1976–77 UEFA Cup

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1976–77 UEFA Cup
Tournament details
Dates8 September 1976 – 18 May 1977
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Juventus (1st title)
Runners-upSpain Athletic Bilbao
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored399 (3.17 per match)
Attendance2,810,845 (22,308 per match)
Top scorer(s)Stan Bowles (Queens Park Rangers)
11 goals

The 1976–77 UEFA Cup was the sixth season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy, and at San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain. It was won by Juventus of Italy, who defeated Athletic Bilbao of Spain on the away goals rule after a 2–2 aggregate draw to claim their first UEFA Cup title. This was the first major European conquest for Juventus, having previously lost one European Cup final and two Inter-Cities Fairs' Cup finals. It was the first time that a team from Southern Europe had won the competition, and the last European title for an Italian team for seven years, which was their biggest international drought at club level until 2018.[1] In their first European final, Athletic Bilbao was the first Spanish finalist in the UEFA Cup, and the only one until 1985. A Spanish club last reached the Inter-Cities Fairs' Cup final in 1966, which was also the last year with a Spanish title in Europe. Athletic became the fourth different Spanish side to lose at this stage in European competition ever since.

Association team allocation

A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participate in the 1976–77 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.

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

Associations in the 1976–77 UEFA Cup
Four teams
England England
West Germany West Germany
Italy Italy
Three teams
Spain Spain
Hungary Hungary
Romania Romania
Two teams
Netherlands Netherlands East Germany East Germany Soviet Union Soviet Union
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Scotland Scotland Portugal Portugal
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Belgium Belgium Poland Poland
Greece Greece France France Bulgaria Bulgaria
Sweden Sweden Switzerland Switzerland Austria Austria
Turkey Turkey Denmark Denmark Norway Norway
One team
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Malta Malta
Finland Finland
Iceland Iceland
Cyprus Cyprus
Luxembourg Luxembourg
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.[2] 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 1976–77 UEFA Cup
    England Queens Park Rangers (2nd) England Manchester United (3rd) England Derby County (4th) England Manchester City (LC)
    West Germany Köln (4th) West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig (5th) West Germany Schalke 04 (6th) West Germany Kaiserslautern (7th)
    Italy Juventus (2nd) Italy Milan (3rd) Italy Inter Milan (4th) Italy Cesena (6th)
    Spain Barcelona (2nd) Spain Español (4th) Spain Athletic Bilbao (5th) Hungary Videoton (2nd)
    Hungary Újpest Dosza (3rd) Hungary Budapest Honvéd (4th) Romania Dinamo București (2nd) Romania Târgu Mureș (3rd)
    Romania Sportul Studențesc (4th) Netherlands Feyenoord (2nd) Netherlands Ajax (3rd) East Germany BFC Dynamo (2nd)
    East Germany Magdeburg (3rd) Soviet Union Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd) Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow (3rd) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb (3rd)
    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade (4th) Scotland Celtic (2nd) Scotland Hibernian (3rd) Portugal Belenenses (3rd)
    Portugal Porto (4th) Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava (2nd) Czechoslovakia Slavia Prague (3rd) Belgium Molenbeek (3rd)
    Belgium Lokeren (4th) Poland Tychy (2nd) Poland Wisła Kraków (3rd) Greece AEK Athens (2nd)
    Greece Olympiacos (3rd) France Nice (2nd) France Sochaux (3rd) Bulgaria Akademik Sofia (3rd)
    Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv (4th) Sweden Östers (2nd) Sweden Djurgårdens (3rd) Switzerland Basel (3rd)
    Switzerland Grasshoppers (4th) Austria Wacker Innsbruck (2nd) Austria Austria Salzburg (4th) Turkey Fenerbahçe (2nd)
    Turkey Adanaspor (4th) Denmark Holbæk (2nd) Denmark Næstved (3rd) Norway Brann (2nd)
    Norway IK Start (3rd) Republic of Ireland Finn Harps (2nd) Northern Ireland Glentoran (2nd) Malta Hibernians (3rd)
    Finland KuPS Kuopio (2nd) Iceland Fram (2nd) Cyprus Enosis Neon Paralimni (3rd) Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange (2nd)

    Schedule

    The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

    Schedule for 1976–77 UEFA Cup
    Round First leg Second leg
    First round 8–16 September 1976 28–30 September 1976
    Second round 20 October 1976 3–4 November 1976
    Third round 24 November 1976 7–8 December 1976
    Quarter-finals 2–3 March 1977 16 March 1977
    Semi-finals 6 April 1977 20 April 1977
    Final 4 May 1977 18 May 1977

