1972–73 UEFA Cup

The 1972–73 UEFA Cup was won by Liverpool over Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate.

1972–73 UEFA Cup
Tournament details
Dates13 September 1972 – 23 May 1973
Teams64
Final positions
Champions Liverpool (1st title)
Runners-up Borussia Mönchengladbach
Tournament statistics
Matches played124
Goals scored405 (3.27 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jupp Heynckes
Jan Jeuring (12 each)

A new team distribution was decided by UEFA, abolishing the Fairs Cup criteria. Two clubs for a nation became the ordinary assignment. However, the five strongest federations had a third club, and the three biggest ones a fourth team: consequently, the eight minor nations could enlist a single club only.[1][2]

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aberdeen F.C. 5–9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–3 (Report) 3–6 (Report)
Atvidabergs FF 5–6 Club Brugge 3–5 (Report) 2–1 (Report)
Manchester City F.C. 3–4 Valencia CF 2–2 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
F.C. Lyn Oslo 3–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 3–6 (Report) 0–6 (Report)
1. FC Köln 5–1 Bohemian F.C. 2–1 (Report) 3–0 (Report)
Budapest Honvéd FC 4–0 Partick Thistle F.C. 1–0 (Report) 3–0 (Report)
Viking F.K. 1–0 IBV 1–0 (Report) 0–0 (Report)
Feyenoord Rotterdam 21–0 US Rumelange 9–0 (Report) 12–0 (Report)
Liverpool F.C. 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 (Report) 0–0 (Report)
Nîmes Olympique 2–4 Grasshopper Club Zürich 1–2 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
Vitória FC 6–2 Zaglebie Sosnowiec 6–1 (Report) 0–1 (Report)
Stoke City F.C. 3–5 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 (Report) 0–4 (Report)
Racing White 0–3 GD Cuf 0–1 (Report) 0–2 (Report)
Torino 2–4 Las Palmas 2–0 (Report) 0–4 (Report)
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–5 BK Frem 1–3 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
Olympiacos 3–1 Cagliari 2–1 (Report) 1–0 (Report)
Angers SCO 2–3 BFC Dynamo 1–1 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
F.C. Porto 4–1 FC Barcelona 3–1 (Report) 1–0 (Report)
Universitatea Cluj 5–6 Levski-Spartak Sofia 4–1 (Report) 1–5 (Report)
Red Star Belgrade 7–4 Lausanne Sports 5–1 (Report) 2–3 (Report)
Internazionale 7–1 Valletta 6–1 (Report) 1–0 (Report)
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora 10–1 FK Austria Wien 7–0 (Report) 3–1 (Report)
UTA Arad 1–4 IFK Norrköping 1–2 (Report) 0–2 (Report)
EPA Larnaca FC 0–2 FC Ararat Yerevan 0–1 (Report) 0–1 (Report)
AEK 4–2 Salgótarján BTC 3–1 (Report) 1–1 (Report)
Eskişehirspor 1–5 Fiorentina 1–2 (Report) 0–3 (Report)
Dukla Prague 3–5 OFK Beograd 2–2 (Report) 1–3 (Report)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava 8–1 FK Vojvodina 6–0 (Report) 2–1 (Report)
FC Dinamo Tbilisi 3–4 FC Twente 3–2 (Report) 0–2 (Report)
Ruch Chorzów 3–1 Fenerbahçe SK 3–0 (Report) 0–1 (Report)
Dynamo Dresden 4–2 SK VÖEST Linz 2–0 (Report) 2–2 (Report)
Hvidovre IF (wo) HJK Helsinki - (Report)

First leg
Torino 2–0 Las Palmas
Toschi  11'  44'
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Joseph M. Cassar Naudi (Malta)
1. FC Köln 2–1 Bohemian F.C.
Flohe  48'  65' Daly  24'
Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Attendance: 4,000
Olympiacos 2–1 Cagliari
Gioutsos  2'
Triantafyllos  51'		 Domenghini  66'
Internazionale 6–1 Valletta
Boninsegna  11' (pen.)  29'  45'  65'
Massa  23'
Bedin  33'		 Borg  34'
Eskişehirspor 1–2 Fiorentina
Vahap  73' Sormani  36'
Clerici  85'

Second leg
Las Palmas 4–0 Torino
Soto  5'  48'
Germán  40'  74'
Estadio Insular, Las Palmas
Attendance: 24,000

Las Palmas won 4–2 on aggregate.

Bohemian F.C.0–31. FC Köln
Flohe  76'
Kapellmann  81'
Lauscher  84'
Attendance: 10,800
Referee: Franz Geluck (Belgium)

1. FC Köln won 5–1 on aggregate.

Cagliari 0–1 Olympiacos
Niccolai  10' (o.g.)

Olympiacos won 3–1 on aggregate.

Valletta 0–1 Internazionale
Massa  23'

Internazionale won 7–1 on aggregate.

