1978–79 UEFA Cup

Dates	13 September 1978 – 23 May 1979
Final positions
Champions	Borussia Mönchengladbach (2nd title)
Runners-up	Red Star Belgrade
Tournament statistics
Matches played	126
Goals scored	365 (2.9 per match)
Attendance	3,035,950 (24,095 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Allan Simonsen (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 9 goals
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 UEFA Cup was won by Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate over Red Star Belgrade.

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Dukla Prague	2–1	Vicenza	1–0	1–1
Milan	1–1 (7–6 p)	Lokomotíva Košice	1–0	0–1
CSKA Sofia	3–5	Valencia	2–1	1–4
Borussia Mönchengladbach	7–2	Sturm Graz	5–1	2–1
Argeș Pitești	5–1	Panathinaikos	3–0	2–1
Athletic Bilbao	2–3	Ajax	2–0	0–3
Finn Harps	0–10	Everton	0–5	0–5
Jeunesse Esch	0–2	Lausanne-Sport	0–0	0–2
Nantes	0–2	Benfica	0–2	0–0
Sporting Gijón	3–1	Torino	3–0	0–1
Braga	7–3	Hibernians	5–0	2–3
Galatasaray	2–6	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	1–3
BFC Dynamo	6–6( a)	Red Star Belgrade	5–2	1–4
KuPS	6–5	B 1903	2–1	4–4
Basel	3–7	Stuttgart	2–3	1–4
Torpedo Moscow	7–3	Molde	4–0	3–3
Elfsborg	3–4	Strasbourg	2–0	1–4
MSV Duisburg	10–2	Lech Poznań	5–0	5–2
Standard Liège	1–0	Dundee United	1–0	0–0
Start	0–1	Esbjerg	0–0	0–1
Arsenal	7–1	Lokomotive Leipzig	3–0	4–1
Carl Zeiss Jena	3–2	Lierse	1–0	2–2
ÍBV	( a)1–1	Glentoran	0–0	1–1
Twente	3–4	Manchester City	1–1	2–3
Hibernian	3–2	IFK Norrköping	3–2	0–0
Politehnica Timișoara	3–2	MTK Budapest	2–0	1–2
Pezoporikos Larnaca	3–7	Śląsk Wrocław	2–2	1–5
Olympiacos	3–4	Levski Sofia	2–1	1–3 ( aet)
Dinamo Tbilisi	3–1	Napoli	2–0	1–1
Hajduk Split	3–2	Rapid Wien	2–0	1–2
Hertha BSC	2–1	Botev Plovdiv	0–0	2–1
Budapest Honvéd	8–2	Adanaspor	6–0	2–2

First leg

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Enzo Ferrero scored an olympic goal.

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Second leg

Dukla Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.

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1–1 on aggregate. Milan won in a penalty shoot-out.

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Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–2 on aggregate.

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Argeș Pitești won 5–1 on aggregate.

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Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Everton won 10–0 on aggregate.

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Lausanne-Sport won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Sporting Gijón won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Braga won 7–3 on aggregate.

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West Bromwich Albion won 6–2 on aggregate.

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6–6 on aggregate, Red Star Belgrade won on away goals rule.

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KuPS won 6–5 on aggregate.

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Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.

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Torpedo Moscow won 7–3 on aggregate.

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Strasbourg won 4–3 on aggregate.

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MSV Duisburg won 10–2 on aggregate.

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Standard Liège won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Esbjerg won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.

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Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.

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1–1 on aggregate, ÍBV won on away goals rule.

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Manchester City won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Hibernian won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Politehnica Timișoara won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Śląsk Wrocław won 7–3 on aggregate.

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Levski Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Hajduk Split won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Budapest Honvéd won 8–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ajax	5–0	Lausanne-Sport	1–0	4–0
Budapest Honvéd	4–2	Politehnica Timișoara	4–0	0–2
Everton	2–2( a)	Dukla Prague	2–1	0–1
Argeș Pitești	4–6	Valencia	2–1	2–5
Carl Zeiss Jena	0–3	MSV Duisburg	0–0	0–3 ( aet)
Torpedo Moscow	2–3	Stuttgart	2–1	0–2
Hajduk Split	2–2( a)	Arsenal	2–1	0–1
Hertha BSC	2–1	Dinamo Tbilisi	2–0	0–1
ÍBV	1–4	Śląsk Wrocław	0–2	1–2
KuPS	1–6	Esbjerg	0–2	1–4
Manchester City	4–2	Standard Liège	4–0	0–2
Levski Sofia	1–4	Milan	1–1	0–3
Strasbourg	2–1	Hibernian	2–0	0–1
Braga	0–3	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	0–1
Benfica	0–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–0	0–2 ( aet)
Sporting Gijón	1–2	Red Star Belgrade	0–1	1–1

First leg

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Second leg

Ajax won 5–0 on aggregate.

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Budapest Honvéd won 4–2 on aggregate.

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2–2 on aggregate, Dukla Prague won on away goals rule.

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Valencia won 6–4 on aggregate.

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MSV Duisburg won 3–0 on aggregate.

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Stuttgart won 3–2 on aggregate.

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2–2 on aggregate, Arsenal won on away goals rule.

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Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Śląsk Wrocław won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Esbjerg won 6–1 on aggregate.

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Manchester City won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Milan won 4–1 on aggregate. On 23 November 1978, UEFA fined Milan $14,000 for a bribery attempt to the Scottish referee John Gordon and linesmen Rollo Kyle and David McCartney (Italian club took the officials to shop for free the day before the game). Curiously, UEFA did not sanction the referee at all, however, Scottish Football Association suspended him.

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Strasbourg won 2–1 on aggregate.

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West Bromwich Albion won 3–0 on aggregate.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Milan	2–5	Manchester City	2–2	0–3
Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–3	Śląsk Wrocław	1–1	4–2
Budapest Honvéd	4–3	Ajax	4–1	0–2
Esbjerg	2–5	Hertha BSC	2–1	0–4
Strasbourg	0–4	MSV Duisburg	0–0	0–4
Red Star Belgrade	2–1	Arsenal	1–0	1–1
Valencia	1–3	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	0–2
Stuttgart	4–5	Dukla Prague	4–1	0–4

First leg

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Second leg

Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach won 5–3 on aggregate.

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Budapest Honvéd won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Hertha BSC won 5–2 on aggregate.

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MSV Duisburg won 4–0 on aggregate.

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Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.

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West Bromwich Albion won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Budapest Honvéd	4–4( a)	MSV Duisburg	2–3	2–1
Hertha BSC	3–2	Dukla Prague	1–1	2–1
Manchester City	2–4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	1–3
Red Star Belgrade	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	1–1

First leg

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Second leg

4–4 on aggregate, MSV Duisburg won on away goals rule.

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Hertha BSC won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
MSV Duisburg	3–6	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2	1–4
Red Star Belgrade	( a)2–2	Hertha BSC	1–0	1–2

First leg

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Second leg

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–3 on aggregate.

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2–2 on aggregate, Red Star Belgrade won on away goals rule.

Final

First leg

Second leg

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 2–1 on aggregate.

References

External links

• 1978–79 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
• Official Site
• Results at RSSSF.com
• All scorers 1978–79 UEFA Cup according to protocols UEFA
• 1978/79 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)