1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup Explained

Tourney Name:European Cup Winners' Cup
Year:1972–73
Champion Other: Milan
Count:2
Second Other: Leeds United
Prevseason:1971–72
Nextseason:1973–74

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.

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

----Match played in Cork due to the dangerous political situation in Cyprus at the time. ----------------

Second leg

AC Milan won 7–1 on aggregate.---- Cork Hibernians won 6–2 on aggregate.----Leeds United won 2–1 on aggregate.----Rapid București won 3–1 on aggregate.----Hajduk Split won 2–0 on aggregate.----Hibernian won 7–3 on aggregate.

Second round

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First leg

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Second leg

AC Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.----Leeds United won 2–0 on aggregate.----Rapid București won 4–2 on aggregate.----Hajduk Split 3–3 Wrexham on aggregate. Hajduk Split won on an away goals rule.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

AC Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.----Leeds United won 8–1 on aggregate.----Slavia Prague won 4–2 on aggregate.----Hajduk Split won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

Leeds United won 1–0 on aggregate.----Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Day Of Horror And Shame . 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. . Clive . Gammon . Sports Illustrated . 10 June 1985 . 16 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104183038/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1119549/index.htm . 2012-11-04. live.