲49	FK Željeznicar	Yugoslavia	42	24	11	7	0.52	0.00	+0.03	score 0.368
61	▲18	Heart of Midlothian	Scotland	34	13	13	8	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.365
62	▲19	VFC Vitória Setúbal	Portugal	36	20	12	4	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.361
63	▼26	Valencia	Spain	43	23	9	11	0.49	0.05	+0.01	score 0.357
64	▲24	NEC Nijmegen	Netherlands	34	15	8	11	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.354
65	▲74	FC Magdeburg	East Germany	26	17	4	5	0.49	0.00	+0.03	score 0.351
66	·	Partick Thistle	Scotland	36	14	10	12	0.52	0.00	+0.01	score 0.346
67	▼40	SSC Napoli	Italy	35	9	16	10	0.53	0.00	+0.01	score 0.342
68	▲19	Ipswich Town	England	45	12	16	17	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.341
69	▼27	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	39	18	11	10	0.48	0.00	+0.01	score 0.331
70	▼41	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	44	23	9	12	0.50	0.00	—	score 0.324
71	▼9	Everton	England	47	11	19	17	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.323
72	▲11	Videoton SC	Hungary	30	13	5	12	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.321
73	▲158	FC Arges	Romania	30	19	3	8	0.45	0.00	+0.03	score 0.320
74	▲126	Komloi Banyasz	Hungary	32	11	11	10	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.320
75	▼15	Hertha BSC Berlin	Germany	40	18	9	13	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.317
76	▼9	Go Ahead Eagles	Netherlands	34	13	8	13	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.316
77	▼37	Vasas SC	Hungary	34	14	9	11	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.316
78	▼46	Bologna	Italy	34	8	14	12	0.45	0.16	—	score 0.314
79	▲42	Sampdoria	Italy	30	8	12	10	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.314
80	▲208	GD CUF	Portugal	30	12	13	5	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.313
81	▼4	Csepel SC	Hungary	30	11	8	11	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.311
82	▲32	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	38	18	7	13	0.47	0.00	—	score 0.307
83	▼28	Athletic Bilbao	Spain	38	16	5	17	0.40	0.14	—	score 0.305
84	▲17	R. Racing White	Belgium	30	13	10	7	0.47	0.00	—	score 0.303
85	▼12	Legia Warszawa	Poland	30	14	9	7	0.46	0.00	+0.01	score 0.303
86	▲81	Berliner FC Dynamo	East Germany	34	16	14	4	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.301
87	▼38	Hamburger SV	Germany	40	16	8	16	0.41	0.10	—	score 0.301
88	▲59	Zaglebie Sosnowiec	Poland	28	13	8	7	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.298
89	▲287	UD Las Palmas	Spain	34	15	8	11	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.298
90	▼52	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	38	28	7	3	0.39	0.00	+0.04	score 0.295
91	▼61	Dinamo Zagreb	Yugoslavia	38	13	12	13	0.31	0.25	+0.01	score 0.293
92	▼49	Dynamo Dresden	East Germany	28	12	10	6	0.44	0.00	+0.01	score 0.291
93	▼8	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Germany	43	19	7	17	0.43	0.00	+0.01	score 0.289
94	▲8	West Bromwich Albion	England	44	12	11	21	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.288
95	▲71	Ruch Chorzów	Poland	26	13	4	9	0.44	0.00	—	score 0.288
96	▲81	Stal Mielec	Poland	26	12	6	8	0.44	0.00	—	score 0.288
97	▲51	Rapid Bucureşti	Romania	36	15	4	17	0.32	0.18	+0.01	score 0.283
98	▲43	Granada CF	Spain	34	14	8	12	0.43	0.00	—	score 0.282
99	▼65	St. Johnstone	Scotland	40	15	8	17	0.45	0.00	—	score 0.280
100	▲62	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	38	15	10	13	0.43	0.00	—	score 0.280

1971-72 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 2 June 1972

Throughfull season

AjaxBayern MunichJuventusLeeds UnitedFeyenoordGladbachThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Ajax

Netherlands

1806

+18

Bayern Munich

Germany

1709

Juventus

Italy

1689

Leeds United

England

1680

Feyenoord

Netherlands

1663

Tottenham Hotspur

England

1659

AC Milan

Italy

1653

Celtic

Europe only

1649

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Germany

1646

-6

Liverpool

England

1639

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1	Ajax	1806	+18	Netherlands
2	Bayern Munich	1709	0	Germany
3	Juventus	1689	+3	Italy
4	Leeds United	1680	0	England
5	Feyenoord	1663	0	Netherlands
6	Tottenham Hotspur	1659	0	England
7	AC Milan	1653	+3	Italy
8	Celtic	1649	0	Europe only
9	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1646	-6	Germany
10	Liverpool	1639	0	England
11	Arsenal	1624	0	England
12	Internazionale	1617	-8	Italy
13	FC Schalke 04	1604	0	Germany
14	Derby County	1595	0	England
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1592	0	England
16	Benfica	1587	0	Europe only
17	Chelsea	1585	0	England
18	Manchester City	1564	0	England
19	Cagliari	1562	-8	Italy
20	Hertha BSC Berlin	1560	+6	Germany

