1971–72 European Cup (handball)

European Cup
1971–72
Tournament information
SportHandball
Final positions
ChampionsPartizan Bjelovar

The 1971–72 European Cup was the 12th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.

Knockout stage

Round 1

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FH Iceland 33–26 France US d'Ivry Paris 18–12 15–14
UK-51 Helsinki Finland W.O. Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva 17–21
MAI Moscow Soviet Union 42–37 Poland Grunwald Poznań 25–16 17–21
IK Hellas Stockholm Sweden 27–24 Switzerland St. Otmar St. Gallen 18–13 9–11
Oppsal IF Oslo Norway 36–26 Spain BM Granollers 20–10 16–16
HB Dudelange Luxembourg 23–38 Netherlands HV Sittardia 10–17 13–21

Round 2

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Partizan Bjelovar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 73–20 Italy Genovesi Roma 43–11 30–9
FH Iceland 30–21 Finland UK-51 Helsinki 13–10 17–11
MAI Moscow Soviet Union 25–22 Germany Grün-Weiß Dankersen 12–11 13–11
Inter Herstal Belgium 24–54 Sweden IK Hellas Stockholm 15–25 9–29
Oppsal IF Oslo Norway 40–30 Bulgaria Chernomorets Burgas 25–14 15–16
VfL Gummersbach Germany 59–26 Portugal Sporting CP 38–6 21–20
Efterslaegten BK Kopenhagen Denmark 43–26 Austria ASK Salzburg 27–12 16–14
HV Sittardia Netherlands 25–34 Czechoslovakia Tatran Prešov 9–10 16–24

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Partizan Bjelovar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 55–22 Iceland FH 27–8 28–14
MAI Moscow Soviet Union 25–18 Sweden IK Hellas Stockholm 13–9 12–9
Oppsal IF Oslo Norway 31–32 Germany VfL Gummersbach 18–13 13–19
Tatran Prešov Czechoslovakia 42–27 Denmark Efterslaegten BK Kopenhagen 18–14 24–13

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Partizan Bjelovar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 32–31 Soviet Union MAI Moscow 21–14 11–17
VfL Gummersbach Germany 30–24 Czechoslovakia Tatran Prešov 12–5 18–19

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Partizan Bjelovar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 19–14 West Germany VfL Gummersbach