1977–78 European Cup

1977–78 European Cup

The Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates 19 August 1977 - 10 May 1978
Teams 31
Final positions
Champions England Liverpool (2nd title)
Runners-up Belgium Club Brugge
Tournament statistics
Matches played 59
Goals scored 162 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Denmark 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 Club Brugge. The game finished 1–0, starting a run of six consecutive finals that finished 1–0 after ninety minutes, five of them won by English clubs.

Bracket

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
 Scotland Celtic 5 6 11  
 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 0 1 1      Scotland Celtic 2 0 2  
 Switzerland Basel 1 1 2    Austria Wacker 1 3 4  
 Austria Wacker 3 0 3        Austria Wacker 3 0 3  
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 3 3 6        West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 2 3 a  
 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 0 0 0      Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 0 1 1
 Hungary Vasas 0 1 1    West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 5 8  
 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 1 4        West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 0 2  
 Portugal Benfica 0 0 0        England Liverpool 1 3 4  
 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow (p) 0 0 0      Portugal Benfica 1 1 2  
 Turkey Trabzonspor 1 0 1    Denmark Boldklubben 1903 0 0 0  
 Denmark Boldklubben 1903 0 2 2        Portugal Benfica 1 1 2
 England Liverpool        England Liverpool 2 4 6  
 bye      England Liverpool 5 1 6
 East Germany Dynamo Dresden 2 1 3    East Germany Dynamo Dresden 1 2 3  
 Sweden Halmstad 0 2 2        England Liverpool 1
 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak 3 2 5        Belgium Club Brugge 0
 Poland Slask Wroclaw 0 2 2      Bulgaria Levski-Spartak 1 1 2  
 Norway Lillestrøm 2 0 2    Netherlands Ajax 2 2 4  
 Netherlands Ajax 0 4 4        Netherlands Ajax 1 1 2  
 Iceland Valur 1 0 1        Italy Juventus 1 1 2 p  
 Northern Ireland Glentoran 0 2 2      Northern Ireland Glentoran 0 0 0
 Cyprus Omonia 0 0 0    Italy Juventus 1 5 6  
 Italy Juventus 3 2 5        Italy Juventus 1 0 1
 Finland KuPS 0 2 2        Belgium Club Brugge 0 2 2  
 Belgium Club Brugge 4 5 9      Belgium Club Brugge 2 0 2  
 Malta Floriana 1 0 1    Greece Panathinaikos 0 1 1  
 Greece Panathinaikos 1 4 5        Belgium Club Brugge 2 2 4
 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 1 0 1        Spain Atlético Madrid 0 3 3  
 France Nantes (a) 1 0 1      France Nantes 1 1 2
 Romania Dinamo Bucuresti 2 0 2    Spain Atlético Madrid 1 2 3  
 Spain Atlético Madrid 1 2 3  

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celtic Scotland 11–1 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 5–0 6–1
Basel Switzerland 2–3 Austria Wacker 1–3 1–0
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 6–0 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 3–0 3–0
Vasas Hungary 1–4 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 1–1
Benfica Portugal 0–0 (p) Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 0–0 0–0
Trabzonspor Turkey 1–2 Denmark Boldklubben 1903 1–0 0–2
Liverpool England Bye
Dynamo Dresden East Germany 3–2 Sweden Halmstad 2–0 1–2
Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 5–2 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 3–0 2–2
Lillestrøm Norway 2–4 Netherlands Ajax 2–0 0–4
Valur Iceland 1–2 Northern Ireland Glentoran 1–0 0–2
Omonia Cyprus 0–5 Italy Juventus 0–3 0–2
KuPS Finland 2–9 Belgium Club Brugge 0–4 2–5
Floriana Malta 1–5 Greece Panathinaikos 1–1 0–4
Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia 1–1 (a) France Nantes 1–1 0–0
Dinamo Bucureşti Romania 2–3 Spain Atlético Madrid 2–1 0–2

First leg

14 September 1977
Celtic Scotland 5–0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
MacDonald  15'
Craig  33', 58'
Wilson  36'
McLaughlin  83'
Report

