1977–78 European Cup
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 19 August 1977 – 10 May 1978 |
Teams | 31 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Liverpool (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Brugge |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 59 |
Goals scored | 162 (2.75 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Allan Simonsen (5 goals) |
The 1977–78 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by defending champions Liverpool in the final against 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.
Bracket[]
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Celtic | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeunesse Esch | 0 | 1 | 1 | Celtic | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basel | 1 | 1 | 2 | Wacker | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wacker | 3 | 0 | 3 | Wacker | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Red Star Belgrade | 3 | 3 | 6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sligo Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vasas | 0 | 1 | 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | 1 | 4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Benfica (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | Liverpool | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Torpedo Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Trabzonspor | 1 | 0 | 1 | Boldklubben 1903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boldklubben 1903 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Liverpool | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dynamo Dresden | 2 | 1 | 3 | Dynamo Dresden | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Halmstad | 0 | 2 | 2 | Liverpool | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Levski-Spartak | 3 | 2 | 5 | Brugge | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Śląsk Wrocław | 0 | 2 | 2 | Levski-Spartak | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lillestrøm | 2 | 0 | 2 | Ajax | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ajax | 0 | 4 | 4 | Ajax | 1 | 1 | 2 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Valur | 1 | 0 | 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Glentoran | 0 | 2 | 2 | Glentoran | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Omonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juventus | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Juventus | 3 | 2 | 5 | Juventus | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
KuPS | 0 | 2 | 2 | Brugge | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Brugge | 4 | 5 | 9 | Club Brugge | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Floriana | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panathinaikos | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Panathinaikos | 1 | 4 | 5 | Brugge | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dukla Prague | 1 | 0 | 1 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nantes (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nantes | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dinamo București | 2 | 0 | 2 | Atlético Madrid | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Atlético Madrid | 1 | 2 | 3 |
First round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Celtic | 11–1 | Jeunesse Esch | 5–0 | 6–1 |
Basel | 2–3 | Wacker | 1–3 | 1–0 |
Red Star Belgrade | 6–0 | Sligo Rovers | 3–0 | 3–0 |
Vasas | 1–4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–3 | 1–1 |
Benfica | 0–0 (4–1 p) | Torpedo Moscow | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Trabzonspor | 1–2 | Boldklubben 1903 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Liverpool | Bye | – | – | |
Dynamo Dresden | 3–2 | Halmstad | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Levski-Spartak | 5–2 | Śląsk Wrocław | 3–0 | 2–2 |
Lillestrøm | 2–4 | Ajax | 2–0 | 0–4 |
Valur | 1–2 | Glentoran | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Omonia | 0–5 | Juventus | 0–3 | 0–2 |
KuPS | 2–9 | Club Brugge | 0–4 | 2–5 |
Floriana | 1–5 | Panathinaikos | 1–1 | 0–4 |
Dukla Prague | 1–1 (a) | Nantes | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Dinamo București | 2–3 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | 0–2 |
First leg[]
Celtic | 5–0 | Jeunesse Esch |
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MacDonald 15' Craig 33', 58' Wilson 36' McLaughlin 83' |
Report |
Basel | 1–3 | Wacker |
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Von Wartburg 22' | Report | Welzl 41', 45' (pen.) Constantini 51' |
Red Star Belgrade | 3–0 | Sligo Rovers |
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Džajić 54', 80' Filipović 67' |
Report |
Vasas | 0–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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Report | Schäfer 17' Simonsen 34' Wohlers 45' |
Benfica | 0–0 | Torpedo Moscow |
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Report |
Dynamo Dresden | 2–0 | Halmstad |
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Heidler 70' Schade 84' |
Report |
Levski-Spartak | 3–0 | Śląsk Wrocław |
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Panov 20' Milanov 40', 43' |
Report |
Lillestrøm | 2–0 | Ajax |
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1' Johansen 13' |
Report |
KuPS | 0–4 | Club Brugge |
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Report | Vandereycken 49' Cools 51' Lambert 64' Davies 78' |
Dinamo București | 2–1 | Atlético Madrid |
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Vrînceanu 14' Georgescu 73' |
Report | Pereira 58' |
Second leg[]
Jeunesse Esch | 1–6 | Celtic |
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30' | Report | Lennox 30', 66' Glavin 52' McGrain 56' Eðvaldsson 66', 76' |
Celtic won 11–1 on aggregate.
Wacker | 0–1 | Basel |
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Report | Maissen 62' |
Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sligo Rovers | 0–3 | Red Star Belgrade |
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Report | Filipović 5', 60' Jovanović 43' |
Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | Vasas |
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Simonsen 64' | Report | 77' |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.
Torpedo Moscow | 0–0 (aet) | Benfica |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
1–4 |
Benfica 0–0 Torpedo Moscow on aggregate. Benfica won on penalties.
Boldklubben 1903 | 2–0 | Trabzonspor |
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40', 82' | Report |
Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.
Śląsk Wrocław | 2–2 | Levski-Spartak |
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Pawłowski 22' 75' |
Report | Panov 29', 58' |
Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate.
Ajax | 4–0 | Lillestrøm |
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Birkelund 10' (o.g.) Geels 31' Ling 51', 72' |
Report |
Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate.
