Austrian Football Cup 1977/78

Austrian Football Cup 1977/78

Cup winners	SSW Innsbruck (4th title)
final	First leg: SK VÖEST Linz vs. SSW Innsbruck 1: 1 (1: 0) second leg: SK VÖEST Linz vs SSW Innsbruck 2: 1 (2: 1)
Final stadium	Gugl Stadium , Linz (first leg) and Tivolistadion Innsbruck
← 1976/77 1978/79 →

The Cup of the Austrian Football Association was played for the 44th time in the 1977/78 season.

The final was played in two games. In the first leg in front of 8000 spectators at Linzer Gugl Stadium , the separated SK VOEST Linz and the SSW Innsbruck with a 1: 1 draw. In the second leg in front of 8,500 visitors in Innsbruck's Tivolistadion , the Tyroleans prevailed 2-1. This is the fourth time that SSW Innsbruck has won the Austrian Football Cup. In the semifinals, the defending champion FK Austria Wien was eliminated.

1 round

date		Result
August 6, 1977, 4:00 p.m.	Floridsdorfer AC	3: 0 (2: 0)	Kremser SC
August 6, 1977, 4:00 p.m.	KSV Böhlerwerk	1: 1 (1: 1) / 1: 3 n.V.	SC Eisenstadt
August 6, 1977, 4:00 p.m.	SV Rapid Lienz	1: 2 (1: 1)	SV Austria Salzburg
August 6, 1977, 4:00 p.m.	SC Brunn am Gebirge	2: 4 (0: 4)	SC Neusiedl am See
August 6, 1977, 4:00 p.m.	SV Frohnleiten	4: 5 (2: 2)	Wolfsberger AC
August 6, 1977, 4:00 p.m.	SV Heid Stockerau	6: 1 (1: 0)	Baden AC
August 6, 1977, 4:15 pm	ATUS Bärnbach	2: 2 (0: 2) / 2: 3 n.v.	SK Austria Klagenfurt
August 6, 1977, 4:15 pm	SV Traun	0: 0/2: 1 n.v.	FS Elektra Vienna
08/06/1977, 4:30 p.m.	Donawitzer SV Alpine	3: 1 (1: 1)	Union Catfish
08/06/1977, 4:30 p.m.	SV Spittal / Drau	0: 2 (0: 0)	Villacher SV
08/06/1977, 4:30 p.m.	SC Amateurs St. Veit / Glan	3: 1 (0: 1)	SC Magdalen
08/06/1977, 4:30 p.m.	SC Kundl	1: 3 (0: 1)	ASK Salzburg
August 6, 1977, 5:00 p.m.	1. Halleiner SK	0: 2 (0: 0)	WSG Wattens
August 6, 1977, 5:00 p.m.	FC Rätia Bludenz	1: 1 (1: 1) / 3: 1 n.V.	SC Austria Lustenau
07.08.1977, 4:00 p.m.	ASV Kittsee	1: 1 (0: 1) / 1: 1 by default / 1: 4 in connection E.	1. Simmeringer SC
07.08.1977, 4:00 p.m.	SV Leithaprodersdorf	1: 2 (1: 1)	1. Wiener Neustädter SC
07.08.1977, 4:00 p.m.	SV Ried	0: 0 n.v. / 2: 4 i. E.	Kapfenberger SV
07.08.1977, 4:00 p.m.	Slovan / HAC	0: 3 (0: 1)	SC Tulln
07.08.1977, 4:00 p.m.	SV Ludesch	0: 3 (0: 2)	Salzburg AK 1914
07.08.1977, 4:15 pm	SC Bruck an der Mur	0: 2 (0 :)	SV St. Veit
07.08.1977, 4:30 p.m.	SV Grödig	2: 1 (1: 0)	FC Dornbirn
07.08.1977, 5:00 p.m.	SVG Jenbach	2: 4 (0: 2)	Black and white Bregenz

Legend:

n.V. = after extension
i. E. = on penalties

2nd round

date		Result
October 26, 1977, 2 p.m.	SV Grödig	0: 2 (0: 2)	Graz AK
October 26, 1977, 2:30 p.m.	FC Rätia Bludenz	1: 1 (0: 1) / 1: 4 n.v.	ASK Salzburg
October 29, 1977, 2:00 p.m.	Villacher SV	4: 1 (2: 0)	WSG Wattens
October 29, 1977, 2:30 p.m.	Kapfenberger SV	4: 0 (1: 0)	SC Eisenstadt
October 29, 1977, 2:30 p.m.	SV St. Veit	5: 2 (2: 2)	Black and white Bregenz
October 29, 1977, 3:00 p.m.	SC Austria Salzburg	4: 0 (0: 0)	Salzburg AK 1914
11/01/1977, 1.30 p.m.	SC Neusiedl am See	2: 0 (0: 0)	SV Traun
November 15, 1977, 6:30 p.m.	SK Austria Klagenfurt	0: 2 (0: 0)	SK VÖEST Linz
December 8th, 1977, 10:00 am	Floridsdorfer AC	0: 0/2: 1 n.v.	Wiener Sportclub / Post SV Wien
December 8th, 1977, 1:30 p.m.	1. Wiener Neustädter SC	1: 2 (1: 1)	FK Austria Vienna
December 8th, 1977, 1:30 p.m.	1. Simmeringer SC	1: 2 (0: 0)	FC Admira / Wacker
December 8th, 1977, 1:30 p.m.	Donawitzer SV Alpine	1: 1 (1: 1) / 1: 2 n.v.	SSW Innsbruck
December 8th, 1977, 1:30 p.m.	SC Amateurs St. Veit	0: 1 (0: 0)	Linz ASK
December 8th, 1977, 1:30 p.m.	SC Tulln	0: 3 (0: 1)	First Vienna FC
December 8th, 1977, 1:30 p.m.	SV Heid Stockerau	0: 2 (0: 1)	SK Rapid Vienna
December 8th, 1977, 1:30 p.m.	Wolfsberger AC	0: 1 (0: 0)	SK Sturm Graz

