1973 European Super Cup

The **1973 European Super Cup** was played between 1972–73 European Cup winners Ajax and 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup winners Milan. With Ajax winning 6–1, it was the worst defeat for an Italian team in an UEFA competition final.

## Schedule

Unlike future Super Cup matches, the 1973 edition took place at the start of the following calendar year rather than the start of the following season.

## First leg

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|valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|colspan="4"|||||
|GK|**1**|Villiam Vecchi|||||
|CB|**2**|Giuseppe Sabadini|||||
|CB|**3**|Aldo Maldera|||||
|CB|**4**|Angelo Anquilletti|||||
|RWB|**5**|Karl-Heinz Schnellinger|||||
|LWB|**6**|Maurizio Turone|||||
|RM|**7**|Alessandro Turini|||||
|CM|**8**|Romeo Benetti|||||
|CM|**9**|Gianni Rivera (c)|||||
|LM|**10**|Giorgio Biasiolo|||||
|CF|**11**|Luciano Chiarugi|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutes:**||||||
|GK|**12**|Pierluigi Pizzaballa|||||
|MF|**13**|Dario Dolci|||||
|MF|**14**|Franco Bergamaschi|||||
|DF|**15**|Giulio Zignoli|||||
|DF|**16**|Enrico Lanzi|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=4|Cesare Maldini|}|valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center|colspan=4||
|GK|**1**|Heinz Stuy|||||
|RB|**2**|Wim Suurbier|||||
|CB|**3**|Horst Blankenburg|||||
|CB|**4**|Barry Hulshoff|||||
|LB|**5**|Ruud Krol|||||
|DM|**6**|Arie Haan|||||
|CM|**7**|Johan Neeskens|||||
|CM|**8**|Jan Mulder|||||
|RF|**9**|Johnny Rep|||||
|CF|**10**|Gerrie Mühren|||||
|LF|**11**|Piet Keizer (c)|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutes:**||||||
|FW|**12**|Arno Steffenhagen|||||
|MF|**13**|Zoltán Varga|||||
|DF|**14**|Pim van Dord|||||
|MF|**15**|Arnold Mühren|||||
|GK|**16**|Sies Wever|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=4|George Knobel|}|||||

## Second leg

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|valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|colspan="4"|||||
|GK|**1**|Heinz Stuy|||||
|RB|**2**|Wim Suurbier|||||
|CB|**3**|Barry Hulshoff|||||
|CB|**4**|Horst Blankenburg|||||
|LB|**5**|Ruud Krol|||||
|DM|**6**|Arie Haan|||||
|CM|**7**|Johan Neeskens|||||
|CM|**8**|Jan Mulder|||||
|RF|**9**|Johnny Rep|||||
|CF|**10**|Gerrie Mühren|||||
|LF|**11**|Piet Keizer (c)|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutes:**||||||
|FW|**12**|Arno Steffenhagen|||||
|MF|**13**|Zoltán Varga|||||
|DF|**14**|Pim van Dord|||||
|MF|**15**|Arnold Mühren|||||
|GK|**16**|Sies Wever|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=4|George Knobel|}|valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center|colspan=4||
|GK|**1**|Villiam Vecchi|||||
|RB|**2**|Angelo Anquilletti|||||
|CB|**3**|Aldo Maldera|||||
|CB|**4**|Dario Dolci|||||
|LB|**5**|Karl-Heinz Schnellinger|||||
|DM|**6**|Maurizio Turone|||||
|CM|**7**|Giuseppe Sabadini|||||
|CM|**8**|Romeo Benetti|||||
|RW|**9**|Gianni Rivera  (c)|||||
|CF|**10**|Giorgio Biasiolo|||||
|LW|**11**|Luciano Chiarugi|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutes:**||||||
|GK|**12**|Pierluigi Pizzaballa|||||
|DF|**13**|Giulio Zignoli|||||
|MF|**14**|Franco Bergamaschi|||||
|DF|**15**|Enrico Lanzi|||||
|FW|**16**|Carlo Tresoldi|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=4|Cesare Maldini|}|||||

## Related pages

- 1973 European Cup Final
- 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
- A.C. Milan in European football
- AFC Ajax in European football

## Infobox (football match)

- **title**: 1973 European Super Cup
- **team1**: A.C. Milan, Milan
- **team1score**: 1
- **team2**: AFC Ajax, Ajax
- **team2score**: 6
- **details**: on aggregate
- **firstleg**: First leg
- **team1score1**: 1
- **team2score1**: 0
- **date1**: 9 January 1974
- **stadium1**: San Siro
- **city1**: Milan
- **referee1**: Rudolf Scheurer (Swiss Football Association, Switzerland)
- **attendance1**: 12,856
- **secondleg**: Second leg
- **team1score2**: 0
- **team2score2**: 6
- **date2**: 16 January 1974
- **stadium2**: Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam), Olympisch Stadion
- **city2**: Amsterdam
- **referee2**: Rudi Glöckner (German Football Association, East Germany)
- **attendance2**: 15,350
- **previous**: 1972 European Super Cup, 1972 (_Unofficial_)
- **next**: 1975 European Super Cup, 1975