1972–73 SK Rapid Wien season

Rapid Wien

1972–73 season
Coach	Ernst Hlozek
Stadium	Pfarrwiese, Vienna, Austria
Nationalliga	2nd
Cup	Runners-up
Cup Winners' Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Hans Krankl (14) All: Hans Krankl (21)
Average home league attendance	8,000

The 1972–73 SK Rapid Wien season was the 75th season in club history.

Squad

Squad statistics

Nat.	Name	Age	League		Cup		CW Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Yellow card	Red card
Goalkeepers
	Adolf Antrich	31	15		4		2		21
	Erwin Fuchsbichler	20	15		4		2		21
Defenders
	Erich Fak	27	30	2	8		4		42	2
	Roman Groll	22	3+6		1+1		0+1		4+8
	Egon Pajenk	21	27+1		6+1		4		37+2
	Günter Scheffl	28	21+2		6+1		2		29+3
	Ewald Ullmann	29	12		1		4		17
	Peter Werner	26	27+1		7	1	3		37+1	1
Midfielders
	Jürgen Ey	25	3+2		1		2+1		6+3
	Geza Gallos	23	28+1	11	8	7	4	2	40+1	20
	Norbert Hof	28	27	3	8	1	4	1	39	5
	Karl Müller	19	2+5				0+4		2+9
	Karl Ritter	25	13+2	5	5+1				18+3	5
	Kurt Scherr	26	0+2						0+2
	Werner Walzer	24	30	2	8		4		42	2
Forwards
	Herbert Gronen	28	15	1	6	1			21	2
	Stanislaus Kastner	24	10+7	1	0+2		1+1		11+10	1
	Clemens Kos	19	0+1						0+1
	Hans Krankl	19	28+2	14	7+1	6	4	1	39+3	21
	Bernd Lorenz	24	24	10	8	9	4		36	19

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

League

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
1	12.08.1972	A	Austria Klagenfurt	3-2	9,000	Fak File:Soccerball shade.svg 20', Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
2	18.08.1972	H	Austria Wien	1-0	25,000	Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 8'
3	23.08.1972	A	VÖEST Linz	1-1	22,000	Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'
4	16.09.1972	H	Wiener SC	6-0	5,000	Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' File:Soccerball shade.svg 85', Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' File:Soccerball shade.svg 54', Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 46', Fak File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'
5	20.09.1972	A	Admira Wr. Neustadt	2-1	5,500	Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'
6	23.09.1972	H	Leoben	1-0	6,500	Kastner File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
7	30.09.1972	A	GAK	1-1	10,000	Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'
8	04.10.1972	H	Vienna	1-1	4,000	Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'
9	18.10.1972	A	Wacker Innsbruck	0-1	16,000
10	21.10.1972	A	Eisenstadt	1-1	10,000	Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'
11	28.10.1972	H	LASK	1-2	7,500	Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' (pen.)
12	04.11.1972	A	Austria Salzburg	0-2	12,000
13	11.11.1972	H	Admira	1-0	8,000	Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'
14	19.11.1972	A	Sturm Graz	3-1	7,000	Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', Walzer File:Soccerball shade.svg 45', Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'
15	02.12.1972	H	SW Bregenz	2-0	3,500	Grloci File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (o.g.), Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'
16	17.03.1973	H	Austria Klagenfurt	5-2	7,000	Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 16', Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 17', Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' (pen.), Hof File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
17	24.03.1973	A	Austria Wien	2-2	22,000	Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 41', Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'
18	31.03.1973	H	VÖEST Linz	2-0	8,000	Walzer File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'
19	07.04.1973	A	Wiener SC	3-2	11,000	Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' File:Soccerball shade.svg 72', Ritter File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
20	25.04.1973	H	Admira Wr. Neustadt	2-1	3,000	Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 68', Gronen File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
21	02.05.1973	A	Leoben	2-1	6,000	Hof File:Soccerball shade.svg 31', Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'
22	05.05.1973	H	GAK	0-1	6,000
23	12.05.1973	A	Vienna	0-0	7,000
24	15.05.1973	H	Wacker Innsbruck	2-2	23,000	Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 50', Ritter File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'
25	07.07.1973	H	Eisenstadt	1-1	7,500	Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
26	06.06.1973	A	LASK	2-3	14,000	Ritter File:Soccerball shade.svg 21', Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'
27	09.06.1973	H	Austria Salzburg	2-0	3,500	Ritter File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'
28	16.06.1973	A	Admira	2-1	1,000	Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 43', Hof File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'
29	23.06.1973	H	Sturm Graz	1-0	3,500	Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
30	30.06.1973	A	SW Bregenz	0-2	10,000

Cup

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
R1	26.08.1972	A	Radenthein	4-3	2,500	Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' File:Soccerball shade.svg 62', Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'
R16	08.12.1972	A	Austria Salzburg	3-2	6,500	Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 39', Hof File:Soccerball shade.svg 43', Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'
QF-L1	10.03.1973	H	Vienna	5-2	3,000	Werner P. File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' File:Soccerball shade.svg 88', Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
QF-L2	13.03.1973	A	Vienna	3-0	3,000	Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' (pen.), Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
SF-L1	18.04.1973	A	Wiener SC	2-2	6,000	Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'
SF-L2	09.05.1973	H	Wiener SC	6-3	5,500	Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' File:Soccerball shade.svg 75', Lorenz File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' File:Soccerball shade.svg 42', Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' (pen.) File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'
F-L1	27.05.1973	A	Wacker Innsbruck	0-1	17,000
F-L2	02.06.1973	H	Wacker Innsbruck	2-1	22,000	Gronen File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (pen.)

Cup Winners' Cup

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
R1-L1	13.09.1972	H	PAOK	0-0	10,000
R1-L2	27.09.1972	A	PAOK	2-2	45,000	Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 23', Krankl File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'
R2-L1	25.10.1972	H	Rapid Bucuresti	1-1	7,500	Gallos File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
R2-L2	08.11.1972	A	Rapid Bucuresti	1-3	20,000	Hof File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'