1978–79 European Cup

1978–79 European Cup
The Olympiastadion in Munich hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates15 August 1978 – 30 May 1979
Teams33
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Nottingham Forest (1st title)
Runners-upSweden Malmö FF
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored185 (2.94 per match)
Attendance1,688,020 (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.

Teams

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Albania Vllaznia (1st) Austria Austria Wien (1st) Belgium Club Brugge (1st)
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia (1st) Cyprus Omonia (1st) Czechoslovakia Zbrojovka Brno (1st)
Denmark Odense (1st) England Nottingham Forest (1st) England Liverpool (2nd)TH
Finland Haka (1st) France Monaco (1st) East Germany Dynamo Dresden (1st)
West Germany Köln (1st) Greece AEK Athens (1st) Hungary Újpesti Dózsa (1st)
Iceland ÍA (1st) Republic of Ireland Bohemians (1st) Italy Juventus (1st)
Luxembourg Progrès Niedercorn (1st) Malta Valletta (1st) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st)
Northern Ireland Linfield (1st) Norway Lillestrøm (1st) Poland Wisła Kraków (1st)
Portugal Porto (1st) Romania Steaua București (1st) Scotland Rangers (1st)
Spain Real Madrid (1st) Sweden Malmö FF (1st) Switzerland Grasshopper (1st)
Turkey Fenerbahçe (1st) Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv (1st) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan (1st)

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monaco France 3–2 Romania Steaua București 3–0 0–2

First leg

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Monaco France3–0Romania Steaua București
Onnis 42'
Zorzetto 48'
Nogués 61'		 Report
Attendance: 6,434

Second leg

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Steaua București Romania2–0France Monaco
Troi 51', 76' Report
Attendance: 25,000[1]

Monaco won 3–2 on aggregate.

Bracket

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
Greece AEK Athens 6 1 7
Portugal Porto 1 4 5
Greece AEK Athens 1 1 2
England Nottingham Forest 2 5 7
England Nottingham Forest 2 0 2
England Liverpool 0 0 0
England Nottingham Forest 4 1 5
Switzerland Grasshopper 1 1 2
Spain Real Madrid 5 7 12
Luxembourg Progrès Niedercorn 0 0 0
Spain Real Madrid 3 0 3
Switzerland Grasshopper (a) 1 2 3
Switzerland Grasshopper 8 5 13
Malta Valletta 0 3 3
England Nottingham Forest 3 1 4
West Germany Köln 3 0 3
Denmark Odense 2 1 3
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 2 2 4
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 0 0 0
West Germany Köln 1 4 5
West Germany Köln 4 1 5
Iceland ÍA 1 1 2
West Germany Köln 1 1 2
Scotland Rangers 0 1 1
Italy Juventus 1 0 1
Scotland Rangers 0 2 2
Scotland Rangers 0 3 3
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 2 2
Turkey Fenerbahçe 2 1 3
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 6 7
England Nottingham Forest 1
Sweden Malmö FF 0
Albania Vllaznia 2 1 3
Austria Austria Wien 0 4 4
Austria Austria Wien 4 0 4
Norway Lillestrøm 1 0 1
Northern Ireland Linfield 0 0 0
Norway Lillestrøm 0 1 1
Austria Austria Wien 3 0 3
East Germany Dynamo Dresden 1 1 2
Cyprus Omonia 2 0 2
Republic of Ireland Bohemians (a) 1 1 2
Republic of Ireland Bohemians 0 0 0
East Germany Dynamo Dresden 0 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 2 0 2 (4)
East Germany Dynamo Dresden (p) 0 2 2 (5)
Austria Austria Wien 0 0 0
Sweden Malmö FF 0 1 1
Czechoslovakia Zbrojovka Brno 2 2 4
Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 2 0 2
Czechoslovakia Zbrojovka Brno 2 1 3
Poland Wisła Kraków (a) 2 1 3
Belgium Club Brugge 2 1 3
Poland Wisła Kraków 1 3 4
Poland Wisła Kraków 2 1 3
Sweden Malmö FF 1 4 5
Finland Haka 0 1 1
Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 1 3 4
Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 0 0 0
Sweden Malmö FF 0 2 2
Sweden Malmö FF 0 1 1
France Monaco 0 0 0

