1973–74 Juventus FC season

During the 1973–74 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia, Intercontinental Cup and European Cup.

Juventus FC

1973-74 season
President	Giampiero Boniperti
Manager	Čestmír Vycpálek
Stadium	Comunale
Serie A	2º (in 1974-75 UEFA Cup)
Coppa Italia	Second round
European Cup	First round
Intercontinental Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	Anastasi (16)
Home colours Away colours
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Summary

From left, newly arrived to the club Defender Claudio Gentile and Forward Giuliano Musiello.

During summer Giampiero Boniperti in his third season as Chairman transferred in Claudio Gentile future club legend and FIFA World Champion.^[1] Incumbent Champions in League, the team finishes the season with 41 points, only two points behind winners Lazio, first classified with 43.

Also in his third season as manager Čestmír Vycpálek^[2] saw the transfer out of Helmut Haller^[3] after five seasons as a starter in midfield, with the squad being eliminated early in European Cup by East German side Dynamo Dresden and losing the Intercontinental Cup against Independiente.^[4]

Meanwhile, in Coppa Italia the squad advanced to the second round losing the spot to the Final against Palermo F.C. in the last matches for Čestmír Vycpálek who left the club after three campaigns.

Squad

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 Dino Zoff — GK  ITA Massimo Piloni — DF  ITA Luciano Spinosi — DF  ITA Francesco Morini — DF  ITA Sandro Salvadore — DF  ITA Silvio Longobucco — DF  ITA Claudio Gentile — DF  ITA Giorgio Mastropasqua — DF  ITA Alessandro Zagano — MF  ITA Franco Causio — MF  ITA Fabio Capello

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Antonello Cuccureddu — MF  ITA Giuseppe Furino — MF  ITA Fernando Viola — MF  ITA Gianpietro Marchetti — MF  ITA Domenico Maggiora — FW  ITA Pietro Anastasi — FW  BRA José Altafini — FW  ITA Roberto Bettega — FW  ITA Giuliano Musiello — FW  ITA Pieraldo Nemo — FW  ITA Paolo Rossi

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Claudio Gentile	Varese
FW	Giuliano Musiello	Atalanta B.C.
DF	Giorgio Mastropasqua	Ternana Calcio
MF	Fernando Viola	A.C. Mantova
MF	Domenico Maggiora

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Helmut Haller	FC Augsburg
MF	Gianluigi Savoldi	A.C. Cesena
DF	Giuseppe Zaniboni	A.C. Cesena
DF	Vincenzo Chiarenza	Sampdoria

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1973-74 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lazio (C)	30	18	7	5	45	23	+22	43	Disqualified from the European Cup
2	Juventus	30	16	9	5	50	26	+24	41	Qualification to UEFA Cup
3	Napoli	30	12	12	6	35	28	+7	36
4	Internazionale	30	12	11	7	47	33	+14	35
5	Torino	30	10	14	6	27	24	+3	34

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W
Position	1	6	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1974–75 European Cup;   = 1974–75 UEFA Cup;   = 1974-75 Serie B

Matches

Juventus v Foggia Calcio

7 October 1973 1	Juventus	2-1	Foggia Calcio	Torino
15:00 CET	Cuccureddu 44' (rig) Bettega 76'	Report	13' Pavone	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Ezio Motta

S.S.C. Napoli v Juventus

14 October 1973 2	S.S.C. Napoli	2-0	Juventus	Napoli
15:00 CET	Cané 45' Clerici 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Mario Bernardis

Juventus v S.S. Lazio

28 October 1973 3	Juventus	3-1	S.S. Lazio	Torino
15:00 CET	Altafini 50' Bettega 62' Cuccureddu 86'	Report	45' Chinaglia	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

Bologna F.C. v Juventus

4 November 1973 4	Bologna F.C.	0-0	Juventus	Bologna
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Domenico Serafino

Juventus v Genoa C.F.C.

18 November 1973 5	Juventus	3-0	Genoa C.F.C.	Torino
15:00 CET	Cuccureddu 10', 30' (pen.) Capello 86'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Renzo Torelli

A.C. Milan v Juventus

25 November 1973 6	A.C. Milan	2-2	Juventus	Milano
15:00 CET	Rivera 21' (pen.), 87' (pen.)	Report	43', 77' Anastasi	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi

Juventus v Hellas Verona

2 December 1973 7	Juventus	5-1	Hellas Verona	Torino
14:30 CET	Cuccureddu 25', 26' Causio 53' Bet 56' (o.g.) Bettega 65'	Report	46' Zaccarelli	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Ferdinando Reggiani

Torino F.C. v Juventus

9 December 1973 8	Torino F.C.	0-1	Juventus	Torino
14:30 CET		Report	74' Cuccureddu	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Francesco Panzino

Juventus v Cesena F.C.

