1972–73 UEFA Cup
The first leg of the final was played at Anfield in Liverpool. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 September 1972 – 23 May 1973 |
| Teams | 63 (from 29 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Liverpool (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 124 |
| Goals scored | 405 (3.27 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,947,828 (15,708 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jupp Heynckes (Borussia Mönchengladbach) Jan Jeuring (Twente) 12 goals each |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
The 1972–73 UEFA Cup was the second season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The 1973 UEFA Cup final was played over two legs at Anfield, Liverpool, England, and at Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach, West Germany. It was won by Liverpool of England, who defeated West German team Borussia Mönchengladbach by an aggregate result of 3–2 to claim their first UEFA Cup title.
This was the sixth consecutive title won by an English team between the UEFA Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, as well as the first time Liverpool won a European competition.