1978–79 IIHF European Cup

The 1978–79 European Cup was the 14th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on September 12, 1978, and finished on August 29, 1979.

The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.

First round

Team #1 Score Team #2
CH Casco Viejo Bilbao Spain 3:9, 2:21 Netherlands Feenstra Flyers
ATSE Graz Austria 4:1, 5:3 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
Gap HC France 4:8, 5:15 Italy HC Bolzano
Rødovre SIK Denmark 2:2, 3:7 Norway Manglerud/Star
HC Steaua București Romania 6:1, 7:2 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia
Dynamo Berlin East Germany 5:6, 2:7 Poland Podhale Nowy Targ
EHC Biel Switzerland 15:1, 7:6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HK Jesenice

West Germany SC Riessersee  : bye

Second round

Team #1 Score Team #2
Feenstra Flyers Netherlands 3:3, 6:10 West Germany SC Riessersee
HC Steaua București Romania 8:5, 2:5 (4:3 PS) Switzerland EHC Biel
HC Bolzano Italy 1:3, 3:6 Austria ATSE Graz
Manglerud/Star Norway 2:3, 2:13 Poland Podhale Nowy Targ

Third round

Team #1 Score Team #2
ATSE Graz Austria 8:7, 4:4 West Germany SC Riessersee
Podhale Nowy Targ Poland 3:1, 3:1 Romania HC Steaua București

Finland Ässät, Sweden Skellefteå AIK  : bye

Fourth round

Team #1 Score Team #2
Ässät Finland 7:2 Poland Podhale Nowy Targ
Skellefteå AIK Sweden w/o Austria ATSE Graz

Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno, Soviet Union CSKA Moscow  : bye

Final Group

(Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Poldi Kladno Czechoslovakia 8:3 Finland Ässät
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 6:1 Sweden Skellefteå AIK
Skellefteå AIK Sweden 4:4 Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 12:3 Finland Ässät
Ässät Finland 3:2 Sweden Skellefteå AIK
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 3:1 Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno

Final group standings

Rank Team Points
1 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 6
2 Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno 3
3 Finland Ässät 2
4 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 1

References

  • Season 1979