1978–79 European Cup#Top scorers
{{Short description|24th season of the UEFA club football tournament}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = European Cup
| year = 1978–79
| other_titles =
| image = 2014 Olympiastadion Munich.jpg
| size = 275px
| caption = The Olympiastadion in Munich hosted the final.
| country =
| dates = 15 August 1978 – 30 May 1979
| num_teams = 33
| champion_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest
| count = 1
| second_other = {{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
| matches = 63
| goals = 185
| attendance = 1688020
| top_scorer = Claudio Sulser (Grasshoppers)
11 goals
| player =
| prevseason = 1977–78
| nextseason = 1979–80
}}
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.
Teams
class="wikitable" |
{{fbaicon|ALB}} Vllaznia {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|AUT}} Austria Wien {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|BEL}} Club Brugge {{small|(1st)}} |
{{fbaicon|BUL|1971}} Lokomotiv Sofia {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|CYP|1960}} Omonia {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|TCH}} Zbrojovka Brno {{small|(1st)}} |
{{fbaicon|DEN}} Odense {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest {{small|(1st)}} |
{{fbaicon|FIN}} Haka {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Monaco {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|GDR}} Dynamo Dresden {{small|(1st)}} |
{{fbaicon|FRG}} Köln {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|GRE|old}} AEK Athens {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|HUN}} Újpesti Dózsa {{small|(1st)}} |
{{fbaicon|ISL}} ÍA {{small|(1st)}} |
{{fbaicon|LUX}} Progrès Niedercorn {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|MLT}} Valletta {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven {{small|(1st)}} |
{{fbaicon|NIR}} Linfield {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|NOR}} Lillestrøm {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|POL|1928}} Wisła Kraków {{small|(1st)}} |
{{fbaicon|POR}} Porto {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|ROU|1965}} Steaua București {{small|(1st)}} |
{{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Real Madrid {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|SUI}} Grasshopper {{small|(1st)}} |
{{fbaicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|URS}} Dynamo Kyiv {{small|(1st)}} |
Preliminary round
=First leg=
{{football box
|date=15 August 1978
|time=
|team1=Monaco {{flagicon|FRA|1974}}
|score=3–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1978/matches/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Steaua București
|goals1=Onnis {{goal|42}}
Zorzetto {{goal|48}}
Nogués {{goal|61}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stade Louis II, Monaco
|attendance=6,434
|referee=Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain)
}}
=Second leg=
{{football box
|date=30 August 1978
|time=
|team1=Steaua București {{flagicon|ROU|1965}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63454--fcsb-vs-monaco/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Monaco
|goals1=Troi {{goal|51||76}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
|attendance=25,000{{UEFA match attendance|63454|Steaua București v Monaco, 30 August 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=Ernst Dörflinger-Buser (Switzerland)
}}
Monaco won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bracket
{{32TeamBracket|legs=2/2/2/2/1|aggregate=y|compact=n|seeds=n|nowrap=y
|RD1=First Round
|RD2=Second Round
|RD3=Quarter-finals
|RD4=Semi-finals
|RD5=Final
|RD1-team01={{flagicon|GRE|old}} AEK Athens
|RD1-score01-1=6
|RD1-score01-2=1
|RD1-score01-agg=7
|RD1-team02={{flagicon|POR}} Porto
|RD1-score02-1=1
|RD1-score02-2=4
|RD1-score02-agg=5
|RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest
|RD1-score03-1=2
|RD1-score03-2=0
|RD1-score03-agg=2
|RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool
|RD1-score04-1=0
|RD1-score04-2=0
|RD1-score04-agg=0
|RD1-team05={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Real Madrid
|RD1-score05-1=5
|RD1-score05-2=7
|RD1-score05-agg=12
|RD1-team06={{flagicon|LUX}} Progrès Niedercorn
|RD1-score06-1=0
|RD1-score06-2=0
|RD1-score06-agg=0
|RD1-team07={{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper
|RD1-score07-1=8
|RD1-score07-2=5
|RD1-score07-agg=13
|RD1-team08={{flagicon|MLT}} Valletta
|RD1-score08-1=0
|RD1-score08-2=3
|RD1-score08-agg=3
|RD1-team09={{flagicon|DEN}} Odense
|RD1-score09-1=2
|RD1-score09-2=1
|RD1-score09-agg=3
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Lokomotiv Sofia
|RD1-score10-1=2
|RD1-score10-2=2
|RD1-score10-agg=4
|RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRG}} Köln
|RD1-score11-1=4
|RD1-score11-2=1
|RD1-score11-agg=5
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|ISL}} ÍA
|RD1-score12-1=1
|RD1-score12-2=1
|RD1-score12-agg=2
|RD1-team13={{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus
|RD1-score13-1=1
|RD1-score13-2=0
|RD1-score13-agg=1
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|SCO}} Rangers
|RD1-score14-1=0
|RD1-score14-2=2
|RD1-score14-agg=2
|RD1-team15={{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe
|RD1-score15-1=2
|RD1-score15-2=1
|RD1-score15-agg=3
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven
|RD1-score16-1=1
|RD1-score16-2=6
|RD1-score16-agg=7
|RD1-team17={{flagicon|ALB|1946}} Vllaznia
|RD1-score17-1=2
