| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 13 September 1977 – 9 May 1978 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 420 (3.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,896,229 (22,986 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gerrie Deijkers (PSV Eindhoven) Raimondo Ponte (Grasshoppers) 8 goals each |
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The1977–78UEFA Cup was the seventh season of theUEFA Cup, the third-tier clubfootball competition organised byUEFA. Thefinal was played over two legs at theStade Armand-Cesari,Furiani,France, and at thePhilips Stadion,Eindhoven,the Netherlands. It was won byPSV Eindhoven ofthe Netherlands, who defeatedBastia ofFrance by an aggregate result of 3–0 to claim their first UEFA Cup title.
Playing in their first European final, PSV Eindhoven became the latest of theGrote Drie trio of big Dutch teams to win a European title. On the other hand,Bastia was the only French team to reach a UEFA Cup final until 1996.
A total of 64 teams from 31UEFA member associations participate in the 1977–78 UEFA Cup. The original allocation scheme was as follows:
Poland andSwitzerland were the two associations selected to have a third berth for this season, whileHungary andRomania went back to two qualified teams.
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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, except for five matches that were held on a Tuesday; one of them was the second leg of the final.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
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| First round | 13–14 September 1977 | 27–28 September 1977 |
| Second round | 19 October 1977 | 2 November 1977 |
| Third round | 23 November 1977 | 7 December 1977 |
| Quarter-finals | 1 March 1978 | 14–15 March 1978 |
| Semi-finals | 29 March 1978 | 12 April 1978 |
| Final | 26 April 1978 | 9 May 1978 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 11–1 | |
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| Report | Christophe |
| Bayern Munich | 8–0 | |
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| Report |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 5–1 | |
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| Report | Denizli |
UEFA invalidated this game and awarded a 3–0 victory to Schalke 04 as Fiorentina fielded an ineligible player,Gianfranco Casarsa.
| Glenavon | 2–6 | |
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| Górnik Zabrze | 5–3 | |
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| Report |
| Odra Opole | 1–2 | |
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| Decker | Report | Sparwasser |
| Manchester City | 2–2 | |
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| Report | Boniek |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Red Boys Differdange | 0–5 | |
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| Report |
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AZ Alkmaar won 16–1 on aggregate.
Aston Villa won 6–0 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 8–2 on aggregate.
Bastia won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Mjøndalen | 0–4 | |
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| Report |
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Bayern Munich won 12–0 on aggregate.
| Lazio | 5–0 | |
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| Garlaschelli Giordano | Report |
Lazio won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Newcastle United | 4–0 | |
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| Gowling Craig | Report |
Newcastle United won 4–0 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 6–5 on aggregate.
| KB | 3–0 | |
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| Andersen | Report |
KB won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Schalke 04 | 2–1 | |
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| Abramczik H. Kremers | Report | Desolati |
Schalke 04 won 5–1 on aggregate.
Grasshoppers won 8–1 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 11–2 on aggregate.
Górnik Zabrze won 5–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 1–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate, Eintracht Braunschweig won on away goals.
Ipswich Town won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Sloboda Tuzla | 4–3 | |
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| Report |
Las Palmas won 8–4 on aggregate.
Lens won 4–3 on aggregate.
Újpest won 9–3 on aggregate.
| Magdeburg | 1–1 | |
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| Streich | Report | Klose |
Magdeburg won 3–2 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 6–4 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate, Widzew Łódź won on away goals rule.
Marek Dupnitsa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Inter Bratislava won 3–1 on aggregate.
R.W.D. Molenbeek won 2–1 on aggregate.
Athletic Bilbao won 2–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate, Standard Liège won on away goals rule.
Start won 8–0 on aggregate.
| AEK Athens | 3–0 | |
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| Report |
AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.
Torino won 4–1 on aggregate.
Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| AEK Athens | 3–6 | 2–2 | 1–4 | |
| AZ Alkmaar | 2–2 (4–5p) | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| Aston Villa | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bastia | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Bayern Munich | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Inter Bratislava | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–5 | |
| Ipswich Town | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
| KB | 2–6 | 1–4 | 1–2 | |
| Lazio | 2–6 | 2–0 | 0–6 (a.e.t.) | |
| Magdeburg | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | |
| R.W.D. Molenbeek | 2–2 (5–6p) | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| Start | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | |
| Torino | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Újpest | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| Widzew Łódź | 3–6 | 3–5 | 0–1 | |
| Zürich | 3–7 | 0–3 | 3–4 |
| AEK Athens | 2–2 | |
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| AZ Alkmaar | 1–1 | |
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| Nygaard | Report | Neeskens |
| Aston Villa | 2–0 | |
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| McNaught | Report |
| Bastia | 2–1 | |
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| Papi | Report | Cannell |
| Bayern Munich | 3–0 | |
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| Report |
| KB | 1–4 | |
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| Laudrup | Report |
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| Magdeburg | 4–2 | |
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| Report |
| Widzew Łódź | 3–5 | |
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| Zürich | 0–3 | |
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Standard Liège won 6–3 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate, Barcelona won in a penalty shoot-out.
Aston Villa won 3–1 on aggregate.
Bastia won 5–2 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 3–2 on aggregate.
Grasshoppers won 5–2 on aggregate.
Ipswich Town won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–1 | |
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| Chelebadze | Report | Andersen |
Dinamo Tbilisi won 6–2 on aggregate.
Lens won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Schalke 04 | 1–3 | |
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| Kremers | Report |
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Magdeburg won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Lindemann | Report | Alhinho |
| Penalties | ||
| 6–5 | ||
2–2 on aggregate, Carl Zeiss Jena won in a penalty shoot-out.
Eintracht Braunschweig won 4–1 on aggregate.
Torino won 3–2 on aggregate.
Athletic Bilbao won 3–2 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–3 | |
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| Report |
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Eintracht Frankfurt won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Aston Villa | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bastia | 5–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 6–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Ipswich Town | 3–3 (1–3p) | 3–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| Magdeburg | 4–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–0 | |
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| Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | |
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| Dani | Report | Mortimer |
Aston Villa won 3–1 on aggregate.
Bastia won 5–3 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–1 on aggregate.
Eintracht Frankfurt won 6–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate, Barcelona won in a penalty shoot-out.
Magdeburg won 4–2 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.
Grasshoppers won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Aston Villa | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Bastia | 9–6 | 7–2 | 2–4 | |
| Magdeburg | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–4 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–3 (a) | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Bastia | 7–2 | |
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| Larios Papi Mariot Félix Cazes Franceschetti | Report | Raab |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–2 | |
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Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.
Bastia won 9–6 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 4–3 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate, Grasshoppers won on away goals rule.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Grasshoppers | 3–3 (a) | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Bastia | 1–0 | |
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| Papi | Report |
3–3 on aggregate, Bastia won on away goals rule.
PSV won 4–3 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 3–0 on aggregate