7 European clubs to win a treble

Juventus v FC Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Final
Juventus v FC Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Final

#2 Ajax (1971/1972)

Ajax with the European Cup
Ajax with the European Cup

While younger generations of football fans might only know Ajax as a club who only make up the numbers in the Champions League over the years, older fans know better than to think along those lines.

There was a time when Ajax were undisputedly the most dominant club in all of Europe, winning the European Cup on three consecutive occasions between 1970 and 1972.

Led by the mythical Johan Cruyff and ably supported by Johan Neeskens and Piet Keizer, Ajax reached the golden period of their history during this period, with their 'annus mirabilis' during the course of the 1971/1972 season when they won all three competitions they competed in.

The KNVB Beker was added to the kitty on May 11 1972, while the Amsterdam outfit also won the Eredivisie by a landslide before coming up against Inter Milan in the final of the European Cup at Rotterdam on the 31st of May.

The match was settled with a brace from Cruyff to give Ajax their third consecutive European Cup and complete the first and till date only treble in their illustrious history.

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