1977–78 European Cup

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.

1977–78 European Cup
Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates19 August 1977 – 10 May 1978
Teams31
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Liverpool (2nd title)
Runners-upBelgium Brugge
Tournament statistics
Matches played59
Goals scored162 (2.75 per match)
Attendance1,787,690 (30,300 per match)
Top scorer(s)Allan Simonsen (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
5 goals

Teams

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  Wacker (1st)   Club Brugge (1st)   Levski-Spartak (1st)   Omonia (1st)
  Dukla Prague (1st)   Boldklubben 1903 (1st)   Liverpool (1st)TH   KuPS (1st)
  Nantes (1st)   Dynamo Dresden (1st)   Borussia Mönchengladbach (1st)   Panathinaikos (1st)
  Vasas (1st)   Valur (1st)   Sligo Rovers (1st)   Juventus (1st)
  Jeunesse Esch (1st)   Floriana (1st)   Ajax (1st)   Glentoran (1st)
  Lillestrøm (1st)   Śląsk Wrocław (1st)   Benfica (1st)   Dinamo București (1st)
  Celtic (1st)   Atlético Madrid (1st)   Halmstad (1st)   Basel (1st)
  Trabzonspor (1st)   Torpedo Moscow (1st)   Red Star Belgrade (1st)

Bracket

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
  Celtic 5 6 11
  Jeunesse Esch 0 1 1
  Celtic 2 0 2
  Wacker 1 3 4
  Basel 1 1 2
  Wacker 3 0 3
  Wacker 3 0 3
  B. M'gladbach (a) 1 2 3
  Red Star Belgrade 3 3 6
  Sligo Rovers 0 0 0
  Red Star Belgrade 0 1 1
  B. M'gladbach 3 5 8
  Vasas 0 1 1
  B. M'gladbach 3 1 4
  B. M'gladbach 2 0 2
  Liverpool 1 3 4
  Benfica (p) 0 0 0 (4)
  Torpedo Moscow 0 0 0 (1)
  Benfica 1 1 2
  Boldklubben 1903 0 0 0
  Trabzonspor 1 0 1
  Boldklubben 1903 0 2 2
  Benfica 1 1 2
  Liverpool 2 4 6
  Liverpool 5 1 6
  Dynamo Dresden 1 2 3
  Dynamo Dresden 2 1 3
  Halmstad 0 2 2
  Liverpool 1
  Brugge 0
  Levski-Spartak 3 2 5
  Śląsk Wrocław 0 2 2
  Levski-Spartak 1 1 2
  Ajax 2 2 4
  Lillestrøm 2 0 2
  Ajax 0 4 4
  Ajax 1 1 2 (0)
  Juventus 1 1 2 (3)
  Valur 1 0 1
  Glentoran 0 2 2
  Glentoran 0 0 0
  Juventus 1 5 6
  Omonia 0 0 0
  Juventus 3 2 5
  Juventus 1 0 1
  Brugge 0 2 2
  KuPS 0 2 2
  Brugge 4 5 9
  Club Brugge 2 0 2
  Panathinaikos 0 1 1
  Floriana 1 0 1
  Panathinaikos 1 4 5
  Brugge 2 2 4
  Atlético Madrid 0 3 3
  Dukla Prague 1 0 1
  Nantes (a) 1 0 1
  Nantes 1 1 2
  Atlético Madrid 1 2 3
  Dinamo București 2 0 2
  Atlético Madrid 1 2 3

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 (4–1 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 București   2–3   Atlético Madrid 2–1 0–2

First leg

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Celtic  5–0  Jeunesse Esch
MacDonald   15'
Craig   33', 58'
Wilson   36'
McLaughlin   83'
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Attendance: 22,000

Basel  1–3  Wacker
Von Wartburg   22' Report Welzl   41', 45' (pen.)
Constantini   51'
Attendance: 17,361[1]

Red Star Belgrade  3–0  Sligo Rovers
Džajić   54', 80'
Filipović   67'
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Vasas  0–3  Borussia Mönchengladbach
Report Schäfer   17'
Simonsen   34'
Wohlers   45'
Attendance: 27,000[3]

Benfica  0–0  Torpedo Moscow
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Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)


Dynamo Dresden  2–0  Halmstad
Heidler   70'
Schade   84'
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Levski-Spartak  3–0  Śląsk Wrocław
Panov   20'
Milanov   40', 43'
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Lillestrøm  2–0  Ajax
Lønstad   1'
Johansen   13'
Report
Attendance: 20,035[6]

Valur  1–0  Glentoran
Bergs   38' Report
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: Rolf Haugen (Norway)

Omonia  0–3  Juventus
Report Bettega   34'
Fanna   42'
Virdis   59'
Attendance: 7,500[7]

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

Floriana  1–1  Panathinaikos
Xuereb   16' Report Aslanidis   26'

Dukla Prague  1–1  Nantes
Vízek   54' Report Amisse   35'
Attendance: 13,885

Dinamo București  2–1  Atlético Madrid
Vrînceanu   14'
Georgescu   73'
Report Pereira   58'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Second leg

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Jeunesse Esch  1–6  Celtic
Giuliani   1' Report Lennox   30'
Glavin   52', 60'
Craig   56'
Eðvaldsson   66', 76'

Celtic won 11–1 on aggregate.


Wacker  0–1  Basel
Report Maissen   62'
Attendance: 14,000

Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.


Sligo Rovers  0–3  Red Star Belgrade
Report Filipović   5', 60'
Jovanović   43'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Gow (Wales)

Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.


