▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Wit k amp ▁proposed ▁the ▁idea ▁to ▁Ja ap ▁van ▁Pra ag , ▁the ▁then ▁president ▁of ▁Ajax , ▁who ▁were ▁hold ers ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Cup ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁The ▁idea ▁was ▁then ▁taken ▁to ▁UEFA ▁to ▁seek ▁official ▁end ors ement ; ▁however ▁Ar tem io ▁Fran chi , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁UEFA ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁rejected ▁the ▁idea ▁as ▁the ▁reign ing ▁European ▁Cup ▁W inners ' ▁Cup ▁champions — R angers — w ere ▁serving ▁a ▁one - year ▁ban ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁im posed ▁by ▁UEFA ▁for ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁mis be hav iour ▁of ▁their ▁fans . ▁ ▁The ▁match ▁went ▁ahead , ▁but ▁uno fficial ly ▁as ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁Cent en ary ▁of ▁R angers ▁F . C .. ▁The ▁first ▁leg ▁was ▁played ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Ajax ▁won ▁the ▁tie ▁ 6 – 3 ▁on ▁aggregate , ▁be ating ▁R angers ▁both ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁away , ▁ 3 – 1 ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁and ▁ 3 – 2 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁leg ▁in ▁Amsterdam . ▁Despite ▁not ▁being ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁UEFA ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁European ▁Super ▁Cup ▁match . ▁ ▁Match ▁details ▁ ▁First ▁leg ▁ ▁Second ▁leg ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 7 2 ▁European