14 September 1977
Basel Switzerland 1–3 Austria Wacker
von Wartburg  22' Report Welzl  41', 45' (pen.)
Constantini  51'



14 September 1977
Benfica Portugal 0–0 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow
Report

14 September 1977
Trabzonspor Turkey 1–0 Denmark Boldklubben 1903
Ergün  75' Report

14 September 1977
Dynamo Dresden East Germany 2–0 Sweden Halmstad
Heidler  70'
Schade  84'
Report


14 September 1977
Lillestrøm Norway 2–0 Netherlands Ajax
Lønstad  1'
Johansen  13'
Report

15 September 1977
Valur Iceland 1–0 Northern Ireland Glentoran
Bergs  38' Report

14 September 1977
Omonia Cyprus 0–3 Italy Juventus
Report Bettega  34'
Fanna  42'
Virdis  59'

14 September 1977
KuPS Finland 0–4 Belgium Club Brugge
Report Vandereycken  49'
Cools  51'
Lambert  64'
Davies  78'

14 September 1977
Floriana Malta 1–1 Greece Panathinaikos
Xuereb  16' Report Aslanidis  26'

14 September 1977
Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia 1–1 France Nantes
Vízek  54' Report Amisse  35'

15 September 1977
Dinamo Bucureşti Romania 2–1 Spain Atlético Madrid
Vrînceanu  14'
Georgescu  73'
Report Pereira  58'

Second leg

28 September 1977
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 1–6 Scotland Celtic
Giuliani  30' Report Lennox  30', 66'
Glavin  52'
McGrain  56'
Eðvaldsson  66', 76'

Celtic won 11–1 on aggregate.


28 September 1977
Wacker Austria 0–1 Switzerland Basel
Report Maissen  62'

Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.


Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.


28 September 1977
Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany 1–1 Hungary Vasas
Simonsen  64' Report Izsó  77'

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.


28 September 1977
Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union 0 – 0 (aet) Portugal Benfica
Report
  Penalties  
1–4

Benfica 0–0 Torpedo Moscow on aggregate. Benfica won on penalties.


28 September 1977
Boldklubben 1903 Denmark 2–0 Turkey Trabzonspor
Francker  40', 82' Report

Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate.


28 September 1977
Halmstad Sweden 2–1 East Germany Dynamo Dresden
Johansson  17'
Larsson  88'
Report Heidler  64'

Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.


28 September 1977
Śląsk Wrocław Poland 2–2 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak
Pawłowski  22'
Kopycki  75'
Report Panov  29', 58'

Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate.


28 September 1977
Ajax Netherlands 4–0 Norway Lillestrøm
Birkelund  10' (o.g.)
Geels  31'
Ling  51', 72'
Report

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.


29 September 1977
Glentoran Northern Ireland 2–0 Iceland Valur
Robson  18'
Jamison  73'
Report

Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate.


28 September 1977
Juventus Italy 2–0 Cyprus Omonia
Boninsegna  11'
Virdis  75'
Report

Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate.


28 September 1977
Club Brugge Belgium 5–2 Finland KuPS
Davies  17', 35'
Vandereycken  33'
Simoen  47'
Maes  85'
Report Mönkkönen  20'
Loikkanen  63'

Club Brugge won 9–2 on aggregate.


28 September 1977
Panathinaikos Greece 4–0 Malta Floriana
Álvarez  24'
Antoniadis  35', 40' (pen.)
Gonios  85'
Report

Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.


28 September 1977
Nantes France 0–0 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Report

Dukla Prague 1–1 Nantes. Nantes won on away goals.


Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celtic Scotland 2–4 Austria Wacker 2–1 0–3
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–8 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 1–5
Benfica Portugal 2–0 Denmark Boldklubben 1903 1–0 1–0
Liverpool England 6–3 East Germany Dynamo Dresden 5–1 1–2
Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 2–4 Netherlands Ajax 1–2 1–2
Glentoran Northern Ireland 0–6 Italy Juventus 0–1 0–5
Club Brugge Belgium 2–1 Greece Panathinaikos 2–0 0–1
Nantes France 2–3 Spain Atlético Madrid 1–1 1–2

