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 |  |
| Runners-up |  |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
Yalman  |
Jordan |
Hajduk Split .svg.png){kind=small} | 1–0 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Nadoveza |
Sporting CP  | 2–1 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Fraguito Manaca |
Duncan |
Second leg
| Milan | 3–0 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Chiarugi Benetti |
AC Milan won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Leeds United | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jones |
Leeds United won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Fredrikstad | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nadoveza |
Hajduk Split won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Hibernian | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon O'Rourke Manaca |
Yazalde |
Hibernian won 7–3 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlético Madrid .svg.png){kind=small} | 5–5 (a) |  | 3–4 (Report) (Report 2) | 2–1 (Report) (Report 2) |
Legia Warsaw .svg.png){kind=small} | 2–3 | | 1–1 (Report) (Report 2) | 1–2(aet) (Report) (Report 2) |
Cork Hibernians  | 0–3 |  | 0–0 (Report) (Report 2) | 0–3 (Report) (Report 2) |
Ferencváros  | 3–4 |  | 2–0 (Report) (Report 2) | 1–4 (Report) (Report 2) |
Carl Zeiss Jena  | 0–2 | | 0–0 (Report) (Report 2) | 0–2 (Report) (Report 2) |
Rapid Wien  | 2–4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1–1 (Report) (Report 2) | 1–3 (Report) (Report 2) |
| Hibernian | 8–2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7–1 (Report) (Report 2) | 1–1 (Report) (Report 2) |
Wrexham .svg.png){kind=small} | 3–3 (a) | | 3–1 (Report) (Report 2) | 0–2 (Report) (Report 2) |
First leg
| Legia Warsaw | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Deyna |
Golin |
Second leg
| Milan | 2–1 (a.e.t) | |
|---|---|---|
| Zignoli Chiarugi |
Pieszko |
AC Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Leeds United | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Jones |
Leeds United won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nadoveza |
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 | | 0–1 (Report) (Report 2) | 1–1 (Report) (Report 2) |
| Schalke 04 | 2–4 | | 2–1 (Report) (Report 2) | 0–3 (Report) (Report 2) |
| Leeds United | 8–1 | | 5–0 (Report) (Report 2) | 3–1 (Report) (Report 2) |
| Hibernian | 4–5 | | 4–2 (Report) (Report 2) | 0–3 (Report) (Report 2) |
First leg
| Leeds United | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Giles Clarke Lorimer Jordan |
| Schalke 04 | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ehmke Rüssmann |
Report | Barton |
| Spartak Moscow | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Benetti |
| Hibernian | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Duncan |
Hlevnjak |
Second leg
| Milan | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bigon |
Piskaryov |
AC Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Rapid București | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dumitriu |
Bates Jones Jordan |
Leeds United won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jurkanin Kara Barton |
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 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Leeds United | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 |
First leg
| Milan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chiarugi |
Report Report 2 |
| Leeds United | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke |
Report Report 2 |
Second leg
Leeds United won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report 2 | Chiarugi |
Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.
Final
| Milan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chiarugi |
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.