1973–74 SK Rapid Wien season

Rapid Wien

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

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

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

Fixtures and results

  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