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The 8th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1972. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Passariano di Codroipo (Italy), Spa (Belgium), Westerland (West Germany), Delft (Netherlands), Nice (France), Bern (Switzerland), and Sheffield (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Lausanne (Switzerland). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and .[1]
The season was won by the team from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, being the runner-up the team from Città di Castello, Italy.[2] [3]
| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RTB / BRT | B | Yellow | |
 | ORTF | F | Purple | |
 | RAI | I | Blue | |
 | NCRV | NL | Orange | |
 | SRG SSR TSI | CH | Gold | |
 | BBC | GB | Red | |
| ARD | D | Light blue |
Heat 1 was hosted by RTB on 23 May 1972 in Spa, Belgium.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | Salisbury | 48 | |
| 2 | CH | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 44 | |
| 3 | D | Hirschau | 38 | |
| 4 | F | Anglet | 28 | |
| 5 | NL | Franeker | 26 | |
| 6 | B | Spa | 25 | |
| 7 | I | Ostuni | 19 |
Heat 2 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 7 June 1972 in Bern, Switzerland.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Waldkraiburg | 43 | |
| 2 | I | Terracina | 42 | |
| 3 | CH | Jegenstorf | 39 | |
| 4 | NL | IJsselstein | 36 | |
| 5 | B | Gembloux | 30 | |
| 6 | F | Thiers | 23 | |
| 7 | GB | Banbury | 22 |
Heat 3 was hosted by ARD on 20 June 1972 in Westerland, West Germany.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Westerland | 47 | |
| 2 | CH | Massagno | 42 | |
| 3 | NL | Ridderkerk | 40 | |
| 4 | GB | Folkestone | 37 | |
| 5 | I | Carpi | 30 | |
| 6 | B | Middelkerke | 22 | |
| 7 | F | Angoulême | 17 |
Heat 4 was hosted by RAI on 5 July 1972 at the grounds of Villa Manin in Passariano di Codroipo, Italy.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NL | Venray | 44 | |
| 2 | I | Codroipo | 38 | |
| 3 | D | Oberursel | 36 | |
| 4 | B | Zottegem | 31 | |
| 5 | F | Moëlan-sur-Mer | 30 | |
| 6 | GB | Dalkeith | 28 | |
| 7 | CH | Sarnen | 23 |
Heat 5 was hosted by ORTF on 19 July 1972 in Nice, France.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | Città di Castello | 40 | |
| 1 | D | Rodenkirchen | 40 | |
| 3 | CH | Thônex | 39 | |
| 4 | GB | Lincoln | 37 | |
| 5 | NL | Zelhem | 27 | |
| 6 | B | Bouillon | 23 | |
| 7 | F | Nice | 19 |
Heat 6 was hosted by the BBC on 2 August 1972 in Sheffield, United Kingdom.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Bad Münstereifel | 43 | |
| 2 | GB | Congleton | 40 | |
| 3 | NL | Lisse | 36 | |
| 4 | CH | Küsnacht | 33 | |
| 5 | B | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | 29 | |
| 6 | F | Gap | 28 | |
| 7 | I | Pontedera | 19 |
Heat 7 was hosted by NCRV on 16 August 1972 in Delft, Netherlands.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | Luton | 43 | |
| 2 | D | Ahrensburg | 36 | |
| 3 | NL | Bladel | 35 | |
| 4 | B | Leuven | 34 | |
| 5 | I | Sermoneta | 33 | |
| 6 | CH | Giubiasco | 31 | |
| 7 | F | Saintes | 24 |
The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | Salisbury | 1 | 48 | |
| D | Westerland | 1 | 47 | |
| NL | Venray | 1 | 44 | |
| I | Città di Castello | 1 | 40 | |
| CH | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 | 44 | |
| B | Leuven | 4 | 34 | |
| F | Anglet | 4 | 28 |
The final was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 13 September 1972 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CH | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 42 | |
| 2 | I | Città di Castello | 38 | |
| 2 | NL | Venray | 38 | |
| 4 | F | Anglet | 36 | |
| 4 | GB | Salisbury | 36 | |
| 6 | D | Westerland | 35 | |
| 7 | B | Leuven | 25 |