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club tournament was won by
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after a 1–0 victory against
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at the
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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
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First round


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.'' ---- ''Wrexham won 3–2 on aggregate''


Second round


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


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


First leg

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Second leg

''Leeds United won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''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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