1972–73 KNVB Cup

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1972–1973
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams46
Defending champions Ajax
Final positions
Champions NAC
Runner-up NEC
  1971–72
1973–74  

The 1972-73 KNVB Cup was the 55th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 29 October 1972 and ending at the final on 31 May 1973.

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Ajax unsuccessfully defended its 1972 title losing on 10 December 1972 in the Second round, when the 18 Eredivisie teams entered this round, NAC, 2–2 (penalty shootout).

NAC successfully pursued its first KNVB Cup defeating NEC, 2–0. NAC contested in the Cup Winners' Cup.

Teams

First round

29 October 1972
Caesar Beek A1–2 Helmond Sport 1
Ede A1–4 (aet) Willem II 1
USV ElinkwijkA3–0 FC Eindhoven 1
FC VVV 12–0 FC Wageningen 1
Fortuna Sittard 12–2 (p: 5–6) PEC Zwolle 1
HVC 10–2 De Volewijckers 1
IJsselmeervogels A0–4 Roda JC 1
VV Leeuwarden A0–3 Heracles 1
RKSV Sparta'25A0–0 (p: 6–5) FC Dordrecht 1
SVV 12–0 SC Cambuur 1
Veendam 12–0 Fortuna Vlaardingen 1
Vitesse Arnhem 12–1 (aet) De Graafschap 1
Xerxes Rotterdam A0–1 sc Heerenveen 1
Zwart-Wit '28 A0–3 FC Volendam 1

1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams

Second round

The 18 Eredivisie teams entered this round.

December 10, 1972
AZ'67 E2–0 FC Den Bosch E
USV Elinkwijk2–0 FC VVV
Excelsior E2–1 FC Utrecht E
FC Amsterdam E3–1 (aet) Helmond Sport
FC Den Haag E6–0Sparta'25
HFC Haarlem E0–3 Feyenoord E
Heracles 2–1 sc Heerenveen
NAC E2–2 (p) Ajax E
NEC E1–0 Go Ahead Eagles E
Sparta E3–1 MVV E
SVV 0–0 (p) Roda JC
Telstar E0–2 FC Twente E
Veendam 1–0 FC Groningen E
FC Volendam 0–1 PEC Zwolle
De Volewijckers 1–0 Vitesse Arnhem
Willem II 0–3 PSV E

E Eredivisie

Third round

January 28, 1973
USV Elinkwijk0–4 NAC
Excelsior 1–3 PSV
FC Den Haag 2–1 De Volewijckers
FC Twente 4–0 Heracles
NEC 2–0 SVV
PEC Zwolle 1–3 Feyenoord
Sparta 1–0 FC Amsterdam
Veendam 2–3 (aet) AZ'67

From quarterfinals to final

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 March
 
 
PSV 0
 
4 April
 
Sparta 1
 
Sparta 1
 
14 March
 
NAC 2
 
FC Den Haag 1
 
31 May
 
NAC 2
 
NAC 2
 
14 March
 
NEC 0
 
NEC 1
 
4 April
 
Feyenoord 0
 
NEC 1
 
14 March
 
AZ'67 0
 
AZ'67 1
 
 
FC Twente 0
 

Details of the final

NAC 2–0 NEC
Bish Soccerball shade.svg10'
Brouwers Soccerball shade.svg75'
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 45,801
Referee: Theo Boosten

NAC would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.

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