16 December 1973 9	Juventus	2-2	Cesena F.C.	Torino
14:30 CET	Bettega 29' Anastasi 73'	Report	13' Brignani 49' Festa	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pierluigi Levrero

Cagliari Calcio v Juventus

23 December 1973 10	Cagliari Calcio	2-1	Juventus	Cagliari
14:30 CET	Gori 45' Riva 85'	Report	50' Altafini	Stadium: Sant'Elia Referee: Aurelio Angonese

Sampdoria v Juventus

30 December 1973 11	Sampdoria	1-2	Juventus	Genova
14:30 CET	Chiarenza 8'	Report	25', 63' Altafini	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: Paolo Toselli

Juventus v Inter

6 January 1974 12	Juventus	2-0	Inter	Torino
14:30 CET	Altafini 72' Cuccureddu 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Domenico Serafino

Juventus v A.S. Roma

13 January 1974 13	Juventus	2-1	A.S. Roma	Torino
14:30 CET	Capello 42' Cuccureddu 73'	Report	66' Orazi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Gino Menicucci

Fiorentina v Juventus

20 January 1974 14	Fiorentina	2-0	Juventus	Firenze
14:30 CET	Merlo 11' (pen.) Caso 84'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Alberto Michelotti

Juventus v Vicenza Calcio

27 January 1974 15	Juventus	0-0	Vicenza Calcio	Torino
14:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pasquale Gialluisi

Foggia Calcio v Juventus

3 February 1974 16	Foggia Calcio	0-0	Juventus	Foggia
14:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Pino Zaccheria Referee: Lo Bello

Juventus v S.S.C. Napoli

10 February 1974 17	Juventus	4-1	S.S.C. Napoli	Torino
15:00 CET	Capello 7', 51' Anastasi 20', 48'	Report	76' (pen.) Clerici	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Giulio Ciacci

S.S. Lazio v Juventus

17 February 1974 18	S.S. Lazio	3-1	Juventus	Roma
15:00 CET	Garlaschelli 5' Chinaglia 27', 66' (pen.)	Report	55' (pen.) Anastasi	Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Francesco Panzino

Juventus v Bologna F.C.

3 March 1974 19	Juventus	1-1	Bologna F.C.	Torino
15:00 CET	Cuccureddu 58' (pen.)	Report	81' (pen.) Savoldi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

Genoa C.F.C v Juventus

10 March 1974 20	Genoa C.F.C	0-1	Juventus	Genova
15:00 CET		Report	12' Cuccureddu	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pasquale Gialluisi

Juventus v A.C. Milan

17 March 1974 21	Juventus	2-0	A.C. Milan	Torino
15:00 CET	Anastasi 46' Altafini 79'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Gianfranco Menegali

Hellas Verona v Juventus

24 March 1974 22	Hellas Verona	0-0	Juventus	Verona
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Domenico Serafino

Juventus v Torino F.C.

31 March 1974 23	Juventus	1-1	Torino F.C.	Torino
15:00 CET	Cuccureddu 17' (rig)		38' Graziani	Stadium: Comunale

Cesena F.C. v Juventus

7 April 1974 24	Cesena F.C.	0-2	Juventus	Cesena
15:30 CET		Report	6' Anastasi 69' Altafini	Stadium: La Fiorita Referee: Lo Bello

Juventus v Cagliari Calcio

14 April 1974 25	Juventus	1-1	Cagliari Calcio	Torino
15:40 CET	Causio 84'	Report	53' Riva	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Enzo Barbaresco

Juventus v Sampdoria

21 April 1974 26	Juventus	2-0	Sampdoria	Torino
15:30 CET	Bettega 5', 58'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Renzo Torelli

Inter v Juventus

28 April 1974 27	Inter	0-2	Juventus	Milano
15:30 CET		Report	32', 54' Bettega	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Alberto Michelotti

A.S. Roma v Juventus

5 May 1974 28	A.S. Roma	3-2	Juventus	Roma
16:00 CET	Domenghini 12' Negrisolo 42' Prati 74'	Report	16', 52' Anastasi	Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Gino Menicucci

Juventus v Fiorentina

12 May 1974 29	Juventus	3-1	Fiorentina	Torino
16:00 CET	Anastasi 9', 78', 86'	Report	83' De Sisti	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

Vicenza v Juventus

19 May 1974 30	Vicenza	0-3	Juventus	Vicenza
16:00 CET		Report	1', 8', 38' Anastasi	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Prati

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1973-74 Coppa Italia

First round- Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Juventus	4	4	0	0	13	1	+12	8	Qualified to Second round
2	SPAL	4	3	0	1	7	8	−1	6
3	Ascoli	4	2	0	2	4	5	−1	4
4	Foggia	4	0	1	3	0	3	−3	1
5	Arezzo	4	0	1	3	2	9	−7	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

Juventus v Ascoli Calcio

29 August 1973 1	Juventus	3-1	Ascoli Calcio	Torino
21:00 CEST	Anastasi 21', 62' Altafini 68'	Report	88' Carnevali	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pasquale Gialluisi

