1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup

February 2024 European Cup Winners' Cup 1978–79 ESP 1977 Barcelona 1 FRG Fortuna Düsseldorf 1977–78 1979–80 The 1978–79 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Barcelona in the final in Basel against Fortuna Düsseldorf. It was the first of four occasions that the Spanish club won the tournament. No club from Finland, Albania and Turkey joined this season. First round AZ Alkmaar Netherlands 0–2 Ipswich Town England 0–0 (Report)(Report 2) 0–2 (Report)(Report 2) Zagłębie Sosnowiec Poland 1928 3–4 SSW Innsbruck Austria 2–3 (https://archive.today/20130916174043/http://www.sharkscores.com/Match/Default.aspx?id=822101 Report)(Report 2) 1–1 (Report)(Report 2) RSC Anderlecht Belgium Bye – – Barcelona Spain 1977 4–1 FC Shakhtar Donetsk Soviet Union 1955 3–0 (Report)(Report 2) 1–1 (Report)(Report 2) Floriana Malta 1–8 Internazionale Italy 1–3 (Report)(Report 2) 0–5 (Report)(Report 2) F.K. Bodø/Glimt Norway 4–2 Union Luxembourg Luxembourg 4–1 (https://archive.today/20130916173904/http://www.sharkscores.com/Match/Default.aspx?id=822099 Report)(Report 2) 0–1 (https://archive.today/20130916173858/http://www.sharkscores.com/Match/Default.aspx?id=822100 Report)(Report 2) NK Rijeka Yugoslavia 3–2 Wrexham FC Wales 3–0 (Report)(Report 2) 0–2 (Report)(Report 2) K.S.K. Beveren Belgium 6–0 Ballymena United F.C. Northern Ireland 3–0 (Report)(Report 2) 3–0 (Report)(Report 2) Universitatea Craiova Romania 1965 4–5 Fortuna Düsseldorf West Germany 3–4 (https://archive.today/20130916173932/http://www.sharkscores.com/Match/Default.aspx?id=822103 Report)(Report 2) 1–1 (Report)(Report 2) Marek Stanke Dimitrov Bulgaria 1971 3–5 Aberdeen FC Scotland 3–2 (Report)(Report 2) 0–3 (Report)(Report 2) PAOK FC Greece old 2–4 Servette FC Switzerland 2–0 (Report)(Report 2) 0–4 (Report)(Report 2) BK Frem Denmark 2–4 AS Nancy France 2–0 (Report)(Report 2) 0–4 (Report)(Report 2) Valur Iceland 1–5 1. FC Magdeburg East Germany 1–1 (Report)(Report 2) 0–4 (Report)(Report 2) Ferencvárosi TC Hungary 4–2 Kalmar FF Sweden 2–0 (Report)(Report 2) 2–2 (Report)(Report 2) Sporting Clube de Portugal Portugal 0–2 Baník Ostrava Czechoslovakia 0–1 (Report)(Report 2) 0–1 (Report)(Report 2) Shamrock Rovers F.C. Ireland 3–0 APOEL FC Cyprus 1960 2–0 (Report)(Report 2) 1–0 (Report)(Report 2) |} First leg 13 September 1978 AZ Alkmaar NED 0–0 Report ENG Ipswich Town Alkmaarderhout, Alkmaar 9,00060652 AZ Alkmaar vs. Ipswich Town, 13 September 1978 24 May 2024 Jan Redelfs (West Germany) 13 September 1978 Zagłębie Sosnowiec POL 2–3 Report AUT SSW Innsbruck Zarychta 13 Szaryński 86 Koncilia 21 Oberacher 38 Braschler 81 Stadion Ludowy, Sosnowiec 6,50060634 Zagłębie Sosnowiec vs. SSW Innsbruck, 13 September 1978 24 May 2024 Lars-Åke Björck (Sweden) 13 September 1978 20:45 Barcelona ESP 1977 3–0 Report URS 1955 Shakhtar Donetsk Krankl 1 46Sánchez 25 Camp Nou, Barcelona Thomas Reynolds (Wales) 13 September 1978 