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AEK Athens Greece 7–5 Portugal Porto 6–1 1–4
Nottingham Forest England 2–0 England Liverpool 2–0 0–0
Real Madrid Spain 12–0 Luxembourg Progrès Niedercorn 5–0 7–0
Grasshopper Switzerland 13–3 Malta Valletta 8–0 5–3
Odense Denmark 3–4 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 2–2 1–2
Köln West Germany 5–2 Iceland ÍA 4–1 1–1
Juventus Italy 1–2 Scotland Rangers 1–0 0–2
Fenerbahçe Turkey 3–7 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–1 1–6
Vllaznia Albania 3–4 Austria Austria Wien 2–0 1–4
Linfield Northern Ireland 0–1 Norway Lillestrøm 0–0 0–1
Omonia Cyprus 2–2 (a) Republic of Ireland Bohemians 2–1 0–1
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–2 (4–5 p) East Germany Dynamo Dresden 2–0 0–2
Zbrojovka Brno Czechoslovakia 4–2 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 2–2 2–0
Club Brugge Belgium 3–4 Poland Wisła Kraków 2–1 1–3
Haka Finland 1–4 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 1–3
Malmö FF Sweden 1–0 France Monaco 0–0 1–0

First leg

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AEK Athens Greece6–1Portugal Porto
Bajević 3', 20'
Ardizoglou 16'
Konstantinou 39'
Nikolaou 58'
Mavros 60'		 Report Oliveira 51'
Attendance: 33,000
Nottingham Forest England2–0England Liverpool
Birtles 26'
Barrett 87'		 Report
Attendance: 38,316
Real Madrid Spain5–0Luxembourg Progrès Niedercorn
Jensen 12'
Juanito 30', 66'
Del Bosque 40'
Wolff 84'		 Report
Attendance: 70,000
Grasshopper Switzerland8–0Malta Valletta
Sulser 31', 46', 58', 62', 64'
Ponte 32', 35'
Wehrli 67'		 Report
Attendance: 3,500
Odense Denmark2–2Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
Munk Nielsen 32', 44' Report Kolev 60'
Velichkov 69'
Attendance: 7,200
Köln West Germany4–1Iceland ÍA
Littbarski 12'
Neumann 26', 39'
Konopka 72'		 Report Hallgrímsson 20'
Attendance: 9,000
Juventus Italy1–0Scotland Rangers
Virdis 9' Report
Attendance: 61,425
Fenerbahçe Turkey2–1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Çetiner 17'
İlhan 43'		 Report Brandts 23'
Attendance: 42,000
Vllaznia Albania2–0Austria Austria Wien
Zhega 8'
Ballgjini 55'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Linfield Northern Ireland0–0Norway Lillestrøm
Report
Attendance: 4,700[2]
Omonia Cyprus2–1Republic of Ireland Bohemians
Kanaris 21'
Dimitriou 51'		 Report O'Connor 44'
Attendance: 11,000
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia2–0East Germany Dynamo Dresden
Prekazi 5'
Đurović 47'		 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)
Zbrojovka Brno Czechoslovakia2–2Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
Kroupa 72'
Janečka 77'		 Report Fekete 40'
Törőcsik 65'
Attendance: 18,000
Club Brugge Belgium2–1Poland Wisła Kraków
Ceulemans 24'
Cools 28'		 Report Kapka 83'
Attendance: 15,241
Haka Finland0–1Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Report Baltacha 74'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)
Malmö FF Sweden0–0France Monaco
Report
Attendance: 5,473

Second leg

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Porto Portugal4–1Greece AEK Athens
Vital 63', 83'
Teixeira 79'
Gomes 88'		 Report Bajević 32'
Attendance: 62,000[4]

AEK Athens won 7–5 on aggregate.

Liverpool England0–0England Nottingham Forest
Report
Attendance: 51,679

Nottingham Forest won 2–0 on aggregate.

Progrès Niedercorn Luxembourg0–7Spain Real Madrid
Report Pirri 10'
Jensen 19'
Stielike 28'
Santillana 46', 87'
García Hernández 65'
Margue 90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,250[5]
Referee: Jan Peeters (Belgium)

Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.

