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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 1978 – 30 May 1979 | 
| Teams | 33 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| 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  | 
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.
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco  | 
3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 
First leg
| Monaco  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Onnis  Zorzetto Nogués  | 
Report | 
Second leg
| Steaua București  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Troi  | 
Report | 
Monaco won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens  | 
7–5 | 6–1 | 1–4 | |
| Nottingham Forest  | 
2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Real Madrid  | 
12–0 | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| Grasshopper  | 
13–3 | 8–0 | 5–3 | |
| Odense  | 
3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Köln  | 
5–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Juventus  | 
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Fenerbahçe  | 
3–7 | 2–1 | 1–6 | |
| Vllaznia  | 
3–4 | 2–0 | 1–4 | |
| Linfield  | 
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Omonia  | 
2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Partizan  | 
2–2 (4–5 p) | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Zbrojovka Brno  | 
4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Club Brugge  | 
3–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Haka  | 
1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Malmö FF  | 
1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 
First leg
| AEK Athens  | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bajević  Ardizoglou Konstantinou Nikolaou Mavros  | 
Report | Oliveira  | 
| Nottingham Forest  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Birtles  Barrett  | 
Report | 
| Real Madrid  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jensen  Juanito Del Bosque Wolff  | 
Report | 
| Odense  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Munk Nielsen  | 
Report | Kolev  Velichkov  | 
| Köln  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Littbarski  Neumann Konopka  | 
Report | Hallgrímsson  | 
| Fenerbahçe  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Çetiner  İlhan  | 
Report | Brandts  | 
| Vllaznia  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhega  Ballgjini  | 
Report | 
| Linfield  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Partizan  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prekazi  Đurović  | 
Report | 
| Zbrojovka Brno  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kroupa  Janečka  | 
Report | Fekete  Törőcsik  | 
| Club Brugge  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ceulemans  Cools  | 
Report | Kapka  | 
| Haka  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Baltacha  | 
Second leg
AEK Athens won 7–5 on aggregate.
Nottingham Forest won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Progrès Niedercorn  | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pirri  Jensen Stielike Santillana García Hernández Margue  | 
Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.
| Valletta  | 3–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Agius  Seychell Farrugia  | 
Report | Sulser  Ponte Traber Her. Hermann  | 
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Kuijlen  Deijkers  | 
Report | Çetiner  | 
PSV Eindhoven won 7–3 on aggregate.
Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Lillestrøm  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lønstad  | 
Report | 
Lillestrøm won 1–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Bohemians won on away goals.
| Dynamo Dresden  | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Dörner  Weber  | 
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| Dörner  Weber Schade Kotte Riedel Sachse Schmuck  | 
5–4 | |
2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Dresden won on penalties.
| Újpesti Dózsa  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Došek  Kroupa  | 
Zbrojovka Brno won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Wisła Kraków  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kmiecik  Lipka Krupiński  | 
Report | Ceulemans  | 
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 | 1–2 | 1–5 | |
| Real Madrid  | 
3–3 (a) | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia  | 
0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Rangers  | 
3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Austria Wien  | 
4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bohemians  | 
0–6 | 0–0 | 0–6 | |
| Zbrojovka Brno  | 
3–3 (a) | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv  | 
0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 
First leg
| AEK Athens  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Konstantinou  | 
Report | McGovern  Birtles  | 
| Real Madrid  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Juanito  García Hernández Santillana  | 
Report | Sulser  | 
| Lokomotiv Sofia  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zimmermann  | 
| Austria Wien  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gasselich  Sara Schachner  | 
Report | Dokken  | 
| Zbrojovka Brno  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pešice  Kroupa  | 
Report | Kmiecik  Maculewicz  | 
Second leg
| Nottingham Forest  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Needham  Woodcock Anderson Birtles  | 
Report | Bajević  | 
Nottingham Forest won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sulser  | 
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kapka  | 
Report | Došek  | 
3–3 on aggregate; Wisła Kraków won on away goals.
| Malmö FF  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cervin  Kindvall  | 
Report | 
Malmö FF won 2–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest  | 
5–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Köln  | 
2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Austria Wien  | 
3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Wisła Kraków  | 
3–5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 
First leg
| Nottingham Forest  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Birtles  Robertson Gemmill Lloyd  | 
Report | Sulser  | 
| Austria Wien  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schachner  Zach  | 
Weber  | 
Second leg
| Grasshopper  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sulser  | 
Report | O'Neill  | 
Nottingham Forest won 5–2 on aggregate.
Köln won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Riedel  | 
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 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |
| Austria Wien  | 
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 
First leg
| Nottingham Forest  | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Birtles  Bowyer Robertson  | 
Report | Van Gool  Müller Okudera  | 
Second leg
| Köln  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bowyer  | 
Nottingham Forest won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Malmö FF  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hansson  | 
Report | 
Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
| Nottingham Forest  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Francis  | 
Report | 
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1978–79 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
Notes
- ↑ Haka played their home match at Ratina Stadium, Tampere, as their regular stadium Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski, did not have floodlights.[3]
 - 1 2 Dynamo Kyiv played their home matches at Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, instead of their regular stadium Central Stadium, Kyiv, due to reconstruction.
 
References
- ↑ "Steaua București v Monaco, 30 August 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "Linfield v Lillestrøm, 13 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ Gorbunov, N. (15 September 1978). "Гол в запасе" (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
 - ↑ "FC Porto v AEK Athens, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "Progrès Niedercorn v Real Madrid, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "ÍA v 1. FC Köln, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "Rangers v Juventus, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "Austria Wien v Vllaznia, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "Wisła Kraków v Club Brugge, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "Dynamo Kyiv v Haka, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "Monaco v Malmö FF, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "Dynamo Kyiv v Malmö FF, 18 October 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "Lillestrøm v Austria Wien, 1 November 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "Malmö FF v Dynamo Kyiv, 1 November 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "1. FC Köln v Nottingham Forest, 25 April 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 - ↑ "Malmö FF v Austria Wien, 25 April 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
 
External links
- 1978–79 All matches – season at UEFA website
 - European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
 - All scorers 1978–79 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
 - 1978/79 European Cup – results and line-ups (archive)
 

