UEFA Euro 1972

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = UEFA European Football Championship
year = 1972
other_titles = Championnat du Football Belgique 1972
UEFA Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1972
Europees kampioenschap voetbal 1972


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

*Heysel Stadium, Brussels - Capacity: 50,000
*Sclessin Stadium, Liège - Capacity: 31,000
*Stade Émile Versé, Brussels - Capacity: 28,000
*Bosuil Stadium, Antwerp - Capacity: 20,000

quads

To read a list of all the squads that took part in UEFA Euro 1972, go to UEFA Euro 1972 squads.

Qualifying Round

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
14 June – Antwerp (Bosuil Stadium)|fb|BEL|1|fb|FRG|2
14 June - Brussels (Parc Astrid)|fb|HUN|1957|0|fb|URS|1955|1
18 June – Brussels (Heysel Stadium)|fb|FRG|3|fb|URS|1955|0
17 June - Liège (Sclessin Stadium)|fb|BEL|2|fb|HUN|1957|1

emi-finals

footballbox
date=1972-06-14
time=20:00
team1=fb-rt|BEL
score=1 – 2
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=184/match=3836/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|FRG
goals1=Polleunis goal|83
goals2=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 – 1
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=184/match=3837/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|URS|1955
goals1=
goals2=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 – 2
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=184/match=3838/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|BEL
goals1=Kű goal|53|pen.
goals2=Lambert goal|24
Van Himst goal|28
stadium=Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege
referee=Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)

Final

footballbox
date=1972-06-18
time=16:00
team1=fb-rt|FRG
score=3 – 0
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=184/match=3839/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|URS|1955
goals1=Müller goal|27 goal|58
Wimmer goal|52
goals2=
stadium=Heysel Stadium, Brussels
referee=Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

tatistics

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