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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)
Top scorer(s)Denmark Allan Simonsen (5 goals)

The 1977–78 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by defending champions Liverpool in the final against 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.

Bracket

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First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celtic Scotland 11–1 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 5–0 6–1
Basel Switzerland 2–3 Austria Wacker 1–3 1–0
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 6–0 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 3–0 3–0
Vasas Hungary 1–4 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 1–1
Benfica Portugal 0–0 (4–1 p) Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 0–0 0–0
Trabzonspor Turkey 1–2 Denmark Boldklubben 1903 1–0 0–2
Liverpool England Bye
Dynamo Dresden East Germany 3–2 Sweden Halmstad 2–0 1–2
Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 5–2 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 3–0 2–2
Lillestrøm Norway 2–4 Netherlands Ajax 2–0 0–4
Valur Iceland 1–2 Northern Ireland Glentoran 1–0 0–2
Omonia Cyprus 0–5 Italy Juventus 0–3 0–2
KuPS Finland 2–9 Belgium Club Brugge 0–4 2–5
Floriana Malta 1–5 Greece Panathinaikos 1–1 0–4
Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia 1–1 (a) France Nantes 1–1 0–0
Dinamo București Romania 2–3 Spain Atlético Madrid 2–1 0–2

First leg

Celtic Scotland5–0Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
MacDonald 15'
Craig 33', 58'
Wilson 36'
McLaughlin 83'
Report
Attendance: 22,000

Basel Switzerland1–3Austria Wacker
Von Wartburg 22' Report Welzl 41', 45' (pen.)
Constantini 51'
Attendance: 18,000

Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia3–0Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
Džajić 54', 80'
Filipović 67'
Report

Vasas Hungary0–3West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Report Schäfer 17'
Simonsen 34'
Wohlers 45'
Attendance: 40,000

Benfica Portugal0–0Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

Trabzonspor Turkey1–0Denmark Boldklubben 1903
Ergün 75' Report

Dynamo Dresden East Germany2–0Sweden Halmstad
Heidler 70'
Schade 84'
Report
Attendance: 30,000

Levski-Spartak Bulgaria3–0Poland Śląsk Wrocław
Panov 20'
Milanov 40', 43'
Report

Lillestrøm Norway2–0Netherlands Ajax
Lønstad 1'
Johansen 13'
Report
Attendance: 21,000

Valur Iceland1–0Northern Ireland Glentoran
Bergs 38' Report
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: Rolf Haugen (Norway)

Omonia Cyprus0–3Italy Juventus
Report Bettega 34'
Fanna 42'
Virdis 59'
Attendance: 12,000

KuPS Finland0–4Belgium Club Brugge
Report Vandereycken 49'
Cools 51'
Lambert 64'
Davies 78'
Attendance: 2,500

Floriana Malta1–1Greece Panathinaikos
Xuereb 16' Report Aslanidis 26'
Attendance: 12,000

Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia1–1France Nantes
Vízek 54' Report Amisse 35'
Attendance: 13,885

Dinamo București Romania2–1Spain Atlético Madrid
Vrînceanu 14'
Georgescu 73'
Report Pereira 58'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Second leg

Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg1–6Scotland Celtic
Giuliani 30' Report Lennox 30', 66'
Glavin 52'
McGrain 56'
Eðvaldsson 66', 76'

Celtic won 11–1 on aggregate.


Wacker Austria0–1Switzerland Basel
Report Maissen 62'
Attendance: 14,000

Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.


Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland0–3Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Report Filipović 5', 60'
Jovanović 43'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Gow (Wales)

Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.


Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany1–1Hungary Vasas
Simonsen 64' Report Izsó 77'

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.


Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union0–0 (aet)Portugal Benfica
Report
Penalties
1–4

Benfica 0–0 Torpedo Moscow on aggregate. Benfica won on penalties.


Boldklubben 1903 Denmark2–0Turkey Trabzonspor
Francker 40', 82' Report

Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate.


Halmstad Sweden2–1East Germany Dynamo Dresden
Johansson 17'
Larsson 88'
Report Heidler 64'
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Alf Grey (England)

Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.


Śląsk Wrocław Poland2–2Bulgaria Levski-Spartak
Pawłowski 22'
Kopycki 75'
Report Panov 29', 58'
Attendance: 25,000

Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate.


Ajax Netherlands4–0Norway Lillestrøm
Birkelund 10' (o.g.)
Geels 31'
Ling 51', 72'
Report
Attendance: 16,500

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.


Glentoran Northern Ireland2–0Iceland Valur
Robson 18'
Jamison 73'
Report

Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate.


Juventus Italy2–0Cyprus Omonia
Boninsegna 11'
Virdis 75'
Report

Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate.


Club Brugge Belgium5–2Finland KuPS
Davies 17', 35'
Vandereycken 33'
Simoen 47'
Maes 85'
Report Mönkkönen 20'
Loikkanen 63'
Attendance: 12,145

Club Brugge won 9–2 on aggregate.


Panathinaikos Greece4–0Malta Floriana
Álvarez 24'
Antoniadis 35', 40' (pen.)
Gonios 85'
Report

Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.


