1973–74 SK Rapid Wien season

The 1973–74 SK Rapid Wien season was the 76th season in club history.

Rapid Wien

1973-74 season
Coach	Ernst Hlozek
Stadium	Pfarrwiese, Vienna, Austria
Nationalliga	3rd
Cup	Semifinals
Cup Winners' Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Hans Krankl (36) All: Hans Krankl (42)
Average home league attendance	8,400

Squad

Squad statistics

Nat.	Name	Age	League		Cup		CW Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	Adolf Antrich	32	18+1		4		1		23+1
	Peter Barthold	19	14+1		2		3		19+1
Defenders
	Roman Groll	23	0+1						0+1
	Emil Krause	22	28+1	1	6		2		36+1	1
	Henryk Latocha	30	8+1		1		4		13+1
	Wolfgang Niessner	18			0+1				0+1
	Egon Pajenk	22	30	1	5		4		39	1
	Günter Scheffl	29	24+2		3+2		2+1		29+5
	Gerhard Sturmberger	33	32		6		4		42
	Herwig Tercek	21	0+3		0+1				0+4
Midfielders
	Norbert Hof	29	32	1	6	1	4		42	2
	Wolfgang Markes	18	1+8						1+8
	Kurt Scherr	27	0+2	1	0+1				0+3	1
	Werner Walzer	25	32	2	6		4		42	2
Forwards
	Manfred Aufgeweckt	18	7+4	1	1+3	2	0+1		8+8	3
	Herbert Gronen	29	28	8	6	1	3		37	9
	Clemens Kos	20	0+1						0+1
	Hans Krankl	20	32	36	6	5	4	1	42	42
	Günther Leber	19	1+8	1	1+1				2+9	1
	Bernd Lorenz	25	25	10	4	3	4	1	33	14
	Ernst Pils	20	3+1		1				4+1
	Karl Ritter	26	13+2	2	3+1	3	2+1		18+4	5
	August Starek	28	24	10	5		3		32	10

[1]

Fixtures and results

[2]   Win   Draw   Loss

League

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
2	22.08.1973	H	Leoben	6-4	9,000	Gronen  13'  87', Krankl  16'  31', Pajenk  30', Hof  70'
3	26.08.1973	A	FC Vorarlberg	1-1	13,000	Krankl  70'
4	31.08.1973	H	Radenthein	0-0	9,000
5	05.09.1973	A	Simmering	1-1	9,000	Krankl  60'
6	08.09.1973	H	VÖEST Linz	0-2	6,000
7	15.09.1973	A	Wiener SC	4-2	1,000	Krankl  15'  50'  83', Starek  24' (pen.)
8	22.09.1973	H	Sturm Graz	4-0	20,000	Krankl  47', Gronen  48'  90', Starek  81' (pen.)
9	01.12.1973	A	Austria Wien	1-3	6,000	Lorenz  58'
10	06.10.1973	H	Wacker Innsbruck	0-0	11,000
11	13.10.1973	A	Eisenstadt	1-1	4,000	Lorenz  52'
12	17.10.1973	H	Vienna	3-0	2,500	Krankl  37'  61', Starek  58'
13	20.10.1973	A	Austria Klagenfurt	3-2	5,000	Starek  10'  26' (pen.), Krankl  81'
14	27.10.1973	H	Admira	4-2	9,000	Krankl  11'  34'  54', Gronen  66'
15	03.11.1973	A	LASK	1-2	8,000	Krankl  74'
16	10.11.1973	H	Austria Salzburg	3-1	4,500	Lorenz  7'  42', Starek  31'
17	16.11.1973	A	GAK	1-1	4,000	Lorenz  50'
19	02.03.1974	A	Leoben	1-1	5,500	Ritter  19'
20	09.03.1974	H	FC Vorarlberg	6-1	2,500	Lorenz  16', Krankl  18'  47' (pen.)  70'  89', Scherr  57'
21	17.03.1974	A	Radenthein	1-0	6,000	Ritter  71'
22	20.03.1974	H	Simmering	2-1	5,500	Krankl  15' (pen.)  48'
23	30.03.1974	A	VÖEST Linz	2-2	8,800	Krankl  57' (pen.), Krause  79'
24	06.04.1974	H	Wiener SC	6-1	7,500	Lorenz  17', Gronen  19', Aufgeweckt  36', Krankl  45'  70'  79'
25	09.04.1974	A	Sturm Graz	0-1	10,000
26	12.04.1974	H	Austria Wien	4-0	30,000	Krankl  7'  44'  60'  71'
27	20.04.1974	A	Wacker Innsbruck	0-0	12,000
28	24.04.1974	H	Eisenstadt	4-0	2,500	Krankl  45', Starek  47', Walzer  59', Gronen  83'
29	05.05.1974	A	Vienna	2-1	7,000	Lorenz  9', Walzer  20'
30	11.05.1974	H	Austria Klagenfurt	4-0	5,000	Krankl  21' (pen.)  70', Lorenz  35', Leber  89'
31	16.05.1974	A	Admira	1-0	8,000	Krankl  74'
32	19.05.1974	H	LASK	6-0	8,000	Starek  14'  71', Lorenz  32', Krankl  69'  75'  84'
33	25.05.1974	A	Austria Salzburg	0-3	10,000
34	01.06.1974	H	GAK	2-0	2,000	Starek  58', Gronen  81'

Cup

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
R1	02.09.1973	A	Bischofshofen	2-0	2,000	Gronen  9', Krankl  27'
R16	23.02.1974	A	Elektra Wien	2-1	2,000	Lorenz  6', Krankl  58'
QF-L1	06.03.1974	H	Dornbirn	3-0	2,000	Hof  5', Lorenz  63', Krankl  65'
QF-L2	03.04.1974	A	Dornbirn	5-0	3,500	Ritter  22'  77', Krankl  26', Lorenz  63', Aufgeweckt  82'
SF-L1	17.04.1974	H	Austria Wien	2-6	22,000	Krankl  14', Ritter  22'
SF-L2	22.05.1974	A	Austria Wien	1-4	10,000	Aufgeweckt  63'

Cup Winners' Cup

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
R1-L1	19.09.1973	A	Randers	0-0	11,000
R1-L2	03.10.1973	H	Randers	2-1	8,000	Krankl  15', Lorenz  56'
R2-L1	24.10.1973	A	Milan	0-0	35,000
R2-L2	07.11.1973	H	Milan	0-2	4,000

References

1. "Saison 1973/74". rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
2. "Spiele 1973/74". rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 25 July 2016.