1978–79 UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup 1978–79 was won by Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate over Red Star Belgrade.

Contents

First round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Dukla Prague 2–1 L.R. Vicenza 1–0 1–1
Milan (p)1–1 Lokomotíva Košice 1–0 0–1
PFC CSKA Sofia 3–5 Valencia CF 2–1 1–4
Borussia Mönchengladbach 7–2 SK Sturm Graz 5–1 2–1
FC Argeş Piteşti 5–1 Panathinaikos 3–0 2–1
Athletic Bilbao 2–3 Ajax Amsterdam 2–0 0–3
Finn Harps F.C. 0–10 Everton 0–5 0–5
Jeunesse Esch 0–2 Lausanne Sports 0–0 0–2
FC Nantes Atlantique 0–2 SL Benfica 0–2 0–0
Sporting Gijón 3–1 Torino 3–0 0–1
SC Braga 7–3 Hibernians FC 5–0 2–3
Galatasaray 2–6 West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1–3 1–3
Berliner FC Dynamo 6–6(a) Red Star Belgrade 5–2 1–4
KuPS 6–5 Boldklubben 1903 2–1 4–4
FC Basel 3–7 VfB Stuttgart 2–3 1–4
FC Torpedo Moscow 7–3 Molde F.K. 4–0 3–3
IF Elfsborg 3–4 RC Strasbourg 2–0 1–4
MSV Duisburg 10–2 Lech Poznań 5–0 5–2
Standard Liège 1–0 Dundee United F.C. 1–0 0–0
I.K. Start 0–1 Esbjerg fB 0–0 0–1
Arsenal F.C. 7–1 Lokomotive Leipzig 3–0 4–1
FC Carl Zeiss Jena 3–2 Lierse SK 1–0 2–2
IBV (a)1–1 Glentoran F.C. 0–0 1–1
FC Twente 3–4 Manchester City 1–1 2–3
Hibernian F.C. 3–2 IFK Norrköping 3–2 0–0
FC Politehnica Timişoara 3–2 MTK Hungária FC 2–0 1–2
Pezoporikos Larnaca FC 3–7 Śląsk Wrocław 2–2 1–5
Olympiacos 3–4 Levski Sofia 2–1 1–3(aet)
Dinamo Tbilisi 3–1 Napoli 2–0 1–1
Hajduk Split 3–2 SK Rapid Wien 2–0 1–2
Hertha BSC Berlin 2–1 PFC Botev Plovdiv 0–0 2–1
Budapest Honvéd FC 8–2 Adanaspor 6–0 2–2

First leg

13 September 1978
 Dukla Prague 1 – 0 L.R. Vicenza Prague
Nehoda  6'
13 September 1978
 Milan 1 – 0 Lokomotíva Košice Milan
Novellino  34'
13 September 1978
 Sporting Gijón 3 – 0 Torino El Molinón, Gijón
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria)
E. Ferrero  4'
Morán  14'  66'

Enzo Ferrero scored an olympic goal.

13 September 1978
 Dinamo Tbilisi 2 – 0 Napoli Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 75,000
Kipiani  39'
Shengelia  49'
13 September 1978
 CSKA Sofia 2 – 1 Valencia Sofia
Dzhevizov  7'
Hristov  54'		 Solsona  71'

Second leg

27 September 1978
 L.R. Vicenza 1 – 1 Dukla Prague Vicenza
Briaschi  14' Gajdůšek  50'

Dukla Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.

27 September 1978
 Lokomotíva Košice 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Milan Košice
Kozák  81'
  Penalties  
Kozák
Ujhely
Jacko
Móder
Suchánek
Dobrovič
Fecko
Repík		 6 – 7 Maldera
Novellino
Chiodi
Buriani
Antonelli
Morini
De Vecchi
Baresi

Lokomotíva Košice 1–1 Milan on aggregate. Milan won 7–6 on penalties.

27 September 1978
 Torino 1 – 0 Sporting Gijón Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Béla Nagy (Hungary)
Graziani  64'

Sporting Gijón won 3–1 on aggregate.

27 September 1978
 Napoli 1 – 1 Dinamo Tbilisi Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 75,000
Savoldi  79' (pen.) Daraselia  66'

Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.

