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.
| Dates | 5 September 1978 – 23 May 1979 |
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| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Borussia Mönchengladbach (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  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 |
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
editA 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editFirst leg
edit| Dukla Prague | 1–0 | |
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| Nehoda |
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| Milan | 1–0 | |
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| Novellino |
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| Finn Harps | 0–5 | |
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| Sporting Gijón | 3–0 | |
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| Ferrero Morán |
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Enzo Ferrero scored an olympic goal.
| Braga | 5–0 | |
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| Chico Gordo Lito |
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| Galatasaray | 1–3 | |
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| Terim |
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| BFC Dynamo | 5–2 | |
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| Riediger Netz Brillat |
Report | Šestić Savić |
| Elfsborg | 2–0 | |
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| Standard Liège | 1–0 | |
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| Denier |
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| Arsenal | 3–0 | |
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| Carl Zeiss Jena | 1–0 | |
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| Töpfer |
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| Twente | 1–1 | |
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| Thoresen |
Report | Watson |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2–0 | |
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| Pezoporikos Larnaca | 2–2 | |
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| Theofanous |
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| Olympiacos | 2–1 | |
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Report | Barzov |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–0 | |
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| Kipiani Shengelia |
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| Hajduk Split | 2–0 | |
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| Čop Luketin |
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Second leg
edit| Vicenza | 1–1 | |
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| Briaschi |
Report | 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 | ||
| 6–7 | ||
1–1 on aggregate. Milan won in a penalty shoot-out.
Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 1–2 | |
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Argeș Pitești won 5–1 on aggregate.
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.
| Torino | 1–0 | |
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| Graziani |
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Sporting Gijón won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Hibernians | 3–2 | |
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| Carter Spiteri-Gonzi |
Report | Chico Gordo Ronaldo |
Braga won 7–3 on aggregate.
| West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | |
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Report | İnal |
West Bromwich Albion won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–1 | |
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| Savić Borovnica Šestić |
Report | Riediger |
6–6 on aggregate, Red Star Belgrade won on away goals rule.
| B 1903 | 4–4 | |
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KuPS won 6–5 on aggregate.
Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.
Torpedo Moscow won 7–3 on aggregate.
Strasbourg won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Lech Poznań | 2–5 | |
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MSV Duisburg won 10–2 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 1–0 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Lokomotive Leipzig | 1–4 | |
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| Stapleton |
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Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Lierse | 2–2 | |
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Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate, ÍBV won on away goals rule.
| Manchester City | 3–2 | |
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Manchester City won 4–3 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 3–2 on aggregate.
Politehnica Timișoara won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Śląsk Wrocław | 5–1 | |
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Report | Lambrou |
Śląsk Wrocław won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Levski Sofia | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Report | Kaltsas |
Levski Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Rapid Wien | 2–1 | |
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| Krejcirik Francker |
Report | Žungul |
Hajduk Split won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Botev Plovdiv | 1–2 | |
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| Slavkov |
Report | Granitza |
Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate.
Budapest Honvéd won 8–2 on aggregate.
Second round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Ajax |
5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Budapest Honvéd |
4–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | |
| Everton |
2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Argeș Pitești |
4–6 | 2–1 | 2–5 | |
| Carl Zeiss Jena |
0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| Torpedo Moscow |
2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Hajduk Split |
2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Hertha BSC |
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| ÍBV |
1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| KuPS |
1–6 | 0–2 | 1–4 | |
| Manchester City |
4–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | |
| Levski Sofia |
1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Strasbourg |
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Braga |
0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Benfica |
0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | |
| Sporting Gijón |
1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
First leg
edit| Ajax | 1–0 | |
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| Lerby |
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| Everton | 2–1 | |
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| Report | Macela |
| Argeș Pitești | 2–1 | |
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| Torpedo Moscow | 2–1 | |
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| Report | Hoeneß |
| ÍBV | 0–2 | |
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| Levski Sofia | 1–1 | |
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| Milkov |
Report | Chiodi |
| Braga | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Regis |
Second leg
edit| Lausanne-Sport | 0–4 | |
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| Report |
Ajax won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2–0 | |
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Budapest Honvéd won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 1–0 | |
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| Gajdůšek |
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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 | 1–0 | |
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| Young |
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2–2 on aggregate, Arsenal won on away goals rule.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–0 | |
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| Shengelia |
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Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2–1 | |
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Śląsk Wrocław won 4–1 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège | 2–0 | |
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| Sigurvinsson |
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Manchester City won 4–2 on aggregate.
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 |
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Strasbourg won 2–1 on aggregate.
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | |
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| Brown |
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West Bromwich Albion won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | |
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| Petrović |
Report | Borovnica |
Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Milan |
2–5 | 2–2 | 0–3 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
5–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Budapest Honvéd |
4–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Esbjerg |
2–5 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |
| Strasbourg |
0–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Valencia |
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Stuttgart |
4–5 | 4–1 | 0–4 |
First leg
edit| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | |
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| Kulik |
Report | Olesiak |
| Budapest Honvéd | 4–1 | |
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| Report | Clarke |
| Esbjerg | 2–1 | |
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| Report | Milewski |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | |
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| Blagojević |
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| Valencia | 1–1 | |
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| Felman |
Report | Cunningham |
| Stuttgart | 4–1 | |
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| Report | Gajdůšek |
Second leg
editManchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2–4 | |
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| Pawłowski |
Report |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 5–3 on aggregate.
Budapest Honvéd won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Hertha BSC | 4–0 | |
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| Milewski |
Report |
Hertha BSC won 5–2 on aggregate.
| MSV Duisburg | 4–0 | |
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| Worm Weber Fruck |
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MSV Duisburg won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Arsenal | 1–1 | |
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| Sunderland |
Report | Savić |
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
edit| 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
edit| Budapest Honvéd | 2–3 | |
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| Varga Weimper |
Report | Worm Seliger |
| Hertha BSC | 1–1 | |
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| Nüssing |
Report | Pelc |
| Manchester City | 1–1 | |
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| Channon |
Report | Lienen |
Second leg
edit| MSV Duisburg | 1–2 | |
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| Büssers |
Report | Karalyos Pal |
4–4 on aggregate, MSV Duisburg won on away goals rule.
| Dukla Prague | 1–2 | |
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| Nehoda |
Report | Agerbeck Milewski |
Hertha BSC won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–1 | |
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| Kulik Bruns Del'Haye |
Report | Deyna |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–2 on aggregate.
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | |
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| Regis |
Report | Savić |
Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| MSV Duisburg |
3–6 | 2–2 | 1–4 | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
2–2 (a) | 1–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
edit| MSV Duisburg | 2–2 | |
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| Worm Fruck |
Report | Simonsen Lausen |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | |
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| Savić |
Report |
Second leg
edit| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–1 | |
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| Simonsen Kulik Lienen |
Report | Büssers |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Hertha BSC | 2–1 | |
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| Beer Sidka |
Report | Šestić |
2–2 on aggregate, Red Star Belgrade won on away goals rule.
Final
editFirst leg
edit| Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | |
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| Šestić |
Report | Jurišić |
Second leg
editBorussia Mönchengladbach won 2–1 on aggregate.
References
editExternal links
edit- 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)