|RD1-score17-2=1
|RD1-score17-agg=3
|RD1-team18={{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Wien
|RD1-score18-1=0
|RD1-score18-2=4
|RD1-score18-agg=4
|RD1-team19={{flagicon|NIR}} Linfield
|RD1-score19-1=0
|RD1-score19-2=0
|RD1-score19-agg=0
|RD1-team20={{flagicon|NOR}} Lillestrøm
|RD1-score20-1=0
|RD1-score20-2=1
|RD1-score20-agg=1
|RD1-team21={{flagicon|CYP|1960}} Omonia
|RD1-score21-1=2
|RD1-score21-2=0
|RD1-score21-agg=2
|RD1-team22={{flagicon|IRL}} Bohemians (a)
|RD1-score22-1=1
|RD1-score22-2=1
|RD1-score22-agg=2
|RD1-team23={{flagicon|Yugoslavia|1946}} Partizan
|RD1-score23-1=2
|RD1-score23-2=0
|RD1-score23-agg=2 (4)
|RD1-team24={{flagicon|GDR}} Dynamo Dresden (p)
|RD1-score24-1=0
|RD1-score24-2=2
|RD1-score24-agg=2 (5)
|RD1-team25={{flagicon|TCH}} Zbrojovka Brno
|RD1-score25-1=2
|RD1-score25-2=2
|RD1-score25-agg=4
|RD1-team26={{flagicon|HUN|1957}} Újpesti Dózsa
|RD1-score26-1=2
|RD1-score26-2=0
|RD1-score26-agg=2
|RD1-team27={{flagicon|BEL}} Club Brugge
|RD1-score27-1=2
|RD1-score27-2=1
|RD1-score27-agg=3
|RD1-team28={{flagicon|POL|1928}} Wisła Kraków
|RD1-score28-1=1
|RD1-score28-2=3
|RD1-score28-agg=4
|RD1-team29={{flagicon|FIN}} Haka
|RD1-score29-1=0
|RD1-score29-2=1
|RD1-score29-agg=1
|RD1-team30={{flagicon|URS|1955}} Dynamo Kyiv
|RD1-score30-1=1
|RD1-score30-2=3
|RD1-score30-agg=4
|RD1-team31={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
|RD1-score31-1=0
|RD1-score31-2=1
|RD1-score31-agg=1
|RD1-team32={{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Monaco
|RD1-score32-1=0
|RD1-score32-2=0
|RD1-score32-agg=0
|RD2-team01={{flagicon|GRE|old}} AEK Athens
|RD2-score01-1=1
|RD2-score01-2=1
|RD2-score01-agg=2
|RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest
|RD2-score02-1=2
|RD2-score02-2=5
|RD2-score02-agg=7
|RD2-team03={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Real Madrid
|RD2-score03-1=3
|RD2-score03-2=0
|RD2-score03-agg=3
|RD2-team04={{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper (a)
|RD2-score04-1=1
|RD2-score04-2=2
|RD2-score04-agg=3
|RD2-team05={{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Lokomotiv Sofia
|RD2-score05-1=0
|RD2-score05-2=0
|RD2-score05-agg=0
|RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRG}} Köln
|RD2-score06-1=1
|RD2-score06-2=4
|RD2-score06-agg=5
|RD2-team07={{flagicon|SCO}} Rangers
|RD2-score07-1=0
|RD2-score07-2=3
|RD2-score07-agg=3
|RD2-team08={{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven
|RD2-score08-1=0
|RD2-score08-2=2
|RD2-score08-agg=2
|RD2-team09={{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Wien
|RD2-score09-1=4
|RD2-score09-2=0
|RD2-score09-agg=4
|RD2-team10={{flagicon|NOR}} Lillestrøm
|RD2-score10-1=1
|RD2-score10-2=0
|RD2-score10-agg=1
|RD2-team11={{flagicon|IRL}} Bohemians
|RD2-score11-1=0
|RD2-score11-2=0
|RD2-score11-agg=0
|RD2-team12={{flagicon|GDR}} Dynamo Dresden
|RD2-score12-1=0
|RD2-score12-2=6
|RD2-score12-agg=6
|RD2-team13={{flagicon|TCH}} Zbrojovka Brno
|RD2-score13-1=2
|RD2-score13-2=1
|RD2-score13-agg=3
|RD2-team14={{flagicon|POL|1928}} Wisła Kraków (a)
|RD2-score14-1=2
|RD2-score14-2=1
|RD2-score14-agg=3
|RD2-team15={{flagicon|URS|1955}} Dynamo Kyiv
|RD2-score15-1=0
|RD2-score15-2=0
|RD2-score15-agg=0
|RD2-team16={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
|RD2-score16-1=0
|RD2-score16-2=2
|RD2-score16-agg=2
|RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest
|RD3-score01-1=4
|RD3-score01-2=1
|RD3-score01-agg=5
|RD3-team02={{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper
|RD3-score02-1=1
|RD3-score02-2=1
|RD3-score02-agg=2
|RD3-team03={{flagicon|FRG}} Köln
|RD3-score03-1=1
|RD3-score03-2=1
|RD3-score03-agg=2
|RD3-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} Rangers
|RD3-score04-1=0
|RD3-score04-2=1
|RD3-score04-agg=1
|RD3-team05={{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Wien
|RD3-score05-1=3
|RD3-score05-2=0
|RD3-score05-agg=3
|RD3-team06={{flagicon|GDR}} Dynamo Dresden
|RD3-score06-1=1
|RD3-score06-2=1
|RD3-score06-agg=2
|RD3-team07={{flagicon|POL|1928}} Wisła Kraków
|RD3-score07-1=2
|RD3-score07-2=1
|RD3-score07-agg=3
|RD3-team08={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
|RD3-score08-1=1
|RD3-score08-2=4
|RD3-score08-agg=5
|RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest
|RD4-score01-1=3
|RD4-score01-2=1
|RD4-score01-agg=4
|RD4-team02={{flagicon|FRG}} Köln
|RD4-score02-1=3
|RD4-score02-2=0
|RD4-score02-agg=3
|RD4-team03={{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Wien
|RD4-score03-1=0
|RD4-score03-2=0
|RD4-score03-agg=0
|RD4-team04={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
|RD4-score04-1=0
|RD4-score04-2=1
|RD4-score04-agg=1
|RD5-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest
|RD5-score01=1
|RD5-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
|RD5-score02=0
}}
First round
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|AEK Athens|GRE|var1=old|7–5|Porto|POR|6–1|1–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|Nottingham Forest|ENG|2–0|Liverpool|ENG|2–0|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Real Madrid|ESP|var1=1977|12–0|Progrès Niedercorn|LUX|5–0|7–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Grasshopper|SUI|13–3|Valletta|MLT|8–0|5–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Odense|DEN|3–4|Lokomotiv Sofia|BUL|var2=1971|2–2|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Köln|FRG|5–2|ÍA|ISL|4–1|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Juventus|ITA|1–2|Rangers|SCO|1–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Fenerbahçe|TUR|3–7|PSV Eindhoven|NED|2–1|1–6}}
