1972–73 Atlético Madrid season

Atlético Madrid 1972–73 Max Merkel Head Coach Vicente Calderon President Vicente Calderon Primera Division Winners(In 1973–74 European Cup) Copa del Generalísimo 5th round European Cup Winners' Cup Eightfinals Aragonés (16) Aragonés (18) vs Deportivo La Coruña(20 May 1973) vs Real Oviedo(15 January 1973) _red_stripes _atm6468h _red_stripes _redtop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000C0 0000C0 1971–72 1973–74 The 1972–73 season was Atlético Madrid's 69th season in existence and the club's 36th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Summary After winning the Cup in 1971, the squad with Austrian head coach Max Merkel https://www.rapidarchiv.at/trainer/merkel_max.html Max MERKEL de rapidarchiv.at 20 February 2022 20 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220220110228/https://www.rapidarchiv.at/trainer/merkel_max.html dead clinched the league trophy being its 7th title in the 1972/73. Paraguayan winger Domingo Benegashttps://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/deportes/atletico-y-domingo-benegas-1360698.html Atletico and Domingo es 26 April 2015 26 January 2025 abc.com.py returned from Burgos CF along the transfer in of Left-back Jose Luis Capon.Fallece Jose Luis Capón por coronavirus, histórico lateral del Atlético de Madrid https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/2020-03-29/jose-luis-capon-muere-atletico-de-madrid-anos-futbol-coronavirus_2523828/ 30 March 2020 El Confidencial 29 March 2020 es As incumbent champions in 1972-73 Copa del Generalisimo the team was early eliminated by Deportivo La Coruña in the 5th round. Also in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup the club reached the eightfinals only to be defeated by the soviet team Spartak Moscow in a two-legged series. Shockingly, Merkel was sacked by the club president Vicente Calderon due to an interview with a German newspaper in which, allegedly, he criticized the Spanish football league.https://www.marca.com/deporte-vintage/2019/06/11/5cffd0e646163fef9a8b4664.html Mister Whip Fernando M Carreno es marca.com 11 June 2019 11 January 2025 Squad - GK ESP 1945 Rodri - GK ESP 1945 José Pacheco - DF ARG Iselín Santos Ovejero - DF ESP 1945 Quique - DF ESP 1945 José Luis Capón - DF ESP 1945 Francisco Melo - DF ESP 1945 Julio Iglesias - DF ESP 1945 Jesús Martínez Jayo - DF ESP 1945 Eusebio Bejarano - MF Paraguay Domingo Benegas - MF ESP 1945 Adelardo - MF ESP 1945 Alberto Fernández - MF ESP 1945 Javier Irureta - MF ESP 1945 Ignacio Salcedo - MF ESP 1945 Eugenio Leal - MF ESP 1945 Julio Orozco - FW ESP 1945 Luis Aragonés - FW ARG José Eulogio Gárate - FW BRA 1968 Heraldo Bezerra - FW ESP 1945 José Ufarte - FW POR Pataco Transfers In Pos. Name from TypeDFJosé Luis CapónBurgos CFFWDomingo BenegasBurgos CFloan ended Out Pos. Name To TypeDFIsacio Calleja retiredGKZubiarrain Competitions Primera Division 1972-73 La Liga League table ATM 5 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H Result L/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/W/D/L/D/W/W/W/D/D/W/W/L/L/L/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/D/W Position 18/7/6/5/4/7/5/3/2/3/3/5/3/3/1/2/2/2/2/2/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/3/2/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss gold Leader qualified to the 1973–74 European Cup blue2 Classified to the 1973–74 UEFA Cup red1 Relegated to the 1973–74 Segunda División complete Competitive matches December 2020 Matches 3 September 1972 1 Atlético Madrid Valencia CF 1–3 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19720903 Madrid Vicente Calderon Emilio Carlos Guruceta Muro Aragonés 18 42 62 Quino71 Adorno L 10 September 1972 2 Real Oviedo Atlético Madrid 0–2 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19720910 Oviedo Carlos Tartiere Ángel Franco Martínez 26 Gárate46 Ovejero W 17 September 1972 3 Atlético Madrid Real Betis 2–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19720917 Madrid Vicente Calderon Mariano Medina Iglesias Mellado 26 autLeal 31 36 Del Pozo W 23 September 1972 4 Real Madrid Atlético Madrid 0–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19720923 