1977–78 European Cup
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The Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 1977 - 10 May 1978 |
| Teams | 31 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Liverpool (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
.svg.png){kind=small} Club Brugge |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 162 (2.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Allan Simonsen (5 goals) |
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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
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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1–4 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach |
0–3 | 1–1 |
Benfica  |
0–0 (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 |
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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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Panathinaikos |
1–1 | 0–4 |
Dukla Prague  |
1–1 (a) |  Nantes |
1–1 | 0–0 |
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2–3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Atlético Madrid |
2–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
14 September 1977 |
| Celtic |
5–0 | Jeunesse Esch |
|---|---|---|
MacDonald  15'Craig 33', 58'Wilson 36'McLaughlin 83' |
Report |
15 September 1977 |
| Dinamo Bucureşti |
2–1 | Atlético Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Vrînceanu 14' Georgescu 73' |
Report | Pereira 58' |
Second leg
28 September 1977 |
| Jeunesse Esch |
1–6 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Giuliani 30' |
Report | Lennox 30', 66' Glavin 52'McGrain 56'Eðvaldsson 66', 76' |
Celtic won 11–1 on aggregate.
Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.
Benfica 0–0 Torpedo Moscow on aggregate. Benfica won on penalties.
Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.
Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate.
Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate.
Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate.
28 September 1977 |
| Club Brugge |
5–2 | KuPS |
|---|---|---|
| Davies 17', 35' Vandereycken 33'Simoen 47'Maes 85' |
Report | Mönkkönen 20' Loikkanen 63' |
Club Brugge won 9–2 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.
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 |
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
19 October 1977 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
0–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Schäfer 16' Heynckes 45'Simonsen 76' |
19 October 1977 |
| Liverpool |
5–1 | Dynamo Dresden |
|---|---|---|
| Hansen 14' Case 21', 57'Neal 44' (pen.)Kennedy 66' |
Report | Häfner 76' |
Second leg
Wacker won 4–2 on aggregate.
2 November 1977 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
5–1 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| 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 won 6–0 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacker |
3–3 (a) | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
3–1 | 0–2 |
| Benfica |
2–6 | Liverpool |
1–2 | 1–4 |
| Ajax |
2–2 (0–3p) | Juventus |
1–1 | 1–1 |
| Club Brugge |
4–3 | Atlético Madrid |
2–0 | 2–3 |
First leg
1 March 1978 |
| Wacker |
3–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|---|---|---|
| Koncilia 8' Kriess 23'Schwarz 27' |
Report | Heynckes 63' |
Second leg
Wacker 3–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate. Borussia Mönchengladbach won on away goals.
Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.
15 March 1978 |
| Juventus |
1–1 | 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.
Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
2–4 | Liverpool |
2–1 | 0–3 |
| Juventus |
1–2 | 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:
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)
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