S.P.A.L. v Juventus

2 September 1973 2	S.P.A.L.	0-5	Juventus	Ferrara
21:00 CEST		Report	17', 77' (pen.) Cuccureddu 59', 80', 88' Anastasi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Gussoni

Juventus v Arezzo

23 September 1973 5	Juventus	4-0	Arezzo	Torino
21:00 CEST	Furino 27' Anastasi 30' Altafini 52' Cuccureddu 68'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Cesare Trinchieri

Foggia Calcio v Juventus

7 November 1973 3	Foggia Calcio	0-1	Juventus	Foggia
14:30 CET[5]		Report	42' (aut) Liguori	Stadium: Pino Zaccheria Referee: Carlo Cantelli

Second round - Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palermo	6	3	2	1	8	3	+5	8	Qualified to Final
2	Juventus	6	2	3	1	6	4	+2	7
3	Cesena	6	1	3	2	5	7	−2	5
4	Lazio	6	1	2	3	3	8	−5	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

Palermo F.C. v Juventus

12 December 1973 1	Palermo F.C.	2-0	Juventus	Palermo
14:30 CET	Ballabio 21' Barbana 87'	Report		Stadium: La Favorita Referee: Cesare Gussoni

S.S. Lazio v Juventus

23 January 1974 2	S.S. Lazio	0-0	Juventus	Roma
14:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Mario Bernardis

Juventus v Cesena F.C.

6 February 1974 3	Juventus	1-1	Cesena F.C.	Torino
14:30 CET	Spinosi 36'	Report	45' Toschi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Vittorio Lattanzi

Juventus v Palermo F.C.

20 February 1974 4	Juventus	1-1	Palermo F.C.	Torino
15:00 CET	Anastasi 5'	Report	55' Buttini	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Arnaldo Prati

Juventus v S.S. Lazio

27 March 1974 5	Juventus	3-0	S.S. Lazio	Torino
15:00 CET	Bettega 1', 55' Causio 75'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Fernando Lazzaroni

Cesena F.C. v Juventus

1 May 1974 6	Cesena F.C.	0-1	Juventus	Cesena
16:30 CET		Report	84' Musiello	Stadium: La Fiorita Referee: Giulio Ciacci

European Cup

Main article: 1973-74 European Cup

First round

Dynamo Dresden v Juventus

19 September 1973 1	Dynamo Dresden	2-0	Juventus	Dresden
21:00 CEST	Kreische 29' Schade 42'	Report		Stadium: DDV-Stadion Attendance: 29,196 Referee: Bucheli

Juventus v Dynamo Dresden

3 October 1973	Juventus	3-2 (3-4 agg.)	Dynamo Dresden	Torino
21:00 CET	Furino 9' Altafini 25' Cuccureddu 31'	Report	24' Rau 75' Sachse	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 64,763 Referee: Loraux

Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 1973 Intercontinental Cup

Juventus v Independiente

28 November 1973	Juventus	0-1	Independiente	Roma
15:30 CET		Report	79' Bochini	Stadium: Olimpico[6] Attendance: 22,489 Referee: Alfred Delcourt [7]
Note: Juventus played the 1973 Intercontinental Cup against Independiente replacing European Cup Champions Ajax which refused to play in Argentina.The venue was Stadio Olimpico in Roma.[8]

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1973-74 Serie A
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Dino Zoff	30	-26	30	-26
	DF	ITA	Silvio Longobucco	24	0	21+3	0
	DF	ITA	Sandro Salvadore	27	0	27	0
	DF	ITA	Francesco Morini	27	0	27	0
	DF	ITA	Luciano Spinosi	29	0	29	0
	MF	ITA	Franco Causio	28	2	28	2
	MF	ITA	Antonello Cuccureddu	26	12	26	12
	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Furino	24	0	24	0
	MF	ITA	Fabio Capello	27	4	27	4
	FW	ITA	Pietro Anastasi	23	16	22+1	16
	FW	ITA	Roberto Bettega	24	8	23+1	8
	GK	ITA	Massimo Piloni	0	0	0	0
	FW	BRA	José Altafini	21	7	16+5	7
	DF	ITA	Gianpietro Marchetti	15	0	14+1	0
	DF	ITA	Claudio Gentile	13	0	9+4	0
	MF	ITA	Fernando Viola	8	0	7+1	0
	DF	ITA	Giorgio Mastropasqua	2	0	0+2	0
	GK	ITA	Rosario Vitolo	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Giuliano Musiello	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Paolo Rossi

• Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1973/730/

See also

• Carlo Fontanelli (2001). "La storia della Coppa Italia 1970-2000". Empoli. GEO Edizioni. pp. 27–33.
• Arrigo Beltrami, ed. (1974). "Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1975". Modena: Arrigo Beltrami. Edizioni Panini. pp. 117–471.