# 1972–73 SK Rapid Wien season

The 1972–73 SK Rapid Wien season was the 75th season in club history.

## Squad
### Squad statistics

| Nat. | Name | Age | League | League | Cup | Cup | CW Cup | CW Cup | Total | Total |
| Nat. | Name | Age | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||
| | Adolf Antrich | 31 | 15 | | 4 | | 2 | | 21 | |
| | Erwin Fuchsbichler | 20 | 15 | | 4 | | 2 | | 21 | |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| | Erich Fak | 27 | 30 | 2 | 8 | | 4 | | 42 | 2 |
| | Roman Groll | 22 | 3+6 | | 1+1 | | 0+1 | | 4+8 | |
| | Egon Pajenk | 21 | 27+1 | | 6+1 | | 4 | | 37+2 | |
| | Günter Scheffl | 28 | 21+2 | | 6+1 | | 2 | | 29+3 | |
| | Ewald Ullmann | 29 | 12 | | 1 | | 4 | | 17 | |
| | Peter Werner | 26 | 27+1 | | 7 | 1 | 3 | | 37+1 | 1 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| | Jürgen Ey | 25 | 3+2 | | 1 | | 2+1 | | 6+3 | |
| | Geza Gallos | 23 | 28+1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 40+1 | 20 |
| | Norbert Hof | 28 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 5 |
| | Karl Müller | 19 | 2+5 | | | | 0+4 | | 2+9 | |
| | Karl Ritter | 25 | 13+2 | 5 | 5+1 | | | | 18+3 | 5 |
| | Kurt Scherr | 26 | 0+2 | | | | | | 0+2 | |
| | Werner Walzer | 24 | 30 | 2 | 8 | | 4 | | 42 | 2 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| | Herbert Gronen | 28 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | 21 | 2 |
| | Stanislaus Kastner | 24 | 10+7 | 1 | 0+2 | | 1+1 | | 11+10 | 1 |
| | Clemens Kos | 19 | 0+1 | | | | | | 0+1 | |
| | Hans Krankl | 19 | 28+2 | 14 | 7+1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 39+3 | 21 |
| | Bernd Lorenz | 24 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | | 36 | 19 |

## Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### League

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| 1 | 12.08.1972 | A | Austria Klagenfurt | 3-2 | 9,000 | Fak 20', Gallos 35' 81' |
| 2 | 18.08.1972 | H | Austria Wien | 1-0 | 25,000 | Lorenz 8' |
| 3 | 23.08.1972 | A | VÖEST Linz | 1-1 | 22,000 | Gallos 89' |
| 4 | 16.09.1972 | H | Wiener SC | 6-0 | 5,000 | Gallos 5' 85', Krankl 16' 54', Lorenz 46', Fak 88' |
| 5 | 20.09.1972 | A | Admira Wr. Neustadt | 2-1 | 5,500 | Krankl 22' 55' |
| 6 | 23.09.1972 | H | Leoben | 1-0 | 6,500 | Kastner 15' |
| 7 | 30.09.1972 | A | GAK | 1-1 | 10,000 | Gallos 46' |
| 8 | 04.10.1972 | H | Vienna | 1-1 | 4,000 | Lorenz 75' |
| 9 | 18.10.1972 | A | Wacker Innsbruck | 0-1 | 16,000 | |
| 10 | 21.10.1972 | A | Eisenstadt | 1-1 | 10,000 | Gallos 69' |
| 11 | 28.10.1972 | H | LASK | 1-2 | 7,500 | Lorenz 65' (pen.) |
| 12 | 04.11.1972 | A | Austria Salzburg | 0-2 | 12,000 | |
| 13 | 11.11.1972 | H | Admira | 1-0 | 8,000 | Gallos 55' |
| 14 | 19.11.1972 | A | Sturm Graz | 3-1 | 7,000 | Krankl 1', Walzer 45', Lorenz 46' |
| 15 | 02.12.1972 | H | SW Bregenz | 2-0 | 3,500 | Grloci 45' (o.g.), Krankl 78' |
| 16 | 17.03.1973 | H | Austria Klagenfurt | 5-2 | 7,000 | Lorenz 16', Krankl 17', Gallos 30' 32' (pen.), Hof 81' |
| 17 | 24.03.1973 | A | Austria Wien | 2-2 | 22,000 | Krankl 41', Gallos 65' |
| 18 | 31.03.1973 | H | VÖEST Linz | 2-0 | 8,000 | Walzer 27', Krankl 89' |
| 19 | 07.04.1973 | A | Wiener SC | 3-2 | 11,000 | Lorenz 29' 72', Ritter 59' |
| 20 | 25.04.1973 | H | Admira Wr. Neustadt | 2-1 | 3,000 | Lorenz 68', Gronen 73' |
| 21 | 02.05.1973 | A | Leoben | 2-1 | 6,000 | Hof 31', Krankl 76' |
| 22 | 05.05.1973 | H | GAK | 0-1 | 6,000 | |
| 23 | 12.05.1973 | A | Vienna | 0-0 | 7,000 | |
| 24 | 15.05.1973 | H | Wacker Innsbruck | 2-2 | 23,000 | Lorenz 50', Ritter 77' |
| 25 | 07.07.1973 | H | Eisenstadt | 1-1 | 7,500 | Krankl 62' |
| 26 | 06.06.1973 | A | LASK | 2-3 | 14,000 | Ritter 21', Krankl 44' |
| 27 | 09.06.1973 | H | Austria Salzburg | 2-0 | 3,500 | Ritter 15' 34' |
| 28 | 16.06.1973 | A | Admira | 2-1 | 1,000 | Krankl 43', Hof 65' |
| 29 | 23.06.1973 | H | Sturm Graz | 1-0 | 3,500 | Krankl 35' |
| 30 | 30.06.1973 | A | SW Bregenz | 0-2 | 10,000 | |

### Cup

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| R1 | 26.08.1972 | A | Radenthein | 4-3 | 2,500 | Gallos 39' 62', Lorenz 57' 74' |
| R16 | 08.12.1972 | A | Austria Salzburg | 3-2 | 6,500 | Gallos 39', Hof 43', Lorenz 83' |
| QF-L1 | 10.03.1973 | H | Vienna | 5-2 | 3,000 | Werner P. 1', Lorenz 11' 88', Krankl 69' 81' |
| QF-L2 | 13.03.1973 | A | Vienna | 3-0 | 3,000 | Lorenz 21' 24' (pen.), Gallos 40' |
| SF-L1 | 18.04.1973 | A | Wiener SC | 2-2 | 6,000 | Krankl 12' 55' |
| SF-L2 | 09.05.1973 | H | Wiener SC | 6-3 | 5,500 | Krankl 10' 75', Lorenz 20' 42', Gallos 51' (pen.) 75' |
| F-L1 | 27.05.1973 | A | Wacker Innsbruck | 0-1 | 17,000 | |
| F-L2 | 02.06.1973 | H | Wacker Innsbruck | 2-1 | 22,000 | Gronen 18', Gallos 90' (pen.) |

### Cup Winners' Cup

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| R1-L1 | 13.09.1972 | H | PAOK | 0-0 | 10,000 | |
| R1-L2 | 27.09.1972 | A | PAOK | 2-2 | 45,000 | Gallos 23', Krankl 43' |
| R2-L1 | 25.10.1972 | H | Rapid Bucuresti | 1-1 | 7,500 | Gallos 10' |
| R2-L2 | 08.11.1972 | A | Rapid Bucuresti | 1-3 | 20,000 | Hof 50' |