Valletta Malta3–5Switzerland Grasshopper
Agius 56'
Seychell 83'
Farrugia 86'		 Report Sulser 13' (pen.)
Ponte 61'
Traber 69', 78'
Her. Hermann 77'
Attendance: 2,500

Grasshopper won 13–3 on aggregate.

Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria2–1Denmark Odense
Mihaylov 27'
Kostov 50'		 Report Eriksen 23' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,000

Lokomotiv Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.

ÍA Iceland1–1West Germany Köln
Hein 8' (o.g.) Report Van Gool 72'
Attendance: 4,500[6]

Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.

Rangers Scotland2–0Italy Juventus
MacDonald 18'
Smith 69'		 Report
Attendance: 41,494[7]

Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven Netherlands6–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Van der Kuijlen 10', 22', 71', 74'
Deijkers 49', 55'		 Report Çetiner 87'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: David Syme (Scotland)

PSV Eindhoven won 7–3 on aggregate.

Austria Wien Austria4–1Albania Vllaznia
Parits 21'
Schachner 35', 74'
J. Sara 48'		 Report Hafizi 80'
Attendance: 26,000[8]

Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.

Lillestrøm Norway1–0Northern Ireland Linfield
Lønstad 12' Report
Attendance: 5,641

Lillestrøm won 1–0 on aggregate.

Bohemians Republic of Ireland1–0Cyprus Omonia
Joyce 27' Report
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ron Bridges (Wales)

2–2 on aggregate; Bohemians won on away goals.

Dynamo Dresden East Germany2–0 (a.e.t.)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Dörner 8'
Weber 38'		 Report
Penalties
Dörner soccer ball with red X
Weber soccer ball with check mark
Schade soccer ball with red X
Kotte soccer ball with check mark
Riedel soccer ball with check mark
Sachse soccer ball with check mark
Schmuck soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with red X Đorđević
soccer ball with check mark Klinčarski
soccer ball with check mark Pavković
soccer ball with red X Trifunović
soccer ball with check mark Prekazi
soccer ball with check mark Stojković
soccer ball with red X Zavišić
Attendance: 29,000

2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Dresden won on penalties.

Újpesti Dózsa Hungary0–2Czechoslovakia Zbrojovka Brno
Report Došek 11'
Kroupa 41'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

Zbrojovka Brno won 4–2 on aggregate.

Wisła Kraków Poland3–1Belgium Club Brugge
Kmiecik 26'
Lipka 82'
Krupiński 89'		 Report Ceulemans 50'
Attendance: 25,000[9]

Wisła Kraków won 4–3 on aggregate.

Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union3–1Finland Haka
Veremeyev 31'
Khapsalis 35'
Buryak 85'		 Report Ronkainen 71'
Attendance: 40,516[10]

Dynamo Kyiv won 4–1 on aggregate.

Monaco France0–1Sweden Malmö FF
Report Kindvall 35'
Attendance: 8,470[11]

Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AEK Athens Greece 2–7 England Nottingham Forest 1–2 1–5
Real Madrid Spain 3–3 (a) Switzerland Grasshopper 3–1 0–2
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 0–5 West Germany Köln 0–1 0–4
Rangers Scotland 3–2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–0 3–2
Austria Wien Austria 4–1 Norway Lillestrøm 4–1 0–0
Bohemians Republic of Ireland 0–6 East Germany Dynamo Dresden 0–0 0–6
Zbrojovka Brno Czechoslovakia 3–3 (a) Poland Wisła Kraków 2–2 1–1
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 0–2 Sweden Malmö FF 0–0 0–2

First leg

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AEK Athens Greece1–2England Nottingham Forest
Konstantinou 59' (pen.) Report McGovern 10'
Birtles 45'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Real Madrid Spain3–1Switzerland Grasshopper
Juanito 5'
García Hernández 65'
Santillana 77'		 Report Sulser 59'
Attendance: 35,000
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria0–1West Germany Köln
Report Zimmermann 58'
Attendance: 25,000
Rangers Scotland0–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Report
Attendance: 44,000
Austria Wien Austria4–1Norway Lillestrøm
Gasselich 25', 34'
Sara 36'
Schachner 65'		 Report Dokken 62'
Attendance: 24,000
Bohemians Republic of Ireland0–0East Germany Dynamo Dresden
Report
Attendance: 2,160
Zbrojovka Brno Czechoslovakia2–2Poland Wisła Kraków
Pešice 73'
Kroupa 78'		 Report Kmiecik 37'
Maculewicz 86'
Attendance: 25,000
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union0–0Sweden Malmö FF
Report
Attendance: 40,000[12]

