1971–72 Juventus FC season

Juventus Football Club
1971-72 season
Chairman	Giampiero Boniperti
Manager	Čestmír Vycpálek
Stadium	Comunale
Serie A	1º (in European Cup)
Coppa Italia	Second round
UEFA Cup	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Anastasi (11); All: Anastasi (18)
Average home league attendance	45,667
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1970-71 1972-73 →

During 1971-72 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.

Summary

After 5 years of the last local victory, in 1972 Juventus clinched its 14th league. The league title race kicked off as an open affair with as many as five sides thought to be real contenders: Juventus, Milan, Torino, Cagliari and reigning champions Inter.

Cestmir Vycpalek’s Bianconeri began the campaign in impressive form, registering nine wins from their opening 11 games, including crucial victories over top of the table rivals Milan (1-4) and Torino (2-1).

However, a run of just five triumphs in the following 15 matches brought Juve back to the chasing pack and set up a tense final run-in. Vycpalek’s side were trailing their inter-city rivals by a point with four fixtures remaining but then displayed what true champions are made of. A Causio hat-trick led the Bianconeri to a comfortable 3-0 success over Inter, meanwhile Torino lost to Milan.

Juventus managed to hold onto that one point lead until the final match of the campaign and then secured a 14th Scudetto title when Haller and Spinosi got on the scoresheet in a composed 2-0 victory over Vicenza. This was one of the closest fought Scudetto title races in Serie A history and come the end of the season, just one point separated Juventus from Milan and Torino. ^[2]

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Pietro Carmignani
—	GK	ITA	Massimo Piloni
—	DF	ITA	Vincenzo Chiarenza
—	DF	ITA	Silvio Longobucco
—	DF	ITA	Francesco Morini
—	DF	ITA	Gianluigi Roveta
—	DF	ITA	Sandro Salvadore
—	DF	ITA	Luciano Spinosi
—	MF	ITA	Fabio Capello
—	MF	ITA	Franco Causio


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Antonello Cuccureddu
—	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Furino
—	MF	FRG	Helmut Haller
—	MF	ITA	Gianpietro Marchetti
—	MF	ITA	Adriano Novellini
—	MF	ITA	Gianluigi Savoldi
—	MF	ITA	Fernando Viola
—	FW	ITA	Pietro Anastasi
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Bettega

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus (C)	30	17	9	4	48	24	+24	43	Qualification to European Cup
2	Milan	30	16	10	4	36	17	+19	42	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
3	Torino	30	17	8	5	39	25	+14	42	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Cagliari	30	15	9	6	39	23	+16	39
5	Internazionale	30	13	10	7	49	28	+21	36

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches

3 October 1971 1	Juventus	4-2	Catanzaro	Torino
	Anastasi 34' Haller 64' Bettega 66', 76'		75' Spelta 79' M. Gori	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Cesare Trinchieri

17 October 1971 2	Verona	1-0	Juventus	Verona
	Orazi 50'			Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Torelli

24 October 1971 3	Juventus	1-0	Atalanta	Torino
	Haller 27'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Michelotti

31 October 1971 4	Milan	1-4	Juventus	Milano
	Bigon 58'		16', 28' Bettega 39' Causio 88' Anastasi	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Francescon

7 November 1971 5	Juventus	2-1	Roma	Torino
	Capello 71', 76'		27' Amarildo	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lo Bello

14 November 1971 6	Bologna	1-2	Juventus	Bologna
	Savoldi I 45'		18' Bettega 26' Capello	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Monti

28 November 1971 7	Juventus	2-2	Napoli	Torino
	Capello 23' Bettega 69'		17' Altafini 66' (rig.) Improta	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Toselli

5 December 1971 8	Juventus	2-1	Torino	Torino
	Anastasi 32' Capello 63'		35' Ferrini	Stadium: Comunale]] Referee: Angonese

12 December 1971 9	Varese	0-1	Juventus	Varese
			21' Causio	Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola Referee: Lo Bello

19 December 1971 10	Juventus	3-1	Sampdoria	Torino
	Bettega 10', 64' Haller 41'		4' (o.g.) Spinosi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Giunti

26 December 1971 11	Juventus	2-1	Mantova	Torino
	Anastasi 65', 70'		81' Nuti	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Bernardis

2 January 1972 12	Inter	0-0	Juventus	Milano
				Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Lo Bello

9 January 1972 13	Cagliari	2-1	Juventus	Cagliari
	Domenghini 26' S. Gori 90'		85' Bettega	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Aurelio Angonese

16 January 1972 14	Juventus	1-0	Fiorentina	Torino
	Bettega 73'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Francescon

23 January 1972 15	Lanerossi	1-3	Juventus	Vicenza
	Maraschi 45'		1' Causio 4' Capello 71' Anastasi	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Giunti

30 January 1972 16	Catanzaro	1-0	Juventus	Catanzaro
	Mammì 84'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Toselli

6 February 1972 17	Juventus	4-0	Verona	Torino
	Novellini 21' Anastasi 34' Capello 54', 83'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Menegali

13 February 1972 18	Atalanta	0-0	Juventus	Bergamo
				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Barbaresco

20 February 1972 19	Juventus	1-1	Milan	Torino
	Salvadore 78'		32' Bigon	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lo Bello

