1972-73 Club Football

The completed 1972-73 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

502 clubs ranked · 53 leagues · 12 cup finals

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1972-73Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

Ajax

Netherlands · score 1.289 · form 1.00 · pedigree 1.00 · 36-0-5 in 41

★ Eredivisie★ European Cup★ Super Cup★ Intercontinental Cup

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

Arsenal

form 0.83 vs ped 0.22 · +0.61

Underachiever

ŠK Slovan Bratislava

form 0.35 vs ped 0.37 · -0.01

Biggest riser

MVV

▲ 88 places

Biggest faller

Salgotarjan BTC

▼ 204 places

Best outside top 5

Celtic

#7 · Scotland

Best outside the 8

Ferencvárosi TC

#24 · Hungary

Top 10 by league

England 3Netherlands 2Italy 2Scotland 2Germany 1

Country100 shown

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Ajax

Netherlands · 41 P · 36-0-5 · +0.22 trophy

1.289

score

AC Milan▲2

Italy · 42 P · 28-10-4 · +0.07 trophy

1.040

score

Liverpool▲13

England · 66 P · 37-18-11 · +0.11 trophy

1.013

score

Leeds United▼1

England · 64 P · 33-18-13 · +0.01 trophy

0.922

score

Juventus▲5

Italy · 42 P · 24-12-6 · +0.07 trophy

0.829

score

Tottenham Hotspur▼1

England · 65 P · 29-18-18 · +0.01 trophy

0.813

score

Celtic▼5

Scotland · 43 P · 32-5-6 · +0.04 trophy

0.767

score

Borussia Mönchengladbach▲62

Germany · 55 P · 34-7-14 · +0.01 trophy

0.760

score

Rangers▼3

Scotland · 37 P · 29-4-4 · +0.01 trophy

0.716

score

Feyenoord▲5

Netherlands · 38 P · 30-4-4

0.660

score

Bayern Munich▲6

Germany · 46 P · 33-6-7 · +0.06 trophy

0.653

score

Manchester City▼5

England · 51 P · 18-14-19 · +0.01 trophy

0.630

score

Wolverhampton Wanderers▼5

England · 55 P · 27-13-15

0.625

score

Arsenal▲7

England · 54 P · 30-13-11

0.614

score

Derby County▲3

England · 58 P · 27-12-19

0.611

score

Real Madrid▼4

Spain · 42 P · 21-10-11

0.594

score

Benfica▼8

Portugal · 34 P · 29-3-2 · +0.03 trophy

0.590

score

FC Twente▲14

Netherlands · 44 P · 27-6-11

0.575

score

Internazionale▼6

Italy · 36 P · 19-8-9

0.542

score

Chelsea▼1

England · 54 P · 20-16-18

0.519

score

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1	–	Ajax	Netherlands	41	36	0	5	1.00	1.00	+0.22	score 1.289
2	▲2	AC Milan	Italy	42	28	10	4	0.83	1.00	+0.07	score 1.040
3	▲13	Liverpool	England	66	37	18	11	0.88	0.67	+0.11	score 1.013
4	▼1	Leeds United	England	64	33	18	13	0.76	1.00	+0.01	score 0.922
5	▲5	Juventus	Italy	42	24	12	6	0.76	0.58	+0.07	score 0.829
6	▼1	Tottenham Hotspur	England	65	29	18	18	0.68	0.85	+0.01	score 0.813
7	▼5	Celtic	Scotland	43	32	5	6	0.69	0.78	+0.04	score 0.767
8	▲62	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	55	34	7	14	0.68	0.55	+0.01	score 0.760
9	▼3	Rangers	Scotland	37	29	4	4	0.75	0.61	+0.01	score 0.716
10	▲5	Feyenoord	Netherlands	38	30	4	4	0.82	0.37	—	score 0.660
11	▲6	Bayern Munich	Germany	46	33	6	7	0.72	0.23	+0.06	score 0.653
12	▼5	Manchester City	England	51	18	14	19	0.63	0.62	+0.01	score 0.630
13	▼5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	England	55	27	13	15	0.69	0.51	—	score 0.625
14	▲7	Arsenal	England	54	30	13	11	0.83	0.22	—	score 0.614
15	▲3	Derby County	England	58	27	12	19	0.71	0.28	—	score 0.611
16	▼4	Real Madrid	Spain	42	21	10	11	0.48	0.67	—	score 0.594
17	▼8	Benfica	Portugal	34	29	3	2	0.66	0.34	+0.03	score 0.590
18	▲14	FC Twente	Netherlands	44	27	6	11	0.65	0.28	—	score 0.575
19	▼6	Internazionale	Italy	36	19	8	9	0.59	0.45	—	score 0.542
20	▼1	Chelsea	England	54	20	16	18	0.59	0.39	—	score 0.519
21	▲6	Newcastle United	England	46	18	13	15	0.67	0.22	—	score 0.508
22	·	Lazio	Italy	30	16	11	3	0.75	0.00	—	score 0.488
23	▼1	Fiorentina	Italy	34	19	5	10	0.62	0.23	—	score 0.484
24	▼10	Ferencvárosi TC	Hungary	34	19	7	8	0.54	0.34	—	score 0.471
25	▲44	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	38	22	9	7	0.53	0.12	+0.06	score 0.465
26	▲20	Sparta Rotterdam	Netherlands	34	21	5	8	0.71	0.00	—	score 0.464
27	▲6	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	34	15	8	11	0.58	0.25	—	score 0.463
28	▼3	Újpesti Dózsa	Hungary	36	23	6	7	0.66	0.00	+0.03	score 0.461
29	▲39	Ipswich Town	England	46	19	14	13	0.71	0.00	—	score 0.460
30	▼7	Hibernian	Scotland	42	24	8	10	0.57	0.18	+0.01	score 0.447
31	▲26	West Ham United	England	46	19	12	15	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.442
32	▲13	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	40	25	10	5	0.53	0.16	+0.04	score 0.435
33	▲3	CF Barcelona	Spain	36	18	10	8	0.50	0.30	—	score 0.429
34	▲14	1. FC Köln	Germany	49	24	14	11	0.54	0.17	+0.01	score 0.420
35	–	Club Brugge	Belgium	34	19	11	4	0.51	0.16	+0.03	score 0.418
36	▼25	Manchester United	England	47	13	15	19	0.54	0.30	—	score 0.415
37	·	Birmingham City	England	48	17	14	17	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.400
38	▲1	FC Den Haag	Netherlands	34	15	10	9	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.395
39	▲13	Dynamo Kyiv	Soviet Union	36	15	12	9	0.39	0.30	—	score 0.394
40	▲84	Olympiakos CFP	Greece	38	30	6	2	0.54	0.00	+0.04	score 0.393
