European Champion Clubs' Cup 1978/79

European Champion Clubs' Cup 1978/79
Cup winners	Nottingham Forest (1st title)
Beginning	15th August 1978
final	May 30, 1979
Final stadium	Olympiastadion , Munich
Teams	33
Games	63
Gates	185  (ø 2.94 per game)
Top scorer	Claudio Sulser (11)
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The 1978/79 European Cup was the 24th edition of the competition. 33 club teams took part, including 32 national champions from the previous season and the defending champions with Liverpool FC .

Nottingham Forest won the final on May 30, 1979 in Munich's Olympic Stadium 1-0 against Malmö FF .

The top scorer was the Swiss Claudio Sulser from Grasshopper Club Zurich with 11 goals.

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.

Preliminary round

The first leg took place on August 16, the second leg on August 30, 1978.

	total		First leg	Return leg
AS Monaco	3: 2	Steaua Bucharest	3-0	0: 2

1 round

The first leg took place on September 13, the second leg on September 27, 1978.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club Bruges	3: 4	Wisła Krakow	2: 1	1: 3
real Madrid	12: 00	FC Progrès Niederkorn	5-0	7-0
AEK Athens	7: 5	FC Porto	6: 1	1: 4
Fenerbahçe Istanbul	3: 7	PSV Eindhoven	2: 1	1: 6
KS Vllaznia Shkodra	3: 4	FK Austria Vienna	2-0	1: 4
TJ Zbrojovka Brno	4: 2	Újpesti Dózsa SC Budapest	2: 2	2-0
1. FC Cologne	5: 2	ÍA Akranes	4: 1	1: 1
Juventus Turin	1: 2	Glasgow Rangers	1-0	0: 2
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Liverpool FC	2-0	0-0
Grasshopper Club Zurich	13: 30	Valletta FC	8-0	5: 3
Haka Valkeakoski	1: 4	Dynamo Kiev	0: 1	1: 3
Malmö FF	1-0	AS Monaco	0-0	1-0
Omonia Nicosia	(a)2: 2 ( a )	Bohemians Dublin	2: 1	0: 1
Odense BK	3: 4	Sofia locomotive	2: 2	1: 2
Linfield FC	0: 1	Lillestrøm SK	0-0	0: 1
Partizan Belgrade	2: 2 (4: 5 on account)	Dynamo Dresden	2-0	0: 2 a.d.

2nd round

The first leg took place on October 18, the second leg on November 1, 1978.

	total		First leg	Return leg
TJ Zbrojovka Brno	(a)3: 3 ( a )	Wisła Krakow	2: 2	1: 1
real Madrid	(a)3: 3 ( a )	Grasshopper Club Zurich	3: 1	0: 2
Bohemians Dublin	0: 6	Dynamo Dresden	0-0	0: 6
FK Austria Vienna	4: 1	Lillestrøm SK	4: 1	0-0
AEK Athens	2: 7	Nottingham Forest	1: 2	1: 5
Glasgow Rangers	3: 2	PSV Eindhoven	0-0	3: 2
Dynamo Kiev	0: 2	Malmö FF	0-0	0: 2
Sofia locomotive	0: 5	1. FC Cologne	0: 1	0: 4

Quarter finals

The first legs took place on 6/7. March, the second leg on 21/22 (Rangers vs. Cologne) March 1979.

	total		First leg	Return leg
1. FC Cologne	2: 1	Glasgow Rangers	1-0	1: 1
FK Austria Vienna	3: 2	Dynamo Dresden	3: 1	0: 1
Wisła Krakow	3: 5	Malmö FF	2: 1	1: 4
Nottingham Forest	5: 2	Grasshopper Club Zurich	4: 1	1: 1

Semifinals

The first leg took place on April 11, the second leg on April 25, 1979.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Nottingham Forest	4: 3	1. FC Cologne	3: 3	1-0
FK Austria Vienna	0: 1	Malmö FF	0-0	0: 1

final

Nottingham Forest		Malmö FF
	May 30, 1979 in Munich ( Olympiastadion ) Result: 1: 0 (1: 0) Spectators: 57,000 Referee: Erich Linemayr ( Austria )
	Peter Shilton - Viv Anderson , Larry Lloyd , Kenny Burns , Frank Clark - Trevor Francis , John McGovern , Ian Bowyer , John Robertson - Tony Woodcock , Garry Birtles Trainer: Brian Clough	Jan Möller - Roland Andersson , Kent Jönsson , Magnus Andersson , Ingemar Erlandsson - Staffan Tapper (36th Claes Malmberg ), Anders Ljungberg , Robert Prytz , Jan-Olov Kinnvall - Tommy Hansson (83rd Tommy Andersson ), Tore Cervin Trainer: Bob Houghton ( England )
	1-0 Trevor Francis (45th)

Best goal scorers

rank	player	club	Gates
1	Claudio Sulser	Grasshopper Club Zurich	11
2	Garry Birtles	Nottingham Forest	6th
3	Dieter Müller	1. FC Cologne	5
	Walter Schachner	FK Austria Vienna	5
5	Kazimierz Kmiecik	Wisła Krakow	4th
	Willy van der Kuijlen	PSV Eindhoven	4th

→ Main article : List of UEFA Champions League top scorer

Players used Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest

Goal : Peter Shilton (9 / -) Defense : Larry Lloyd (9/1); Viv Anderson (8/1); Frank Clark (7 / -); Kenny Burns (5 / -); David Needham (4/1); Colin Barrett (3/1); Midfield : John Robertson (9/2); John McGovern (8/1); Ian Bowyer (7/2); Archie Gemmill (7/1); Martin O'Neill (4/1); Gary Mills (1 / -) Attack : Garry Birtles (9/6); Tony Woodcock (9/1); Trevor Francis (1/1); John O'Hare (1 / -) Trainer : Brian Clough

See also

• European Cup Winners' Cup 1978/79
• 1978/79 UEFA Cup

Web links

• Official UEFA website for the 1978/79 European Cup
• Game details for the 1978/79 season at rsssf.com
• When Nottingham Forest overran Europe - Article at 11freunde.de
• Reports and videos about the individual games