{{TwoLegResult|Vllaznia|ALB|var1=1946|3–4|Austria Wien|AUT|2–0|1–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|Linfield|NIR|0–1|Lillestrøm|NOR|0–0|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Omonia|CYP|var1=1960|2–2 (a)|Bohemians|IRL|2–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Partizan|YUG|2–2 {{pso|4–5}}|Dynamo Dresden|GDR|2–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Zbrojovka Brno|TCH|4–2|Újpesti Dózsa|HUN|var2=1957|2–2|2–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Club Brugge|BEL|3–4|Wisła Kraków|POL|var2=1928|2–1|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Haka|FIN|1–4|Dynamo Kyiv|URS|var2=1955|0–1|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Malmö FF|SWE|1–0|Monaco|FRA|var2=1974|0–0|1–0}}
|}
=First leg=
{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=21:00
|team1=AEK Athens {{flagicon|GRE|old}}
|score=6–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63459--aek-vs-porto/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|POR}} Porto
|goals1=Bajević {{goal|3||20}}
Ardizoglou {{goal|16}}
Konstantinou {{goal|39}}
Nikolaou {{goal|58}}
Mavros {{goal|60}}
|goals2=Oliveira {{goal|51}}
|stadium=AEK Stadium, Athens
|attendance=33,000
|referee=Eldar Azimzade (Soviet Union)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Nottingham Forest {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63471--nottm-forest-vs-liverpool/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool
|goals1=Birtles {{goal|26}}
Barrett {{goal|87}}
|goals2=
|stadium=City Ground, Nottingham
|attendance=38,316
|referee=Erich Linemayr (Austria)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Real Madrid {{flagicon|ESP|1977}}
|score=5–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63457--real-madrid-vs-progres/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|LUX}} Progrès Niedercorn
|goals1=Jensen {{goal|12}}
Juanito {{goal|30||66}}
Del Bosque {{goal|40}}
Wolff {{goal|84}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
|attendance=70,000
|referee=Mário Luís (Portugal)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Grasshopper {{flagicon|SUI}}
|score=8–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63473--grasshoppers-vs-valletta/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|MLT}} Valletta
|goals1=Sulser {{goal|31||46||58||62||64}}
Ponte {{goal|32||35}}
Wehrli {{goal|67}}
|goals2=
|attendance=3,500
|referee=Marcel Herrmann (Luxembourg)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Odense {{flagicon|DEN}}
|score=2–2
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63481--ob-vs-lokomotiv-sofia/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Lokomotiv Sofia
|goals1=Munk Nielsen {{goal|32||44}}
|goals2=Kolev {{goal|60}}
Velichkov {{goal|69}}
|stadium=Atletikstadion, Odense
|attendance=7,200
|referee=Eamonn Farrell (Republic of Ireland)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Köln {{flagicon|FRG}}
|score=4–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63467--koln-vs-ia/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|ISL}} ÍA
|goals1=Littbarski {{goal|12}}
Neumann {{goal|26||39}}
Konopka {{goal|72}}
|goals2=Hallgrímsson {{goal|20}}
|stadium=Müngersdorferstadion, Cologne
|attendance=9,000
|referee=Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Juventus {{flagicon|ITA}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63469--juventus-vs-rangers/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Rangers
|goals1=Virdis {{goal|9}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin
|attendance=61,425
|referee=Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Fenerbahçe {{flagicon|TUR}}
|score=2–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63461--fenerbahce-vs-psv/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven
|goals1=Çetiner {{goal|17}}
İlhan {{goal|43}}
|goals2=Brandts {{goal|23}}
|stadium=Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul
|attendance=42,000
|referee=Tome Manojlovski (Yugoslavia)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Vllaznia {{flagicon|ALB|1946}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63463--vllaznia-vs-austria-wien/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Wien
|goals1=Zhega {{goal|8}}
Ballgjini {{goal|55}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Loro Boriçi Stadium. Shkodër
|attendance=10,000
|referee=Otto Anderco (Romania)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Linfield {{flagicon|NIR}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63483--linfield-vs-lillestrom/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} Lillestrøm
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast
|attendance=4,700{{UEFA match attendance|63483|Linfield v Lillestrøm, 13 September 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=Henk van Ettekoven (Netherlands)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Omonia {{flagicon|CYP|1960}}
|score=2–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63479--omonia-vs-bohemians/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IRL}} Bohemians
|goals1=Kanaris {{goal|21}}
Dimitriou {{goal|51}}
|goals2=O'Connor {{goal|44|}}
|stadium=Makario Stadium, Nicosia
|attendance=11,000