41	▲51	Dynamo Dresden	East Germany	34	23	7	4	0.55	0.00	+0.03	score 0.390
42	▲14	FC Spartak Trnava	Czechoslovakia	34	19	7	8	0.51	0.05	+0.03	score 0.378
43	▲34	Vasas SC	Hungary	30	16	8	6	0.56	0.00	+0.01	score 0.371
44	▲6	Dundee FC	Scotland	34	17	9	8	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.369
45	▼21	Standard Liège	Belgium	32	13	14	5	0.46	0.18	+0.01	score 0.366
46	▲88	MVV	Netherlands	34	14	9	11	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.365
47	▼16	Sheffield United	England	49	18	12	19	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.362
48	·	Wuppertaler SV	Germany	38	18	10	10	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.361
49	▼11	Panathinaikos	Greece	36	22	7	7	0.39	0.30	—	score 0.361
50	▼24	ŠK Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	34	14	6	14	0.35	0.37	—	score 0.359
51	▲77	Southampton	England	47	12	20	15	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.357
52	▲118	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Germany	36	15	12	9	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.355
53	▲25	Bologna	Italy	30	11	9	10	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.352
54	▲41	Stal Mielec	Poland	26	13	10	3	0.49	0.00	+0.03	score 0.350
55	▼9	Stoke City	England	48	17	10	21	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.350
56	▲6	VFC Vitória Setúbal	Portugal	41	22	6	13	0.53	0.00	+0.01	score 0.349
57	▼27	Aberdeen	Scotland	36	16	11	9	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.348
58	▼29	Torino FC	Italy	32	12	9	11	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.344
59	·	Norwich City	England	52	17	12	23	0.57	0.00	+0.01	score 0.343
60	▲107	Ayr United	Scotland	34	16	8	10	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.343
61	▲64	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	East Germany	30	16	10	4	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.343
62	▲83	RCD Espanyol	Spain	34	17	11	6	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.336
63	▲51	Dundee United	Scotland	34	17	5	12	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.334
64	▼44	FC Schalke 04	Germany	42	14	10	18	0.40	0.30	—	score 0.333
65	▼31	Dinamo Moscow	Soviet Union	30	12	6	12	0.33	0.32	—	score 0.328
66	▲17	Athletic Bilbao	Spain	37	15	9	13	0.41	0.13	+0.01	score 0.327
67	▼13	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	35	19	7	9	0.48	0.00	+0.01	score 0.325
68	▲25	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Germany	48	17	10	21	0.40	0.16	—	score 0.324
69	▼26	Budapest Honvéd FC	Hungary	34	15	11	8	0.49	0.00	+0.01	score 0.323
70	▲1	Everton	England	45	14	11	20	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.321
71	▲29	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	38	19	4	15	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.320
72	▼21	Leicester City	England	45	10	18	17	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.320
73	▲65	Zarya Voroshilovgrad	Soviet Union	30	15	10	5	0.44	0.00	+0.03	score 0.318
74	▼37	Steaua Bucureşti	Romania	30	9	13	8	0.33	0.30	—	score 0.316
75	▼3	Videoton SC	Hungary	30	15	5	10	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.316
76	▲66	CF Belenenses	Portugal	30	14	12	4	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.316
77	▼13	NEC Nijmegen	Netherlands	37	12	11	14	0.49	0.00	+0.01	score 0.309
78	▲54	AC Sparta Praha	Czechoslovakia	38	13	8	17	0.37	0.18	—	score 0.309
79	▼30	Lierse SK	Belgium	30	10	11	9	0.37	0.18	—	score 0.306
80	▲21	Galatasaray SK	Turkey	32	19	10	3	0.41	0.00	+0.04	score 0.305
81	·	Kickers Offenbach	Germany	42	17	9	16	0.47	0.00	—	score 0.305
82	▲57	PAOK Thessaloniki	Greece	36	27	6	3	0.46	0.00	+0.01	score 0.304
83	▲26	FC Porto	Portugal	36	18	7	11	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.300
84	▲19	Coventry City	England	48	17	9	22	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.299
85	▼27	FC Utrecht	Netherlands	34	12	8	14	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.298
86	·	Zalaegerszegi TE	Hungary	30	13	7	10	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.298
87	▼20	SSC Napoli	Italy	30	7	14	9	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.298
88	▲133	1. FC Tatran Prešov	Czechoslovakia	30	17	4	9	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.297
89	▲92	Dinamo Bucureşti	Romania	30	17	5	8	0.41	0.00	+0.03	score 0.296
90	▼25	FC Magdeburg	East Germany	30	16	6	8	0.44	0.00	+0.01	score 0.293
91	▼1	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	38	24	7	7	0.39	0.00	+0.04	score 0.292
92	▲19	OFK Beograd	Yugoslavia	42	20	15	7	0.45	0.00	—	score 0.292
93	▲47	FK Velež	Yugoslavia	34	17	12	5	0.44	0.00	—	score 0.287
94	▲32	CSKA Moscow	Soviet Union	30	15	4	11	0.38	0.12	—	score 0.285
95	▼32	Valencia	Spain	38	13	11	14	0.42	0.05	—	score 0.285
96	▲108	K. Beerschot VAV	Belgium	30	14	8	8	0.43	0.00	—	score 0.281
97	▲22	KV Mechelen	Belgium	30	10	16	4	0.43	0.00	—	score 0.281
98	▼70	Cagliari	Italy	32	9	11	12	0.47	0.00	—	score 0.280
99	▼18	Csepel SC	Hungary	30	9	13	8	0.43	0.00	—	score 0.280
100	▼18	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	40	16	6	18	0.45	0.00	—	score 0.279

