5th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
1975–76 UEFA Cup Dates 14 September 1975 – 19 May 1976 Champions Liverpool (2nd title) Runners-up Club Brugge Top scorer(s) Ruud Geels (11 goals)
International football competition
The 1975–76 UEFA Cup was won by Liverpool over Club Brugge on aggregate.
The third club was revoked from the Netherlands and Austria, and it was assigned to the Soviet Union and Sweden.
First round [ ]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
MSV Duisburg
10–3
Enosis Neon Paralimni
7–1
3–2
Glentoran
1–14
Ajax
1–6
0–8
Grasshoppers
4–4(a )
Real Sociedad
3–3
1–1
PAOK
2–6
Barcelona
1–0
1–6
AIK
1–2
Spartak Moscow
1–1
0–1
Royal Antwerp
5–1
Aston Villa
4–1
1–0
Bohemians Prague
2–3
Budapest Honvéd
1–2
1–1
Carl Zeiss Jena
4–0
Marseille
3–0
1–0
Universitatea Craiova
2–4
Red Star Belgrade
1–3
1–1
Everton
0–1
Milan
0–0
0–1
Feyenoord
1–4
Ipswich Town
1–2
0–2
GAIS
4–5
Śląsk Wrocław
2–1
2–4
Hertha BSC
6–2
HJK Helsinki
4–1
2–1
Hibernian
2–3
Liverpool
1–0
1–3
Holbæk B&I
1–3
Stal Mielec
0–1
1–2
Köln
5–2
B1903
2–0
3–2(aet )
Lyon
4–6
Club Brugge
4–3
0–3
Molde
1–6
Öster
1–0
0–6
ASA Târgu Mureș
3–6
Dynamo Dresden
2–2
1–4
Chornomorets Odesa
1–3
Lazio
1–0
0–3(aet )
Porto
10–0
Avenir Beggen
7–0
3–0
Rapid Wien
2–3
Galatasaray
1–0
1–3
Roma
2–1
Dunav Ruse
2–0
0–1
Torpedo Moscow
5–2
Napoli
4–1
1–1
VÖEST Linz
2–4
Vasas
2–0
0–4
Vojvodina
1–3
AEK Athens
0–0
1–3
Young Boys
2–4
Hamburg
0–0
2–4
Athlone Town
4–2
Vålerengen
3–1
1–1
Inter Bratislava
8–2
Real Zaragoza
5–0
3–2
Keflavík
0–6
Dundee United
0–2
0–4
Levski-Spartak Sofia
7–1
Eskişehirspor
3–0
4–1
Sliema Wanderers
2–5
Sporting CP
1–2
1–3
First leg [ ]
Second leg [ ]
Both legs were played in West Germany, MSV Duisburg won 10–3 on aggregate.
Ajax won 14–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate, Real Sociedad won on away goals rule.
Barcelona won 6–2 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.
Royal Antwerp won 5–1 on aggregate.
Budapest Honvéd won 3–2 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–0 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.
Ipswich Town won 4–1 on aggregate.
Śląsk Wrocław won 5–4 on aggregate.
Hertha BSC won 6–2 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.
Stal Mielec won 3–1 on aggregate.
Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 6–4 on aggregate.
Öster won 6–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden won 6–3 on aggregate.
Lazio won 3–1 on aggregate.
Porto won 10–0 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 3–2 on aggregate.
Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.
Torpedo Moscow won 5–2 on aggregate.
Vasas SC won 4–2 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 4–2 on aggregate.
Athlone Town won 4–2 on aggregate.
Inter Bratislava won 8–2 on aggregate.
Dundee United won 6–0 on aggregate.
Levski-Spartak Sofia won 7–1 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 5–2 on aggregate.
Second round [ ]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
MSV Duisburg
4–4(a )
Levski-Spartak Sofia
3–2
1–2
Athlone Town
0–3
Milan
0–0
0–3
Carl Zeiss Jena
1–1(p )
Stal Mielec
1–0
0–1
Dundee United
2–3
Porto
1–2
1–1
Galatasaray
2–7
Torpedo Moscow
2–4
0–3
Hertha BSC
2–4
Ajax
1–0
1–4
Budapest Honvéd
2–3
Dynamo Dresden
2–2
0–1
Inter Bratislava
(a )3–3
AEK Athens
2–0
1–3
Ipswich Town
3–4
Club Brugge
3–0
0–4
Spartak Moscow
3–0
Köln
2–0
1–0
Öster
1–2
Roma
1–0
0–2
Real Sociedad
1–9
Liverpool
1–3
0–6
Red Star Belgrade
1–5
Hamburg
1–1
0–4
Śląsk Wrocław
3–2
Royal Antwerp
1–1
2–1
Vasas
4–3
Sporting CP
3–1
1–2
Lazio
0–7
Barcelona
0–3
0–4
First leg [ ]
Lazio refused to play for security reasons, claiming it would be impossible to play due to political demonstrations following the execution in Spain of five ETA and FRAP members on 27 September on terrorism charges. UEFA awarded Barcelona a 3–0 victory, ruling those three goals were not applicable for the away goals rule.
Second leg [ ]
4–4 on aggregate, Levski-Spartak Sofia won on away goals rule.
Milan won 3–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate, Stal Mielec won in penalty shoot-out.
Porto won 3–2 on aggregate.
Torpedo Moscow won 7–2 on aggregate.
Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate, Inter Bratislava won on away goals rule.
Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 3–0 on aggregate.
Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 9–1 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 5–1 on aggregate.
Śląsk Wrocław won 3–2 on aggregate.
Vasas SC won 4–3 on aggregate.
Before the game, Johan Cruyff was given his Ballon d'Or award for the 1974 season.
Barcelona won 7–0 on aggregate.
Third round [ ]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Ajax
3–3(p )
Levski-Spartak Sofia
2–1
1–2
Barcelona
4–1
Vasas
3–1
1–0
Club Brugge
2–0
Roma
1–0
1–0
Dynamo Dresden
4–3
Torpedo Moscow
3–0
1–3
Hamburg
3–2
Porto
2–0
1–2
Inter Bratislava
1–2
Stal Mielec
1–0
0–2
Śląsk Wrocław
1–5
Liverpool
1–2
0–3
Milan
4–2
Spartak Moscow
4–0
0–2
First leg [ ]
Second leg [ ]
3–3 on aggregate, Levski-Spartak Sofia won in penalty shoot-out.
Barcelona won 4–1 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 2–0 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden won 4–3 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 3–2 on aggregate.
Stal Mielec won 2–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 5–1 on aggregate.
Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter–finals [ ]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Barcelona
8–5
Levski-Spartak Sofia
4–0
4–5
Club Brugge
3–2
Milan
2–0
1–2
Dynamo Dresden
1–2
Liverpool
0–0
1–2
Hamburg
2–1
Stal Mielec
1–1
1–0
First leg [ ]
Second leg [ ]
Barcelona won 8–5 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 3–2 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi–finals [ ]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Barcelona
1–2
Liverpool
0–1
1–1
Hamburg
1–2
Club Brugge
1–1
0–1
First leg [ ]
Second leg [ ]
Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final [ ]
Main article: 1976 UEFA Cup Final
First leg [ ]
Second leg [ ]
Liverpool won 4–3 on aggregate.
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