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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
1972
1974

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.

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
Ajax
Juventus
GK 1 Netherlands Heinz Stuy
RB 3 Netherlands Wim Suurbier
CB 13 Netherlands Barry Hulshoff
CB 12 West Germany Horst Blankenburg
LB 5 Netherlands Ruud Krol
CM 7 Netherlands Johan Neeskens
CM 15 Netherlands Arie Haan
CM 9 Netherlands Gerrie Mühren
RW 16 Netherlands Johnny Rep
CF 14 Netherlands Johan Cruyff (c)
LW 11 Netherlands Piet Keizer
Substitutes (not used):
GK 13 Netherlands Sies Wever
CM 6 Netherlands Arnold Mühren
RW 8 Netherlands Sjaak Swart
CF 10 Netherlands Jan Mulder
LW 4 Netherlands Gerrie Kleton
Manager:
Romania Ștefan Kovács
GK 1 Italy Dino Zoff
SW 6 Italy Sandro Salvadore (c)
RB 2 Italy Gianpietro Marchetti
CB 5 Italy Francesco Morini
LB 3 Italy Silvio Longobucco
CM 8 Italy Franco Causio downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM 10 Italy Fabio Capello
CM 4 Italy Giuseppe Furino Yellow card 66'
RF 7 Italy[a] José Altafini
CF 9 Italy Pietro Anastasi
LF 11 Italy Roberto Bettega downward-facing red arrow 49'
Substitutes:
MF 15 West Germany Helmut Haller upward-facing green arrow 49'
MF 14 Italy Antonello Cuccureddu upward-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