1972–73 Czechoslovak First League

Czechoslovak First League
Season1972–73
ChampionsSpartak Trnava
RelegatedTŽ Třinec
Spartak Hradec Králové
European CupSpartak Trnava
Cup Winners' CupBaník Ostrava
UEFA CupTatran Prešov
VSS Košice
Top goalscorerLadislav Józsa (21 goals)

Statistics of Czechoslovak First League in the 1972–73 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and FC Spartak Trnava won the championship. Ladislav Józsa was the league's top scorer with 21 goals.[1]

Stadia and locations

class=notpageimage|
Location of clubs in the 1972–73 Czechoslovak First League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Spartak Trnava (C) 30 16 7 7 47 20 +27 39 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Tatran Prešov 30 17 4 9 42 30 +12 38 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 VSS Košice 30 13 9 8 46 28 +18 35
4 Dukla Prague 30 12 10 8 32 23 +9 34
5 ZVL Žilina 30 14 5 11 50 38 +12 33
6 Lokomotíva Košice 30 12 8 10 39 40 −1 32
7 Baník Ostrava 30 11 8 11 32 34 −2 30 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Slovan Bratislava 30 12 5 13 32 31 +1 29
9 Sklo Union Teplice 30 12 4 14 37 34 +3 28
10 Nitra 30 11 6 13 36 39 −3 28
11 Sparta Prague 30 10 8 12 39 45 −6 28
12 Zbrojovka Brno 30 10 7 13 43 45 −2 27
13 Škoda Plzeň 30 10 6 14 32 44 −12 26
14 Slavia Prague 30 8 9 13 30 41 −11 25
15 TŽ Třinec (R) 30 7 11 12 24 39 −15 25 Relegation to Czechoslovak Second League
16 Spartak Hradec Králové (R) 30 9 5 16 25 55 −30 23
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away OST DUK LOK NIT TEP PLZ SLA SLO SPA HRK TRN PRE TŘI KOŠ BRN ŽIL
Baník Ostrava 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–1
Dukla Prague 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1
Lokomotíva Košice 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–1 3–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–1 3–2
Nitra 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 4–1
Sklo Union Teplice 2–0 3–2 2–2 4–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 5–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Škoda Plzeň 1–1 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 5–2 2–0
Slavia Prague 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–2
Slovan Bratislava 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 7–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–0
Sparta Prague 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 3–1
Spartak Hradec Králové 0–0 1–3 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–2
Spartak Trnava 6–0 1–1 5–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–0
Tatran Prešov 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–2
TŽ Třinec 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–4 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0
VSS Košice 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–0 4–0 4–0 6–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 5–0
Zbrojovka Brno 0–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 5–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 3–0 3–3 3–0 3–0 4–0 0–0
ZVL Žilina 3–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–3 1–1 5–0 1–2 4–0 2–3 2–0 3–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Czechoslovakia Ladislav Józsa Lokomotíva Košice 21
2 Czechoslovakia Štefan Slezák ZVL Žilina 19
3 Czechoslovakia Přemysl Bičovský Sklo Union Teplice 14
4 Czechoslovakia Jiří Klement Baník Ostrava 13
Czechoslovakia Ľudovít Mikloš Zbrojovka Brno
6 Czechoslovakia Jozef Tománek ZVL Žilina 12
7 Czechoslovakia Ján Strausz VSS Košice 11

References

  1. ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  2. ^ Malcolm Hodgson and Zbynek Pawlas (4 August 2005). "Czechoslovakia 1945-1993". Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic - List of League Tables. RSSSF. Retrieved 15 June 2016.