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1977–78 European Cup
European football tournament
European football tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | European Cup |
| year | 1977–78 |
| image | The old Wembley Stadium (cropped).jpg |
| size | 275px |
| caption | Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final. |
| dates | 19 August 1977 – 10 May 1978 |
| num_teams | 31 |
| champion_other | ENG Liverpool |
| count | 2 |
| second_other | BEL Club Brugge |
| matches | 59 |
| goals | 162 |
| attendance | 1787690 |
| top_scorer | Allan Simonsen (Borussia Mönchengladbach) |
| 5 goals | |
| prevseason | [1976–77](1976-77-european-cup) |
| nextseason | [1978–79](1978-79-european-cup) |
5 goals
The 1977–78 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by defending champions Liverpool in the final against Club Brugge. The match finished 1–0, starting a run of six consecutive finals that finished 1–0 after 90 minutes, five of them won by English clubs.
Teams
| Trabzonspor ([1st](1976-77-1-lig)) | Torpedo Moscow ([1st](1976-soviet-top-league)) | Red Star Belgrade ([1st](1976-77-yugoslav-first-league)) |
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Bracket
|RD1-team01=SCO Celtic |RD1-score01-1=5 |RD1-score01-2=6 |RD1-score01-agg=11 |RD1-team02=LUX Jeunesse Esch |RD1-score02-1=0 |RD1-score02-2=1 |RD1-score02-agg=1
|RD1-team03=SUI Basel |RD1-score03-1=1 |RD1-score03-2=1 |RD1-score03-agg=2 |RD1-team04=AUT Wacker |RD1-score04-1=3 |RD1-score04-2=0 |RD1-score04-agg=3
|RD1-team05=Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade |RD1-score05-1=3 |RD1-score05-2=3 |RD1-score05-agg=6 |RD1-team06=IRL Sligo Rovers |RD1-score06-1=0 |RD1-score06-2=0 |RD1-score06-agg=0
|RD1-team07=HUN Vasas |RD1-score07-1=0 |RD1-score07-2=1 |RD1-score07-agg=1 |RD1-team08=FRG B. M'gladbach |RD1-score08-1=3 |RD1-score08-2=1 |RD1-score08-agg=4
|RD1-team09=POR Benfica (p) |RD1-score09-1=0 |RD1-score09-2=0 |RD1-score09-agg=0 (4) |RD1-team10=URS Torpedo Moscow |RD1-score10-1=0 |RD1-score10-2=0 |RD1-score10-agg=0 (1)
|RD1-team11=TUR Trabzonspor |RD1-score11-1=1 |RD1-score11-2=0 |RD1-score11-agg=1 |RD1-team12=DEN Boldklubben 1903 |RD1-score12-1=0 |RD1-score12-2=2 |RD1-score12-agg=2
|RD1-team15=GDR Dynamo Dresden |RD1-score15-1=2 |RD1-score15-2=1 |RD1-score15-agg=3 |RD1-team16=SWE Halmstad |RD1-score16-1=0 |RD1-score16-2=2 |RD1-score16-agg=2
|RD1-team17=BUL Levski-Spartak |RD1-score17-1=3 |RD1-score17-2=2 |RD1-score17-agg=5 |RD1-team18=POL Śląsk Wrocław |RD1-score18-1=0 |RD1-score18-2=2 |RD1-score18-agg=2
|RD1-team19=NOR Lillestrøm |RD1-score19-1=2 |RD1-score19-2=0 |RD1-score19-agg=2 |RD1-team20=NED Ajax |RD1-score20-1=0 |RD1-score20-2=4 |RD1-score20-agg=4
|RD1-team21=ISL Valur |RD1-score21-1=1 |RD1-score21-2=0 |RD1-score21-agg=1 |RD1-team22=NIR Glentoran |RD1-score22-1=0 |RD1-score22-2=2 |RD1-score22-agg=2
|RD1-team23=CYP Omonia |RD1-score23-1=0 |RD1-score23-2=0 |RD1-score23-agg=0 |RD1-team24=ITA Juventus |RD1-score24-1=3 |RD1-score24-2=2 |RD1-score24-agg=5
|RD1-team25=FIN KuPS |RD1-score25-1=0 |RD1-score25-2=2 |RD1-score25-agg=2 |RD1-team26=BEL Brugge |RD1-score26-1=4 |RD1-score26-2=5 |RD1-score26-agg=9