Borussia Mönchengladbach  1–1  Vasas
Simonsen   64' Report Izsó   77'

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.


0–0 on aggregate; Benfica won on penalties.


Boldklubben 1903  2–0[11]  Trabzonspor
Francker   40', 82' Report

Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate.


Halmstad  2–1  Dynamo Dresden
Johansson   17'
Larsson   88'
Report Heidler   64'
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Alf Grey (England)

Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.


Śląsk Wrocław  2–2  Levski-Spartak
Pawłowski   22'
Kopycki   75'
Report Panov   29', 58'
Attendance: 25,000

Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate.


Ajax  4–0  Lillestrøm
Birkelund   10' (o.g.)
Geels   31'
Ling   51', 72'
Report
Attendance: 16,500

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.


Glentoran  2–0  Valur
Robson   18'
Jamison   73'
Report

Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate.


Juventus  2–0  Omonia
Boninsegna   11'
Virdis   75'
Report
Attendance: 13,984

Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate.


Club Brugge  5–2  KuPS
Davies   17', 35'
Vandereycken   33'
Simoen   47'
Maes   85'
Report Mönkkönen   20'
Loikkanen   63'
Attendance: 12,145

Club Brugge won 9–2 on aggregate.


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

Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.


Nantes  0–0  Dukla Prague
Report

1–1 on aggregate; Nantes won on away goals.


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

Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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Celtic  2–1  Wacker
Craig   49'
Burns   78'
Report Kriess   54'
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)

Red Star Belgrade  0–3  Borussia Mönchengladbach
Report Schäfer   16'
Heynckes   45'
Simonsen   76'
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Orhan Cebe (Turkey)

Benfica  1–0  Boldklubben 1903
Pietra   49' (pen.) Report

Liverpool  5–1  Dynamo Dresden
Hansen   14'
Case   21', 57'
Neal   44' (pen.)
Kennedy   66'
Report Häfner   76'
Attendance: 39,876

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

Glentoran  0–1  Juventus
Report Causio   38'
Attendance: 30,000

Club Brugge  2–0  Panathinaikos
Davies   24' (pen.)
Sørensen   72'
Report
Attendance: 22,000

Nantes  1–1  Atlético Madrid
Lacombe   48' Report Marcial   42'
Attendance: 23,948[12]
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Second leg

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Wacker  3–0  Celtic
Welzl   4'
Stering   21'
Oberacher   27'
Report
Attendance: 18,000

Wacker won 4–2 on aggregate.


Borussia Mönchengladbach  5–1  Red Star Belgrade
Simonsen   17', 32'
Heynckes   60'
Nikolić   62' (o.g.)
Wittkamp   87'
Report Sušić   44'

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate.


Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.


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

Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate.


Ajax  2–1  Levski-Spartak
Lerby   42'
Geels   53'
Report Milanov   44'
Attendance: 15,500[16]
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.


Juventus  5–0  Glentoran
Virdis   10', 20'
Boninsegna   53'
Fanna   70'
Benetti   77'
Report
Attendance: 23,064[17]

Juventus won 6–0 on aggregate.


Panathinaikos  1–0  Club Brugge
Gonios   82' Report
Attendance: 25,000

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.


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

Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 (0–3 p)   Juventus 1–1 1–1
Club Brugge   4–3   Atlético Madrid 2–0 2–3

First leg

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Wacker  3–1  Borussia Mönchengladbach
Koncilia   8'
Kriess   23'
Schwarz   27'
Report Heynckes   63'
Attendance: 17,000

Benfica  1–2  Liverpool
Nené   13' Report Case   36'
Hughes   71'
Attendance: 80,000

Ajax  1–1  Juventus
Van Dord   86' Report Causio   89'

Club Brugge  2–0  Atlético Madrid
Courant   44'
De Cubber   57'
Report

Second leg

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

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


Liverpool  4–1  Benfica
Callaghan   6'
Dalglish   17'
McDermott   78'
Neal   88'
Report Nené   25'
Attendance: 48,364

Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.


Juventus  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Ajax
Tardelli   21' Report Ling   80'
Penalties
Gentile  
Benetti  
Cabrini  
Causio  
3–0   Geels
  Van Dord
  Ling
Attendance: 68,497[21]

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


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

Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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Borussia Mönchengladbach  2–1  Liverpool
Hannes   28'
Bonhof   89'
Report Johnson   88'

Juventus  1–0  Club Brugge
Bettega   86' Report
Attendance: 62,341[23]

Second leg

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Liverpool  3–0  Borussia Mönchengladbach
Kennedy   6'
Dalglish   35'
Case   56'
Report
Attendance: 51,500[24]

Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate.


Club Brugge  2–0 (a.e.t.)  Juventus
Bastijns   3'
Vandereycken   116'
Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Liverpool  1–0  Club Brugge
Dalglish   64' Report MatchCentre

Top scorers

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Rank Name Team Goals
1   Allan Simonsen   Borussia Mönchengladbach 5
2   Jimmy Case   Liverpool 4
  Joe Craig   Celtic 4
  Roger Davies   Club Brugge 4
  Jupp Heynckes   Borussia Mönchengladbach 4
  Pietro Paolo Virdis   Juventus 4
7   Kenny Dalglish   Liverpool 3
  Zoran Filipović   Red Star Belgrade 3
  Ruud Geels   Ajax 3
  Tschen La Ling   Ajax 3
  Kiril Milanov   Levski-Spartak 3
  Pavel Panov   Levski-Spartak 3
  Marcial Pina   Atlético Madrid 3
  René Vandereycken   Club Brugge 3
  Kurt Welzl   Wacker 3

References

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