The 1972–73 UEFA Cup was the second season of the

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, a

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competition organised by

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for clubs affiliated to its member associations. It was won by

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, who beat

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over two legs in the final. The first leg was played at

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in Liverpool, where Liverpool won the match 3–0. Mönchengladbach won the second leg in Germany 2–0 for an aggregate score of 3–2.

Bracket

First round

Summary

¹ Hvidovre walkover, HJK withdrew.

Matches

''Liverpool won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Norrköping won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Levski-Spartak won 6–5 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEK Athens won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Beroe Stara Zagora won 10–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Twente won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slovan Bratislava won 8–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ruch Chorzów won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Dresden won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 7–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''OFK Beograd won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tottenham Hotspur won 12–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Viking won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 6–5 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Frem won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Budapest Honvéd won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Köln won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 9–5 on aggregate.'' ---- ''BFC Dynamo won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Feyenoord won 21–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Valencia won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Grasshoppers won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kaiserslautern won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Las Palmas won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Inter Milan won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vitória de Setúbal won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ararat Yerevan won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Fiorentina won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''CUF Barreiro won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Porto won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hvidovre walkover, HJK withdrew.''

Second round

Summary

Matches

''Köln won 9–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Beroe Stara Zagora won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''BFC Dynamo won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kaiserslautern won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Dresden won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Twente won 9–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ararat Yerevan won 7–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''5–5 on aggregate; OFK Beograd won on away goals.'' ---- ''Tottenham Hotspur won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Las Palmas won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Vitória de Setúbal won on away goals.'' ---- ''Porto won 5–3 on aggregate.''

Third round

Summary

Matches

''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''OFK Beograd won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Kaiserslautern won on penalties.'' ---- ''Twente won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tottenham Hotspur won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Dresden won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vitória de Setúbal won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

Summary

Matches

''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 9–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Twente won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Tottenham won on away goals.''

Semi-finals

Summary

Matches

''2–2 on aggregate; Liverpool won on away goals.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 5–1 on aggregate.''

Bracket

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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References

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