The 1978–79 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by English champions Nottingham Forest in the final against Swedish side Malmö FF. Forest, enjoying a great run of success under Brian Clough, had defeated defending two-time champions Liverpool in the first round.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 15 August 1978 – 30 May 1979 |
Teams | 33 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nottingham Forest (1st title) |
Runners-up | Malmö FF |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 63 |
Goals scored | 185 (2.94 per match) |
Attendance | 1,688,020 (26,794 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Claudio Sulser (Grasshoppers) 11 goals |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → |
Teams
editVllaznia (1st) | Austria Wien (1st) | Club Brugge (1st) |
Lokomotiv Sofia (1st) | Omonia (1st) | Zbrojovka Brno (1st) |
Odense (1st) | Nottingham Forest (1st) | Liverpool (2nd)TH |
Haka (1st) | Monaco (1st) | Dynamo Dresden (1st) |
Köln (1st) | AEK Athens (1st) | Újpesti Dózsa (1st) |
ÍA (1st) | Bohemians (1st) | Juventus (1st) |
Progrès Niedercorn (1st) | Valletta (1st) | PSV Eindhoven (1st) |
Linfield (1st) | Lillestrøm (1st) | Wisła Kraków (1st) |
Porto (1st) | Steaua București (1st) | Rangers (1st) |
Real Madrid (1st) | Malmö FF (1st) | Grasshopper (1st) |
Fenerbahçe (1st) | Dynamo Kyiv (1st) | Partizan (1st) |
Preliminary round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Monaco | 3–2 | Steaua București | 3–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
editSecond leg
editSteaua București | 2–0 | Monaco |
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Troi 51', 76' | Report |
Monaco won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bracket
editFirst round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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AEK Athens | 7–5 | Porto | 6–1 | 1–4 |
Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Liverpool | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Real Madrid | 12–0 | Progrès Niedercorn | 5–0 | 7–0 |
Grasshopper | 13–3 | Valletta | 8–0 | 5–3 |
Odense | 3–4 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Köln | 5–2 | ÍA | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Juventus | 1–2 | Rangers | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Fenerbahçe | 3–7 | PSV Eindhoven | 2–1 | 1–6 |
Vllaznia | 3–4 | Austria Wien | 2–0 | 1–4 |
Linfield | 0–1 | Lillestrøm | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Omonia | 2–2 (a) | Bohemians | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Partizan | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Dynamo Dresden | 2–0 | 0–2 |
Zbrojovka Brno | 4–2 | Újpesti Dózsa | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Club Brugge | 3–4 | Wisła Kraków | 2–1 | 1–3 |
Haka | 1–4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–1 | 1–3 |
Malmö FF | 1–0 | Monaco | 0–0 | 1–0 |
First leg
editAEK Athens | 6–1 | Porto |
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Bajević 3', 20' Ardizoglou 16' Konstantinou 39' Nikolaou 58' Mavros 60' |
Report | Oliveira 51' |
Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Liverpool |
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Birtles 26' Barrett 87' |
Report |
Real Madrid | 5–0 | Progrès Niedercorn |
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Jensen 12' Juanito 30', 66' Del Bosque 40' Wolff 84' |
Report |
Odense | 2–2 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Munk Nielsen 32', 44' | Report | Kolev 60' Velichkov 69' |
Köln | 4–1 | ÍA |
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Littbarski 12' Neumann 26', 39' Konopka 72' |
Report | Hallgrímsson 20' |
Fenerbahçe | 2–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
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Çetiner 17' İlhan 43' |
Report | Brandts 23' |
Vllaznia | 2–0 | Austria Wien |
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Zhega 8' Ballgjini 55' |
Report |
Linfield | 0–0 | Lillestrøm |
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Report |
Partizan | 2–0 | Dynamo Dresden |
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Prekazi 5' Đurović 47' |
Report |
Zbrojovka Brno | 2–2 | Újpesti Dózsa |
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Kroupa 72' Janečka 77' |
Report | Fekete 40' Törőcsik 65' |
Club Brugge | 2–1 | Wisła Kraków |
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Ceulemans 24' Cools 28' |
Report | Kapka 83' |
Haka | 0–1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Report | Baltacha 74' |
Second leg
editAEK Athens won 7–5 on aggregate.
