1976–77 European Cup
The Stadio Olimpico in Rome hosted the final. | |
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 15 September 1976 – 25 May 1977 |
Teams | 32 |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 61 |
Goals scored | 155 (2.54 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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The 1976–77 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Liverpool in the final against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Three-time defending champions Bayern Munich were knocked out by Dynamo Kyiv in the quarter-finals. It was only the second time an English side won the tournament, but it started a run of six consecutive wins by English clubs and an eight-year run during which the trophy was won by English clubs on seven occasions. Including this one, Liverpool reached five finals in nine years, of which they won four.
Bracket
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Rangers ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Sliema Wanderers ![]() |
2–2 (a) | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Ferencváros ![]() |
11–3 | ![]() |
5–1 | 6–2 |
Dynamo Dresden ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–0 |
CSKA Sofia ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Dundalk ![]() |
1–7 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–6 |
ÍA ![]() |
3–6 | ![]() |
1–3 | 2–3 |
Liverpool ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–0 |
Viking ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Køge ![]() |
1–7 | ![]() |
0–5 | 1–2 |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–0 |
Omonia ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
0–2 | 1–1 |
Torino ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Austria Vienna ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–3 |
Stal Mielec ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–1 |
Club Brugge ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–1 |
First leg
15 September 1976 |
Ferencváros ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
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Nyilasi ![]() Magyar ![]() Onhausz ![]() Ebedli ![]() |
Report | Giuliani ![]() |
Second leg
Zürich beat Rangers 2–1 on aggregate.
TPS beat Sliema Wanderers 2–2 on away goals.
29 September 1976 |
Jeunesse Esch ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
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Zwally ![]() |
Report | Nyilasi ![]() Pusztai ![]() Szabó ![]() |
Ferencváros beat Jeunesse Esch 11–3 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden beat Benfica 2–0 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne beat CSKA Sofia 1–0 on aggregate.
29 September 1976 |
PSV ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
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van der Kuijlen ![]() Postuma ![]() van de Kerkhof ![]() |
Report |
PSV beat Dundalk 7–1 on aggregate.
Trabzonspor beat ÍA 6–3 on aggregate.
28 September 1976 |
Crusaders ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
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Report | Keegan ![]() Johnson ![]() McDermott ![]() Heighway ![]() |
Liverpool beat Crusaders 7–0 on aggregate.
Baník Ostrava beat Viking 3–2 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich beat Køge 7–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv beat Partizan 5–0 on aggregate.
PAOK beat Omonia 3–1 on aggregate.
Torino beat Malmö FF 3–2 on aggregate.
29 September 1976 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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Stielike ![]() Bonhof ![]() Heynckes ![]() |
Report |
Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Austria Vienna 3–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid beat Stal Mielec 3–1 on aggregate.
Club Brugge beat Steaua Bucureşti 3–2 on aggregate.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zürich ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–0 |
Ferencváros ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–4 |
Saint-Étienne ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–0 |
Trabzonspor ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–3 |
TJ Baník OKD Ostrava ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–5 |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
4–0 | 2–0 |
Torino ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–0 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Zürich beat TPS 3–0 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden beat Ferencváros 4–1 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne beat PSV 1–0 on aggregate.
Liverpool beat Trabzonspor 3–1 on aggregate.
3 November 1976 |
Bayern Munich ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
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Müller ![]() Rummenigge ![]() Kapellmann ![]() Torstensson ![]() |
Report |
Bayern Munich beat TJ Baník OKD Ostrava 6–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv beat PAOK 6–0 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Torino 2–1 on aggregate.
Club Brugge beat Real Madrid 2–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zürich ![]() |
4–4 (a) | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–3 |
Saint-Étienne ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–3 |
Bayern Munich ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–2 | 1–0 |
First leg
2 March 1977 |
Saint-Étienne ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
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Bathenay ![]() |
Report |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 40,000 |
2 March 1977 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Kulik ![]() Simonsen ![]() |
Report | Cools ![]() Courant ![]() |
Second leg
16 March 1977 |
Dynamo Dresden ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Schade ![]() Kreische ![]() |
Report | Cucinotta ![]() Risi ![]() |
Zürich beat Dynamo Dresden 4–4 on away goals.
Liverpool beat Saint-Étienne 3–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv beat Bayern Munich 2–1 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Club Brugge 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zürich ![]() |
1–6 | ![]() |
1–3 | 0–3 |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
6 April 1977 |
Zürich ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Risi ![]() |
Report | Neal ![]() Heighway ![]() |
Letzigrund, Zürich Attendance: 30,000 |
Second leg
20 April 1977 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
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Bonhof ![]() Wittkamp ![]() |
Report |
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf Attendance: 72,000 |
Final
25 May 1977 |
Liverpool ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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McDermott ![]() Smith ![]() Neal ![]() |
Report | Simonsen ![]() |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1976–77 European Cup are as follows:
External links
- 1976–77 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1976–77 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1976-77 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)