1977–78 European Cup

1977–78 European Cup
Final positions
Champions	Liverpool (2nd title)
Runners-up	Club Brugge
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Allan Simonsen (5 goals)
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

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.

1 First round
- 1.1 First leg
- 1.2 Second leg
2 Second round
- 2.1 First leg
- 2.2 Second leg
3 Quarter-finals
- 3.1 First leg
- 3.2 Second leg
4 Semi-finals
- 4.1 First leg
- 4.2 Second leg
5 Final
6 Top scorers
7 External links

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
Vasas	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
Levski-Spartak	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	Panathinaikos	1–1	0–4
Dukla Prague	1–1 (a)	Nantes	1–1	0–0
Dinamo Bucureşti	2–3	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 Gamesheet

14 September 1977	Basel	1 – 3	Wacker
	von Wartburg 22'	Report Gamesheet	Welzl 41', 45' (pen.) Constantini 51'

14 September 1977	Red Star Belgrade	3 – 0	Sligo Rovers
	Džajić 54', 80' Jelikić 67'	Report Gamesheet

14 September 1977	Vasas	0 – 3	Borussia Mönchengladbach
		Report Gamesheet	Schäfer 17' Simonsen 34' Wohlers 45'

14 September 1977	Benfica	0 – 0	Torpedo Moscow
		Report Gamesheet

14 September 1977	Trabzonspor	1 – 0	Boldklubben 1903
	Ergün 75'	Report Gamesheet

14 September 1977	Dynamo Dresden	2 – 0	Halmstad
	Heidler 70' Schade 84'	Report Gamesheet

14 September 1977	Levski-Spartak	3 – 0	Śląsk Wrocław
	Panov 20' Milanov 40', 43'	Report Gamesheet

14 September 1977	Lillestrøm	2 – 0	Ajax
	Lønstad 1' Johansen 13'	Report Gamesheet

15 September 1977	Valur	1 – 0	Glentoran
	Bergs 38'	Report Gamesheet

14 September 1977	Omonia	0 – 3	Juventus	Nicosia
		Report Gamesheet	Bettega 34' Fanna 42' Virdis 59'	Nicosia

14 September 1977	KuPS	0 – 4	Club Brugge
		Report Gamesheet	Vandereycken 49' Cools 51' Lambert 64' Davies 78'

14 September 1977	Floriana	1 – 1	Panathinaikos
	Xuereb 16'	Report Gamesheet	Aslanidis 26'

14 September 1977	Dukla Prague	1 – 1	Nantes
	Vízek 54'	Report Gamesheet	Amisse 35'

15 September 1977	Dinamo Bucureşti	2 – 1	Atlético Madrid
	Vrînceanu 14' Georgescu 73'	Report Gamesheet	Pereira 58'

Second leg

28 September 1977	Jeunesse Esch	1 – 6	Celtic
	Giuliani 30'	Report Gamesheet	Lennox 30', 66' Glavin 52' McGrain 56' Eðvaldsson 66', 76'

Celtic won 11–1 on aggregate.

28 September 1977	Wacker	0 – 1	Basel
		Report Gamesheet	Maissen 62'

Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.

28 September 1977	Sligo Rovers	0 – 3	Red Star Belgrade
		Report Gamesheet	Filipović 5', 60' Jovanović 43'

Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.

28 September 1977	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1 – 1	Vasas
	Simonsen 64'	Report Gamesheet	Izsó 77'

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.

28 September 1977	Torpedo Moscow	0 – 0 (aet)	Benfica
		Report Gamesheet
		Penalties
		1 – 4

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

28 September 1977	Boldklubben 1903	2 – 0	Trabzonspor
	Francker 40', 82'	Report Gamesheet

Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate.

28 September 1977	Halmstad	2 – 1	Dynamo Dresden
	Johansson 17' Larsson 88'	Report Gamesheet	Heidler 64'

Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.

28 September 1977	Śląsk Wrocław	2 – 2	Levski-Spartak
	Pawłowski 22' Kopycki 75'	Report Gamesheet	Panov 29', 58'

Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate.

28 September 1977	Ajax	4 – 0	Lillestrøm
	Birkelund 10' (o.g.) Geels 31' Ling 51', 72'	Report Gamesheet

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.

29 September 1977	Glentoran	2 – 0	Valur
	Robson 18' Jamison 73'	Report Gamesheet

Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate.

28 September 1977	Juventus	2 – 0	Omonia	Turin
	Boninsegna 11' Virdis 75'	Report Gamesheet		Turin

Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate.

28 September 1977	Club Brugge	5 – 2	KuPS
	Davies 17', 35' Vandereycken 33' Simoen 47' Maes 85'	Report Gamesheet	Mönkkönen 20' Loikkanen 63'

Club Brugge won 9–2 on aggregate.

28 September 1977	Panathinaikos	4 – 0	Floriana
	Álvarez 24' Antoniadis 35', 40' (pen.) Gonios 85'	Report Gamesheet

Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.

