UEFA Super Cup- Part Four (Anderlecht vs. Bayern Munich, 1976)

Thefourth edition of the UEFA Super Cup took place in the Fall of 1976. Just likethe previous year West Germany’s Bayern Munich as the winners of the ChampionsCup were present. This time they had to face Belgian side Anderlecht.

BayernMunich led by skipper Franz Beckenbauer had just won their third straightChampions Cup after defeating French side AS Saint Etienne (1-0) at Glasgow onMay 12^th, 1976.

Thesquad still contained the likes of Sepp Maier and Gerd Muller, but now alsoincluded rising International Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

TheBelgians of Anderlecht managed by Raymond Goethals were a talented side thatincluded many Belgian Internationals and also a large contingent of Dutchplayers such as Arie Haan and Rensenbrink.

Theyhad defeated England’s West Ham United (4-2) in the Final of the Cup WinnersCup on May 5^th, 1976.

Itwas hard to determine a clear favorite, though Bayern Munich had in retrospectpeaked while Anderlecht were younger and hungrier.

Thefirst leg was played on August 17^th, 1976 at Munich’sOlympiastadion.

Inthe first half, Bayern failed to exert their authority and most of theircombinations did not work.

Anderlechttook the lead through Arie Haan in the 16^th minute.

However,after the break Bayern picked up the tempo with Beckenbauer in commanding form.

Bayerntied the match through Gerd Muller in the 58^th minute. Afterwards,they piled on the pressure and were rewarded just before the end from thedependable Muller to win the match with a slim lead (2-1).

PhotoFrom: Onze, Issue 9, September 1976 (August17, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 2-Anderlecht 1)

PhotoFrom: Onze, Issue 9, September 1976 (August17, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 2-Anderlecht 1)

PhotoFrom: Onze, Issue 9, September 1976 (August17, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 2-Anderlecht 1)

PhotoFrom: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 67, 34, August 19, 1976 (August 17, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich2-Anderlecht 1)

PhotoFrom: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 67, 34, August 19, 1976 (August 17, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich2-Anderlecht 1)

PhotoFrom: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 67, 34, August 19, 1976 (August 17, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich2-Anderlecht 1)

PhotoFrom: Miroir du Football , Issue 271, August-September, 1976 (August 17, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich2-Anderlecht 1)

PhotoFrom: Miroir du Football , Issue 271, August-September, 1976 (GerdMuller, August 17, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich 2-Anderlecht 1)

PhotoFrom: Miroir du Football , Issue 271, August-September, 1976 (GerdMuller consoling Jan Ruiter, August 17, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich2-Anderlecht 1)

PhotoFrom: Miroir du Football , Issue 271, August-September, 1976 (August 17, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich2-Anderlecht 1)

PhotoFrom: Miroir du Football , Issue 271, August-September, 1976 (August 17, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Bayern Munich2-Anderlecht 1)

The Second Leg took place at Brussels’Parc Astrid on August 30^th, 1976.

Bayern Munich and only had a one goallead and the previous year’s loss at Kiev had exposed that they were very muchfor the taking on away soil.

Dettmar Cramer decided to start withSwedish defenderBjorn Andersson, replacing Rainer Kunkel fromthe first leg.

In the 20^thminute, Anderlecht took the lead after Rensenbrink headed in a free kick takenbyErwin Vander Daele.

Five minuteslater, Anderlecht doubled its lead. Rensenbrink sent a ball into the box thatinitially Sepp Maier appeared to have covered. However, it got past him andFrançois Van der Elst took advantage to score.

Anderlechtscored the third after the break. In the 59^th minute, from the leftside Resenebrink sent Haan through to score. Bayern players protested for anoffside decision but the goal stood.

Bayernpulled a goal back just minutes later in the 63^rd minute. From theright side, Jupp Kappelmann sent a ball into the boxand Gerd Muller pounced on it.

Anderlecht put the series beyond any doubt by scoring their fourthin the 82^nd minute. Arie Haan sent a long cross into the box forRensenbrink to score his personal second.

Anderlecht had deservedly won their first Super Cup and Bayernwere empty handed for the second year running.

Bayern Munich’sglorious era under Beckenbauer was effectively over and the team stagnated forsome time. He would leave Bayern in a year’s time joining NASL’s New YorkCosmos and others such as Muller would also eventually depart as well.