Madrid Santiago Bernabéu José Segrelles Del Pilar 33 Ufarte W 1 October 1972 5 Atlético Madrid Espanol 0–0 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721001 Madrid Vicente Calderon José Navarrete Antiñolo D 7 October 1972 6 Atletico Bilbao Atlético Madrid 1–0 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721007 Bilbao San Mamés Emilio Carreño Arquimbau Rojo 8 L 21 October 1972 7 Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad 2–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721021 Madrid Vicente Calderon Diego Balaguer García Esnaola 43 autAragonés 63 28 Oyarzabal W 29 October 1972 8 CD Málaga Atlético Madrid 0–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721029 Málaga La Rosaleda Fernando Orellana Álvarez 83 Aragonés W 4 November 1972 9 Atlético Madrid Celta 5–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721104 Madrid Vicente Calderon José Navarrete Antiñolo Salcedo 9 26Irureta 20 72Aragonés 29 90 rig Domínguez W 12 November 1972 10 CD Castellon Atlético Madrid 1–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721112 Castellón de la Plana Castalia Ricardo Canera Coscolín Clarés 77 rig 32 Aragonés D 19 November 1972 11 Atlético Madrid Sporting Gijon 0–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721119 Madrid Vicente Calderon Antonio Rigo Sureda 22 Quini L 25 November 1972 12 UD Las Palmas Atlético Madrid 2–2 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721125 Las Palmas Insular Diego Balaguer García Germán 61 rigPáez 78 5 28 Aragonés D 3 December 1972 13 Burgos CF Atlético Madrid 0–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721203 Burgos El Plantío Antonio Sánchez Ríos 31 Benegas W 10 December 1972 14 Atlético Madrid CF Barcelona 2–0 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721210 Madrid Vicente Calderon Pelayo Serrano Sancristóbal Gárate 23Becerra 54 W 17 December 1972 15 Granada CF Atlético Madrid 0–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721217 Granada Los Cármenes Adolfo Bueno Perales 79 Becerra W 31 December 1972 16 Atlético Madrid Real Zaragoza 0–0 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721231 Madrid Vicente Calderon Antonio Rigo Sureda D 7 January 1973 17 Deportivo La Coruna Atlético Madrid 1–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730107 La Coruña Riazor Antonio Sánchez Ríos Loureda 74 15 Irureta D 21 January 1973 18 Valencia CF Atlético Madrid 1–2 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730121 Valencia Luis Casanova Emilio Carlos Guruceta Muro Pellicer 61 43 Gárate53 Becerra W 28 January 1973 19 Atlético Madrid Real Oviedo 2–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730128 Madrid Vicente Calderon Juan María Sáiz Elizondo Aragonés 24Ovejero 29 53 Marianín W 4 February 1973 20 Real Betis Atlético Madrid 1–0 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730204 Seville Benito Villamarín Alberto Martín Álvarez González 55 rig L 11 February 1973 21 Atlético Madrid Real Madrid 1–2 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730211 Madrid Vicente Calderon Sánchez Ibáñez Becerra 67 57 Santillana87 Amancio L 25 February 1973 22 Espanol Atlético Madrid 2–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730225 Barcelona Sarriá Juan María Sáiz Elizondo Amiano 63Martínez 87 74 Aragonés L 4 March 1973 23 Atlético Madrid Atletico Bilbao 2–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730304 Madrid Vicente Calderon Emilio Carlos Guruceta Muro Astrain 7 autBecerra 13 61 Viteri W 11 March 1973 24 Real Sociedad Atlético Madrid 0–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730311 San Sebastián Atotxa Emilio Carreño Arquimbau 87 Irureta W 18 March 1973 25 Atlético Madrid CD Málaga 1–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730318 Madrid Vicente Calderon Vicente Forés Bachero Adelardo 16 36 Vilanova D 25 March 1973 26 Celta Atlético Madrid 0–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730325 Vigo Balaídos Ricardo Canera Coscolín 18 Gárate W 1 April 1973 27 Atlético Madrid CD Castellon 1–0 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730401 Madrid Vicente Calderon Antonio Tomeo