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1971–72 European Cup
The 1971–72 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the second consecutive time by Ajax, who beat Internazionale in the final. Ajax qualified as the current holders of the European Cup, not as the current national league champion. This was the second year in a row that the European Cup had two Dutch clubs compete. Bracket Preliminary round First leg Second leg ''Valencia won 4–1 on aggregate.'' First round First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg ''Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Grasshopper won 9–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Dinamo București won on away goals.'' ---- ''Feyenoord won 17–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Benfica won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''CSKA Sofia won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Valencia won on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Kuip
Stadion Feijenoord (), more commonly known by its nickname De Kuip (, the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the Feijenoord district in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same name (although the club's name was internationalised to Feyenoord in 1973). The stadium's original capacity was 64,000. In 1949, it was expanded to 69,000, and in 1994 it was converted to a 51,117-seat all-seater. In 1999, a significant amount of restoration and interior work took place at the stadium prior to its use as a venue in the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament, although capacity was largely unaffected. History Leen van Zandvliet, Feyenoord's president in the 1930s, came up with the idea of building an entirely new stadium, unlike any other on the continent, with two free hanging tiers and no obstacles blocking the view. Contemporary examples were Highbury, where the West and East stands had been recently built as a double deck, and Yanke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |