1973 European Cup final

The 1973 European Cup final was a football match held at the Red Star Stadium in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on 30 May 1973, in which Ajax of the Netherlands defeated Juventus of Italy, 1–0. A goal from Johnny Rep four minutes into the match was enough for Ajax to claim their third consecutive European Cup, which earned the Dutch side the privilege of keeping the trophy permanently.

1973 European Cup final
Ajax captain Johan Cruyff receives the trophy wearing a Juventus shirt, having exchanged jerseys with the losing finalists
Event1972–73 European Cup
Date30 May 1973
VenueRed Star Stadium, Belgrade
RefereeMilivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)
Attendance89,484

Route to the final

Ajax Round Juventus
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First round France Olympique de Marseille 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H)
Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 6–1 3–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Second round East Germany 1. FC Magdeburg 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
West Germany Bayern München 5–2 4–0 (H) 1–2 (A) Quarter-finals Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 2–2 (a) 0–0 (H) 2–2 (A)
Spain Real Madrid 3–1 2–1 (H) 1–0 (A) Semi-finals England Derby County 3–1 3–1 (H) 0–0 (A)

Match

Details

Ajax Netherlands1–0Italy Juventus
Rep 5' Report
Attendance: 89,484
Referee: Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)
Ajax
Juventus
GK1Netherlands Heinz Stuy
RB3Netherlands Wim Suurbier
CB13Netherlands Barry Hulshoff
CB12West Germany Horst Blankenburg
LB5Netherlands Ruud Krol
CM7Netherlands Johan Neeskens
CM15Netherlands Arie Haan
CM9Netherlands Gerrie Mühren
RW16Netherlands Johnny Rep
CF14Netherlands Johan Cruyff (c)
LW11Netherlands Piet Keizer
Substitutes (not used):
GK13Netherlands Sies Wever
CM6Netherlands Arnold Mühren
RW8Netherlands Sjaak Swart
CF10Netherlands Jan Mulder
LW4Netherlands Gerrie Kleton
Manager:
Romania Ștefan Kovács
GK1Italy Dino Zoff
SW6Italy Sandro Salvadore (c)
RB2Italy Gianpietro Marchetti
CB5Italy Francesco Morini
LB3Italy Silvio Longobucco
CM8Italy Franco Causiodownward-facing red arrow 57'
CM10Italy Fabio Capello
CM4Italy Giuseppe FurinoYellow card 66'
RF7Italy[lower-alpha 1] José Altafini
CF9Italy Pietro Anastasi
LF11Italy Roberto Bettegadownward-facing red arrow 49'
Substitutes:
MF15West Germany Helmut Hallerupward-facing green arrow 49'
MF14Italy Antonello Cuccuredduupward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Czechoslovakia 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

See also

Notes

  1. A 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.[1]

References


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