Legend:

n / a = after extension

Round of 16

date		Result
December 18, 1977, 2:00 p.m.	SV Austria Salzburg	3: 1 (1: 1)	SC Neusiedl am See
December 21, 1977, 7:00 p.m.	SK Sturm Graz	0: 1 (0: 1)	SSW Innsbruck
December 22nd, 1977, 7:00 p.m.	Graz AK	3: 1 (0: 0)	Floridsdorfer AC
December 26, 1977, 10:30 am	FK Austria Vienna	5: 0 (3: 0)	FC Admira / Wacker
December 26, 1977, 10:30 am	Villacher SV	1: 3 (1: 2)	Linz ASK
December 26, 1977, 1:00 p.m.	Kapfenberger SV	1: 1 (1: 1) / 1: 1 n.V. / 5: 6 i. E.	SK Rapid Vienna
December 26, 1977, 1:30 p.m.	First Vienna FC	0: 0 n.v. / 4: 5 p. E.	SV St. Veit
December 26, 1977, 1:30 p.m.	SK VÖEST Linz	5: 0 (3: 0)	ASK Salzburg

Legend:

n.V. = after extension
i. E. = on penalties

Quarter finals

date		Result
07.03.1978, 6:30 p.m.	Linz ASK	0: 2 (0: 1)	SSW Innsbruck
07.03.1978, 7:00 p.m.	SV Austria Salzburg	3: 2 (1: 1)	Graz AK
March 8, 1978, 2:45 p.m.	SV St. Veit	2: 4 (1: 3)	FK Austria Vienna
March 14, 1978, 6:30 p.m.	SK VÖEST Linz	2: 0 (2: 0)	SK Rapid Vienna

Semifinals

date		Result
April 19, 1978, 6:30 p.m.	SV Austria Salzburg	0: 0 n.v. / 3: 4 i. E.	SK VÖEST Linz
April 19, 1978, 7:30 p.m.	SSW Innsbruck	2: 0 (1: 0)	FK Austria Vienna

Legend:

n.V. = after extension
i. E. = on penalties

final

First leg

pairing	SK VÖEST Linz - SSW Innsbruck
Result	1: 1 (1: 0)
date	April 26, 1978, 7:00 p.m.
Stadion	Gugl Stadium , Linz
spectator	8000
referee	Adolf Mathias
Gates	1: 0 (32nd) Wilhelm Pöll , 1: 1 (64th) Kurt Welzl
SK VÖEST Linz	Kurt Kaiserseder - Hans-Dieter Mirnegg , Alfred Gert , Gerhard Breitenberger , Reinhold Hintermaier , Norbert Ebster , Helmut Wartinger (50th Herwig Kircher ), Walter Schoppitsch (30th Wilfried Ortner ), Michael Lorenz , Max Hagmayr , Wilhelm Pöll . Trainer: Felix Latzke
SSW Innsbruck	Friedl Koncilia - Bruno Pezzey , Werner Kriess , Gerhard Forstinger , Robert Auer , Peter Koncilia , Peter Schwarz , Franz Oberacher , Werner Zanon (60th Manfred Braschler ), Kurt Welzl , Josef Stering (46th Robert Hanschitz ). Trainer: Georg Keßler
yellow cards	Reinhold Hintermaier (81st) - Bruno Pezzey (36th)

Return leg

pairing	SSW Innsbruck - SK VÖEST Linz
Result	2: 1 (2: 1)
date	May 6, 1978, 5:00 p.m.
Stadion	Tivoli Stadium , Innsbruck
spectator	8500
referee	Franz Woehrer
Gates	0: 1 (5th) Max Hagmayr , 1: 1 (7th) Peter Schwarz , 2: 1 (43rd) Peter Koncilia
SSW Innsbruck	Friedl Koncilia - Bruno Pezzey , Werner Kriess , Gerhard Forstinger , Robert Auer , Peter Schwarz , Johann Scharmann , Peter Koncilia , Kurt Welzl , Franz Oberacher , Manfred Braschler (84th Robert Hanschitz ). Trainer: Georg Keßler
SK VÖEST Linz	Erwin Fuchsbichler - Hans-Dieter Mirnegg , Herwig Kircher , Alfred Gert , Gerhard Breitenberger , Walter Schoppitsch , Wilfried Ortner , Norbert Ebster , Rudolf Seitz (55th Gerhard Ulmer ), Michael Lorenz , Max Hagmayr . Trainer: Felix Latzke
yellow cards	none - Gerhard Breitenberger , Norbert Ebster