Second leg

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Nottingham Forest England5–1Greece AEK Athens
Needham 12'
Woodcock 35'
Anderson 40'
Birtles 66', 72'		 Report Bajević 50'
Attendance: 38,069
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Nottingham Forest won 7–2 on aggregate.

Grasshopper Switzerland2–0Spain Real Madrid
Sulser 8', 86' Report
Attendance: 28,000

3–3 on aggregate; Grasshopper won on away goals.

Köln West Germany4–0Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
Müller 20', 79'
Van Gool 52'
Glowacz 75'		 Report
Attendance: 17,000

Köln won 5–0 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–3Scotland Rangers
Lubse 1'
Deijkers 60'		 Report MacDonald 57'
Johnstone 65'
Russell 87'
Attendance: 27,000

Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Lillestrøm Norway0–0Austria Austria Wien
Report
Attendance: 5,589[13]

Austria Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.

Dynamo Dresden East Germany6–0Republic of Ireland Bohemians
Trautmann 39', 58'
Dörner 41'
Schmuck 49'
Riedel 60'
Kotte 75' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 33,000

Dynamo Dresden won 6–0 on aggregate.

Wisła Kraków Poland1–1Czechoslovakia Zbrojovka Brno
Kapka 53' Report Došek 78'
Attendance: 35,000

3–3 on aggregate; Wisła Kraków won on away goals.

Malmö FF Sweden2–0Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Cervin 9'
Kindvall 39'		 Report
Attendance: 13,602[14]

Malmö FF won 2–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nottingham Forest England 5–2 Switzerland Grasshopper 4–1 1–1
Köln West Germany 2–1 Scotland Rangers 1–0 1–1
Austria Wien Austria 3–2 East Germany Dynamo Dresden 3–1 0–1
Wisła Kraków Poland 3–5 Sweden Malmö FF 2–1 1–4

First leg

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Nottingham Forest England4–1Switzerland Grasshopper
Birtles 31'
Robertson 47' (pen.)
Gemmill 87'
Lloyd 89'		 Report Sulser 11'
Attendance: 31,949
Köln West Germany1–0Scotland Rangers
Müller 58' Report
Attendance: 36,000
Austria Wien Austria3–1East Germany Dynamo Dresden
Schachner 20', 90'
Zach 86'		 [1] Weber 9'
Attendance: 36,000
Wisła Kraków Poland2–1Sweden Malmö FF
Nawałka 26'
Kmiecik 85'		 Report Hansson 13'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Talat Tokat (Turkey)

Second leg

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Grasshopper Switzerland1–1England Nottingham Forest
Sulser 33' (pen.) Report O'Neill 38'
Attendance: 17,800

Nottingham Forest won 5–2 on aggregate.

Rangers Scotland1–1West Germany Köln
McLean 86' Report Müller 48'
Attendance: 44,000

Köln won 2–1 on aggregate.

Dynamo Dresden East Germany1–0Austria Austria Wien
Riedel 42' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 35,000

Austria Wien won 3–2 on aggregate.

Malmö FF Sweden4–1Poland Wisła Kraków
Ljungberg 65' (pen.), 72', 90' (pen.)
Cervin 82'		 Report Kmiecik 58'
Attendance: 12,469

Malmö FF won 5–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nottingham Forest England 4–3 West Germany Köln 3–3 1–0
Austria Wien Austria 0–1 Sweden Malmö FF 0–0 0–1

First leg

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Nottingham Forest England3–3West Germany Köln
Birtles 28'
Bowyer 53'
Robertson 63'		 Report Van Gool 6'
Müller 20'
Okudera 85'
Attendance: 40,804
Austria Wien Austria0–0Sweden Malmö FF
Report
Attendance: 64,000
Referee: Alek Jarguz (Poland)

Second leg

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