The 1972–73 European Cup was the eighth edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started in 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 #1ScoreTeam #2EC 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 SofiaTilburg Trappers 5–1, 6–3 SG Cortina Hasle/Løren IL 2–5, 3–6 Podhale Nowy TargFerencvárosi TC w/o HC La Chaux-de-Fonds

Dukla Jihlava, Ilves : bye

Second round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2Tilburg Trappers 3–7, 1–8 Düsseldorfer EGPodhale Nowy Targ 4–3, 0–9 SG Dynamo WeißwasserHDD Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0, 5–6 Ferencvárosi TC Dukla Jihlava w/o Ilves

Third round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2SG Dynamo Weißwasser 4–2, 1–3 (0–1 PS) Dukla JihlavaDüsseldorfer EG 5–3, 3–2 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana

Brynäs IF, CSKA Moscow : bye

Semifinals

Team #1ScoreTeam #2Brynäs IF 7–3, 2–2 Düsseldorfer EG CSKA Moscow 6–0, 3–1 Dukla Jihlava

Final

Team #1ScoreTeam #2Brynäs IF 2–6, 2–12 CSKA Moscow

References Season 1973