1971–72 European Cup (handball)

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| name = European Cup

| year = 1971–72

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| sport = Handball

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| champions = Partizan Bjelovar

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| previous = 1970–71

| next = 1972–73

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

Knockout stage

=Round 1=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|FH|Iceland| 33–26 |US d'Ivry Paris|France|18–12|15–14}}

{{TwoLegResult|UK-51 Helsinki|Finland| W.O. |Hapoel Petah Tikva|Israel|17–21|}}

{{TwoLegResult|MAI Moscow|Soviet Union|var1=1955| 42–37 |Grunwald Poznań|Poland|25–16|17–21}}

{{TwoLegResult|IK Hellas Stockholm|Sweden| 27–24 |St. Otmar St. Gallen|Switzerland|18–13|9–11}}

{{TwoLegResult|Oppsal IF Oslo|Norway| 36–26 |BM Granollers|Spain|20–10|16–16}}

{{TwoLegResult|HB Dudelange|Luxembourg| 23–38 |HV Sittardia|Netherlands|10–17|13–21}}

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=Round 2=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Partizan Bjelovar|SFR Yugoslavia| 73–20 |Genovesi Roma|Italy|43–11|30–9}}

{{TwoLegResult|FH|Iceland| 30–21 |UK-51 Helsinki|Finland|13–10|17–11}}

{{TwoLegResult|MAI Moscow|Soviet Union| 25–22 |Grün-Weiß Dankersen|Germany|12–11|13–11}}

{{TwoLegResult|Inter Herstal|Belgium| 24–54 |IK Hellas Stockholm|Sweden|15–25|9–29}}

{{TwoLegResult|Oppsal IF Oslo|Norway| 40–30 |Chernomorets Burgas|Bulgaria|var2=1971 |25–14|15–16}}

{{TwoLegResult|VfL Gummersbach|Germany| 59–26 |Sporting CP|Portugal|38–6|21–20}}

{{TwoLegResult|Efterslægten BK Kopenhagen|Denmark| 43–26 |ASK Salzburg|Austria|27–12|16–14}}

{{TwoLegResult|HV Sittardia|Netherlands| 25–34 |Tatran Prešov|Czechoslovakia|9–10|16–24}}

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=Quarterfinals=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Partizan Bjelovar|SFR Yugoslavia| 55–22 |FH|Iceland|27–8|28–14}}

{{TwoLegResult|MAI Moscow|Soviet Union|var1=1955| 25–18 |IK Hellas Stockholm|Sweden|13–9|12–9}}

{{TwoLegResult|Oppsal IF Oslo|Norway| 31–32 |VfL Gummersbach|Germany|18–13|13–19}}

{{TwoLegResult|Tatran Prešov|Czechoslovakia| 42–27 |Efterslaegten BK Kopenhagen|Denmark|18–14|24–13}}

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=Semifinals=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Partizan Bjelovar|SFR Yugoslavia| 32–31 |MAI Moscow|Soviet Union|var2=1955|21–14|11–17}}

{{TwoLegResult|VfL Gummersbach|Germany| 30–24 |Tatran Prešov|Czechoslovakia|12–5|18–19}}

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=Final=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Partizan Bjelovar|YUG|19–14|VfL Gummersbach|FRG}}

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