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1975–76 UEFA Cup
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Anfield hosted the first leg of the final.
Tournament details
Dates14 September 1975 – 19 May 1976
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Liverpool (2nd title)
Runners-upBelgium Club Brugge
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored384 (3.05 per match)
Attendance2,744,090 (21,778 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ruud Geels (Ajax)
11 goals

The 1975–76 UEFA Cup was the fifth season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at Anfield, Liverpool, England and at the Olympiastadion, Bruges, Belgium. It was won by Liverpool of England, who defeated Club Brugge of Belgium by an aggregate result of 4–3 to claim their second UEFA Cup title. This was the first of only two times in the history of the UEFA Cup, its unofficial predecessor Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, or its successor UEFA Europa League where both finalists won their national championship in the same season. Until then, this had only happened twice in the European Cup, and it would only happen once in the European Cup Winners Cup. Club Brugge was the first Belgian team to reach a UEFA Cup final, six years after Anderlecht also reached the final in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, its predecessor tournament. The final's first leg was the last major final held at Anfield in one of the three premier European club championships, although the stadium would also host two UEFA Super Cup legs in later finals.

Association team allocation

A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participate in the 1975–76 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.

The Soviet Union and Sweden were the two associations selected to have an extra third birth for this season, while the Netherlands and Austria went back to two qualified teams.

Associations in the 1975–76 UEFA Cup
Four teams
England England
West Germany West Germany
Italy Italy
Three teams
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Spain Spain
Sweden Sweden
Two teams
Netherlands Netherlands East Germany East Germany Scotland Scotland
Portugal Portugal Belgium Belgium Poland Poland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Hungary Hungary Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Romania Romania Bulgaria Bulgaria Greece Greece
Turkey Turkey France France Switzerland Switzerland
Austria Austria Denmark Denmark Norway Norway
One team
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Malta Malta
Finland Finland
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Iceland Iceland
Cyprus Cyprus
Did not compete
Wales Wales[Note WAL]
Albania Albania[Note ALB]
  • ^
    Wales: There was no national league in Wales before 1992 and the only competition organised by the Football Association of Wales was the Welsh Cup so Wales had just a single participant in European competitions, the winner (or best placed Welsh team as several English teams also competed) of the Welsh Cup which competed in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
  • ^
    Albania: Albanian teams were absent from European competition from 1973 to 1978 due to the international isolation of the country during the communist rule of Enver Hoxha.[1] Vllaznia would have qualified for the UEFA Cup by league position.
  • 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
    Qualified teams for 1975–76 UEFA Cup
    England Liverpool (2nd) England Ipswich Town (3rd) England Everton (4th)[Note ENG] England Aston Villa (LC)
    West Germany Hertha BSC (2nd) West Germany Hamburg (4th) West Germany Köln (5th) West Germany Duisburg (CR)[Note GER]
    Italy Napoli (2nd) Italy Roma (3rd) Italy Lazio (4th) Italy Milan (5th)
    Soviet Union Spartak Moscow (2nd) Soviet Union Chornomorets Odesa (3rd) Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow (4th) Spain Real Zaragoza (2nd)
    Spain Barcelona (3rd) Spain Real Sociedad (4th) Sweden AIK (2nd) Sweden Östers (3rd)
    Sweden GAIS (4th) Netherlands Feyenoord (2nd) Netherlands Ajax (3rd) East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena (2nd)
    East Germany Dynamo Dresden (3rd) Scotland Hibernian (2nd) Scotland Dundee United (4th) Portugal Porto (2nd)
    Portugal Sporting CP (3rd) Belgium Antwerp (2nd) Belgium Club Brugge (4th) Poland Stal Mielec (2nd)
    Poland Śląsk Wrocław (3rd) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina (2nd) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade (3rd) Hungary Budapest Honvéd (2nd)
    Hungary Vasas (LC)[Note HUN] Czechoslovakia Inter Bratislava (2nd) Czechoslovakia Bohemians Prague (3rd) Romania Târgu Mureș (2nd)
    Romania Universitatea Craiova (3rd) Bulgaria Levski Sofia (2nd) Bulgaria Dunav Ruse (4th) Greece AEK Athens (2nd)
    Greece PAOK (3rd) Turkey Galatasaray (2nd) Turkey Eskişehirspor (3rd) France Marseille (2nd)
    France Lyon (3rd) Switzerland Young Boys (2nd) Switzerland Basel (3rd) Austria VÖEST Linz (2nd)
    Austria Rapid Wien (3rd) Denmark B1903 (3rd) Denmark Holbæk (4th) Norway Molde (2nd)
    Norway Vålerenga (3rd) Northern Ireland Glentoran (3rd) Republic of Ireland Athlone Town (2nd) Malta Sliema Wanderers (2nd)
    Finland HJK Helsinki (3rd) Luxembourg Avenir Beggen (2nd) Iceland Keflavík (2nd) Cyprus Enosis Neon Paralimni (2nd)

