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1979 European Cup Winners' Cup final

Field	Value
title	1979 European Cup Winners' Cup final
image	[[File:1979 European Cup Winners' Cup Final programme.jpg	200px]]
caption	Match programme cover
event	[1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup](1978-79-european-cup-winners-cup)
team1	Barcelona
team1association	ESP
team1score	4
team2	Fortuna Düsseldorf
team2association	FRG
team2score	3
details	After extra time
date	16 May 1979
stadium	St. Jakob Stadium
city	Basel
referee	Károly Palotai (Hungary)
attendance	58,000
previous	[1978](1978-european-cup-winners-cup-final)
next	[1980](1980-european-cup-winners-cup-final)

The 1979 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Barcelona of Spain and Fortuna Düsseldorf of West Germany. It was held at St. Jakob Stadium in Basel on 16 May 1979. The venue was decided in Bern by the UEFA Executive Committee on 27 September 1978. It was the final match of the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 19th European Cup Winners' Cup final. Barcelona won 4–3 (a.e.t.) after goals from Tente Sánchez, Juan Manuel Asensi, Carles Rexach, and Hans Krankl, conquering the first UEFA-sanctioned trophy in its history.

Route to the final

ESP Barcelona	FRG Fortuna Düsseldorf
Opponent	Agg.
URS Shakhtyor Donetsk	4–1
BEL Anderlecht	3–3 (4–1 p)
ENG Ipswich Town	2–2 (a)
BEL Beveren	2–0

Match

Details

Asensi Rexach Krankl Seel

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ESP Joaquim Rifé

FRG Hans-Dieter Tippenhauer

Footnotes

References

(1978-09-28). "Edición del Thursday 28 September 1978, Página 4 - Hemeroteca - MundoDeportivo.com". Hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com.

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