1972–73 Juventus FC season

During 1972–73 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.

Juventus Football Club

1972–73 season
Chairman	Giampiero Boniperti
Manager	Čestmír Vycpálek
Stadium	Comunale
Serie A	1st (in 1973-74 European Cup)
Coppa Italia	Final
European Cup	Final
Average home league attendance	42,813[1]
Home colours Away colours
← 1971–72 1973–74 →

Summary

Cestmir Vycpalek added 30-yrs-old goalkeeper Dino Zoff^[2] and veteran forward José Altafini^[3] from S.S.C. Napoli to the team seeking to retain the league and the European Cup.

The team won the league, however lost the finals of European Cup against Johan Cruijff's Ajax and Coppa Italia.^[4]

Squad

^[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ITA Massimo Piloni — GK  ITA Dino Zoff — DF  ITA Vincenzo Chiarenza — DF  ITA Silvio Longobucco — DF  ITA Francesco Morini — DF  ITA Sandro Salvadore (captain) — DF  ITA Luciano Spinosi — DF  ITA Giuseppe Zaniboni — MF  ITA Fabio Capello — MF  ITA Franco Causio — MF  ITA Antonello Cuccureddu

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Giuseppe Furino — MF  FRG Helmut Haller — MF  ITA Domenico Maggiora — MF  ITA Alberto Marchetti — MF  ITA Gianpietro Marchetti — MF  ITA Adriano Novellini — MF  ITA Gianluigi Savoldi (II) — FW  BRA José Altafini — FW  ITA Pietro Anastasi — FW  ITA Tiziano Ascagni — FW  ITA Roberto Bettega

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Dino Zoff	SSC Napoli
FW	Jose Altafini	SSC Napoli

Out
Pos.	Name	to	Type
GK	Pietro Carmignani	SSC Napoli
FW	Adriano Novellini	Bologna FC

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1972–73 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus (C)	30	18	9	3	45	22	+23	45	Qualification to European Cup
2	Milan	30	18	8	4	65	33	+32	44	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
3	Lazio	30	16	11	3	33	16	+17	43	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Fiorentina	30	16	5	9	39	26	+13	37
5	Internazionale	30	15	7	8	32	23	+9	37

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	D	D	D	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	1	4	5	7	8	8	5	4	4	3	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, qualified to 1973–74 European Cup;   = 1973–74 UEFA Cup;   = Relegation to 1973–74 Serie B

Matches

Bologna v Juventus

24 September 1972 1	Bologna	0-2	Juventus	Bologna
		Report	46' Causio 80' Anastasi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Fulvio Pieroni

Juventus v Hellas Verona

1 October 1972 2	Juventus	1-1	Hellas Verona	Torino
	Salvadore 85'	Report	50' Luppi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi

Lazio v Juventus

29 October 1972 3	Lazio	1-1	Juventus	Roma
	Chinaglia 14' (pen.)	Report	20' Bettega	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Francesco Francescon

Juventus v Milan

29 October 1972 4	Juventus	2-2	Milan	Torino
	Salvadore 70' Causio 75'	Report	32' Bigon 76' Rivera	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Fulvio Pieroni

Torino v Juventus

5 November 1972 5	Torino	2-1	Juventus	Torino
	P. Pulici 6', 63'	Report	77' Anastasi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Fabio Monti

Juventus v Sampdoria

12 November 1972 6	Juventus	1-1	Sampdoria	Torino
	Causio 62' (pen.)	Report	69' Rossinelli	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Francesco Panzino

Napoli v Juventus

19 November 1972 7	Napoli	1-1	Juventus	Napoli
	Mariani 72'	Report	42' Capello	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Domenico Serafino

Juventus v Cagliari

26 November 1972 8	Juventus	2-0	Cagliari	Torino
	Mancin 33' (o.g.) Causio 42'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Renzo Torelli

Juventus v Fiorentina

3 December 1972 9	Juventus	2-1	Fiorentina	Torino
	Haller 60' Altafini 70'	Report	41' Saltutti	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Alberto Michelotti

Palermo v Juventus

10 December 1972 10	Palermo	0-1	Juventus	Palermo
		Report	36' Altafini	Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Referee: Paolo Toselli

Lanerossi v Juventus

17 December 1972 11	Lanerossi	0-2	Juventus	Vicenza
		Report	8' Altafini 25' Anastasi	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Motta