|RD1-team27=MLT Floriana |RD1-score27-1=1 |RD1-score27-2=0 |RD1-score27-agg=1 |RD1-team28=GRE Panathinaikos |RD1-score28-1=1 |RD1-score28-2=4 |RD1-score28-agg=5
|RD1-team29=TCH Dukla Prague |RD1-score29-1=1 |RD1-score29-2=0 |RD1-score29-agg=1 |RD1-team30=FRA Nantes (a) |RD1-score30-1=1 |RD1-score30-2=0 |RD1-score30-agg=1
|RD1-team31=ROU Dinamo București |RD1-score31-1=2 |RD1-score31-2=0 |RD1-score31-agg=2 |RD1-team32=ESP Atlético Madrid |RD1-score32-1=1 |RD1-score32-2=2 |RD1-score32-agg=3
|RD2-team01=SCO Celtic |RD2-score01-1=2 |RD2-score01-2=0 |RD2-score01-agg=2 |RD2-team02=AUT Wacker |RD2-score02-1=1 |RD2-score02-2=3 |RD2-score02-agg=4
|RD2-team03=Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade |RD2-score03-1=0 |RD2-score03-2=1 |RD2-score03-agg=1 |RD2-team04=FRG B. M'gladbach |RD2-score04-1=3 |RD2-score04-2=5 |RD2-score04-agg=8
|RD2-team05=POR Benfica |RD2-score05-1=1 |RD2-score05-2=1 |RD2-score05-agg=2 |RD2-team06=DEN Boldklubben 1903 |RD2-score06-1=0 |RD2-score06-2=0 |RD2-score06-agg=0
|RD2-team07=ENG Liverpool |RD2-score07-1=5 |RD2-score07-2=1 |RD2-score07-agg=6 |RD2-team08=GDR Dynamo Dresden |RD2-score08-1=1 |RD2-score08-2=2 |RD2-score08-agg=3
|RD2-team09=BUL Levski-Spartak |RD2-score09-1=1 |RD2-score09-2=1 |RD2-score09-agg=2 |RD2-team10=NED Ajax |RD2-score10-1=2 |RD2-score10-2=2 |RD2-score10-agg=4
|RD2-team11=NIR Glentoran |RD2-score11-1=0 |RD2-score11-2=0 |RD2-score11-agg=0 |RD2-team12=ITA Juventus |RD2-score12-1=1 |RD2-score12-2=5 |RD2-score12-agg=6
|RD2-team13=BEL Club Brugge |RD2-score13-1=2 |RD2-score13-2=0 |RD2-score13-agg=2 |RD2-team14=GRE Panathinaikos |RD2-score14-1=0 |RD2-score14-2=1 |RD2-score14-agg=1
|RD2-team15=FRA Nantes |RD2-score15-1=1 |RD2-score15-2=1 |RD2-score15-agg=2 |RD2-team16=ESP Atlético Madrid |RD2-score16-1=1 |RD2-score16-2=2 |RD2-score16-agg=3
|RD3-team01=AUT Wacker |RD3-score01-1=3 |RD3-score01-2=0 |RD3-score01-agg=3 |RD3-team02=FRG B. M'gladbach (a) |RD3-score02-1=1 |RD3-score02-2=2 |RD3-score02-agg=3
|RD3-team03=POR Benfica |RD3-score03-1=1 |RD3-score03-2=1 |RD3-score03-agg=2 |RD3-team04=ENG Liverpool |RD3-score04-1=2 |RD3-score04-2=4 |RD3-score04-agg=6
|RD3-team05=NED Ajax |RD3-score05-1=1 |RD3-score05-2=1 |RD3-score05-agg=2 (0) |RD3-team06=ITA Juventus |RD3-score06-1=1 |RD3-score06-2=1 |RD3-score06-agg=2 (3)
|RD3-team07=BEL Brugge |RD3-score07-1=2 |RD3-score07-2=2 |RD3-score07-agg=4 |RD3-team08=ESP Atlético Madrid |RD3-score08-1=0 |RD3-score08-2=3 |RD3-score08-agg=3
|RD4-team01=FRG B. M'gladbach |RD4-score01-1=2 |RD4-score01-2=0 |RD4-score01-agg=2 |RD4-team02=ENG Liverpool |RD4-score02-1=1 |RD4-score02-2=3 |RD4-score02-agg=4
|RD4-team03=ITA Juventus |RD4-score03-1=1 |RD4-score03-2=0 |RD4-score03-agg=1 |RD4-team04=BEL Brugge |RD4-score04-1=0 |RD4-score04-2=2 |RD4-score04-agg=2
|RD5-team01=ENG Liverpool |RD5-score01=1 |RD5-team02=BEL Brugge |RD5-score02=0
First round
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First leg
Craig Wilson McLaughlin
Constantini
Filipović
Simonsen Wohlers
Schade
Milanov
Johansen
Fanna Virdis
Cools Lambert Davies
Georgescu
Second leg
Glavin Craig Eðvaldsson Celtic won 11–1 on aggregate.
Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.
Jovanović Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.
Nikonov Belenkov José Luís Chalana Bento 0–0 on aggregate; Benfica won on penalties.
Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate.
Larsson Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.
Kopycki Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate.
Geels Ling Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
Jamison Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate.
Virdis Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate.
Vandereycken Simoen Maes Loikkanen Club Brugge won 9–2 on aggregate.
Antoniadis Gonios Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Nantes won on away goals.
Cano Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Second round
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First leg
Burns
Heynckes Simonsen
Case Neal Kennedy
Erkens
Sørensen
Second leg
Stering Oberacher Wacker won 4–2 on aggregate.
Heynckes Nikolić Wittkamp Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.
Sachse Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate.
Geels Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
Boninsegna Fanna Benetti Juventus won 6–0 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.
Pereira Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
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First leg
Kriess Schwarz
Hughes
De Cubber
Second leg
Heynckes 3–3 on aggregate; Borussia Mönchengladbach won on away goals.
Dalglish McDermott Neal Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.
Benetti Cabrini Causio Van Dord Ling 2–2 on aggregate; Juventus won 3–0 on penalties.
Pina Lambert Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
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First leg
Bonhof
Second leg
Dalglish Case Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate.
Vandereycken Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1978 European Cup Final
Top scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN Allan Simonsen | FRG Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5 |
| 2 | ENG Jimmy Case | ENG Liverpool | 4 |
| SCO Joe Craig | SCO Celtic | 4 | |
| ENG Roger Davies | BEL Club Brugge | 4 | |
| FRG Jupp Heynckes | FRG Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | |
| ITA Pietro Paolo Virdis | ITA Juventus | 4 | |
| 7 | SCO Kenny Dalglish | ENG Liverpool | 3 |
| YUG Zoran Filipović | YUG Red Star Belgrade | 3 | |
| NED Ruud Geels | NED Ajax | 3 | |
| NED Tschen La Ling | NED Ajax | 3 | |
| BUL Kiril Milanov | BUL Levski-Spartak | 3 | |
| BUL Pavel Panov | BUL Levski-Spartak | 3 | |
| ESP Marcial Pina | ESP Atlético Madrid | 3 | |
| BEL René Vandereycken | BEL Club Brugge | 3 | |
| AUT Kurt Welzl | AUT Wacker | 3 |
References
References
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63406. Basel v Wacker, 14 September 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63400. Red Star Belgrade v Sligo Rovers, 14 September 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63404. Vasas v Borussia Mönchengladbach, 14 September 1977
- "Trabzonspor vs. Boldklubben". UEFA.
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63416. Dynamo Dresden v Halmstad, 14 September 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63402. Lillestrøm v Ajax, 14 September 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63394. Omonia v Juventus, 14 September 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63396. KuPS v Club Brugge, 14 September 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63412. Floriana v Panathinaikos, 14 September 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63399. Jeunesse Esch v Celtic, 28 September 1977
- "Boldklubben vs. Trabzonspor". UEFA.
- (28 September 1977). "Ajax - Lillestrom SK 4 - 0 (28-9-1977)".
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63436. Nantes v Atlético Madrid, 19 October 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63431. Borussia Mönchengladbach v Red Star Belgrade, 2 November 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63439. Boldklubben 1903 v Benfica, 2 November 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63425. Dynamo Dresden v Liverpool, 2 November 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63429. Ajax v Levski-Spartak, 2 November 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63433. Juventus v Glentoran, 2 November 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63437. Atlético Madrid v Nantes, 2 November 1977
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63444. Ajax v Juventus, 1 March 1978
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63442. Club Brugge v Atlético Madrid, 1 March 1978
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63445. Juventus v Ajax, 15 March 1978
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63448. Borussia Mönchengladbach v Liverpool, 29 March 1978
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63450. Juventus v Club Brugge, 29 March 1978
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63449. Liverpool v Borussia Mönchengladbach, 12 April 1978
- {{UEFA match attendance. 63452. Liverpool v Club Brugge, 10 May 1978
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