Anderlecht wouldhave a glorious era of its own in the Cup Winners Cup and reach three straightfinals (1976, 1977, 1978) and winning two (1976, 1978).

PhotoFrom: Onze, Issue 10, October 1976 (August30, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Anderlecht 4-Bayern Munich 1)

PhotoFrom: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 71, 36, September 2, 1976 (August30, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Anderlecht 4-Bayern Munich 1)

PhotoFrom: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 71, 36, September 2, 1976 (FranzBeckenbauer, Gerd Muller and Sepp Maier, August 30, 1976, UEFA Super Cup,Anderlecht 4-Bayern Munich 1)

PhotoFrom: Onze-Mondial, Issue 96, January 1997 (August 30, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Anderlecht4-Bayern Munich 1)

PhotoFrom: Onze-Mondial, Issue 96, January 1997 (August 30, 1976, UEFA Super Cup, Anderlecht4-Bayern Munich 1)

August 17, 1976

Fußball-ClubBayern München(West Germany) 2-Royale Sporting ClubAnderlechtois (Belgium) 1

UEFASuper Cup- First Leg

Venue: München (Munich)-Olympiastadion

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Ken Burns (England)

Goalscorers: (Bayern Munich): GerdMuller 58^th, 88^th

                    (Anderlecht): Arie Haan 16^th

Lineups:

BayernMunich:

Sepp Maier, Jupp Kappelmann, Udo Horsmann, Hans-GeorgSchwarzenbeck, Franz Beckenbauer, Rainer Kunkel, Bernd Dürnberger, Karl-HeinzRummenigge, Gerd Müller, Uli Hoeness,Conny Torstensson (Sweden)

Coach:Dettmar Cramer

TeamCaptain: Franz Beckenbauer

OfficialKit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

UniformColors: Red Shirts,Red Shorts, Red Socks

Anderlecht:

JanRuiter (Holland), Arie Haan (Holland), Gilbert Van Binst, Hugo Broos, Erwin Vander Daele, Jean Dockx (Michel De Groote 64^th),François Van der Elst, Frankie Vercauteren, Peter Ressel(Holland), Ludo Coeck, Robby Rensenbrink (Holland)

Coach:Raymond Goethals

TeamCaptain: Gilbert Van Binst

OfficialKit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

UniformColors: White Shirts,White Shorts,White Socks

August 30, 1976

RoyaleSporting Club Anderlechtois (Belgium) 4-Fußball-Club Bayern München(West Germany) 1

UEFASuper Cup- Second Leg

Venue: Brussles-Parc Astrid

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Goalscorers: (Anderlecht): RobbyRensenbrink 20^th, 82^nd,

  François Van der Elst 25^th, Arie Haan 59^th

                    (Bayern Munich): GerdMuller 63^rd

Lineups:

DinamoKiev:

Anderlecht:

1-JanRuiter (Holland), 6-Arie Haan (Holland), 3-Hugo Broos, 4-Erwin Van der Daele,5-Jean Dockx (Michel De Groote 46^th), 2-François Van der Elst, 7-Frankie Vercauteren, 8-Peter Ressel(Holland), 10-Ludo Coeck, 11-Robby Rensenbrink (Holland), 9- Duncan Mackenzie(England)

Coach:Raymond Goethals

TeamCaptain: Erwin Van der Daele

OfficialKit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

UniformColors: White Shirts,White Shorts,White Socks

Note: Some sources showGilbert van Binst to have played instead ofDuncan Mackenzie. But the match video clearly statesDuncan Mackenzie.

BayernMunich:

1-Sepp Maier,2-Bjorn Andersson (Sweden), 3-Udo Horsmann,4-Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, 5-Franz Beckenbauer, 6-Bernd Dürnberger,7-Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, 8-Conny Torstensson (Sweden), 9-Gerd Muller, 10-UliHoeness (14-Rainer Kunkel 85^th), 11-Jupp Kappelmann

Coach:Dettmar Cramer

TeamCaptain: Franz Beckenbauer

OfficialKit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

UniformColors: Red Shirts,Red Shorts, Red Socks

References;

KickerSportsmagazin, Issue 67, 34, August 19, 1976

KickerSportsmagazin, Issue 71, 36, September 2, 1976

Miroirdu Football , Issue 271, August-September, 1976

Onze-Mondial, Issue 96, January 1997 

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