Juventus v Ternana

24 December 1972 12	Juventus	2-0	Ternana	Torino
	Causio 32' Altafini 60'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Gialluisi

Juventus v Atalanta

30 December 1972 13	Juventus	0-0	Atalanta	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Calì

Inter v Juventus

7 January 1973 14	Inter	0-2	Juventus	Milan
		Report	32' Altafini 85' Anastasi	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Lo Bello

Juventus v Roma

21 January 1973 15	Juventus	1-0	Roma	Torino
	Altafini 24'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Panzino

Juventus v Bologna

28 January 1973 16	Juventus	2-0	Bologna	Torino
	Anastasi 65', 89'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Gussoni

Hellas Verona v Juventus

4 February 1973 17	Hellas Verona	0-0	Juventus	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Lo Bello

Juventus v Lazio

11 February 1973 18	Juventus	1-0	Lazio	Torino
	Bettega 18'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Angonese

Milan v Juventus

18 February 1973 19	Milan	2-2	Juventus	Milan
	Rivera 44' (rig.) Biasiolo 85'	Report	12' Bettega 50' G. Marchetti	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Pieroni

Juventus v Torino

4 March 1973 20	Juventus	0-2	Torino	Torino
		Report	59' (pen.) P. Pulici 72' Agroppi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Paolo Toselli

Sampdoria v Juventus

11 March 1973 21	Sampdoria	0-1	Juventus	Genova
		Report	49' Capello	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Lo Bello

Juventus v Napoli

17 March 1973 22	Juventus	0-0	Napoli	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Bernardis

Cagliari v Juventus

25 March 1973 23	Cagliari	0-1	Juventus	Cagliari
		Report	61' Altafini	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Angonese

Fiorentina v Juventus

7 April 1973 24	Fiorentina	2-1	Juventus	Firenze
	Saltutti 46' Desolati 84'	Report	78' (pen.) Causio	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Serafini

Juventus v Palermo

15 April 1973 25	Juventus	4-1	Palermo	Torino
	Bettega 2' S. Landini 13' (aut.) Causio 45' Haller 47'	Report	18' Ballabio	Referee: Lenardon

Juventus v Lanerossi

21 April 1973 26	Juventus	3-2	Lanerossi	Torino
	Bettega 1', 86' Berti 78' (o.g.)	Report	33' Faloppa 75' Galuppi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Trinchieri

Ternana v Juventus

29 April 1973 27	Ternana	2-3	Juventus	Terni
	Selvaggi 37' Luchitta 77'	Report	20', 21' Bettega 49' Causio	Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati Referee: Motta

Atalanta v Juventus

6 May 1973 28	Atalanta	0-2	Juventus	Bergamo
		Report	43' Capello 54' G. Marchetti	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Francescon

Juventus v Inter

13 May 1973 29	Juventus	2-1	Inter	Torino
	G. Marchetti 4' Altafini 41' (pen.)	Report	87' Corso	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Panzino

Roma v Juventus

20 May 1973 30	Roma	1-2	Juventus	Rome
	Spadoni 29'	Report	61' Altafini 87' Cuccureddu	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Lo Bello

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1972–73 Coppa Italia

First round

Juventus v Foggia

27 August 1972 1	Juventus	3-0	Foggia	Torino
	Furino 41' Capello 66' Causio 68' (rig.)			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lazzaroni

Novara v Juventus

30 August 1972 2	Novara	0-1	Juventus	Novara
			90' (pen.) Causio	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Serafini

Juventus v Hellas Verona

3 September 1972 3	Juventus	0-0	Hellas Verona	Torino
				Stadium: Comunale Referee: Alberto Michelotti

Varese v Juventus

6 September 1972 4	Varese	1-1	Juventus	Varese
	Prato 9'		50' Anastasi	Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola Referee: Ciacci

Second round

Juventus v Reggiana

16 May 1973 1	Juventus	1-1	Reggiana	Torino
	Maggiora 41'		73' Donina	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Moretto

Bologna v Juventus

3 June 1973 2	Bologna	0-0	Juventus	Bologna
				Stadium: Comunale Referee: Torelli

Inter v Juventus

17 May 1973 3	Inter	1-1	Juventus	Milan
	Boninsegna 65'		29' Causio	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Michelotti