27 February 1972 20	Roma	1-1	Juventus	Roma
	Petrelli 15'		66' Furino	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Michelotti

12 March 1972 21	Juventus	2-1	Bologna	Torino
	Anastasi 71' Marchetti 72'		25' Perani	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Francescon

19 March 1972 22	Napoli	1-1	Juventus	Napoli
	Pogliana 69'		10' Capello	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Bernardis

26 March 1972 23	Torino	2-1	Juventus	Torino
	Sala 30' Agroppi 64'		20' Anastasi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Angonese

2 April 1972 24	Juventus	1-0	Varese	Torino
	Haller 41'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Michelotti

9 April 1972 25	Sampdoria	0-0	Juventus	Genova
				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Paolo Toselli

16 April 1972 26	Mantova	1-1	Juventus	Mantova
	Dell'Angelo 32'		50' Anastasi	Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli Referee: Monti

23 April 1972 27	Juventus	3-0	Inter	Torino
	Causio 7', 27', 85'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pieroni

7 May 1972 28	Juventus	2-1	Cagliari	Torino
	Furino 28' Anastasi 73'		61' S. Gori	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Toselli

21 May 1972 29	Fiorentina	1-1	Juventus	Firenze
	Merlo 33'		52' (o.g.) Ferrante	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Pieroni

28 May 1972 30	Juventus	2-0	Lanerossi	Torino
	Haller 26' Spinosi 30'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Monti

Coppa Italia

First round

29 August 1971 1	Bari	1-1	Juventus	Taranto
	Colautti 3'		43' (pen) Causio	Stadium: Stadio Salinella Referee: Panzino

5 September 1971 2	Juventus	3-1	Sampdoria	Torino
	Capello 21' Marchetti 42' Anastasi 82'		69' Suárez Miramontes	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Barbaresco

12 September 1971 3	Genoa	2-2	Juventus	Genova
	Turone 40' (rig.) Corradi 59'		15' Spinosi 80' Capello	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Lo Bello

19 September 1971 4	Juventus	4-1	Taranto	Torino
	Furino 2' Anastasi 28' Causio 68' Bettega 81'		23' Beretti	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Cantelli

Second round

4 June 1972 1	Inter	3-1	Juventus	Milano
	Boninsegna 16', 90' Mazzola I 75'		2' Anastasi	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Giunti

8 June 1972 2	Juventus	2-1	Torino	Torino
	Furino 18' Anastasi 88'		67' Ferrini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Torelli

11 June 1972 3	Juventus	0-1	{{{team2}}}	Torino
			27' Prati	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Toselli

25 June 1972 4	Juventus	2-1	Inter	Torino
	Novellini 47', 81'		88' Jair	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Barbaresco

28 June 1972 5	Torino	2-1	Juventus	Torino
	Bui 84' Toschi 88'		86' Capello	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Francescon

1 July 1972 6	Milan	3-2	Juventus	Milano
	Rivera 13' (rig.), 73' Piloni 18' (aut.)		34' Novellini 44' Haller	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Giunti

UEFA Cup

First round

15 September 1971	Marsa	0-6	Juventus	La Valletta
			32', 60' Haller 54' Causio 63' Novellini 69' Capello 88' Cuccureddu	Stadium: Gzira Stadium Referee: Paterson

28 September 1971 Ritorno	Juventus	5-0	Marsa	Torino
	Novellini 18', 32', 90' Haller 45' Furino 63'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Colling

Round of 32

27 October 1971	Juventus	2-0	Aberdeen	Torino
	Anastasi 5' Murray 55' (aut.)			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Nikolov

17 November 1971 Ritorno	Aberdeen	1-1	Juventus	Aberdeen
	Harper 78'		50' Anastasi	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Referee: Boosten

Eightfinals

24 November 1971	Rapid Wien	0-1	Juventus	Wein
			30' Bettega	Stadium: Praterstadion Referee: Biwersi

8 December 1971	Juventus	4-1	Rapid Wien	Torino
	Bettega 8', 46', 71' Causio 81' (rig.)		16' Lorenz	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Manning

Quarterfinals

7 March 1972	Juventus	1-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Torino
	Anastasi 37'		66' McCalliog	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Loraux

22 March 1972	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-1	Juventus	Wolverhampton
	Hegan 40' Dougan 52'		84' (pen) Haller	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Referee: Kitabdjan

Statistics

Goalscorers

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18 goals

Pietro Anastasi

15 goals

Roberto Bettega

13 goals

Fabio Capello

10 goals

8 goals

Adriano Novellini

5 goals

Giuseppe Furino

2 goals

1 goal

References

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A – 1962-63 to 1973-74". stadiapostcards.com.
^ "scudetto 7172". juventus.com.
^ 71/72. Panini. p. 14-15..
^ Template:Cita.

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Il grande romanzo dello scudetto. da Calcio 2000. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |name= ignored (help)
l'Unità, years 1971 and 1972.
La Stampa, years 1971 and 1972.

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[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A – 1962-63 to 1973-74". stadiapostcards.com.

[2] "scudetto 7172". juventus.com.

[3] 71/72. Panini. p. 14-15..

[4] Template:Cita.

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