| Dates | 13 September 1978 – 23 May 1979 |
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| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 365 (2.9 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,035,950 (24,095 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Allan Simonsen (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 9 goals |
The 1978–79 UEFA Cup was won by Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate over Red Star Belgrade.
First round
First leg
| Dukla Prague | 1–0 | |
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| Nehoda |
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| Milan | 1–0 | |
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| Novellino |
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| Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | |
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| Finn Harps | 0–5 | |
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| Sporting Gijón | 3–0 | |
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| Ferrero Morán |
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Enzo Ferrero scored an olympic goal.
| Braga | 5–0 | |
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| Chico Gordo Lito |
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| Galatasaray | 1–3 | |
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| Terim |
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| BFC Dynamo | 5–2 | |
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| Riediger Netz Brillat |
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| Elfsborg | 2–0 | |
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| Standard Liège | 1–0 | |
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| Denier |
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| Arsenal | 3–0 | |
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| Carl Zeiss Jena | 1–0 | |
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| Töpfer |
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| Twente | 1–1 | |
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| Thoresen |
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| Hibernian | 3–2 | |
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| Politehnica Timișoara | 2–0 | |
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| Pezoporikos Larnaca | 2–2 | |
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| Theofanous |
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| Olympiacos | 2–1 | |
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| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–0 | |
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| Kipiani Shengelia |
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| Hajduk Split | 2–0 | |
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| Čop Luketin |
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Second leg
| Vicenza | 1–1 | |
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| Briaschi |
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Dukla Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Lokomotíva Košice | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Kozák |
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| Penalties | ||
| 6–7 | ||
1–1 on aggregate. Milan won in a penalty shoot-out.
Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 1–2 | |
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Argeș Pitești won 5–1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.
Everton won 10–0 on aggregate.
| Lausanne-Sport | 2–0 | |
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Lausanne-Sport won 2–0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Torino | 1–0 | |
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| Graziani |
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Sporting Gijón won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Hibernians | 3–2 | |
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| Carter Spiteri-Gonzi |
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Braga won 7–3 on aggregate.
| West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | |
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West Bromwich Albion won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–1 | |
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| Savić Borovnica Šestić |
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6–6 on aggregate, Red Star Belgrade won on away goals rule.
| B 1903 | 4–4 | |
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KuPS won 6–5 on aggregate.
Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.
Torpedo Moscow won 7–3 on aggregate.
Strasbourg won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Lech Poznań | 2–5 | |
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MSV Duisburg won 10–2 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 1–0 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Lokomotive Leipzig | 1–4 | |
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| Stapleton |
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Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Lierse | 2–2 | |
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Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate, ÍBV won on away goals rule.
| Manchester City | 3–2 | |
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Manchester City won 4–3 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 3–2 on aggregate.
| MTK Budapest | 2–1 | |
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Politehnica Timișoara won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Śląsk Wrocław | 5–1 | |
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Śląsk Wrocław won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Levski Sofia | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Report | Kaltsas |
Levski Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Rapid Wien | 2–1 | |
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| Krejcirik Francker |
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Hajduk Split won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Botev Plovdiv | 1–2 | |
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| Slavkov |
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Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Adanaspor | 2–2 | |
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Budapest Honvéd won 8–2 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Ajax |
5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Budapest Honvéd |
4–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | |
| Everton |
2–2(a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Argeș Pitești |
4–6 | 2–1 | 2–5 | |
| Carl Zeiss Jena |
0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 (aet) | |
| Torpedo Moscow |
2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Hajduk Split |
2–2(a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Hertha BSC |
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| ÍBV |
1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| KuPS |
1–6 | 0–2 | 1–4 | |
| Manchester City |
4–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | |
| Levski Sofia |
1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Strasbourg |
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Braga |
0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Benfica |
0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 (aet) | |
| Sporting Gijón |
1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
First leg
| Ajax | 1–0 | |
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| Lerby |
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| Everton | 2–1 | |
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| Report | Macela |
| Argeș Pitești | 2–1 | |
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| Torpedo Moscow | 2–1 | |
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| Report | Hoeneß |
| ÍBV | 0–2 | |
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| Levski Sofia | 1–1 | |
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| Milkov |
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| Braga | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Regis |
Second leg
| Lausanne-Sport | 0–4 | |
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Ajax won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2–0 | |
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Budapest Honvéd won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 1–0 | |
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| Gajdůšek |
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2–2 on aggregate, Dukla Prague won on away goals rule.
