European Cup Winners' Cup 1977/78

European Cup Winners' Cup 1977/78

Cup winners	Belgium RSC Anderlecht (2nd title)
Beginning	17th August 1977
final	May 3, 1978
Final stadium	Parc des Princes , Paris
Teams	33
Games	63
Gates	183 (ø 2.9 per game)
Top scorer	Netherlands From Gritter Ferdinand Keller François Van der Elst (6 each) Germany Federal Republic Belgium
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The 1977/78 European Cup Winners 'Cup was the 18th draw of the European Cup Winners' Cup. 33 club teams from 32 countries took part, including defending champions Hamburger SV , 25 national cup winners and seven defeated cup finalists (RSC Anderlecht, Lokomotiv Sofia, Paok Saloniki, ÍA Akranes, Glasgow Rangers, Beşiktaş Istanbul and Cardiff City). Cardiff City took part as a cup finalist as the winner of the Welsh Cup 1976/77 with Shrewsbury Town was a team from the English border region. Albania did not provide a team again.

Defending champions Hamburger SV and DFB Cup winners 1. FC Köln , from the GDR FDGB Cup finalist 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig , from Austria ÖFB Cup winners FK Austria Wien and from Switzerland Cup winners BSC Young Boys participated.

For the third time in a row RSC Anderlecht reached the final. With a clear final victory over Austria Vienna, the Belgians achieved their second triumph after 1976 .

The top scorer together were the Dutchman Ab Gritter from FC Twente Enschede, the German Ferdinand Keller from Hamburger SV and the Belgian François Van der Elst from RSC Anderlecht with 6 goals each.

mode

As usual, the participants played the winner in pure cup mode with home and return matches. If there was a tie after both games, the number of goals scored away decided ( away goal rule ). If their number was also the same, extra time took place in the second leg, in which the away goals rule also applied. If there was still a tie at the end of extra time, a penalty shoot- out was carried out. The final was decided in a game on a neutral court. In the event of a tie after extra time, the winner would also have been determined in a penalty shoot-out.

Preliminary round

The first leg took place on August 17, the second leg on August 31, 1977.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Glasgow Rangers Scotland	3: 2	Switzerland BSC Young Boys	1-0	2: 2

1 round

The first legs took place from September 13th to 17th, the second legs on September 28th and 29th. September 1977.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Sofia locomotive Bulgaria 1971	1: 8	Belgium RSC Anderlecht	1: 6	0: 2
Beşiktaş Istanbul Turkey	2: 5	Hungary 1957 Diósgyőri VTK Miskolc	2-0	0: 5
PAOK Saloniki Greece 1975	4-0	Poland 1944 Zagłębie Sosnowiec	2-0	2-0
Glasgow Rangers Scotland	0: 3	Netherlands FC Twente Enschede	0-0	0: 3
1. FC Cologne Germany Federal Republic	2: 3	Portugal FC Porto	2: 2	0: 1
Hamburger SV Germany Federal Republic	13: 30	Finland Lahden Reipas	8: 1	5: 2
Dundalk FC Ireland	1: 4	Yugoslavia Hajduk Split	1-0	0: 4
Betis Seville Spain 1977	3: 2	Italy AC Milan	2-0	1: 2
Coleraine FC Northern Ireland	3: 6	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig	1: 4	2: 2
FC Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg	00:10	Denmark Vejle BK	0: 1	0: 9
Brann Bergen Norway	5-0	Iceland ÍA Akranes	1-0	4-0
Cardiff City Wales	0: 1	Austria FK Austria Vienna	0-0	0: 1
Lokomotíva Košice Czechoslovakia	( a ) 2: 2(a)	Sweden Östers IF	0-0	2: 2
AS Saint-Etienne France	1: 3	England Manchester United	1: 1	0: 2
Olympiacos Nicosia Cyprus 1960	1: 8	Romania 1965 CS Universitatea Craiova	1: 6	0: 2
Valletta FC Malta	0: 7	Soviet Union 1955 Dynamo Moscow	0: 2	0: 5

2nd round

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

	total		First leg	Return leg
FK Austria Vienna Austria	( a ) 1: 1(a)	Czechoslovakia Lokomotíva Košice	0-0	1: 1
Hamburger SV Germany Federal Republic	2: 3	Belgium RSC Anderlecht	1: 2	1: 1
Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union 1955	2: 2 (3: 0 on perk)	Romania 1965 CS Universitatea Craiova	2-0	0: 2 a.d.
Diósgyőri VTK Miskolc Hungary 1957	3: 3 (3: 4 in good condition)	Yugoslavia Hajduk Split	2: 1	1: 2 a.d.
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig Germany Democratic Republic 1949	2: 3	Spain 1977 Betis Seville	1: 1	1: 2
Vejle BK Denmark	4: 2	Greece 1975 PAOK Saloniki	3-0	1: 2
FC Twente Enschede Netherlands	4: 1	Norway Brann Bergen	2-0	2: 1
FC Porto Portugal	6: 5	England Manchester United	4-0	2: 5

Quarter finals

The first legs took place on 1/2. March, the second leg took place on March 15, 1978.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Vejle BK Denmark	0: 7	Netherlands FC Twente Enschede	0: 3	0: 4
FK Austria Vienna Austria	2: 2 (3: 0 on perk)	Yugoslavia Hajduk Split	1: 1	1: 1 a.d.
Betis Seville Spain 1977	0: 3	Soviet Union 1955 Dynamo Moscow	0-0	0: 3
FC Porto Portugal	1: 3	Belgium RSC Anderlecht	1-0	0: 3

Semifinals

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

	total		First leg	Return leg
Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union 1955	3: 3 (4: 5 on behalf)	Austria FK Austria Vienna	2: 1	1: 2 a.d.
FC Twente Enschede Netherlands	0: 3	Belgium RSC Anderlecht	0: 1	0: 2