TheStadion FK Crvena Zvezda inBelgrade 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) |
| Attendance | 1,752,786 (30,751 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gerd Müller (Bayern Munich) 11 goals |
1973–74 → | |
The1972–73 season of theEuropean Cupfootball club tournament was won for the third consecutive time byAjax in the final againstJuventus atRed Star Stadium inBelgrade. The win by Ajax resulted in the fourth consecutive championship by aDutch team. Since Ajax had won the cup for a third time, they got to keep the full size copy of the cup. Because the reigning European champions were also champions of their own league, and neither Albania nor Northern Ireland sent their champions, the number of participating clubs dropped from 33 to 30.
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| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Sofia | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0[n 1] | |
| Ajax | Bye | – | – | – |
| Galatasaray | 1–7 | 1–1 | 0–6 | |
| Waterford | 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 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2–1 | |
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| Kolev Yankov | Report | Verón |
| Galatasaray | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ünder | Report | Müller |
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–5 | |
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| Report | Lubański Banaś Wilczek |
| Real Madrid | 3–0 | |
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| Santillana Grande | Report |
| Magdeburg | 6–0 | |
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| Mewes Pommerenke Seguin Sparwasser | Report |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Horváth Zámbó | Report |
| Anderlecht | 4–2 | |
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| Ejderstedt Rensenbrink Van Himst | Report | Johansen |
| Derby County | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| McFarland Gemmill | Report |
| Panathinaikos | Annulled | |
|---|---|---|
| Verón Melo | Trankov | |
| Penalties | ||
| 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]
| Panathinaikos | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zhekov Kolev |
CSKA Sofia won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Bayern Munich | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Müller Hoeneß Schneider Beckenbauer Roth | Report |
Bayern Munich won 7–1 on aggregate.
Omonia won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Puzach Damin | Report |
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Szołtysik Lubański Szarmach Oślizło | Report |
Górnik Zabrze won 10–0 on aggregate.
Argeș Pitești won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Keflavík | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Verdugo |
Real Madrid won 4–0 on aggregate.
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
Magdeburg won 9–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 5–2 on aggregate.
Újpesti Dózsa won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Vejle | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 | |
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| Muntyan Puzach | Report |
| Argeș Pitești | 2–1 | |
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| Dobrin Prepurgel | Report | Anzarda |
| Celtic | 2–1 | |
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| Dalglish | Report | Bene |
| Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | |
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| Kabát | Report |
| Ajax | 3–0 | |
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| Cruyff Blankenburg | Report |
Ajax won 6–1 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 13–0 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Masrna |
Spartak Trnava won 2–0 on aggregate.
Derby County won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Juventus | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | |
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| Horváth | Report |
Ajax won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 3–0 | |
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| Santillana Aguilar Amancio | Report |
Real Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Juventus won on away goals.
| Derby County | 2–0 | |
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| Hector | Report |
Derby County won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Juventus | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Real Madrid | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | G. Mühren |
Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Derby County | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.