28 September 1977	Nantes	0 – 0	Dukla Prague
		Report Gamesheet

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

28 September 1977	Atlético Madrid	2 – 0	Dinamo Bucureşti
	Benegas 67' Cano 81'	Report Gamesheet

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	Celtic	2 – 1	Wacker
	Craig 49' Burns 78'	Report Gamesheet	Kriess 54'

19 October 1977	Red Star Belgrade	0 – 3	Borussia Mönchengladbach
		Report Gamesheet	Schäfer 16' Heynckes 45' Simonsen 76'

19 October 1977	Benfica	1 – 0	Boldklubben 1903
	Pietra 49' (pen.)	Report Gamesheet

19 October 1977	Liverpool	5 – 1	Dynamo Dresden
	Hansen 14' Case 21', 57' Neal 44' (pen.) Kennedy 66'	Report Gamesheet	Häfner 76'

19 October 1977	Levski-Spartak	1 – 2	Ajax
	Voynov 80' (pen.)	Report Gamesheet	Geels 30' Erkens 79'

19 October 1977	Glentoran	0 – 1	Juventus	Belfast
		Report Gamesheet	Causio 38'	Belfast

19 October 1977	Club Brugge	2 – 0	Panathinaikos
	Davies 24' (pen.) Cools 72'	Report Gamesheet

19 October 1977	Nantes	1 – 1	Atlético Madrid
	Lacombe 48'	Report Gamesheet	Marcial 42'

Second leg

2 November 1977	Wacker	3 – 0	Celtic
	Welzl 4' Stering 21' Oberacher 27'	Report Gamesheet

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 Gamesheet	Sušić 44'

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate.

2 November 1977	Boldklubben 1903	0 – 1	Benfica
		Report Gamesheet	Pietra 50'

Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.

2 November 1977	Dynamo Dresden	2 – 1	Liverpool
	Kotte 47' Sachse 52'	Report Gamesheet	Heighway 67'

Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate.

2 November 1977	Ajax	2 – 1	Levski-Spartak
	Lerby 41' Geels 53'	Report Gamesheet	Milanov 41'

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.

2 November 1977	Juventus	5 – 0	Glentoran	Turin
	Virdis 10', 20' Boninsegna 53' Fanna 70' Benetti 77'	Report Gamesheet		Turin

Juventus won 6–0 on aggregate.

2 November 1977	Panathinaikos	1 – 0	Club Brugge
	Gonios 82'	Report Gamesheet

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

2 November 1977	Atlético Madrid	2 – 1	Nantes
	Cano 76' Pereira 80'	Report Gamesheet	Lacombe 31'

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 Gamesheet	Heynckes 63'

1 March 1978	Benfica	1 – 2	Liverpool
	Nené 13'	Report Gamesheet	Case 36' Hughes 71'

1 March 1978	Ajax	1 – 1	Juventus	Amsterdam
	Van Dord 86'	Report Gamesheet	Causio 89'	Amsterdam

1 March 1978	Club Brugge	2 – 0	Atlético Madrid
	Courant 44' De Cubber 57'	Report Gamesheet

Second leg

15 March 1978	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2 – 0	Wacker
	Bonhof 19' (pen.) Heynckes 32'	Report Gamesheet

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

15 March 1978	Liverpool	4 – 1	Benfica
	Callaghan 6' Dalglish 17' McDermott 78' Neal 88'	Report Gamesheet	Nené 25'

Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.

15 March 1978	Juventus	1 – 1	Ajax	Turin
	Tardelli 21'	Report Gamesheet	Ling 80'	Turin
		Penalties
	Gentile Benetti Cabrini Causio	3 – 0	Geels Van Dord Ling

Ajax 2–2 Juventus on aggregate. Juventus won 3–0 on penalties.

15 March 1978	Atlético Madrid	3 – 2	Club Brugge
	Benegas 20' Pina 30', 62'	Report Gamesheet	Cools 60' Lambert 69'

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

29 March 1978	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2 – 1	Liverpool
	Hannes 28' Bonhof 89'	Report Gamesheet	Johnson 88'

29 March 1978	Juventus	1 – 0	Club Brugge	Turin
	Bettega 86'	Report Gamesheet		Turin

Second leg

12 April 1978	Liverpool	3 – 0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Anfield, Liverpool
	Kennedy 6' Dalglish 35' Case 56'	Report Gamesheet		Anfield, Liverpool

Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate.

12 April 1978	Club Brugge	2 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Juventus	Bruges
	Bastijns 3' Vandereycken 116'	Report Gamesheet		Bruges

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1978 European Cup Final

10 May 1978	Liverpool	1 – 0	Club Brugge	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 92,000 Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)
	Dalglish 65'	Report Gamesheet

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1977-78 European Cup are as follows:

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Allan Simonsen	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5
2	Jimmy Case	Liverpool	4
	Roger Davies	Club Brugge	4
	Jupp Heynckes	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4
	Pietro Paolo Virdis	Juventus	4
6	Julien Cools	Club Brugge	3
	Joe Craig	Celtic	3
	Kenny Dalglish	Liverpool	3
	Ruud Geels	Ajax	3
	Tschen La Ling	Ajax	3
	Kiril Milanov	Levski-Spartak	3
	Pavel Panov	Levski-Spartak	3
	René Vandereycken	Club Brugge	3
	Kurt Welzl	Wacker	3

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

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1977–78 European Cup

Contents

First round

First leg

Second leg

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Top scorers

External links