Fiorentina 3–0 Eskişehirspor
Clerici  6'  74' (pen.)
Saltutti  34'

Fiorentina won 5–1 on aggregate.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
BFC Dynamo 3–2 Levski-Spartak Sofia 3–0 (Report) 0–2 (Report)
Borussia Mönchengladbach 6–1 Hvidovre IF 3–0 (Report) 3–1 (Report)
F.C. Porto 5–3 Club Brugge 3–0 (Report) 2–3 (Report)
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 4–1 Olympiacos 4–0 (Report) 0–1 (Report)
Red Star Belgrade 4–1 Valencia CF 3–1 (Report) 1–0 (Report)
Internazionale 4–2 IFK Norrköping 2–2 (Report) 2–0 (Report)
Viking F.K. 2–9 1. FC Köln 1–0 (Report) 1–9 (Report)
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora 3–1 Budapest Honvéd FC 3–0 (Report) 0–1 (Report)
Feyenoord Rotterdam 5–5(a) OFK Beograd 4–3 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
Liverpool F.C. 6–1 AEK 3–0 (Report) 3–1 (Report)
Vitória FC (a)2–2 Fiorentina 1–0 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
Grasshopper Club Zürich 3–7 FC Ararat Yerevan 1–3 (Report) 2–4 (Report)
GD CUF 2–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–3 (Report) 1–0 (Report)
Las Palmas 3–2 ŠK Slovan Bratislava 2–2 (Report) 1–0 (Report)
Ruch Chorzów 0–4 Dynamo Dresden 0–1 (Report) 0–3 (Report)
BK Frem 0–9 FC Twente 0–5 (Report) 0–4 (Report)

First leg
Internazionale 2–2 IFK Norrköping
Massa  2'  48' Jansson  5'
Kindvall  38'
Vitória FC 1–0 Fiorentina
Machado  60'

Second leg
IFK Norrköping 0–2 Internazionale
Boninsegna  10'
Magistrelli  68'

Internazionale won 4–2 on aggregate.

Fiorentina 2–1 Vitória FC
Clerici  1'
Perego  21'		 Duda  28'

Fiorentina 2–2 Vitória FC on aggregate. Vitória FC won on away goals rule.

Third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Ararat Yerevan 2–2(p) 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–0 (Report) 0–2 (Report)
1. FC Köln 0–5 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 (Report) 0–5 (Report)
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2–1 Red Star Belgrade 2–0 (Report) 0–1 (Report)
FC Twente 4–2 Las Palmas 3–0 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
OFK Beograd 3–1 PFC Beroe Stara Zagora 0–0 (Report) 3–1 (Report)
Vitória FC 2–1 Internazionale 2–0 (Report) 0–1 (Report)
BFC Dynamo 1–3 Liverpool F.C. 0–0 (Report) 1–3 (Report)
F.C. Porto 1–3 Dynamo Dresden 1–2 (Report) 0–1 (Report)

First leg
BFC Dynamo 0-0 Liverpool FC
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Muzzafer Saridana
Vitória FC 2–0 Internazionale
Machado  13'
Bini  83' (o.g.)

Second leg
Liverpool FC 3-1 BFC Dynamo
Boersma, Heighway, Toshack Netz
Attendance: 34,280
Referee: Petar Nikolow
Internazionale 1–0 Vitória FC
Boninsegna  27' (pen.)

Vitória FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 (Report) 1–7 (Report)
OFK Beograd 3–4 FC Twente 3–2 (Report) 0–2 (Report)
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (a)2–2 Vitória FC 1–0 (Report) 1–2 (Report)
Liverpool F.C. 3–0 Dynamo Dresden 2–0 (Report) 1–0 (Report)

Semi-finals

Summary
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Liverpool 2–2 (a) Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 1–2
Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–1 Twente 3–0 2–1

Matches
Liverpool 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur
 Report
Attendance: 42,174[3]
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 46,919[4]
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

2–2 on aggregate. Liverpool won on away goals.

Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 Twente
 Report
Attendance: 34,110[5]
Referee: Petar Hristov (Bulgaria)
Twente 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • Notten  81'
 Report
Attendance: 25,000[6]
Referee: John Carpenter (Republic of Ireland)

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 5–1 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 1973 UEFA Cup Final

First leg
Liverpool 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Keegan  21', 32'
Lloyd  61'
Attendance: 41,169

Second leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 Liverpool
Heynckes  29', 40'
Attendance: 34,905
Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union)

Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.

References
  1. The five most successful nations in the first 15 years of the European football were Spain, Italy, England, Portugal and West Germany. If Italy and England easily became part of the big three, Francoist Spain was opposed by the Eastern bloc for political reasons, so West Germany obtained its position underlining its economic strength.
  2. Albania and Northern Ireland did not join, so they were substituted by clubs from France and Yugoslavia.
  3. "Liverpool FC – Tottenham Hotspur 1:0 (Europa League 1972/1973, Semi-finals)".
  4. "Tottenham Hotspur – Liverpool FC 2:1 (Europa League 1972/1973, Semi-finals)".
  5. "Bor. Mönchengladbach – FC Twente 3:0 (Europa League 1972/1973, Semi-finals)".
  6. "FC Twente – Bor. Mönchengladbach 1:2 (Europa League 1972/1973, Semi-finals)".
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