1978–79 European Cup
European football tournament
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The 1978–79 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by English champions Nottingham Forest in the final against Swedish side 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Attendance | 1,688,020 (26,794 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Claudio Sulser (Grasshoppers) 11 goals |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → | |
Teams
 Vllaznia (1st) |
 Austria Wien (1st) |
 Club Brugge (1st) |
 Lokomotiv Sofia (1st) |
 Omonia (1st) |
 Zbrojovka Brno (1st) |
 Odense (1st) |
Nottingham Forest (1st) |
Liverpool (2nd)TH |
 Haka (1st) |
 Monaco (1st) |
 Dynamo Dresden (1st) |
 Köln (1st) |
 AEK Athens (1st) |
 Újpesti Dózsa (1st) |
 ÍA (1st) |
 Bohemians (1st) |
 Juventus (1st) |
 Progrès Niedercorn (1st) |
 Valletta (1st) |
 PSV Eindhoven (1st) |
 Linfield (1st) |
 Lillestrøm (1st) |
 Wisła Kraków (1st) |
 Porto (1st) |
 Steaua București (1st) |
 Rangers (1st) |
 Real Madrid (1st) |
Malmö FF (1st) |
 Grasshopper (1st) |
 Fenerbahçe (1st) |
 Dynamo Kyiv (1st) |
 Partizan (1st) |
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Monaco  |
3–2 | Steaua București |
3–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Monaco | 3–0 | Steaua București |
|---|---|---|
Onnis  42'Zorzetto 48'Nogués 61' |
Report |
Second leg
| Steaua București | 2–0 | Monaco |
|---|---|---|
| Troi 51', 76' |
Report |
Monaco won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| AEK Athens | 6–1 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Bajević 3', 20' Ardizoglou 16'Konstantinou 39'Nikolaou 58'Mavros 60' |
Report | Oliveira 51' |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Birtles 26' Barrett 87' |
Report |
| Real Madrid | 5–0 | Progrès Niedercorn |
|---|---|---|
| Jensen 12' Juanito 30', 66'Del Bosque 40'Wolff 84' |
Report |
| Odense | 2–2 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Munk Nielsen 32', 44' |
Report | Kolev 60' Velichkov 69' |
| Köln | 4–1 | ÍA |
|---|---|---|
| Littbarski 12' Neumann 26', 39'Konopka 72' |
Report | Hallgrímsson 20' |
| Fenerbahçe | 2–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Çetiner 17' İlhan 43' |
Report | Brandts 23' |
| Vllaznia | 2–0 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Zhega 8' Ballgjini 55' |
Report |
| Linfield | 0–0 | Lillestrøm |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Partizan | 2–0 | Dynamo Dresden |
|---|---|---|
| Prekazi 5' Đurović 47' |
Report |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 2–2 | Újpesti Dózsa |
|---|---|---|
| Kroupa 72' Janečka 77' |
Report | Fekete 40' Törőcsik 65' |
| Club Brugge | 2–1 | Wisła Kraków |
|---|---|---|
| Ceulemans 24' Cools 28' |
Report | Kapka 83' |
| Haka | 0–1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Baltacha 74' |
Second leg
AEK Athens won 7–5 on aggregate.
Nottingham Forest won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Progrès Niedercorn | 0–7 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pirri 10' Jensen 19'Stielike 28'Santillana 46', 87'García Hernández 65'Margue  90' (o.g.) |
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 | 6–1 | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Kuijlen 10', 22', 71', 74' Deijkers 49', 55' |
Report | Çetiner 87' |
PSV Eindhoven won 7–3 on aggregate.
Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Lillestrøm | 1–0 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Lønstad 12' |
Report |
Lillestrøm won 1–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Bohemians won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Dresden won on penalties.
| Újpesti Dózsa | 0–2 | Zbrojovka Brno |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Došek 11' Kroupa 41' |
Zbrojovka Brno won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Wisła Kraków | 3–1 | Club Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| Kmiecik 26' Lipka 82'Krupiński 89' |
Report | Ceulemans 50' |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| AEK Athens | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Konstantinou 59' (pen.) |
Report | McGovern 10' Birtles 45' |
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Juanito 5' García Hernández 65'Santillana 77' |
Report | Sulser 59' |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 0–1 | Köln |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zimmermann 58' |
| Austria Wien | 4–1 | Lillestrøm |
|---|---|---|
| Gasselich 25', 34' Sara 36'Schachner 65' |
Report | Dokken 62' |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 2–2 | Wisła Kraków |
|---|---|---|
| Pešice 73' Kroupa 78' |
Report | Kmiecik 37' Maculewicz 86' |
Second leg
| Nottingham Forest | 5–1 | AEK Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Needham 12' Woodcock 35'Anderson 40'Birtles 66', 72' |
Report | Bajević 50' |
Nottingham Forest won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 2–0 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Sulser 8', 86' |
Report |
3–3 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.
| Wisła Kraków | 1–1 | Zbrojovka Brno |
|---|---|---|
| Kapka 53' |
Report | Došek 78' |
3–3 on aggregate; Wisła Kraków won on away goals.
| Malmö FF | 2–0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Cervin 9' Kindvall 39' |
Report |
Malmö FF won 2–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Nottingham Forest | 4–1 | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Birtles 31' Robertson 47' (pen.)Gemmill 87'Lloyd 89' |
Report | Sulser 11' |
| Austria Wien | 3–1 | Dynamo Dresden |
|---|---|---|
| Schachner 20', 90' Zach 86' |
Weber 9' |
Second leg
| Grasshopper | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Sulser 33' (pen.) |
Report | O'Neill 38' |
Nottingham Forest won 5–2 on aggregate.
Köln won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden | 1–0 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Riedel 42' (pen.) |
Report |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest |
4–3 | Köln |
3–3 | 1–0 |
| Austria Wien |
0–1 | Malmö FF |
0–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
Second leg
| Köln | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bowyer 65' |
Nottingham Forest won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Malmö FF | 1–0 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Hansson 47' |
Report |
Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
| Malmö FF | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Francis 45' |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1978–79 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudio Sulser |
Grasshopper |
11 |
| 2 | Garry Birtles |
Nottingham Forest |
6 |
| 3 | Dieter Müller |
Köln |
5 |
| Walter Schachner |
Austria Wien |
5 | |
| 5 | Dušan Bajević |
AEK Athens |
4 |
| Kazimierz Kmiecik |
Wisła Kraków |
4 | |
| Willy van der Kuijlen |
PSV Eindhoven |
4 | |
| 8 | 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 | |
| Santillana |
Real Madrid |
3 |
Notes
- Haka played their home match at Ratina Stadium, Tampere, as their regular stadium Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski, did not have floodlights.[3]
- Dynamo Kyiv played their home matches at Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, instead of their regular stadium Central Stadium, Kyiv, due to reconstruction.