1977–78 European Cup

1977–78 European Cup
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 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
 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 (a) 1 2 3  
 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 (p) 0 0 0 (4)        England Liverpool 1 3 4  
 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 0 0 0 (1)      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 Śląsk Wrocław 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 (0)  
 Iceland Valur 1 0 1        Italy Juventus 1 1 2 (3)  
 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 București 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 (4–1 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 București Romania 2–3 Spain Atlético Madrid 2–1 0–2

First leg

Celtic Scotland 5–0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
MacDonald  15'
Craig  33', 58'
Wilson  36'
McLaughlin  83'		 Report
Basel Switzerland 1–3 Austria Wacker
Von Wartburg  22' Report Welzl  41', 45' (pen.)
Constantini  51'
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–0 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
Džajić  54', 80'
Jelikić  67'		 Report
Vasas Hungary 0–3 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Report Schäfer  17'
Simonsen  34'
Wohlers  45'
Benfica Portugal 0–0 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow
Report
Trabzonspor Turkey 1–0 Denmark Boldklubben 1903
Ergün  75' Report
Dynamo Dresden East Germany 2–0 Sweden Halmstad
Heidler  70'
Schade  84'		 Report
Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 3–0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław
Panov  20'
Milanov  40', 43'		 Report
Lillestrøm Norway 2–0 Netherlands Ajax
Lønstad  1'
Johansen  13'		 Report
Valur Iceland 1–0 Northern Ireland Glentoran
Bergs  38' Report
Omonia Cyprus 0–3 Italy Juventus
Report Bettega  34'
Fanna  42'
Virdis  59'
KuPS Finland 0–4 Belgium Club Brugge
Report Vandereycken  49'
Cools  51'
Lambert  64'
Davies  78'
Floriana Malta 1–1 Greece Panathinaikos
Xuereb  16' Report Aslanidis  26'
Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia 1–1 France Nantes
Vízek  54' Report Amisse  35'
Dinamo București Romania 2–1 Spain Atlético Madrid
Vrînceanu  14'
Georgescu  73'		 Report Pereira  58'

Second leg

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.

Wacker Austria 0–1 Switzerland Basel
Report Maissen  62'

Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland 0–3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Report Filipović  5', 60'
Jovanović  43'

Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.

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

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.

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

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

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

Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate.

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

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.

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

Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate.

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.

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

Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.

Nantes France 0–0 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Report

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

Atlético Madrid Spain 2–0 Romania Dinamo București
Benegas  67'
Cano  81'		 Report

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

Celtic Scotland 2–1 Austria Wacker
Craig  49'
Burns  78'		 Report Kriess  54'
Benfica Portugal 1–0 Denmark Boldklubben 1903
Pietra  49' (pen.) Report
Liverpool England 5–1 East Germany Dynamo Dresden
Hansen  14'
Case  21', 57'
Neal  44' (pen.)
Kennedy  66'		 Report Häfner  76'
Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 1–2 Netherlands Ajax
Voynov  80' (pen.) Report Geels  30'
Erkens  79'
Glentoran Northern Ireland 0–1 Italy Juventus
Report Causio  38'
Club Brugge Belgium 2–0 Greece Panathinaikos
Davies  24' (pen.)
Cools  72'		 Report
Nantes France 1–1 Spain Atlético Madrid
Lacombe  48' Report Marcial  42'

Second leg

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

Wacker won 4–2 on aggregate.

Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany 5–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Simonsen  17', 32'
Heynckes  60'
Nikolić  62' (o.g.)
Wittkamp  87'		 Report Sušić  44'

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate.

Boldklubben 1903 Denmark 0–1 Portugal Benfica
Report Pietra  50'

Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.

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

Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate.

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

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.

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

Juventus won 6–0 on aggregate.

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

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

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 (0–3 p) Italy Juventus 1–1 1–1
Club Brugge Belgium 4–3 Spain Atlético Madrid 2–0 2–3

First leg

Wacker Austria 3–1 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Koncilia  8'
Kriess  23'
Schwarz  27'		 Report Heynckes  63'
Benfica Portugal 1–2 England Liverpool
Nené  13' Report Case  36'
Hughes  71'
Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Italy Juventus
Van Dord  86' Report Causio  89'
Club Brugge Belgium 2–0 Spain Atlético Madrid
Courant  44'
De Cubber  57'		 Report

Second leg

Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany 2–0 Austria Wacker
Bonhof  19' (pen.)
Heynckes  32'		 Report

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

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

Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.

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.

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

Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany 2–1 England Liverpool
Hannes  28'
Bonhof  89'		 Report Johnson  88'
Juventus Italy 1–0 Belgium Club Brugge
Bettega  86' Report

Second leg

Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate.

Club Brugge Belgium 2–0 (a.e.t.) Italy Juventus
Bastijns  3'
Vandereycken  116'		 Report

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Liverpool England 1–0 Belgium Club Brugge
Dalglish  64' Report

MatchCentre
Attendance: 92,000

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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