# 1973–74 SK Rapid Wien season

The 1973–74 SK Rapid Wien season was the 76th 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 | 32 | 18+1 | | 4 | | 1 | | 23+1 | |
| | Peter Barthold | 19 | 14+1 | | 2 | | 3 | | 19+1 | |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| | Roman Groll | 23 | 0+1 | | | | | | 0+1 | |
| | Emil Krause | 22 | 28+1 | 1 | 6 | | 2 | | 36+1 | 1 |
| | Henryk Latocha | 30 | 8+1 | | 1 | | 4 | | 13+1 | |
| | Wolfgang Niessner | 18 | | | 0+1 | | | | 0+1 | |
| | Egon Pajenk | 22 | 30 | 1 | 5 | | 4 | | 39 | 1 |
| | Günter Scheffl | 29 | 24+2 | | 3+2 | | 2+1 | | 29+5 | |
| | Gerhard Sturmberger | 33 | 32 | | 6 | | 4 | | 42 | |
| | Herwig Tercek | 21 | 0+3 | | 0+1 | | | | 0+4 | |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| | Norbert Hof | 29 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | 42 | 2 |
| | Wolfgang Markes | 18 | 1+8 | | | | | | 1+8 | |
| | Kurt Scherr | 27 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+1 | | | | 0+3 | 1 |
| | Werner Walzer | 25 | 32 | 2 | 6 | | 4 | | 42 | 2 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| | Manfred Aufgeweckt | 18 | 7+4 | 1 | 1+3 | 2 | 0+1 | | 8+8 | 3 |
| | Herbert Gronen | 29 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | 37 | 9 |
| | Clemens Kos | 20 | 0+1 | | | | | | 0+1 | |
| | Hans Krankl | 20 | 32 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 42 |
| | Günther Leber | 19 | 1+8 | 1 | 1+1 | | | | 2+9 | 1 |
| | Bernd Lorenz | 25 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 14 |
| | Ernst Pils | 20 | 3+1 | | 1 | | | | 4+1 | |
| | Karl Ritter | 26 | 13+2 | 2 | 3+1 | 3 | 2+1 | | 18+4 | 5 |
| | August Starek | 28 | 24 | 10 | 5 | | 3 | | 32 | 10 |

## Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### League

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| 2 | 22.08.1973 | H | Leoben | 6-4 | 9,000 | Gronen 13' 87', Krankl 16' 31', Pajenk 30', Hof 70' |
| 3 | 26.08.1973 | A | FC Vorarlberg | 1-1 | 13,000 | Krankl 70' |
| 4 | 31.08.1973 | H | Radenthein | 0-0 | 9,000 | |
| 5 | 05.09.1973 | A | Simmering | 1-1 | 9,000 | Krankl 60' |
| 6 | 08.09.1973 | H | VÖEST Linz | 0-2 | 6,000 | |
| 7 | 15.09.1973 | A | Wiener SC | 4-2 | 1,000 | Krankl 15' 50' 83', Starek 24' (pen.) |
| 8 | 22.09.1973 | H | Sturm Graz | 4-0 | 20,000 | Krankl 47', Gronen 48' 90', Starek 81' (pen.) |
| 9 | 01.12.1973 | A | Austria Wien | 1-3 | 6,000 | Lorenz 58' |
| 10 | 06.10.1973 | H | Wacker Innsbruck | 0-0 | 11,000 | |
| 11 | 13.10.1973 | A | Eisenstadt | 1-1 | 4,000 | Lorenz 52' |
| 12 | 17.10.1973 | H | Vienna | 3-0 | 2,500 | Krankl 37' 61', Starek 58' |
| 13 | 20.10.1973 | A | Austria Klagenfurt | 3-2 | 5,000 | Starek 10' 26' (pen.), Krankl 81' |
| 14 | 27.10.1973 | H | Admira | 4-2 | 9,000 | Krankl 11' 34' 54', Gronen 66' |
| 15 | 03.11.1973 | A | LASK | 1-2 | 8,000 | Krankl 74' |
| 16 | 10.11.1973 | H | Austria Salzburg | 3-1 | 4,500 | Lorenz 7' 42', Starek 31' |
| 17 | 16.11.1973 | A | GAK | 1-1 | 4,000 | Lorenz 50' |
| 19 | 02.03.1974 | A | Leoben | 1-1 | 5,500 | Ritter 19' |
| 20 | 09.03.1974 | H | FC Vorarlberg | 6-1 | 2,500 | Lorenz 16', Krankl 18' 47' (pen.) 70' 89', Scherr 57' |
| 21 | 17.03.1974 | A | Radenthein | 1-0 | 6,000 | Ritter 71' |
| 22 | 20.03.1974 | H | Simmering | 2-1 | 5,500 | Krankl 15' (pen.) 48' |
| 23 | 30.03.1974 | A | VÖEST Linz | 2-2 | 8,800 | Krankl 57' (pen.), Krause 79' |
| 24 | 06.04.1974 | H | Wiener SC | 6-1 | 7,500 | Lorenz 17', Gronen 19', Aufgeweckt 36', Krankl 45' 70' 79' |
| 25 | 09.04.1974 | A | Sturm Graz | 0-1 | 10,000 | |
| 26 | 12.04.1974 | H | Austria Wien | 4-0 | 30,000 | Krankl 7' 44' 60' 71' |
| 27 | 20.04.1974 | A | Wacker Innsbruck | 0-0 | 12,000 | |
| 28 | 24.04.1974 | H | Eisenstadt | 4-0 | 2,500 | Krankl 45', Starek 47', Walzer 59', Gronen 83' |
| 29 | 05.05.1974 | A | Vienna | 2-1 | 7,000 | Lorenz 9', Walzer 20' |
| 30 | 11.05.1974 | H | Austria Klagenfurt | 4-0 | 5,000 | Krankl 21' (pen.) 70', Lorenz 35', Leber 89' |
| 31 | 16.05.1974 | A | Admira | 1-0 | 8,000 | Krankl 74' |
| 32 | 19.05.1974 | H | LASK | 6-0 | 8,000 | Starek 14' 71', Lorenz 32', Krankl 69' 75' 84' |
| 33 | 25.05.1974 | A | Austria Salzburg | 0-3 | 10,000 | |
| 34 | 01.06.1974 | H | GAK | 2-0 | 2,000 | Starek 58', Gronen 81' |

### Cup

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| R1 | 02.09.1973 | A | Bischofshofen | 2-0 | 2,000 | Gronen 9', Krankl 27' |
| R16 | 23.02.1974 | A | Elektra Wien | 2-1 | 2,000 | Lorenz 6', Krankl 58' |
| QF-L1 | 06.03.1974 | H | Dornbirn | 3-0 | 2,000 | Hof 5', Lorenz 63', Krankl 65' |
| QF-L2 | 03.04.1974 | A | Dornbirn | 5-0 | 3,500 | Ritter 22' 77', Krankl 26', Lorenz 63', Aufgeweckt 82' |
| SF-L1 | 17.04.1974 | H | Austria Wien | 2-6 | 22,000 | Krankl 14', Ritter 22' |
| SF-L2 | 22.05.1974 | A | Austria Wien | 1-4 | 10,000 | Aufgeweckt 63' |

### Cup Winners' Cup

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| R1-L1 | 19.09.1973 | A | Randers | 0-0 | 11,000 | |
| R1-L2 | 03.10.1973 | H | Randers | 2-1 | 8,000 | Krankl 15', Lorenz 56' |
| R2-L1 | 24.10.1973 | A | Milan | 0-0 | 35,000 | |
| R2-L2 | 07.11.1973 | H | Milan | 0-2 | 4,000 | |