1973 European Cup final

June 2017 1973 European Cup final 1973 EUROPEAN CUP FINAL Ajax v Juventus.jpg Match programme cover 1972–73 European Cup Ajax NED 30px 1 Juventus ITA 30px 0 30 May 1973 Red Star Stadium Belgrade Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia) 89,484 1972 1974 The 1973 European Cup final was a football match held at the Red Star Stadium in Belgrade, Yugoslavia on 30 May 1973. Two-time defending champions Ajax of the Netherlands faced Juventus of Italy. Johnny Rep scored the only goal of the game after five minutes as Ajax won 1–0 to claim their third consecutive European Cup and earned the Dutch side the privilege of keeping the trophy permanently. thumb|Ajax captain Johan Cruyff receives the trophy wearing a Juventus shirt, having exchanged jerseys with the losing finalists Background Ajax had reached the European Cup final on three previous occasions. They were two-time defending champions coming into the 1972–73 season after defeating Panathinaikos 2–0 in 1971 and Inter Milan by the same scoreline in 1972.Stokkermans Karel European Champions' Cup/Champions League https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec1.html RSSSF 26 April 2025 14 June 2024 Juventus had never previously reached a European Cup final. Route to the final 1972–73 European Cup Ajax As defending champions, Ajax qualified automatically for the 1972–73 European Cup. They received a bye in the first round. In the second round, they defeated CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria 3–1 away and 3–0 at home to advance 6–1 on aggregate. They then defeated Bayern Munich of West Germany 4–0 in the first leg of their quarter-final in Amsterdam. Despite a 2–1 defeat in the second leg, Ajax advanced 5–2 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, they faced Real Madrid of Spain. A 2–1 first leg win was followed up with a 1–0 win in Madrid as they reached the final 3–1 on aggregate.Ross James M. Champions' Cup 1972-73 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197273.html#cc RSSSF 26 April 2025 4 June 2015 Juventus Juventus qualified for the 1972–73 European Cup as champions of the 1971–72 Serie A.Mariani Maurizio Italy 1971/72 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital72.html RSSSF 26 April 2025 6 May 2002 In the first round, they faced Olympique de Marseille of France. The first leg, which was played in Lyon, ended in a 1–0 win for Olympique de Marseille. However, Juventus won the second leg 3–0 to advance 3–1 on aggregate. In the second round, they defeated Magdeburg of East Germany 1–0 in both legs to advance 2–0 on aggregate. After a goalless draw in the first leg of their quarter-final against Újpesti Dózsa of Hungary in Turin, the second leg ended 2–2 in Budapest (2–2 on aggregate) and Juventus advanced on away goals. In the semi-finals, they defeated Derby County of England 3–1 in the first leg before a goalless second leg which meant Juventus progressed 3–1 on aggregate. AjaxRoundJuventusOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legByeFirst roundFRA 1794 Olympique de Marseille3–10–1 (A)3–0 (H)BUL 1971 CSKA Sofia6–13–1 (A)3–0 (H)Second roundGDR 1. FC Magdeburg2–01–0 (H)1–0 (A)FRG Bayern München5–24–0 (H)1–2 (A)Quarter-finalsHUN Újpesti Dózsa2–2 (a)0–0 (H)2–2 (A)ESP 1945 Real Madrid3–12–1 (H)1–0 (A)Semi-finalsENG Derby County3–13–1 (H)0–0 (A) Match Details 30 May 1973 20:30 Ajax NED 1–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1972/matches/round=983/match=63154/index.html ITA Juventus Rep 5 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade 89,484 Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia) _ajax73away _ajax73away _2_stripes_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Ajax_juventusfc7274h _juve197274h _juventusfc7274h _2_black_stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Juventus GK 1 NED Heinz StuyRB 3 NED Wim SuurbierCB 13NED Barry HulshoffCB 12FRG Horst BlankenburgLB 5 NED Ruud KrolCM 7 NED Johan NeeskensCM 15NED Arie HaanCM 9 NED Gerrie MührenRW 16NED Johnny RepCF 14NED Johan Cruyff (c)LW 11NED Piet KeizerSubstitutes (not used):MF 4 NED Gerrie KletonMF 6 NED Arnold MührenMF 8 NED Sjaak SwartFW 10NED Jan MulderGK 13 NED Sies WeverManager:ROU 1965 Ștefan Kovács300px GK 1 ITA Dino ZoffSW 6 ITA Sandro Salvadore (c)RB 2 ITA Gianpietro MarchettiCB 5 ITA Francesco MoriniLB 3 ITA Silvio LongobuccoCM 8 ITA Franco Causio 57CM 10ITA Fabio CapelloCM 4 ITA Giuseppe Furino 66RF 7 BRA 1968A Brazilian expatriate, Altafini had represented his native Brazil at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but in 1961 he changed allegiances to Italy. He notably played for Italy at the 1962 World Cup.https://forzaitalianfootball.com/2017/08/legend-of-calcio-jose-altafini/ Legend of Calcio: Jose Altafini 7 August 2017 José AltafiniCF 9 ITA Pietro AnastasiLF 11ITA Roberto Bettega 49Substitutes:MF 14ITA Antonello Cuccureddu 57MF 15FRG Helmut Haller 49Manager:TCH Čestmír Vycpálek Assistant referees: Ratko Čanak (Yugoslavia) Petar Kostovski (Yugoslavia)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Replay if scores still level Maximum of two substitutions Aftermath Juventus would gain revenge for the defeat 23 years later when the two sides contested the final of the same competition (rebranded as the UEFA Champions League). After a 1–1 draw after extra time, Juventus won 4–2 on penalties. Although in later years the victory by Juventus in that final would be tarnished by allegations of the taking of performance enhancing drugs by the Juventus players. See also 1972–73 Juventus FC season 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1973 European Super Cup 1973 UEFA Cup final 1996 UEFA Champions League final – contested by the same teams AFC Ajax in international football Juventus FC in international football Notes References External links 1972-73 season at UEFA website Final European Cup Final 1973 European Cup Final 1973 Euro Euro 1973 Category:Football matches in Yugoslavia Category:May 1973 sports events in Europe Category:1970s in Belgrade Category:1973 in Serbia Category:Football in Belgrade Category:International sports competitions in Belgrade 1973 Category:1972–73 in Yugoslav football