Reggiana v Juventus

3 June 1973 4	Reggiana	1-2	Juventus	Reggio Emilia
	Zandoli 4'		17', 71' Anastasi	Stadium: Mirabello Referee: Casarin

Juventus v Bologna

24 June 1973 5	Juventus	4-3	Bologna	Torino
	Haller 19', 69' (pen.) Capello 49' G.L. Savoldi 80'		24' R. Vieri 40' Novellini 54' G. Savoldi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lazzaroni

Juventus v Inter

27 June 1973 6	Juventus	4-2	Inter	Torino
	Causio 28' Longobucco 68' Anastasi 86', 89'		37' S. Mazzola 42' Boninsegna	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Barbaresco

Final

Main article: 1973 Coppa Italia Final

Milan v Juventus

1 July 1973	Milan	1-1 (a.e.t.) (5–2 p)	Juventus	Rome
	Benetti 50' (pen.)		15' Bettega	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Angonese
	Penalties
	Schnellinger Benetti Chiarugi Biasiolo Magherini		Causio Anastasi R. Bettega Spinosi Cuccureddu

European Cup

Main article: 1972–73 European Cup

First round

Olympique Marseille v Juventus

13 September 1972 1	Olympique Marseille	1–0	Juventus	Lyon, France
	Salvadore 52' (o.g.)			Stadium: Stade de Gerland Referee: Biwersi

Juventus v Olympique Marseille

27 September 1972 2	Juventus	3–0 (3–1 agg.)	Olympique Marseille	Turin, Italy
	Bettega 3', 37' Haller 43'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Stanev

Second round

Juventus v Magdeburg

25 October 1972 1	Juventus	1–0	Magdeburg	Turin, Italy
	Anastasi 66'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Scheurer

Magdeburg v Juventus

8 November 1972 2	Magdeburg	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Juventus	Magdeburg, Germany
			51' Cuccureddu	Stadium: Ernst Grube Stadion Referee: Machin

Quarter-finals

Juventus v Ujpesti Dozsa

7 March 1973 1	Juventus	0–0	Ujpesti Dozsa	Turin, Italy
				Stadium: Comunale Referee: Boosten

Ujpesti Dozsa v Juventus

21 March 1973 2	Ujpesti Dozsa	2–2 (2–2a agg.)	Juventus	Budapest, Hungary
	Bene 1' Tóth 13'		30' Altafini 57' Anastasi	Stadium: Megyeri Úti Stadium Referee: Delcourt

Semi-finals

Juventus v Derby County

11 April 1973 1	Juventus	3–1	Derby County	Turin, Italy
	Altafini 28', 83' Causio 65'		30' Hector	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Schulenburg

Derby County v Juventus

25 April 1973 2	Derby County	0–0 (1–3 agg.)	Juventus	Derby, England
				Stadium: Baseball Ground Referee: Marques Lobo

Final

Main article: 1973 European Cup Final

Ajax v Juventus

30 May 1973	Ajax	1–0	Juventus	Beograd, Serbia
	Rep 5'			Stadium: Stadion Crvena zvezda Attendance: 91,000 Referee: Gugulović

Statistics

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Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa		European Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Zoff	50	-37	30	-22	11	-10	9	-5
	DF	ITA	Marchetti	45	3	27+1	3	10	0	7	0
	DF	ITA	Morini	37	0	24	0	5	0	8	0
	DF	ITA	Salvadore	46	2	28	2	9	0	9	0
	DF	ITA	Spinosi	40	0	25	0	7	0	8	0
	MF	ITA	Causio	47	13	27+1	8	10	4	9	1
	MF	ITA	Furino	44	1	27	0	8	1	9	0
	MF	ITA	Capello	45	5	26+1	3	9	2	9	0
	FW	BRA	Altafini	35	12	19+4	9	6	0	6	3
	FW	ITA	Anastasi	47	13	26+1	6	11	5	9	2
	FW	ITA	Bettega	43	11	25+2	8	9	1	7	2
	GK	ITA	Piloni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Cuccureddu	40	2	16+6	1	9	0	9	1
	MF	FRG	Haller	35	5	16+2	2	10	2	7	1
	DF	ITA	Longobucco	22	1	12	0	6	1	4	0
	MF	ITA	Savoldi	15	1	2+4	0	9	1
	DF	ITA	Zaniboni	4	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Maggiora	1	1	0	0	1	1
	DF	ITA	Marchetti	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ITA	Novellini	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Ascagni	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Chiarenza	1	0	0	0	1	0

• Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1972/707/