Nantes France0–0Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Report

Dukla Prague 1–1 Nantes. Nantes won on away goals.


Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celtic Scotland 2–4 Austria Wacker 2–1 0–3
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–8 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 1–5
Benfica Portugal 2–0 Denmark Boldklubben 1903 1–0 1–0
Liverpool England 6–3 East Germany Dynamo Dresden 5–1 1–2
Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 2–4 Netherlands Ajax 1–2 1–2
Glentoran Northern Ireland 0–6 Italy Juventus 0–1 0–5
Club Brugge Belgium 2–1 Greece Panathinaikos 2–0 0–1
Nantes France 2–3 Spain Atlético Madrid 1–1 1–2

First leg



Benfica Portugal1–0Denmark Boldklubben 1903
Pietra 49' (pen.) Report

Liverpool England5–1East Germany Dynamo Dresden
Hansen 14'
Case 21', 57'
Neal 44' (pen.)
Kennedy 66'
Report Häfner 76'
Attendance: 39,876

Levski-Spartak Bulgaria1–2Netherlands Ajax
Voynov 80' (pen.) Report Geels 30'
Erkens 79'

Glentoran Northern Ireland0–1Italy Juventus
Report Causio 38'
Attendance: 30,000

Club Brugge Belgium2–0Greece Panathinaikos
Davies 24' (pen.)
Cools 72'
Report
Attendance: 22,000

Nantes France1–1Spain Atlético Madrid
Lacombe 48' Report Marcial 42'
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Second leg

Wacker Austria3–0Scotland Celtic
Welzl 4'
Stering 21'
Oberacher 27'
Report
Attendance: 18,000

Wacker won 4–2 on aggregate.


Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate.


Boldklubben 1903 Denmark0–1Portugal Benfica
Report Pietra 50'

Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.


Dynamo Dresden East Germany2–1England Liverpool
Kotte 47'
Sachse 52'
Report Heighway 67'
Attendance: 33,000

Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate.


Ajax Netherlands2–1Bulgaria Levski-Spartak
Lerby 41'
Geels 53'
Report Milanov 41'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.


Juventus Italy5–0Northern Ireland Glentoran
Virdis 10', 20'
Boninsegna 53'
Fanna 70'
Benetti 77'
Report
Attendance: 35,000

Juventus won 6–0 on aggregate.


Panathinaikos Greece1–0Belgium Club Brugge
Gonios 82' Report
Attendance: 25,000

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.


Atlético Madrid Spain2–1France Nantes
Cano 76'
Pereira 80'
Report Lacombe 31'

Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wacker Austria 3–3 (a) West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 0–2
Benfica Portugal 2–6 England Liverpool 1–2 1–4
Ajax Netherlands 2–2 (0–3 p) Italy Juventus 1–1 1–1
Club Brugge Belgium 4–3 Spain Atlético Madrid 2–0 2–3

First leg

Wacker Austria3–1West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Koncilia 8'
Kriess 23'
Schwarz 27'
Report Heynckes 63'
Attendance: 17,000

Benfica Portugal1–2England Liverpool
Nené 13' Report Case 36'
Hughes 71'
Attendance: 80,000

Ajax Netherlands1–1Italy Juventus
Van Dord 86' Report Causio 89'

Club Brugge Belgium2–0Spain Atlético Madrid
Courant 44'
De Cubber 57'
Report
Attendance: 32,000

Second leg

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


Liverpool England4–1Portugal Benfica
Callaghan 6'
Dalglish 17'
McDermott 78'
Neal 88'
Report Nené 25'
Attendance: 48,364

Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.


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


Atlético Madrid Spain3–2Belgium Club Brugge
Benegas 20'
Pina 30', 62'
Report Cools 60'
Lambert 69'

Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany 2–4 England Liverpool 2–1 0–3
Juventus Italy 1–2 Belgium Club Brugge 1–0 0–2

First leg


Juventus Italy1–0Belgium Club Brugge
Bettega 86' Report
Attendance: 70,000

Second leg

Liverpool England3–0West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Kennedy 6'
Dalglish 35'
Case 56'
Report
Attendance: 54,000

Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate.


Club Brugge Belgium2–0 (a.e.t.)Italy Juventus
Bastijns 3'
Vandereycken 116'
Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Liverpool England1–0Belgium Club Brugge
Dalglish 64' Report MatchCentre
Attendance: 92,000

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1977–78 European Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Denmark Allan Simonsen West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 5
2 England Jimmy Case England Liverpool 4
England Roger Davies Belgium Club Brugge 4
West Germany Jupp Heynckes West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 4
Italy Pietro Paolo Virdis Italy Juventus 4
6 Belgium Julien Cools Belgium Club Brugge 3
Scotland Joe Craig Scotland Celtic 3
Scotland Kenny Dalglish England Liverpool 3
Netherlands Ruud Geels Netherlands Ajax 3
Netherlands Tschen La Ling Netherlands Ajax 3
Bulgaria Kiril Milanov Bulgaria Levski-Spartak 3
Bulgaria Pavel Panov Bulgaria Levski-Spartak 3
Belgium René Vandereycken Belgium Club Brugge 3
Austria Kurt Welzl Austria Wacker 3