1978–79 UEFA Cup
The 1978–79 UEFA Cup was won by Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate over Red Star Belgrade.
First round
First leg
Enzo Ferrero scored an olympic goal.
13 September 1978 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi |
2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kipiani Shengelia |
Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 90,000 |
Second leg
Dukla Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.
27 September 1978 |
| Lokomotíva Košice |
1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Kozák |
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| Penalties | ||
| Kozák Ujhely Jacko Móder Suchánek Dobrovič Fecko Repík |
6–7 | |
Lokomotíva Košice 1–1 Milan on aggregate. Milan won 7–6 on penalties.
Sporting Gijón won 3–1 on aggregate.
27 September 1978 |
| Strasbourg |
4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Piasecki Tanter Gemmrich Wagner |
Ahlström |
Strasbourg won 4–3 on aggregate.
27 September 1978 |
| Napoli |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Savoldi |
Daraselia |
Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 75,000 |
Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.
Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.
27 September 1978 |
| Botev Plovdiv |
1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Georgi Slavkov |
Karl-Heinz Granitza Karl-Heinz Granitza |
Hertha won 2–1 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Amsterdam |
5–0 | 1–0 (Report) | 4–0 (Report) | |
| Budapest Honved FC |
4–2 | 4–0 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) | |
| Everton |
2–2(a) | 2–1 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) | |
| FC Argeş Piteşti |
4–6 | 2–1 (Report) | 2–5 (Report) | |
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
0–3 | 0–0 (Report) | 0–3(aet) (Report) | |
| FC Torpedo Moscow |
2–3 | 2–1 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) | |
| Hajduk Split |
2–2(a) | 2–1 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) | |
| Hertha BSC Berlin |
2–1 | 2–0 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) | |
| IBV |
1–4 | 0–2 (Report) | 1–2 (Report) | |
| KuPS |
1–6 | 0–2 (Report) | 1–4 (Report) | |
| Manchester City |
4–2 | 4–0 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) | |
| Levski Sofia |
1–4 | 1–1 (Report) | 0–3 (Report) | |
| RC Strasbourg |
2–1 | 2–0 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) | |
| S.C. Braga |
0–3 | 0–2 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) | |
| S.L. Benfica |
0–2 | 0–0 (Report) | 0–2(aet) (Report) | |
| Sporting Gijón |
1–2 | 0–1 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
First leg
Second leg
Milan won 4–1 on aggregate. On 23 November 1978, UEFA fined Milan $14,000 for a bribery attempt to the Scottish referee John Gordon and linesmen Rollo Kyle and David McCartney (Italian club took the officials to shop for free the day before the game). Curiously, UEFA did not sanction the referee at all, however, Scottish Football Association suspended him.
Strasbourg won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan |
2–5 | 2–2 (Report) | 0–3 (Report) | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
5–3 | 1–1 (Report) | 4–2 (Report) | |
| Budapest Honvéd FC |
4–3 | 4–1 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) | |
| Esbjerg fB |
2–5 | 2–1 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) | |
| RC Strasbourg |
0–4 | 0–0 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
2–1 | 1–0 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) | |
| Valencia CF |
1–3 | 1–1 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) | |
| VfB Stuttgart |
4–5 | 4–1 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
First leg
Second leg
Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.
Duisburg won 4–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Honvéd FC |
4–4(a) | 2–3 (Report) | 2–1 (Report) | |
| Hertha BSC Berlin |
3–2 | 1–1 (Report) | 2–1 (Report) | |
| Manchester City |
2–4 | 1–1 (Report) | 1–3 (Report) | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
2–1 | 1–0 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
First leg
7 March 1979 |
| Budapest Honvéd FC |
2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Varga Weimper |
Report | Worm Seliger |
Second leg
MSV Duisburg 4–4 Budapest Honvéd FC. Duisburg won on away goals.
Hertha BSC Berlin won 3–2 on aggregate.
21 March 1979 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kulik Bruns Del'Haye |
Report | Deyna |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSV Duisburg |
3–6 | 2–2 | 1–4 | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
(a)2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
10 April 1979 |
| MSV Duisburg |
2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Worm Fruck |
Report UEFA | Simonsen Lausen |
Second leg
24 April 1979 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Simonsen Kulik Lienen |
Report UEFA | Büssers |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–3 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade 2–2 Hertha BSC Berlin. Belgrade won on away goals.
Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Star Belgrade |
1–2 | 1–1 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
External links
- 1978–79 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
- Official Site
- Results at RSSSF.com
- All scorers 1978–79 UEFA Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1978/79 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
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