Nottingham Forest won 2–0 on aggregate.
Progrès Niedercorn | 0–7 | Real Madrid |
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Report | Pirri 10' Jensen 19' Stielike 28' Santillana 46', 87' García Hernández 65' Margue 90' (o.g.) |
Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.
Valletta | 3–5 | Grasshopper |
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Agius 56' Seychell 83' Farrugia 86' |
Report | Sulser 13' (pen.) Ponte 61' Traber 69', 78' Her. Hermann 77' |
Grasshopper won 13–3 on aggregate.
Lokomotiv Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.
Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.
Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven | 6–1 | Fenerbahçe |
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Van der Kuijlen 10', 22', 71', 74' Deijkers 49', 55' |
Report | Çetiner 87' |
PSV Eindhoven won 7–3 on aggregate.
Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
Lillestrøm | 1–0 | Linfield |
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Lønstad 12' | Report |
Lillestrøm won 1–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Bohemians won on away goals.
Dynamo Dresden | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Partizan |
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Dörner 8' Weber 38' |
Report | |
Penalties | ||
Dörner Weber Schade Kotte Riedel Sachse Schmuck |
5–4 | Đorđević Klinčarski Pavković Trifunović Prekazi Stojković Zavišić |
2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Dresden won on penalties.
Újpesti Dózsa | 0–2 | Zbrojovka Brno |
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Report | Došek 11' Kroupa 41' |
Zbrojovka Brno won 4–2 on aggregate.
Wisła Kraków | 3–1 | Club Brugge |
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Kmiecik 26' Lipka 82' Krupiński 89' |
Report | Ceulemans 50' |
Wisła Kraków won 4–3 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 4–1 on aggregate.
Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.
Second round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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AEK Athens | 2–7 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | 1–5 |
Real Madrid | 3–3 (a) | Grasshopper | 3–1 | 0–2 |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 0–5 | Köln | 0–1 | 0–4 |
Rangers | 3–2 | PSV Eindhoven | 0–0 | 3–2 |
Austria Wien | 4–1 | Lillestrøm | 4–1 | 0–0 |
Bohemians | 0–6 | Dynamo Dresden | 0–0 | 0–6 |
Zbrojovka Brno | 3–3 (a) | Wisła Kraków | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Dynamo Kyiv | 0–2 | Malmö FF | 0–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
editAEK Athens | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest |
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Konstantinou 59' (pen.) | Report | McGovern 10' Birtles 45' |
Real Madrid | 3–1 | Grasshopper |
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Juanito 5' García Hernández 65' Santillana 77' |
Report | Sulser 59' |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 0–1 | Köln |
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Report | Zimmermann 58' |
Austria Wien | 4–1 | Lillestrøm |
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Gasselich 25', 34' Sara 36' Schachner 65' |
Report | Dokken 62' |
Zbrojovka Brno | 2–2 | Wisła Kraków |
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Pešice 73' Kroupa 78' |
Report | Kmiecik 37' Maculewicz 86' |
Second leg
editNottingham Forest | 5–1 | AEK Athens |
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Needham 12' Woodcock 35' Anderson 40' Birtles 66', 72' |
Report | Bajević 50' |
Nottingham Forest won 7–2 on aggregate.
Grasshopper | 2–0 | Real Madrid |
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Sulser 8', 86' | Report |
3–3 on aggregate; Grasshopper won on away goals.
Köln won 5–0 on aggregate.
Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.
Austria Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden | 6–0 | Bohemians |
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Trautmann 39', 58' Dörner 41' Schmuck 49' Riedel 60' Kotte 75' (pen.) |
Report |
Dynamo Dresden won 6–0 on aggregate.
