1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
Event European Cup Winners' Cup 1977–78
Date 3 May 1978
Venue Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee Heinz Aldinger
Attendance 48,679

The 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between R.S.C. Anderlecht of Belgium and Austria Vienna of Austria. It was the final match of the European Cup Winners' Cup 1977–78 and the 18th European Cup Winners' Cup Final. The final was held at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, on 3 May 1978 (the venue was decided in Bern by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 September 1977).[1] Anderlecht won the match 4–0 thanks to two goals each by Rob Rensenbrink and Gilbert van Binst.

It was Anderlecht's third consecutive appearance in the final; they won the competition in 1976 and were runners-up in 1977.

Route to the final

For more details on this topic, see 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup.
Belgium Anderlecht Austria Austria Wien
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 8–1 6–1 (A) 2–0 (H) First round Wales Cardiff City 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Germany Hamburg 3–2 2–1 (A) 1–1 (H) Second round Czechoslovakia Lokomotíva Košice 1–1 (a) 0–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Portugal Porto 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Quarter-finals Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split 2–2 (3–0 p) 1–1 (A) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
Netherlands Twente 3–0 1–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow 3–3 (5–4 p) 2–1 (H) 1–2 (a.e.t.) (A)

Match details

Anderlecht
Austria Vienna
GK 1 Netherlands Nico de Bree
DF 2 Belgium Gilbert Van Binst
DF 3 Belgium Hugo Broos
DF 4 Netherlands Johnny Dusbaba
DF 5 Belgium Jean Thissen
MF 8 Netherlands Arie Haan
MF 10Belgium Ludo Coeck
MF 6 Belgium Franky Vercauteren  87'
FW 7 Belgium François Van der Elst
FW 9 Denmark Benny Nielsen
FW 11Netherlands Rob Rensenbrink (c)
Substitutes:
MF 12Belgium Jean Dockx  87'
Manager:
Belgium Raymond Goethals
GK 1 Austria Hubert Baumgartner
DF 2 Austria Robert Sara (c)
DF 3 Austria Erich Obermayer
DF 6 Austria Josef Sara
DF 4 Austria Ernst Baumeister
MF 5 Austria Karl Daxbacher  60'
MF 8 Austria Herbert Prohaska
MF 10Austria Felix Gasselich
FW 7 Austria Thomas Parits
FW 9 Austria Hans Pirkner
FW 11Uruguay Julio Morales  74'
Substitutes:
MF Uruguay Alberto Martínez  60'
FW Austria Fritz Drazan  74'
Manager:
Austria Hermann Stessl

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