1972–73 European Cup
![]() The Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade hosted the final. | |
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 13 September 1972 – 30 May 1973 |
Teams | 30 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 57 |
Goals scored | 160 (2.81 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 1972–73 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the third consecutive time by Ajax in the final against Juventus at Red Star Stadium in Belgrade. The win by Ajax resulted in the fourth consecutive championship by a Dutch team. As they were the only Dutch club this time and neither Albania nor Northern Ireland sent their champions, the number of clubs playing dropped to 30.
First round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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CSKA Sofia ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–0[n 1] |
Ajax ![]() |
Bye | – | – | – |
Galatasaray ![]() |
1–7 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–6 |
Waterford United ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Wacker ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Sliema Wanderers ![]() |
0–10 | ![]() |
0–5 | 0–5 |
Aris ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–4 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–0 |
Marseille ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–3 |
Magdeburg ![]() |
9–1 | ![]() |
6–0 | 3–1 |
Celtic ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 3–1 |
Újpesti Dózsa ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–3 |
Spartak Trnava ![]() |
Bye | – | – | – |
Anderlecht ![]() |
7–2 | ![]() |
4–2 | 3–0 |
Derby County ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1[n 2] |
Malmö FF ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–4 |
- ^ Originally 1–2 to Panathinaikos, with CSKA declared winners of a penalty shoot-out in which CSKA scored 3 of 3, Panathinaikos 2 of 4. Panathinaikos complained to UEFA, and the match was annulled and replayed the following month.[1][2]
- ^ The match was played at FK Sarajevo's Stadion Koševo due to Željezničar's Grbavica ground undergoing renovations.
First leg[]
CSKA Sofia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kolev ![]() Yankov ![]() |
Report | Verón ![]() |
Waterford United ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Hale ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Sliema Wanderers ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Report | Lubański ![]() Banaś ![]() Wilczek ![]() |
Aris Bonnevoie ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Real Madrid ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Santillana ![]() Grande ![]() |
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Magdeburg ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Mewes ![]() Pommerenke ![]() Seguin ![]() Sparwasser ![]() |
Report |
Újpesti Dózsa ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Horváth ![]() Zámbó ![]() |
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Anderlecht ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Ejderstedt ![]() Rensenbrink ![]() Van Himst ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Derby County ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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McFarland ![]() Gemmill ![]() |
Report |
Second leg[]
Panathinaikos ![]() | Anulled | ![]() |
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Verón ![]() Melo ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
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2–3 |
The game was annulled because the referee ended the shoot-out prematurely after Panathinaikos fourth penalty was saved by Bulgarian goalkeeper.[3] Panathinaikos complained to UEFA and the match was annulled and replayed the following month.[4]
CSKA Sofia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Müller ![]() Hoeneß ![]() Schneider ![]() Beckenbauer ![]() Roth ![]() |
Report |
Bayern Munich won 7–1 on aggregate.
Omonia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Omonia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–0 on aggregate.
Górnik Zabrze ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Szołtysik ![]() Lubański ![]() Szarmach ![]() Oślizło ![]() |
Report |
Górnik Zabrze won 10–0 on aggregate.
Argeș Pitești ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Argeș Pitești won 6–0 on aggregate.
Keflavík ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | ![]() |
Real Madrid won 4–0 on aggregate.
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
TPS ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Toivola ![]() |
Report | Sparwasser ![]() ![]() |
Magdeburg won 9–1 on aggregate.
Rosenborg ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Christiansen ![]() |
Report | Macari ![]() Hood ![]() |
Celtic won 5–2 on aggregate.
Basel ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Hasler ![]() Balmer ![]() |
Report | Bene ![]() |
Újpesti Dózsa won 4–3 on aggregate.
Vejle ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Volders ![]() Rensenbrink ![]() |
Anderlecht won 7–2 on aggregate.
Željezničar ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Sprečo ![]() |
Report | Hinton ![]() O'Hare ![]() |
Derby County won 4–1 on aggregate.
Benfica ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Jordão ![]() Simões ![]() Eusébio ![]() |
Report | Tapper ![]() |
Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.
