1972–73 European Cup


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.

First round

First leg

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Second leg

The game was annulled because the referee ended the shoot-out prematurely after Panathinaikos fourth penalty was saved by Bulgarian goalkeeper. Panathinaikos complained to UEFA and the match was annulled and replayed the following month.
CSKA Sofia won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 7–1 on aggregate.
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Omonia won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Kyiv won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Górnik Zabrze won 10–0 on aggregate.
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Argeș Pitești won 6–0 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Magdeburg won 9–1 on aggregate.
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Celtic won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Újpesti Dózsa won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Anderlecht won 7–2 on aggregate.
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Derby County won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.

Second round

First leg

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Second leg

Ajax won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 13–0 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Újpesti Dózsa won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Spartak Trnava won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Derby County won 3–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Ajax won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Juventus 2–2 Újpesti Dózsa on aggregate. Juventus won on away goals.
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Derby County won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1972–73 European Cup are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals
1 Gerd Müller Bayern Munich11
2 Ferenc Bene Újpesti Dózsa6
3 Włodzimierz Lubański Górnik Zabrze5
3 Santillana Real Madrid5
5 Nicolae Dobrin Argeș Pitești4
5 Kevin Hector Derby County4
5 Rob Rensenbrink Anderlecht4
5 Jürgen Sparwasser Magdeburg4
9 José Altafini Juventus3
9 Arie Haan Ajax3
9 Johan Cruyff Ajax3
9 Lou Macari Celtic3
9 Anatoliy Puzach Dynamo Kyiv3
9 Constantin Radu Argeș Pitești3
9 Franz Roth Bayern Munich3
9 Edgar Schneider Bayern Munich3