1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup

1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup
Final positions
ChampionsBelgium Anderlecht (1st title)
Runners-upEngland West Ham United
International football competition

The 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup was the 16th season of the European Cup Winners' Cup, a club football tournament organised by UEFA for the winners of its member associations' domestic cup competitions. It was won by Anderlecht of Belgium, who beat West Ham United of England in the final. Anderlecht went on to reach the next two finals as well, and won the second of them.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spartak Trnava Czechoslovakia 0–3 Portugal Boavista 0–0 0–3
Valur Iceland 0–9 Scotland Celtic 0–2 0–7
Beşiktaş Turkey 0–6 Italy Fiorentina 0–3 0–3
Panathinaikos Greece 0–2 East Germany Sachsenring Zwickau 0–0 0–2
Rapid București Romania 1–2 Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 0–2
Borac Banja Luka Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 14–1 Luxembourg Rumelange 9–0 5–1
Wrexham Wales 3–2 Sweden Djurgården 2–1 1–1
Skeid Norway 1–8 Poland Stal Rzeszów 1–4 0–4
Sturm Graz Austria 3–2 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 3–1 0–1
Haladás Hungary 8–1 Malta Valletta 7–0 1–1
Basel Switzerland 2–3 Spain Atlético Madrid 1–2 1–1
Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany 11–3 Northern Ireland Coleraine 5–1 6–2
Vejle Denmark 0–4 Netherlands Den Haag 0–2 0–2
Home Farm Republic of Ireland 1–7 France Lens 1–1 0–6
Ararat Yerevan Soviet Union 10–1 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 9–0 1–1
Reipas Lahti Finland 2–5 England West Ham United 2–2 0–3

First leg

Spartak Trnava Czechoslovakia0–0Portugal Boavista
Report
Attendance: 14,890
Referee: Ernst Dörflinger-Buser (Switzerland)

Rapid București Romania1–0Belgium Anderlecht
Thissen 20' (o.g.)
Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Josef Bucek (Austria)

Beşiktaş Turkey0–3Italy Fiorentina
Caso 42', 49'
Casarsa 76'

Basel Switzerland1 – 2Spain Atlético Madrid
Schönenberger 3' FCB Summary Gárate 65'
Ayala 68'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

Ararat Yerevan Soviet Union9–0Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
Markarov 4' (pen.)
Oganesian 52', 84'
Petrosyan 72'
Bondarenko 87'
Report
Attendance: 12,893
Referee: Béla Nagy (Hungary)

Second leg

Boavista Portugal3–0Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava
Mané 35'
Celso 62'
Salvador 79'
Report
Attendance: 9,387
Referee: Jacques Van Melkebeeke (Belgium)

Boavista won 3–0 on aggregate.


Anderlecht Belgium2–0Romania Rapid București
Attendance: 17,361
Referee: Michal Jursa (Czechoslovakia)

Anderlecht won 2–1 on aggregate.


Fiorentina Italy3–0Turkey Beşiktaş
Caso 32', 36'
Casarsa 88'

Fiorentina won 6–0 on aggregate.


Atlético Madrid Spain1 – 1Switzerland Basel
Bezerra 74' Summary Demarmels 89'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.


Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus1–1Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan
Vrahimis 66' (pen.) Report Bondarenko 65'
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Constantin Ghita (Romania)

Ararat Yerevan won 9-1 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boavista Portugal 1–3 Scotland Celtic 0–0 1–3
Fiorentina Italy 1–1 (4–5p) East Germany Sachsenring Zwickau 1–0 0–1
Anderlecht Belgium 3–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Borac Banja Luka 3–0 0–1
Wrexham Wales 3–1 Poland Stal Rzeszów 2–0 1–1
Sturm Graz Austria 3–1 Hungary Haladás VSE 2–0 1–1
Atlético Madrid Spain 1–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 0–1
Den Haag Netherlands 6–3 France Lens 3–2 3–1
Ararat Yerevan Soviet Union 2–4 England West Ham United 1–1 1–3

First leg

Boavista Portugal0–0Scotland Celtic
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Edgar Pedersen (Denmark)

Second leg

Celtic Scotland3–1Portugal Boavista
Dalglish 1'
Eðvaldsson 21'
Deans 85'
Report Mané 39'
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Heinz Einbeck (East Germany)

Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.


Sachsenring Zwickau East Germany1–0Italy Fiorentina
J. Schykowski 32'
Penalties
J. Schykowski soccer ball with check mark
Leuschner soccer ball with check mark
H. Schykowski soccer ball with check mark
Lippmann soccer ball with check mark
Croy soccer ball with check mark
5–4 soccer ball with check mark Caso
soccer ball with check mark Guerini
soccer ball with red X Antognoni
soccer ball with check mark Roggi
soccer ball with check mark Bresciani

1–1 on aggregate; Sachsenring Zwickau won 5–4 on penalties.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celtic Scotland 1–2 East Germany Sachsenring Zwickau 1–1 0–1
Anderlecht Belgium 2–1 Wales Wrexham 1–0 1–1
Sturm Graz Austria 0–3 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 0–2 0–1
Den Haag Netherlands 5–5(a) England West Ham United 4–2 1–3

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sachsenring Zwickau East Germany 0–5 Belgium Anderlecht 0–3 0–2
Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany 3–4 England West Ham United 2–1 1–3

Final

West Ham United England2–4Belgium Anderlecht
Holland 28'
Robson 68'
Rensenbrink 42', 73'
Van der Elst 48', 88'
Attendance: 51,296
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

See also

External links

  • 1975–76 competition at UEFA website
  • Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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