1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

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1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
Event1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup
Date16 May 1973
VenueKaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
RefereeChristos Michas (Greece)
Attendance40,154
1972
1974

The 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was the final football match of the 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 13th European Cup Winners' Cup final. It was contested between Milan of Italy and Leeds United of England. It was held at Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. Milan won the match 1–0 thanks to a goal by Luciano Chiarugi.

Route to the final[change | change source]

Italy Milan England Leeds United
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange 7–1 4–1 (A) 3–0 (H) First round Turkey Ankaragücü 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
Poland Legia Warsaw 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (a.e.t.) (H) Second round East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 2–1 1–0 (A) 1–1 (H) Quarter-finals Romania Rapid București 8–1 5–0 (H) 3–1 (A)
Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Semi-finals Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)

Match details[change | change source]

Milan Italy1–0England Leeds United
Chiarugi Goal 5' Report
Milan
Leeds United
GK 1 Italy Villiam Vecchi
SW 5 Italy Maurizio Turone
RB 2 Italy Giuseppe Sabadini
CB 4 Italy Angelo Anquilletti
CB 6 Italy Roberto Rosato Substituted off 59'
LB 3 Italy Giulio Zignoli
RM 7 Italy Riccardo Sogliano Red card 90'
CM 8 Italy Romeo Benetti
LM 10 Italy Gianni Rivera (c)
CF 9 Italy Alberto Bigon
SS 11 Italy Luciano Chiarugi
Substitutes:
CB 14 Italy Dario Dolci Substituted in 59'
Manager:
Italy Nereo Rocco
GK 1 Scotland David Harvey
RB 2 England Paul Reaney (c)
CB 11 Wales Terry Yorath
CB 6 England Norman Hunter Red card 90'
LB 3 England Trevor Cherry
RM 7 Scotland Peter Lorimer
CM 4 England Mick Bates
CM 5 England Paul Madeley
LM 10 Scotland Frank Gray Substituted off 54'
CF 8 Scotland Joe Jordan
CF 9 England Mick Jones
Substitutes:
CB 12 Scotland Gordon McQueen Substituted in 54'
FW 14 England Chris Galvin
Manager:
England Don Revie

Related pages[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

Other websites[change | change source]

  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  • "1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 3 May 2010.