title: 1972–73 IIHF European Cup
text: # 1972–73 IIHF European Cup
  
  The 1972–73 European Cup was the eighth edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October, 1972 and finished on August 20, 1974.
  
  The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who beat Brynäs IF in the final
  
  ## First round
  
  | Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | EC KAC | 2–10, 3–9 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
  | Düsseldorfer EG | 11–5, 5–3 | HC Chamonix |
  | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 2–2, 5–5 (3–1 PS) | HK CSKA Sofia |
  | Tilburg Trappers | 5–1, 6–3 | SG Cortina |
  | Hasle/Løren IL | 2–5, 3–6 | Podhale Nowy Targ |
  | Ferencvárosi TC | w/o | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
  
  Dukla Jihlava,
  
  Ilves : bye
  
  ## Second round
  
  | Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Tilburg Trappers | 3–7, 1–8 | Düsseldorfer EG |
  | Podhale Nowy Targ | 4–3, 0–9 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
  | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 3–0, 5–6 | Ferencvárosi TC |
  | Dukla Jihlava | w/o | Ilves |
  
  ## Third round
  
  | Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | 4–2, 1–3 (0–1 PS) | Dukla Jihlava |
  | Düsseldorfer EG | 5–3, 3–2 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana |
  
  Brynäs IF ,
  
  CSKA Moscow : bye
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  | Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Brynäs IF | 7–3, 2–2 | Düsseldorfer EG |
  | CSKA Moscow | 6–0, 3–1 | Dukla Jihlava |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Brynäs IF | 2–6, 2–12 | CSKA Moscow |
  