    Notes

    1. ^
      England: At the end of the 1974–75 Football League season in April, the Football Association still applied the old Inter-Cities Fairs Cup ruling of 'one city, one team' to determine the teams that qualified for the UEFA Cup. As a result, Everton was bypassed for the final English birth, as the city of Liverpool was already represented by second placed Liverpool, and Stoke City was nominated for the spot after finishing fifth. However, UEFA gave a ultimatum to the English Football League in order for teams to qualify without geographical limitations, warning that English teams would not be accepted in European competitions otherwise. On 7 June 1975, the EFL formally confirmed Everton as the recipient of the fourth UEFA Cup spot.[2]
    2. ^
      West Germany: The fourth UEFA Cup spot for West Germany was not awarded to the fourth best team not qualified for the European Cup or the European Cup Winners' Cup, which was Fortuna Dusseldorf, as it was common practice. Instead, this place was awarded to Duisburg, who had been runners-up in the 1974–75 DFB-Pokal.
    3. ^
      Hungary: Vasas, who had finished 6th in the Hungarian league, qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the Liberation Cup on its 30th anniversary. The tournament had not provided a European spot before, and would not do it ever since.[3]

    Schedule

    The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays. In the first round, three first leg matches were played on a Thursday, and both legs of the match-up between MSV Duisburg and Enosis Neon Paralimni FC were played over three days in West Germany, with the first leg being held on a Sunday.

    Schedule for 1975–76 UEFA Cup
    Round First leg Second leg
    First round 14–24 September 1975 16 September – 1 October 1975
    Second round 21–22 October 1975 4–5 November 1975
    Third round 26 November 1975 10 December 1975
    Quarter-finals 3 March 1976 17 March 1976
    Semi-finals 30–31 March 1976 14 April 1976
    Final 28 April 1976 19 May 1976

