1978 European Cup Winners' Cup final

Football match
1978 European Cup Winners' Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup
Anderlecht Austria Wien
Belgium Austria
4 0
Date3 May 1978
VenueParc des Princes, Paris
RefereeHeinz Aldinger (West Germany)
Attendance48,679
1977
1979

The 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Anderlecht of Belgium and Austria Wien of Austria. It was the final match of the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 18th European Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, on 3 May 1978. The venue was selected in Bern by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 September 1977).[1] Anderlecht won the match 4–0 thanks to two goals each by Rob Rensenbrink and Gilbert van Binst.

It was Anderlecht's third consecutive appearance in the final; they won the competition in 1976 and were runners-up in 1977.

Route to the final

Belgium Anderlecht Austria Austria Wien
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 8–1 6–1 (A) 2–0 (H) First round Wales Cardiff City 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
West Germany Hamburger SV 3–2 2–1 (A) 1–1 (H) Second round Czechoslovakia Lokomotíva Košice 1–1 (a) 0–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Portugal Porto 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Quarter-finals Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split 2–2 (3–0 p) 1–1 (A) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
Netherlands Twente 3–0 1–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow 3–3 (5–4 p) 2–1 (H) 1–2 (a.e.t.) (A)

Match details

Anderlecht Belgium4–0Austria Austria Wien
Rensenbrink 13', 44'
Van Binst 45', 82'
Report
Attendance: 48,679
Anderlecht
Austria Wien
GK 1 Netherlands Nico de Bree
DF 2 Belgium Gilbert Van Binst
DF 3 Belgium Hugo Broos Yellow card
DF 4 Netherlands Johnny Dusbaba
DF 5 Belgium Jean Thissen
MF 6 Belgium Franky Vercauteren downward-facing red arrow 87'
FW 7 Belgium François Van der Elst
MF 8 Netherlands Arie Haan
FW 9 Denmark Benny Nielsen
MF 10 Belgium Ludo Coeck
FW 11 Netherlands Rob Rensenbrink (c)
Substitutes:
MF 12 Belgium Jean Dockx upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Belgium Raymond Goethals
GK 1 Austria Hubert Baumgartner
DF 2 Austria Robert Sara (c)
DF 3 Austria Erich Obermayer
DF 4 Austria Ernst Baumeister
MF 5 Austria Karl Daxbacher downward-facing red arrow 60'
DF 6 Austria Josef Sara Yellow card
FW 7 Austria Thomas Parits
MF 8 Austria Herbert Prohaska
FW 9 Austria Hans Pirkner
MF 10 Austria Felix Gasselich
FW 11 Uruguay Julio Morales downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutes:
MF Uruguay Alberto Martínez upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW Austria Fritz Drazan upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Austria Hermann Stessl

See also

References

  1. ^ "La Hemeroteca de Mundo Deportivo desde 1906". Hemeroteca (in Spanish). 21 September 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

External links

  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  • 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at UEFA.com
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