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1972UEFAWinner: Ajax

Final2

Ajax★Internazionale

Semi-finals2

BenficaCeltic

Quarter-finals4

ArsenalFeyenoordStandard LiègeÚjpest FC

Round of 168

Borussia MönchengladbachCSKA MoscowCSKA SofiaDinamo BucureştiGrasshopper-Club ZürichOlympique MarseilleSliema Wanderers FCValencia

Group stage16

AEK AthensBoldklubben 1903Cork HiberniansDynamo DresdenFC Spartak TrnavaFC Wacker InnsbruckGalatasaray SKGórnik ZabrzeHajduk SplitKF PartizaniLahden ReipasLinfield FCMalmö FFOlympiakos Nicosia FCStrømsgodset IFÍA

Qualifying1▾

Union Luxembourg

UEFA Cup1972UEFAWinner: Tottenham Hotspur

Final2

Tottenham Hotspur★Wolverhampton Wanderers

Semi-finals2

AC MilanFerencvárosi TC

Quarter-finals4

JuventusLierse SKNK ŽeljeznicarUT Arad

Round of 168

Dundee FCEintracht BraunschweigFC Carl Zeiss JenaPSV EindhovenRapid BucureştiSK Rapid WienSt. JohnstoneVFC Vitória Setúbal

Group stage16

1. FC KölnADO Den HaagAberdeenAthletic BilbaoBolognaDinamo ZagrebFC NantesFC Spartak MoscowHertha BSC BerlinLegia WarszawaOFK BeogradPanionios NFCReal MadridRosenborg BKVasas SCZaglebie Walbrzych

Qualifying31▾

AC LuganoAS Saint-ÉtienneAcadémicaAkademisk BoldklubAris BonnevoieAtlético de MadridBotev VratzaCelta de VigoClub BruggeDigenis MorphouDjurgårdens IFFC BaselFC PortoFC Red Bull SalzburgFK TepliceFenerbahçe SKGlentoran FCHIFKHallescher FCHamburger SVIF ElfsborgKeflavik ÍFLeeds UnitedLokomotiv PlovdivMFK KošiceMarsa FCNîmes OlympiqueRSC AnderlechtSSC NapoliShelbourne FCSouthampton

Cup Winners Cup1972UEFAWinner: Rangers

Final2

Dinamo MoscowRangers★

Semi-finals2

Bayern MunichBerliner FC Dynamo

Quarter-finals4

Red Star BelgradeSteaua BucureştiTorino FCÅtvidabergs FF

Round of 168

ChelseaEskişehirsporFC BarcelonaFK Austria WienK. Beerschot VACLiverpoolSparta RotterdamSporting Clube de Portugal

Group stage16

Anorthosis FamagustaCardiff CityFC Dinamo CityFC Lyn OsloFC Viktoria PlzeňHibernians FCJeunesse d'EschKomloi BanyaszLimerick FCLisburn Distillery FCMP MikkeliOlympiakos CFPPFC Levski SofiaServette FCStade Rennais FCZaglebie Sosnowiec

Qualifying2▾

Boldklubben 1909Fram Reykjavík

Copa Libertadores1 competition

Copa Libertadores1971CONMEBOLWinner: Nacional

Other competitions3 competitions

CONCACAF Champions Cup1971CONCACAFWinner: Cruz Azul

Final2

Cruz Azul★LD Alajuelense

African Cup of Champions1971CAFWinner: Canon Yaoundé

Final2

Asante KotokoCanon Yaoundé★

Intercontinental Cup1971FIFAWinner: Nacional

Final2

Nacional★Panathinaikos

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1971-72 covers 6 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

FC Schalke 04

Bundesliga · Germany

+6.89

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

AS Varese 1910

Serie A · Italy

−5.26

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

England

First Division1972Tier 1

Second Division1972Tier 2

Third Division1972Tier 3

Fourth Division1972Tier 4

Italy

Serie A1972Tier 1

Serie B1972Tier 2

Netherlands

Eredivisie1972Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1972Tier 2

Scotland

Division One1972Tier 1

Scottish Division Two1972Tier 2

Germany

Bundesliga1972Tier 1

Regionalliga Süd1972Tier 2

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1972Tier 1

II Divisão1972Tier 2

Spain

La Liga1972Tier 1

Segunda Division1972Tier 2

France

Division 11972Tier 1

Division 21972Tier 2

Cup competitions

Leeds United

FA Cup · England · v Arsenal

Stoke City

League Cup · England · v Chelsea

Olympique Marseille

Coupe de France · France · v SC Bastia

FC Schalke 04

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

AC Milan

Coppa Italia · Italy · v SSC Napoli

Ajax

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v ADO Den Haag

Benfica

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v Sporting Clube de Portugal

Celtic

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Hibernian

Partick Thistle

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Celtic

Atlético de Madrid

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Valencia

Leicester City

Community Shield · England · v Liverpool

Olympique Marseille

Trophee des Champions · France · v

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Leeds United	v Arsenal
League CupDomestic cup	England	Stoke City	v Chelsea
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	Olympique Marseille	v SC Bastia
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	FC Schalke 04	v 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	AC Milan	v SSC Napoli
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	Ajax	v ADO Den Haag
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	Benfica	v Sporting Clube de Portugal
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Celtic	v Hibernian
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Partick Thistle	v Celtic
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	Atlético de Madrid	v Valencia
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Leicester City	v Liverpool
Trophee des ChampionsSuper cup	France	Olympique Marseille	v

← 1970-71 All seasons 1972-73 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).