Juventus | 2–0 | Omonia |
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Boninsegna 11' Virdis 75' |
Report |
Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate.
Club Brugge | 5–2 | KuPS |
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Davies 17', 35' Vandereycken 33' Simoen 47' Maes 85' |
Report | 20' 63' |
Club Brugge won 9–2 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos | 4–0 | Floriana |
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Álvarez 24' Antoniadis 35', 40' (pen.) 85' |
Report |
Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.
Nantes | 0–0 | Dukla Prague |
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Report |
Dukla Prague 1–1 Nantes. Nantes won on away goals.
Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Dinamo București |
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Benegas 67' Cano 81' |
Report |
Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Second round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Celtic | 2–4 | Wacker | 2–1 | 0–3 |
Red Star Belgrade | 1–8 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–3 | 1–5 |
Benfica | 2–0 | Boldklubben 1903 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Liverpool | 6–3 | Dynamo Dresden | 5–1 | 1–2 |
Levski-Spartak | 2–4 | Ajax | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Glentoran | 0–6 | Juventus | 0–1 | 0–5 |
Club Brugge | 2–1 | Panathinaikos | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Nantes | 2–3 | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | 1–2 |
First leg[]
Celtic | 2–1 | Wacker |
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Craig 49' Burns 78' |
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63434--celtic-vs-wacker/ Report] | Kriess 54' |
Red Star Belgrade | 0–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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Report | Schäfer 16' Heynckes 45' Simonsen 76' |
Glentoran | 0–1 | Juventus |
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Report | Causio 38' |
Club Brugge | 2–0 | Panathinaikos |
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Davies 24' (pen.) Cools 72' |
Report |
Nantes | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid |
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Lacombe 48' | Report | Marcial 42' |
Second leg[]
Wacker won 4–2 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5–1 | Red Star Belgrade |
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Simonsen 17', 32' Heynckes 60' Nikolić 62' (o.g.) Wittkamp 87' |
Report | Sušić 44' |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate.
Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
Juventus | 5–0 | Glentoran |
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Virdis 10', 20' Boninsegna 53' Fanna 70' Benetti 77' |
Report |
Juventus won 6–0 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos | 1–0 | Club Brugge |
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82' | Report |
Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Nantes |
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Cano 76' Pereira 80' |
Report | Lacombe 31' |
Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Wacker | 3–3 (a) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–1 | 0–2 |
Benfica | 2–6 | Liverpool | 1–2 | 1–4 |
Ajax | 2–2 (0–3 p) | Juventus | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Club Brugge | 4–3 | Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | 2–3 |
First leg[]
Wacker | 3–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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Koncilia 8' Kriess 23' Schwarz 27' |
Report | Heynckes 63' |
Ajax | 1–1 | Juventus |
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86' | Report | Causio 89' |
Club Brugge | 2–0 | Atlético Madrid |
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Courant 44' 57' |
Report |
Second leg[]
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–0 | Wacker |
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Bonhof 19' (pen.) Heynckes 32' |
Report |
Wacker 3–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate. Borussia Mönchengladbach won on away goals.
Liverpool | 4–1 | Benfica |
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Callaghan 6' Dalglish 17' McDermott 78' Neal 88' |
Report | Nené 25' |
Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.
Juventus | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ajax |
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Tardelli 21' | Report | Ling 80' |
Penalties | ||
Gentile Benetti Cabrini Causio |
3–0 | Geels Ling |
Ajax 2–2 Juventus on aggregate. Juventus won 3–0 on penalties.
Atlético Madrid | 3–2 | Club Brugge |
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Benegas 20' Pina 30', 62' |
Report | Cools 60' Lambert 69' |
Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–4 | Liverpool | 2–1 | 0–3 |
Juventus | 1–2 | Club Brugge | 1–0 | 0–2 |
First leg[]
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–1 | Liverpool |
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Hannes 28' Bonhof 89' |
Report | Johnson 88' |
Juventus | 1–0 | Club Brugge |
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Bettega 86' | Report |
Second leg[]
Liverpool | 3–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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Kennedy 6' Dalglish 35' Case 56' |
Report |
Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate.
Club Brugge | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Juventus |
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Bastijns 3' Vandereycken 116' |
Report |
Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final[]
Liverpool | 1–0 | Club Brugge |
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Dalglish 64' | Report MatchCentre |
Top scorers[]
The top scorers from the 1977–78 European Cup are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | Allan Simonsen | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5 |
2 | Jimmy Case | Liverpool | 4 |
Roger Davies | Club Brugge | 4 | |
Jupp Heynckes | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | |
Pietro Paolo Virdis | Juventus | 4 | |
6 | Julien Cools | Club Brugge | 3 |
Joe Craig | Celtic | 3 | |
Kenny Dalglish | Liverpool | 3 | |
Ruud Geels | Ajax | 3 | |
Tschen La Ling | Ajax | 3 | |
Kiril Milanov | Levski-Spartak | 3 | |
Pavel Panov | Levski-Spartak | 3 | |
René Vandereycken | Club Brugge | 3 | |
Kurt Welzl | Wacker | 3 |
External links[]
- 1977–78 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1977–78 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1977/78 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
- 1977–78 in European football
- European Champion Clubs' Cup seasons