27 September 1978
 Valencia 4 – 1 CSKA Sofia Valencia
Saura  16', 82'
Felman  53'
Kempes  87'		 Hristov  17'

Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Ajax Amsterdam 5–0 Lausanne Sports 1–0 4–0
Budapest Honved FC 4–2 FC Politehnica Timişoara 4–0 0–2
Everton 2–2(a) Dukla Prague 2–1 0–1
FC Argeş Piteşti 4–6 Valencia CF 2–1 2–5
FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–3 MSV Duisburg 0–0 0–3(aet)
FC Torpedo Moscow 2–3 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 0–2
Hajduk Split 2–2(a) Arsenal F.C. 2–1 0–1
Hertha BSC Berlin 2–1 Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 0–1
IBV 1–4 Śląsk Wrocław 0–2 1–2
KuPS 1–6 Esbjerg fB 0–2 1–4
Manchester City 4–2 Standard Liège 4–0 0–2
Levski Sofia 1–4 Milan 1–1 0–3
RC Strasbourg 2–1 Hibernian F.C. 2–0 0–1
SC Braga 0–3 West Bromwich Albion F.C. 0–2 0–1
SL Benfica 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 0–2(aet)
Sporting Gijón 1–2 Red Star Belgrade 0–1 1–1

First leg

19 October 1978
 Levski Sofia 1 – 1 Milan Sofia
Milkov  12' Chiodi  11'

Second leg

1 November 1978
 Milan 3 – 0 Levski Sofia Milan
Referee: John Gordon (Scotland)
Maldera  12'
Bigon  40'
Chiodi  75'

Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.

On November 23, 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.

Third round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Milan 2–5 Manchester City 2–2 0–3
Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–3 Śląsk Wrocław 1–1 4–2
Budapest Honvéd FC 4–3 Ajax Amsterdam 4–1 0–2
Esbjerg fB 2–5 Hertha BSC Berlin 2–1 0–4
RC Strasbourg 0–4 MSV Duisburg 0–0 0–4
Red Star Belgrade 2–1 Arsenal F.C. 1–0 1–1
Valencia CF 1–3 West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1–1 0–2
VfB Stuttgart 4–5 Dukla Prague 4–1 0–4

First leg

22 November 1978
 Milan 2 – 2 Manchester City Milan
Bigon  59'  82' Kidd  37'
Power  57'

Second leg

6 December 1978
 Manchester City 3 – 0 Milan Maine Road, Manchester
Booth  15'
Hartford  31'
Kidd  43'

Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Budapest Honvéd FC 4–4(a) MSV Duisburg 2–3 2–1
Hertha BSC Berlin 3–2 Dukla Prague 1–1 2–1
Manchester City 2–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 1–3
Red Star Belgrade 2–1 West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1–0 1–1

First leg

07 March 1979
 Budapest Honvéd FC 2 – 3 MSV Duisburg Bozsik Stadion, Budapest
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Georges Konrath, France
Varga  36'
Weimper  49 (pen.)'		 Report Worm  23'  53'
Seliger  85'
07 March 1979
 Hertha BSC Berlin 1 – 1 Dukla Prague Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 23,300
Referee: Thieme, Norway
Nüssing  7' Report Pelc  51'
07 March 1979
 Manchester City 1 – 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alexis Ponnet, Belgium
Channon  26' Report Lienen  66'

Second leg

21 March 1979
 MSV Duisburg 1 – 2 Budapest Honvéd FC Wedaustadion, Duisburg
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Nicolae Rainea, Romania
Büssers  36' Report Poczik  84'
Pal  88'

MSV Duisburg 4–4 Budapest Honvéd FC. Duisburg won on away goals.

21 March 1979
 Dukla Prague 1 – 2 Hertha BSC Berlin Prague
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ian Foote, Scotland
Nehoda  21' Report Agerbeck  32'
Milewski  57'

Hertha BSC Berlin won 3–2 on aggregate.

21 March 1979
 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 – 1 Manchester City Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Correia, Portugal
Kulik  26'
Bruns  52'
Del'Haye  71'		 Report Deyna  78'

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
MSV Duisburg 3–6 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 1–4
Red Star Belgrade (a)2–2 Hertha BSC Berlin 1–0 1–2

First leg

10 April 1979
 MSV Duisburg 2 – 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Wedaustadion, Duisburg
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Worm  47'
Fruck  63'		 Report Simonsen  62'
Lausen  76'
10 April 1979
 Red Star Belgrade 1 – 0 Hertha BSC Berlin Belgrade
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)
Savić  7' Report

Second leg

24 April 1979
 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 – 1 MSV Duisburg Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria)
Simonsen  43'  55'
Kulik  47'
Lienen  81'		 Report Büssers  70'

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–3 on aggregate.

24 April 1979
 Hertha BSC Berlin 2 – 1 Red Star Belgrade Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy)
Beer  2'
Sidka  18'		 Report Šestić  74'

Red Star Belgrade 2–2 Hertha BSC Berlin. Belgrade won on away goals.

Final

Main article: 1979 UEFA Cup Final
Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Red Star Belgrade 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 0–1

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