1979 European Cup Winners' Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1979 European Cup Winners' Cup final

| image = 200px

| caption = Match programme cover

| event = 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup

| team1 = Barcelona

| team1association = {{flagicon|ESP|1977|size=30px}}

| team1score = 4

| team2 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

| team2association = {{flagicon|FRG|size=30px}}

| team2score = 3

| details = After extra time

| date = 16 May 1979

| stadium = St. Jakob Stadium

| city = Basel

| man_of_the_match1a =

| man_of_the_match1atitle =

| man_of_the_match1b =

| man_of_the_match1btitle =

| referee = Károly Palotai (Hungary)

| attendance = 58,000

| weather =

| previous = 1978

| next = 1980

}}

The 1979 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Barcelona of Spain and Fortuna Düsseldorf of West Germany. It was held at St. Jakob Stadium in Basel on 16 May 1979. The venue was decided in Bern by the UEFA Executive Committee on 27 September 1978.{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1978/09/28/pagina-4/1045970/pdf.html |title=Edición del Thursday 28 September 1978, Página 4 - Hemeroteca - MundoDeportivo.com |publisher=Hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com |date=1978-09-28 |accessdate=2022-08-31}} It was the final match of the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 19th European Cup Winners' Cup final. Barcelona won 4–3 (a.e.t.) after goals from Tente Sánchez, Juan Manuel Asensi, Carles Rexach, and Hans Krankl, conquering the first UEFA-sanctioned trophy in its history.

Route to the final

{{further|1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup}}

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colspan=4|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Barcelona

!

!colspan=4|{{flagicon|FRG}} Fortuna Düsseldorf

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|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

|

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

align=left|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Shakhtyor Donetsk

|4–1

|3–0 (H)

|1–1 (A)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|First round

|align=left|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Universitatea Craiova

|5–4

|4–3 (A)

|1–1 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

|3–3 (4–1 p)

|0–3 (A)

|3–0 (a.e.t.) (H)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Second round

|align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} Aberdeen

|3–2

|3–0 (H)

|0–2 (A)

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ipswich Town

|2–2 (a)

|1–2 (A)

|1–0 (H)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Quarter-finals

|align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} Servette

|1–1 (a)

|0–0 (H)

|1–1 (A)

align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Beveren

|2–0

|1–0 (H)

|1–0 (A)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Semi-finals

|align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Baník Ostrava

|4–3

|3–1 (H)

|1–2 (A)

Match

=Details=

{{football box

|date = 16 May 1979

|time = 19:15

|team1 = Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP|1977}}

|score = 4–3

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=0/matches/round=849/match=60690/lineups/index.html

|team2 = {{flagicon|FRG}} Fortuna Düsseldorf

|goals1 = Sánchez {{goal|5}}
Asensi {{goal|34}}
Rexach {{goal|104}}
Krankl {{goal|111}}

|goals2 = T. Allofs {{goal|8}}
Seel {{goal|41||114}}

|stadium = St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

|attendance = 58,000

|referee = Károly Palotai (Hungary) }}

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GK1{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Pedro Artola
DF2{{flagicon|ARG}} Rafael Zuviría
DF3{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Migueli
DF4{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Quique Costas{{suboff|68}}
DF5{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} José Albaladejo{{suboff|57}}
MF8{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Tente Sánchez
MF6{{flagicon|NED}} Johan Neeskens
MF10{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Juan Manuel Asensi (c)
FW7{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Carles Rexach
FW9{{flagicon|AUT}} Hans Krankl
FW11{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Lobo Carrasco
colspan=3|Substitutes:
MF14{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Francisco Martínez{{subon|68}}
DF12{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Antonio de la Cruz{{subon|57}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Joaquim Rifé

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| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|

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colspan="4"|
width=25|width=25|
GK1{{flagicon|FRG}} Jörg Daniel
DF5{{flagicon|FRG}} Heiner Baltes
DF3{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Zewe (c)
DF4{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Zimmermann{{suboff|84}}
DF2{{flagicon|FRG}} Dieter Brei{{suboff|24}}
MF6{{flagicon|FRG}} Egon Köhnen
MF7{{flagicon|FRG}} Hubert Schmitz
MF9{{flagicon|FRG}} Rudi Bommer
FW8{{flagicon|FRG}} Thomas Allofs
FW10{{flagicon|FRG}} Klaus Allofs
FW11{{flagicon|FRG}} Wolfgang Seel
colspan=3|Substitutes:
FW12{{flagicon|DEN}} Flemming Lund{{subon|84}}
MF13{{flagicon|FRG}} Josef Weikl{{subon|24}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Dieter Tippenhauer

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See also

Footnotes

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