Floriana MLT 1–3 ITA Internazionale Xuereb 48 pen. Altobelli 14 83 pen. 90 27 August 1978 FK Bodø/Glimt NOR 4–1 Report LUX Union Luxembourg Hanssen 72 pen. Solhaug 85 86 Berg 88 Teitgen 1 Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø 4,90060634 FK Bodø/Glimt vs. Union Luxembourg, 27 August 1978 24 May 2024 Bent Nielsen (Denmark) 13 September 1978 NK Rijeka YUG 3–0 Report WAL Wrexham Tomić 35 Durkalić 43 Cukrov 72 Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka 7,86460656 NK Rijeka vs. Wrexham, 13 September 1978 24 May 2024 Paolo Bergamo (Italy) 13 September 1978 K.S.K. Beveren BEL 3–0 Report NIR Ballymena United Albert 7 Stevens 29 Schönberger 60 Freethiel Stadion, Beveren 8,07860648 K.S.K. Beveren vs. Ballymena United, 13 September 1978 24 May 2024 César Correia (Portugal) 1978 9 13 y Universitatea Craiova ROU 1965 3–4 https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/europeancups/1978_79/craiova_dusseldorf_01.shtml FRG Fortuna Düsseldorf Cămătaru 13 57 Crișan 80 Zimmermann 24 Fanz 34 85 Allofs 49 Stadionul Central Craiova 15,000 Ertugrul Dilek (Turkey) 13 September 1978 Marek Stanke Dimitrov BGR 1971 3–2 Report SCO Aberdeen V. Petrov 67 I. Petrov 70 89 Jarvie 6 Harper 76 Stadion Bonchuk, Dupnitsa 15,00060646 Marek Stanke Dimitrov vs. Aberdeen, 13 September 1978 24 May 2024 Jacques van Melkebeeke (Belgium) 13 September 1978 PAOK FC GRC old 2–0 Report SWI Servette FC Kermanidis 77 Sarafis 87 Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki 10,62460650 PAOK FC vs. Servette FC, 13 September 1978 24 May 2024 Constantin Bărbulescu (Romania) 13 September 1978 BK Frem DEN 2–0 Report FRA AS Nancy Jacobsen 21 Hansen 82 Valby Idrætspark, Copenhagen Malcolm Moffatt (Northern Ireland) 13 September 1978 Valur ISL 1–1 Report GDR 1. FC Magdeburg Albertsson 70 pen. Steinbach 88 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík 5,60060644 Valur vs. 1. FC Magdeburg, 13 September 1978 24 May 2024 Patrick Mulhall (Republic of Ireland) 13 September 1978 Ferencvárosi TC HUN 2–0 Report SWE Kalmar FF Nyilasi 16 Major 43 Üllői úti Stadion, Budapest 20,00060640 Ferencvárosi TC vs. Kalmar FF, 13 September 1978 24 May 2024 Nikolaos Lagogiannis (Greece) 13 September 1978 Sporting CP POR 0–1 Report CSK Baník Ostrava Antalík 30 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon 45,00060642 Sporting CP vs. Baník Ostrava, 13 September 1978 24 May 2024 Enzo Barbaresco (Italy) 13 September 1978 Shamrock Rovers IRL 2–0 April 2025 CYP APOEL Giles 44Lynex 67 Glenmalure Park, Dublin 8,000 Achille Verbecke (France) Second leg 27 September 1978 Ipswich Town ENG 2–0 Report NED AZ Alkmaar Mariner 3 Wark 89 pen. Portman Road, Ipswich 20,81460653 Ipswich Town vs. AZ Alkmaar, 27 September 1978 24 May 2024 Marcel Van Langenhove (Belgium) Ipswich Town won 2–0 on aggregate. 27 September 1978 SSW Innsbruck AUT 1–1 Report POL Zagłębie Sosnowiec Koterwa 11 o.g. Dworczyk 26 Tivoli, Innsbruck 12,00060635 SSW Innsbruck vs. Zagłębie Sosnowiec, 27 September 1978 24 May 2024 Károly Palotai (Hungary) SSW Innsbruck won 4–3 on aggregate. 