|referee=Nikola Milanov Doudine (Bulgaria)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Partizan {{flagicon|Yugoslavia|1946}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63485--partizan-vs-dresden/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|GDR}} Dynamo Dresden
|goals1=Prekazi {{goal|5}}
Đurović {{goal|47}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Jugoslavenska Narodna Armija, Belgrade
|attendance=50,000
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Zbrojovka Brno {{flagicon|TCH}}
|score=2–2
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63465--brno-vs-ujpest/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|HUN|1957}} Újpesti Dózsa
|goals1=Kroupa {{goal|72}}
Janečka {{goal|77}}
|goals2=Fekete {{goal|40}}
Törőcsik {{goal|65}}
|stadium=Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno
|attendance=18,000
|referee=Marian Kustoń (Poland)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Club Brugge {{flagicon|BEL}}
|score=2–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63455--club-brugge-vs-wisla-krakow/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|POL|1928}} Wisła Kraków
|goals1=Ceulemans {{goal|24}}
Cools {{goal|28}}
|goals2=Kapka {{goal|83}}
|stadium=Olympiastadion, Bruges
|attendance=15,241
|referee=Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=19:00
|team1=Haka {{flagicon|FIN}}
|score=0–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63475--haka-vs-dynamo-kyiv/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|URS|1955}} Dynamo Kyiv
|goals1=
|goals2=Baltacha {{goal|74}}
|stadium=Ratina Stadium, Tampere{{refn|group=note|name=Tampere|Haka played their home match at Ratina Stadium, Tampere, as their regular stadium Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski, did not have floodlights.{{cite news|url=http://www.klisf.net/ek78_1.htm|title=Гол в запасе|last=Gorbunov|first=N.|date=15 September 1978|publisher=Sovetsky Sport|language=ru|access-date=23 May 2019}}}}
|attendance={{formatnum:4000}}
|referee=Rolf Nyhus (Norway)
}}
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{{football box
|date=13 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Malmö FF {{flagicon|SWE}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63477--malmo-vs-monaco/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Monaco
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Malmö Stadium, Malmö
|attendance=5,473
|referee=Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
}}
=Second leg=
{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=21:45
|team1=Porto {{flagicon|POR}}
|score=4–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63460--porto-vs-aek/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|GRE|old}} AEK Athens
|goals1=Vital {{goal|63||83}}
Teixeira {{goal|79}}
Gomes {{goal|88}}
|goals2=Bajević {{goal|32}}
|stadium=Estádio das Antas, Porto
|attendance=62,000{{UEFA match attendance|63460|FC Porto v AEK Athens, 27 September 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=Charles Corver (Netherlands)
}}
AEK Athens won 7–5 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Liverpool {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63472--liverpool-vs-nottm-forest/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest
|goals1=
|goals2=
|attendance=51,679
|referee=Georges Konrath (France)
}}
Nottingham Forest won 2–0 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Progrès Niedercorn {{flagicon|LUX}}
|score=0–7
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63458--progres-vs-real-madrid/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Real Madrid
|goals1=
|goals2=Pirri {{goal|10}}
Jensen {{goal|19}}
Stielike {{goal|28}}
Santillana {{goal|46||87}}
García Hernández {{goal|65}}
Margue {{goal|90|o.g.}}
|stadium=Stade du Thillenberg, Differdange
|attendance=4,250{{UEFA match attendance|63458|Progrès Niedercorn v Real Madrid, 27 September 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=Jan Peeters (Belgium)
}}
Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Valletta {{flagicon|MLT}}
|score=3–5
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63474--valletta-vs-grasshoppers/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper
|goals1=Agius {{goal|56}}
Seychell {{goal|83}}
Farrugia {{goal|86}}
|goals2=Sulser {{goal|13|pen.}}
Ponte {{goal|61}}
Traber {{goal|69||78}}
Her. Hermann {{goal|77}}
|stadium=Empire Stadium, Gżira
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Franz Latzin (Austria)
}}
Grasshopper won 13–3 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Lokomotiv Sofia {{flagicon|BUL|1971}}
|score=2–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63482--lokomotiv-sofia-vs-ob/l Report]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|team2={{flagicon|DEN}} Odense
|goals1=Mihaylov {{goal|27}}
Kostov {{goal|50}}
|goals2=Eriksen {{goal|23|pen.}}
|stadium=Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia
|attendance=25,000
|referee=Nihat Ozbirgül (Turkey)
}}
Lokomotiv Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=ÍA {{flagicon|ISL}}
|score=1–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63468--ia-vs-koln/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|FRG}} Köln
|goals1=Hein {{goal|8|o.g.}}
|goals2=Van Gool {{goal|72}}
|stadium=Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
|attendance=4,500{{UEFA match attendance|63468|ÍA v 1. FC Köln, 27 September 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=George Smith (Scotland)
}}
Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Rangers {{flagicon|SCO}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63470--rangers-vs-juventus/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus
|goals1=MacDonald {{goal|18}}
Smith {{goal|69}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Ibrox Park, Glasgow
|attendance=41,494{{UEFA match attendance|63470|Rangers v Juventus, 27 September 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)
}}
Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=PSV Eindhoven {{flagicon|NED}}
|score=6–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63462--psv-vs-fenerbahce/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe
|goals1=Van der Kuijlen {{goal|10||22||71||74}}
Deijkers {{goal|49||55}}
|goals2=Çetiner {{goal|87}}
|stadium=Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
|attendance=22,000
|referee=David Syme (Scotland)
}}
PSV Eindhoven won 7–3 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Austria Wien {{flagicon|AUT}}
|score=4–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63464--austria-wien-vs-vllaznia/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|ALB|1946}} Vllaznia
|goals1=Parits {{goal|21}}
Schachner {{goal|35||74}}
J. Sara {{goal|48}}
|goals2=Hafizi {{goal|80}}
|stadium=Praterstadion, Wien
|attendance=26,000{{UEFA match attendance|63464|Austria Wien v Vllaznia, 27 September 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=Antonin Vencl (Czechoslovakia)
}}
Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Lillestrøm {{flagicon|NOR}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63484--lillestrom-vs-linfield/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|NIR}} Linfield
|goals1=Lønstad {{goal|12}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
|attendance=5,641
|referee=Horst di Carlo (East Germany)
}}
Lillestrøm won 1–0 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Bohemians {{flagicon|IRL}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63480--bohemians-vs-omonia/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|CYP|1960}} Omonia
|goals1=Joyce {{goal|27}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Flower Lodge, Cork
|attendance=4,500
|referee=Ron Bridges (Wales)
}}
2–2 on aggregate; Bohemians won on away goals.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Dynamo Dresden {{flagicon|GDR}}
|score=2–0 (a.e.t.)
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63486--dresden-vs-partizan/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|Yugoslavia|1946}} Partizan
|goals1=Dörner {{goal|8}}
Weber {{goal|38}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Dynamostadion, Dresden
|attendance=29,000
|referee=Valentin Lipatov (Soviet Union)
|penalties1=Dörner {{penmiss}}
Weber {{pengoal}}
Schade {{penmiss}}
Kotte {{pengoal}}
Riedel {{pengoal}}
Sachse {{pengoal}}
Schmuck {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore=5–4
|penalties2={{penmiss}} Đorđević
{{pengoal}} Klinčarski
{{pengoal}} Pavković
{{penmiss}} Trifunović
{{pengoal}} Prekazi
{{pengoal}} Stojković
{{penmiss}} Zavišić
}}
2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Dresden won on penalties.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Újpesti Dózsa {{flagicon|HUN|1957}}
|score=0–2
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63466--ujpest-vs-brno/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|TCH}} Zbrojovka Brno
|goals1=
|goals2=Došek {{goal|11}}
Kroupa {{goal|41}}
|stadium=Megyeri út, Budapest
|attendance=18,000
|referee=Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
}}
Zbrojovka Brno won 4–2 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Wisła Kraków {{flagicon|POL|1928}}
|score=3–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63456--wisla-krakow-vs-club-brugge/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|BEL}} Club Brugge
|goals1=Kmiecik {{goal|26}}
Lipka {{goal|82}}
Krupiński {{goal|89}}
|goals2=Ceulemans {{goal|50}}
|stadium=Stadion Miejski, Kraków
|attendance=25,000{{UEFA match attendance|63456|Wisła Kraków v Club Brugge, 27 September 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)
}}
Wisła Kraków won 4–3 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=19:00
|team1=Dynamo Kyiv {{flagicon|URS|1955}}
|score=3–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63476--dynamo-kyiv-vs-haka/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|FIN}} Haka
|goals1=Veremeyev {{goal|31}}
Khapsalis {{goal|35}}
Buryak {{goal|85}}
|goals2=Ronkainen {{goal|71}}
|stadium=Stadion Metalist, Kharkiv{{refn|group=note|name=Kharkiv|Dynamo Kyiv played their home matches at Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, instead of their regular stadium Central Stadium, Kyiv, due to reconstruction.}}
|attendance=40,516{{UEFA match attendance|63476|Dynamo Kyiv v Haka, 27 September 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=Teodoros Tsanaklidis (Greece)
}}
Dynamo Kyiv won 4–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=27 September 1978
|time=
|team1=Monaco {{flagicon|FRA|1974}}
|score=0–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63478--monaco-vs-malmo/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
|goals1=
|goals2=Kindvall {{goal|35}}
|stadium=Stade Louis II, Monaco
|attendance=8,470{{UEFA match attendance|63478|Monaco v Malmö FF, 27 September 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=Rudolf Frickel (West Germany)
}}
Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.
