1978–79 UEFA Cup
The 1978–79 UEFA Cup was won by Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate over Red Star Belgrade.
Dates | 13 September 1978 – 23 May 1979 |
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Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
The third club was revoked to Switzerland and Poland, and it was assigned to Bulgaria and East Germany.
First round
First leg
Dukla Prague ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Nehoda ![]() |
Milan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Novellino ![]() |
Sporting Gijón ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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E. Ferrero ![]() Morán ![]() |
Enzo Ferrero scored an olympic goal.
BFC Dynamo ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Riediger ![]() Netz ![]() Brillat ![]() |
Šestić ![]() Savić ![]() |
Basel ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() |
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Stohler ![]() Tanner ![]() |
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Elfsborg ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Svensson ![]() Magnusson ![]() |
Politehnica Timișoara ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Dinamo Tbilisi ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Kipiani ![]() Shengelia ![]() |
Hajduk Split ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Čop ![]() Luketin ![]() |
CSKA Sofia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Dzhevizov ![]() Hristov ![]() |
Solsona ![]() |
Braga ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Chico Gordo ![]() Lito ![]() |
Report |
Second leg
Everton won 10–0 on aggregate.
L.R. Vicenza ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Briaschi ![]() |
Gajdůšek ![]() |
Dukla Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.
Lokomotíva Košice ![]() | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Kozák ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Kozák ![]() Ujhely ![]() Jacko ![]() Móder ![]() Suchánek ![]() Dobrovič ![]() Fecko ![]() Repík ![]() |
6–7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lokomotíva Košice 1–1 Milan on aggregate. Milan won 7–6 on penalties.
Panathinaikos ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Argeș Pitești won 5–1 on aggregate.
Torino ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Graziani ![]() |
Sporting Gijón won 3–1 on aggregate.
BFC Dynamo 6–6 Red Star Belgrade. Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.
Stuttgart ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
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Kelsch ![]() Müller ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.
Strasbourg ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Piasecki ![]() Tanter ![]() Gemmrich ![]() Wagner ![]() |
Ahlström ![]() |
Strasbourg won 4–3 on aggregate.
MTK Budapest ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Politehnica Timișoara won 3–2 on aggregate.
Napoli ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Savoldi ![]() |
Daraselia ![]() |
Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Krejcirik ![]() Francker ![]() |
Žungul ![]() |
Hajduk Split won 3–2 on aggregate.
Valencia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Saura ![]() Felman ![]() Kempes ![]() |
Hristov ![]() |
Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.
Botev Plovdiv ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Slavkov ![]() |
Granitza ![]() |
Hertha BSC Berlin won 2–1 on aggregate.
Hibernians ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Carter ![]() Spiteri-Gonzi ![]() |
Report | Chico Gordo ![]() Ronaldo ![]() |
Braga won 7–3 on aggregate.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ajax ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
1–0 (Report) | 4–0 (Report) |
Budapest Honvéd ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
4–0 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) |
Everton ![]() |
2–2(a) | ![]() |
2–1 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
Argeș Pitești ![]() |
4–6 | ![]() |
2–1 (Report) | 2–5 (Report) |
Carl Zeiss Jena ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
0–0 (Report) | 0–3 (aet) (Report) |
Torpedo Moscow ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
2–1 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) |
Hajduk Split ![]() |
2–2(a) | ![]() |
2–1 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
Hertha BSC ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
2–0 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
IBV ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
0–2 (Report) | 1–2 (Report) |
KuPS ![]() |
1–6 | ![]() |
0–2 (Report) | 1–4 (Report) |
Manchester City ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
4–0 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) |
Levski Sofia ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
1–1 (Report) | 0–3 (Report) |
Strasbourg ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
2–0 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
Braga ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
0–2 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
Benfica ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–0 (Report) | 0–2 (aet) (Report) |
Sporting Gijón ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
0–1 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
First leg
Argeș Pitești ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Hajduk Split ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Čop ![]() Đorđević ![]() |
Brady ![]() |
Levski Sofia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Milkov ![]() |
Chiodi ![]() |
Strasbourg ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Gemmrich ![]() Piasecki ![]() |
Second leg
Politehnica Timișoara ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Budapest Honvéd won 4–2 on aggregate.
Valencia won 6–4 on aggregate.
Arsenal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Young ![]() |
Arsenal 2–2 Hajduk Split. Arsenal won on away goals.
Milan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Maldera ![]() Bigon ![]() Chiodi ![]() |
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.
Hibernian ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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McLeod ![]() |
Strasbourg won 2–1 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Petrović ![]() |
Borovnica ![]() |
Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Milan ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
2–2 (Report) | 0–3 (Report) |
Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
1–1 (Report) | 4–2 (Report) |
Budapest Honvéd ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
4–1 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) |
Esbjerg ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
2–1 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
Strasbourg ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
0–0 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
1–0 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
Valencia ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–1 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) |
Stuttgart ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() |
4–1 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
Second leg
Manchester City ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Booth ![]() Hartford ![]() Kidd ![]() |
Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.
MSV Duisburg ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Worm ![]() Weber ![]() Fruck ![]() |
Duisburg won 4–0 on aggregate.
Arsenal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Sunderland ![]() |
Savić ![]() |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Budapest Honvéd ![]() |
4–4(a) | ![]() |
2–3 | 2–1 |
Hertha BSC ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 |
Manchester City ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–3 |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
Budapest Honvéd ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Varga ![]() Weimper ![]() |
Report UEFA Report | Worm ![]() Seliger ![]() |
Hertha BSC ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Nüssing ![]() |
Report UEFA Report | Pelc ![]() |
Second leg
MSV Duisburg ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Büssers ![]() |
Report UEFA Report | Poczik ![]() Pal ![]() |
MSV Duisburg 4–4 Budapest Honvéd. Duisburg won on away goals.
Dukla Prague ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Nehoda ![]() |
Report UEFA Report | Agerbeck ![]() Milewski ![]() |
Hertha BSC Berlin won 3–2 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Kulik ![]() Bruns ![]() Del'Haye ![]() |
Report UEFA Report | Deyna ![]() |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–2 on aggregate.
West Bromwich Albion ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Regis ![]() |
Report UEFA Report | Šestić ![]() |
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 ![]() |
3–6 | ![]() |
2–2 | 1–4 |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
(a)2–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
MSV Duisburg ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Worm ![]() Fruck ![]() |
Report UEFA Report | Simonsen ![]() Lausen ![]() |
Second leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Simonsen ![]() Kulik ![]() Lienen ![]() |
Report UEFA Report | Büssers ![]() |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–3 on aggregate.
Hertha BSC ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Beer ![]() Sidka ![]() |
Report UEFA Report | Šestić ![]() |
Red Star Belgrade 2–2 Hertha BSC Berlin. Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.
Final
First leg
Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Šestić ![]() |
Report UEFA Report | Jurišić ![]() |
Second leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 2–1 on aggregate.
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)