European Champion Clubs' Cup 1977/78

European Champion Clubs' Cup 1977/78
Cup winners	Liverpool FC (2nd title)
Beginning	September 14, 1977
final	May 10, 1978
Final stadium	Wembley Stadium , London
Teams	31
Games	59
Gates	162  (ø 2.75 per game)
Top scorer	Allan Simonsen (5)
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The 1977/78 European Cup was the 23rd edition of the competition. 31 club teams took part, including 30 national champions from the previous season and defending champions Liverpool FC, who received a bye in the first round. The final was played on May 10, 1978 at London's Wembley Stadium .

mode

The participants played in a pure cup mode with (except for the finals) back and forth games for the crown of European club football. In the case of a tie, the higher number of goals scored away counted first; if there was also a tie, the second leg was extended and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out was played immediately afterwards.

1 round

The first legs took place on 14./15. (Bucharest vs. Atletico M. / Reykjavík vs. Belfast) September, the second leg on September 28th / 29th (Belfast vs. Reykjavík) September 1977.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Omonia Nicosia	0: 5	Juventus Turin	0: 3	0: 2
Kuopion PS	2: 9	Club Bruges	0: 4	2: 5
Celtic Glasgow	11: 10	Jeunesse Esch	5-0	6: 1
Red Star Belgrade	6-0	Sligo Rovers	3-0	3-0
Lillestrøm SK	2: 4	Ajax Amsterdam	2-0	0: 4
Vasas Budapest	1: 4	Borussia Monchengladbach	0: 3	1: 1
FC Basel	2: 3	SSW Innsbruck	1: 3	1-0
Trabzonspor	1: 2	Boldklubben 1903	1-0	0: 2
Dukla Prague	(a)1: 1 ( a )	FC Nantes	1: 1	0-0
FC Floriana	1: 5	Panathinaikos Athens	1: 1	0: 4
Benfica Lisbon	0: 0 (4: 1 on account)	Torpedo Moscow	0-0	0: 0 a.d.
Dynamo Dresden	3: 2	Halmstads BK	2-0	1: 2
DFS Levski-Spartak Sofia	5: 2	Śląsk Wrocław	3-0	2: 2
Dinamo Bucharest	2: 3	Atlético Madrid	2: 1	0: 2
Valur Reykjavík	1: 2	Glentoran FC	1-0	0: 2

2nd round

The first leg took place on October 19, the second leg on November 2, 1977.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Liverpool FC	6: 3	Dynamo Dresden	5: 1	1: 2
Club Bruges	2: 1	Panathinaikos Athens	2-0	0: 1
DFS Levski-Spartak Sofia	2: 4	Ajax Amsterdam	1: 2	1: 2
Red Star Belgrade	1: 8	Borussia Monchengladbach	0: 3	1: 5
Glentoran FC	0: 6	Juventus Turin	0: 1	0: 5
Celtic Glasgow	2: 4	SSW Innsbruck	2: 1	0: 3
FC Nantes	2: 3	Atlético Madrid	1: 1	1: 2
Benfica Lisbon	2-0	Boldklubben 1903	1-0	1-0

Quarter finals

The first leg took place on March 1, the second leg on March 15, 1978.

	total		First leg	Return leg
SSW Innsbruck	(a)3: 3 ( a )	Borussia Monchengladbach	3: 1	0: 2
Club Bruges	4: 3	Atlético Madrid	2-0	2: 3
Ajax Amsterdam	2: 2 (0: 3 in good condition)	Juventus Turin	1: 1	1: 1 a.d.
Benfica Lisbon	2: 6	Liverpool FC	1: 2	1: 4

Semifinals

The first leg took place on March 29, 1978, the second leg on April 12, 1978.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Borussia Monchengladbach	2: 4	Liverpool FC	2: 1	0: 3
Juventus Turin	1: 2	Club Bruges	1-0	0: 2 a.d.

final

Liverpool FC		Club Bruges
	May 10, 1978 in London ( Wembley Stadium ) Result: 1: 0 (0: 0) Spectators: 92,500 Referee: Charles Corver ( Netherlands )
	Ray Clemence - Phil Neal , Phil Thompson , Alan Hansen , Emlyn Hughes - Jimmy Case (65th Steve Heighway ), Terry McDermott , Graeme Souness , Ray Kennedy - Kenny Dalglish , David Fairclough Trainers: Bob Paisley	Birger Jensen - Eduard Krieger - Fons Bastijns , Georges Leekens , Gino Maes (72nd Jos Volders ) - Julien Cools , Dany Decubber , René Vandereycken , Lajos Kü (60th Dirk Sanders ) - Jan Simeon , Jan Sørensen Trainer: Ernst Happel ( Austria )
	1-0 Kenny Dalglish (65th)
	Jimmy Case	René Vandereycken

Best goal scorers

rank	player	club	Gates
1	Allan Simonsen	Borussia Monchengladbach	5
2	Jimmy Case	Liverpool FC	4th
	Roger Davies	Club Bruges	4th
	Jupp Heynckes	Borussia Monchengladbach	4th
	Pietro Paolo Virdis	Juventus Turin	4th

→ Main article : List of UEFA Champions League top scorer

Players used Liverpool FC

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Liverpool FC

Goal : Ray Clemence (7 / -) Defense : Phil Neal (7/2); Emlyn Hughes (7/1); Phil Thompson (5 / -); Alan Hansen (4/1); Tommy Smith (4 / -); Joey Jones (2 / -); Midfield : Jimmy Case (7/4); Ray Kennedy (7/2); Steve Heighway (7/1); Terry McDermott (6/1); Ian Callaghan (5/1); Graeme Souness (3 / -) Attack : Kenny Dalglish (7/3); David Fairclough (2 / -); David Johnson (1/1); John Toshack (1 / -) Trainer : Bob Paisley

See also

• European Cup Winners' Cup 1977/78
• 1977/78 UEFA Cup

Web links

• Official UEFA website for the 1977/78 European Cup
• Game details for the 1977/78 season at rsssf.com