Second round
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|AEK Athens|GRE|var1=old|2–7|Nottingham Forest|ENG|1–2|1–5}}
{{TwoLegResult|Real Madrid|ESP|var1=1977|3–3 (a)|Grasshopper|SUI|3–1|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Lokomotiv Sofia|BUL|var1=1971|0–5|Köln|FRG|0–1|0–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|Rangers|SCO|3–2|PSV Eindhoven|NED|0–0|3–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Austria Wien|AUT|4–1|Lillestrøm|NOR|4–1|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Bohemians|IRL|0–6|Dynamo Dresden|GDR|0–0|0–6}}
{{TwoLegResult|Zbrojovka Brno|TCH|3–3 (a)|Wisła Kraków|POL|var2=1928|2–2|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Dynamo Kyiv|URS|var1=1955|0–2|Malmö FF|SWE|0–0|0–2}}
|}
=First leg=
{{football box
|date=18 October 1978
|time=20:30
|team1=AEK Athens {{flagicon|GRE|old}}
|score=1–2
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63559--aek-vs-nottm-forest/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest
|goals1=Konstantinou {{goal|59|pen.}}
|goals2=McGovern {{goal|10}}
Birtles {{goal|45}}
|stadium=AEK Stadium, Athens
|attendance=35,000
|referee=Robert Wurtz (France)
}}
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{{football box
|date=18 October 1978
|time=
|team1=Real Madrid {{flagicon|ESP|1977}}
|score=3–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63553--real-madrid-vs-grasshoppers/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper
|goals1=Juanito {{goal|5}}
García Hernández {{goal|65}}
Santillana {{goal|77}}
|goals2=Sulser {{goal|59}}
|stadium=Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
|attendance=35,000
|referee=Michel Vautrot (France)
}}
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{{football box
|date=18 October 1978
|time=
|team1=Lokomotiv Sofia {{flagicon|BUL|1971}}
|score=0–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63565--lokomotiv-sofia-vs-koln/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|FRG}} Köln
|goals1=
|goals2=Zimmermann {{goal|58}}
|stadium=Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia
|attendance=25,000
|referee=Johannes-Frederik Beck (Netherlands)
}}
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{{football box
|date=18 October 1978
|time=
|team1=Rangers {{flagicon|SCO}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63561--rangers-vs-psv/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
|attendance=44,000
|referee=Francis Rion (Belgium)
}}
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{{football box
|date=18 October 1978
|time=
|team1=Austria Wien {{flagicon|AUT}}
|score=4–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63557--austria-wien-vs-lillestrom/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} Lillestrøm
|goals1=Gasselich {{goal|25||34}}
Sara {{goal|36}}
Schachner {{goal|65}}
|goals2=Dokken {{goal|62}}
|stadium=Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
|attendance=24,000
|referee=Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
}}
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{{football box
|date=18 October 1978
|time=
|team1=Bohemians {{flagicon|IRL}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63555--bohemians-vs-dresden/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|GDR}} Dynamo Dresden
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Oriel Park, Dundalk
|attendance=2,160
|referee=Marcel Van Langenhove (Belgium)
}}
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{{football box
|date=18 October 1978
|time=
|team1=Zbrojovka Brno {{flagicon|TCH}}
|score=2–2
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63551--brno-vs-wisla-krakow/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|POL|1928}} Wisła Kraków
|goals1=Pešice {{goal|73}}
Kroupa {{goal|78}}
|goals2=Kmiecik {{goal|37}}
Maculewicz {{goal|86}}
|stadium=Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno
|attendance=25,000
|referee=Eldar Azimzade (Soviet Union)
}}
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{{football box
|date=18 October 1978
|time=19:00
|team1=Dynamo Kyiv {{flagicon|URS|1955}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63563--dynamo-kyiv-vs-malmo/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv{{refn|group=note|name=Kharkiv|Dynamo Kyiv played their home matches at Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, instead of their regular stadium Central Stadium, Kyiv, due to reconstruction.}}
|attendance=40,000{{UEFA match attendance|63563|Dynamo Kyiv v Malmö FF, 18 October 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=André Daina (Switzerland)
}}
=Second leg=
{{football box
|date=1 November 1978
|time=20:30
|team1=Nottingham Forest {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score=5–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63560--nottm-forest-vs-aek/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|GRE|old}} AEK Athens
|goals1=Needham {{goal|12}}
Woodcock {{goal|35}}
Anderson {{goal|40}}
Birtles {{goal|66||72}}
|goals2=Bajević {{goal|50}}
|stadium=City Ground, Nottingham
|attendance=38,069
|referee=Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
}}
Nottingham Forest won 7–2 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=1 November 1978
|time=
|team1=Grasshopper {{flagicon|SUI}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63554--grasshoppers-vs-real-madrid/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Real Madrid
|goals1=Sulser {{goal|8||86}}
|goals2=
|attendance=28,000
|referee=Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
}}
3–3 on aggregate; Grasshopper won on away goals.