Second round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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CSKA Sofia ![]() |
1–6 | ![]() |
1–3 | 0–3 |
Bayern Munich ![]() |
13–0 | ![]() |
9–0 | 4–0 |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–2 |
Argeș Pitești ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–3 |
Juventus ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Celtic ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–3 |
Spartak Trnava ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Derby County ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–0 |
First leg[]
CSKA Sofia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Zhekov ![]() |
Report | Swart ![]() Keizer ![]() Haan ![]() |
Bayern Munich ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Müller ![]() Hoeneß ![]() Roth ![]() Schneider ![]() |
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Muntyan ![]() Puzach ![]() |
Report |
Argeș Pitești ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Dobrin ![]() Prepurgel ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Juventus ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Anastasi ![]() |
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Celtic ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Dalglish ![]() |
Report | Bene ![]() |
Spartak Trnava ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kabát ![]() |
Report |
Derby County ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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McFarland ![]() Hector ![]() McGovern ![]() |
Report |
Second leg[]
Ajax ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Cruyff ![]() Blankenburg ![]() |
Report |
Ajax won 6–1 on aggregate.
Omonia ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report | Roth ![]() Müller ![]() Hoffmann ![]() |
Bayern Munich won 13–0 on aggregate.
Górnik Zabrze ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Lubański ![]() Gorgoń ![]() |
Report | Blokhin ![]() |
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
Magdeburg ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Cuccureddu ![]() |
Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.
Újpesti Dózsa ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Bene ![]() Fazekas ![]() |
Report |
Újpesti Dózsa won 4–2 on aggregate.
Spartak Trnava won 2–0 on aggregate.
Benfica ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Derby County won 3–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ajax ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
4–0 | 1–2 |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–3 |
Juventus ![]() |
2–2 (a) | ![]() |
0–0 | 2–2 |
Spartak Trnava ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 |
First leg[]
Ajax ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Haan ![]() G. Mühren ![]() Cruyff ![]() |
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Juventus ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Spartak Trnava ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Second leg[]
Bayern Munich ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Krol ![]() Müller ![]() |
Report | Keizer ![]() |
Ajax won 5–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate.
Újpesti Dózsa ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Bene ![]() A. Tóth ![]() |
Report | Altafini ![]() Anastasi ![]() |
Juventus 2–2 Újpesti Dózsa on aggregate. Juventus won on away goals.
Derby County ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Hector ![]() |
Report |
Derby County won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ajax ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–0 |
Juventus ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–0 |
First leg[]
Ajax ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Hulshoff ![]() Krol ![]() |
Report | Pirri ![]() |
Juventus ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Altafini ![]() Causio ![]() |
Report | Hector ![]() |
Second leg[]
Real Madrid ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | G. Mühren ![]() |
Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.
Derby County ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final[]
Ajax ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Rep ![]() |
Report |
Top scorers[]
The top scorers from the 1972–73 European Cup are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
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11 |
2 | ![]() |
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6 |
3 | ![]() |
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5 |
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5 | ![]() |
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4 |
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4 | |
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4 | |
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4 | |
9 | ![]() |
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3 |
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3 | |
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3 | |
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3 | |
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3 | |
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3 | |
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3 | |
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3 |
Notes[]
- ^ Dynamo Kyiv played their home match at ChMP Central Stadium, Odesa, instead of their regular stadium Central Stadium, Kyiv, due to frozen pitch.[5]
References[]
- ^ Reuters (9 October 1972). "UEFA annul Cup result". The Times. ProQuest. p. 7.
- ^ Barham, Albert (25 October 1972). "Derby could silence their critics". The Guardian. ProQuest. p. 27.
- ^ "Еврокубки, Кубок Чемпионов 1972–1973: 26 октября 1972, Панатинаикос (Греция) – ЦСКА Септемврийско знаме (Болгария)" [European Cups, 1972–73 European Cup: 26 October 1972, Panathinaikos (Greece) – CSKA Septemvriysko Zname (Bulgaria)] (in Russian). Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Reuters (9 October 1972). "UEFA annul Cup result". The Times. ProQuest. p. 7.
- ^ Valerko, Artur (11 September 2015). "Семь королевских аудиенций" (in Russian). SPORTARENA.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
External links[]
- 1972–73 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results; at rsssf
- All scorers 1972–73 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
- All attendances 1972–73 European Cup according to protocols UEFA through UEFA match database
- 1972-73 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
- 1972–73 in European football
- European Champion Clubs' Cup seasons