1972–73 KNVB Cup

1972–73 KNVB Cup Netherlands 46 NAC NEC 1971–72 1973–74 The 1972-73 KNVB Cup was the 55th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 29 October 1972 and ending at the final on 31 May 1973. Ajax unsuccessfully defended its 1972 title losing on 10 December 1972 in the Second round, when the 18 Eredivisie teams entered this round, NAC, 2–2 (penalty shootout). NAC successfully pursued its first KNVB Cup defeating NEC, 2–0. NAC contested in the Cup Winners' Cup. Teams All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1972-73, entering in the second round All 20 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1972-73 8 teams from lower (amateur) leagues First round 29 October 1972Caesar Beek A1–2Helmond Sport 1Ede A1–4 (aet)Willem II 1USV Elinkwijk A3–0FC Eindhoven 1FC VVV 12–0FC Wageningen 1Fortuna Sittard 12–2 (p: 5–6)PEC Zwolle 1HVC 10–2De Volewijckers 1IJsselmeervogels A0–4Roda JC 1VV Leeuwarden A0–3Heracles 1RKSV Sparta'25 A0–0 (p: 6–5)FC Dordrecht 1SVV 12–0SC Cambuur 1Veendam 12–0Fortuna Vlaardingen 1Vitesse Arnhem 12–1 (aet)De Graafschap 1Xerxes Rotterdam A0–1sc Heerenveen 1Zwart-Wit '28 A0–3FC Volendam 1 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams Second round The 18 Eredivisie teams entered this round. December 10, 1972AZ'67 E2–0FC Den Bosch EUSV Elinkwijk2–0FC VVVExcelsior E2–1FC Utrecht EFC Amsterdam E3–1 (aet)Helmond SportFC Den Haag E6–0Sparta'25HFC Haarlem E0–3Feyenoord EHeracles2–1sc HeerenveenNAC E2–2 (p)Ajax ENEC E1–0Go Ahead Eagles ESparta E3–1MVV ESVV0–0 (p)Roda JCTelstar E0–2FC Twente EVeendam1–0FC Groningen EFC Volendam0–1PEC ZwolleDe Volewijckers1–0Vitesse ArnhemWillem II0–3PSV E E Eredivisie Third round January 28, 1973USV Elinkwijk0–4NACExcelsior1–3PSVFC Den Haag2–1De VolewijckersFC Twente4–0HeraclesNEC2–0SVVPEC Zwolle1–3FeyenoordSparta1–0FC AmsterdamVeendam2–3 (aet)AZ'67 From quarterfinals to final 14 March PSV 0 Sparta 1 14 March FC Den Haag 1 NAC 2 14 March NEC 1 Feyenoord 0 14 March AZ'67 1 FC Twente 0 4 April Sparta 1 NAC 2 4 April NEC 1 AZ'67 0 31 May NAC 2 NEC 0 Details of the final 31 May 1973 NAC 2–0 NEC Bish 10 Brouwers 75 De Kuip, Rotterdam 45,801 Theo Boosten NAC would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup. External links Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994 Category:KNVB Cup seasons KNVB Cup