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{{football box
|date=1 November 1978
|time=
|team1=Köln {{flagicon|FRG}}
|score=4–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63566--koln-vs-lokomotiv-sofia/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Lokomotiv Sofia
|goals1=Müller {{goal|20||79}}
Van Gool {{goal|52}}
Glowacz {{goal|75}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Müngersdorferstadion, Cologne
|attendance=17,000
|referee=Pat Partridge (England)
}}
Köln won 5–0 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=1 November 1978
|time=
|team1=PSV Eindhoven {{flagicon|NED}}
|score=2–3
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63562--psv-vs-rangers/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Rangers
|goals1=Lubse {{goal|1}}
Deijkers {{goal|60}}
|goals2=MacDonald {{goal|57}}
Johnstone {{goal|65}}
Russell {{goal|87}}
|stadium=Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
|attendance=27,000
|referee=Károly Palotai (Hungary)
}}
Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=1 November 1978
|time=
|team1=Lillestrøm {{flagicon|NOR}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63558--lillestrom-vs-austria-wien/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Wien
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
|attendance=5,589{{UEFA match attendance|63558|Lillestrøm v Austria Wien, 1 November 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=Albert Victor (Luxembourg)
}}
Austria Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=1 November 1978
|time=
|team1=Dynamo Dresden {{flagicon|GDR}}
|score=6–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63556--dresden-vs-bohemians/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IRL}} Bohemians
|goals1=Trautmann {{goal|39||58}}
Dörner {{goal|41}}
Schmuck {{goal|49}}
Riedel {{goal|60}}
Kotte {{goal|75|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Dynamo-Stadion, Dresden
|attendance=33,000
|referee=Ole Amundsen (Denmark)
}}
Dynamo Dresden won 6–0 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=1 November 1978
|time=
|team1=Wisła Kraków {{flagicon|POL|1928}}
|score=1–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63552--wisla-krakow-vs-brno/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|TCH}} Zbrojovka Brno
|goals1=Kapka {{goal|53}}
|goals2=Došek {{goal|78}}
|stadium=Stadion Miejski, Kraków
|attendance=35,000
|referee=Dimitar Yordanov Parmakov (Bulgaria)
}}
3–3 on aggregate; Wisła Kraków won on away goals.
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{{football box
|date=1 November 1978
|time=19:00
|team1=Malmö FF {{flagicon|SWE}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63564--malmo-vs-dynamo-kyiv/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|URS|1955}} Dynamo Kyiv
|goals1=Cervin {{goal|9}}
Kindvall {{goal|39}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Malmö Stadion, Malmö
|attendance=13,602{{UEFA match attendance|63564|Malmö FF v Dynamo Kyiv, 1 November 1978|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=John Hunting (England)
}}
Malmö FF won 2–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Nottingham Forest|ENG|5–2|Grasshopper|SUI|4–1|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Köln|FRG|2–1|Rangers|SCO|1–0|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Austria Wien|AUT|3–2|Dynamo Dresden|GDR|3–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Wisła Kraków|POL|var1=1928|3–5|Malmö FF|SWE|2–1|1–4}}
|}
=First leg=
{{football box
|date=7 March 1979
|time=
|team1=Nottingham Forest {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score=4–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63573--nottm-forest-vs-grasshoppers/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper
|goals1=Birtles {{goal|31}}
Robertson {{goal|47|pen.}}
Gemmill {{goal|87}}
Lloyd {{goal|89}}
|goals2=Sulser {{goal|11}}
|stadium=City Ground, Nottingham
|attendance=31,949
|referee=Marjan Rauš (Yugoslavia)
}}
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{{football box
|date=6 March 1979
|time=
|team1=Köln {{flagicon|FRG}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63567--koln-vs-rangers/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Rangers
|goals1=Müller {{goal|58}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Müngersdorferstadion, Cologne
|attendance=36,000
|referee=Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
}}
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{{football box
|date=7 March 1979
|time=
|team1=Austria Wien {{flagicon|AUT}}
|score=3–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63569--austria-wien-vs-dresden/]
|team2={{flagicon|GDR}} Dynamo Dresden
|goals1=Schachner {{goal|20||90}}
Zach {{goal|86}}
|goals2=Weber {{goal|9}}
|stadium=Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
|attendance=36,000
|referee=Pat Partridge (England)
}}
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{{football box
|date=7 March 1979
|time=
|team1=Wisła Kraków {{flagicon|POL|1928}}
|score=2–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63571--wisla-krakow-vs-malmo/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
|goals1=Nawałka {{goal|26}}
Kmiecik {{goal|85}}
|goals2=Hansson {{goal|13}}
|stadium=Stadion Miejski, Kraków
|attendance=16,000
|referee=Talat Tokat (Turkey)
}}
=Second leg=
{{football box
|date=21 March 1979
|time=
|team1=Grasshopper {{flagicon|SUI}}
|score=1–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63574--grasshoppers-vs-nottm-forest/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest
|goals1=Sulser {{goal|33|pen.}}
|goals2=O'Neill {{goal|38}}
|attendance=17,800
|referee=Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)
}}
Nottingham Forest won 5–2 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=22 March 1979
|time=
|team1=Rangers {{flagicon|SCO}}
|score=1–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63568--rangers-vs-koln/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|FRG}} Köln
|goals1=McLean {{goal|86}}
|goals2=Müller {{goal|48}}
|stadium=Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
|attendance=44,000
|referee=Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain)
