1976–77 European Cup

1976–77 European Cup

The Stadio Olimpico in Rome hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates	15 September 1976 – 25 May 1977
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Liverpool (1st title)
Runners-up	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Tournament statistics
Matches played	61
Goals scored	155 (2.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Franco Cucinotta Gerd Müller (5 goals each)

The 1976–77 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Liverpool in the final against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Three-time defending champions Bayern Munich were knocked out by Dynamo Kyiv in the quarter-finals. It was only the second time an English side won the tournament, but it started a run of six consecutive wins by English clubs and an eight-year run during which the trophy was won by English clubs on seven occasions. Including this one, Liverpool reached five finals in nine years, of which they won four.

Bracket

Round of 32						Round of 16						Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Final
Rangers	1	0	1
Zürich	1	1	2			Zürich	2	1	3
Sliema Wanderers	2	0	2			TPS	0	0	0
TPS (a)	1	1	2									Zürich (a)	2	2	4
Ferencváros	5	6	11									Dynamo Dresden	1	3	4
Jeunesse Esch	1	2	3			Ferencváros	1	0	1
Dynamo Dresden	2	0	2			Dynamo Dresden	0	4	4
Benfica	0	0	0															Zürich	1	0	1
CSKA Sofia	0	0	0															Liverpool	3	3	6
Saint-Étienne	0	1	1			Saint-Étienne	1	0	1
Dundalk	1	0	1			PSV	0	0	0
PSV	1	6	7									Saint-Étienne	1	1	2
ÍA	1	2	3									Liverpool	0	3	3
Trabzonspor	3	3	6			Trabzonspor	1	0	1
Liverpool	2	5	7			Liverpool	0	3	3
Crusaders	0	0	0																					Liverpool	3
Viking	2	0	2																					B. M'gladbach	1
Baník Ostrava	1	2	3			Baník Ostrava	2	0	2
Køge	0	1	1			Bayern Munich	1	5	6
Bayern Munich	5	2	7									Bayern Munich	1	0	1
Dynamo Kyiv	3	2	5									Dynamo Kyiv	0	2	2
Partizan	0	0	0			Dynamo Kyiv	4	2	6
Omonia	0	1	1			PAOK	0	0	0
PAOK	2	1	3															Dynamo Kyiv	1	0	1
Torino	2	1	3															B. M'gladbach	0	2	2
Malmö FF	1	1	2			Torino	1	0	1
Austria Vienna	1	0	1			B. M'gladbach	2	0	2
B. M'gladbach	0	3	3									B. M'gladbach	2	1	3
Stal Mielec	1	0	1									Club Brugge	2	0	2
Real Madrid	2	1	3			Real Madrid	0	0	0
Club Brugge	2	1	3			Club Brugge	0	2	2
Steaua București	1	1	2

First round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rangers	1–2	Zürich	1–1	0–1
Sliema Wanderers	2–2 (a)	TPS	2–1	0–1
Ferencváros	11–3	Jeunesse Esch	5–1	6–2
Dynamo Dresden	2–0	Benfica	2–0	0–0
CSKA Sofia	0–1	Saint-Étienne	0–0	0–1
Dundalk	1–7	PSV Eindhoven	1–1	0–6
ÍA	3–6	Trabzonspor	1–3	2–3
Liverpool	7–0	Crusaders	2–0	5–0
Viking	2–3	Baník Ostrava	2–1	0–2
Køge	1–7	Bayern Munich	0–5	1–2
Dynamo Kyiv	5–0	Partizan	3–0	2–0
Omonia	1–3	PAOK	0–2	1–1
Torino	3–2	Malmö FF	2–1	1–1
Austria Vienna	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	0–3
Stal Mielec	1–3	Real Madrid	1–2	0–1
Club Brugge	3–2	Steaua București	2–1	1–1

First leg

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Second leg

Zürich beat Rangers 2–1 on aggregate.

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TPS beat Sliema Wanderers 2–2 on away goals.

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Ferencváros beat Jeunesse Esch 11–3 on aggregate.

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Dynamo Dresden beat Benfica 2–0 on aggregate.

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Saint-Étienne beat CSKA Sofia 1–0 on aggregate.

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PSV beat Dundalk 7–1 on aggregate.

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Trabzonspor beat ÍA 6–3 on aggregate.

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Liverpool beat Crusaders 7–0 on aggregate.

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Baník Ostrava beat Viking 3–2 on aggregate.

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Bayern Munich beat Køge 7–1 on aggregate.

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Dynamo Kyiv beat Partizan 5–0 on aggregate.

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PAOK beat Omonia 3–1 on aggregate.

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Torino beat Malmö FF 3–2 on aggregate.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Austria Vienna 3–1 on aggregate.

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Real Madrid beat Stal Mielec 3–1 on aggregate.

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Club Brugge beat Steaua București 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zürich	3–0	TPS	2–0	1–0
Ferencváros	1–4	Dynamo Dresden	1–0	0–4
Saint-Étienne	1–0	PSV Eindhoven	1–0	0–0
Trabzonspor	1–3	Liverpool	1–0	0–3
TJ Baník OKD Ostrava	2–6	Bayern Munich	2–1	0–5
Dynamo Kyiv	6–0	PAOK	4–0	2–0
Torino	1–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–2	0–0
Real Madrid	0–2	Club Brugge	0–0	0–2

First leg

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Second leg

Zürich beat TPS 3–0 on aggregate.

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Dynamo Dresden beat Ferencváros 4–1 on aggregate.

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Saint-Étienne beat PSV 1–0 on aggregate.

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Liverpool beat Trabzonspor 3–1 on aggregate.

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Bayern Munich beat TJ Baník OKD Ostrava 6–2 on aggregate.

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Dynamo Kyiv beat PAOK 6–0 on aggregate.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Torino 2–1 on aggregate.

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Club Brugge beat Real Madrid 2–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zürich	4–4 (a)	Dynamo Dresden	2–1	2–3
Saint-Étienne	2–3	Liverpool	1–0	1–3
Bayern Munich	1–2	Dynamo Kyiv	1–0	0–2
Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–2	Club Brugge	2–2	1–0

First leg

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Second leg

Zürich beat Dynamo Dresden 4–4 on away goals.

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Liverpool beat Saint-Étienne 3–2 on aggregate.

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Dynamo Kyiv beat Bayern Munich 2–1 on aggregate.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Club Brugge 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zürich	1–6	Liverpool	1–3	0–3
Dynamo Kyiv	1–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	0–2

First leg

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Second leg

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Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1976–77 European Cup are as follows:

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Franco Cucinotta	Zürich	5
	Gerd Müller	Bayern Munich	5
3	Kevin Keegan	Liverpool	4
	René van de Kerkhof	PSV Eindhoven	4
	Phil Neal	Liverpool	4
	Tibor Nyilasi	Ferencváros	4
	Conny Torstensson	Bayern Munich	4
8	Leonid Buryak	Dynamo Kyiv	3
	Steve Heighway	Liverpool	3
	David Johnson	Liverpool	3
	Hans-Jürgen Kreische	Dynamo Dresden	3
	Peter Risi	Zürich	3
	Petro Slobodyan	Dynamo Kyiv	3

External links

• 1976–77 All matches – season at UEFA website
• European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• All scorers 1976–77 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
• 1976-77 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)