Intercontinental Club Cup 1971
NB: European Cup winners Ajax (Netherlands) declined to participate and were replaced by runners-up Panathinakos (Greece).
1st. leg: Athens. Field: Karaiskakis. December 15, 1971 Panathinakos (Greece) 1-1 Nacional (Uruguay) Goals: Filakouris / Luis Artime. Panathinaikos: Ekonomopoulos – Tomaras (Vlachos), Kapsis, Sourpis, Athanassopoulos, Eleftherakis, Filakouris, Dimitriou, Kouvas, Antoniadis, Domazos. Nacional: Manga – Masnik, Brunel, Ubiñas, Montero Castillo, Blanco, Luis Cubilla, Maneiro, Espárrago (Duarte), Luis Artime, Morales (sent off).
Panathinaikos. Standing from left: Eleftherakis, Tomaras, Economopoulos, Dimitriou, Sourpis, Kapsis, Front: Filakouris, Antoniadis, Domazos, Kouvas, Athanassopoulos.
2nd. leg: Montevideo. Field: Centenario. December 29, 1971 Nacional (Uruguay) 2-1 Panathinaikos (Greece) Goals: Luis Artime (2) / Filakouris. Nacional: Manga – Masnik, Brunel, Ubiñas, Montero Castillo, Blanco, Luis Cubilla (Mujica), Maneiro, Espárrago, Luis Artime, Mamelli (Bareño). Coach: Washington Echamendi. Panathinaikos: Ekonomopoulos – Mitropoulos, Kapsis, Sourpis, Athanassopoulos, Kamaras (Filakouris), Domazos, Eleftherakis, Dimitriou, Antoniadis, Kouvas. Coach: Ferenc Puskas.
Nacional in the second leg and winning.
Panathinaikos lost by single goal, but to a point it was only fair to lose – after all, they were not European Champions Cup holders.
Not the team which won the Intercontinental Cup, but 1971 was great year for Nacional – first time they won Libertadores and right after that – the Intercontinental Cup, also first time. Impressive squad coached by Washington Etchamendi.
The greatest international season of Panathinaikos. They were bigger surprise than Ajax, but were no match for Flying Dutchmen.
In 1969 Ajax was destroyed at the Champions Cup final by Milan, but this time the victory was theirs.
And the world learned the names of players deifining the 1970s and beyond.
Curiously, the best year of the team will be 1972 – with some changes, including the coach, who made them world-class stars.
The golden years of Real were over. The team tried hard, but no luck.
Golden boys.
For many, many years this was the only European success. Took them 2 games to overcome Real Madrid.
Slightly different squad from the winning one in the spring of 1971, but the trophy was not for them
Barcelona, coach by Rinus Michels now, prevailed and kept the Fairs Cup.
Crouching: Zaniboni Savoldi II Montorsi Novellini Anastasi Danova Furino Causio Capello.
Lucky winners without winning. Last winners of the Fairs Cup, as it hapenned.
2. Digenis Akritas Morphou 22 9 9 4 21 15 27 [1971/72 UEFA Cup]
4. Omonia Nicosia 22 11 3 8 33 20 25 60,6
5. Pezoporikos Larnaca 22 9 7 6 26 17 25 65,4
7. Enosi Neon Paralimniou 22 8 8 6 24 18 24 75
8. Anorthosis Famagusta 22 7 6 9 23 31 20
9. Alki Larnaca 22 4 11 7 25 29 19 116
10. Nea Salamina Famagusta 22 7 5 10 24 36 19 150
5. Evagoras Paphos 22 10 6 6 28 20 8 26
Note: Because of constant difficulties with proper dating of Cypriot team photos, the following teams are approximately from the period: Anorthosis (in white), Olympiakos, EN Paralimni, Alki.
1 Union Luxembourg 22 15- 7- 0 37 55- 24
3 Jeunesse Esch/Alzette 22 12- 5- 5 29 51- 33
Really, amasing singular success for a club too small and insignificant even for Luxembourg. Something to remember and cherish. They don’t exist today – only the record.
2. ÍB Vestmannæyjar 14 9 2 3 37-19 20
4. ÍA Akranes 14 6 2 6 27-27 14
7. KR Reykjavík 14 3 4 7 13-20 10
Champions: ÍB Keflavík 
Vikingur (Reykjavik) won their first Cup still playing in the Second Division.