}}
Köln won 2–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=21 March 1979
|time=
|team1=Dynamo Dresden {{flagicon|GDR}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63570--dresden-vs-austria-wien/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Wien
|goals1=Riedel {{goal|42|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Dynamo-Stadion, Dresden
|attendance=35,000
|referee=Jan Keizer (Royal Dutch Football Association)
}}
Austria Wien won 3–2 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=21 March 1979
|time=
|team1=Malmö FF {{flagicon|SWE}}
|score=4–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63572--malmo-vs-wisla-krakow/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|POL|1928}} Wisła Kraków
|goals1=Ljungberg {{goal|65|pen.|72||90|pen.}}
Cervin {{goal|82}}
|goals2=Kmiecik {{goal|58}}
|stadium=Malmö Stadion, Malmö
|attendance=12,469
|referee=Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)
}}
Malmö FF won 5–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Nottingham Forest|ENG|4–3|Köln|FRG|3–3|1–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Austria Wien|AUT|0–1|Malmö FF|SWE|0–0|0–1}}
|}
=First leg=
{{football box
|date=11 April 1979
|time=
|team1=Nottingham Forest {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score=3–3
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63575--nottm-forest-vs-koln/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|FRG}} Köln
|goals1=Birtles {{goal|28}}
Bowyer {{goal|53}}
Robertson {{goal|63}}
|goals2=Van Gool {{goal|6}}
Müller {{goal|20}}
Okudera {{goal|85}}
|stadium=City Ground, Nottingham
|attendance=40,804
|referee=António Garrido (Portugal)
}}
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{{football box
|date=11 April 1979
|time=
|team1=Austria Wien {{flagicon|AUT}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63577--austria-wien-vs-malmo/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Praterstadion, Wien
|attendance=64,000
|referee=Alek Jarguz (Poland)
}}
=Second leg=
{{football box
|date=25 April 1979
|time=
|team1=Köln {{flagicon|FRG}}
|score=0–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63576--koln-vs-nottm-forest/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest
|goals1=
|goals2=Bowyer {{goal|65}}
|stadium=Müngersdorder Stadion, Cologne
|attendance=60,000{{UEFA match attendance|63576|1. FC Köln v Nottingham Forest, 25 April 1979|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
}}
Nottingham Forest won 4–3 on aggregate.
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{{football box
|date=25 April 1979
|time=
|team1=Malmö FF {{flagicon|SWE}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63578--malmo-vs-austria-wien/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Wien
|goals1=Hansson {{goal|47}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Malmö Stadion, Malmö
|attendance=25,239{{UEFA match attendance|63578|Malmö FF v Austria Wien, 25 April 1979|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|referee=Robert Wurtz (France)
}}
Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
{{main|1979 European Cup final}}
{{football box
|date=30 May 1979
|time=20:15 CEST
|team1=Nottingham Forest {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63579--nottm-forest-vs-malmo/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
|goals1=Francis {{goal|45}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Olympiastadion, Munich
|attendance=57,500
|referee=Erich Linemayr (Austria)
}}
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1978–79 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Name !Team !Goals |
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1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Claudio Sulser |align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper |11 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Garry Birtles |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest |6 |
rowspan="2"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Dieter Müller |align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Köln |5 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|AUT}} Walter Schachner
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Wien |5 |
rowspan="3"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|1946}} Dušan Bajević |align="left"|{{flagicon|GRE|old}} AEK Athens |4 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POL|1928}} Kazimierz Kmiecik
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL|1928}} Wisła Kraków |4 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Willy van der Kuijlen
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven |4 |
rowspan="7"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Gerrie Deijkers |align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven |3 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Roger van Gool
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Köln |3 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Juanito
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Real Madrid |3 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|CSK}} Karel Kroupa
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CSK}} Zbrojovka Brno |3 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Ljungberg
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF |3 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Raimondo Ponte
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper |3 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Santillana
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Real Madrid |3 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1978/matches/ 1978–79 All matches – season at UEFA website]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ecomp.html European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
- All scorers 1978–79 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1978/ protocols UEFA]
- [https://archive.today/20120722035013/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=1978/intro.html 1978/79 European Cup] – results and line-ups (archive)
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