First leg

19 October 1977
Celtic Scotland 2–1 Austria Wacker
Craig  49'
Burns  78'
Report Kriess  54'



19 October 1977
Liverpool England 5–1 East Germany Dynamo Dresden
Hansen  14'
Case  21', 57'
Neal  44' (pen.)
Kennedy  66'
Report Häfner  76'

19 October 1977
Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 1–2 Netherlands Ajax
Voynov  80' (pen.) Report Geels  30'
Erkens  79'

19 October 1977
Glentoran Northern Ireland 0–1 Italy Juventus
Report Causio  38'

19 October 1977
Club Brugge Belgium 2–0 Greece Panathinaikos
Davies  24' (pen.)
Cools  72'
Report

19 October 1977
Nantes France 1–1 Spain Atlético Madrid
Lacombe  48' Report Marcial  42'

Second leg

2 November 1977
Wacker Austria 3–0 Scotland Celtic
Welzl  4'
Stering  21'
Oberacher  27'
Report

Wacker won 4–2 on aggregate.


Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate.


Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.


2 November 1977
Dynamo Dresden East Germany 2–1 England Liverpool
Kotte  47'
Sachse  52'
Report Heighway  67'

Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate.


2 November 1977
Ajax Netherlands 2–1 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak
Lerby  41'
Geels  53'
Report Milanov  41'

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.


2 November 1977
Juventus Italy 5–0 Northern Ireland Glentoran
Virdis  10', 20'
Boninsegna  53'
Fanna  70'
Benetti  77'
Report

Juventus won 6–0 on aggregate.


2 November 1977
Panathinaikos Greece 1–0 Belgium Club Brugge
Gonios  82' Report

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.


2 November 1977
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–1 France Nantes
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
Wacker Austria 3–3 (a) West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 0–2
Benfica Portugal 2–6 England Liverpool 1–2 1–4
Ajax Netherlands 2–2 (0–3p) Italy Juventus 1–1 1–1
Club Brugge Belgium 4–3 Spain Atlético Madrid 2–0 2–3

First leg

1 March 1978
Wacker Austria 3–1 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Koncilia  8'
Kriess  23'
Schwarz  27'
Report Heynckes  63'

1 March 1978
Benfica Portugal 1–2 England Liverpool
Nené  13' Report Case  36'
Hughes  71'

1 March 1978
Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Italy Juventus
Van Dord  86' Report Causio  89'

1 March 1978
Club Brugge Belgium 2–0 Spain Atlético Madrid
Courant  44'
De Cubber  57'
Report

Second leg

Wacker 3–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate. Borussia Mönchengladbach won on away goals.


15 March 1978
Liverpool England 4–1 Portugal Benfica
Callaghan  6'
Dalglish  17'
McDermott  78'
Neal  88'
Report Nené  25'

Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.


15 March 1978
Juventus Italy 1–1 Netherlands Ajax
Tardelli  21' Report Ling  80'
  Penalties  
Gentile
Benetti
Cabrini
Causio
3–0 Geels
Van Dord
Ling

Ajax 2–2 Juventus on aggregate. Juventus won 3–0 on penalties.


15 March 1978
Atlético Madrid Spain 3–2 Belgium Club Brugge
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
Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany 2–4 England Liverpool 2–1 0–3
Juventus Italy 1–2 Belgium Club Brugge 1–0 0–2

First leg


Second leg

Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate.


Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1977–78 European Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Denmark Allan Simonsen West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 5
2 England Jimmy Case England Liverpool 4
England Roger Davies Belgium Club Brugge 4
West Germany Jupp Heynckes West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 4
Italy Pietro Paolo Virdis Italy Juventus 4
6 Belgium Julien Cools Belgium Club Brugge 3
Scotland Joe Craig Scotland Celtic 3
Scotland Kenny Dalglish England Liverpool 3
Netherlands Ruud Geels Netherlands Ajax 3
Netherlands Tschen La Ling Netherlands Ajax 3
Bulgaria Kiril Milanov Bulgaria Levski-Spartak 3
Bulgaria Pavel Panov Bulgaria Levski-Spartak 3
Belgium René Vandereycken Belgium Club Brugge 3
Austria Kurt Welzl Austria Wacker 3

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