    First round

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Porto Portugal 4–5 West Germany Schalke 04 2–2 2–3
    Fram Iceland 0–8 Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava 0–3 0–5
    Glentoran Northern Ireland 3–5 Switzerland Basel 3–2 0–3
    Enosis Neon Paralimni Cyprus 1–11 West Germany Kaiserslautern 1–3 0–8
    AEK Athens Greece 3–2 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow 2–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
    Ajax Netherlands 1–2 England Manchester United 1–0 0–2
    Austria Salzburg Austria 5–2 Turkey Adanaspor 5–0 0–2
    Belenenses Portugal 4–5 Spain Barcelona 2–2 2–3
    Celtic Scotland 2–4 Poland Wisła Kraków 2–2 0–2
    Derby County England 16–1 Republic of Ireland Finn Harps 12–0 4–1
    Dinamo București Romania 1–2 Italy Milan 0–0 1–2
    Eintracht Braunschweig West Germany 7–1 Denmark Holbæk 7–0 0–1
    Espanyol Spain 4–3 France Nice 3–1 1–2
    Feyenoord Netherlands 4–2 Sweden Djurgården 3–0 1–2
    Fenerbahçe Turkey 2–5 Hungary Videoton 2–1 0–4
    Grasshoppers Switzerland 9–0 Malta Hibernians 7–0 2–0
    Hibernian Scotland 1–0 France Sochaux 1–0 0–0
    Inter Milan Italy 1–2 Hungary Budapest Honvéd 0–1 1–1
    Köln West Germany 3–1 Poland Tychy 2–0 1–1
    KuPS Finland 3–4 Sweden Öster 3–2 0–2
    Magdeburg East Germany 4–3 Italy Cesena 3–0 1–3
    Manchester City England 1–2 Italy Juventus 1–0 0–2
    Næstved Denmark 0–7 Belgium Molenbeek 0–3 0–4
    Queens Park Rangers England 11–0 Norway Brann 4–0 7–0
    Red Boys Differdange Luxembourg 1–6 Belgium Lokeren 0–3 1–3
    Slavia Prague Czechoslovakia 2–3 Bulgaria Akademik Sofia 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
    Shakhtar Donetsk Soviet Union 4–1 East Germany BFC Dynamo 3–0 1–1
    Sportul Studențesc Romania 4–2 Greece Olympiacos 3–0 1–2
    Wacker Innsbruck Austria 7–1 Norway Start 2–1 5–0
    Târgu Mureș Romania 0–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 0–3
    Újpest Hungary 1–5 Spain Athletic Bilbao 1–0 0–5
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria 3–5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2–1 1–4

    First leg

    Porto Portugal2–2West Germany Schalke 04
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    Attendance: 33,000
    Referee: William Gow (Wales)










    Dinamo București Romania0–0Italy Milan
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    Second leg

    Schalke 04 won 5–4 on aggregate.


    Slovan Bratislava won 8–0 on aggregate.


    Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.


    Kaiserslautern won 11–1 on aggregate.


    AEK Athens won 3–2 on aggregate.


    Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Austria Salzburg won 5–2 on aggregate.


    Barcelona won 5-4 on aggregate.


    Wisła Kraków won 4-2 on aggregate.


    Derby County won 16–1 on aggregate.


    Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Eintracht Braunschweig won 7–1 on aggregate.


    Espanyol won 4–3 on aggregate.


    Feyenoord won 4–2 on aggregate.


    Videoton won 5–2 on aggregate.


    Grasshoppers won 9–0 on aggregate.


    Sochaux France0–0Scotland Hibernian
    Report

    Hibernian won 1–0 on aggregate.


    Budapest Honvéd won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Köln won 3–1 on aggregate.


    Öster won 4–3 on aggregate.


    Magdeburg won 4–3 on aggregate.


    Juventus won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Molenbeek won 7–0 on aggregate.


    Queens Park Rangers won 11–0 on aggregate.


    Lokeren won 6–1 on aggregate.


    Akademik Sofia won 3–2 on aggregate.


    Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.


    Sportul Studențesc won 4–2 on aggregate.


    Wacker Innsbruck won 7–1 on aggregate.


    Dinamo Zagreb won 4–0 on aggregate.