27 September 1978 19:00 Shakhtar Donetsk URS 1955 1–1 Report ESP 1977 Barcelona Reznik 1 Krankl 34 Lokomotyv Stadium, Donetsk Ulf Eriksson (Sweden) Barcelona won 4–1 on aggregate. 27 September 1978 Internazionale ITA 5–0 MLT Floriana Muraro 32 70Chierico 33Fedele 68 89 San Siro, Milan 25,000April 2025 Andreas Kouniaides (Cyprus) Internazionale won 8–1 on aggregate. 12 September 1978 Union Luxembourg LUX 1–0 Report NOR FK Bodø/Glimt Teitgen 11 Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg City 1,80060633 Union Luxembourg vs. FK Bodø/Glimt, 12 September 1978 24 May 2024 Gerard Geurds (Netherlands) FK Bodø/Glimt won 4–2 on aggregate. 27 September 1978 Wrexham WAL 2–0 Report YUG NK Rijeka McNeil 53 Cartwright 64 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 10,40060657 Wrexham vs. NK Rijeka, 27 September 1978 24 May 2024 Norbert Rolles (Luxembourg) NK Rijeka won 3–2 on aggregate. 27 September 1978 Ballymena United NIR 0–3 Report BEL K.S.K. Beveren Janssens 53 78 Wißmann 61 Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena 5,00060649 Ballymena United vs. K.S.K. Beveren, 27 September 1978 24 May 2024 Eysteinn Guðmundsson (Iceland) K.S.K. Beveren won 6–0 on aggregate. 1978 9 27 y Fortuna Düsseldorf FRG 1–1 https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/europeancups/1978_79/craiova_dusseldorf_02.shtml ROU 1965 Universitatea Craiova Bommer 39 Marcu 64 Rheinstadion Düsseldorf 7,000 Dusan Krchnak (Czechoslovakia)Fortuna Düsseldorf won 5–4 on aggregate. 27 September 1978 Aberdeen SCO 3–0 Report BUL Marek Stanke Dimitrov Strachan 63 Jarvie 78 Harper 81 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 20,18760647 Aberdeen vs. Marek Stanke Dimitrov, 27 September 1978 24 May 2024 Jan Keizer (Netherlands) Aberdeen won 5–3 on aggregate. 27 September 1978 Servette FC SWI 4–0 Report GRE PAOK FC Pfister 15 Hamberg 76 Elia 86 89 Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 12,00060651 Servette FC vs. PAOK FC, 27 September 1978 24 May 2024 László Pádár (Hungary) Servette FC won 4–2 on aggregate. 27 September 1978 AS Nancy FRA 4–0 Report DEN BK Frem Curbelo 2 Jeannol 62 77 Zénier 87 Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine 14,50860661 AS Nancy vs. BK Frem, 27 September 1978 24 May 2024 Ignacio de Almeira (Portugal) AS Nancy won 4–2 on aggregate. 27 September 1978 1. FC Magdeburg GDR 4–0 Report ISL Valur Seguin 6 Steinbach 45 Hoffmann 48 Streich 70 Ernst Grube Stadium, Magdeburg 14,00060645 1. FC Magdeburg vs. Valur, 27 September 1978 24 May 2024 Aleksander Suchanek (Poland) 1. FC Magdeburg won 5–1 on aggregate. 27 September 1978 Kalmar FF SWE 2–2 Report HUN Ferencvárosi TC Magnusson 19 pen. Nyberg 27 Ebedli 78 Szokolai 80 Fredriksskans, Kalmar 2,24860641 Kalmar FF vs. Ferencvárosi TC, 27 September 1978 24 May 2024 Anders Mattsson (Finland) Ferencvárosi TC won 4–2 on aggregate. 