Wisła Kraków | 1–1 | Zbrojovka Brno |
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Kapka 53' | Report | Došek 78' |
3–3 on aggregate; Wisła Kraków won on away goals.
Malmö FF | 2–0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Cervin 9' Kindvall 39' |
Report |
Malmö FF won 2–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nottingham Forest | 5–2 | Grasshopper | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Köln | 2–1 | Rangers | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Austria Wien | 3–2 | Dynamo Dresden | 3–1 | 0–1 |
Wisła Kraków | 3–5 | Malmö FF | 2–1 | 1–4 |
First leg
editNottingham Forest | 4–1 | Grasshopper |
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Birtles 31' Robertson 47' (pen.) Gemmill 87' Lloyd 89' |
Report | Sulser 11' |
Austria Wien | 3–1 | Dynamo Dresden |
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Schachner 20', 90' Zach 86' |
[1] | Weber 9' |
Second leg
editGrasshopper | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest |
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Sulser 33' (pen.) | Report | O'Neill 38' |
Nottingham Forest won 5–2 on aggregate.
Köln won 2–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden | 1–0 | Austria Wien |
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Riedel 42' (pen.) | Report |
Austria Wien won 3–2 on aggregate.
Malmö FF won 5–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nottingham Forest | 4–3 | Köln | 3–3 | 1–0 |
Austria Wien | 0–1 | Malmö FF | 0–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
editNottingham Forest | 3–3 | Köln |
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Birtles 28' Bowyer 53' Robertson 63' |
Report | Van Gool 6' Müller 20' Okudera 85' |
Second leg
editKöln | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest |
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Report | Bowyer 65' |
Nottingham Forest won 4–3 on aggregate.
Malmö FF | 1–0 | Austria Wien |
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Hansson 47' | Report |
Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
editNottingham Forest | 1–0 | Malmö FF |
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Francis 45' | Report |
Top scorers
editThe top scorers from the 1978–79 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | Claudio Sulser | Grasshopper | 11 |
2 | Garry Birtles | Nottingham Forest | 6 |
3 | Dieter Müller | Köln | 5 |
Walter Schachner | Austria Wien | 5 | |
5 | Dušan Bajević | AEK Athens | 4 |
Kazimierz Kmiecik | Wisła Kraków | 4 | |
Willy van der Kuijlen | PSV Eindhoven | 4 | |
8 | Gerrie Deijkers | PSV Eindhoven | 3 |
Roger van Gool | Köln | 3 | |
Juanito | Real Madrid | 3 | |
Karel Kroupa | Zbrojovka Brno | 3 | |
Anders Ljungberg | Malmö FF | 3 | |
Raimondo Ponte | Grasshopper | 3 | |
Santillana | Real Madrid | 3 |
Notes
edit- ^ Haka played their home match at Ratina Stadium, Tampere, as their regular stadium Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski, did not have floodlights.[3]
- ^ a b Dynamo Kyiv played their home matches at Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, instead of their regular stadium Central Stadium, Kyiv, due to reconstruction.
References
edit- ^ "Steaua București v Monaco, 30 August 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Linfield v Lillestrøm, 13 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Gorbunov, N. (15 September 1978). "Гол в запасе" (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "FC Porto v AEK Athens, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Progrès Niedercorn v Real Madrid, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "ÍA v 1. FC Köln, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Rangers v Juventus, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Austria Wien v Vllaznia, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Wisła Kraków v Club Brugge, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Dynamo Kyiv v Haka, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Monaco v Malmö FF, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Dynamo Kyiv v Malmö FF, 18 October 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Lillestrøm v Austria Wien, 1 November 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Malmö FF v Dynamo Kyiv, 1 November 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "1. FC Köln v Nottingham Forest, 25 April 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Malmö FF v Austria Wien, 25 April 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External links
edit- 1978–79 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1978–79 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
- 1978/79 European Cup – results and line-ups (archive)