1977–78 European Cup


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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
  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)
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
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

Celtic won 11–1 on aggregate.

Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.

Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.

0–0 on aggregate; Benfica won on penalties.

Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate.

Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.

Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate.

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.

Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate.

Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate.

Club Brugge won 9–2 on aggregate.

Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.

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

Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

Wacker won 4–2 on aggregate.

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate.

Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.

Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate.

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.

Juventus won 6–0 on aggregate.

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

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

Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.

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

Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.

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

Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate.

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

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
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