1972-73 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 1 June 1973

Throughfull season

AjaxBayern MunichMilanGladbachJuventusLiverpoolThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Ajax

Netherlands

1833

+13

Bayern Munich

Germany

1780

AC Milan

Italy

1736

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Germany

1726

-18

Juventus

Italy

1705

-13

Liverpool

England

1700

Feyenoord

Netherlands

1681

Leeds United

England

1653

Arsenal

England

1621

Celtic

Europe only

1612

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1	Ajax	1833	+13	Netherlands
2	Bayern Munich	1780	+4	Germany
3	AC Milan	1736	0	Italy
4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1726	-18	Germany
5	Juventus	1705	-13	Italy
6	Liverpool	1700	0	England
7	Feyenoord	1681	0	Netherlands
8	Leeds United	1653	0	England
9	Arsenal	1621	0	England
10	Celtic	1612	0	Europe only
11	Tottenham Hotspur	1599	0	England
12	Internazionale	1596	0	Italy
13	Derby County	1579	0	England
14	1. FC Köln	1578	+11	Germany
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1569	0	England
16	Fiorentina	1564	0	Italy
17	FC Twente	1552	0	Netherlands
18	Benfica	1544	0	Europe only
19	Atlético de Madrid	1538	0	Spain
20	Górnik Zabrze	1534	0	Europe only

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1973UEFAWinner: Ajax

Final2

Ajax★Juventus

Semi-finals2

Derby CountyReal Madrid

Quarter-finals4

Bayern MunichDynamo KyivFC Spartak TrnavaÚjpest FC

Round of 168

AC OmoniaBenficaCSKA SofiaCelticFC ArgesFC MagdeburgGórnik ZabrzeRSC Anderlecht

Group stage14

Aris BonnevoieFC BaselFC Wacker InnsbruckGalatasaray SKKeflavik ÍFMalmö FFNK ŽeljeznicarOlympique MarseillePanathinaikosRosenborg BKSliema Wanderers FCTPS TurkuVejle BoldklubWaterford United

