The 1972–73
European Cup Winners' Cup
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football
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club tournament was won by
Milan
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after a 1–0 victory against
Leeds United
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at the
Kaftanzoglio Stadium
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,
Thessaloniki
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, 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
The 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match between Scottish team Rangers and Soviet team Dynamo Moscow. It took place at the Camp Nou in Barcelona on 24 May 1972 in front of a crowd of 35,000. It was the final of the 1971–7 ...
.
First round
First leg
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''Match played in Cork due to the dangerous political situation in Cyprus at the time. ''
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Second leg
''AC Milan won 7–1 on aggregate.''
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'' Cork Hibernians won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Leeds United won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Rapid București won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Hajduk Split won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Hibernian won 7–3 on aggregate.''
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''Wrexham won 3–2 on aggregate''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
''AC Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Leeds United won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Rapid București won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Hajduk Split 3–3 Wrexham on aggregate. Hajduk Split won on an away goals rule.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''AC Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Leeds United won 8–1 on aggregate.''
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''Slavia Prague won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Hajduk Split won 5–4 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Leeds United won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.''
Final
See also
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1972–73 European Cup
The 1972–73 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the third consecutive time by Ajax in the final against Juventus at Red Star Stadium in Belgrade. The win by Ajax resulted in the fourth consecutive championship by a ...
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1972–73 UEFA Cup
The 1972–73 UEFA Cup was the second season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The 1973 UEFA Cup final was played over two legs at Anfield, Liverpool, England, and at Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladb ...
References
External links
1972–73 competition at UEFA website*
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1972–73 Cup Winners Cup
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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup seasons