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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 1978 – 30 May 1979 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| 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 |
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.
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco |
3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Monaco | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Onnis Zorzetto Nogués |
Report |
Second leg
| Steaua București | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Troi |
Report |
Monaco won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens |
7–5 | 6–1 | 1–4 | |
| Nottingham Forest |
2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Real Madrid |
12–0 | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| Grasshopper |
13–3 | 8–0 | 5–3 | |
| Odense |
3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Köln |
5–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Juventus |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Fenerbahçe |
3–7 | 2–1 | 1–6 | |
| Vllaznia |
3–4 | 2–0 | 1–4 | |
| Linfield |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Omonia |
2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Partizan |
2–2 (4–5 p) | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Zbrojovka Brno |
4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Club Brugge |
3–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Haka |
1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Malmö FF |
1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
First leg
| AEK Athens | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bajević Ardizoglou Konstantinou Nikolaou Mavros |
Report | Oliveira |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Birtles Barrett |
Report |
| Real Madrid | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jensen Juanito Del Bosque Wolff |
Report |
| Odense | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Munk Nielsen |
Report | Kolev Velichkov |
| Köln | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Littbarski Neumann Konopka |
Report | Hallgrímsson |
| Fenerbahçe | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Çetiner İlhan |
Report | Brandts |
| Vllaznia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhega Ballgjini |
Report |
| Linfield | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Partizan | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prekazi Đurović |
Report |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kroupa Janečka |
Report | Fekete Törőcsik |
| Club Brugge | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ceulemans Cools |
Report | Kapka |
| Haka | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Baltacha |
Second leg
AEK Athens won 7–5 on aggregate.
Nottingham Forest won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Progrès Niedercorn | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pirri Jensen Stielike Santillana García Hernández Margue |
Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.
| Valletta | 3–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Agius Seychell Farrugia |
Report | Sulser Ponte Traber Her. Hermann |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Kuijlen Deijkers |
Report | Çetiner |
PSV Eindhoven won 7–3 on aggregate.
Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Lillestrøm | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lønstad |
Report |
Lillestrøm won 1–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Bohemians won on away goals.
| Dynamo Dresden | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Dörner Weber |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| Dörner Weber Schade Kotte Riedel Sachse Schmuck |
5–4 | |
2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Dresden won on penalties.
| Újpesti Dózsa | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Došek Kroupa |
Zbrojovka Brno won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Wisła Kraków | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kmiecik Lipka Krupiński |
Report | Ceulemans |
Wisła Kraków won 4–3 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 4–1 on aggregate.
Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens |
2–7 | 1–2 | 1–5 | |
| Real Madrid |
3–3 (a) | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia |
0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Rangers |
3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Austria Wien |
4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bohemians |
0–6 | 0–0 | 0–6 | |
| Zbrojovka Brno |
3–3 (a) | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
| AEK Athens | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Konstantinou |
Report | McGovern Birtles |
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Juanito García Hernández Santillana |
Report | Sulser |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zimmermann |
| Austria Wien | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gasselich Sara Schachner |
Report | Dokken |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pešice Kroupa |
Report | Kmiecik Maculewicz |
Second leg
| Nottingham Forest | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Needham Woodcock Anderson Birtles |
Report | Bajević |
Nottingham Forest won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sulser |
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 won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Wisła Kraków | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kapka |
Report | Došek |
3–3 on aggregate; Wisła Kraków won on away goals.
| Malmö FF | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cervin Kindvall |
Report |
Malmö FF won 2–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest |
5–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Köln |
2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Austria Wien |
3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Wisła Kraków |
3–5 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
First leg
| Nottingham Forest | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Birtles Robertson Gemmill Lloyd |
Report | Sulser |
| Austria Wien | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schachner Zach |
Weber |
Second leg
| Grasshopper | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sulser |
Report | O'Neill |
Nottingham Forest won 5–2 on aggregate.
Köln won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Riedel |
Report |
Austria Wien won 3–2 on aggregate.
Malmö FF won 5–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest |
4–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |
| Austria Wien |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
| Nottingham Forest | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Birtles Bowyer Robertson |
Report | Van Gool Müller Okudera |
Second leg
| Köln | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bowyer |
Nottingham Forest won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Malmö FF | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hansson |
Report |
Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
| Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Francis |
Report |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1978–79 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
Notes
- ↑ Haka played their home match at Ratina Stadium, Tampere, as their regular stadium Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski, did not have floodlights.[3]
- 1 2 Dynamo Kyiv played their home matches at Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, instead of their regular stadium Central Stadium, Kyiv, due to reconstruction.
References
- ↑ "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
- 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)

