1973 Yugoslav Cup
The 1973 Yugoslav Cup was the 26th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup (Serbo-Croatian: Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (Kup Maršala Tita), since its establishment in 1946.
| 26th Marshal Tito Cup | |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 August 1973 – 28 November 1973 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Defending champions | Hajduk Split |
| Champions | Hajduk Split (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Red Star Belgrade |
| Matches played | 32 |
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Calendar
The Yugoslav Cup was a tournament for which clubs from all tiers of the football pyramid were eligible to enter. In addition, amateur teams put together by individual Yugoslav People's Army garrisons and various factories and industrial plants were also encouraged to enter, which meant that each cup edition could have several thousands of teams in its preliminary stages. These teams would play through a number of qualifying rounds before reaching the first round proper, in which they would be paired with top-flight teams.
Unlike most cup finals played since the late 1950s which had been traditionally scheduled to coincide with the end of the football league season and Youth Day celebrated on 25 May (a national holiday in Yugoslavia which also doubled as the official commemoration of Josip Broz Tito's birthday), the 1973 and 1974 cups were played over only four months, with finals played in November in capital Belgrade, to coincide with Republic Day on 29 November.
Since the final was always meant to be determined on or around a national holiday at the JNA Stadium in capital Belgrade, and to avoid unfair advantage this would give to Belgrade-based clubs, the Football Association of Yugoslavia adopted the rule in the late 1960s which said that the final could be played as a one-legged tie (in cases when both finalists are from outside Belgrade) or double-legged (when at least one of them is based the capital), with the second leg always played in Belgrade. This rule was used for all eight cup finals involving Belgrade clubs played from 1970 to 1985.
| Round | Legs | Date played | Fixtures | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round (round of 32) | Single | 12 August 1973 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Second round (round of 16) | Single | 29 August 1973 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | Single | 3 October 1973 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | Single | 14 November 1973 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | Double | 21 and 28 November 1973 | 2 | 2 → 1 |
First round
In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in italic script.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borac Bosanski Šamac | 0–4 | OFK Belgrade |
| 2 | Čelik Zenica | 3–2 | Bor |
| 3 | Hajduk Kula | 0–5 | Šumadija Aranđelovac |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 5–1 | Vardar |
| 5 | Maribor | 4–0 | Lovćen Cetinje |
| 6 | Ohrid | 3–4 | Borac Banja Luka |
| 7 | Red Star | 2–0 | Dinamo Pančevo |
| 8 | Rudar Kakanj | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Sarajevo |
| 9 | Sloboda Tuzla | 0–1 | Partizan |
| 10 | RNK Split | 1–0 | Spartak Subotica |
| 11 | Timok Zaječar | 3–1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 12 | Trepča | 0–2 | Radnički Niš |
| 13 | Velež | 1–0 | Belišće |
| 14 | Vojvodina | 1–0 | Sloboda Titovo Užice |
| 15 | NK Zagreb | 3–0 | Sutjeska Nikšić |
| 16 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 3–0 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
Second round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borac Banja Luka | 2–0 | Velež |
| 2 | Čelik Zenica | 0–1 | Red Star |
| 3 | Maribor | 3–1 | Rudar Kakanj |
| 4 | OFK Belgrade | 3–1 | Vojvodina |
| 5 | Partizan | 1–4 | NK Zagreb |
| 6 | RNK Split | 0–5 | Hajduk Split |
| 7 | Šumadija Aranđelovac | 0–1 | Radnički Niš |
| 8 | Timok Zaječar | 1–8 | Željezničar Sarajevo |
Quarter-finals
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajduk Split | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | Borac Banja Luka |
| 2 | OFK Belgrade | 1–3 | Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 3 | Radnički Niš | 0–1 | Red Star |
| 4 | NK Zagreb | 3–1 | Maribor |
Semi-finals
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Star | 7–2 | NK Zagreb |
| 2 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Hajduk Split |
Final
First leg
| Hajduk Split | 1–1 | Red Star |
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Žungul  57' |
Karasi 17' |
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Second leg
| Red Star | 1–2 | Hajduk Split |
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| Panajotović 87' |
Žungul 27' Jerković 67' |
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See also
- 1973–74 Yugoslav First League
- 1973–74 Yugoslav Second League