1978–79 UEFA Cup
| Dates | 5 September 1978 – 23 May 1979 |
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| Final positions | |
| Champions | West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 365 (2.9 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,035,950 (24,095 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Allan Simonsen (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 9 goals |
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The 1978–79 UEFA Cup was the eighth season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at the Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and at the Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, West Germany. It was won by Borussia Mönchengladbach of West Germany, who defeated Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia by an aggregate result of 2–1 to claim their second UEFA Cup title. Red Star Belgrade became the third Yugoslav and second Serbian team to reach a European final, but couldn't defeat the more experienced West German side, who reached their fourth European final out of five in a seven-year span.
Association team allocation
A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participate in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup. The original allocation scheme was as follows:
- 3 associations have four teams qualify.
- 3 associations have three teams qualify.
- 18 associations have two teams qualify.
- 7 associations have one team qualify.
East Germany and Bulgaria were the two associations selected to have a third birth for this season, while Poland and Switzerland went back to two qualified teams.
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Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
- TH: Title holders
- CW: Cup winners
- CR: Cup runners-up
- LC: League Cup winners
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
- P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Also, both away games for Śląsk Wrocław in the first two rounds were held on a Saturday.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 5–16 September 1978 | 14–28 September 1978 |
| Second round | 18–21 October 1978 | 31 October – 2 November 1978 |
| Third round | 22–23 November 1978 | 6 December 1978 |
| Quarter-finals | 7 March 1979 | 20–21 March 1979 |
| Semi-finals | 10–11 April 1979 | 24–25 April 1979 |
| Final | 9 May 1979 | 23 May 1979 |
First round
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First leg
| CSKA Sofia Bulgaria | 2–1 | Spain Valencia |
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| Dzhevizov File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Hristov File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' |
Report | Solsona File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany | 5–1 | Austria Sturm Graz |
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| Report | Jurtin File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' |
| Argeș Pitești Romania | 3–0 | Greece Panathinaikos |
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| Sporting Gijón Spain | 3–0 | Italy Torino |
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| Ferrero File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Morán File:Soccerball shade.svg 14', 68' |
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Enzo Ferrero scored an olympic goal.
| Braga Portugal | 5–0 | Malta Hibernians |
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| Chico Gordo File:Soccerball shade.svg 2', 15', 19', 78' Lito File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
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| Twente Netherlands | 1–1 | England Manchester City |
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| Thoresen File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' | Report | Watson File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' |
| Pezoporikos Larnaca Cyprus | 2–2 | Poland Śląsk Wrocław |
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| Theofanous File:Soccerball shade.svg 40', 64' | Report |
| Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union | 2–0 | Italy Napoli |
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| Kipiani File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Shengelia File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' |
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| Hajduk Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Austria Rapid Wien |
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| Čop File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Luketin File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
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Second leg
| Vicenza Italy | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague |
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| Briaschi File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' | Report | Gajdůšek File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' |
Dukla Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Milan won in a penalty shoot-out.
| Valencia Spain | 4–1 | Bulgaria CSKA Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Saura File:Soccerball shade.svg 16', 78' Felman File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Kempes File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
Report | Hristov File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' |
Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Sturm Graz Austria | 1–2 | West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|---|---|---|
| Schilcher File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' | Report |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–2 on aggregate.
Argeș Pitești won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Ajax Netherlands | 3–0 | Spain Athletic Bilbao |
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Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.
Everton won 10–0 on aggregate.
Lausanne-Sport won 2–0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.
Sporting Gijón won 3–1 on aggregate.
Braga won 7–3 on aggregate.
West Bromwich Albion won 6–2 on aggregate.
6–6 on aggregate, Red Star Belgrade won on away goals rule.
KuPS won 6–5 on aggregate.
| Stuttgart West Germany | 4–1 | Switzerland Basel |
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| Kelsch File:Soccerball shade.svg 24', 48', 68' Müller File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Report | Schönenberger File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' |
Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.
Torpedo Moscow won 7–3 on aggregate.
Strasbourg won 4–3 on aggregate.
MSV Duisburg won 10–2 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 1–0 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Lokomotive Leipzig East Germany | 1–4 | England Arsenal |
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| Stapleton File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (o.g.) | Report |
Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Glentoran Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Iceland ÍBV |
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| Caskey File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' | Report | Óskarsson File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
1–1 on aggregate, ÍBV won on away goals rule.
Manchester City won 4–3 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 3–2 on aggregate.
Politehnica Timișoara won 3–2 on aggregate.
Śląsk Wrocław won 7–3 on aggregate.
Levski Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Napoli Italy | 1–1 | Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi |
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| Savoldi File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' (pen.) | Report | Daraselia File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Rapid Wien Austria | 2–1 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split |
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| Krejcirik File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Francker File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
Report | Žungul File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' |
Hajduk Split won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria | 1–2 | West Germany Hertha BSC |
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| Slavkov File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' | Report | Granitza File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 41' |
Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate.
Budapest Honvéd won 8–2 on aggregate.