    Athletic Bilbao won 5–1 on aggregate.


    Red Star Belgrade won 5–3 on aggregate.

    Second round

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    AEK Athens Greece 5–2 England Derby County 2–0 3–2
    Akademik Sofia Bulgaria 4–5 Italy Milan 4–3 0–2
    Austria Salzburg Austria 2–2 (a) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2–1 0–1
    Barcelona Spain 3–2 Belgium Lokeren 2–0 1–2
    Basel Switzerland 2–4 Spain Athletic Bilbao 1–1 1–3
    Eintracht Braunschweig West Germany 2–3 Spain Espanyol 2–1 0–2
    Hibernian Scotland 3–4 Sweden Öster 2–0 1–4
    Wacker Innsbruck Austria 1–2 Hungary Videoton 1–1 0–1
    Kaiserslautern West Germany 2–7 Netherlands Feyenoord 2–2 0–5
    Köln West Germany 5–2 Switzerland Grasshoppers 2–0 3–2
    Magdeburg East Germany 4–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 2–2
    Manchester United England 1–3 Italy Juventus 1–0 0–3
    Shakhtar Donetsk Soviet Union 6–2 Hungary Budapest Honvéd 3–0 3–2
    Slovan Bratislava Czechoslovakia 5–8 England Queens Park Rangers 3–3 2–5
    Sportul Studențesc Romania 0–5 West Germany Schalke 04 0–1 0–4
    Wisła Kraków Poland 2–2 (4–5 p) Belgium Molenbeek 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)

    First leg
















    Second leg

    AEK Athens won 5–2 on aggregate.


    Milan won 5–4 on aggregate.


    2–2 on aggregate; Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.


    Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate.


    Athletic Bilbao won 4–2 on aggregate.


    Espanyol won 3–2 on aggregate.


    Öster won 4–3 on aggregate.


    Videoton won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Feyenoord won 7–2 on aggregate.


    Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.


    Magdeburg won 4–2 on aggregate.


    Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.


    Shakhtar Donetsk won 6–2 on aggregate.


    Queens Park Rangers won 8–5 on aggregate.


    Schalke 04 won 5–0 on aggregate.


    2–2 on aggregate; Molenbeek won 5–4 on penalties.

    Third round

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    AEK Athens Greece 3–3 (a) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2–0 1–3
    Athletic Bilbao Spain 5–4 Italy Milan 4–1 1–3
    Espanyol Spain 0–3 Netherlands Feyenoord 0–1 0–2
    Juventus Italy 3–1 Soviet Union Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 0–1
    Magdeburg East Germany 5–1 Hungary Videoton 5–0 0–1
    Öster Sweden 1–8 Spain Barcelona 0–3 1–5
    Queens Park Rangers England 4–4 (a) West Germany Köln 3–0 1–4
    Molenbeek Belgium 2–1 West Germany Schalke 04 1–0 1–1

    First leg








    Second leg

    3–3 on aggregate; AEK Athens won on away goals.


    Athletic Bilbao won 5–4 on aggregate.


    Feyenoord won 3–0 on aggregate.


    Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.


    Magdeburg won 5–1 on aggregate.


    Barcelona won 8–1 on aggregate.


    4–4 on aggregate; Queens Park Rangers won on away goals.


    Molenbeek won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Quarter-finals

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Athletic Bilbao Spain 4–3 Spain Barcelona 2–1 2–2
    Feyenoord Netherlands 1–2 Belgium Molenbeek 0–0 1–2
    Magdeburg East Germany 1–4 Italy Juventus 1–3 0–1
    Queens Park Rangers England 3–3 (6–7 p) Greece AEK Athens 3–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)

    First leg




    Second leg

    Athletic Bilbao won 4–3 on aggregate.


    Molenbeek won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Juventus won 4–1 on aggregate.


    3–3 on aggregate; AEK Athens won 7–6 on penalties.

    Semi-finals

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Molenbeek Belgium 1–1 (a) Spain Athletic Bilbao 1–1 0–0
    Juventus Italy 5–1 Greece AEK Athens 4–1 1–0

    First leg


    Second leg

    1–1 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.


    Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.

    Final

    First leg

    Second leg

    2–2 on aggregate; Juventus won on away goals.

    References

    1. Di Cesare, Sergio (1 April 2008). "Hard work pays off for Zoff". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
    2. McCracken, Craig (2015-10-15). "Albania's history in European football: beards and bad behaviour in the Balkans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

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