Palanques Aragonés 56 pen. W 8 April 1973 28 Sporting Gijon Atlético Madrid 2–3 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730408 Gijón El Molinón Antonio Sánchez Ríos Churruca 42Megido 50 60 Salcedo78 88 Aragonés W 15 April 1973 29 Atlético Madrid UD Las Palmas 2–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730415 Madrid Vicente Calderon Fernando Orellana Álvarez Irureta 39Alberto 53 10 Pepe Juan W 22 April 1973 30 Atlético Madrid Burgos CF 4–2 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730422 Madrid Vicente Calderon Andrés Molina Segovia Becerra 20Irureta 63 66Adelardo 71 7 Requejo88 Burguete W 28 April 1973 31 CF Barcelona Atlético Madrid 0–0 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730428 Barcelona Estadio del CF Barcelona Emilio Carreño Arquimbau D 6 May 1973 32 Atlético Madrid Granada CF 2–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730506 Madrid Vicente Calderon Jaime Oliva Fortuny Aragonés 65 85 47 Chirri W 13 May 1973 33 Real Zaragoza Atlético Madrid 1–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730513 Zaragoza La Romareda Luis Medina Díaz Rico 72 45 Aragonés D 20 May 1973 34 Atlético Madrid Deportivo La Coruna 3–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730520 Madrid Vicente Calderon Jaime Oliva Fortuny Aragonés 29Adelardo 63Gárate 65 47 Prieto W Copa del Generalísimo 1972–73 Copa del Generalísimo Fifth round 12 April 1973 1 Atlético Madrid Espanol 1–0 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730412 Madrid Vicente Calderon José Navarrete Antiñolo Irureta 70 W 23 May 1973 2 Espanol Atlético Madrid 2–0 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19730523 Barcelona Sarriá Antonio Sánchez Ríos Martínez 53De Diego 70 L European Cup Winners' Cup 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup Round of 32 14 September 1972 1 SC Bastia FRA ESP 1945 Atlético Madrid 0–0 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19720914 Ajaccio François Coty BEL Schaut D 26 settembre 1972 2 Atlético Madrid ESP 1945 FRA SC Bastia 2–1 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19720926 Madrid Vicente Calderon ITA Gonella Salcedo 33Aragonés 59 20 Félix W Eightfinals 25 October 1972 1 Atlético Madrid ESP 1945 USSR Spartak Moskva 3–4 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721025 Madrid Vicente Calderon DDR Glockner Aragonés 79 pen.Ovejero 86Bezerra 90 42 87 Redin59 77 Bulgakov L 8 November 1972 2 Spartak Moskva USSR ESP 1945 Atlético Madrid 1–2 http://www.infoatleti.es/partido/19721108 Moscow Dinamo AUT Linemayr Chusainvo 59 11 55 Salcedo W Statistics Squad statistics Competition Points Total GD G Games W Win D Draw L Lost Gs Goals scored Ga Goals against 15px 1972–73 Primera División 48 34 20 8 6 49 29 +20 15px 1972–73 Copa del Generalísimo - 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 15px 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup - 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 Total 48 40 23 9 8 57 37 +20 Players statistics Primera Division European Cup Winners' Cup CopadelGeneralisimo - GK ESP 1945 Rodri 17 -17 4 -6 1 0 - DF ARG Iselín Santos Ovejero 21 2 2 1 1 0 - DF ESP 1945 Quique 20+1 0 2 0 1 0 - DF ESP 1945 José Luis Capón 20+2 0 3 0 1+1 0 - MF Paraguay Domingo Benegas 27 1 4 0 2 0 - MF ESP 1945 Adelardo 33 3 3 0 1+1 0 - MF ESP 1945 Alberto Fernández 21+7 1 2+1 0 1 0 - MF ESP 1945 Javier Irureta 29+1 8 4 0 2 1 - FW ESP 1945 Luis Aragonés 30+2 16 3 2 2 0 - FW ARG José Eulogio Gárate 24 5 0 0 2 0 - FW BRA 1968 Heraldo Bezerra 24+6 6 2 1 0+1 0 - GK ESP 1945 José Pacheco 17 -12 0 0 1 -2 - DF ESP 1945 Francisco Melo 17 0 3 0 1 0 - FW ESP 1945 José Ufarte 18+6 1 3 0 2 0 - MF ESP 1945 Ignacio Salcedo 16+3 3 4 3 1 0 - DF ESP 1945 Julio Iglesias 13+4 0 2 0 - DF ESP 1945 Jesús Martínez Jayo 12+4 0 1 0 1 0 - DF ESP 1945 Eusebio Bejarano 12+1 0 1+1 0 2 0 - MF ESP 1945 Eugenio Leal 3+6 1 1 0 - FW POR Pataco 0+1 0 - MF ESP 1945 Julio Orozco 0+1 0 https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1972-737.html March 2025 References Category:Atlético Madrid seasons Category:Spanish football championship–winning seasons Atletico Madrid Category:1970s in Madrid