The 1971–72 European Cup was the seventh edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on August 30, 1971 and finished on December 15, 1972.

The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who beat Brynäs IF in the final

First round

Team #1	Score	Team #2
SG Dynamo Weißwasser	9:0, 6:3	HK CSKA Sofia
SG Cortina	1:3, 2:1	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
HK Jesenice	5:4, 4:3	EC KAC
Podhale Nowy Targ	5:3, 9:3	Vålerenga
Tilburg Trappers	4:6, 12:3	Ferencvárosi TC
EV Füssen	w/o	HC Chamonix

Brynäs IF, Ässät  : bye

Second round

Team #1	Score	Team #2
Tilburg Trappers	2:5, 2:13	EV Füssen
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	1:3, 0:7	Brynäs IF
SG Dynamo Weißwasser	8:0, 9:5	HK Jesenice
Podhale Nowy Targ	w/o	Ässät

Third round

Team #1	Score	Team #2
Brynäs IF	13:0, 5:0	EV Füssen
SG Dynamo Weißwasser	10:0, 9:3	Podhale Nowy Targ

Dukla Jihlava, CSKA Moscow  : bye

Semifinals

Team #1	Score	Team #2
Brynäs IF	7:4, 6:2	Dukla Jihlava
SG Dynamo Weißwasser	1:11, 4:6	CSKA Moscow

Finals

Team #1	Score	Team #2
Brynäs IF	2:8, 3:8	CSKA Moscow

References

• Season 1972