1973 European Cup Winners' Cup final

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Template other The 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was the final football match of the 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 13th European Cup Winners' Cup final. It was contested between Milan of Italy and Leeds United of England, and was held at Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. Milan won the match 1–0. The referee was banned from officiating for life by UEFA, for match-fixing.

The Greek crowd at the final reacted to perceived bias towards Milan by referee Christos Michas by throwing missiles during the victors' lap of honour, but despite protests, the result was not overturned. UEFA later banned Michas for life due to match fixing, although his role in this match was not investigated.

Leeds, who perceived referee Christos Michas to have made a number of unfair decisions, attempted to gain a replay but UEFA denied the request. Decades later Richard Corbett, then MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, petitioned UEFA for a revocation of the Milan title.

Route to the final

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Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Template:Flagicon Red Boys Differdange	7–1	4–1 (A)	3–0 (H)	First round	Template:Flagicon Ankaragücü	2–1	1–1 (A)	1–0 (H)
Template:Flagicon Legia Warsaw	3–2	1–1 (A)	2–1 (a.e.t.) (H)	Second round	Template:Flagicon Carl Zeiss Jena	2–0	0–0 (A)	2–0 (H)
Template:Flagicon Spartak Moscow	2–1	1–0 (A)	1–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	Template:Flagicon Rapid București	8–1	5–0 (H)	3–1 (A)
Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague	2–0	1–0 (H)	1–0 (A)	Semi-finals	Template:Flagicon Hajduk Split	1–0	1–0 (H)	0–0 (A)

Match details

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Milan Template:Preview warningTemplate:Preview warningTemplate:Preview warningTemplate:Preview warning

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Leeds United

GK 1 Template:Flagicon Villiam Vecchi SW 5 Template:Flagicon Maurizio Turone RB 2 Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Sabadini CB 4 Template:Flagicon Angelo Anquilletti CB 6 Template:Flagicon Roberto Rosato downward-facing red arrow 59' LB 3 Template:Flagicon Giulio Zignoli RM 7 Template:Flagicon Riccardo Sogliano Red card 90' CM 8 Template:Flagicon Romeo Benetti LM 10 Template:Flagicon Gianni Rivera (c) CF 9 Template:Flagicon Alberto Bigon SS 11 Template:Flagicon Luciano Chiarugi Substitutes: CB 14 Template:Flagicon Dario Dolci upward-facing green arrow 59' Manager: Template:Flagicon Nereo Rocco

GK 1 Template:Flagicon David Harvey RB 2 Template:Flagicon Paul Reaney (c) CB 11 Template:Flagicon Terry Yorath CB 6 Template:Flagicon Norman Hunter Red card 90' LB 3 Template:Flagicon Trevor Cherry RM 7 Template:Flagicon Peter Lorimer CM 4 Template:Flagicon Mick Bates CM 5 Template:Flagicon Paul Madeley LM 10 Template:Flagicon Frank Gray downward-facing red arrow 54' CF 8 Template:Flagicon Joe Jordan CF 9 Template:Flagicon Mick Jones Substitutes: CB 12 Template:Flagicon Gordon McQueen upward-facing green arrow 54' FW 14 Template:Flagicon Chris Galvin Manager: Template:Flagicon Don Revie

See also

• 1973 European Cup Final
• 1973 UEFA Cup Final
• A.C. Milan in European football
• Leeds United F.C. in European football

External links

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at UEFA.com