1972–73 SK Rapid Wien season

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

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

Squad

Squad statistics

Nat.	Name	Age	League		Cup		CW Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
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 20', Gallos 35' 81'
2	18.08.1972	H	Austria Wien	1-0	25,000	Lorenz 8'
3	23.08.1972	A	VÖEST Linz	1-1	22,000	Gallos 89'
4	16.09.1972	H	Wiener SC	6-0	5,000	Gallos 5' 85', Krankl 16' 54', Lorenz 46', Fak 88'
5	20.09.1972	A	Admira Wr. Neustadt	2-1	5,500	Krankl 22' 55'
6	23.09.1972	H	Leoben	1-0	6,500	Kastner 15'
7	30.09.1972	A	GAK	1-1	10,000	Gallos 46'
8	04.10.1972	H	Vienna	1-1	4,000	Lorenz 75'
9	18.10.1972	A	Wacker Innsbruck	0-1	16,000
10	21.10.1972	A	Eisenstadt	1-1	10,000	Gallos 69'
11	28.10.1972	H	LASK	1-2	7,500	Lorenz 65' (pen.)
12	04.11.1972	A	Austria Salzburg	0-2	12,000
13	11.11.1972	H	Admira	1-0	8,000	Gallos 55'
14	19.11.1972	A	Sturm Graz	3-1	7,000	Krankl 1', Walzer 45', Lorenz 46'
15	02.12.1972	H	SW Bregenz	2-0	3,500	Grloci 45' (o.g.), Krankl 78'
16	17.03.1973	H	Austria Klagenfurt	5-2	7,000	Lorenz 16', Krankl 17', Gallos 30' 32' (pen.), Hof 81'
17	24.03.1973	A	Austria Wien	2-2	22,000	Krankl 41', Gallos 65'
18	31.03.1973	H	VÖEST Linz	2-0	8,000	Walzer 27', Krankl 89'
19	07.04.1973	A	Wiener SC	3-2	11,000	Lorenz 29' 72', Ritter 59'
20	25.04.1973	H	Admira Wr. Neustadt	2-1	3,000	Lorenz 68', Gronen 73'
21	02.05.1973	A	Leoben	2-1	6,000	Hof 31', Krankl 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 50', Ritter 77'
25	07.07.1973	H	Eisenstadt	1-1	7,500	Krankl 62'
26	06.06.1973	A	LASK	2-3	14,000	Ritter 21', Krankl 44'
27	09.06.1973	H	Austria Salzburg	2-0	3,500	Ritter 15' 34'
28	16.06.1973	A	Admira	2-1	1,000	Krankl 43', Hof 65'
29	23.06.1973	H	Sturm Graz	1-0	3,500	Krankl 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 39' 62', Lorenz 57' 74'
R16	08.12.1972	A	Austria Salzburg	3-2	6,500	Gallos 39', Hof 43', Lorenz 83'
QF-L1	10.03.1973	H	Vienna	5-2	3,000	Werner P. 1', Lorenz 11' 88', Krankl 69' 81'
QF-L2	13.03.1973	A	Vienna	3-0	3,000	Lorenz 21' 24' (pen.), Gallos 40'
SF-L1	18.04.1973	A	Wiener SC	2-2	6,000	Krankl 12' 55'
SF-L2	09.05.1973	H	Wiener SC	6-3	5,500	Krankl 10' 75', Lorenz 20' 42', Gallos 51' (pen.) 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 18', Gallos 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 23', Krankl 43'
R2-L1	25.10.1972	H	Rapid Bucuresti	1-1	7,500	Gallos 10'
R2-L2	08.11.1972	A	Rapid Bucuresti	1-3	20,000	Hof 50'