| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 October 1970 – 17 May 1972 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 105 |
| Goals scored | 282 (2.69 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Gerd Müller (7 goals) |
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| UEFA European Qualifiers |
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The qualifying round for the 1972 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into eight groups of four teams. Each group winner progressed to 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.[1]
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (31 January 2007). "European Championship 1972". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 March 2018.