Valencia won 6–4 on aggregate.
MSV Duisburg won 3–0 on aggregate.
Stuttgart won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Arsenal | 1–0 | |
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| Young |
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2–2 on aggregate, Arsenal won on away goals rule.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–0 | |
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| Shengelia |
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Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2–1 | |
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Śląsk Wrocław won 4–1 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège | 2–0 | |
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| Sigurvinsson |
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Manchester City won 4–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 4–1 on aggregate. On 23 November 1978, UEFA fined Milan $14,000 for a bribery attempt to the Scottish referee John Gordon and linesmen Rollo Kyle and David McCartney (Italian club took the officials to shop for free the day before the game). Curiously, UEFA did not sanction the referee at all, however, Scottish Football Association suspended him.
| Hibernian | 1–0 | |
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| McLeod |
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Strasbourg won 2–1 on aggregate.
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | |
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| Brown |
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West Bromwich Albion won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | |
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| Petrović |
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Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Milan |
2–5 | 2–2 | 0–3 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
5–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Budapest Honvéd |
4–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Esbjerg |
2–5 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |
| Strasbourg |
0–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Valencia |
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Stuttgart |
4–5 | 4–1 | 0–4 |
First leg
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | |
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| Kulik |
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| Budapest Honvéd | 4–1 | |
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| Report | Clarke |
| Esbjerg | 2–1 | |
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| Report | Milewski |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | |
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| Blagojević |
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| Valencia | 1–1 | |
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| Felman |
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| Stuttgart | 4–1 | |
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| Report | Gajdůšek |
Second leg
Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2–4 | |
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| Pawłowski |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach won 5–3 on aggregate.
Budapest Honvéd won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Hertha BSC | 4–0 | |
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| Milewski |
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Hertha BSC won 5–2 on aggregate.
| MSV Duisburg | 4–0 | |
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| Worm Weber Fruck |
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MSV Duisburg won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Arsenal | 1–1 | |
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| Sunderland |
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Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
West Bromwich Albion won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Budapest Honvéd |
4–4(a) | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Hertha BSC |
3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Manchester City |
2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
| Budapest Honvéd | 2–3 | |
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| Varga Weimper |
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| Hertha BSC | 1–1 | |
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| Nüssing |
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| Manchester City | 1–1 | |
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| Channon |
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Second leg
| MSV Duisburg | 1–2 | |
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| Büssers |
Report | Karalyos Pal |
4–4 on aggregate, MSV Duisburg won on away goals rule.
| Dukla Prague | 1–2 | |
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| Nehoda |
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Hertha BSC won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–1 | |
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| Kulik Bruns Del'Haye |
Report | Deyna |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–2 on aggregate.
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | |
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| Regis |
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Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| MSV Duisburg |
3–6 | 2–2 | 1–4 | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
(a)2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
| MSV Duisburg | 2–2 | |
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| Worm Fruck |
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| Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | |
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| Savić |
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Second leg
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–1 | |
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| Simonsen Kulik Lienen |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Hertha BSC | 2–1 | |
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| Beer Sidka |
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2–2 on aggregate, Red Star Belgrade won on away goals rule.
Final
First leg
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | |
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| Šestić |
Report | Jurišić |
Second leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 2–1 on aggregate.
References
External links
- 1978–79 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
- Official Site
- Results at RSSSF.com
- All scorers 1978–79 UEFA Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1978/79 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)