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.

1973 European Super Cup

Milan Ajax 1 6
on aggregate
First leg
Milan Ajax 1 0
Date	9 January 1974
Venue	San Siro, Milan
Referee	Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Attendance	12,856
Second leg
Ajax Milan 6 0
Date	16 January 1974
Venue	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Referee	Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
Attendance	15,350
← 1972 (Unofficial) 1975 →

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

9 January 1974	Milan	1–0	Ajax	San Siro, Milan Attendance: 12,856 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
	Chiarugi  77'	https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/match/53328/

Milan

Ajax

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 Substitutes: GK 12 Pierluigi Pizzaballa MF 13 Dario Dolci MF 14 Franco Bergamaschi DF 15 Giulio Zignoli DF 16 Enrico Lanzi Manager: Cesare Maldini

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) Substitutes: FW 12 Arno Steffenhagen MF 13 Zoltán Varga DF 14 Pim van Dord MF 15 Arnold Mühren GK 16 Sies Wever Manager: George Knobel

Second leg

16 January 1974	Ajax	6–0	Milan	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 15,350 Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
	Mulder  26' Keizer  35' Neeskens  71' Rep  81' G. Mühren  84' (pen.) Haan  87'	https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/match/53329/

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) Substitutes: FW 12 Arno Steffenhagen MF 13 Zoltán Varga DF 14 Pim van Dord MF 15 Arnold Mühren GK 16 Sies Wever Manager: George Knobel

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 Substitutes: GK 12 Pierluigi Pizzaballa DF 13 Giulio Zignoli MF 14 Franco Bergamaschi DF 15 Enrico Lanzi FW 16 Carlo Tresoldi Manager: 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