Series A 1972/73

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Series A 1972/73
master Juventus Turin
European Cup of
National Champions		 Juventus Turin
Uefa cup Lazio Rome , ACF Fiorentina ,
Inter Milan , AC Turin
Cup winners AC Milan
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 AC Milan
Relegated Atalanta Bergamo , SSC Palermo ,
Ternana Calcio
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 449  (ø 1.87 per game)
Top scorer Paolino Pulici , (AC Turin)
← Series A 1971/72

The Serie A 1972/73 was the 41st season in the top Italian football -Spielklasse of Lords. It began on September 24, 1972 and ended on May 20, 1973. Ternana Calcio , Lazio Rome and SSC Palermo from Serie B came as promoters .

Juventus Turin won the championship for the second time in a row. By winning the championship, Juventus was allowed to take part in the 1973/74 European Cup. Lazio Rome, ACF Fiorentina , Inter Milan and AC Turin qualified for the UEFA Cup . The runner-up AC Milan qualified as the winner of the Coppa Italia for the European Cup Winners' Cup 1973/74 . Atalanta Bergamo , Palermo and Terni had to relegate to Serie B.

The 1972/73 season went down in history as the lowest-scoring season in Serie A history: never before and never again should it be so few goals per game (1.87 on average per game). Ironically, this season also saw the highest-scoring game in Serie A history - the 9-3 between AC Milan and Atalanta Bergamo .

Closing table

Participants in Serie A 1972/73
Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Juventus Turin (M)  30th  18th  9  3 045:220 +23 45:15
 2. AC Milan (P)  30th  18th  8th  4th 065:330 +32 44:16
 3. Lazio Rome (N)  30th  16  11  3 033:160 +17 43:17
 4th ACF Fiorentina  30th  16  5  9 039:260 +13 37:23
 5. Inter Milan  30th  15th  7th  8th 032:230  +9 37:23
 6th AC Turin  30th  11  9  10 033:210 +12 31:29
 7th Bologna FC  30th  11  9  10 033:310  +2 31:29
 8th. Cagliari Calcio  30th  9  11  10 026:280  −2 29:31
 9. SSC Naples  30th  7th  14th  9 018:200  −2 28:32
10. Hellas Verona  30th  5  16  9 028:340  −6 26:34
11. AS Roma  30th  6th  12  12 023:280  −5 24:36
12. Sampdoria Genoa  30th  5  14th  11 016:250  −9 24:36
13. Lanerossi Vicenza  30th  7th  10  13 015:310 −16 24:36
14th Atalanta Bergamo  30th  5  14th  11 016:330 −17 24:36
15th SSC Palermo (N)  30th  3  11  16 013:410 −28 17:43
16. AC Cesena (N)  30th  3  10  17th 014:370 −23 16:44

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Italian champion and participation in the 1973/74 European Cup
  • Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1973/74
  • Participation in the 1973/74 UEFA Cup
  • Relegation to Serie B 1973/74
    • (M) Italian champion 1971/72
    (P) Cup winner 1971/72
    (N) Newcomers from the B series 1971/72

    Crosstab

    The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team in the top row.

    1972/73 Juventus Turin AC Milan AC Turin Cagliari Calcio Inter Milan AC Florence AS Roma SSC Naples Sampdoria Genoa Atalanta Bergamo Bologna FC Lanerossi Vicenza Hellas Verona Ternana Calcio Lazio Rome SSC Palermo
    Juventus Turin 2: 2 0: 2 2-0 2: 1 2: 1 1-0 0-0 1: 1 0-0 2-0 3: 2 1: 1 2-0 1-0 4: 1
    AC Milan 2: 2 1-0 1: 1 3: 2 2-0 3: 1 1-0 3: 1 9: 3 3: 1 2-0 2: 1 3: 1 3: 1 4-0
    AC Turin 2: 1 2: 2 0-0 4-0 3-0 2-0 0-0 0: 1 2: 1 3: 1 3-0 3: 2 2-0 0-0 2-0
    Cagliari Calcio 0: 1 0: 1 1-0 2: 3 2: 2 2: 2 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 1: 1 1-0 0: 1 2-0
    Inter Milan 0: 2 0: 2 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1: 2 1-0 4-0 1: 1 3: 1
    ACF Fiorentina 2: 1 3: 1 0-0 3-0 1: 2 2: 1 1-0 2-0 4-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 2: 1 0: 1 3-0
    AS Roma 1: 2 0-0 1-0 0-0 0: 2 1: 1 1-0 3: 1 2-0 0: 1 0-0 0: 1 0-0 0: 1 0-0
    SSC Naples 1: 1 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 2-0 3-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1: 1 2-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0 1: 1
    Sampdoria Genoa 0: 1 1: 4 2: 1 0: 1 0: 1 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 0-0 2: 1 0-0 0: 1 0-0 0-0 0-0
    Atalanta Bergamo 0: 2 1: 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1: 1 1-0 0-0 0: 2 1-0 0: 1 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 1-0
    Bologna FC 0: 2 3: 2 1-0 4: 2 1-0 2-0 1: 3 2-0 1: 1 1-0 0-0 4: 1 3-0 1: 1 3-0
    Lanerossi Vicenza 0: 2 0: 3 1-0 1-0 0: 1 0: 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1: 1 0-0 2: 2 1-0 1: 2 1: 1
    Hellas Verona 0-0 5: 3 0-0 1: 1 0: 1 1: 2 2: 2 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1: 1 1: 1
    Ternana Calcio 2: 3 0-0 0-0 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 1: 4 0-0 0: 2 0-0 2-0 2-0 2: 1 0: 1 0-0
    Lazio Rome 1: 1 2: 1 0-0 2: 1 0-0 0-0 2-0 3-0 1-0 2: 1 0-0 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 2-0
    SSC Palermo 0: 1 0: 1 2: 1 0: 1 0: 2 1-0 1: 1 1-0 0-0 1: 2 1: 1 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 0: 2

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Nat. player society Gates
    1 ItalyItaly Paolino Pulici AC Turin 17th
    ItalyItaly Gianni Rivera AC Milan 17th
    ItalyItaly Giuseppe Savoldi Bologna FC 17th
    4th ItalyItaly Roberto Boninsegna Inter Milan 12
    ItalyItaly Luciano Chiarugi AC Milan 12
    6th ItalyItaly Luigi Riva Cagliari Calcio 11
    7th ItalyItaly Alberto Bigon AC Milan 10
    ItalyItaly Giorgio Chinaglia Lazio Rome 10
    Brazil 1968Brazil Sergio Clerici ACF Fiorentina 10
    10 Brazil 1968Brazil José Altafini Juventus Turin 9

    Champions team

    (The games and goals are given in brackets)

    Juventus Turin
    Juventus Turin

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