UEFA Euro 1972 586295 225035313 2008-07-11T15:58:54Z RussBot 279219 Robot-assisted fix [[WP:DPL|links to disambiguation page]] Liege {{Infobox International Football Competition | tourney_name = UEFA European Football Championship | year = 1972 | other_titles = Championnat du Football Belgique 1972<br>UEFA Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1972<br>Europees kampioenschap voetbal 1972 | image = Euro 72.jpg | size = 120px | caption = UEFA Euro 1972 official logo | country = Belgium | dates = [[June 14]] – [[June 18]] | num_teams = 4 | venues = 4 | cities = 3 | champion = West Germany | count = 1 | second = USSR | second-flagvar = 1955 | third = Belgium | fourth = Hungary | fourth-flagvar = 1957 | matches = 4 | goals = 10 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]] (4 goals) | player = }} The '''1972 UEFA European Football Championship''' final tournament was held in [[Belgium]]. This was the fourth [[European Football Championship]], held every four years and endorsed by [[UEFA]]. The final tournament took place between [[June 14]] and [[June 18]], [[1972]]. At the time, only four countries could play the final tournament which meant that there were only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match. The hosts were only announced after the qualifying round, which meant that they had to qualify, as well, for the final stage. ==Venues== *[[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]] - Capacity: 50,000 *[[Stade Maurice Dufrasne|Sclessin Stadium]], [[Liège (city)|Liège]] - Capacity: 31,000 *[[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium|Stade Émile Versé]], [[Brussels]] - Capacity: 28,000 *[[Bosuil Stadium]], [[Antwerp]] - Capacity: 20,000 ==Squads== To read a list of all the squads that took part in UEFA Euro 1972, go to [[UEFA Euro 1972 squads]]. ==Qualifying Round== [[Image:Euro 1972.png|thumb|1972 UEFA European Football Championship finalists.]] {{main|1972 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying}} The qualifying round was played throughout 1970 and 1971 (group phase), and 1972 (quarter-finals). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 points. Only group winners could qualify for the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament. The following teams participated in the final tournament: *{{fb|BEL}} *{{fb|HUN|1957}} *{{fb|URS|1955}} *{{fb|FRG}} ==Final tournament== {{Round4-with third <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--semi finals --> |14 June – [[Antwerp]] ([[Bosuil Stadium]])|{{fb|BEL}}|1|'''{{fb|FRG}}'''|'''2''' |14 June - [[Brussels]] ([[Parc Astrid]])|{{fb|HUN|1957}}|0|'''{{fb|URS|1955}}'''|'''1''' <!--final --> |18 June – [[Brussels]] ([[Heysel Stadium]])|'''{{fb|FRG}}'''|'''3'''|{{fb|URS|1955}}|0 <!--third place --> |17 June - [[Liège]] ([[Stade Maurice Dufrasne|Sclessin Stadium]])|'''{{fb|BEL}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|HUN|1957}}|1 }} ===Semi-finals=== {{footballbox |date=[[1972-06-14]] |time=20:00 |team1={{fb-rt|BEL}} |score=1 &ndash; 2 |report=[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=184/match=3836/index.html (Report)] |team2={{fb|FRG}} |goals1=[[Odilon Polleunis|Polleunis]] {{goal|83}} |goals2=[[Gerd Müller|Müller]] {{goal|24}} {{goal|71}} |stadium=[[Bosuilstadion]], [[Antwerp]] |referee=[[William J. Mullan]] (Scotland) }} ---- {{footballbox |date=[[1972-06-14]] |time=20:00 |team1={{fb-rt|HUN|1957}} |score=0 &ndash; 1 |report=[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=184/match=3837/index.html (Report)] |team2={{fb|URS|1955}} |goals1= |goals2=[[Anatoli Konkov|Konkov]] {{goal|53}} |stadium=[[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium]], [[Brussels]] |referee=[[Rudi Glöckner]] (Germany) }} ===Third place play-off=== {{footballbox |date=[[1972-06-17]] |time=20:00 |team1={{fb-rt|HUN|1957}} |score=1 &ndash; 2 |report=[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=184/match=3838/index.html (Report)] |team2={{fb|BEL}} |goals1=[[Lajos Kű|Kű]] {{goal|53|pen.}} |goals2=[[Raoul Lambert|Lambert]] {{goal|24}}<br />[[Paul Van Himst|Van Himst]] {{goal|28}} |stadium=[[Stade Maurice Dufrasne]], [[Liège (city)|Liege]] |referee=[[Johan Einar Boström]] (Sweden) }} ===Final=== {{main|UEFA Euro 1972 Final}} {{footballbox |date=[[1972-06-18]] |time=16:00 |team1={{fb-rt|FRG}} |score=3 &ndash; 0 |report=[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=184/match=3839/index.html (Report)] |team2={{fb|URS|1955}} |goals1=[[Gerd Müller|Müller]] {{goal|27}} {{goal|58}}<br /> [[Herbert Wimmer|Wimmer]] {{goal|52}} |goals2= |stadium=[[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]] |referee=[[Ferdinand Marschall]] (Austria) }} {{winners|fb|Euro 1972 Champions|West Germany|First}} ==Statistics== ===Top scorers=== ;'''4 goals''' *{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]] ;'''1 goal''' *{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Herbert Wimmer]] *{{flagicon|URS|1955}} [[Anatoli Konkov]] *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Raoul Lambert]] *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Odilon Polleunis]] *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Paul Van Himst]] *{{flagicon|HUN|1957}} [[Lajos Kű]] ===Fastest goal=== '''24 minutes''': [[Raoul Lambert]] (Belgium vs Hungary); [[Gerd Müller]] (West Germany vs Belgium) ===Average goals=== 2.5 goals per game {{fb start}} {{European Football Championship}} {{International football}} {{fb end}} [[Category:UEFA European Football Championship tournaments|1972]] [[Category:UEFA Euro 1972| ]] [[Category:1972 in football (soccer)|European Football Championship]] [[Category:Football in Belgium|European Football Championship, 1972]] [[Category:Sports festivals hosted in Belgium|F]] [[ar:كأس الأمم الأوروبية لكرة القدم 1972]] [[bg:Европейско първенство по футбол 1972]] [[ca:Campionat d'Europa de futbol 1972]] [[cs:Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale 1972]] [[da:Europamesterskabet i fodbold 1972]] [[de:Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1972]] [[et:1972. aasta Euroopa meistrivõistlused jalgpallis]] [[es:Eurocopa 1972]] [[fr:Championnat d'Europe de football 1972]] [[gl:Eurocopa de Fútbol 1972]] [[it:Campionato europeo di calcio 1972]] [[he:יורו 1972]] [[lv:Eiropas čempionāts futbolā 1972]] [[lt:IV Europos futbolo čempionatas]] [[hu:1972-es labdarúgó-Európa-bajnokság]] [[mr:युएफा यूरो १९७२]] [[nl:Europees kampioenschap voetbal 1972]] [[ja:UEFA欧州選手権1972]] [[no:EM i fotball 1972]] [[pl:Mistrzostwa Europy w Piłce Nożnej 1972]] [[pt:Campeonato Europeu de Futebol de 1972]] [[ru:Чемпионат Европы по футболу 1972]] [[sr:Европско првенство у фудбалу 1972.]] [[sv:Europamästerskapet i fotboll 1972]] [[vi:Giải vô địch bóng đá châu Âu 1972]] [[tr:1972 Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonası]] [[zh:1972年歐洲足球錦標賽]]