1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Milan after a 1–0 victory against Leeds United at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece.
| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  Milan (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Leeds United |
Competition holders Rangers would have been eligible to compete in the Cup Winners' Cup, but were banned from European competition in the 1972–73 season due to the violent disturbances at the 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.[1]
First round
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First leg
Ankaragücü  | 1–1 | Leeds United |
|---|---|---|
Yalman  50' (pen.) |
Jordan 44' |
Rapid București .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 3–0 |  Landskrona BoIS |
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Report |
Hajduk Split .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 1–0 |  Fredrikstad |
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| Nadoveza 19' |
Sporting CP  | 2–1 |  Hibernian |
|---|---|---|
| Fraguito 59' Manaca 61' |
Duncan 69' |
Second leg
| Milan | 3–0 |  Red Boys Differdange |
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| Chiarugi 4', 66' Benetti 33' |
AC Milan won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Leeds United | 1–0 | Ankaragücü |
|---|---|---|
| Jones 68' |
Leeds United won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Landskrona BoIS | 1–0 | Rapid București |
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Report |
Rapid București won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Fredrikstad | 0–1 | Hajduk Split |
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| Nadoveza 25' |
Hajduk Split won 2–0 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 7–3 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Atlético Madrid .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 5–5 (a) |  Spartak Moscow | 3–4 (Report) (Report 2) | 2–1 (Report) (Report 2) |
Legia Warsaw .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 2–3 | Milan | 1–1 (Report) (Report 2) | 1–2(aet) (Report) (Report 2) |
Cork Hibernians  | 0–3 |  Schalke 04 | 0–0 (Report) (Report 2) | 0–3 (Report) (Report 2) |
Ferencváros  | 3–4 |  Sparta Prague | 2–0 (Report) (Report 2) | 1–4 (Report) (Report 2) |
Carl Zeiss Jena  | 0–2 | Leeds United | 0–0 (Report) (Report 2) | 0–2 (Report) (Report 2) |
Rapid Wien  | 2–4 | Rapid București | 1–1 (Report) (Report 2) | 1–3 (Report) (Report 2) |
| Hibernian | 8–2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Besa Kavajë | 7–1 (Report) (Report 2) | 1–1 (Report) (Report 2) |
Wrexham .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 3–3 (a) | Hajduk Split | 3–1 (Report) (Report 2) | 0–2 (Report) (Report 2) |
First leg
| Legia Warsaw | 1–1 | Milan |
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| Deyna 79' |
Golin 75' |
| Rapid Wien | 1–1 | Rapid București |
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Second leg
| Milan | 2–1 (a.e.t) | Legia Warsaw |
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| Zignoli 10' Chiarugi 118' |
Pieszko 44' |
AC Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Leeds United | 2–0 | Carl Zeiss Jena |
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| Cherry 55' Jones 64' |
Leeds United won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Rapid București | 3–1 | Rapid Wien |
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Rapid București won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 2–0 | Wrexham |
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| Nadoveza 13', 28' (pen.) |
Hajduk Split 3–3 Wrexham on aggregate. Hajduk Split won on an away goals rule.
Quarter-finals
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak Moscow | 1–2 | Milan | 0–1 (Report) (Report 2) | 1–1 (Report) (Report 2) |
| Schalke 04 | 2–4 | Sparta Prague | 2–1 (Report) (Report 2) | 0–3 (Report) (Report 2) |
| Leeds United | 8–1 | Rapid București | 5–0 (Report) (Report 2) | 3–1 (Report) (Report 2) |
| Hibernian | 4–5 | Hajduk Split | 4–2 (Report) (Report 2) | 0–3 (Report) (Report 2) |
First leg
| Leeds United | 5–0 | Rapid București |
|---|---|---|
| Giles 15' Clarke 25' Lorimer 33', 50' Jordan 65' |
| Schalke 04 | 2–1 | Sparta Prague |
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| Ehmke 41' Rüssmann 44' |
Report | Barton 21' |
| Spartak Moscow | 0–1 | Milan |
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| Benetti 62' |
| Hibernian | 4–2 | Hajduk Split |
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| Gordon 7', 26', 60' Duncan 47' |
Hlevnjak 38', 77' |
Second leg
| Milan | 1–1 | Spartak Moscow |
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| Bigon 2' |
Piskaryov 7' |
AC Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Rapid București | 1–3 | Leeds United |
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| Dumitriu 62' |
Bates 1' Jones 23' Jordan 75' |
Leeds United won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 3–0 | Schalke 04 |
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| Jurkanin 1' Kara 63'Barton 82' |
Report |
Slavia Prague won 4–2 on aggregate.
Hajduk Split won 5–4 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 2–0 | Sparta Prague | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Leeds United | 1–0 | Hajduk Split | 1–0 | 0–0 |
First leg
| Milan | 1–0 | Sparta Prague |
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| Chiarugi 68' |
Report Report 2 |
| Leeds United | 1–0 | Hajduk Split |
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| Clarke 21' |
Report Report 2 |
Second leg
Leeds United won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 0–1 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report 2 | Chiarugi 74' |
Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.
Final
| Milan | 1–0 | Leeds United |
|---|---|---|
| Chiarugi 4' |
Report Report 2 |
References
- Gammon, Clive (10 June 1985). "A Day Of Horror And Shame". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
The malady has afflicted Great Britain for more than 20 years, though it probably received wide attention in the sporting world for the first time in 1972 when, in what became known as the Battle of Barcelona, fans of the Glasgow Rangers rioted, causing their team to be suspended from European competition for a year.