1978–79 European Cup
1978–79 European Cup
The Olympiastadion in Munich hosted the final. | |
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 15 August 1978 – 30 May 1979 |
Teams | 33 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nottingham Forest(1st title) |
Runners-up | Malmö FF |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 63 |
Goals scored | 185 (2.94 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Claudio Sulser (11 goals) |
The 1978–79 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by English champions Nottingham Forest in the final against Malmö FF. Forest, enjoying a great run of success under Brian Clough, had defeated defending two-time champions Liverpool in the first round.
The Olympiastadion in Munich hosted the final. | |
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 15 August 1978 – 30 May 1979 |
Teams | 33 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nottingham Forest(1st title) |
Runners-up | Malmö FF |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 63 |
Goals scored | 185 (2.94 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Claudio Sulser (11 goals) |
Preliminary round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Monaco | 3–2 | Steaua București | 3–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Monaco won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bracket
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
AEK Athens | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Porto | 1 | 4 | 5 | AEK Athens | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 5 | 7 | 12 | Grasshopper | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Progrès Niedercorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | Real Madrid | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Grasshopper | 8 | 5 | 13 | Grasshopper (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Valletta | 0 | 3 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Odense | 2 | 1 | 3 | Köln | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lokomotiv Sofia | 2 | 2 | 4 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Köln | 4 | 1 | 5 | Köln | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
ÍA | 1 | 1 | 2 | Köln | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Juventus | 1 | 0 | 1 | Rangers | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rangers | 0 | 2 | 2 | Rangers | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fenerbahçe | 2 | 1 | 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 6 | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vllaznia | 2 | 1 | 3 | Malmö FF | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Austria Wien | 0 | 4 | 4 | Austria Wien | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Linfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lillestrøm | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lillestrøm | 0 | 1 | 1 | Austria Wien | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Omonia | 2 | 0 | 2 | Dynamo Dresden | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bohemians (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | Bohemians | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Partizan | 2 | 0 | 2 (4) | Dynamo Dresden | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dynamo Dresden (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | Austria Wien | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Zbrojovka Brno | 2 | 2 | 4 | Malmö FF | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Újpesti Dózsa | 2 | 0 | 2 | Zbrojovka Brno | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Club Brugge | 2 | 1 | 3 | Wisla Kraków (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wisla Kraków | 1 | 3 | 4 | Wisła Kraków | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Haka | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malmö FF | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | 3 | 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Malmö FF | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malmö FF | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monaco | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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AEK Athens | 7–5 | Porto | 6–1 | 1–4 |
Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Liverpool | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Real Madrid | 12–0 | Progrès Niedercorn | 5–0 | 7–0 |
Grasshopper | 13–3 | Valletta | 8–0 | 5–3 |
Odense | 3–4 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Köln | 5–2 | ÍA | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Juventus | 1–2 | Rangers | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Fenerbahçe | 3–7 | PSV Eindhoven | 2–1 | 1–6 |
Vllaznia | 3–4 | Austria Wien | 2–0 | 1–4 |
Linfield | 0–1 | Lillestrøm | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Omonia | 2–2 (a) | Bohemians | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Partizan | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Dynamo Dresden | 2–0 | 0–2 |
Zbrojovka Brno | 4–2 | Újpesti Dózsa | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Club Brugge | 3–4 | Wisła Kraków | 2–1 | 1–3 |
Haka | 1–4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–1 | 1–3 |
Malmö FF | 1–0 | Monaco | 0–0 | 1–0 |
First leg
Second leg
AEK Athens won 7–5 on aggregate.
Nottingham Forest won 2–0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.
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 won 7–3 on aggregate.
Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
Lillestrøm won 1–0 on aggregate.
Omonia 2–2 Bohemians on aggregate. Bohemians won on away goals.
Partizan 2–2 Dynamo Dresden on aggregate. Dynamo Dresden won on penalties.
Zbrojovka Brno won 4–2 on aggregate.
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 |
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AEK Athens | 2–7 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | 1–5 |
Real Madrid | 3–3 (a) | Grasshopper | 3–1 | 0–2 |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 0–5 | Köln | 0–1 | 0–4 |
Rangers | 3–2 | PSV Eindhoven | 0–0 | 3–2 |
Austria Wien | 4–1 | Lillestrøm | 4–1 | 0–0 |
Bohemians | 0–6 | Dynamo Dresden | 0–0 | 0–6 |
Zbrojovka Brno | 3–3 (a) | Wisła Kraków | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Dynamo Kyiv | 0–2 | Malmö FF | 0–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Nottingham Forest won 7–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid 3–3 Grasshopper 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.
Zbrojovka Brno 3–3 Wisła Kraków on aggregate. Wisła Kraków won on away goals.
Malmö FF won 2–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nottingham Forest | 5–2 | Grasshopper | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Köln | 2–1 | Rangers | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Austria Wien | 3–2 | Dynamo Dresden | 3–1 | 0–1 |
Wisła Kraków | 3–5 | Malmö FF | 2–1 | 1–4 |
First leg
Second leg
Nottingham Forest won 5–2 on aggregate.
Köln won 2–1 on aggregate.
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 |
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Nottingham Forest | 4–3 | Köln | 3–3 | 1–0 |
Austria Wien | 0–1 | Malmö FF | 0–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
Second leg
Nottingham Forest won 4–3 on aggregate.
Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1978–79 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | Claudio Sulser | Grasshopper | 11 |
2 | Garry Birtles | Nottingham Forest | 6 |
3 | Dieter Müller | Köln | 5 |
Walter Schachner | Austria Wien | 5 | |
5 | Kazimierz Kmiecik | Wisła Kraków | 4 |
Willy van der Kuijlen | PSV Eindhoven | 4 | |
7 | Gerrie Deijkers | PSV Eindhoven | 3 |
Roger van Gool | Köln | 3 | |
Juanito | Real Madrid | 3 | |
Karel Kroupa | Zbrojovka Brno | 3 | |
Anders Ljungberg | Malmö FF | 3 | |
Raimondo Ponte | Grasshopper | 3 | |
Dieter Riedel | Dynamo Dresden | 3 | |
Dušan Bajević | AEK Athens | 3 | |
Santillana | Real Madrid | 3 |