27 September 1978 Baník Ostrava CSK 1–0 Report POR Sporting CP Lička 88 Bazaly, Ostrava 15,00060643 Baník Ostrava vs. Sporting CP, 27 September 1978 24 May 2024 John Hunting (England) Baník Ostrava won 2–0 on aggregate. 27 September 1978 APOEL CYP 0–1 April 2025 IRL Shamrock Rovers Lynex 88 Makario Stadium, Nicosia 15,000 Milorad Vlajić (Yugoslavia) Shamrock Rovers won 3-0 on aggregate. Second round Ipswich Town England 2–1 SSW Innsbruck Austria 1–0 (Report)(Report 2) 1–1 (aet) (Report)(Report 2) RSC Anderlecht Belgium 3–3 (1-4p) Barcelona Spain 1977 3–0 (Report)(Report 2) 0–3 (aet) (Report)(Report 2) Internazionale Italy 7–1 F.K. Bodø/Glimt Norway 5–0 (Report)(Report 2) 2–1 (Report)(Report 2) NK Rijeka Yugoslavia 0–2 K.S.K. Beveren Belgium 0–0 (Report)(Report 2) 0–2 (Report)(Report 2) Fortuna Düsseldorf West Germany 3–2 Aberdeen FC Scotland 3–0 (Report)(Report 2) 0–2 (Report)(Report 2) Servette FC Switzerland 4–3 AS Nancy France 2–1 (Report)(Report 2) 2–2 (Report)(Report 2) 1. FC Magdeburg East Germany 2–2 (a) Ferencvárosi TC Hungary 1–0 (Report)(Report 2) 1–2 (Report)(Report 2) Baník Ostrava Czechoslovakia 6–1 Shamrock Rovers F.C. Ireland 3–0 (Report)(Report 2) 3–1 (Report)(Report 2) |} First leg 18 October 1978 Ipswich Town ENG 1–0 Report AUT SSW Innsbruck Wark 60 pen. Portman Road, Ipswich 23,00060666 Ipswich Town vs. SSW Innsbruck, 18 October 1978 24 May 2024 Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain) 18 October 1978 R.S.C. Anderlecht BEL 3–0 Report ESP 1977 Barcelona Van der Elst 19 67 Coeck 48 Émile Versé Stadium, Brussels 35,00060670 R.S.C. Anderlecht vs. FC Barcelona, 18 October 1978 24 May 2024 Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy) 18 October 1978 Internazionale ITA 5–0 NOR F.K. Bodø/Glimt Beccalossi 25 57Altobelli 60 86Muraro 88 San Siro, Milan 15,000April 2025 Paul Bonett (Malta) 18 October 1978 NK Rijeka YUG 0–0 Report BEL K.S.K. Beveren Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka 3,60260674 NK Rijeka vs. K.S.K. Beveren, 18 October 1978 24 May 2024 Nikolaos Lagogiannis (Greece) 18 October 1978 Fortuna Düsseldorf FRG 3–0 Report SCO Aberdeen Günther 14 58 Zimmermann 83 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf 10,00060672 Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Aberdeen, 18 October 1978 24 May 2024 Svein Thime (Norway) 18 October 1978 Servette FC SWI 2–1 Report FRA AS Nancy Hamberg 28 Barberis 58 Rubio 35 Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 23,00060668 Servette FC vs. AS Nancy, 18 October 1978 24 May 2024 Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia) 18 October 1978 1. FC Magdeburg GDR 1–0 Report HUN Ferencvárosi TC Streich 67 Ernst Grube Stadium, Magdeburg 22,00060676 1. FC Magdeburg vs. Ferencvárosi TC, 18 October 1978 24 May 2024 Otto Anderco (Romania) 18 October 1978 Baník Ostrava CSK 3–0 Report IRL Shamrock Rovers Knapp 5 Radimec 30 Rygel 50 Bazaly, Ostrava 6,50060664 Baník Ostrava vs. Shamrock Rovers, 18 October 1978 24 May 2024 Josef Bucek (Austria) Second leg 1 November 1978 SSW Innsbruck AUT 1–1 y Report ENG Ipswich Town Oberacher 75 Burley 100 Tivoli, Innsbruck 17,50060667 SSW Innsbruck vs. Ipswich Town, 1 November 1978 24 May 2024 Alojzy Jarguz (Poland) Ipswich Town won 2–1 on aggregate. 