    First round

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    MSV Duisburg West Germany 10–3 Cyprus Enosis Neon Paralimni 7–1 3–2
    Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–14 Netherlands Ajax 1–6 0–8
    Grasshoppers Switzerland 4–4 (a) Spain Real Sociedad 3–3 1–1
    PAOK Greece 2–6 Spain Barcelona 1–0 1–6
    AIK Sweden 1–2 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 1–1 0–1
    Royal Antwerp Belgium 5–1 England Aston Villa 4–1 1–0
    Bohemians Prague Czechoslovakia 2–3 Hungary Budapest Honvéd 1–2 1–1
    Carl Zeiss Jena East Germany 4–0 France Marseille 3–0 1–0
    Universitatea Craiova Romania 2–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 1–3 1–1
    Everton England 0–1 Italy Milan 0–0 0–1
    Feyenoord Netherlands 1–4 England Ipswich Town 1–2 0–2
    GAIS Sweden 4–5 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 2–1 2–4
    Hertha BSC West Germany 6–2 Finland HJK Helsinki 4–1 2–1
    Hibernian Scotland 2–3 England Liverpool 1–0 1–3
    Holbæk B&I Denmark 1–3 Poland Stal Mielec 0–1 1–2
    Köln West Germany 5–2 Denmark B1903 2–0 3–2 (a.e.t.)
    Lyon France 4–6 Belgium Club Brugge 4–3 0–3
    Molde Norway 1–6 Sweden Öster 1–0 0–6
    ASA Târgu Mureș Romania 3–6 East Germany Dynamo Dresden 2–2 1–4
    Chornomorets Odesa Soviet Union 1–3 Italy Lazio 1–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
    Porto Portugal 10–0 Luxembourg Avenir Beggen 7–0 3–0
    Rapid Wien Austria 2–3 Turkey Galatasaray 1–0 1–3
    Roma Italy 2–1 Bulgaria Dunav Ruse 2–0 0–1
    Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union 5–2 Italy Napoli 4–1 1–1
    VÖEST Linz Austria 2–4 Hungary Vasas 2–0 0–4
    Vojvodina Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–3 Greece AEK Athens 0–0 1–3
    Young Boys Switzerland 2–4 West Germany Hamburg 0–0 2–4
    Athlone Town Republic of Ireland 4–2 Norway Vålerengen 3–1 1–1
    Inter Bratislava Czechoslovakia 8–2 Spain Real Zaragoza 5–0 3–2
    Keflavík Iceland 0–6 Scotland Dundee United 0–2 0–4
    Levski-Spartak Sofia Bulgaria 7–1 Turkey Eskişehirspor 3–0 4–1
    Sliema Wanderers Malta 2–5 Portugal Sporting CP 1–2 1–3

    First leg

    MSV Duisburg West Germany7–1Cyprus Enosis Neon Paralimni
    Report Chatzigiannis File:Soccerball shade.svg 11'
    Attendance: 5,000









    Everton England0–0Italy Milan
    Report
    Attendance: 31,917






















    Second leg

    Both legs were played in West Germany, MSV Duisburg won 10–3 on aggregate.


    Ajax won 14–1 on aggregate.


    4–4 on aggregate; Real Sociedad won on away goals.


    Barcelona won 6–2 on aggregate.


    Spartak Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Royal Antwerp won 5–1 on aggregate.


    Budapest Honvéd won 3–2 on aggregate.


    Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–0 on aggregate.


    Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.


    Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.


    Ipswich Town won 4–1 on aggregate.


    Śląsk Wrocław won 5–4 on aggregate.


    Hertha BSC won 6–2 on aggregate.


    Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.


    Stal Mielec won 3–1 on aggregate.


    Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.


    Club Brugge won 6–4 on aggregate.


    Öster won 6–1 on aggregate.


    Dynamo Dresden won 6–3 on aggregate.


    Lazio won 3–1 on aggregate.


    Porto won 10–0 on aggregate.


    Galatasaray won 3–2 on aggregate.


    Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Torpedo Moscow won 5–2 on aggregate.


    Vasas SC won 4–2 on aggregate.


    AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.


    Hamburg won 4–2 on aggregate.


    Athlone Town won 4–2 on aggregate.


    Inter Bratislava won 8–2 on aggregate.


    Dundee United won 6–0 on aggregate.


    Levski-Spartak Sofia won 7–1 on aggregate.


    Sporting CP won 5–2 on aggregate.

    Second round

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    MSV Duisburg West Germany 4–4 (a) Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 3–2 1–2
    Athlone Town Republic of Ireland 0–3 Italy Milan 0–0 0–3
    Carl Zeiss Jena East Germany 1–1 (2–3 p) Poland Stal Mielec 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
    Dundee United Scotland 2–3 Portugal Porto 1–2 1–1
    Galatasaray Turkey 2–7 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 2–4 0–3
    Hertha BSC West Germany 2–4 Netherlands Ajax 1–0 1–4
    Budapest Honvéd Hungary 2–3 East Germany Dynamo Dresden 2–2 0–1
    Inter Bratislava Czechoslovakia 3–3 (a) Greece AEK Athens 2–0 1–3
    Ipswich Town England 3–4 Belgium Club Brugge 3–0 0–4
    Spartak Moscow Soviet Union 3–0 West Germany Köln 2–0 1–0
    Öster Sweden 1–2 Italy Roma 1–0 0–2
    Real Sociedad Spain 1–9 England Liverpool 1–3 0–6
    Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–5 West Germany Hamburg 1–1 0–4
    Śląsk Wrocław Poland 3–2 Belgium Royal Antwerp 1–1 2–1
    Vasas Hungary 4–3 Portugal Sporting CP 3–1 1–2
    Lazio Italy 0–7 Spain Barcelona 0–3 0–4

