1976–77 European Cup
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.
![]() Stadio Olimpico in Rome hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 September 1976 – 25 May 1977 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 155 (2.54 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,002,747 (32,832 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Franco Cucinotta (Zürich) Gerd Müller (Bayern Munich) 5 goals each |
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Sliema Wanderers | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aquilina |
Report | Manninen |
| Ferencváros | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nyilasi Magyar Onhausz Ebedli |
Report | Giuliani |
| Dynamo Dresden | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kotte Riedel |
Report |
| Dundalk | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| McDowall |
Report | Van der Kuijlen |
| Viking | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Valen Johannessen |
Report | Slaný |
| Køge | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Torstensson Müller Dürnberger |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Onyshchenko Troshkin Blokhin |
Report |
| Stal Mielec | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sekulski |
Report | Santillana Del Bosque |
| Club Brugge | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Davies Verheecke |
Report | Troi |
Second leg
| Zürich | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Martinelli |
Report |
Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.
| TPS | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Suhonen |
Report |
2–2 on aggregate; TPS won on away goals.
| Jeunesse Esch | 2–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zwally |
Report | Nyilasi Pusztai Szabó |
Ferencváros won 11–3 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Piazza |
Report |
Saint-Étienne won 1–0 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Kuijlen Postuma Van de Kerkhof |
Report |
PSV won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Trabzonspor | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tok Çınar |
Report | Thordarson |
Trabzonspor won 6–3 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Baník Ostrava | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vojáček |
Report |
Baník Ostrava won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Bayern Munich | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Beckenbauer Torstensson |
Report | Poulsen |
Bayern Munich won 7–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 5–0 on aggregate.
PAOK won 3–1 on aggregate.
Torino won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stielike Bonhof Heynckes |
Report |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pirri |
Report |
Real Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vigu |
Report | Lambert |
Club Brugge won 3–2 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Baník 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
| Ferencváros | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Onhausz |
Report |
| Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Piazza |
Report |
| Trabzonspor | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Usta |
Report |
| Baník Ostrava | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lorenc Lička |
Report | Müller |
| Torino | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| P. Sala |
Report | Vogts Klinkhammer |
Second leg
Zürich won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Heidler Schmuck Riedel Kotte |
Report |
Dynamo Dresden won 4–1 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne won 1–0 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Bayern Munich | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Müller Rummenigge Kapellmann Torstensson |
Report |
Bayern Munich won 6–2 on aggregate.
| PAOK | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kolotov Blokhin |
Dynamo Kyiv won 6–0 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Club Brugge | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Le Fevre Rubiñán |
Report |
Club Brugge won 2–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bathenay |
Report |
| Bayern Munich | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Künkel |
Report |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kulik Simonsen |
Report | Cools Courant |
Second leg
4–4 on aggregate; Zürich won on away goals.
| Liverpool | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan Kennedy Fairclough |
Report | Bathenay |
Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buryak Slobodyan |
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich |
1–6 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
Final
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | |||
| 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 8 | 3 | ||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 |
Notes
- Partizan played their home match at Red Star Stadium instead of their regular stadium JNA Stadium because it had greater capacity.[6]
References
- "Omonia v PAOK, 15 September 1976" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Torino v Malmö FF, 15 September 1976" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Stal Mielec v Real Madrid, 15 September 1976" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "PSV Eindhoven v Dundalk, 29 September 1976" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Baník Ostrava v Viking, 29 September 1976" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Због великог интересовања меч Партизан - Динамо пребачен на Маракану" (in Serbian). Спортски Журнал. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- "Partizan v Dynamo Kyiv, 29 September 1976" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Malmö FF v Torino, 29 September 1976" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Ferencváros v Dynamo Dresden, 20 October 1976" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Dynamo Kyiv v PAOK, 20 October 1976" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Torino v Borussia Mönchengladbach, 20 October 1976" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "PAOK v Dynamo Kyiv, 3 November 1976" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Borussia Mönchengladbach v Torino, 3 November 1976" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Saint-Étienne v Liverpool, 2 March 1977" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Dynamo Kyiv v Bayern Munich, 16 March 1977" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Liverpool v Borussia Mönchengladbach, 25 May 1977" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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)