1 November 1978 Barcelona ESP 1977 3–0 y Report BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht Krankl 8 Heredia 44 Zuviría 86 4–1 Krankl Rexach Bio Neeskens Van der Elst Geels Thissen Camp Nou, Barcelona 100,00060671 FC Barcelona vs. R.S.C. Anderlecht, 1 November 1978 24 May 2024 Walter Eschweiler (West Germany) 3–3 on aggregate; FC Barcelona won on penalties. 25 October 1978 F.K. Bodø/Glimt NOR 1–2 ITA Internazionale Hansen 40 Altobelli 45 pen.Scanziani 56 Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø Internazionale won 7–1 on aggregate. 1 November 1978 K.S.K. Beveren BEL 2–0 Report YUG NK Rijeka Baecke 20 65 Freethiel Stadion, Beveren 11,00060675 K.S.K. Beveren vs. NK Rijeka, 1 November 1978 24 May 2024 Thomas Perry (Northern Ireland) K.S.K. Beveren won 2–0 on aggregate. 1 November 1978 Aberdeen SCO 2–0 Report FRG Fortuna Düsseldorf McLelland 54 Jarvie 57 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 16,80160673 Aberdeen vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1 November 1978 24 May 2024 César Correia (Portugal) Fortuna Düsseldorf won 3–2 on aggregate. 1 November 1978 AS Nancy FRA 2–2 Report SWI Servette FC Zénier 70 pen. Umpiérrez 89 Elia 68 Schnyder 76 Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine 18,48360669 AS Nancy vs. Servette FC, 1 November 1978 24 May 2024 Tome Manojlovski (Yugoslavia) Servette FC won 4–3 on aggregate. 1 November 1978 Ferencvárosi TC HUN 2–1 Report GDR 1. FC Magdeburg Pusztai 9 26 Stahmann 4 Üllői úti Stadion, Budapest 30,00060677 Ferencvárosi TC vs. 1. FC Magdeburg, 1 November 1978 24 May 2024 Hilmi Ok (Turkey) 2–2 on aggregate; 1. FC Magdeburg won on away goals. 1 November 1978 Shamrock Rovers IRL 1–3 Report CSK Baník Ostrava Giles 59 Lička 37 66 Albrecht 46 Glenmalure Park, Dublin 3,50060665 Shamrock Rovers vs. Baník Ostrava, 1 November 1978 24 May 2024 Jan Keizer (Netherlands) Baník Ostrava won 6–1 on aggregate. Quarter-finals Ipswich Town England 2–2 (a) Barcelona Spain 1977 2–1 (Report)(Report 2) 0–1 (Report)(Report 2) Internazionale Italy 0–1 K.S.K. Beveren Belgium 0–0 (Report)(Report 2) 0–1 (Report)(Report 2) Fortuna Düsseldorf West Germany (a) 1–1 Servette FC Switzerland 0–0 (Report)(Report 2) 1–1 (Report)(Report 2) 1. FC Magdeburg East Germany 4–5 Baník Ostrava Czechoslovakia 2–1 (Report)(Report 2) 2–4 (https://archive.today/20130916175138/http://www.sharkscores.com/Match/Default.aspx?id=822146 Report)(Report 2) |} First leg 7 March 1979 Ipswich Town ENG 2–1 Spain 1977 Barcelona Gates 51 64 Esteban 53 Ipswich 7 March 1979 Internazionale ITA 0–0 BEL K.S.K. Beveren San Siro, MilanApril 