    First leg
















    Lazio refused to play for security reasons, claiming it would be impossible to play due to political demonstrations following the execution in Spain of five ETA and FRAP members on 27 September on terrorism charges. UEFA awarded Barcelona a 3–0 victory, ruling those three goals were not applicable for the away goals rule.

    Second leg

    4–4 on aggregate; Levski-Spartak Sofia won on away goals.


    Milan won 3–0 on aggregate.


    1–1 on aggregate; Stal Mielec won on penalties.


    Porto won 3–2 on aggregate.


    Torpedo Moscow won 7–2 on aggregate.


    Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.


    Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.


    3–3 on aggregate; Inter Bratislava won on away goals.


    Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.


    Spartak Moscow won 3–0 on aggregate.


    Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Liverpool won 9–1 on aggregate.


    Hamburg won 5–1 on aggregate.


    Śląsk Wrocław won 3–2 on aggregate.


    Vasas SC won 4–3 on aggregate.


    Before the game, Johan Cruyff was given his Ballon d'Or award for the 1974 season. Barcelona won 7–0 on aggregate.

    Third round

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Ajax Netherlands 3–3 (3–5 p) Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
    Barcelona Spain 4–1 Hungary Vasas 3–1 1–0
    Club Brugge Belgium 2–0 Italy Roma 1–0 1–0
    Dynamo Dresden East Germany 4–3 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 3–0 1–3
    Hamburg West Germany 3–2 Portugal Porto 2–0 1–2
    Inter Bratislava Czechoslovakia 1–2 Poland Stal Mielec 1–0 0–2
    Śląsk Wrocław Poland 1–5 England Liverpool 1–2 0–3
    Milan Italy 4–2 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 4–0 0–2

    First leg








    Second leg

    3–3 on aggregate; Levski-Spartak Sofia won on penalties.


    Barcelona won 4–1 on aggregate.


    Club Brugge won 2–0 on aggregate.


    Dynamo Dresden won 4–3 on aggregate.


    Hamburg won 3–2 on aggregate.


    Stal Mielec won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Liverpool England3–0Poland Śląsk Wrocław
    Case File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 29', 46' Report
    Attendance: 17,886

    Liverpool won 5–1 on aggregate.


    Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.

    Quarter–finals

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Barcelona Spain 8–5 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia 4–0 4–5
    Club Brugge Belgium 3–2 Italy Milan 2–0 1–2
    Dynamo Dresden East Germany 1–2 England Liverpool 0–0 1–2
    Hamburg West Germany 2–1 Poland Stal Mielec 1–1 1–0

    First leg




    Second leg

    Barcelona won 8–5 on aggregate.


    Club Brugge won 3–2 on aggregate.


    Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Hamburg won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Semi–finals

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Barcelona Spain 1–2 England Liverpool 0–1 1–1
    Hamburg West Germany 1–2 Belgium Club Brugge 1–1 0–1

    First leg


    Second leg

    Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Final

    First leg

    Second leg

    Liverpool won 4–3 on aggregate.

    References

    1. McCracken, Craig (15 October 2015). "Albania's history in European football: beards and bad behaviour in the Balkans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
    2. "Everton to replace Stoke in UEFA Cup". New Sunday Times. Kuala Lumpur: New Straits Times Press. Reuters. 8 June 1975. p. 15. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
    3. "Sport - Labdarúgás - Felszabadulási Kupa - Vasas-Újpesti Dózsa". Nemzeti Archívum (in magyar). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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