Second round
First leg
| Hajduk Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 2–1 | England Arsenal |
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| Čop File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Đorđević File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' |
Report | Brady File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' |
| Manchester City England | 4–0 | Belgium Standard Liège |
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| Levski Sofia Bulgaria | 1–1 | Italy Milan |
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| Milkov File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' | Report | Chiodi File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' |
| Strasbourg France | 2–0 | Scotland Hibernian |
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| Gemmrich File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Piasecki File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (pen.) |
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| Sporting Gijón Spain | 0–1 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade |
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| Report | Blagojević File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Second leg
Ajax won 5–0 on aggregate.
Budapest Honvéd won 4–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate, Dukla Prague won on away goals rule.
Valencia won 6–4 on aggregate.
MSV Duisburg won 3–0 on aggregate.
Stuttgart won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Arsenal England | 1–0 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split |
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| Young File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' | Report |
2–2 on aggregate, Arsenal won on away goals rule.
| Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union | 1–0 | West Germany Hertha BSC |
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| Shengelia File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' | Report |
Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate.
Śląsk Wrocław won 4–1 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège Belgium | 2–0 | England Manchester City |
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| Sigurvinsson File:Soccerball shade.svg 63', 85' (pen.) | Report |
Manchester City won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Milan Italy | 3–0 | Bulgaria Levski Sofia |
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| Maldera File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Bigon File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Chiodi File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' |
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Milan won 4–1 on aggregate. On 23 November 1978, UEFA fined Milan $14,000 for a bribery attempt to the Scottish referee John Gordon and linesmen Rollo Kyle and David McCartney (Italian club took the officials to shop for free the day before the game). Curiously, UEFA did not sanction the referee at all, however, Scottish Football Association suspended him.
Strasbourg won 2–1 on aggregate.
West Bromwich Albion won 3–0 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 1–1 | Spain Sporting Gijón |
|---|---|---|
| Petrović File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' | Report | Borovnica File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (o.g.) |
Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Milan Italy | 2–5 | England Manchester City | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany | 5–3 | Poland Śląsk Wrocław | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Budapest Honvéd Hungary | 4–3 | Netherlands Ajax | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Esbjerg Denmark | 2–5 | West Germany Hertha BSC | 2–1 | 0–4 |
| Strasbourg France | 0–4 | West Germany MSV Duisburg | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 2–1 | England Arsenal | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Valencia Spain | 1–3 | England West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Stuttgart West Germany | 4–5 | Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague | 4–1 | 0–4 |
First leg
| Milan Italy | 2–2 | England Manchester City |
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| Bigon File:Soccerball shade.svg 59', 82' | Report | Kidd File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Power File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany | 1–1 | Poland Śląsk Wrocław |
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| Kulik File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' (pen.) | Report | Olesiak File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' |
| Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 1–0 | England Arsenal |
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| Blagojević File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' | Report |
| Valencia Spain | 1–1 | England West Bromwich Albion |
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| Felman File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' | Report | Cunningham File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' |
Second leg
| Manchester City England | 3–0 | Italy Milan |
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| Booth File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Hartford File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Kidd File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' |
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Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Śląsk Wrocław Poland | 2–4 | West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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| Pawłowski File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (pen.), 50' | Report |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach won 5–3 on aggregate.
Budapest Honvéd won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Hertha BSC West Germany | 4–0 | Denmark Esbjerg |
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| Milewski File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 25', 32', 54' | Report |
Hertha BSC won 5–2 on aggregate.
| MSV Duisburg West Germany | 4–0 | France Strasbourg |
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| Worm File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Weber File:Soccerball shade.svg 43', 76' Fruck File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' |
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MSV Duisburg won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Arsenal England | 1–1 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade |
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| Sunderland File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' | Report | Savić File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
West Bromwich Albion won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Budapest Honvéd Hungary | 4–4 (a) | West Germany MSV Duisburg | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Hertha BSC West Germany | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Manchester City England | 2–4 | West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 2–1 | England West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
| Hertha BSC West Germany | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague |
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| Nüssing File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' | Report | Pelc File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' |
| Manchester City England | 1–1 | West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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| Channon File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' | Report | Lienen File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' |
| Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 1–0 | England West Bromwich Albion |
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| Savić File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' | Report |
Second leg
| MSV Duisburg West Germany | 1–2 | Hungary Budapest Honvéd |
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| Büssers File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' | Report | Karalyos File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Pal File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
4–4 on aggregate, MSV Duisburg won on away goals rule.
| Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia | 1–2 | West Germany Hertha BSC |
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| Nehoda File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' | Report | Agerbeck File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Milewski File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
Hertha BSC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–2 on aggregate.
| West Bromwich Albion England | 1–1 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade |
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| Regis File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' | Report | Savić File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| MSV Duisburg West Germany | 3–6 | West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 2–2 (a) | West Germany Hertha BSC | 1–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
| Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 1–0 | West Germany Hertha BSC |
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| Savić File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' | Report |
Second leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Hertha BSC West Germany | 2–1 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade |
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| Beer File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Sidka File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' |
Report | Šestić File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
2–2 on aggregate, Red Star Belgrade won on away goals rule.
Final
First leg
| Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 1–1 | West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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| Šestić File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' | Report | Jurišić File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' (o.g.) |
Second leg
| Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany | 1–0 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade |
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| Simonsen File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' (pen.) | Report |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 2–1 on aggregate.
References
External links
- 1978–79 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
- Official Site
- Results at RSSSF.com
- All scorers 1978–79 UEFA Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1978/79 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)