UEFA Cup1973UEFAWinner: Liverpool

Final2

Borussia MönchengladbachLiverpool★

Semi-finals2

FC TwenteTottenham Hotspur

Quarter-finals4

1. FC KaiserslauternDynamo DresdenOFK BeogradVFC Vitória Setúbal

Round of 168

1. FC KölnArarat YerevanBerliner FC DynamoFC PortoInternazionalePFC Beroe Stara ZagoraRed Star BelgradeUD Las Palmas

Group stage16

AEK AthensBoldklubben FremBudapest Honvéd FCClub BruggeFeyenoordFiorentinaGD CUFGrasshopper-Club ZürichHvidovre IFIFK NorrköpingOlympiakos CFPPFC Levski SofiaRuch ChorzówValenciaViking FKŠK Slovan Bratislava

Qualifying31▾

AberdeenAngers SCOBohemians FCCagliariDinamo TbilisiEPA LarnacaEintracht FrankfurtEskişehirsporFC BarcelonaFC LinzFC Lyn OsloFC Sochaux-MontbéliardFK Austria WienFK Dukla PragueFK VojvodinaFenerbahçe SKLausanne-SportsManchester CityNîmes OlympiquePartick ThistleRWD MolenbeekSalgotarjan BTCStoke CityTorino FCUS RumelangeUT AradUniversitatea ClujValletta FCZaglebie SosnowiecÅtvidabergs FFÍBV

Cup Winners Cup1973UEFAWinner: AC Milan

Final2

AC Milan★Leeds United

Semi-finals2

AC Sparta PrahaHajduk Split

Quarter-finals4

FC Schalke 04FC Spartak MoscowHibernianRapid Bucureşti

Round of 168

Atlético de MadridCork HiberniansFC Carl Zeiss JenaFerencvárosi TCKS Besa KavajëLegia WarszawaSK Rapid WienWrexham

Group stage16

ADO Den HaagAnkaragücüFC ZürichFloriana FCFredrikstad FKFremad AmagerLandskrona BoISMP MikkeliPAOK ThessalonikiPFC Slavia SofiaPezoporikos Larnaca FCRed BoysSC BastiaSporting Clube de PortugalStandard LiègeVikingur

Copa Libertadores1 competition

Copa Libertadores1972CONMEBOLWinner: Independiente

Other competitions4 competitions

UEFA Super Cup1973UEFAWinner: Ajax

Final2

Ajax★Rangers

CONCACAF Champions Cup1972CONCACAFWinner: CD Olimpia

Final2

CD Olimpia★SV Robinhood

African Cup of Champions1972CAFWinner: Hafia Conakry

Final2

Hafia Conakry★Simba SC

Intercontinental Cup1972FIFAWinner: Ajax

Final2

Ajax★Independiente

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1972-73 covers 6 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

Lazio Roma

Serie A · Italy

+7.07

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

Ternana Calcio

Serie A · Italy

−4.59

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

England

First Division1973Tier 1

Second Division1973Tier 2

Third Division1973Tier 3

Fourth Division1973Tier 4

Netherlands

Eredivisie1973Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1973Tier 2

Italy

Serie A1973Tier 1

Serie B1973Tier 2

Germany

Bundesliga1973Tier 1

Regionalliga Nord1973Tier 2

Scotland

Division One1973Tier 1

Scottish Division Two1973Tier 2

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1973Tier 1

II Divisão1973Tier 2

Spain

La Liga1973Tier 1

Segunda Division1973Tier 2

France

Division 11973Tier 1

Division 21973Tier 2

Cup competitions

Sunderland

FA Cup · England · v Leeds United

Tottenham Hotspur

League Cup · England · v Norwich City

Olympique Lyonnais

Coupe de France · France · v FC Nantes

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v 1. FC Köln

AC Milan

Coppa Italia · Italy · v Juventus

NAC Breda

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v NEC Nijmegen

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v VFC Vitória Setúbal

Rangers

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Celtic

Hibernian

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Celtic

Athletic Bilbao

Copa del Rey · Spain · v CD Castellón

Manchester City

Community Shield · England · v Aston Villa

SC Bastia

Trophee des Champions · France · v Olympique Marseille

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Sunderland	v Leeds United
League CupDomestic cup	England	Tottenham Hotspur	v Norwich City
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	Olympique Lyonnais	v FC Nantes
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v 1. FC Köln
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	AC Milan	v Juventus
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	NAC Breda	v NEC Nijmegen
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	Sporting Clube de Portugal	v VFC Vitória Setúbal
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Celtic
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Hibernian	v Celtic
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	Athletic Bilbao	v CD Castellón
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Manchester City	v Aston Villa
Trophee des ChampionsSuper cup	France	SC Bastia	v Olympique Marseille

← 1971-72 All seasons 1973-74 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).