2025 55,000 Erich Linemayr (Austria) 7 March 1979 Fortuna Düsseldorf West Germany 0–0 SUI Servette FC Düsseldorf 7 March 1979 1. FC Magdeburg GDR 2–1 Report CSK Baník Ostrava Streich 4 30 Antalík 51 Ernst Grube Stadium, Magdeburg 12,00060678 1. FC Magdeburg vs. Baník Ostrava, 7 March 1979 24 May 2024 Nikola Dudin (Bulgaria) Second leg 21 March 1979 Barcelona Spain 1977 1–0 ENG Ipswich Town Migueli 38 Barcelona Eldar Azimzade Barcelona 2–2 Ipswich Town on aggregate. Barcelona won on away goals 21 March 1979 K.S.K. Beveren BEL 1–0 ITA Internazionale Stevens 85 K.S.K. Beveren won 1–0 on aggregate 21 March 1979 Servette FC SUI 1–1 West Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf Andrey 80 Bommer 34 Geneva Fortuna Düsseldorf won 1–1 on away goals 21 March 1979 Baník Ostrava CSK 4–2 Report GDR 1. FC Magdeburg Rygel 13 86 Albrecht 43 Němec 60 Sparwasser 71 Pommerenke 80 Bazaly, Ostrava 17,11460679 Baník Ostrava vs. 1. FC Magdeburg, 21 March 1979 24 May 2024 John Carpenter (Ireland) Baník Ostrava won 5–4 on aggregate. Semi-finals Barcelona Spain 1977 2–0 K.S.K. Beveren Belgium 1–0 1–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf West Germany 4–3 Baník Ostrava Czechoslovakia 3–1 1–2 |} First leg 11 April 1979 Barcelona Spain 1977 1–0 https://archive.today/20130916175258/http://www.sharkscores.com/Match/Default.aspx?id=822153 Report Report 2 BEL K.S.K. Beveren Rexach 65 pen. Camp Nou 70,000 John Carpenter (Ireland) 11 April 1979 Fortuna Düsseldorf FRG 3–1 https://archive.today/20130916175238/http://www.sharkscores.com/Match/Default.aspx?id=822155 Report Report 2 Czechoslovakia Banik Ostrava K. Allofs 54 66T. Allofs 90 Nemec 11 Rheinstadion 18,000 Lamo Castillo (Spain) Second leg 25 April 1979 K.S.K. Beveren BEL 0–1 https://archive.today/20130916175224/http://www.sharkscores.com/Match/Default.aspx?id=822154 Report Report 2 Spain 1977 Barcelona Krankl 87 pen. Beveren 25,000 Pat Partridge (England) Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate. 25 April 1979 Banik Ostrava Czechoslovakia 2–1 https://archive.today/20130916175233/http://www.sharkscores.com/Match/Default.aspx?id=822156 Report Report 2 FRG Fortuna Düsseldorf Licka 62Antalik 88 Zewe 27 Bazaly 33,000 Fortuna Düsseldorf won 4–3 on aggregate. Final 1979 European Cup Winners' Cup final 16 May 1979 19:15 Fortuna Düsseldorf FRG 3–4 yes ReportReport 2 ESP 1977 Barcelona T. Allofs 8Seel 41 114 Sánchez 5Asensi 34Rexach 104Krankl 111 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 58,000 Károly Palotai (Hungary) See also 1978–79 European Cup 1978–79 UEFA Cup References External links 1978-79 competition at UEFA website Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation https://archive.today/20130815155457/http://www.sharkscores.com/Cups/Default.aspx?id=375&season=1978/1979 Cup Winners Cup Seasons 1978-79–results, protocols el website Football Archive 1978–79 Cup Winners CupJanuary 2025 medicmedic 1978–79 Cup Winners' Cup